Ange Postecoglou sets unwanted Premier League record after shock sacking
The shortest tenure in Premier League history was held by Ange Postecoglou at Nottingham Forest. It’s fantastic news for Les Reed. Only 19 minutes after the final whistle of a 3-0 loss to Chelsea, Postecoglou was fired.
In actuality, he was fortunate to survive that long since at the international break that preceded yet another poor performance at both ends, he might have been sent off.
Not considering temporary hires like Terry Connor at Wolves, Giggsy till the end of the season, or Big Sam at Leeds, these are the ten shortest managerial tenures in Premier League history.
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10) Claudio Ranieri
Club: (Fulham – 106 days)
November 14, 2018 – February 28, 2019
Less than three months after taking Slavisa Jokanovic’s place at Craven Cottage, the Italian, who won the Premier League with Leicester, lost the Fulham supporters.
However, it was all disappointingly cordial, and losing just three games in 16 was enough to turn the tide against Ranieri as well. Shahid Khan stated, “Claudio Ranieri agreed with my decision that a change was in the best interest of everyone.”
As usual, Claudio was a gentleman, which did not surprise me. Rest confident that he is not entirely to blame for our current situation.
9) Tony Adams
Club: (Portsmouth – 106 days)
October 28, 2008 – February 8, 2009
More than his record which up until that time had consisted of a stint at Wycombe where he won 12 of 53 games in charge—Adams’ reputation secured him the opportunity to succeed Harry Redknapp at Pompey.
He only achieved two victories in 16 games at Fratton Park, and Pompey was 16th when he was dismissed.
In the midst of rumours that experienced players like David James and Sol Campbell weren’t persuaded by his appointment, the club declared, “The team has played well but too many points have been dropped from winning positions.”
8) Colin Todd
Club: (Derby – 98 days)
October 8, 2002 – January 14, 2003
After being humiliated by League Two struggling Bristol Rovers, Todd, another player who took over from an assistant’s role, lasted just over three months, during which time Derby finished second in the league and eliminated from the FA Cup.
The Rams made it clear that the decision had nothing to do with Fabrizio Ravanelli or the striker’s managerial aspirations, saying that Colin was aware the chairman was unhappy with the way things had been going.
7) Nathan Jones
Club: (Southampton – 95 days)
November 10, 2022 – February 12, 2023
The writing was scribbled all over the wall long before Jones’ bizarre post-match press conference after Luton’s 3-0 loss to Brentford, during which he asserted that “there weren’t many better than me around Europe.”
However, Wales’ own Brendan Rodgers regen’s fate was sealed by that act of defiance. Jones only secured one league victory at Southampton, against Everton, who fired their own manager nine days later.
Almost precisely a year after his recovery, Jones returned to management with Charlton, where most people last saw him, making the Addicks’ play-off semi-final victory his own.
6) Quique Sanchez Flores
Club: (Watford – 85 days)
September 7, 2019 – December 1, 2019
After Javi Gracia was fired four games into the season, Sanchez Flores was enticed to return to Vicarage Road for the Spaniard’s second stint as manager.
With the Hornets at the bottom of the standings and six points outside of safety, the new manager found it difficult to make an impression, winning just one of his ten games in command. They didn’t have to point out the door to him, at least.
5) Bob Bradley
Club: (Swansea – 84 days)
October 3, 2016 – December 27, 2016
Created a great deal of harm that Jesse Marsch tried in vain to fix, and managed to live up to every ridiculous and unjust English caricature about American SOCCER!!! types.
Bradley only managed two victories in 11 games during his tenure between Francesco Guidolin and Paul Clement. He was fired following a crushing defeat by West Ham on Boxing Day.
4) Frank de Boer
Club: (Crystal Palace – 77 days)
June 26, 2017 -September 11, 2017
It’s difficult to dispute Jose Mourinho’s claim that he is “the worst manager in the history of the Premier League.”
De Boer came to Palace with the intention of transforming the club’s entire mentality and implementing a new possession-based strategy.
Preseason accounted for a month and a half of his pathetically brief reign, and he was binned off after losing all four of his Premier League games without scoring a goal.
After De Boer was replaced, Roy Hodgson led Palace to 11th position at the end of the season.
3) Rene Meulensteen
Club: (Fulham – 75 days)
December 1, 2013 – February 14, 2014
Fulham was at the bottom of the league standings and hadn’t won a game since Meulensteen, the former Manchester United coach, was fired on New Year’s Day.
Have we reached our lowest point? We most likely have,” the Dutchman declared a little more than a week before he left after his team lost to Sheffield United, who were in second place in League One, in an FA Cup replay.
After that, they drew at Old Trafford, raising expectations for a comeback, but a loss to Liverpool at home put an end to his chances.
Felix Magath, who failed to keep Fulham up, took Meulensteen’s place and attempted to use cheese to treat Brede Hangeland’s knee ailment.
2) Les Reed
Club: (Charlton – 41 days)
November 14, 2006 – December 24, 2006
Being outlasted as prime minister by Liz Truss is not a source of pride, even though Reed may no longer hold the record for the shortest reign ever.
With his team at the bottom of the table and seven points from safety following one victory in seven games, Iain Dowie’s former assistant stated that the decision to part ways the night before Christmas was made by both parties.
Regarding his departure from his boyhood club, Reed stated, “My position had become untenable in circumstances not of my making and beyond my control.”
“I haven’t escaped this challenge. I have acted in Charlton’s best interests. Alan Pardew is a wonderful friend and a great decision. Pardew made a great decision, but he was unable to keep the Addicks up.
1) Ange Postecoglou
Club: (Nottingham Forest – 39 days)
September 9, 2025 – October 18, 2025
It always seemed strange for a notoriously erratic owner to choose a manager who would unavoidably require more players and time before his strategies could be successful.
It was also odd that Postecoglou would side with Evangelos Marinakis after Tottenham’s Europa League victory kept his reputation high even after Spurs fired him.
After an eight-game losing streak that included six losses and two draws, the Australian is unlikely to have the same options.
