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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers and Chelsea chief Jose Mourinho were the big movers in the Premier League sack race, while the bookmakers cannot agree on the stability of Louis van Gaal’s position at Manchester United.
We are four games into the new Premier League season and the summer transfer window has closed, Man City are top with a 100 per cent record, Chelsea are in the bottom half, the jury is out on Van Gaal’s Man Utd, while both Arsenal and Liverpool have had unspectacular starts.
Will we have to wait until December 27 to witness the first Premier League manager casualty of the season?
1. DICK ADVOCAAT (Non-Mover)
Advocaat has eased in the betting to around 2/1 after being the heavy 6/4 favourite last week, but the layers still think he’s the most likely to go first and it’s hard to disagree.
A draw at Villa and some new blood in at the Stadium of Light, namely in Yann M’Vila, Ola Toivonen, DeAndre Yedlin and Fabio Borini has eased the pressure on the Dutchman, according to the bookies anyway.
2. BRENDAN RODGERS (↑3)
Last weekend’s 3-0 mauling at home to West Ham has seen Rodgers fly up the ladder and from a 16/1 poke last week the Northern Irishman is now as short as 6/1 and with a trip to Man Utd up next, there are tricky times ahead for Liverpool.
Rodgers said his side “never got going” at Anfield and insisted his men will be better after the international break: “Seven points from a possible 12, and we’ll look to improve after the international break. We’ll come back, re-focus and look to be much better.”
Any sort of defeat against arch-rivals United will see Rodgers under increasing pressure, but with £78million spent in the summer – the third highest in the top flight – the fans and media want more.
There’s not a history of knee-jerk reactions at Anfield though and after chairman Tom Werner’s pre-season support, Rodgers looks safe, at least for this season.
= JOSE MOURINHO (↑2)
There are not too many people who would have had Chelsea in the bottom half of the table after four games and Mourinho as short as 6/1 to go first.
The Blues have had a torrid start and Mourinho has, so far, not been able to come up with a solution. Two defeats from their first four games would have been unthinkable a month ago, but Mourinho’s men have looked defensively vulnerable and the new arrival of Pedro is unlikely to solve that problem.
The failure to sign John Stones must have been a crushing blow to Mourinho and instead the Portuguese boss signed fellow defenders Michael Hector – who was loaned straight back to Reading – and Papy Djilobodji, who has been omitted from the club’s Champions League squad. Just how much game time Djilobodji will get remains to be seen but he’s certainly not the tried and tested centre-back Mourinho wanted in at the club.
4. QUIQUE FLORES (↑1)
The bookies fail to be impressed by Flores, who has overhauled the playing squad and guided the Hornets to three points so far.
Flores is friendless at Sky Bet, who have the Spaniard as short as 10/1.
5. SLAVEN BILIC (↓3)
As big as 20/1 now with Sky Bet from 8/1 after the 3-0 mauling of Liverpool.
Bilic has most definitely bought himself some time after two terrific away-day triumphs at Arsenal and Anfield.
6. MAURICIO POCHETTINO (↓1)
The fans are not happy at White Hart Lane after a transfer window which failed to see the frontline striker brought into the club.
Pochettino claims he’s not too unhappy with his business and the bookies have not reacted with the Spurs boss still a 16/1 quote.
= TIM SHERWOOD (↓3)
= ROBERTO MARTINEZ (↓1)
9. STEVE MCCLAREN (↑1)
10. TONY PULIS (↓1)
= RONALD KOEMAN (↑2)
12. CLAUDIO RANIERI (↓2)
= LOUIS VAN GAAL (↑6)
The bookies can’t agree with Van Gaal’s stability at Old Trafford with the Dutchman as short as 10/1 with Sky Bet. He’s 40s with William Hill but he’s generally a 33/1 chance after spending a whopping £142million this summer.
United have spent the third highest amount on transfers in Europe and with that comes an immediate craving for success, and while their start has not been a disaster, the attacking fluidity the fans and Van Gaal would like to see is
14. EDDIE HOWE (↓2)
= MARK HUGHES (↑1)
= ALEX NEIL (↓2)
= ARSENE WENGER (↑1)
Arsenal are the only top-flight team in Europe not to add an outfield player to their squad, but that’s not concerned Wenger who has suggested that the players were simply not out there to sign.
18. GARRY MONK (NM)
19. ALAN PARDEW (↑2)
20. MANUEL PELLEGRINI (↓1)
Four games, four wins and a terrific summer of recruitment and Pellegrini is going nowhere.
NO MANAGER TO LEAVE – 100/1http://www.teamtalk.com/news/sack-race-rodgers-mourinho-feeling-the-heat
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So borini went to the cats what we get or was it a loan ?
Permanent transfer, £7.75mil with a potential £2mil extra in add ons according to Sky Sports.
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So he costs us 4 mil and went to the same club that offered 14 mil ffs ! So if a player wants to leave before his contract's up, he's an ungrateful greedy sod? But if we want to sell a player on before his contract's up, he's an ungrateful greedy sod? lol 
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No this idiot was offered a deal at the cats he wasn't being played here and was told he wouldn't feature so why hang around ? now he's gone to the same club for 5 or 6 mil less than last season and how many games did this guy get last season not many !, makes you ask what was his priority to play football or just warm a bench.
so yOu think he's done the right thing then in not going last season and going this season for a lot less ?
and don't use the he wanted to fight for his place it doesn't cut it as he had no place and was told that so why stay if you want to play footie ?
And I don't believe I said he was an ungrateful greedy sod just that he cost us a 14 mil fee to leave for 7 mil so don't make things up hey !
And he obviously didn't impress at melwood or he would of got more game time
And he probably cost us signing another player in his place last season as well.
At the cats he would of got reg footie and could of put his worth on display but choose to sit on a bench instead which about sums him up don't it He wanted to go to a bigger club than Sunderland preferably back to his country Italy, once he saw that there were no possibilities (after a season), he signed for them. I fully understand him. Rodgers bought him so the club has to take responsibility of the outcome.
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Lfc Fans have always prided themselves with their Flags but they are preparing to meet the club to discuss the banning of certain flags.
Anyone know what the problem is now?
Life is beautiful when you find Love when you find the place your meant to be when you find the one to give your heart to as for me this is you this is Love 
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Mario B scored in a friendly last night apparently. Better now Suzzies? 
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Mario B scored in a friendly last night apparently. Better now Suzzies? alot better. good for him and good for us.hope he bangs them in alot and he gets a permanent move
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All part of my ongoing service of trying to keep the bass turd peace around here amongst all these hot headed rutting toss 'n' plant pots.  I'm LUVLEE aren't I ey?
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Sixties mate, you could give faz a run for his money with some of the one eyed bollox you come up with...
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