THE departures of League One bosses John Barnes and Peter Taylor from Tranmere Rovers and Wycombe Wanderers respectively is a reminder of the harsh world of football.
I always find it a bit of a mystery why a manager considered good enough at the start of the season is no longer good enough with less than a quarter of the season gone.
It’s hard to make a strong case for Barnes after Tranmere’s disastrous start to the season but the surprising thing there is that he was given the job in the first place.
Taylor left Wycombe by mutual consent, though everyone knows these matters are never “mutual”, no matter how clubs want to dress it up - they’re either black or white with no grey areas. I get the impression Taylor was sacked and, looking in from the outside, I feel he got a bit of a raw deal.
Wycombe have yo-yoed between League One and League Two for years and if they’re realistic a 20th place finish this season would be an achievement and a sign of progression. After leading Wycombe to promotion last season, surely Taylor would have been the best candidate to try and achieve that.
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Agree that Taylor should have been left to do a job at Wycombe. Cant see what benefit they will gain from sacking the manager who got them promotion. However the Barnes sacking has been on the cars for some time now, and cant see they had much choice really!
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