It's quiet in the Premier League right now. Too quiet. By this stage of the season, football managers should be an endangered species, especially in the English top flight and even more especially given that the dramatic rise in global TV revenues has only heightened the terror of relegation. But as Christmas approaches, only one manager has left his position: Swansea City's unfortunate Francesco Guidolin. And even his demise can at least be partly explained by the arrival of new owners.
This isn't normal.
Last season, Dick Advocaat was the first to go, leaving Sunderland on Oct.