ANGE Postecoglou has had a torrid start to life as manager of Nottingham Forest. Last night’s loss to FC Midtjylland saw the Australian become the first Forest manager to be winless in his first six for 100 years.
However, Postecoglou’s start at Forest is by no means the worst we’ve ever seen.
Here are five more of the worst managerial stints in Premier League history.
Terry Connor.
After the sacking of Mick McCarthy as Wolves boss at the end of the 2011/12 season the reins were handed to long-time assistant Terry Connor.
Connor oversaw 13 games in the Molyneux dugout, winning none and drawing four.
Wolves finished rock bottom and the former Pompey striker infamously cried during his final press conference as manager.
Suffice to say Connor has firmly remained an assistant ever since.
Paul Jewell.
The man who led the Premier League’s worst ever team simply had to be in this list.
Derby’s record-breaking 11 point tally in the 07/08 season was masterminded by none other than Paul Jewell.
Derby’s won just once and remain the worst ever Premier League side.
Ivan Juric.
To be honest, when it came to Saints I was spoilt for choice.
From Nathan Jones to Mauricio Pellegrino and even the likes of Steve Wigley back in the day, it’s fair to say Southampton have had their fair share of strugglers in the dugout.
And who could forget Jan Poortvliet! No matter how hard you try. The man who paid his former club Helmond £60,000 as compensation in order to take the Saints job . One win in 14 home games was 60 grand well spent.
But it’s current Atalanta boss Ivan Juric who takes the ‘crown’ . Juric came into St Mary’s with the Saints sat bottom, where they remained for the entirety of the Croatian’s six months in charge.
Juric’s 13 losses in 16 games was a disaster and Juric was axed from the post as quicky as he was given the job.
A hapless season.
And a hopeless manager.
Remi Garde.
Aston Villa were at the lowest of ebbs when they appointed Frenchman Remi Garde as manager in 2015, a decision which ultimately culminated in their relegation.
Garde was actually given 20 games to import his philosophy although he failed to do so losing 12.
Things went from bad to worse for the Villans in 2015 and the appointment of Garde went a long way to ensure their first demotion from the first tier in 28 years.
Frank De Boer.
4 games.
0 wins.
0 goals.
The shortest managerial stint in all of the Premier League, the decision to replace Roy Hodgson with Frank De Boer at the start of the 17/18 season proved to be disastrous for Crystal Palace, especially as Hodgson returned to Selhurst Park after just 360 minutes of football.
