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Gone are the days when managers in the Premier League used to take over a club and ended up serving them for years at a stretch, through thick and thin.
The reigns of the coaches not only in the English top flight, but across all Europe are getting shorter, with many of them getting fired before even their contracts run out.
According to a report published in 2018, of the 20 Premier League clubs, half have changed managers in the the period between 2017 and 2019, while 15 have had their current manager for less than three seasons.
When it comes to the longest serving managers in the history of English football, we all know Manchester United's legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson leads the way, but did you know who holds the ignominy of being the shortest serving manager of a Premier League club?
If not, do not worry, because we have compiled the list of the 10 managers who've lasted the shortest at the helms of their club, which includes a Premier League winning manager as well.
#10 Pepe Mel
Pepe Mel, who had a lot of experience in managing Spanish clubs, was appointed as West Bromwich Albion manager in the mid of 2013-14 season.
Having drawn his first game in charge in the league, the Spaniard was off to a good start to his life in England. But as the season progressed, his men struggled to score goals, it became clear that he was not the best man for the club.
Eventually, he was sacked after a short spell at The Hawthorns, which lasted for 120 days, in which he won just three of his 17 matches in charge, as West Brom finished 17th, three points above the relegation zone.
#9 Steve Wigley
2004-05 season was a weird season at St. Mary's Stadium. Southampton appointed three managers to keep their top flight hopes alive, but as luck would have it, the season ended with the club getting relegated.
At the beginning of the new season, Steve Wigley, suddenly found himself in charge at the club after a swift dismissal of the predecessor, but he certainly was not up to the task. He had only one previous managerial experience that too, more than half a decade ago.
The only good thing about his short spell that lasted just 111 days was his single Premier League win that came in a derby against local rivals Portsmouth.
#8 Claudio Ranieri
The latest managerial casualty on our list, Claudio Ranieri's third spell in the Premier League lasted only for 106 days before he was shown the door.
The only league title winning manager in our list, he was only in-charge of Fulham for 17 games before the management decided that a change in the dugout was required.
He only managed 3 wins in the 17 games and as a result was sacked by another PL club in the span of two years.
#7 Tony Adams
Zidane, Guardiola, Luis Enrique are just few of the players who became great managers after their successful careers as professional footballers. But the manager who makes it into our list at #7 is not one of them.
Tony Adams, one of the greatest Arsenal defenders of all time, only got the chance to manager a single club in the PL and that didn't end well for him.
He was appointed as the full-time manager of Portsmouth in October 2008, having joined the club in 2006 as assistant manager to Harry Redknapp.
He was sacked in February 2009 after just 16 games in charge and 104 days, in which Portsmouth picked up only 10 points.
#6 Colin Todd
Colin Todd, a center-back in his playing days, won two First Division titles with Derby County, the same club which he would go on to manage for just three months, before being sacked after a disappointing win percentage of 23.53%.
Though he helped Bolton Wanderers earn a promotion to the Premier League earlier in his managerial career, he was out of luck during his spells with The Rams and saw himself out of the Pride Park Stadium without making much of a difference.
One interesting thing about his career is that, he's the only manager in EPL with the first name as Colin.
#5 Terry Connor
Wolverhampton Wanderers might be back in the Premier League now, but the club had seen some of its worst days in the 2011-12 season, when they underwent a regime change in February, appointing an inexperienced Terry Connor as the head coach.
Connor was the assistant manager of the club for four years, before Mick McCarthy was sacked and he was promoted to his spot. Well, if someone is assistant manager for four years, it is expected of him to learn a thing or two about managing in that period, but that wasn't the case here.
He failed to win any of his thirteen games in charge, the club ended the season with just 25 points, lowest in their history and got relegated. Thus bringing an end to his spell in just 91 days.
#4 Bob Bradley
Swansea City were always the usual suspects when it came to relegation, but somehow managed to avoid it until the 2017-18 season.
But, they were very close to being demoted to the second division in the 2016-17 season, when they appointed Bob Bradley as their manager. Under him the club only managed two wins and conceded 25 goals in 11 games.
Bradley was sacked by Swansea after only 84 days, they managed to finish 15th that season in what can only be descried as a miracle.
#3 Frank de Boer
Frank de Boer, an excellent player himself for Ajax and Barcelona, had a forgettable spell in the EPL as a manager, as he failed to win a single league game in his short 77-day stint at the Selhurst park.
Under him Crystal Palace lost their first four league matches of the season without scoring a single goal, becoming the first team in 93 years history of the English top-flight competition to have begun their season in such a fashion.
His stint becomes the shortest of the Premier League era if the number of minutes he was in-charge is considered is considered, with just 450 minutes of PL experience on his CV.
#2 Rene Meulensteen
They say when you work under the best in the business, you're on track to become one of the best yourself. But Rene Meulensteen, as we all know is yet to become the best in the world.
Having worked alongside Mike Phelan, as the assistant manager at Old Trafford during their most successful spell between 2007 and 2013 under legendary Sir Alex Ferguson, he had a good experience that prepared him for a full-fledged job as a manager in the PL. But he flopped in his first and only PL stint so far with Fulham.
He was sacked after 75 days in charge, with just four league wins to his name in 17 games.
#1 Les Reed
We have now reached the shortest managerial spell in the Premier League history, with Les Reed holding the ignominy of being the holder of the record with his 40-day reign at the one and only club he ever managed in his career, Charlton Athletic.
He became infamous in the media during his six-week spell as the manager of The Addicks, having earned catchy nicknames like Les Misérables.
At least he managed one victory in his stint, but still his spell is counted among the worst managerial appointments of all time in league's history.
