The rush to fire managers is absurd and smacks of I-want-it-now impatience, if not actual hysteria. It's about time clubs gave managers a decent time to do what they can. Ferguson was nearly fired from Man.U. after about 5 years and just before his teams took off.

For the money Premiership players earn, they can't, in my book, practice enough to get to be the best.

Pele, Matthews and many other greats (including Bradman in cricket) practiced seemingly all the time. So if players don't do that, then they aren't worth the money, tho' they need time , too.