Should there be a managerial transfer window?

The financial incentives involved with staying in a country's top division are so significant that clubs quickly become desperate to survive if they fall into a relegation battle. As a result, any loyalty from owners falls drastically towards their managers. On average, managers spend much less time in their jobs than a decade ago.

CIES Football Observatory specialises in the analysis of football. According to their research, during the 2022/23 season, on average, one in two coaches got fired mid-season globally.

However, over in Tunisia in the same year, all 16 first-team managers in the first division were sacked, as were 90% in the Bosnian and North Macedonian leagues.

There were some countries with more job security. Only one of 11 managers in India were relieved of their duties. However, the Indian Football League does not have the threat of relegation, so clubs don't fear the drop. This could change in a few short years as stakeholders have agreed on a structured road map to see teams face relegation or achieve promotion to a higher league.

Over in Europe, Italy had the highest percentage of managers remaining in their role. Just over 70% kept their jobs. While in the Premier League, 55% of managers were sacked, making it the most dangerous major league for managers on the continent.

Ultimately, football clubs are a business. Like any other industry, jobs are responsibly at risk if a club isn't performing well. But is there a fine line between acting with conviction and acting too rashly?

"I think the issue is that so much of football in the modern world is now about perception," explained Gabriel Sutton, writer for The Sack Race.

"Clubs are very much obsessed with the branding side of things, how they are seen by the