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“Steve McClaren has been sacked by Derby for a second time,” notes Stuart Willsher. “Which manager has been sacked the most times by the same club?”
To no great surprise, a strong contender for the unofficial Guardian P45 Cup comes from Atlético Madrid in the Jesús Gil years. “I don’t think anybody can hold a candle to former Luton Town hero Radomir Antic,” writes Chai. “He has the unfortunate distinction of being sacked three times in two years (1998-2000) by Atlético Madrid’s trigger-happy president. After getting the sack at the end of the 1997-98 season, Antic was rehired just 11 league matches into the 1998-99 campaign. He was let go at the end of the season before returning again in February 2000. He lasted 10 weeks before being fired after the team were relegated.”
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