Indications are today that Milan Mandaric has pulled together a shortlist of 6 managers of which 3 are currently employed and 3 easier to employ.
Although Gary Megson didn’t appear in the early days of speculation last time around, the Foxes Trust has compiled the managerial records of those managers recently linked with the job, as Mr Mandaric tries to achieve his declared aim of bringing stability into the club.
The managerial records read:
| Currently Not Working | ||||||||
| Manager | Last Employed |
Games |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
% Won | % Not Lost | Former Clubs |
| Souness | Feb-06 | 563 | 240 | 170 | 153 | 42.6% | 69.8% | Newcastle, Blackburn, Southampton, Liverpool, Rangers |
| Royle | May-06 | 1086 | 427 | 363 | 296 | 39.3% | 66.6% | Ipswich, Man City, Everton, Oldham |
| Newell | Mar-07 | 229 | 96 | 75 | 58 | 41.9% | 67.2% | Luton, Hartlepool |
| Jewell | May-07 | 446 | 185 | 156 | 105 | 41.5% | 65.0% | Wigan, Sheff Weds, Bradford |
| McAllister | Dec-03 | 76 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 27.6% | 61.8% | Coventry |
| Employed | ||||||||
| Manager | Currently at |
Games |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
% Won | % Not Lost | Former Clubs |
| Dowie | Coventry (Ch11th) | 252 | 99 | 86 | 67 | 39.3% | 65.9% | Charlton, Palace, Oldham, QPR |
| Grayson | Blackpool (Ch20th) | 101 | 42 | 26 | 33 | 41.6% | 74.3% | |
| Holloway | Plymouth (Ch7th) | 567 | 217 | 187 | 163 | 38.3% | 67.0% | QPR, Bristol Rovers |
| Ling | L Orient (L1-4th) | 214 | 81 | 74 | 59 | 37.9% | 65.4% | |
| Johnson | Bristol C (Ch2nd) | 467 | 211 | 146 | 110 | 45.2% | 68.7% | Yeovil, Cambridge |
| Pearce | England U21 | 120 | 41 | 50 | 29 | 34.2% | 58.3% | Man City, Notts Forest |
While many fans….
…… and sections of the media continue to push forward Gerry Taggart and Steve Walsh as candidates, with no managerial records to back their claims, it is felt highly unlikely that Mr Mandaric would gamble on giving them the manager’s position.
In summary a win percentage of 40% or above and a not lost percentage of 70% or above is considered a good performance, although standard of opposition faced has to be added as a factor.
We now wait to see if any of those above are offered the position or whether additional candidates emerge.