Managerial merry-go-round

Manchester City have fired manager Stuart Pearce after a disastrous 2006-07 season in which the club only managed to score 10 goals at home. City chairman John Wardle made the decision just 24 hours after their 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.

Over at Wigan Athletic, boss Paul Jewell has resigned for personal health reasons after leading the club to Premiership safety. Cynics are linking him to the Manchester City vacancy but Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has stated that Jewell gave him assurances he had not been approached by any other club.

In other news, Newcastle United has just confirmed that they have recruited former Bolton Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce as manager. Allardyce quit the Lancashire club at the end of April after 8 successful years.