When there is speculation about a manager's job at a particular football club it's not so long before that boss is given his marching orders - especially after being given a vote of confidence by the chairman.
It happened to Sam Allardyce at Newcastle United yesterday.
I wasn't a big fan of Big Sam. That's not to say I didn't anticipate his appointment at the helm of the Magpies. I was looking forward to seeing how the team would do under his influence. He had done a good job at Bolton - I just wasn't sure whether he would be able to do it at Newcastle.
He made some good summer signings - on paper.
The team just didn't perform the way they were meant to. To cut a long story short, Sam Allardyce was a big fish in a small pond while at Bolton and proved how heavy the expectation is on Tyneside.
The attention will now be on a successor.
My personal dream is for a Kevin Keegan and Alan Shearer double-act. Keegan can be in charge with Shearer as his understudy and then - when Shearer gets enough experience - move Keegan up into a director of football role and let the pupil take over.
A lot of speculation has centred on Alan Shearer becoming the next boss. That would not be a wise move considering the lack of experience from the legend.
As I mentioned earlier, this is just a dream wish. It looks even more likely that Harry Redknapp will be the man to take over. Redknapp may end up being another Allardyce, though.
Harry Redknapp is currently the big fish at Portsmouth.
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