Weak post title for sure, but my recent post on the EPL's managerial shooting gallery needs an update. After only six months on the job and only three months into the season, Wigan boss Chris Hutchings has been sacked.

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You think Joe Torre's had it rough? Tell it to Martin Jol. Or Jose Mourinho. Or Sammy Lee. Or just about any of the other managers of the EPL.

Big Sam, under pressure in his brand new post at Newcastle United, cites the average two-year lifespan of EPL managers. Check out this revolving door of the Premier League teams since January 2006 (going back farther would have been too exhasuting):

First, the teams that have had two managers during that span:

• Tottenham Hotspur - Martin Jol (sacked 10/07) Juande Ramos
• Chelsea - Jose Mourinho (sacked 09/07) Avram Grant
• Manchester City - Stuart Pearce (sacked 05/07) Sven Goran Eriksson
• Newcastle United -Glen Roeder (resigned 05/07) Sam Allardyce
• Wigan Athletic - Paul Jewell (resigned 05/07) Chris Hutchings
• Fulham - Chris Coleman (sacked 04/07) Lawrie Sanchez
• West Ham United - Alan Pardew (sacked 12/06) Alan Curbishley
• Sunderland - Niall Quinn (resigned 08/06) Roy Keane
• Aston Villa - David O'Leary (sacked 06/06) Martin O'Neil
• Middlesbrough - Steve McClaren (resigned 05/06) Gareth Southgate

And three teams that have had two management changes within the past year-and-a-half (relegated Charlton Athletic is included to show off the Alan Curbishley/Alan Pardew dance):

• Derby County - Phil Brown (sacked 01/06) Terry Westley (resigned 05/06) Billy Davies
• Bolton Wanderers - Sam Allardyce (resigned 04/07) Sammy Lee (sacked 10/07) Gary Megson
• Charlton Athletic - Alan Curbishley (resigned 05/06) Iain Dowie (sacked 12/06) Alan Pardew

Finally, the teams who have had only a single manager in that time:

• Manchester United - Sir Alex Ferguson (11/86)
• Arsenal - Arsene Wenger (09/96)
• Birmingham City - Steve Bruce (12/01)
• Everton - David Moyes (03/02)
• Reading - Steve Coppell (10/03)
• Liverpool - Rafael Benitez (06/04)
• Blackburn Rovers - Mark Hughes (09/04)
• Portsmouth - Harry Redknapp (12/05)

But don't think that these guys are breathing easy. There are at least three guys on this list who are sweating bullets from week-to-week.

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