The League Paper

SWANN TO SINK OR SWIM WITH HIS BIG CALL

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The LeaguePaper Team
1 April 2018

AXED: Graham Alexander

WHEN managers of clubs at the bottom end of divisions are sacked, it is fairly straightforward to get your head round it.
You may think they deserved more time, but you can understand a club’s top brass deciding a change is necessary. Everyone fears being relegated and slipping down a rung of the ladder. The consequences can be severe.
It’s a bit more difficult to grasp when a team is going for promotion and up in the play-off places. That’s why it’s difficult to understand, without knowing all the facts, why Scunthorpe decided to axe Graham...

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