The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

[Sutekh]

Is Elliott technically just on loan this season so won't be able to play if he hadn't already been dropped recently?

Correct. Loanees cant play against parent clubs.

Thought it was a perm move but checking Wiki I see it isn’t - yet:

On 1 September 2025, Elliott signed for fellow Premier League club Aston Villa on an initial season-long loan with an obligation to buy. It was reported that the agreed permanent transfer would cost £35 million, including sell-on and buy-back clauses

[Sutekh]

Is Elliott technically just on loan this season so won't be able to play if he hadn't already been dropped recently?

Correct. Loanees cant play against parent clubs.

Thought it was a perm move but checking Wiki I see it isn’t - yet:

On 1 September 2025, Elliott signed for fellow Premier League club Aston Villa on an initial season-long loan with an obligation to buy. It was reported that the agreed permanent transfer would cost £35 million, including sell-on and buy-back clauses

Perhaps Liverpool should have kept Elliott and sent Wirtz to Villa.

[BRO_BOT]

Correct. Loanees cant play against parent clubs.

Thought it was a perm move but checking Wiki I see it isn’t - yet:

On 1 September 2025, Elliott signed for fellow Premier League club Aston Villa on an initial season-long loan with an obligation to buy. It was reported that the agreed permanent transfer would cost £35 million, including sell-on and buy-back clauses

Perhaps Liverpool should have kept Elliott and sent Wirtz to Villa.

Come on m8, it's far too early to say that £120M Wirtz has been a flop

The big price tag leads to high expectations. If you paid £40M for Harry Maguire, for instance, it would have been a good deal

Obviously, he'll bag a hat-trick and Maguire will have a mare (if he plays). May as well get my LOLs in now!

#hubris

[Sanguine]

Wolves set to hire Gary O'Neil as their new boss, 11 months after sacking him.

[BraisingsteakRoyal]

Wolves set to hire Gary O'Neil as their new boss, 11 months after sacking him.

I know we all LOLZ about it being a "Merry-go-Round" as the thread title suggests - but it really has become an utter joke in the last few years. Nuno, Postecoglu, Potter, O'Neill, Dyche etc. "The next / last bloke will be better..."

Yup - but for how long? 6 months? 2 months? These owners must love paying managers off.