Chelsea have signed their new manager Rosenior on a 6 year contract! Someone is having a laugh.
He’s their 8th manger in 5 years!
And 1967 was the last time they signed a manager who lasted longer than 6 years.
They all get these pointlessly long contracts when they all know it is meaningless. I assume it is for the assurance of a larger payout when they get sacked, as the payoff usually takes into account the length of contract still remaining.
I guess these days it is the trade off for having no real job security as Managers have to accept they can be sacked at any point with no recourse (as you won't get another job in football if you did challenge it). I think it is just a tacit agreement that clubs and Managers have these days, as the daft contract and even dafter settlements (certainly at elite clubs) is just standard practice now.
