MANAGERS

Manchester City is in a state of stability at the moment...meaning with the man in charge of football, YES, the manager. Bless him. I wonder how much longer his reign will last?

On February 18th 1998, Joe Royle was the latest footballer to sit in the "hot City seat", when he took over following Frank Clark's dismissal, when he became the SIXTH "boss" in 18 months. Royle did not put the brakes on City's slide into the THIRD tier of English Football but he was the man who reversed the slide, taking Light Blues back into the Premier League in 2000. Strap on your seat belt.....HERE are the men at the top since 1965.

Joe Mercer 1965-71, Malcolm Allison 1971-73, Johnny Hart October 1973, Tony Book 1973, Ron Saunders Nov 1973-1974, Tony Book 1974-79, Malcolm Allison 1979-80, Tony Book one month 1980, John Bond 1980-3, John Benson Feb-June 1983, Billy McNeill 1983-86, Jimmy Frizzel 1986-87, Mel Machin 1987-89, Tony Book 1989, Howard Kendall 1989-90, Peter Reid 1990-93, Tony Book 1993-93, Brian Horton 1990-95, Alan Ball 1995-96, Asa Hartford 1996, Steve Coppell 1996, Phil Neil 1996, Frank Clark 1996-98, Joe Royal 1998-2001, Kevin Keegan 2002-05, Stuart Pearce 2005-07, Sven-Goran Eriksen 2007-08, Mark Hughes 2008-09, Roberto Manchini 2009-13, Brian Kidd 2013-13, Manuel Pellegrini 2013-2016, Pep Guardiola 1st July 2016-present = Total 32. 

Joe Royle (born 8 April 1949) former footballer who debuted for Everton at the age of 16 and went on to play for Man City, Bristol City, Norwich City and England. Later, he managed Oldham Athletic, Everton, Manchester City and Ipswich Town. He is currently a director at Oldham Athletic. Here is  his playing career. In December 2006, Royle was appointed as a Patron of Trust Oldham, the official supporter's association of the club.

Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1974	Everton	232	(102)
1974–1977	Manchester City	99	(23)
1977–1980	Bristol City	101	(18)
1980–1982	Norwich City	42	(9)
Total		474	(152)

Do you know which "League club" has had the longest serving manager?

Simon Weaver (above) - Harrogate Town (15 years, 120 days) Pep Guardiola - Man City (8 years, 79 days) Mark Robins - Coventry City (7 years, 196 days) Thomas Frank - Brentford (5 years, 338 days) Mikel Arteta - Arsenal (4 years, 271 days) Ian Evatt - Bolton Wanderers (4 years, 79 days) Nigel Clough - Mansfield Town (3 years, 317 days) Jon Brady - Northampton Town (3 years, 221 days) Andy Woodman - Bromley (3 years, 173 days) Marco Silva - Fulham (3 years, 79 days).

AND which "Premier" club has had the fewest managers in the similar time span?