Tips on how to keep your job as a football manager

After some rediculous managerial casualties over the last few days, capped off by Stan Ternant's departure for Huddesfield Town after just six months in charge. Town are now looking for there sixth manager in eighteen months. A rediculous club and chairman Ken Davy should be at the front of the abuse that Town fans are sure to barage him with.

Anyway after this weeks casualities in which three managers have gone already I've come up with some tips for managers who don't want to be seeing P45 anytime before Christmas.

1. Before joining a particular club, research the owners background. For example how long they have been at the club and the investments that have made. For example a club run by Milan Mandaric, does have a lot of investment going into it, but at the same time he'll give you six months to put everything in check. Joining a club just before a takover can be damaging, as it's likely your not there first choice for the job.

2. So you've found your club and you know that behind the scenes nothing it going to change. Believe me its nopt going to get easier. Your relationship with the board and chairman is inperitive. A good relationship can mean he will side with you when big decisions have to be made i.e major transfer signings. And if you get into a spot of bother backing you when it all goes wrong. A bad relationship, can mean one game to turn things round can mean none.

3. When given your budget for the begining of the transfer window in either the summer or January don't spend all of the money, especially if you get a hefty amount. Spending millions can put yourself under huge pressure to produce and when it doesn't got right your spending is the first place your critics and your chairman point to.

4. Getting your first win in your first game in charge is vital. This gets the fans onside, and even if you go five without a win you always have the win to back you up. Winning once means you can win again, and doing it in the opening game theres nothing better. Yes people could see an opening win as a honeymoon period, but if its the only win you get milk it as much as you can.

5. When signing players, especially for a lower league club, try and vary the age of the players. Consentrating on young players for the future or old players for the experience are perfect amunition for fans and critics. Saying your squad is either to old to keep up, or to naive to hold onto a win. Southampton's 2008/09 squad explains this perfectly, can't close out games and find themselves in the bottom five with a side with an average age of less than 21.

Of course after all this you need to have some talent for managerment, but with these tips you should have enough time at the club to find out if you do. To often do we see managers not given a chance at clubs where a quick fix is expected. As a football fan it sickens me to see what is going on at Huddesfield and although these tips are a little toungue and cheek they represent real reason why managers such as Dave Jones who is the longest serving Championship manager currently still at their job.