There is always a huge question hanging over every struggling club over the first few months of the Premier League season - stick or twist?
A quarter of top flight clubs have already changed managers as we approach the festive period. Their replacements have all had a little bit of time in the dugout and are starting to make an impression.
Sportsmail has run the rule over each of the five new bosses and judged their performances so far.
Roy Hodgson - Crystal Palace
The former England manager was handed arguably the toughest start imaginable, barring his first match.