Time in football management is a rare commodity. The continuity and security that it secures are rarely benefits that managers experience. This is especially true in leagues with promotion and relegation where there are major financial implications for success and failure.
And fans are often part of the problem. They are impatient and fickle. They are desperate for immediate success and have little mercy for when it doesn’t arrive, particularly if expectations are higher based on the quality of the squad or spending in the transfer market.
In fact, oftentimes, it is the expectations that are the problem, not a manager’s inability to meet them.