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With eight managers sacked inside the first 11 games - this is the most brutal start to a Championship season EVER! Chris Wilder is the latest boss to lose his job, while Steve Bruce at West Brom and Blackpool's Michael Appleton could soon follow

The Championship continued to prove itself as one of the most turbulent and unpredictable football leagues in the world, as the managerial merry-go-round got into full swing this week.

Chris Wilder's departure from Middlesbrough saw the tally for managerial dismissals rise to eight for the season with only 11 league games played so far - a record for at this stage of the campaign.

Though the Championship is known for its ruthless and volatile nature, Sportsmail takes a look at why this season in particular is causing so much drama in the dugout.

Chris Wilder became the eighth manager to be sacked in the Championship this season
Boro find themselves in the Championship relegation zone after a string of poor results

CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGERIAL OUTGOINGS 2022-23

August 25th - Stoke part ways with coach Michael O'Neill.