SUNDERLAND chairman Niall Quinn resorted to the wisdom of Bobby Robson as he sought solace in the wake of last week’s 5-1 Tyne-Wear derby defeat.

Managing a football club is a precarious business these days. We list the managers who have fallen by the wayside so far this season.

Birmingham City were put up for sale by David Sullivan today only days after the First Division club’s majority shareholder declared he was ‘‘worn out’’ by the abuse he has received from supporters.

Birmingham chairman David Gold has blamed a breakdown in the ‘‘chemistry’’ between the board of directors and Trevor Francis for the departure of the one-time St Andrews hero after five and a half years as manager.

George Burley has targeted the Worthington Cup as Ipswich's best chance of returning to the club's halcyon days of European glory.