Ten days ago Leicester City, fuelled by their sheer terror of the implications of the relegation they appeared to be hurtling towards, sacked the man who had led them to the greatest moment in their history nine months previously. As of the start of this weekend none of the top 14 clubs in the Premier League had changed their manager this season, but four of the bottom six had, one of them twice. There is a systemic problem here, and it is not a new one. Helpfully, one of the greatest English managers of all time has looked into it and suggested a possible cure, and given his eminence it would seem remiss not to consider it. Even if he came to his conclusion 90 years ago.
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