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Sacked in the Morning

From transfer windows to formations, from man-management to getting the sack. Craig Levein and Amy Irons explore what it takes to survive as a football manager.

Sport Soccer
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
42 minutes
Episodes
100
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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Ian Baraclough on International Management

Ian Baraclough on International Management

Michael O'Neill is one of Northern Ireland's best ever managers - so how do you follow that up? Current Northern Ireland Men's Head Coach Ian Baraclough joins Craig and Amy to discuss just that plus …

00:40:16  |   Wed 20 Apr 2022
Jim Duffy on Managing Up

Jim Duffy on Managing Up

In his football career Jim Duffy has worked with some of football's best known and sometimes notorious owners and directors. From Delia Smith to Milan Mandaric and Vladimir Romanov to the Devils Advo…

00:43:59  |   Wed 13 Apr 2022
Unheard Clips

Unheard Clips

Unfortunately due to illness we have had to take a slight pause in recording new episodes but Amy Irons is here to fill the void until we're back with some previously unheard clips including - Dick C…

00:15:56  |   Wed 06 Apr 2022
Sven-Göran Eriksson on Expectations

Sven-Göran Eriksson on Expectations

What's the pressure like when the fans, the media and the whole country expect you to win? Sven-Göran Eriksson, the man who believes he should have delivered the World Cup for England, joins Craig an…

00:38:19  |   Wed 30 Mar 2022
Mark Warburton on Derbies

Mark Warburton on Derbies

QPR boss Mark Warburton has managed in the West London, East Midland and Glasgow derbies. All big matches but he claims nothing compares to the intense rivalry of Rangers V Celtic so who better to he…

00:41:59  |   Wed 23 Mar 2022
Brad Friedel on Setting Standards

Brad Friedel on Setting Standards

Former New England Revolution gaffer and Liverpool, Blackburn and Tottenham Hotspur legend Brad Friedel joins Craig and Amy to talk about bringing the standards he had in the Premier League to Major …

00:49:27  |   Wed 16 Mar 2022
We're Back!

We're Back!

We've been stopped in the street, messaged on social media and emailed and finally we can answer the question you have all been asking...Sacked in the Morning is finally coming back for a new series!…

00:05:20  |   Fri 11 Mar 2022
Craig Levein and Dick Campbell's Best Stories

Craig Levein and Dick Campbell's Best Stories

Joining Craig Levein to help share favourite stories is Arbroath gaffer Dick Campbell. No one theme in this episode as Amy picks words from a tombola to help stir the memories of our two managers - h…

00:38:45  |   Wed 29 Dec 2021
Sam Allardyce on Christmas

Sam Allardyce on Christmas

Former Bolton Wanderers, West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce joins Craig and Amy to discuss festive football. Can you trust players on Christmas nights out, should you train on…

00:39:19  |   Wed 22 Dec 2021
Jimmy Nicholl on Assistant Managers

Jimmy Nicholl on Assistant Managers

Just what do Assistant Managers do? Jimmy Nicholl is the current Northern Ireland assistant manager and has been second in command across a variety of clubs including Rangers, Dunfermline and Aberde…

00:42:57  |   Wed 15 Dec 2021
David Robertson on Managing Abroad

David Robertson on Managing Abroad

What makes a manager want to go and coach in the most militarised zone in the world? Craig and Amy are joined by former Rangers, Aberdeen and Leeds United player David Robertson about managing Real K…

00:36:55  |   Wed 08 Dec 2021
Phil Brown on getting sacked

Phil Brown on getting sacked

Phil Brown has managed in every league in England which means unfortunately he has been sacked from every league in England. The former Hull City* gaffer joins Craig and Amy to share his experiences …

00:45:54  |   Wed 01 Dec 2021
Terry Butcher on Captains

Terry Butcher on Captains

Captain Blood himself - former Motherwell, Inverness Caley Thistle and Hibernian manager plus former England Captain Terry Butcher joins Craig and Amy to discuss just what is needed to be a great lea…

00:42:59  |   Wed 24 Nov 2021
Mixu Paatelainen on International Management

Mixu Paatelainen on International Management

Mixu Paatelainen and Craig Levein's management careers have a few parallels. Both started at Cowdenbeath FC, both managed Dundee United and both have managed their countries. So Mixu joined Craig and…

00:42:39  |   Wed 17 Nov 2021
Paul Lambert on Referees

Paul Lambert on Referees

He led Wycombe Wanderers to a League Cup Semi Final against Chelsea and took Norwich City from League Two to 10th in the Premier League and we bet that he bawled and shouted at a fair few referees al…

00:39:31  |   Wed 10 Nov 2021
Dick Campbell on Part-Time Management

Dick Campbell on Part-Time Management

Over 1500 matches in the dugout and 34years in the game Arbroath manager Dick Campbell has been there and done it. Currently the manager of the highest placed part-time team in Scotland he has worked…

00:45:18  |   Wed 03 Nov 2021
Harry Redknapp on Transfers

Harry Redknapp on Transfers

A man who has been in football management since 1983, former Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp joins Amy Irons and Craig Levein to dive into the murky world…

00:44:22  |   Wed 27 Oct 2021
Ian Holloway on the Media

Ian Holloway on the Media

The man who turned talking to the press into an art form, former Blackpool gaffer Ian Holloway joins Craig Levein and Amy Irons to discuss dealing with the media. Ian talks about the time when he inv…

00:44:09  |   Wed 20 Oct 2021
Tony Pulis on Man-management

Tony Pulis on Man-management

The former Stoke City gaffer joins Craig Levein and Amy Irons to discuss what it takes to get the most out of a team of players. Including incredible stories about the time Ricardo Fuller left for a …

00:47:01  |   Wed 13 Oct 2021
Welcome to Sacked in the Morning

Welcome to Sacked in the Morning

SACKED IN THE MORNING, YOU’RE GETTING SACKED IN THE MORNING What’s it like to hear that sung? Craig Levein & Amy Irons lift the lid on the stresses & joys of football management.

00:04:35  |   Fri 08 Oct 2021
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