CELTIC have been named the best club to manage in the UK, new research has revealed.
A study by OLBG rank the Parkhead side ahead of Old Firm rivals Rangers, Liverpool and Manchester United as the most sought after jobs for managers.
The findings have been based on the average time bosses remain in the hotseat.
Celtic have had 22 managers throughout their history, with the stats showing that each stays for an average of five years and seven months.
This equates to 2050 days, which is marginally longer than Liverpool where the average is 2039 days.
In terms of the longest reigning managers in the UK, West Brom's Fred Everiss holds that record, having been in charge for 45 years and 10 months.
However, Celtic hero Willie Maley is only a few years behind him in second spot after 42 years and 10 months of service.
Manchester United's 1932 day managerial average is largely down to Sir Alex Ferguson's 26-year reign, which places them in front of Rangers, who sit at five years and one month.
Aberdeen land in fourth with a four year, seven month average, with fellow Premiership sides Motherwell in 11th (three years, five months) and St Johnstone in 12th (three years, fourth months).
At the other end of the scale, Livingston were named among the most precarious of jobs for managers.
And nearby rivals Hibs were not far behind either.
Livi average a change in gaffer every year and four months, while at Easter Road it's a year and eight months.
Ross County average a change every year and 10 months, while for St Mirren and Dundee it's slightly longer at a year and 11 months.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel