Sacking watch

Ipswich Town managed their seventh draw of the season last night at home to Swansea City. Not so bad from 13 games you might think but the fact is they haven't managed a win yet and are bottom of the Championship. Not the start Roy Keane was expected to deliver and things might get a lot hotter for Keano come the weekend when Town travel to second-bottom Plymouth. Looks like a must-win game for Keano.

In the Premier League, Paul Hart and Phil Brown hang on by their fingertips as their clubs have become relegation favourites and they play each other on Saturday at the KC Stadium. Portsmouth have new owners and a new Director of Football in former boss Avram Grant. Paul Hart looks like he needs back-to-back wins if he's to have any chance of avoiding the tin-tack.

In our own division, two of the bottom four have already said goodbye to their managers; Wycombe to Peter Taylor and Tranmere to John Barnes. Southampton are off the bottom and have hit a run of form that means Alan Pardew is probably safe until the New Year at very least. That leaves Carlisle's Greg Abbott who looks in big trouble. Without a win in seven, they face the unpredictable Southend this weekend in Cumbria and if they lose that,they will hardly fancy their chances against the Addicks next week. I suspect Mr.Abbott might not even see the Charlton game, or he does, it could be the nai lin his managerial coffin.

Happy days....