Source: Daily_Mail
THE FIRING LINE: Big trouble for Big Sam! Rovers boss tops our list of gaffers heading for the exit
We've managed to last a whole week without a Premier League manager getting the boot. Can you believe it?[LNB]Still, that won't last forever and as the fixtures come thick and fast, there's bound to be a manager or two on his way in the coming weeks.[LNB] Down and out: Allardyce looks forlorn as the Villa fans start to dream of Wembley[LNB]Steve Bruce is stumbling, Allardyce is all over the place and Phil's in the Brown stuff - but who's next to go?[LNB]Each week we bring you our latest chart of the managers under pressure, and those on Easy Street.[LNB] Here's Sportsmail's sack-racerankings - otherwise known as The Firing Line.[LNB] 1Blackburn - Sam AllardyceAllardyce has been batting away rumours of his demise for a coupleof weeks now and getting dumped out of the Carling Cup won't help.Wigan in the League next Wednesday. UP ONE[LNB]2Liverpool - Rafa BenitezThe Liverpool board haven't got any money but they do have the patience of angels. Still, Benitez's side showed signs of improvement against Spurs and face Wolves on Tuesday. DOWN ONE[LNB][LNB]3Wolves - Mick McCarthyIf you want to stay up, you have to beat the teams around you who are scrapping at the bottom so defeat to Wigan was a real blow. A welcome FA Cup distraction with Palace comes next. UP THREE[LNB][LNB]4Hull City - Phil BrownYou know what? The perma-tanned one might just pull the Tigers outof the fire yet - a great point away at Spurs means the Tigers stay intouch with the pack but its Man United next. NON-MOVER[LNB][LNB]5Sunderland - Steve BruceSlowly, Bruce is creeping up this league table, and for one reason - his side, at the moment, are rubbish. They'll be hoping to concede less than seven in the Cup clash with Pompey. UP THREE[LNB][LNB]6Wigan - Roberto MartinezThe victory away at Wolves was welcome relief to end a winless run lasting five games. But Martinez knows his side are in a drop-zone scrap. Notts County in the Cup next. DOWN ONE[LNB][LNB][LNB]7West Ham - Gianfranco ZolaZola's walking 10 feet tall after the Davids Gold and Sullivan boughtinto the Hammers this week but they're still in trouble. It's amust-win league clash with Pompey on Tuesday. DOWN FOUR[LNB][LNB]8Portsmouth - Avram GrantReports of Grant doing a rain dance in the Pompey area remain unconfirmed but his side enjoyed some waterlogged pitch-respite last week. They have Sunderland in the Cup next. DOWN ONE[LNB][LNB][LNB]9Burnley - Brian LawsIn Laws' defence, the winless streak his side are on started long before he arrived but it has to end soon or the Clarets are going straight back down. They have Reading away in the Cup next. UP TWO[LNB]10Bolton Wanderers - Owen CoyleCoyle promised to bring the good times back to the Reebok - he's certainly got them playing football but will be glad to see the back of Arsenal. It's Sheffield United in the Cup next. UP FIVE[LNB]11Aston Villa - Martin O'NeillAbout this time last year Villa started to drop off the pace - are we watching the same happen again? Still, they have a League Cup final to look forward to and its Brighton in the FA Cup next. UP ONE[LNB][LNB][LNB]12Stoke City - Tony PulisThe Potters have managed just two wins in the last ten - Pulis's side are certainly consistent in their inconsistency. They host Arsenal in the FA Cup on Sunday. DOWN THREE[LNB][LNB]13Fulham - Roy HodgsonFulham's away form is undermining their fearsome reputation at home. If Hodgson could add some steel on their travels they would be a top six side. Accrington in the Cup next. NON-MOVER[LNB]14Everton - David MoyesA patchy and at times indifferent start to the season but things are on the up for Moyes. Great performances against Arsenal and Man City ahead of the Cup clash with Birmingham. DOWN FOUR[LNB][LNB]15Tottenham - Harry RedknappSpurs have dropped eight points at home to lowly opposition this season - Stoke, Wolves and Hull. Not Champions League form. They're in the FA cup tie of the round with Leeds next. UP ONE[LNB]16Man City - Roberto ManciniA great week for Mancini, despite the loss at Everton. Stamped hisauthority on the team after subbing Robinho and masterminded victoryover United. Scunthorpe in the Cup next. UP THREE[LNB][LNB][LNB]17Birmingham City - Alex McLeishThe only real set-back for McLeish recently has been the game at Pompey getting called off. Unbeaten in 12 and positively buoyant ahead of the FA Cup clash with Everton. NON MOVER [LNB] [LNB]18Chelsea - Carlo AncelottiThe pundits were right - Chelsea really are struggling since the departure of their African players - they should have scored at least 10 against Sunderland! Preston next. DOWN FOUR[LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB]19Arsenal - Arsene WengerYou see, it's all about momentum and Wenger's side has it in spades at the moment - unbeaten in the last nine, top of the league and they have Stoke in the Cup next. NON-MOVER [LNB]20Man United - Sir Alex FergusonNot Sir Alex's finest week. Knocked out of the Carling Cup by a player he deemed surplus and now the indignity of playing Hull in the league as they're already out of the FA Cup. NON-MOVER [LNB][LNB] THE FIRING LINE: Liverpool boss tops our table as the next for the chop!THE FIRING LINE: Hull boss in the Brown and it's Hammer time for Zola
