Source: Daily_Mail
Steve Kean walking on thin ice: The Firing Line
It's a quiet time of year for the Firing Line as the 'back me or sack me' season has passed, and prospective employees are put off with the notion of having hours rather than weeks to rebuild a team.[LNB]But that hasn't stopped question marks appearing over a number of managers in the Premier League, with Wolves' Mick McCarthy coming under scrutiny following a season where his side have failed to kick-on after a summer spend-up.[LNB]In fact, the the West Midlands based club haven't progressed at all since winning promotion in 2009 and supporters will be less than pleased with a third successive season battling relegation.[LNB]Each week we bring you our latest chart of the managers under pressure, and those on Easy Street. Here are Sportsmail's sack-race rankings - otherwise known as the Firing Line.[LNB] No 1: Mick McCarthy - Wolverhampton Wanderers [LNB] [LNB]The promising draw at Tottenham has been followed up withsuccessive home derby defeats and the club plunging into the bottom three. FACup exit to Birmingham means a weekend off which could be a blessing indisguise for his struggling side. UP FIVE[LNB]
