A number of people were saying that they wouldn't judge SM until after 10 games in charge. At 7 he's closing in on that now with 2 of the next 3 away, which might actually be helpful to him in the short term, he'll be under less pressure away. Fullarton didn't do too badly on the road, but his terrible home form finished him off after his 12th match in charge (his 5th at home).

After the first 7 league games in charge, managers this century......

1. Steve Cotterill W5 D2 L0 Pts:17
2. Keith Curle W5 D1 L1 Pts:16
3. Luke Williams W4 D3 L0 Pts:15
4. Gudjon Thordarson W4 D3 L0 Pts:15
5. David Kevan (2) W4 D2 L1 Pts:14
6. Steve Thompson W3 D3 L1 Pts:12
7. Kevin Nolan W3 D2 L2 Pts:11
8. Harry Kewell W3 D2 L2 Pts:11
9. Chris Kiwomya W2 D4 L1 Pts:10
10. Paul Ince W3 D1 L3 Pts:10
11. Jocky Scott W3 D1 L3 Pts:10
12. Craig Short W3 D1 L3 Pts:10
13. Hans Backe W2 D3 L2 Pts:9
14. Jamie Fullarton W3 D0 L4 Pts:9
15. Shaun Derry W2 D2 L3 Pts:8
16. John Sheridan W2 D2 L3 Pts:8
17. Martin Allen W2 D2 L3 Pts:8
18. Ricardo Moniz W2 D2 L3 Pts:8
19. Mark Cooper W2 D2 L3 Pts:8
20. Gary Mills W2 D1 L4 Pts:7
21. Ian Burchnall W2 D1 L4 Pts:7
22. Ian McParland W2 D1 L4 Pts:7
23. Ian Richardson W2 D1 L4 Pts:7
24. Neal Ardley W1 D2 L4 Pts:5
25. Stuart Maynard W1 D1 L5 Pts:4
26. Gary Brazil (2) W0 D3 L4 Pts:3
27. Billy Dearden W1 D0 L6 Pts:3

Brazil and Dearden both drew their next game (8th in charge), so if Maynard loses on Saturday he will be joint bottom of this table.