Dare we say that the Premier League's managerial climate has stabilised somewhat?
On the back of a 2020/21 campaign where there were inordinately few coaching switches in England's top-flight, the axe swinging and P45 dispensing has returned to its normal rate for the 2021/22 season.
Whether that's down to fans returning to the stadiums or clubs feeling more secure on the other side of lockdowns remains to be seen, but there has no been shortage of sackings in the last few months.
Premier League sackings
Whereas only Slaven Bilic, Frank Lampard, Jose Mourinho and Chris Wilder were sent packing last time out, there has been no less than eight changes across the current campaign. Ouch.
However, with relegation-battling sides and top four stragglers having gotten their pressing of the panic button out of the way, there's good reason to think that there won't be much more chopping and changing.
Well, at least not for a while because you get the feeling that any dramatic changes now would be a roll of the dice so desperate that few managers would be able to make much of an impact between now and May.
Who will leave next?
If anything, though, that makes the timing even more appropriate for us to zoom out and consider how secure each of the 20 Premier League managers really are in their current positions.
Sure, we know that Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp are safe as houses and that Roy Hodgson will inevitably be sacked some time soon, but what about the likes of Marcelo Bielsa, Sean Dyche or Thomas Frank?
Fear not, ladies and gentlemen, because we have the answers to all your managerial questions with the UK's biggest bookmakers always offering odds on who the next coach to bite the bullet will be.
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Most likely Premier League manager to leave next
So, to get a clearer idea of the managerial climate with no obvious sackings on the horizon, we've turned to SkyBet's odds for 'Next Premier League Manager to Leave' this season.
All odds are correct at the time of writing and the 'No Manager To Leave' option is currently at 4/1 for some added context, but other than that, be sure to dive into the full rankings of the 20 bosses down below:
20. Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool) - 150/1
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=18. Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) - 100/1
=18. Bruno Lage (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - 100/1
=15. Steven Gerrard (Aston Villa) - 66/1
=15. Patrick Vieira (Crystal Palace) - 66/1
=15. David Moyes (West Ham United) - 66/1
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=13. Ralph Hasenhuttl (Southampton) - 50/1
=13. Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) - 50/1
=11. Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea) - 40/1
=11. Graham Potter (Brighton & Hove Albion) - 40/1
10. Thomas Frank (Brentford) - 25/1
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=6. Ralf Rangnick (Manchester United) - 20/1
=6. Frank Lampard (Everton) - 20/1
=6. Eddie Howe (Newcastle United) - 20/1
=6. Dean Smith (Norwich City) - 20/1
=4. Sean Dyche (Burnley) - 12/1
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=4. Roy Hodgson (Watford) - 12/1
3. Antonio Conte (Tottenham Hotspur) - 10/1
2. Marcelo Biesla (Leeds United) - 7/1
- Brendan Rodgers (Leicester City) - 4/5
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Rodgers under pressure at Leicester
So, there you have it, Rodgers is currently considered to be the most likely Premier League manager to leave their position next and presumably via the sack when you consider Leicester's current form.
There has been added pressure on Rodgers since his Foxes' side have fallen from back-to-back assaults on the Champions League places to tripping over their own feet in mid-table with more defeats than Burnley.
Elsewhere, Conte finishing up in third is certainly eye-catching and we can only speculate that the rationale there is that his continued dissatisfaction with the Spurs squad could prompt him to throw in the towel.
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Meanwhile, it just about says it all about Watford's trigger-happy managerial policy that Hodgson is already one of the hot contenders to lose their job next despite also proving the most recent appointment.
Lampard is already feeling the pressure at Everton, Dyche's dynasty at Burnley might be coming to an end, Arteta continues to get backing at Arsenal and Lage's ranking is a testament to his fantastic work at Molineux.
So, all in all, it's a fascinating update on the lay of the land when it comes to Premier League managers because even a quiet moment of reflection like now can quickly snowball into drama and revolution. Stay tuned.