Paolo Di Canio's dismissal as Sunderland manager brings to a close one of the most colourful chapters in both the history of the club and the Premier League.
But the fiery Italian is by no means the first boss to bring madness to a football club.

Sportsmail has picked nine other crazy, crazy reigns from the English game, the perfect examples of how not to be a football manager.

10) Steve Coppell (Manchester City)

October 1996-November 1996

After Manchester City dropped out of the Premier League in the summer of 1996, Alan Ball was shown the door.

It took the Maine Road club six weeks to appoint Steve Coppell as his replacement - and then 33 days to lose him.

After his first match in charge, Coppell uttered what was thought to be a throwaway remark: 'They call Manchester Madchester... and now I know why.'

Just over a month later, with City languishing 17th in Division One, he resigned from the post, having been overwhelmed by the stress of his responsibilities.

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