There's a good way to change managers -- and there's a less good way.

In January 2016, Swansea City appointed Francesco Guidolin as manager and gave him a deal through the end of the season. It made sense not to commit long-term: The club were one point above the relegation zone and, if they did go down, Swansea wouldn't be locked into it a pricey multi-year deal. On May 11, the club announced that they had extended his deal for another two seasons, through 2018. At that point, they had moved from 17th to 11th in the table.

OK, you'd assume he had convinced them enough to get a permanent deal. Then, in July, Swansea got new American majority owners. Since takeovers generally don't happen overnight, you might even assume that they were aware of Guidolin's contract extension and possibly even signed off on it. Either way, they were now in charge.... ‹‹‹ read more ››› www.sportblitznews.com