The United Kingdom is set to have its fourth Prime Minister of the year after Liz Truss resigned from her role after just 44 days.
The former PM had a disastrous time of it in Downing Street, she tanked the economy, sacked half of her cabinet and failed to outlast a lettuce that was pitted against her by the Daily Star last week.
Of course, Truss lasting just 44 days has led to comparisons with Brian Clough’s spell at Leeds United which lasted the exact same amount of time, but did she outlast any football managers?
We’re going to try our very best to find six managers who somehow had shorter stints than Truss.
Leroy Rosenior – Torquay – 10 minutes
Despite being something of a political joke, at least Truss’ tenure lasted longer than an episode of The Thick of It, but the same can’t be said of Leroy Rosenior at Torquay.
Rosenior was appointed as Torquay boss just minutes before the club was taken over, and the new owners weren’t too keen on their predecessor’s decision to hire Rosenior, so they immediately handed him his P45.
Marcelo Bielsa – Lazio – 2 days
Back in 2016, Marcelo Bielsa started what looked to be a very exciting role at Lazio.
El Loco looked to be the perfect fit for the side from the Italian capital and their ravenous fanbase, but it all went sour very quickly.
After learning of the club’s transfer plans, Bielsa almost immediately resigned feeling betrayed by his owners.
Truss may feel a bit betrayed by her backbenchers, but at least she lasted longer than Bielsa.
Dave Bassett – Crystal Palace – 4 days
A U-turn as big as any performed by Truss, Dave Bassett left Wimbledon for Crystal Palace for just four days back in 1984 before deciding that he didn’t actually want to leave The Dons.
“I gave it some serious thought, but in the end it just did not feel right. We have unfinished business, and I didn’t really want to leave here.”
Bassett would return to Palace in 1996 where he would last almost a year.
Billy McKinlay – Watford – 8 days
You knew you were going to see Watford on this list somewhere, didn’t you?
To be fair, this wasn’t Watford or McKinlay’s fault really.
The Northern Irishman was Oscar Garcia’s assistant at the Hornets back in 2014 and when the Spaniard had to quit due to health issues, McKinlay was given the full-time role.
But when the chance to appoint Slavisa Jokanovic came up, Watford ditched McKinlay and went with the Serbian instead.
Paul Hart – 28 days
The less said about Paul Hart’s late managerial career the better.
Largely considered one of the worst manager’s in Premier League history with Portsmouth, Hart took Pompey down before getting the QPR job later that year.
Hart would last just 28 days at Loftus Road, winning one of his five games in charge.
Paul Scholes – Oldham Athletic – 31 days
If you don’t know what has been happening at Oldham Athletic in recent years we implore you to look into it.
Financial mismanagement, overbearing owners and unpaid wages, there’s a reason Oldham were the first ever former Premier League club to drop into Non-League.
At their lowest point, Latics appointed local hero and lifelong fan Paul Scholes to fix their issues, but after constant clashes with owners, the Manchester United legend left after a month.
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