What are the shortest managerial reigns in football?
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Ange Postecoglou holds the unwanted record of spending the shortest time in charge of a Premier League club after being sacked by Nottingham Forest after just 39 days.
The former Celtic and Tottenham Hotspur boss departed after the 3-0 home defeat against Chelsea, leaving Forest 17th in the table and failing to record a win in his eight games in charge.
It beat the previous record of 40 days held by Les Reed, who spent just 40 days at Charlton across November and December 2006. Reed picked up four points from his seven league matches.
Sam Allardyce managed Leeds United for 30 days in the top-flight, but the former England boss was just an interim manager.
Erik ten Hag spent just 62 days as manager of Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.
The former Manchester United boss oversaw just three competitive matches with Leverkusen - winning one game, losing in his second, and drawing his final game.
Outside of the top-flight in England, there have been even shorter managerial spells.
In 2007, Leroy Rosenior spent 10 minutes in charge of Torquay United. Shortly after replacing Keith Curle as manager, the club was taken over by new owners and opted for a different manager to Rosenior.
In June 1984, Dave Bassett departed Wimbledon to manage Crystal Palace. Four days later, Bassett reversed his decision and returned to Plough Lane.
During their non-league days in July 2009, Cambridge United were managed by Martin Ling for eight days before he resigned following an argument with then chairman George Rolls.
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