Premier League: 10 Managers Who Should Never Have Been Sacked

4. Mick McCarthy - Wolves Mick McCarthy took over as manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2006, with expectations low and little chance of promotion. However, he promised Premier League football within 3 years, and after a 5th and 7th place finish in his first and second season respectively, he delivered on his promise by winning the Championship in the 2008-09 season. In the next season, McCarthy led Wolves to a 15th place finish. It was their highest finish in 30 years and their first ever survival in the Premier League. Wolves again survived in the 2010-11 season as McCarthy became the first Wolves manager in 30 years to keep Wolves in the top flight for consecutive seasons. However, things turned sour for Wolves in their third season in the Premier League. Despite a bright start, they quickly dropped down the table. When they slipped into the bottom three, following a 5-1 home defeat to West Brom, McCarthy was sacked, after a run of just 1 win in 13 games. Sacking McCarthy did little to help Wolves season though as the club failed to appoint a new manager, with McCarthy's assistant Terry Connor put in charge until the end of the season. They were relegated, and many fans fell McCarthy should never have been sacked if the club couldn't properly replace him. McCarthy's experience would have been extremely useful in their fight to return to the Premier League, especially considering where Wolves currently lie in the Championship table.