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Arsenal had Arsene
Wenger in charge and he is still with the club. His position at the
club is rock solid and he can stay as long as he would like.
Aston Villa had John Gregory in charge. He left the club
in 2002 and has since then been in charge of Derby, QPR, Maccabi Ahi
Nazareth and is today manager at Israeli club FC Ashdod.
Bradford City played their 2nd season in the Premier League and lost
their manager Paul Jewell in front of the season and appointed his
assistant Chris Hutchings. Hutchings was sacked during the season
and Jim Jefferies came in.
Chris Hutchings followed Jewell around and took over from him at Wigan
and Derby. Hutchings is today a manager at Walsall a job he has had
since January 2009.
Jim Jefferies is a Scot who has great success north of the border.
Before he joined Bradford he was with Hearts, he returned to Scotland
and stayed with Kilmarnock from 2002 to January 2010 when he again was
appointed manager at Hearts.
Charlton had Alan Curbishley as their boss. Curbishley was
in charge at Charlton from 1991 to 2006. He has since been in charge at
West Ham, a job he left in 2008. Curbishley is today not involved in
football management.
Claudio Ranieri took over from Gianluca Vialli at
Chelsea in the early stages of the season. Ranieri stayed at Chelsea
until 2004 and is today manager of AS Roma. Gianluca Vialli returned to
management at Watford, but since leaving the Hornets in 2002 he has not
been involved and works in TV.
Coventry played their last season in the Premier League in
2000/2001 after being in the top flight since 1967. Gordon Strachan
was in charge and left just a few months into the 2001/2002 season.
Strachan has since had great success as manager at Southampton, Celtic
and is now with Middlesbrough.
Derby County was a Premier League team 10 years ago and survived
relegation ending in 17th place. Jim Smith was in charge and had
been so since 1995. Smith resigned from his position as Derby manager in
October 2001. Smith has since leaving Derby been involved at several
clubs as assistant manager and coach and went back to Oxford in 2006 and
is still in the club working as a director of football.
Everton ended 16th that season with Walter Smith as their
manager. Smith left Everton a year later when David Moyes came in. Smith
is today manager of Rangers and has since leaving Everton been an
assistant at Manchester United, and in charge of Scotland before
returning to Ibrox.
Ipswich ended the season in 5th position. George Burley
had a fantastic season in charge of the tractor boys and being name
manager of the season in the Premier League. Burley experienced a
difficult time afterwards and he left the club in 2002. Burley has this
summer been named manager of Crystal Palace and has since leaving
Ipswich had manager positions at Derby, Hearts, Southampton and Scotland.
Leeds was in the top flight and at this time one of the most
exciting teams in the league. They ended fourth under the management of
David O'Leary. O'Leary managed to bring in a great group of young
talent, but was sacked in the summer of 2002. O'Leary has since leaving
Leeds been in charge at Aston Villa from 2003 to 2006 and is today
manager at United Arab Emirates club Al Ahli.
Leicester City appointed Peter Taylor as their new manager
after it was clear that Martin O'Neill had accepted an offer from Celtic.
Taylor got a fantastic start to his job at Leicester seeing the club as
the leader of the Premier League in October 2000. Taylor never managed
to build on that great start and was sacked early into the next season
after a dreadfull run without any wins. Taylor is today in charge of
Bradford and has been at several clubs since leaving Leicester.
Liverpool had Gerard Houllier in charge. Houllier stayed
at Liverpool until 2004. He has since leaving Liverpool been in charge
of Lyon. He is today not involved in football management at the age of
62.
Manchester City got relegated from the Premier League in
2000-2001 ending 2nd to bottom. Joe Royle experienced a strange
time in charge of Man City, being involved in 2 promotion and 2
relegations. He was dismissed in May 2001. Royle has since leaving Man
City been in charge of Ipswich from 2002 to 2006 and in a caretaker role
at Oldham in the latter stages of the 2009-2010 season. Royle is not
involved in football management today.
Manchester United was as they are today managed by Sir Alex
Ferguson. Ferguson had a fantastic season and led the team to a new
Premier League title.
Middlesbrough had Bryan Robson as their manager. Robson
left the club after the season and has since been in charge at Bradford,
WBA, Sheffield United and is today the manager of the Thailand national
team.
Newcastle was managed by Sir Bobby Robson. Sir Bobby was
in charge at Newcastle from 1999 to 2004. Robson died in July 2009.
Southampton was a Premier League team back in 2000 and ended the
season in 10th place. Glenn Hoddle was in charge but left the
club in March 2001 and Stuart Gray came in as a caretaker for the
rest of the season.
Glenn Hoddle has since leaving Southampton been in charge at Tottenham
and Wolves, but today he is not involved in football management.
Stuart Gray has since leaving Southampton been in charge as a caretaker
manager at Wolves and Aston Villa and was in charge at Northampton from
2007 to 2009. Gray is today a coach at Burnley.
Sunderland had Peter Reid as their manager. Reid had great
success at Sunderland taking the club to promotion twice and finishing
7th in 2000/2001. Reid left his manager job at Sunderland in 2002 and
has since then been in charge at Leeds, Coventry, Thailand and now he
has newly been appointed manager at Plymouth Argyle.
Tottenham was managed by George Graham until march 2001
when the club appointed their former great Glenn Hoddle as their
manager. Graham has not been involved in management since leaving
Tottenham in 2001.
Harry Redknapp was in charge at West Ham and had been so
since 1994. Redknapp left the club in May 2001 and left the hot seat to
Glenn Roeder.
Redknapp has since leaving West Ham been in charge at Portsmouth twice,
Southampton once and is now with Tottenham Hotspur.
Glenn Roeder has since leaving West Ham in 2003 been in charge at
Newcastle and Norwich. Roeder left Norwich in January 2009 and has since
then not been involved in football management.
10 years are gone, but most of the persons who were in charge in the
Premier League back then is still involved in football management.
Premier League Managers
Sir Alex Ferguson (Man Utd), Arsene Wenger (Arsenal), Harry Redknapp
(Tottenham)
Championship, League 1, League 2 Managers
George Burley (Crystal Palace), Peter Taylor (Bradford), Chris Hutchings
(Walsall), Peter Reid (Plymouth), Gordon Strachan (Middlesbrough)
Foreign Managers
Bryan Robson (Thailand), David O'Leary (Al Ahsi), John Gregory (FC
Ashdod), Claudio Ranieri (Roma)
SPL
Walter Smith (Rangers), Jim Jefferies (Hearts)
Not Involved in management
George Graham, Glenn Roeder, Sir Bobby Robson (died in 2009), Glenn
Hoddle, Stuart Gray, Gianluca Vialli, Joe Royle, Jim Smith, Alan
Curbishley, Gerard Houllier
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