The latest Premier League casualty has succumbed to poor results and a notable loss of player discipline that has seen two on field bust-ups in succession. Not even Christmas yet, and several managers have fallen by the wayside. Less than a week after ‘El Sackio 2′, Wolves’ loss against [West Ham](https://www.claretandhugh.info/west-ham-united-2-1-wolves-final-whistle-first-impressions/) has proved fatal for the losing coach.
Gary O’Neil was on thin ice after the Wolves result against West Ham along with the much publicised judo match between Jarrod Bowen and Wolves’ Skipper Mario Lemina. Yesterday Wolves failed miserably, falling to a home defeat against lowly Ipswich Town: The resulting player scuffles had former Hammer Craig Dawson literally carrying one of his own team-mates away from confrontation and made pretty poor viewing: It left Wolves 19th in the table.
_Former Hammer Craig Dawson ‘escorting’ a team-mate away from confrontation_
This morning O’Neil was sacked by Wolves having taken just nine points from 16 matches, and sitting 4 points away from safety.
The danger is obvious for West Ham’s dithering chairman and board: The best candidates to replace Julen Lopetegui may well now be attracted to the vacancy at Molineux. And if anyone mentions Gary O’Neil as a replacement for Lopetegui at London Stadium, go and suggest they take a very long walk off a very short pier.