Axed: Five harsh sackings in football

Slavisa Jokanovic, the man who guided Watford back into the Premier League, was unceremoniously dumped recently the Hornets.

He made the mistake of asking for a bumper pay deal on the back of his success and has since been put in charge of Israeli treble-winners Maccabi Tel Aviv.

He spoke about his sacking today, saying: "I felt I was being offered probably half of the lowest wages of a manager in the Premier League."

"I am not resentful. Watford will always have a special place in my heart. The players, the staff and the fans treated me in an exceptional manner."

Following the summer's first shock departure, Nathan Judah looks at five more men who can count themselves extremely unlucky to receive their P45.

1 Leroy Rosenior, Torquay United.

Surely the shortest and most unfair dismissal of all-time was Leroy Rosenior's 10-minute reign at Torquay.

Rosenior was appointed manager after the club were relegated from League Two back in 2007.

But immediately following the hiring, then chairman Mike Bateson sold 51 per cent of the club to a consortium headed by Chris Boyce.

The first act of the new owners was to relieve the former Fulham star of his duties.

2 Sam Allardyce, Blackburn Rovers.

Dudley-born Allardyce took over Rovers in December 2008 with the club 19th in the Premier League table and hot favourites for relegation under Indian poultry owners Venky's.

He steadied the ship and kept them in the league, eventually finishing 15th. Blackburn were relegated the following season.

At Upton Park, Big Sam was moved aside at the end of last season to make way for Slaven Bilic.

Many had seemingly forgotten he had returned the club to the top flight at his first attempt, after the Hammers were relegated in 2011.

Premier League finishes of 10, 13th and 12th followed but it was not enough to save him.

3 Roberto Di Matteo, Chelsea.

Former Albion head coach Roberto Di Matteo took over Chelsea as 'interim manager,' following the disastrous reign of Andre Villas-Boas.

Champions League glory followed with victory over Bayern Munich in the final. before Chelsea also went on to win the FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Liverpool. He was sacked six months later.

4. Chris Hughton, Newcastle.

Given the caretaker role by Mike Ashley back in 2009, Chris Hughton's magnificent start to the season gave the owners no choice but to give him the job on a permanent basis.

Newcastle stormed to the Championship title. Premier League wins over Villa (6-0) Arsenal (1-0) and Sunderland (5-1) followed.

But the club's board sensationally sacked Hughton that December, leading to anger and disbelief among the Toon Army.

5 Mark Warburton, Brentford.

The Brentford manager took the League One club straight into the Championship, after replacing Uwe Rosler back in December 2013.

It was followed by earning a place in the Championship play-offs, where they were eventually beaten by Middlesbrough.

'Internal restructuring' to a more mathematical so-called 'money-ball' approach was the reason given for the parting of ways.