Plymouth Argyle head coach Wayne Rooney has labelled Coventry City’s decision to sack long-serving manager Mark Robins as “crazy”, while Oxford City head coach Des Buckingham has called the revolving managerial door within the EFL “scary”.
Robins was appointed Sky Blues manager in 2017 for his second stint at the club but saw his contracted terminated on Thursday after suffering a poor start to the season.
“I think it’s crazy, I really do,” Rooney told BBC Radio Devon.
“What he’s done over the last few years for Coventry City – I think it’s two play-off finals, an FA Cup semi-final, consistently had them in a good position in the league.
“Then he loses his job maybe because of a few bad results, I think it’s absolutely crazy.”
The departure of Robins means that Derby County manager Paul Warne, who was appointed in 2022, is now the longest-serving manager in the Championship.
“You never like to see anyone lose their job, especially Mark Robins who’s been there for years, but that is nature of this role,” Oxford boss Buckingham said.
“I haven’t even been here a year yet and I sit quite highly in among the longest serving managers across the English Football League, which is pretty scary.”
