Forget Spurs... relegated Barrow are kings of chaos

The 2025-26 season will surely be remembered for the clubs that have lurched from one crisis to another, chopping and changing managers and head coaches at the drop of a hat. Four different bosses at Nottingham Forest. Roberto de Zerbi the third man in at Tottenham Hotspur as they try to avoid an unheard-of relegation from the Premier League.

North of the border, Old Firm pair Celtic and Rangers have both changed bosses mid-season for the first time ever. The Hoops have even performed the hokey-cokey with Martin O'Neill, bringing the 74-year-old in, not once but twice, to perform interim spells either side of the disastrous reign of Frenchman Wilfried Nancy. Meanwhile, in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion burned through Ryan Mason and Eric Ramsay before handing over to James Morrison to steer them to safety.

And Watford have had three bosses - sacking the third of those, Ed Still, less than 24 hours after their final game of the season - but nothing new there. All very chaotic and all worthy of consideration for the prize of the most disruptive season award. But the winner is League Two Barrow.

Relegation to the National League was finally confirmed on the final day following a home defeat by Newport County after a season in which the Bluebirds have had five different head coaches - three permanent and two interim. So how did it come to this for Barrow? The Barrow managerial merry-go-round Tucked away in the south west corner of Cumbria, Barrow are a long way from the beating heartlands of English football.