I suspect there was no connection between the removal of Scott Parker and results.

Well who’s fault that might be is always open to question just as exactly what Scott knew before he took the job is. But one things for sure having watched their first four games he isn’t wrong, outside of maybe agreeing to not say it.
How many times is this going to happen, manager gets praise for promotion. Manager gets sacked after finding out after a few games squad isn’t good enough for higher level, whether he says as much or not.?

Last season when Parker got Bournemouth promoted they signed a few players on Loan, some were Free Transfers including Gary Cahill,they spent some £11 Mill on incoming transfers and received about £25 Mill from sales.

Just read on BBC Sport that Jack Ross Of Dundee Utd has just been sacked because they lost to Celtic 9.0 at the weekend -

Is this now another yardstick by which a manager should be judged / sacked ?

I suspect Willo is right when he notes that Parker's sacking is not solely related to the 9-0 defeat at Liverpool. Parker has been fairly vocal about his lack of support in the transfer market and I dare say the owners feel disrespected.

If not, it's a ludicrous decision to sack the manager after just 4 games, especially as they have managed 1 win. He might not be a first class coach, but he's not a bad one either.

For sure, Gerrard is in a similar position and if Villa lose to Arsenal tomorrow, he'll also be in the media firing line.

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

He got them up from the championship and they started off ok.

Then 9-0 to Liverpool.

Surely they should not have sacked them in panic teams do recover from being thrashed.

We were done by them 0-7 at home under Roy yet finished half way up.

Funny old game.