Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has offered his sympathy to Chris Powell and Chris Ramsey after they were sacked by Huddersfield Town and QPR respectively this week, reports the Guardian. 

Chris Ramsey was sacked as QPR boss during the week, the same day as Chris Powell's departure form Huddersfield
Chris Ramsey was sacked as QPR boss during the week, the same day as Chris Powell's departure from Huddersfield

Allardyce was appointed as manager of the Black Cats earlier on this season after Dick Advocaat decided to leave the club, and is hoping to lift his side out of the relegation zone.

Powell was sacked as Terriers manager on Wednesday despite managing a 2-2 draw away at Reading, a side doing well so far this year.

The result kept the West Yorkshire club five points clear of danger, but the Board decided it was time for a change.

Ramsey was also sacked as QPR manager after a stuttering start to the season, and defeat to Derby County in midweek left them in the bottom half of the division.

He managed to keep hold of star players like Charlie Austin, Matt Phillips and Rob Green during the summer, so a return of just 13th in the division was not deemed good enough by the Board.

And now Allardyce has offered thoughts on the situation, and believes that the financial lure of the Premier League is leaving managers in a precarious position if objectives aren't immediately achieved.

He told the Guardian: 'It’s not unusual.

'If you survived more than a year you were doing well. Now, though, it’s happening mainly in the Championship because those clubs are getting more foreign owners who want to turn them into Premier League outfits.

'If they don’t quite get there, the managers fall foul of these new regimes. The financial promise of the Premier League means that, this year, more Championship managers than ever might lose their jobs.

'If you come into the frying pan you’ve got to accept that, to survive, you need wins. My job is not safe if I don’t start winning. That’s something all of us, even José Mourinho, have to face.'

Huddersfield have already appointed David Wagner as their new boss, whilst QPR have appointed Neil Warnock as their interim manager, but are yet to announce who will take the job permanently.

Only time will tell as to whether these decisions pay dividends for both clubs, but the consensus is that both men, notably Powell, can feel slightly unfortunate to lose their jobs.

QPR & Huddersfield fans... What do you make of this news? Were you harsh to sack your managers? Did they deserve more time? Do you think owners should give managers more time? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!