By Ian Ladyman Wycombe Wanderers will forever be remembered for their run in the 2001 FA Cup, but one of the players who took the Second Division club to the semi-final fears it may cost them their manager. If the Buckinghamshire side's players need a reminder of how quickly football fortunes can change, they will get it tonight when they go in search of vital League points at Swansea. Four points above the relegation zone and with games in hand on most of their rivals, Wycombe should negotiate the final nine games of their remarkable season without great difficulty. But whether they will re-emerge from the summer break for an assault on promotion next season with manager Lawrie Sanchez still at the helm is another matter. With First Division vacancies likely in the summer and possibly even a Premiership post, Sanchez, who took over at the club more than two years ago, is likely to find his telephone ringing in the next few months.
Managers are just like players.
Wycombe's record of losing managers does not inspire confidence that Sanchez will resist the lure of a quick and lucrative passage to a higher division. Having already seen Martin O'Neill and John Gregory leave, the club's more pessimistic followers will already be fearing the worst. Click here for Terms of Use and Privacy Policy applicable to this site.