Better Than Arsene??
Tuesday, 8th Nov 2005 00:00

Jackett Better Than Wenger - Official (!!!!!)

Unsurprisingly, Swansea's great start to the season has seen Kenny Jackett occupy a lofty position in the League Managers Tissot League - the ranking system that a manager is rated on.

The Tissot League was introduced a season or two ago to judge a managers based on their performance rather than that of their team - only really relevant if a manager swaps teams during the course of a season.

The League gives points based on a system which is fair and rewards management for across-the-board performance, and for consistency and good defence as well as goals and results. - More points for away wins and draws than home wins and draws recognising these are greater managerial achievements

Points for goals, but also goal difference in each match - so a 3-1 win gains more points than a 3-2 win
Points for clean sheets recognising that defence is an important aspect of good management
Points for consecutive wins and draws rewarding managers for consistency of performance

And with the new season just about three months old, Kenny Jackett finds himself in 9th place in the current league standings ahead of the likes of Arsene Wenger and Sam Allardyce.

Unsurprisingly, Chelsea's "Special One" is at the top of the tree significantly clear of the chasing pack which is headed by Steve Coppell at Reading. Neil Warnock is in 3rd place, just ahead of the under pressure Sir Alex "Bollocks" Ferguson

And with Kenny in 9th place and just a point behind Steve Tilson in 7th there is the likelihood that a positive result from the Swans on the weekend could move Kenny up another place or two.

The current standings arey

Pos	Div	Manager	Club	P	W	D	GS	CS	CU	WM	Pts	TTT scores
1	P	Jose Mourinho	Chelsea	10	98	6	38	8	9	17	176	176
2	C	Steve Coppell	Reading	14	106	18	50	8	12	18	212	151
3	C	Neil Warnock	Sheffield Utd	14	118	6	52	5	10	16	207	148
4	P	Sir Alex Ferguson	Man Utd	11	78	17	36	7	8	13	159	145
5	P	Alan Curbishley	Charlton	8	68	0	30	3	4	10	115	144
6	2	John Gorman	Wycombe Wanderers	15	78	38	64	4	12	13	209	139
7	1	Steve Tilson	Southend Utd	14	98	11	54	2	9	15	189	135
7	P	Alan Pardew	West Ham Utd	8	44	17	30	3	5	9	108	135
9	1	Kenny Jackett	Swansea City	14	88	11	62	2	8	17	188	134
10	1	Peter Jackson	Huddersfield Town	15	98	17	56	3	9	13	196	131
11	P	Arsene Wenger	Arsenal	9	62	6	28	4	4	10	114	127
12	2	Russell Slade	Grimsby	15	100	17	40	8	9	15	189	126
13	C	Adrian Boothroyd	Watford	14	76	22	50	4	8	12	172	123
13	C	Mike Newell	Luton Town	14	90	15	44	4	7	12	172	123
15	P	Sam Allardyce	Bolton	10	66	11	26	4	6	7	120	120
16	2	Keith Curle	Chester City	14	54	34	52	5	8	10	163	116
16	C	Kevin Blackwell	Leeds	13	76	17	34	7	6	11	151	116
18	C	Iain Dowie	Crystal Palace	13	72	11	40	6	7	13	149	115
19	2	Martin Ling	Leyton Orient	14	78	17	46	1	7	8	157	112
19	C	Glenn Hoddle	Wolves	14	64	23	46	4	6	14	157	112

GS - Goal ScoredCS - Clean SheetsCU - Consecutively UnbeatenWM - Winning Margin per goal

POINTS SYSTEM
Home Win	10 points	Goal Scored	2 points
Away Win	12 points	Winning Margin per goal	1 points
Home Draw	5 points	Consecutively Unbeaten per match	1 points
Away Draw	6 points	Clean Sheet	1 points
Points are divided by the number of games played. This number is then multiplied by ten - to exclude decimals - producing the final TTT (Tissot Top Twenty) score.