The following Top Ten article was written by Karl Sears of Football Fancast. Make sure to check out the latest news, blogs and podcasts at FFC – ed.

With Alan Pardew taking the role as the new Newcastle manager, it seemed apt to have a look at some of the more bizarre managerial appointments in the world of football over the years. Newcastle chairman Mike Ashley replacing the successful Chris Hughton with Alan Pardew has to be right up there, but it could be argued that other football managerial appointments have left us scratching our heads even more in the past. Here is a trip down memory lane with the top ten bizarre managerial appointments of recent years.

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