Nigel Pearson was speaking before Hull City’s rather chaotic dismissal of Shota Arveladze but events on Friday only further reinforced the Bristol City’s manager’s view about the precarious nature of his chosen profession, which is showing little sign of changing for the better.
Arvelade was dismissed just eight hours before the Tigers' Championship clash with Luton Town and is the fifth such decision made by an owner in the division since the start of a campaign which is only 10 games old, following Cardiff City, Huddersfield Town, Stoke City and Watford.
Pearson is now the fifth-longest serving boss in the second tier, and although he now feels like a Bristol City manager, having increasingly stamped his authority and identity on the team and club, he’s still very much in the early stages of what he wants to do with this team.
