"It's not just long throw-ins and going direct from the goalkeeper that have regained popularity in English football this season. From an absence of a whopping 23 years to one of just 89 days - and plenty in between - reappointing former managers is in vogue across the top four tiers. Of the seven clubs to change boss this season, three have brought back someone who had previously been in their dugout."
"For some it's a case of heart over head. Steve Cotterill returned to hometown club Cheltenham Town after 23 years last month. The 61-year-old, who led the club into the Football League in 1999 and returned with them bottom of League Two, said the Robins "will always be in my heart". "I would know most weeks within an hour of the game ending, wherever I've been, how have Cheltenham got on, who's their team - that hasn't ever left me," he told BBC Radio Gloucestershire."
Reappointing former managers has risen across the top four tiers of English football this season. Seven clubs have changed manager, with three bringing back previous incumbents. At the time of writing on 15 October, 11 of 92 Premier League or Football League teams are led by managers in a second or subsequent spell. The time between spells ranges from 23 years to just 89 days. Examples include Steve Cotterill returning to Cheltenham Town after 23 years and Chris Wilder resuming a third spell at Sheffield United after a brief, unsuccessful replacement period.
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