Jamie Redknapp was sad to see Paul Ince become a victim of the Premier League's cut-throat nature.
'Ince victim of intense top-flight'
Jamie Redknapp told
Sky Sports News he was dismayed to see former team-mate Paul Ince become the latest victim of the Premier League's cut-throat nature.
Ince was shown the door at Blackburn just six months after the Rovers hierarchy decided the promise he showed in the lower leagues had earned him a crack at top-flight management.
The 41-year-old oversaw just 17 league games during his time at Ewood Park - the final 12 of which failed to produce a single victory.
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Sky Sports expert Redknapp, while sympathising with chairman John Williams' predicament, felt his ex-England and Liverpool colleague's spell in charge had been cut short too soon.
He said: "Paul did a great job at MK Dons, started completely from the bottom when he took over at Macclesfield and did a great job there. I just think it's a shame, because you want to see young English managers doing well in the Premier League.
"I can understand Blackburn's point of view. They're probably thinking 'we're in a real relegation fight'. They need to wins to get out of the bottom three and they're probably thinking it's better to act now rather than wait for something to happen.
"I just feel it's a shame - it shows just how intense the Premier League is and how many rash decisions are made, and I would have loved to have seen Paul given more time."
Redknapp knows first-hand how strong Ince's character is, and he expects the man who was a fighter as a player to bounce back from his first major setback as a manager.
"This doesn't make Paul Ince a bad manager," he said. "We have to make that clear.
"He's had a difficult time. He's taken over from Mark Hughes, who finished seventh last year, and it's very difficult ot better that.
"I would like to see Paul Ince take stock, go away from this experience and hopefully get back in, because the more successful English managers we see the better - we've got o be giving our guys a chance.
"Unfortunately it's just a sign of the times in the Premier League that managers, if they lose some games and the pressure is on, are sacked too quickly."
