Calcutta: Changing coaches seems to be the flavour of the season.

Mohammedan Sporting on Sunday sacked coach Subhas Bhowmick on account of “non performance”. Biswajit Bhattacharya will again take charge of the beleaguered black-and-whites, who are languishing at the bottom of the National Football League (NFL) table.

Just the other day, Mohun Bagan appointed Chima Okerie as coach in place of Robson.

Explaining the sudden turn of events, Mohammedan Sporting secretary Sultan Ahmed said: “We were compelled to remove Bhowmick after a string of poor performances in the Durand Cup, Federation Cup and NFL.

For Biswajit, it is time to perform. “I have been given a job and it is up to me to deliver the goods... “My last stint (with Mohammedan Sporting) ended owing to personal reasons, but when this offer came along, I couldn’t refuse,” he said.

Bhowmick was a little peeved with the way the situation was handled.

“They (the club officials) could have told me personally before announcing it to the media. However, as a professional, I have to take it in my stride,” Bhowmick said.

Rolling heads on Maidan

The turnover of coaches at the Big Three has been pretty high of late. Following is a compilation of the different coaches East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting and Mohun Bagan have had over the last two seasons:

EAST BENGAL

Subhas Bhowmick: Jan. 2002-Dec. 2005 l Philippe de Ridder: Dec. 2005-April, 2006 l Carlos Roberto Pereira: Took over on July 14, 2006

MOHAMMEDAN SPORTING

Biswajit Bhattacharya: Oct. 2004-Nov. 2005 l Mohammed Habib: Dec. 2005-April, 2006 l Subhas Bhowmick: April 2006-Feb. 2007 l Biswajit Bhattacharya: From Feb. 25, 2007

MOHUN BAGAN

Amal Datta: March 2005-Dec. 2005 l Jahar Das: Dec. 2005-March 2006 l Biswajit Bhattacharya: March 2006-Nov. 2006 l Robson Mattos de Oliviera: Nov. 2006-Feb. 2007 l Chima Okerie: From Feb. 19, 2007