GETTING beaten by Bolton Wanderers can be dangerous for your profession: fact.

What is it about a defeat against the mighty Whites that forces a chairman or owner to take decisive action?

Whatever it is, opposing managers should beware Neil Lennon’s side for the rest of this season because we have already claimed two managers ­— and the chances are they will not be the last.

Lee Clark and Alan Thompson lined up in the opposite dugout at Bloomfield Road on Saturday and yet they were wearing Birmingham City colours the last time we met them, just five short weeks ago. Blue and white was more pleasing on the eye, too.

A 1-0 defeat later and the pair were searching for a new job ­— and they do not come much tougher than the task of turning around Blackpool’s season, that is for sure.

Uwe Rosler also fell foul of the Bolton curse when his Wigan side were steamrollered at the Macron Stadium in front of a live television audience.

Rosler had the air of a man who knew his time was up as he described the Latics’ display in the 3-1 reverse as “embarrassing”.

But at least he is in exalted company. Some of the game’s biggest names have suffered the chop soon after meeting little old Bolton.

Sam Allardyce surprisingly got the boot after his Blackburn Rovers side were beaten at the Reebok in December 2010. If they close their eyes, many Bolton fans can still see Stuart Holden slotting away that late winning goal as Wanderers’ former boss continued to celebrate a Blackburn equaliser seconds earlier.

It prompted Blackburn’s owners, Venky’s, to take action. Steve Kean took over the reins ­— and with hindsight, there really cannot be many dafter footballing decisions in Premier League history.

Newcastle chief Alan Pardew suffered a similar fate when his West Ham United team were put to the sword ­— by Big Sam’s lot, I must add ­— four years earlier.

Roy Keane is one of the game’s biggest names but he could not ride out the storm at Sunderland that ensued when his team were humbled 4-1 at the Stadium of Light back in 2008, although, admittedly, the Irishman fell on his own sword.

That was the same route taken by Kevin Keegan after his Manchester City side were edged out on a Monday night by a solitary goal from El-Hadji Diouf in March 2005. But in fairness, sword-falling has become somewhat of a forte for King Kev.

For those with slightly longer memories, Ray Wilkins departed his role as player-manager of Queens Park Rangers after a 2-1 defeat at Loftus Road in 1996. The scorers that day? John McGinlay and Alan Thompson, proving these things really can move in circles.

Those are only some of the recent examples. Perhaps playing against Wanderers should come with a health warning?