For CNN
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Would you be offended if your boss got your name wrong? Maybe. Would you want to leave your job? Maybe not.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson gave David Beckham the boot after a defeat to Arsenal in 2003.
But if you're already unhappy, like Charles N'Zogbia, being called "Insomnia" by a no-nonsense and unapologetic Joe Kinnear was the last straw.
The winger got his wish to leave Newcastle granted in the January transfer window by moving to Wigan, prompting a war of words between the pair.
"When you hear the manager say something like this about you, then you know he doesn't respect you," said the Frenchman. "If he doesn't respect you, what's the point of playing for him?
Newcastle's veteran boss hit back at the 22-year-old, who had refused to play for the club again under Kinnear, for "living in a fantasy land."
"There was not a day when he didn't have some Mickey Mouse story about a club that wanted him," Kinnear said.
"First it was Arsenal, then Manchester United, then Real Madrid, then Aston Villa and Lyon. I think he needed bringing down to earth and I can assure you nobody tried to stop him going."
The N'Zogbia-Kinnear feud is the latest in a long line of players and managers falling out at club level. Football Fanzone picks out some of most memorable from the last 10 years.
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