When RC Lens dismissed Dino Toppmoller after just six games, it was a baffling decision. As it turns out, it might have been a blessing in disguise for the manager because the Ligue 1 outfit have gone completely off the rails in the months since.

In September, news broke that Lens were set to sack their new coach despite the fact that he had won the Trophee des Champions - the French Supercup - in his very first game in charge. Toppmoller had only been at the club for a few weeks, but after six matches, his spell was over.

His dismissal - officially described as a mutual parting of ways by the club - had nothing to do with results or performances. Toppmoller fell victim to backroom politics because part of his staff revolted against him.

When the German took the job, he agreed to make the major concession of only bringing along two of his assistant coaches. The rest of the staff was appointed by the club. This resulted in a clear divide between the Toppmoller camp and the Lens camp.

Specifically, a dispute arose over one of his two assistants, Nelson Morgado. He was deemed "too demanding" by the rest of the staff, and they wanted him gone. When Lens informed Toppmoller of Morgado's sacking, he refused to accept this and was shown the door himself.

Lens' managerial madness

At the time, FootballTransfers described it as the "craziest sacking of the season" because it would be difficult to top a manager losing his job after six games because of a falling out over his assistant.

It seems that we were correct. So far, this sacking hasn't been topped. However, little did we know that the managerial madness at Lens would have more bizarre twists and turns in store for us.

Toppmoller was replaced by Yannick Cahuzac, one of his Lens-appointed assistants. Reports suggested that the 41-year-old had long been in the frame to become first-team manager.

There was even a sense that he had usurped Toppmoller. His close relationship with Lens' sporting director Jean-Louis Leca certainly raised questions - and alarm bells - following his promotion to head coach.

Cahuzac was supposed to build on what his predecessor had started to put in place. Performances under Toppmoller weren't always entirely convincing - he was working with a very young squad - so the 41-year-old was tasked with making the team more consistent.

Well, not even two months on from his appointment, Cahuzac is gone again. According to L'Equipe, the Corsican will be sacked by Lens imminently after winning just three of his nine matches in charge.

The other six fixtures all ended in defeat, including Lens' three most recent outings. This run of losses included a historic 9-1 Champions League demolition at the hands of Serie A upstarts Como. There was no coming back from this.

What makes this entire situation even more absurd is the fact that Lens' preferred candidate to replace Cahuzac is none other than Pierre Sage, who only left the club in the summer to take charge of Crystal Palace.

Obviously, it makes sense that they would want to bring back the coach who led them to a second-place finish and who won the Coupe de France last season, but a return just four months after leaving would be the cherry on top of Lens' managerial shenanigans.

Sage is currently in the same awkward spot as Cahuzac in that he is just waiting for the axe to drop at any moment. His sacking at Crystal Palace has already been decided; it's just a matter of when it will be announced.

Unfortunately, it seems that we will be deprived of a box-office return of the 47-year-old. Fabrizio Romano understands that Sage is likely to take a break from coaching after his Palace exit, so he won't be taking the Lens job.

Nevertheless, the situation could hardly be more bizarre. Lens have seemingly ruined their campaign all because some staff members didn't like an assistant coach. Toppmoller's dismissal really was the craziest sacking of the season.