Chris O'Connor
Player Valuation: £35m
Maybe he will take us into the championship so he can get us out and into Europe - cant see us attracting Simeone or Silva from Englands second tier of football.
There is one record that he's justifiably proud of and never having been relegated considering some of the basket case clubs he's been in charge of is genuinely impressive.
He took over Bolton and West Ham while they were below the first tier, got them promoted and comfortably kept them there, venturing into Europe with Bolton Wanderers.
He has some perhaps extremely justifiable criticism about his style methods and especially his seemingly avaricious character and maybe would be the last person I'd normally want here at the club.
Now I think needs must and he's easily the best unattached and immediately available candidate, and although there are never any guarantees, he offers us by a long, long way our best chance of avoiding the second tier you mention.