I have to agree, i like the Mosh, but appears far to trusting to me, i think the decision making of the board is flawed to be honest and you know im not one to bash unnecessarily on that score. Clearly decisions are being made that are not effective, not just on managers but throughout the club. A change in the board is the biggest priority to me.
If that is the priority i wouldnt mind stability on the pitch with that upheaval, which is why i wouldn't mind another season under Allardyce, he can circle a square, balance a squad, be effective in the market and would have us challenging for a Europa. Id take that if the tiers of management above his head were ripped up and reset, thats the fundamental problem for me. Let him have next season, short terms incremental stability and progress for long term gain and sweep up the mess created last summer with recruitment, its a big job to balance our squad.
As for the future, we need to understand our relative position. Im not a fan of bringing in a manager for three years and then giving them a bullet, there is a natural time for a parting of the ways, as there was with Moyes, Martinez etc that doesnt change the progress they made at points with us. The problem with inconsistency in the manger is it undermines the squad and their belief in him, you are not going to try your best for a short term fix. It also leaks money from the club, we have paid close to 50 mill in manager recruitment and staff in binning Martinez, Koeman ad their staff and recruiting Allardyce, we need to bind that cut financially.
We exist in a vacuum between mid table and the top 4. We cant go toe to toe, with the top four with fees, wages of attraction of profile at the moment we have to grow into that. A balance needs to be struck with buying potential but also big name quality as far as we can to achieve it, put it together and hope for that season were it proves enough for the CL, to raise our profile and climb the rungs to consistency at that level.
That for me is a long term plan and the management that succeeds needs at least five years to achieve it, you need someone like Moyes but not necessarily Moyes to achieve it. Who can spot untapped, under the radar talent/potential at international and domestic level and improve it. Looking around i dont see a lot managers who can do that, i rate Silva, I also think Eddie Howe has something about him as a coach in improving players and a philosophy that i like and a style of play, he is a also a blue. I even think Moyes is doing and will do a good job at West Ham ultimately. None of the high profile international names do it for me and they all carry a risk.
It would be Silva or Eddie Howe for me if i had to pick tomorrow, both carry warning risks, but also potential upsides, the market is pretty uninspiring or financially short term motivated with other big names which shouldn't be the motivation in my opinion.