Who's next after Benitez - Poll reset 25th Jan

[JimmyK]

I don't know why people talk about Lampard like he worked miracles Chelsea finished 3rd the season before he took over and 4th the season he was there thats not a bad job but its not anything to get excited about either especially as his record at Derby was similar.

 

[bullybeef]

I hope so.

It took quite a campaign to get shut of him before.

It beggars belief that the board and owner would even consider going back there.
The fans would not be very patient with him ala Benitez!

 

[Toast]

I voted Duncan Ferguson.

Give him an interim title, see if the players play for him.

Allow a DOF to come in and make a call on it in the summer.

To be honest, I think it's absolutely ridiculous they didn't name Ferguson as the replacement within the hour of announcing Benitez' departure.

It's not like we're spoilt for choice.

These lot would wrap in for him if they knew he wasn’t going to be permanent, especially ones with only a year or so left on contracts.

Some awful characters in this squad who’ve seen off too many managers now.

 

[Toffeelover]

It beggars belief that the board and owner would even consider going back there.
The fans would not be very patient with him ala Benitez!

Methinks it is very much down to BK rather than Moshi.

 

[Nymzee]

These lot would wrap in for him if they knew he wasn’t going to be permanent, especially ones with only a year or so left on contracts.

Some awful characters in this squad who’ve seen off too many managers now.

Thankfully lots coming to the end of their deals now and doubt any will be offered a new one (I hope).

 

[Milkman]

Rooney over Lampard and Martinez any day. Kovac over Rooney on top of that.

 

[bullybeef]

Rooney looks like he knows what he's doing but I'd worry about how long it took for another public scandal of his to come out and drag us through the mud with it.

Genius people tend to be flawed.
I couldn’t careless what he did so long as he brought good successful football back to EFC.

 

[bullybeef]

Methinks it is very much down to BK rather than Moshi.

Bill can K’off

 

[LocalNative]

If we turn to Rooney or Lampard when Niko Kovac is available then we're completely doomed as a club.

 

[Noble Savage]

Genius people tend to be flawed.
I couldn’t careless what he did so long as he brought good successful football back to EFC.

Absolutely . Sir Alex had a few public issues regarding racehorses , boot throwing and his dodgy brother .

 

[ToffeeTim]

I see the idea of Martinez coming back got panned on talksport this morning. Hopefully Moshiri was listening to his mate

 

[Toffeepot]

I don't know why people talk about Lampard like he worked miracles Chelsea finished 3rd the season before he took over and 4th the season he was there thats not a bad job but its not anything to get excited about either especially as his record at Derby was similar.

I hear ya, especially with the squad available to him. Thing is he plays a good brand of football, isn't afraid to play youngsters and isn't a dinosaur, 3 good reasons imo. Also seems confident and self-aware enough to question himself at times which is a 'phenomenal' attribute

 

[Kev The Rat]

Personally, I think we're on the precipice regardless of who comes in.

It's a properly high-stakes appointment. We desperately need a restructure, and thanks to FFP and our current position, our margin of error is finer than ever.

No I don’t think we can play with the nightmare of relegation on a high risk punt.

Just grind out the 3/4 wins required now.

 

[Tree13]

Just from a betting perspective you can get 9/2 so that would suggest not coming

Don't those odds simply suggest that few people are betting on him, and the stakes being risked are low?

Why would the bookies have anyminside knowledge here?

 

[Lanolin]

Genius people tend to be flawed.
I couldn’t careless what he did so long as he brought good successful football back to EFC.

It’s a fair point though, the last thing the club needs at this point is to have its manager on the front page of the Sunday papers for some misdemeanour or other.

I’d also be a little concerned about discipline at the club if Rooney was in charge. People love to say the current players phone it in as it is, if they’ve got a manager who is and was far from a model pro himself then it’s hard to see that improving. Obviously he can change and grow as others have but it might be a bit soon to take that chance.