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

[dutchblue54]

Don knows

only the phone call with Ten Hag will be very short: thanks but no thanks. Why would he want to come here ? If ever he leaves Ajax bigger teams than us will come in for him.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Don knows

We have to be a competitive and competently ran club before we can be an elite club. Don is wrong I'm afraid. No elite manager is coming near us at this time and we need to get a reality check.

 

[mightymoyes]

They have a limited influence, Chelsea don't buy because of who the manager currently is as they know it's very likely within two years it'll be a different guy.

You think Tuchel pushed for Lukaku as an example?

They may have limited input but to say they have no say is nonsense.

 

[bluebud]

Usmanov will be on the phone to his buddy Abramovich about Lampard. Wonder if he’ll get as good a recommendation as he gave Benitez.

…and hopefully his buddy Rybolovlev the Monaco owner about kovac

 

[Keeprighton]

Hiya chaps as an outsider looking in on this forum doesn't anyone fancy Sean dyche? A steady Eddie done a good job for a few years now on an absolute shoestring deserves a chance at a bigger club...could be your next David Moyes.....

 

[bluestevon]

One potentially interesting note on Lampard and his defensive set up - Lampard did not like Rudiger and had essentially frozen him out. Which seemed like a sensible decision at the time, as he was still playing a bit brainless. To be fair he started to come back into frame in a big way before Lampard was fired, but it's clear that Tuchel is the one that has brought out the best in him. It begs the question - why wasn't Lampard able to get something out of Rudiger? Lampard deserves plaudits for his work in developing Mount and James, but I wonder on Rudiger. Was it personality thing? Is he better at developing younger players?

I am intrigued by Lampard because it seems like he will have learned a lot in this first major job, and could apply those things to his second one. I think for me that's the main reason I'd have him over Rooney (if considering just the two of them).

Also, it's a bit stupid to speculate because of the situation we find ourselves in right now, but Lampard has already had his top 4 job at Chelsea, whereas Rooney would no doubt be hired by United if he succeeds with us.

Think there was rumours about a certain group (clique) of players and Lampard having literally zero communication with each other, hence why Cech was brought in kinda in an intermediate role between the two to create dialogue

 

[peteblue]

Anyone wanting Lampard is clearly a Tory.

Lampard confirms his place on the right wing

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has revealed he is a Tory who would love David Cameron to win the next election

www.dailymail.co.uk

Gets my vote….

 

[everton fan number one]

Don knows

Bill Kenwright- "Hello Mr Haag, do you want the Everton job"

Ten Haag-"No thanks"

Bill Kenwright- "Okay then"

 

[Ian]

I think we can safely say we’d have quite a few more points had he been in charge all season. We’d be bored to death like, but that would have been nothing compared to what I’ve watched in the past 3 months.

I don't think we can safely say that at all! The football under BFS was as bad as we've seen lately. People have short memories.

 

[Runub]

Hiya chaps as an outsider looking in on this forum doesn't anyone fancy Sean dyche? A steady Eddie done a good job for a few years now on an absolute shoestring deserves a chance at a bigger club...could be your next David Moyes.....

Welcome...Now why did we not think of that??

 

[MikeH72]

We have to be a competitive and competently ran club before we can be an elite club. Don is wrong I'm afraid. No elite manager is coming near us at this time and we need to get a reality check.

Yeah we tried the whole jumping from a mid table basket case to an elite club overnight thing with Ancelotti. It didn’t work, we finished mid table. It doesn’t work.

 

[Kev The Rat]

Looks like Rooney is on the verge of going odds on in some places

 

[Nymzee]

Hire new manager

Then hire new DoF

Then hire new CEO

This the backwards road we are heading down I fear.

 

[Evertonthat]

Don knows

The call would go something like this:
"Hello is that Erik?
Hi Erik its Bill Kenwright here from Everton FC.
Bill Kenwright.
Anyhow, I just wanted to call you about the vacant managers position...
Hello...
Hello..."

 

[zukai12_]

first manager hunt in a while we haven't seen Fonseca linked