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

[Evertonthat]

Bugs me how the media include caretaker managers when saying how many we've had since Moyes. Carragher loves saying we've had 10, the bell. We've had 6, and Allardyce was always going to be just a half season temporary measure. Also Ancelotti left so wasn't sacked. So that's 5 sacked since Moyes, and actually its 5 sacked since 2002, which is probably above par in the league.

 

[nevsonlymate]

We need a baldy

Pep, Zidane , Conte (hairpiece) , Tuchel (balding) - all elite, all have hair issues

 

[davek]

Why does that matter?

It matters in relation to the terrible grammar.

It'd bad enough they want a cone layer as manager, but they compound it with leaving the connecting word "to" out.

It's like running fingernails down a blackboard.

 

[MikeH72]

It matters in relation to the terrible grammar.

It'd bad enough they want a cone layer as manager, but they compound it with leaving the connecting word "to" out.

It's like running fingernails down a blackboard.

Such a bizarre thing to get wound up about.

 

[Lune1878]

Whoever comes in I don’t want them to be dragged into a situation where if things go badly wrong we cling on to them for too long like we have with Benitez.

Having said that I’m not sure anyone who comes in can be as bad as that.

One of the benefits of hiring a Lampard or Rooney would be the smaller salary and possible shorter contract length, so easier to move on if/when the worst happens. Compared to the mega bucks and minimum 3years a more established manager like Martinez or Mourinho would demand.

 

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

Not much activity on the managerial speculation front.

I think it will be quiet now until early next week.

 

[kiss the crest]

Apparently we have to pay £48 mil to get rid of Benitez and his staff, unbelievable

 

[Tree13]

Why the big vote on Kovac?

I presume you seek a more detailed answer than "Because he's the best option in that list of candidates bar Potter, and Potter's already publically said he's not interested."

 

[Kev The Rat]

I presume you seek a more detailed answer than "Because he's the best option in that list of candidates bar Potter, and Potter's already publically said he's not interested."

He's better than Potter

 

[LinekersLegs]

Such a bizarre thing to get wound up about.

Tbf you can copy and paste that comment as a reply to most of his posts

 

[Drico]

Narrative is blame the fans but 1 in 13 is atrocious and it wasn't getting better.

Some of our fans walked into that narrative though with their invective-fuelled attacks on Benitez before he was even unveiled. They never gave him a chance. They will claim they were right, but they certainly didn't contribute constructively with their bedsheet attacks on his neighbours' property. However, no manger can survive the run of results Senor Benitez oversaw. So, while many of us can rail against the narrative, the narrative WAS true for a minority of our fans who have, effectively, embarrassed the rest of us with their shrill, abusive behaviour.

 

[TheBigIguana]

He's better than Potter

Potter has done it with less for sure though. Kovac has real talent at Monaco even if he was somewhat of a savior in terms of getting it to perform. Same at Frankfurt.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Apparently we have to pay £48 mil to get rid of Benitez and his staff, unbelievable

Given how desperate Benitez was for the role and how few other managerial options he had it really shows our expert negotiating skills doesn’t it that we ended up with such compensation packages.

 

[riddick]

Lol at that article. Premier league experience Rooney, none, 6/10; Kovac, none, 1/10!

The other thing too is that Kovac worked with a DoF at both Bayern and Monaco(who was the cause of him getting sacked). His Frankfurt job was where he had most control over transfers too which was pretty damn good.

 

[Drico]

Not much activity on the managerial speculation front.

I read this as Usmanov flexing his muscles after Kenwright's ludicrous PR manupulation since Sunday. The longer we take to hire a new manager, the more likely it is that the yacht can be moored off Sardinia to welcome the next decorated heavyweight manager to sip from the poisoned chalice.