Mackay is Everton's first choice

Would anyone else be keen Di Matteo? Read the above thread and didn't even think about him. He has proved he can handle the lesser named players at WBA and I think his sacking was extremely harsh. He then goes on to win the Champions League – first point proven! He is free and will be chomping at the bit to prove his worth.

I think the division one playoffs are worth keeping an eye on as whoever doesn't make it out of Zola and poyet may become an option.

Sorry, THEIR acronym?

Think you'll find the childish acronym originated with Moyes supporters, not his detractors.

With some of the suicide watch posts on here it's like sitting back laughing when Take That split up years ago, hordes of little girls in tears, god help this lot when Harry Potters favourite band Wand Erection split up, they'll be jumping in the Mersey.

Gavin, let's just hope you're still laughing after we announce the new manager. I'm not one of those expecting the world to end instantly but you'd be a fool not to be worried by some of the names being mentioned.

It is because he is a Championship manager who has little experience and has not proved himself at this level.

It was different in 2002 the club has moved on since then we have a top 6-8 squad and are looking to progress not stave off relegation.

Everton should be looking at experienced European managers who have won trophies.

Can we please appoint a NON-Scottish or British manager for once!

At least we've moved away from childishness though, what with you calling me a 'tool' on an internet forum. Very mature, i'm sure.

BTW has anyone noticed the similarity between their style of play...Cardiff are a physical side who hoof it up front as soon as possible to their front man...who runs around like a headless chicken....no passing football style played here I'm afraid...just like Dour Davie in the Everton years !!

So it's my guess that the next Everton manager will be Malakey Makey as recommended by David Moyes....

We need a manager with experience of the top five in a top league.

A Rafa Benitez equivalent.

A young manager with potential..? For me, that would undermine DM's work, iand would be a step backwards.

Can't we show at least a modicum of ambition and look at another business model?

Why not pay Pelligrini £5m a year, and show some fucking vision for once. Offer whatever it takes to get the right man - we were paying Neville £3m ayear FFS!!

Kevin #588......couldn't agree more mate !!

The new manager must be someone who has the ability to develop the players skills at every level. Organised and hard to beat are ok but every team needs a level of skill to win football matches on a regular basis.

Given David Moyes shrewdness in the transfer market it is going to be hard to improve upon that area especially from someone who has not yet experienced the PL. But there is more than one way to skin a cat - I'm not advocating this as a pastime children - and we must find somebody who believes in a particular way of playing and someone who has the self-belief to enforce his beliefs on the team and on the club as a whole.

Apparently, it was the Moyesophiles bringing the "childish shite."

This from a grown man who spent the last two years regaling us with 'Gollum, Kenshite, Creasehead & Fat Frank.'

(Liverpool's own Aaron Sorkin).

The IMWT versus MOB debate has run it's course. Moyes landed the top gig in the country....there you go, game over.

The board should be setting the criteria for the type of manager they want and then appointing a recruitment specialist to draw up a list of potential managers.

Do me a favour......

Mind you, interesting how the bookies have changed their stance in the past 24 hours.

Not an inspiring list of candidates.

By default, my vote is for the Porto bloke at the moment though, for all we know, he could be another Ramos....

Worried...

If he wins trophies, and it gets debated on here, I doubt the MOB will give him credit; it will be due to either Ferguson... or money. An ironic inversion of the IMWT complaint about him not being given enough financial opportunity at EFC..!

If he fails or gets fired, then as Mike says, it'll be schadenfreude..

Personally, I'm looking forward to the next manager. I think he'll need time to bed-in and create his own team in an initial transitional period of 2-3 years.

I agree,Moyes has left an unbalanced squad behind.

All I see in here is "noooo" and "another Scot".

Just curious? Does anyone know if the guy's any good?

I agree with that too :-)

It sound like asking for all the bad managers to sign for us. We need a recognized name, who has actually won things on the world stage, what has Bilic done as a manager that would make him the perfect candidate for the job?

I cannot give you names, because all the ones I like are managing teams successfully and in europe next year, like I wish we where.

Our wage bill isn't that massive, 10th biggest in the PL I think. Don't forget the new SKY deal starting next year and they will be the departures of Neville and Moyes. We can also expect Fellaini and Baines's high wages crossed of the wage bill as well. If we can't do something substantial in the transfer window this summer, they really is no hope

I kind of agree with you but regarding high calibre managers may I remind you that we haven't got a pot to piss in on premier league terms.

Hence the Aldi list of candidates.

With respect to Harrods, we can only window shop I'm afraid.

No obvious British candidate.

First EFC Foreign manager for me.

Trouble is I have fuck all faith in the board to sort it out.

Personally, I like the idea of Di Matteo and others I know have mentioned Slaven Bilic, who should be considered. Vita Pereira would be high on the list, too. But.............. how will BK think this through? Either he's stupid or he's known for some time that this would happen sooner or later and will have had some strategies in place.

Wouldn't be surprised if there was a handshake between Billy and Sir Alex when Moyes came to Goodison 11 years ago. "Eh, Billy, yee can 'ave 'im until I'm ready to throw in the haggis but then he's ours!"

Scottish, plays shite football and is free. Perfect

We want someone who is tactically sophisticated, with someone like this as manager we would already have a head start against the one dimensional teams of the EPL. Remember the School of Science?

Ok he was born in Leeds but he played for Scotland so that should satisfy David Moyes who bizarrely seems to be having a say in who should succeed him.

He appears to be doing ok at Motherwell where presumably there really is a "shoestring budget" situation.