Who could replace Roberto Martinez at Everton?

Apart from the obvious reasons I don't see how he can repair the fractured relationship with the fans. That being the case, here is who I think is on the short list to replace him?

Duncan Ferguson. This is a man who knows the club inside out, who is in a great position to bring in the younger players and who has the respect of the squad who need to be given some lessons in commitment. At the least he should be given a change as interim manager.

Roberto Mancini. He left Manchester City with a lot of business left unfinished. He is a great build-from-the-back tactician who can attract big name players. He may welcome another shot at the Premier League with a club that now has some money to spend.

Julen Lopetgui. He managed Porto and is currently available. He has a great win average as manager – some 74% - and 2.5 points per game over 78 matches. He was fired from Porto after – get this – a three game losing streak. A Premier League challenge is his next obvious step up in his career.

Marc Wilmots. The current manager of the Belgian national side is expected to look for a club to manage after Euro 2016.

Denis Bergkamp. Frank de Boer isn't going anywhere but Bergkamp is ripe to make the step up to the Premier League.

When the press heard from a player that the national team hadn't practiced set-pieces at all in the last year, they couldn't believe their ears and questioned Wilmots about it. He admitted not training on set-pieces and said the risk of injuries was too high...

I wouldn't touch Wilmots with a barge pole.

Were Kenwright not so keen on keeping Roberto, Howe would fit his usual criteria of young and initially dead cheap!

He has to bring through youth and with star Quality back room, He could bring big names.

Seems win win for me.

Still need Martinez Gone first, I have seen posts on Social Media calling for a Protest on Saturday if Martinez is still in charge.

I don't think Howe should be in the running at all – he would, in my opinion, be a low-risk and unimaginative appointment, the kind we would have made years ago when we had no money.

Or if we going Dutch then why not Phillip Cocu? Doing great as manager of PSV and a former Barcelona captain so would be able to attract players as well as command the respect of the dressing room.

He is also an accomplished master of the "dark arts" and will instill a sense of belief among the squad. Don't know what's not to like really. It would be a positive statement of intent as opposed to taking a punt with the likes of Howe (no disrespect to him).

First things first though, we have to get rid of the present incumbent.

It would not surprise me if something similar happens with the manager's position.

I'm probably far too influenced by the views of a Burnley director mate who classes his appointment as the worst his club have made!

I currently have no clear favourite candidate, but as John @ #6 points out De Boer and his backroom would be a very compelling crew for me.

Mancini has Won Premier league and manager of the year, therefore that is where my recommendation is.

Of course changing the manager is not the only issue this summer. The so called best squad in the last thirty years needs a major overhaul. That must start this summer with all the players over thirty jettisoned and at least seven new signings. So there is a lot to be done but there is an opportunity for the new man to build a dynasty.

As for all Kenwright's shortcomings – as TW polls show, Martinez was a popular choice at the time.

Small club thinking for far too long has brought us to where we are. Consequently we really should (sadly) rule out every single home grown candidate as being "tainted by association".

As Villa begin their descent beyond the horizon, they are suddenly relabelled as a big or even massive club. Then clearly Everton have not actually become a small, nor even a medium club.

Big club mindset is required now as anything less will saddle us with another "nearly man".

A swift glance at Villa's demise, then a hard look at the top of the table clearly proves the benefits of taking ambitious action and commiting to it.

(Also known as "Niasse")

Cillesen (Howard replacement), van Rhijn (Coleman competition), Veltman (CB-don't want to say Stones replacement), Bazoer (holding midfield/Barry replacement), Fischer (Pienaar/Osman replacement), Klaassen (Barkley competition) and Milik (Rom replacement).

All under 24 apart from Cillesen who's a great age for a keeper at 27. Great young manager and big name coaching staff with a "phenominal" group of young talent as well.

And then I woke up. As you can probably tell, I watch a bit of Eredivisie and Ajax are a technically sound, fluid attacking football team built on a solid defensive base. Just what we need but obviously not what's going to happen.

I don't understand why Benitez is being mentioned, steeped to win against Milan, and has done anything much since, sacked at Inter and Madrid.

My bet at the moment is Kenwright will stick with our present manager just like he remembers Carter backing underfire Kendall and he will be hoping he gets lucky and replicates the rewards we got after that move. This time, we have the Moshiri millions to come into play.

Interesting times indeed.

UP THE BLUES

We have never appointed a man at the top of the tree, so cant see them starting now. Even our most successful manager came from 2nd Division Blackburn. Moyes came from 2nd Division Preston. Walker had one good season with Norwich but was never equipped or proven to manage Everton. Also, Martinez came from a team who had just been relegated.

So expect someone like Eddie Howe another whose defensive record is nearly as bad as Martinez.

We will now see how ambitious Moshiri is going to be, this next appointment could define our club for many seasons to come.

like the idea of De boer and Cocu who someone mentioned.

I also think Rebrov could be an outside shout, doing good things at Kiev, knows the prem and might enable the signing of Yarmolenko. I think for Everton we won't attract the Simeone's of this world and need to catch the next great managers on their way up and Rebrov could be the man.

Would command respect of players and managers alike.

Duncan Ferguson
Eddie Howe
David Moyes

And any other small time manager with experience of fighting relegation or getting teams promoted, this is not what we are aiming for and usually you find these types of managers have limitations when it comes to getting over the line.

I'd also be wary of getting a manager with no Premier League experience which is why I wouldn't go for DeBoer either.

DeBoer could be great but it's too much of a risk and our next appointment needs to be a proven manager that you can guarantee will stand up to the demands.

The only managers from overseas we should be interested in are those from strong league's with a good track record, Marcelo Bielsa, Unai Emery for example.

Koeman would be my choice within reason.

I'd make the call just to hear what Mourinho had to say but I doubt it would happen.

I don't want any stupid risk like Phil Neville with Duncan Ferguson next to him either, not good enough.

This has to be the right move now, we have to make a real statement of intent.

I'd love to think the Board have their man in place & a swift change of manager is about to occur, allowing the new man a few matches to size up his squad & start making plans for the summer. However, if I trust my gut instinct, I have an underlying fear Martinez will not only remain in place until the end of the season but well into the next one. Sadly, I can't help but anticipate Martinez finally being shown the door somewhere between October & January, when it becomes blindingly obvious that we've carried on where we left off & will be, by then, seriously at risk of relegation.

This will, of course, leave the club scrambling to find a suitable & available replacement mid-season & present the new man with the prospect of a rescue job –& after Martinez has spent any transfer kitty too!

A chance for Mr Moshiri to defy expectations & show he is the leader we've been waiting for. If he doesn't act soon, we'll know the worst – nothing's really changed at Board level.

Second choice should be Diego Simeone. Throw the chequebook at him.
He has consistently 'over-achieved' against what amounts to Government backed sides in Barca and Real, can spot players, and would be absolutely ideal for our needs. Our so called 𧴜m spending pot will be dwarfed by Liverpool, Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea and possibly Arsenal, so instead of a loudmouth like Roberto showing the card-school his hand before the first bet, we need someone who can spend large, but shrewdly.

Diego, come on down. Over to you Mr Moshiri.

He seems to have the the best of everything that's needed to succeed. Also he doesn't talk bullshit. Always tells it how it is.

Mourinho because he has knowledge of the premier league and is a winner.

This decision is going to be a big one and has to be made by Moshiri. Assuming, of course, there will be a decision to make.

Arsene Wenger

Moshiri knows him and may have some influence, he recruits very good players without spending extravagant amounts of money and is consistently fairly successful, plays attractive football, he seems to be out of favour with the Arsenal fans and may fancy a change.

The downside? Moshiri knows him and he may be one of the reasons Moshiri left Arsenal and wrote that letter criticizing the running of the club.

Wenger won't manage another English club, very much doubt he'll manage again full stop once he leaves Arsenal.

All of the above is based on the next appointment as the be-all and end-all.

However, what about a two-step approach as Man City did with Guardiola? They put in place all the pieces to attract their man as part of a 3 year plan, the length of his Bayern contract.

Everton do not have City's resources but they could deploy a similar strategy.

Identify a top target, eg Koeman, De Boer, Simeone. Find out under what circumstances they would join, eg New Stadium, back challenging for CL, war chest.

Establish time frame, eg 2 years.

Hire a manager with a clear remit and budget to push the squad back up to challenging for a top 4 place, and commence off the field activities simulataneously.

Pellegrini, Hiddink and Mancini would be an extremely good fits in such circumstances. All have shown an ability to make a strong impression in their first 1-2 years, although their ability to sustain success is not a strong point. Benitez would fit right in to this category but as with George Graham at Spurs, one has to question whether his affections for the RS would be conducive to the role.

The dismissal of in house candidates is baffling. Unsworth to me appears to have the tools - he is developing the U21s well and their results have been ok. Perhaps a 2 year apprenticeship alongside an older head, as United are trying to do with Giggs, could be an option?

There is zero chance of him coming here as if he did want an English paycheque he would be heading to City, United, Arsenal or Chelsea. Or else he would be at PSG, Juventus. He really could take his pick but will probably stay where he is happy and adored.

Mourinho there is marginally more chance of as he's available and wants to stay in England. If Man utd or PSG don't take him then there's a small chance he could fancy a project.

Out of all the likely managers it seems there are very few candidates who most people would be happy with. I like Pellegrini but can see how he is a version of Roberto. Bielsa is too much a risk. Howe is a Moyes mkII (i wouldn't mind but wouldn;'t be popular.) Benitez I actually think would be shrewd but would be divisive.

For me there are 2 choices from the list that stand out and seem to have the most support. The Dutchmen.

Koeman has done a very good job at Southampton and has built a new team that look solid but play well in a fairly short time. He has corrected things when it looked like they may be heading off course this season. He has bought well and has his team playing with consistency. Big tick. Would he come? That will depend hugely on what Moshiri can offer him and very little on our History as some blue-tinted fans seem to think. At the moment he has a good team that could be well placed to do a Leicester next season whereas we are a mess looking likely to lose our 'gems' so I think it will be a hard sell but not impossible.

The other candidate is De Boer with his impressive Dutch staff. More of a risk perhaps as he has not done it in a tough league yet but his team looks to be well organised, high tempo and with no small flair. He backs the youth where appropriate and most importantly is a winner who will command respect. To me it would seem a risk worth taking as he could well be the next Pochettino or Koeman. He's done his dues in the Eredivisie and you'd think he'd be up for the next challenge soon. If nothing else then BK's support for RM has made Goodison an attractive place for managers as they can see they will be given a good chance. This feels a good fit to me.

Emery would possibly be my third choice after his sterling work at Seville though it should be noted that his only stint out of Spain was pretty disastrous at Spartak and culminated in a 5-1 home loss in their derby. Not sure i'm keen to go straight back to a Spanish manager who seems to excel mostly in cups!

AVB would be my 4th choice as he has done well almost everywhere except for Chelsea where he was given no time. Even at Spurs he did better than given credit for. He's done well in Russia but looks to be keen on returning to Portugal.

I don't know who would be the best bet but anyone who has a persona approaching Bill Shankly's or Alex Ferguson's would be a good ingredient for our next manager (not easy to find!) but, to me, the club needs someone who can revitalise the players and lift the morale of players and fans alike.

Ken Buckley said that a big slice of luck is needed for things to come together. Dead right.

I don't think this is the best group of players in a generation but we do have some good young talented players. To build a team, we need a man who can, above all things, instill a spirit in the players like Shankly did. Like Howard did and like Ferguson did.

Pity we didn't get Pottechino or Klopp but I think that we were a club that picked outsiders, to keep us in the Premiership, anything else was a bonus.

Now, we've got a man who has a fair amount of cash and who now can choose from managers with better track records, or from the very best up and coming managers.

I don't know enough about him but Simeone has been described as a top class man who can weld players into a formidable team with the right attitude to take on any team.

Not an easy job but this board has to go for the very best candidate and that's all I hope they do. No guarantee we will suddenly start winning cups or finishing in the top four from the word go. But importantly,maybe most importantly, someone who has that "character" to enthuse the players with belief.

Proven entity not a punt on someone from the latest list of up-and-coming candidates in the British game who may or may not become top managers.

Interesting, the 3 who fell into that category 3-5 years ago were all given their chance and failed. Rogers, Lambert and now sadly Martinez.

From Lyndon's list, clearly Simone would be perfect albeit unrealistic. The current Dortmund coach is interesting and although its only the Dutch league, De Boer wets the appetite. Great player and 5 titles in 6 years (potentially) in any league is impressive. Currently boss of a European footballing institution so big club mentality ticked and could bring Dutch principles with him.

Moyes – No! End of discussion!

Hold on for the ride – could be a long summer!!

We need to take a chance but it should be on someone who knows how to win. We should go all in for De Boer and offer him a contract that he can't refuse. Failing that; Mancini.

If Moyes comes back, I'm done; as I wouldn't put myself through that shite again.

Finished 13 points above us last season and currently 13 points ahead now. Conceded 33 goals last season - 2nd best record after champions Chelsea (32). So defensively he should sort us out.

Knowing Kenwright, it'll probably be no-one or Neil Warnock.

Mourinho,
Koeman,
De Boer,
Pellegrini,
Tuchel,
Bielsa.

In that order for me

I couldn't face the press and media painting Klopp as the next Shankly and proclaiming the WHOLE city is on a high or words to that effect.

Everton are predictable, we just plod along in mid table never achieving anything, accepting mediocrity and dish out new contracts to players who have continually failed but hey they are good pro,s and nice guys.

This information is coming from betting forums and non Everton fans who have been discussing it amongst other topics.

I like Tuchel but its hard to see him leaving BVB. More likely is De Boer but does the board have the appetite for a professional appointment i.e. not someone who can be Bill's friend. Oh what a mess he has created.

With so much fan unrest, isn't it normal for a board to at least "back" the manager or are our lot so above us they just don't give a flying shite?

What has to be taken into consideration is the appointment must also be one which will make the present playing staff sit up and take notice. The sort of appointment which will give them second thoughts about leaving for pastures new.

Eddie Howe for example wouldn't do it - whereas the unreachable Simeone would - so it has to be an appointment to set the pulses racing (in a football sense of course!).

Ajax have some very exciting players, so maybe De Boer; Bergkamp combination who would bring one or two of these players along with them, might just about cause a re-think or two amongst the players but I would pay a King's ransom to get Simeone.

Unless, like I said, Moshiri sees Wenger as part of the problem at Arsenal.

The 'Kendall factor', the 'Everton way' and the fact that Bill Kenwright seems to really like him – an honourable, but misplaced sentiment in this case – convince me he is going nowhere.

And if, god forbid, we show some form in our remaining matches, that will cement his position even further.

The one imponderable is how much influence does our new majority shareholder have and what are his views I wonder?

We speculate so much and know so little about what really goes on behind the scenes...

I just happened to catch a couple of old matches being shown on Sky – Wigan v Spurs and then Chelsea. 1-9 and 0-8 respectively. Scarily familiar set up, poor defending, loads of individual errors.

A bit spooky and close to home...

Simeone and Koeman are expecting bigger jobs in La Liga, Pellegrini and Mancini would be risky gambles with no track record of developing youth and would spend all our money. Mourinho is going to Man Utd. De Boer might be a shout but he already turned down the RS.

Anyway, I think it more likely that Martinez will be given another season – and they will see how he is getting on by November – and act then if it's looking bad. Sorry if that's not what you want to hear, guys, but seems most logical outcome for me.

A good comprehensive list, but we have no chance at the likes of Simone and Tuchel, pure fantasy.

I would like Favre, Mancini, Bielsa to be considered. Proven track records and a step up from what we have had previously.

Please no Benitez or the likes of Unsworth and Ferguson talk. Don't fuel that kind of rubbish!

Maybe there is an opportunity for a change of thinking and approach that is so badly needed at Everton. Could it be time for us to appoint a Director of Football to develop the 'philosophy' and a top class coach to implement it?

De Boer could fit the coach remit for me. Dare I say it, could Moyes make a suitable Director of Football to build upon the original framework he put in place? Just a thought – admittedly a controversial one!

I suspect the majority would be against it.

For me, I would have him all day long versus the up-and-coming and unproven crowd.....

The situation with a manager is a little bit different but we should, at least initially, try and lure the best. Everton do offer good wages which should, at least, work in our favour.

My preference would be to try and entice Wenger but does anyone remember when Joe Royle was manager Johnson and Kenwright, under the guise of reconnoitering different types of stadia in Europe, offering "Big Phil" Schollari(?) the Everton manager's job. Interestingly, the offer was made while Joe was in the Gents and it was rumoured that he was the only one in a room with that name.

At the moment, the Finch Farm atmosphere will be toxic. Back him or sack him – then at least we all know where we stand.

Mourinho is a very slim change; if we could get him, we should... but, if that fails (most definitely will), I'd try get Frank Rijkaard. He's been out the game for a while but managed some of the world's best players and what a player – players would instantly respect him. Just a thought.

Best of the rest. Koeman (be surprised if he did come), Emery or De Boer. Probably in that order.

Please no.
Mourinho, Laudrup, Howe, Dyche, Ex Blues.

All others mentioned. Not too interesting.

Surprised Klinnsman isn't listed as a possibility. From what I hear of Evertonians in the US, he would be a disaster.

The fact that Roberto is still in the job makes me think that either he will be given a transfer kitty and the start of next season or we are in talks with somebody already at a club.

I supported Martinez after he had been chosen as most did, but I most certainly did not want him before he was chosen. It baffled me why we aimed so low in the first place.

Remember the meetings with his new employers whilst still manager of Everton. His comments that he would never have stood in the way of an approach by Manchester United for one of our players when he inquired about Baines.

This football club made him a very wealthy man and he treated it as a second class vehicle as soon as he got the United job.

He may have steadied the ship in the early years; but if he comes back; I am done.

I don't even care about remark he made about us nearly a decade ago, or his past associations with them.

I still think the Geordies will go down and he will then be available, but I doubt BK and co would be brave enough to appoint him.

None of us know what he could do with decent funds at his disposal. Look what he did with the little he had, Cahill, Gravesen, Carsley, Arteta, Howard (he was a worthy servant for most of his years here) etc. I'd rather have him, a man who commands respect, a man who also knows our club.

A man who is keen to prove he can hold his own in money stakes. Benitez, never! In fact, I don't want to see another Spaniard or Latin type at our club for a while. If not Moyes, Koeman, by any decent means necessary. Bye for now.

As for Moyes coming back... no thanks: no wins in 50 games at the Sky 4. Martinez has 1 win there in 12 games, so that is two Everton managers with 1 win in 62 games at the Sk 4y which suggests we should be looking at getting in a top proven Manager who is a winner, such as a Simione, Mouriniho, Pellegrini, Mancini, De Boer type etc.

He was 3 years past his sell-by date when he sneakily left us. Plus I don't get why people are saying it would be great to see what he could do with money. We've seen what he can do with decent funds, Bily, Krøldrup even the Yak to a point.

Also, you can look at the time he had at Man Utd and blowing all their cash as well. Does anyone really want to go back to the 'Plucky Little Everton' era???

I like Koeman very much. I remember him as a player and he was a hard so and so, which is a quality our current encumber sadly lacks. My only reservation is that I think we need someone with the charisma and passion to face up to Klopp, if we are to be seen by others at least as equals of that lot across the park. Mourinho would obviously fit the bill, but not Pellegrini, Mancini, Benitez, etc.

I understand why you haven't included Pottechino, but how about Rannieri? I love what he's doing at Leicester, but acknowledge he would be difficult to prise away. Less charismatic, but doing a good job at West Ham is ex-blue Slavan Bilic.

Finally, with my tongue partially in my cheek, might I also suggest that Roy Hodgson might be looking for a new job this summer.

I didn't want RM but would have been happy to have been proved wrong.

If you don't think it's a difficult job appointing a manager, how come so many get the sack?

I think we may be staying with RM, Im just not convinced BK has the will to sack him and yes I think its down to Bill as I don't think our new shareholder will rock the boat just yet, and to think that lot across the park nearly had RM, fuck it.

However, from what I have seen, there is no reason to doubt that Martinez will be there to see our phenomenally unlucky relegation next year, probably settled by about Christmas.

I'm betting on Barkley, Stones, Lukaku and probably Jagielka, Baines and Galloway and most of the better U21s disappearing in the next 12 months so can look forward to a team something like: Robles, Hibbert (LB), Pienaar, Osman (CBs), Besic (RB), Barry, Kone, Junior (if still on the books) , Lennon, McGeady, (MF), and wandering about aimlessly up front ... Niasse.

Who does he think Everton are, Blackpool? Yeah that's the Mirror taking the pee out of us today because some fans suggested Mourinho. This is what he has turned us into!

Harry Catterick, Billy Bingham Howard Kendall, Colin Harvey and Joe Royle all Everton old boys who had not won major trophies with the clubs they had managed previously to arriving at Goodison.

Mike Walker, David Moyes and Robert Martinez hired because they were seen as the up and coming prospects of their particular era. Whilst the other two appointments Gordon Lee and Walter Smith are a bit of a mystery particularly Gordon Lee at least Walter had won stuff in Scotland.

Ten managerial appointments in over half a century and not one of them had a prolonged period of success with another English club, indeed only Roberto had won major English Silverware prior to taking up the Goodison hot seat and even that was tarnished with the relegation of Wigan Athletic.

Many big names have been linked with the job at Everton, Brian Clough, Don Revie, Bobby Robson et al but not many have been approached over the years and none have taken the job if they indeed had been offered it.

Bill Kenwright has and probably will continue the Everton tradition by appointing a manager who fits the Everton way e.g. Duncan Ferguson, Alan Stubbs, David Unsworth or Eddie Howe et al.

This quirky tradition of managerial appointments which seems to fly in the face of the club motto is one of the reasons that the club has been left behind by our traditional rivals and is now threatened by the up and coming clubs.

If Everton FC wants to attempt to be the best it has to appoint the best available to it in all departments, particularly the managers position, but I would imagine the club is quite happy to continue doing what it has done for fifty years and hope that it gets a lucky break along the way.

As many suggest on here, I think its still an if and I'm not convinced they will get rid just yet.

Anyway, have you just seen the breaking news on Sky? Mark Yates sacked by Crawley. Wonder if its linked?!!

It might be worth adding that the state / expectations of the club at the time are also an important consideration.

Moyes was the right man at the right time IMHO.

He stayed too long and blotted his copybook - but he did stabilise a sinking ship in his first 5 years.

Now, however, we are in a much healthier position financially (apparently).

This should be reflected in a higher profile manager if this club has any ambition. Another conservative appointment will go down like a tonne of bricks with the fanbase.

I think they may well have taken us for granted too long in that case.

I mentioned on another thread that we need a man 'bigger than the club' - one who will not pander to the board and who will awaken a sleeping giant. Not sure who that is / who is attainable.

A yoyo manager who finally found some consistency in his 6th full season at the club. A bottler who nearly always failed when it came to the crunch. A sneak who went behind our backs to negotiate with Manchester United & was then working for them whilst we were still paying him. Oh, & we do know what he could do with decent funds available to him, as he had plenty to spend when he took over at the then League Champions – he failed.

A man of limited ability & no honour – no thanks!

However, unless the new manager has an ego small enough to accommodate the Chairman's ego then there isn't enough room in our relatively small stadium to accommodate both.

One of the reasons I am convinced RM is still in post is down to his sycophantic utterances about the Chairman being the best in the world, which he has uttered along with his other tripe since he arrived at Goodison Park.

We need Simeone – we will get RM to remain or a lower level manager such as Howe – or if we are lucky De Boer/Bergkamp.

He shows passion on pitchside, and makes bold substitutions. He was also a defender – we seem to have forgotten what defending is all about.

I read an interview with Keown and Bergkamp in last week's Daily Mail, they play 4-3-3 with proper wingers but also view defensive duties (Stam) as equally important. I think they would be gettable but you would want at least Stam if not all three on the ticket.

Think bigger. We aren't a Chelsea, Man City, ttc and we must take a calculated risk. De Boer for me

Jeff 95, would love to see De Boer bring his coaching team over here but doubt that's going to happen. Whether he can adapt to the English game is another worry but my fear is that the paymasters not having the audacity to try something new.

I'd still prefer the Ajax 3 as they are now known.

Rafael Benitez,
Guus Hiddink,
Andre Villas Boas,
Roberto Do Matteo,
Gary Neville,
Eddie Howe,
Sean Dyche.

My preferred choice is actually one of "The Attainable" according to this thread... Frank De Boer.

I don't see the weakness of the Eridivisie as a reason for him to be overlooked, particularly when he's won it four times in five years and has a win percentage ratio of 60%. He's an intelligent man who likes to play attractive attacking football and I'm sure he will command respect from the players because of what he has achieved and his personality.

If you check it out you will also see he has built a very young squad and I think this also makes him ideal for us as we have some very talented young players in the academy set-up. If we don't get him we might regret it as someone else will and it will probably be Southampton if we get Koeman.

The most important thing is for Moshiri to ignore being told by Kenwright that he has an infallible way of picking Everton managers but on this occasion he will push the boat out and set his compass to draw a 60 mile radius from Goodison Park and see which manager that throws up.

Absolute no brainer for me. Whether it's possible is another thing. I fear they may hang on another year and take the Arsenal job.

Mike - 88 If you think our Chairman will appoint a "Man bigger than the Club" then I'm afraid you are going to be disappointed.

I didn't state I thought our chairman would appoint such a manager.
I posted that it was what we needed (IMHO).
Big difference.

(And I've been disappointed for a long time as well!)

Both are Evertonians and both of them would scare the shit out of any shirkers. Plus, Joey can speak French so he'd be able to talk to Rom, Kev and Niasse in their own lingo.

YOU CAN NOT BE SERIOUS !

I get you don't want Moyes back, I don't think he is right for us either (although if it is a straight choice between him and Martinept it is absolutely no contest).

But however much your disdain, at least stick to facts to make the point.

"A yoyo manager who finally found some consistency in his 6th full season at the club"?? Get real please.

The club was on the bones of its arse and staring into oblivion when he was appointed. And
17-4-11-6-5-5-8-7-7-6-5 is neither yoyo (it's Top 6/7/8) or season 6 (4 by my reckoning) to stabilise and cut out the dross in the club on a fraction of nett spend of the current clown. It is also a bit disingenuous to say he had money to spend at Manure too as you couldn't really say he was there long enough, and they didn't trust him with a fraction of what they have given Burt from Sesame Street.

I get you don't like him, and some of the other things you correctly point out have soured things badly for most of us I guess, but don't invent things to make him the devil incarnate. Given the circumstances he inherited the guy did a great job for us and left a fantastic platform to push on from with the additional funds available.

...which the current daft fucker has pissed right up against the wall.

Selecting a new manager is like selecting a new telly these days, there are simly thousands to choose from.

I tend to agree with Ken Buckley, there is always a gamble and you cant know if you have the right guy until he has spent some time doing the job.

I read somewhere that Simeone is on about 4.5 net, he would want more than that to upsticks and come here and his club would want major compo.

Too big a gamble, he may be a good manager, but we need a good fit

No way in a million years he's coming. Have you been out with Colin this weekend??

Grav and Mazz could bring in some interesting ideas to improve our tactical thinking but Tommy Grav would have to be released first, I think.

I'd also like Martinez to stay on as chief scout. He may have failed as a manager but he's got a good eye for talent (except maybe, Niasse) and he could advise the new boys until they get their feet under the table.

I think we need to be bold this time and a Dunc-Joey- Grav - Mazz team would confuse the hell out of our opponents and keep our lads in line. I know for a fact, Jags would never be caught smiling in the tunnel ever again.

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I can only think you're being controversial to stimulate debate.

If you're serious you need to be put on suicide watch along with me if Martinez stays!

However, if he is being serious ...

Everybody move V-E-R-Y S-L-O-W-L-Y towards the exit, keeping your eyes on Colin and any sudden movement all the time ...

If not him then Pellegrini for me. Forget what he's done at City, forget what he did at Real Madrid, but just look at what he did at both Villarreal & Malaga. The job at Villarreal was unreal but the Malaga one I see similarities with us, or possible similarities.

They were a team just plodding along in la liga then all of a sudden got investment. At the start of the very next season, they appointed Pellegrini, give him a bit of cash to spend and in that first season he got the unfancied Malaga into the champions league!

Now the jobs he's done at both Villarreal & Malaga show that he's capable of building good sides and making them competitive, and the fact he's already managed in the prem and knows the league, lives in the north west, makes him an ideal candidate definitely.

Like him or loathe him, Mourinho will do this and accelerate us to where we want to be. I'm sick of small time methods and appointments - the club need to at least start thinking of themselves as a big club; God knows, no other bugger will do it for us!

My preferred choice would be Simeone. He'd drive everyone mad with his drive and touchline antics. We won't get him though so we will have to settle for some Dutch kool I think eg De Boer or Koeman.

It made me laugh that the shite thought they could get Klopp, when they weren't in the Champions League and were imploding, plus had a shit squad. And you know what? Hate them as I do, they NEVER consider themselves a small-time club and that is why they so often scrape through impossible games and why they now have one of the best managers in world football.

We have some money now, not City style riches, but combined with the bumper TV deal, we definitely can invest in the playing squad like never before. That should give us a chance to fish in a bigger pond manager-wise. If we approach Mourinho and he laughs at us and tells us we are deluded and that he only has eyes for Man Utd, then that allows me to just think he's a nobhead. I'm sick and tired of thinking my club is run by nobheads with no vision. They owe it to us to at least start acting like they're a big club. You never know, thinking that way may allow us to one day actually become one again!

Bilic together with Unsworth or Sheedy.

We'll do well to see any more points on the board this campaign... good job it's not a few games longer..

Eddie Howe, Duncan Ferguson, Dyche, Weir, Stubbs etc.... You can't be serious.

Ronald De Boer, Michael Laudrup, Ronald Keoman, Jose Mourinho and Guus Hiddink are all huge mangers with good attributes to move us back to were we need to be.

I no many people will disagree, but Moyes is also a sensible choice, although I'd pick all of the above before him.

If we keep Martinez, we need a director of football, someone that will be influential in ensuring player fitness levels and the style of play.

We saw on Saturday that the team has it in it to perform at the top level but we are too inconsistent and that is down to team selection and tactics.

Under Moyes, we knew what to expect and it wasn't always pretty but we were hard to beat and he did chalk up his fair share of draws, blatantly shutting up shop with 20 minutes to go to secure a point.

Better the devil you know for me. For the moment I would like the club to show decisiveness by sacking Martinez and appointing Ferguson until the end of the season.

Does anyone know if the two candidates - the German and the Portuguese - that interviewed for the job after DM's departure are available?

Seems they really do think his time here is up !

If I had a choice it'd be Simeone but that's never going to happen.

De Boer has managed in Holland and as Lyndon pointed out, McLaren won the league there. His playing careers makes no difference.

I'd hate to see Mourinho near the club and I think Pelligirini is tactically suspect, although I'd like his personality at the club.

Koeman might be a good bet but I'm far from convinced.

Bielsa and Emery both seem to rub players up the wrong way.

Looking through the Paddy Power betting doesn't inspire me either. The only one that sticks out for me is Rijkaard but then I'm wondering why he hasn't been successful or in demand since he left the Nou Camp.

Yet, most top clubs change their managers quite regularly. While many view this as negative, I feel it is an inevitable element of modern football.

So no more '5 year plans'. We need a manager with a one and two year plan, then we assess.

There is nothing wrong if the manager we get comes for 2 seasons, improves our lot then is replaced by a better manager.

Bielsa for me ticks all the boxes. Roma's former manager Rudi Garcia also. de Boer also seems possible. I expect Koeman is unattainable.

Simeone is dreamland.

We firstly need someone who can "man-manage" and motivate. Who is fully conversant with fitness programmes and the requirements of the Premier League. Who can organise the team in different areas on the pitch, so everyone knows their roles, and what is required. To be tactically aware, have a Plan Z, and react to the opposition's changes of tactics. And finally, be able to attract the right players to fill the right holes.

Leicester have proved that you don't need mega-fee superstars to be successful if the above criteria is met.

I'm gonna name someone who is not flashy, we don't need flashy... he is steady, we need steady. He has Premier League experience and would steady what is in danger of becoming a sinking ship. Don't expect it to be popular, but this is a discussion, I don't make the appointment.....

Ready? Sam Allyardyce.....

As I said, steady, maybe even boring, but he understands the English game and I honestly believe his no-nonsense, down-to-earth approach could work a miracle on Stones and Barkley.

If we get rid, I would go for Mr Passionate, Martin O'Neill.

" Call Jose Tonight"

Gets my vote

I suspect these are the options. Now, I bowed to no one in my disdain for Moyes but,I would have him back if it meant the end of Martinez. Believe me, that took some saying.

This is about Kenwright and what goes on in his head. He can only sack the man he appointed by appointing the man he indulgently set free. The return of Moyes, in the mind of mad Bill, is the only option that can see him be right, right and right again.

We let him go and took a monumentally brave choice. It didn't work and I am enough of a blue to admit I got it wrong. So, I will revert to my last great choice. Let's begin where we left off.

Ever Blue
Ever True
EVERTON.

Dreamland would be Simone - but lets face it that's about as likely as a lottery win. My first choice would be AvB - young, did well at Spurs and he's got a point to prove in the Prem. Further down the list would be Mourinho, Pellegrini and DeBoer. I'd be happy with any of the above - just want Martinez as far away from Goodison as possible.

He then got the Valencia job at time they were in financial problems, got them to sixth despite this, then next three years finished third in league. Then the job in Russia which didn't work out, even though he won more games than he lost.

With Sevilla two fifth place finishes and two Europa league wins. He's always had to sell his best players at Valencia and Sevilla. He's worked with some cracking players in David Silva, Juan Mata, David Villa amongst others. He's a very good manager.

Interesting article on him here http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/27/sevilla-manager-europa-league-final-unai-emery

I too thought of Emery as a possibility on another thread. There are rumors that he is unhappy with the finances of the club and never being able to really compete for first place. The only unhappy player would be DelBoy as Emery is the one who publicly scolded him.

Or you could have 100/1 on Steven Gerrard!

He would command respect from the players with his playing career alone. Martinez and his staff don't have a baseball cap between them. Plus he's at Ajax, a club renowned for its academy. A massive plus for Everton.

And people suggesting Moyes with money to spend ½ what a scary thought! Surly these people need a serious look in the mirror at themselves!
Frank De Boer......

Emery is known as a harsh disciplinarian and I don't think that suits us here. Bielsa doesn't speak English, so I don't like that idea either.

De Boer? Well he's a big name, but inexperienced and doesn't know the PL. That said, Staam knows the division so could be a decent backroom setup as well.

Simeone, Mancini, Mourinho et al? Pie in the sky.

Koeman? He'll stay at Southampton or go back to Europe is my guess.

Pellegrini is a decent shout, but I have a feeling he'll be off to Spain (although he has said he likes it here so you never know).

You can stick in a pin in that lot and choose one to be honest - who knows what goes on in the heads (and wallets) of directors at Everton. We'll probably end up with Eddie Howe, given our previous small-time mentality, but I hope that culture is removed ASAP by Moshiri and his representatives and they make a bold statement by getting in a big name, and quality motivator and tactician.

Now in terms of the debate, I'm seriously favouring De Boer, Stam, & Bergkamp as the new crew.

Class.
Have plenty of EPL understanding.
Cover ALL the tactical essentials.
Proven record as a cohesive backroom.

We do need to remember that:
Everton IS a BIG club
With an enhanced EPL budget
With a BIG Managers salary + success bonuses
With a very tasty squad
With new thinking at boardroom level
With a devoted following

What ambitious, successful European manager and crew wouldn't want a piece of that tasty looking pie ?

Those are the reasons why we really don't need to squander time upon "lesser mortals", and instead bring in some serious fucker's who will scare the shit out of the rest of the EPL.

No:
X-Factor contestants
Has beens
MK II failures
Steady hands
"Open All Hours" scale of gratitude for continuance

Get serious, 'cos the opposition already is !

In all seriousness, I just want a winner. Someone who has succeeded at a big club.

Interesting perspective either way.

Will Bill manage another smoke and mirrors routine or will commonsense prevail.

All will be revealed in the coming weeks.

The RS bit the bullet when they got rid of their own Martinez, Brendan Rodgers, and appointed Klopp. We have to do the same. The next man has to be a marquee name. Someone with a proven record of success who won't accept mediocrity. A name known from one end of the football world to the other.

If we have cash to splash then we need the man who knows how to attract the kind of players we need to get this club back on its feet. We can't offer CL. We can't offer a giant modern ground. We can't offer a squad full of world class players and they won't sign for the ambience. All we can offer is a top manager with a plan to put a, not so much sleeping as in a coma, giant back on top and hope they'll want to be part of helping it to happen.

The announcement regards departures should be made as soon as possible though... it's doing us no favours if it isn't.

We need someone who will grab this club by the scruff of the neck and drag it to where it should be.

At the very least we should be challenging for every bit of silverware going. We need a winner. LFC got it right eventually. We have to have the same mentality .

They are out there... We need to chose correctly. Mediocrity is not an option.

What a fucking horrific downer that would be!

RUUD GUILLIT.
or Laurent Blanc anyoe other than Martinez or Moyes AAAARRRRGGGHHH.

Yes, it's asinine behaviour but it's also passionate and brutally honest. It shows he'd do anything for the team. Meanwhile we have a manager who not only does nothing, he squirms his way out of any blame in the post-match interview.

Of course, Kenwright would never hire him or anyone like him, because he's not a "nice man".

Wouldn't be a top choice, but I don't see a reason why he should not be talked about. Take away any prejudice and he actually meets a criteria most would look for: Tactically good, respected in game, experienced in premiership.

He may 'have lost' one or two players but I'm sure there's no massive player revolt against him. It's just that some of them aren't as good as they are made out to be.

How low can this football club sink; if you never shoot for the stars, you're never going to get there.

Howe is not going to take us forward, he is still learning his trade. The rest are 'also rans'.

I can see Kenwright going for Moyes again, or Hughes.

This appointment WILL DEFINE EFC versus the rest (and the RS) going forward into another generation. We need a marque manager and someone with knowledge and charisma too woo the media.

Mark Hughes is perfect for us so as the good work of the present regime can continue.
They did manage to score at Anfield which I suppose is a bonus.

Dear me, have we sunk to such a low in ambition.

Pressing, fast counter attacking football. Develops young players also.

Not currently employed.

I don't know if it would be a good idea to have him back. He wouldn't fail as such, like we are now. People say he took the club as far as he could. I disagree, he took the budget as far as he could - and with or without Moshiri are different now.

Hitting top four or repeating 6th/7th, his appointment would be as lazy as bringing in Martinez.

Why everyone isn't crying out for this is beyond me. It's the best option by a country mile as far as I can see.

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/Everton/next-permanent-manager

What does all this manager speculation matter to you?

Aren't you the one with the mate on the inside, repeatedly telling us RM is going nowhere?

I will be one of the first to do a little dance when RM is moved on if he is. So because I think one thing means I shouldn't care about others? Behave!

You repeat again your source has never 'steered you wrong,' so if he is bang on the money this game of 'pick the manager' is a futile one.

It won't stop people playing the game of course and I haven't said they should.

You, by contrast, even though you've repeatedly told us 'he's going nowhere' ridicule suggestions of alternatives whilst proposing some pretty poor candidates.

It's a very muddled message you keep repeating Jimmi.

He came to the fore coaching a little club from the south called Reggina where Pirlo did a season-long loan. It was here where he was first used as a deep lying playmaker. Mazzarri then went on to coach Napoli, creating that beautiful attacking trident of Lavezzi, Cavani, Hamsik.

He was a victim of circumstance when he took over at Inter, a club in transition looking for a scapegoat. He has been unemployed since and rumor has it has been learning English.

And another name in the frame becomes available http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36158451Link

Half La Liga is Championship standard, League 1 more so, Budesliga a little better.

When people say the PL isn't the best in Europe what they mean is there is no team better than Real, Barca, Bayern, PSG and At Mad. Which though arguable is nothing to do with the league.

Not that it means a thing really. Best league worst league, winning it would still be the same for the fans.

Would like to see Yarmolenko in to take the pressure off Barkley. And a strong goalkeeper, right back and centre half. Part of the reason (press conferences aside) this season has been so frustrating is that we haven't been that far off. This squad should be hurting and will have learnt lessons this season.

But if Martinez does go, No to Benitez, Hughes and most on that list. Anyone who thinks Mourinho or Simeone are going to darken our door need to lie down and cop on. Bielsa is unlikely to ever work in England. Koeman and Laudrup strike me as short term appointments, which is in line with their respective track records. Not what we should be aiming for.

Sly Stallone?

The number one priority was to get rid of Martinez. The worst Manager and the biggest football fraud on the planet.

So this is the REALLY scary bit.

Until we appoint, we're just cannon fodder.

But when we do........
I want some fucker in that will make the "Sky Babies" shit their pink knickers and think "Oh Sweet baby Judas...... Everton are back !".

Go BIG Farhad !

Go FUCKING GIGANTIC !

Manager - David Unsworth
Assistant Manager - Duncan Ferguson
1st Team Coach - Kevin Sheedy
Defensive Coach - Davie Weir
Attacking Coach - Daniel Amokachi

Marc Hottiger can work in the club shop and Andy van Der Meyde can work in the bar.

Simeone WOULD NOT COME. If we go for him, let's go for Messi et al, eh?

Maybe Koeman could be worth a shout, though has he won anything? Be better than bobby.

A toilet brush.

Question answered.

Steve McLaren won the dutch league with Fc Twente.
Would the bar codes want him back?

Mourinho for me is out of a job, we could afford his wages and we have a transfer kitty to back up our young talent.

If the the reds can tempt Klopp with no european football then why cant we tempt Mourinho.

AIM BIG AIM HIGH

9 defeats. 9 draws.

Even his Uncle Dick would manage one away win?

Go for a manager that has won things and challenged in a top league near the top consistently.

Forget about hunches , go for safety and been there done it km and of manager. We don't want to be stuck with another Martinez.

De Boer is in the camp of Gamble.
Mourinho
Pelegrini
Mancini
Emery
Not in any order , but I think they should have managed in premier league also and been relatively successful. However Pep and simione are exceptions.

Talking to a Man city fan and he highly rates Mancini.

So, you cornershop types, who do you think that poor grateful little pen-knife Everton should bring to the forthcoming events at the "OK Corrall ?".

Some beloved exEFC player ?
Some Johnny come lately, the new kid in town ?
If Everton want to step up then we NEED to "WISE UP", FFS little Leicester brought in Ranieri, comfortable Southampton brought in Koeman.

Here, we have "serious" Evertonians berating fellow Toffs because the Moyesian, "be careful" mindset has obliterated ALL consideration of GLORY !

FFS GLORY is what we want !
Our moto is......
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
NOT
Submission means survival, accept and continue.

Anyone aged 45 or over, scratch your fucking nuts, then tell the "beaten generations" what it felt like to be "The Feared Kings of Europe". Cos that is exactly who we were !

Go fucking BIG Everton !
Go fucking MASSIVE !
Go fucking MASSIVE !

I'm holding onto the Mourinho dream as long as I can - we've got some cracking young players, and money to spend. A project. Why wouldn't he? Come on Jose, you know it makes sense.

This IS what you are.
Link

And this IS what you MUST DO !
https://www.youtube.com/results?Link

I owe this legacy to you, to drive you on to expect much, much more.

So please watch even just the first twenty seconds of this legendary slice of Evertonianism. What this pretty little girl says is a million times more powerful than hearing Z-Cars ring out at The Worlds First Football Stadium !

"Golden Vision"
Link

Is he good ?

We go from despair to hope to euphoria to losing hope to total despair faster than you can say the word Everton.

Ok, so yesterday was the end of our world, today, hope and excitement with a little apprehension lingering in the back of all our minds.

I'm as negative and realistic as the next person when it comes to Everton, you have to be with our track record. But I'm also a person who looks on the bright side of things and I am the eternal optimist. Things have happened to me in my life that make me believe that - 2 major personal events that at the time were devastating to me, tuned my life around for the better and a well paid job and a beautiful wife and two wonderful young sons are the direct results of those to terrible moments in my life.

Plus I've been an Evertonian all my life, watching and cheering the blues on from afar (USA) since 1995. I was a season ticket holder from 1981-1994. I'm 47 now. See my second sentence above - that has happened to me 100's of times.

So I have hope - We have Moshiri, we have money, we have a vacant managers position with lets face it a pool of options that DO NOT ALWAYS present themselves when you are looking to replace a manager of a football club. Its quite amazing the talent that is available right now. Some better than others, Jose, Benitez, Koeman, DeBoer, Bielsa, Favre, Pelligrini, Cocu, Howe, Karanka - jeez guys if we get any one of those its surely a MASSIVE upgrade over the last two managers we have had. And yes, they will have more money to spend. Surely we can be positive and excited about what is around the corner.

Yes, Everton do this to us all the time, they offer us false hope. Some of those names I wouldn't want, Benitez while obviously a good manager (he won the CL with a less than average team and Jerzy Dudek in goal FFS!) he is exe Red and has just been relegated so not for me thanks. Pelligrini and Howe I'm not so fussed on, but would take ANY of the others.

Like I said, I'm an optimist, but this is how I think our next twelve months will pan out.

1) We get a really decent manager form a strong pool of options VERY SOON, possibly in place within the next couple of weeks.
2) He brings with him a forward thinking and a tactically and technically sound backroom staff
3) He has money to spend from Moshiri, the sale of players (I really think we should cash in on Rom as much as I like him) and the new TV deal - a revamp of the squad is forthcoming

Now, what I also think will happen:

4) Kenwright stands down and Moshiri becomes outright owner.
5) Goodison upgrade or new stadium announcement.

You can all laugh at me if you like - but this just feels like its all possible to me. Now that Martinez is out, this is the FRESHEST and MOST IMPORTANT new start and couple of weeks in the history of our amazing club.

My prediction next year, if all goes well I see us finishing in the top 6 or 7. Small steps folks, that's better than the last two years. After that, I really believe its onwards and upwards for us, we deserve it for crying out loud :)

Peace. COYB.

Personally I would like to see Koeman or De Boer – both I think have the skills. This might be controversial, but Benitez I think is a very talented manager – we would have to make him eat humble pie first though. Let him beg for the post!!

In that order.

This would be my preference in this order:

1) Mourinho (unlikely, but we have to think along these lines if we want to compete with the best - and just imagine the derby!!!)
2) De Boer
3) Koeman
4) Bielsa
5) Pelligrini/Favre/Karanka - either one of these if we don't get one of the other 4.

Nice options to have.

Ill jump of a cliff if we get Warbuton, Hughes or Moyes.

The more I think about Koeman, the more I like the idea. I was set on De Boer but he has no Premier League experience. So with that in mind, the aforementioned Koeman, Mourinho, Pellegrini and dare I say it even Benitez's of this world are attractive options. Some more than other I agree. I would still take De Boer, or Bielsa or Karanka or Favre. See what I mean. Mouth watering.

But Everton have an opportunity here. The words 100 Million for transfers as well a a 5 million salary for a new, exciting coach, are numbers and possibilities Everton and their supporters have dared to dream about since the inception of the Premier League.

Welcome Mr. Moshiri. And IF we sell the likes of Lukaku and Stones (I would rather not), there will be more money there. And then there is the TV money.

Our club has been crying out for this opportunity for decades.

Lets all see what happens this first year eh? First things first, get he right man in, re build the team with better players in key positions and strenght in depth in other areas of the team, then play exciting attacking football with a good solid defence.

COYB.

The person charged with this will have to be pragmatic, imaginative, demanding and frugal. Add to that they must have a large enough personality to help raise the profile of the club and will also have to despise losing football matches as much as we do as supporters and love winning football matches as much as we do.

We all have our own opinions on who the next manager should be and all of them will have some of the qualities listed above and some will not, but fortunately it's not down to us to make the call - probably the biggest call in Everton's modern history if not in the entire history of the club.

Whoever is appointed, we have to hope that emotions don't get in the way of any decisions, it has to be a proper businesslike appointment. As fans we don't really care if the new guy is going to be best friends with the Chairman, or whether he's a lovely guy who lights up a room when he enters it. We only care about what we see out on the pitch in any given 90 minutes, that's what we pay to see. We also don't care how great the atmosphere is on the training pitch or in the dressing room if it isn't translated onto the field.

Hopefully, this time the appointment won't be made upon a whim of one person, but will be made collectively at boardroom level and with only football related matters being a consideration.

The leaders of the club need to inform the new boss of their aims for the team in the next few years and what is and isn't acceptable and hopefully, nobody on the board will be trying to recreate a bygone era or dream scenarios based on moments from the past, this appointment has to be one that looks to the future and says we expect Everton FC to compete at the highest possible level, no excuses.

Whoever that manager is, whoever is lucky enough to be appointed to take charge of Everton FC can take it on from there - fingers crossed he's successful.

He took us to the brink of the Champions League with the resources back then so I believe he could take us further with the new investment

He needs to build a team from the back. Another keeper, big strong central defenders good in the air, not prone to ball watching. We need a playmaker with Barkley unless he decides to exit as well. It's going to be a tall order for whoever comes as he needs everyone playing to their ability.

So let's hope its a well thought-out appointment by the club based on what they need from a manager. Do we really want other teams' cast-offs, ie, Pellegrini or Mourhino? I would prefer not to see Benitez or Koeman (Southampton were no better than Everton under Martinez).

Anyway, with Moshiri in place, I'm sure we will get the best man for the job, fingers crossed. At age 66 I would take Wenger if he leaves Arsenal: lots of experience hates losing, and plays good football. Capable of clearing out the dead wood, the OAPs and those not good enough.

Whoever says that de Boer is too similar to RM is having a laugh. Ajax conceded 21 goals this season and scored 81 goals!!! Stark contrast to any RM team ever!

Personally I think FdB would be a fantastic appointment for ANY club. We should stop wishing for Mourinho as he doesn't believe in youth and would want to buy the talent. We can't afford to do that as we would break the FFP rules.

1. Frank de Boer
2. Koeman
3. Julen Lopetgui

That would be my shortlist.

Good God man.

He has this season just managed to finish third in a two horse race.

Or if you prefer had the sixth biggest budget in Scotland and finished fifteenth.

Our next manager has to be a statement of intent. Stubbs might be a future manager of Everton, but not the next one.

Please Everton, no more mediocrity. You are a big club.

Please start dialing Jose Mourinho's phone and leave him a message. One of the best club sides in the history of football, one that has a history (unlike Chelsea) has a vacancy you may be interested in.