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I went through the serious, or not quite so serious possibilities that I have seen or thought of and threw in a few extra suggestions. I do suspect that Moshiri will not sack Martinez right away. He will set goals and expect Martinez to deliver because he’ll have the dispatcher’s number in speed dial. Ancelotti: Has won a lot, but also always has been at a top club when doing so. He seems to like to include as many star players into his team as he can. AVB: No thanks. He has done well as long as it’s not in the Premier League. Problem is he is tactically quite inflexible and his preferred tactic (high defensive line but not very aggressive pressing) is problematic against quality opposition. Benitez: Good for laughs, but otherwise nah. Cocu: Definitely the wrong tactics for Premier League. No pressing, no tackling and skillful players can easily exploit the weaknesses. No ta. De Boer: So-so. Dutch league is not that competitive but he has a good track record for developing youngster. Still, I’m not totally convinced. Emery: Yes please. One of the best managers around. Interestingly he usually employs a tactic that would be a good fit for the current Everton setup. Might be hard to convince to leave Sevilla, though. One of the best tacticians around and a good man-manager to boot and has a good track-record with young players. http://outsideoftheboot.com/2015/07/23/tactical-philosophy-unai-emery/ Favre: Tactically astute, his teams can both attack and defend although attacking is more based on devastating counter-attacks. But his teams are tactically flexible. Also has a good track record with youngsters. http://theinsidechannel.com/lucien-favres-tactics-at-borussia-monchengladbach/ Garcia: Did a really good job at Roma. I’m not so sure if Barkley can play the Totti role, though. Totti has fantastic vision and intelligence and this was key to Garcia’s Rome. http://outsideoftheboot.com/2014/11/11/analysis-in-depth-look-at-romas-flexibility-triangles-totti-under-rudi-garcia/ Gourvennec: If we want to go with an interesting off-field choice (I doubt this) Guincamp’s Gourvennec could be an interesting choice. http://www.espnfc.com/blog/espn-fc-united-blog/68/post/2291796/jocelyn-gourvennec-guingamps-answer-to-jurgen-klopp Hecking: Another choice from the Bundesliga. And like they come, tactically astute and good with youngsters. Style is also pretty entertaining. Hiddink: Obviously does a good job wherever he goes but in the past five seasons he has had five different jobs. I’d rather look at someone who stays for at least three years. Howe: Maybe in a few years time. Still to prove himself. Koeman: Is he really doing that great? He’s doing well, but is 9th in the league really that good for Southampton? Having said that, he’s clearly still learning so I wouldn’t be completely against even though he isn’t in my top three. Mourinho: I’m torn with this one. Obviously the team would improve on the pitch, but he is so not Everton with his style. But still… he’d almost certainly bring some silverware. Moyes: We have moved on. Pellegrini: Just because this season hasn’t been stellar doesn’t mean Pellegrini isn’t a top manager. He did a fantastic job at Villareal (for instance getting into CL semi-finals), his Real Madrid team established a new club points record, and repeated that at Malaga (they, too, played well in the CL). And of course City won the Premier League with him. And remember how free-flowing they were that season. Simeone: One of the most sought-after managers in the world. Produces world-class players who are then sold on and still Atletico stays competitive. The one caveat is I’m not sure the current Everton squad would fit his philosophy of high pressing, high intensity and fighting spirit. Verdict: Yes to Emery, Favre, Garcia, Mourinho, Pellegrini, Simeone. Maybe to De Boer, Koeman, Gourvennec.

Barkley is nothing like Totti, who is a very intelligent player. Barkley's skill set is very different.

Unless Pellegrini / Simeone is available, Garcia would be my second or third choice. Problem is, my #1 has a job while the other two are out of it at the moment. #1 Emery #2/#3 Favre / Garcia Does Garcia speak English? Favre apparently doesn't, which is a bit of a problem.

Hiddink never seems to stay long at one club. Do we really want someone who f*ks off after one season? In the past five seasons he has had five different stints as manager.

Just proves that at least one quarter of the fans are twats.

People don't usually talk shit about Barca either. But it looks like you want us to be more like Revie's Leeds than Catterick's Everton.

Simeone would interest a lot of clubs if he was to leave. And it would be a stop down for him. So he should be top of anyones list if he was a realistic target, I sadly don't think he is.

I'm in the fence party. A lot of people seem to say Martinez is not learning or adapting. This is not correct. Saturday is not representative of anything because tactics are hard to judge after a team goes a man down. He did make a mistake by bringing on Niasse, but that wasn't the worst mistake in that game by a long shot (the red card, missed penalty and shite defending from Funes Mori contributed more to the loss). For instance, we had an issue with our wide positions when using the front trio of Kone, Lukaku and Deulofeu. Martinez changed this, bringing on Cleverley and Lennon instead. Unfortunately Cleverley was sick so that twat Mirallas had to be played instead. Since the 3-1 loss to City on January 27 and before Saturday the team conceded two goals, one of which was the Villa consolation goal. He has also been too stubborn with Howard, but looks like he finally woke up. On the other hand such stubborness is common among managers. Seems like almost every manager has their favourites and tend to stick to the same tactic for too long. Tactics have also definitely changed when in possession. Attacking play is much more incisive than it was last season. More direct balls forward and less recycling. He has also managed to build a very exiting and young team that seems to score goals for fun. Yes, Pulis would definitely shore up the defence but I doubt many would enjoy that either. And his transfer dealings have been good. His transfer outlay has been around 100 million and only about 10 million can be said to be wasted. And apart from Kone and McGeady those signings were cheap long-shots anyways (e.g. Rodrigues).

So a manager has an average season and he turns shit? How many managers in the world are there who haven't had a poor season? If he had had a great season City would not let him ho. But thsnks, you answered my question. You can't remember past this season.

I'm not too flustered with de Boer but Garcia is an interesting shout. I'm not quite sure his style would suit the Premier League, though.

Based on what? His time at Villareal where he did a fantastic job? So well, in fact, that Real Madrid signed him. There he got the highest point total the club has ever gotten, unfortunately for him Barca got even more. Then again, after being sacked by Real (principally because Mourinho was available, otherwise he would have stayed) he again did a good job at Malaga. Another club, another points-breaking season plus they did well in the Champion's League. Oh, and he also won the title and League Cup with City. So if he's an awful shout then who the heck in this world is good enough? Or is your memory so short you can't remember past this season? Why do you think clubs like Real Madrid and Manchester City who can pick any manager they want opted for Pellegrini?

Emery and Favre would probably be my top two picks assuming Pellegrini gets an offer from a bigger club. Problem with Emery is he seems loyal to Seville.

Plus he's inconsistent.

Second idiotic red card this season. The quicker we get rid of this idiot, the better. I hope he never plays another minute for us.

I'd say very few companies own their offices. You have to factor in the fact that it costs to own the land as well. Landlord doesn't get to keep the whole rent. And besides, I doubt LCC would cancel the agreement.

IIRC the rent is less than 1 million pa (800k?). Originally we paid double that but after LCC bought the land the price went down. The site must be at least 20 times more expensive.

Outsourcing is not necessarily a waste. If you can invest the money saved on something that gives more income than the building rent then it's a good idea.

Left mid.

Having an option to build to that size is not free. It would mean spending quite a lot of money on something that the club will never need. Plus it's worth realising the world is changing. Numbers of punters in the stands won't be that important anymore.

80,000 is just not from this world. Santiago Bernabeu holds 81,000. That's Real Madrid's stadium and they have about 6 million people in the catchment area (greater Madrid). Old Trafford holds 75,000 and again, Manchester is much bigger. Chelsea have been successful for quite a while and they plan to build a 60,000 seater. In London.

Why would Stoke sell Butland to us? Except for silly money. We are not in a position to force a move either (Butland won't demand a move). He would be ideal, mind.

If Lukaku moves, it's almost certainly down to his agent looking for another payday. Rom himself must realise he has improved a lot during the last two seasons and that he'll be first choice for as long as he stays. As for spending the money, in order of priority: GK, CM, LM. Those three positions need a top class player.

Thís is what Wikipedia says about transport to MK stadium: So this would be good enough?

At least we are not so stupid we quote our own posts.

You are right. That's even worsr than thinking you can compare Liverpool to London. You didn't answer why Liverpool don't build a bigger stadium.