He will need a Stannah, seriously though it is obvious, Roy, Ray and Paddy, Paddy staying joint assistant and learning from both until he is ready to take over, his U21 knowledge will be superb for bringing the young guys through, and know outlay, a win win.

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Edited by gloryhunter (10 Apr 2023 1.43pm)

gloryhunter (eagle in exile)

Graham Potter gets my vote. He's got bags of experience and did brilliantly at Brighton. He got overwhelmed a bit at Chelsea, and may be better suited to a 'smaller club' like Palace where expectations are lower?

Dominic Raab springs to mind

Having managed clubs such as Liverpool and Celtic, I very much doubt that messrs Rodgers and Postecoglu would be interested in the role at our club.
Celtic where Postecoglu currently manages will be in the Champions League next season.

We might have been in the PL for 10 years and are based in London but we do not have that aura to attract managers who have plied their trade at such a level. I am not being disrespectful to our club, I am just trying to introduce a dose of realism.

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Since Liverpool. Rogers has been released by Leicester who have 8 games to get enough points to stay up.
Celtic will be out of the champions league straight away, then apart from the games against rangers it will be st mirren and hibs.

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You take what you are offered.

Sounds like he's the current favourite for the Tottenham job, albeit I'd think their fans would be a bit disappointed with Rodgers.

If he weren't to get that job, Chelsea look like they're going for Nagelsmann.

Behind those two, every other manager above us looks very secure. Perhaps he waits to see if Moyes gets sacked but with their run in (Away - Bournemouth, Palace, City, Brentford, Leicester; Home - Arsenal, Liverpool, United, Leeds) they are a long way from being safe. Otherwise, maybe the Leeds job?

Once you get past Spurs and Chelsea, we're very possibly the next best option.

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Yes,looks good on paper,although we gave,this 'slot' to another Dutchman a few years ago,FDB,and that sure worked out well!!

Whoever the new manager is will face the same set of circumstances that faced PV when he took over from RH, namely, a number of players at the end of their contracts and a good few who can't cut it consistently in the PL anymore. This, plus the charge of attempting to integrate the choicest of academy players into the squad, aligned with a limited transfer kitty, means that the next manager should have some experience and a good deal of enthusiasm for a task that could prove rewarding if got right.

Whilst the new manager is unlikely to have the same transfer kitty as Vieira, I think it fair to say the 16 first team players currently under contract beyond the end of this season are both of a better quality and overall younger than the remnants of the squad retained after Hodgson's departure. The holes in the squad aren't as large as Vieira inherited so the new manager will start from a stronger position.

The big proviso, of course is that we DON'T lose any of our key young players, namely, Guehi, Eze, Olise and Doucoure.