Whilst those players would be fantastic, it would not help reduce our wage bill.
I stand corrected, just done some research, Abraham on £82k a week and Zouma on £46k, just shows how we have been overpaying

Edited by Spiderman (13 May 2021 9.24am)

feels like it was a deliberate strategy to get 'good' players in cheap/free transfers but pay them lots to make them come. Is an easier way to manage business cash flow. But we've now massively screwed our wage structure, which has to be addressed if you look at what quality players are being paid elsewhere. We shouldn't be a charity - a manager like Lamps would at least help build the idea of a 'project' which the right sort of player can get on board with - or f-off if they don't.

Looking at the age of many of this squad, and the number yet to sign a contract. The matter of who is going to be managing , is hardly our biggest worry.
Surely the biggest problem going forward is how much do we have in the kitty, and how, and who do we spend it on, that is if we have any money.
We can only hope we do have money, and save some more in big earners going, because as others have said, and is quiet frankly obvious , central defence ,and mid-field needs drastic up dating. Without it happening it’s hard to see who will want this job, and that includes Hodgson.

Apart from being a northerner, surely Dyche is the best candidate. I guess Frank will get Parish more TV time though.

Red and Blue Army!

This is true and there’s also an element of stars aligning- how many would have been thrilled if David Moyes had been appointed when he went to WHam?

Remember similar scenario when Sir Steve Coppell was appointed the rest is history as they say .Dyche will be expensive as compo involved and would probably want a,bigger budget than Frank.