List of candidates for the job

I'm not trying to be trite here (out of that list, I'd like Benitez), but I'd imagine unless we substantially improve the salary on offer, only Phil Neville and David Jeffrey  off that list would be interested!

Vieira is a poor manager. -GD at 2 of his 3 clubs managed.

Rafa is a bit too pragmatic. His stock is low after Dalian and Everton.

Lennon would actually be a good fit tbh. 

Big Sam is a dinosaur. He failed miserably with Leeds and WBA.

Stevie G has ties to gangsters and is an ex Rangers manager. Nope.

Kenny might be better than Lampard at this stage.

Jeffrey? LOL.

Phil is a terrible manager. Dull bastard as well.

Marsch isn't bad, but his Yank personality would grate. Ted Lasso.

doherty wrote: Only Big Sam and Lennon would be potential candidates. Even Big Sam id say wouldn't be bothered. Chris Houghton has taken over Ghana so id say he is out of the running. I wouldn't mind lookjng at some Scandinavian options. They always did well. Morten Olsen coached  Denmark for 15 years. Hasnt mamnaged since. Old wise heads maybe is what we need again?

Vahid Halilhodzic would be an interesting left field option.

70 year old Bosnian out of work since last year,

Qualified Morocco for the 2022 World Cup but was sacked before the tournament due to a dispute with their FA.

He was the Japan manager who qualified them for the 2018 World Cup, but again was sacked before the tournament. The media/public hated him because he played a different style of football than they were used to and he left out their star players. Getting beat 4-1 by their rivals South Korea in the Asian games seemed like the excuse they needed to get rid of him, he brought an inexperienced squad of mostly uncapped players to try blood players heading into the World Cup.

He was manager of Algeria, where most would know him from qualifying Algeria for the 2014 World Cup and had them reach the last 16 where they ran eventual winners Germany ragged narrowly losing 2-1 in ET.

He was manager of Ivory Coast, where he qualified them for 2010 World Cup going on a 2 year unbeaten run. Again though, he was sacked before the finals after they crashed out of the African Cup of Nations in the Quaters Final vs eventual winners Algeria who scored in ET.

Seems a bit of a head banger like Trap, but highly experienced on the International front and wouldnt be an expensive option. Might be what we need to steady the ship again.

There's about 7 managers have tried and failed now at Everton, basketcase of a club. I know nothing of his stint in China, but I wouldnt hold anything that went on over there against him.  He has won La Liga with Valencia and the Champions League with a poor Liverpool team, he has genuine pedigree having managed some of the biggest clubs on the continent. He is of an age now where international management just might appeal. I very much doubt we could entice him, but if there was even a half chance, he would be a brilliant appointment.

He is absolutely nothing like MON either in footballing terms or as a personality. I have no idea why you feel this

"Would probably do better" isnt a ringing endorsement and not one that would convince me that it was worth replacing Kenny with Lennon.