Who will fill the gap

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Seriously? He'd be my first choice without a doubt, just can't see it happening though if he's already turned down Villa

i'd just worry that it would be a very steep learning curve if that is the way we decide to go...that said i'd get behind it...

him turning down villa was really strange in itself - offering the reason of his family as his non interest, but he'd have talked that over well before he considered meeting up with them...
 
i'd just worry that it would be a very steep learning curve if that is the way we decide to go...that said i'd get behind it...

him turning down villa was really strange in itself - offering the reason of his family as his non interest, but he'd have talked that over well before he considered meeting up with them...

Apparently several influential financial backers of Molde kicked up a stink and threatened to withdraw funding if he left. This could be why?
 
Don't think anybody from abroad would be sensible or realistic option to be honest with you. We need a British manager who knows the Premier League at this moment in time.

I agree I can't see it happening but you never know. In many countries the PL is considered the best and a very attractive option for many managers. I agree we almost certainly will stay with a British based manager though
 
The best option seems to be Hughton or Poyet, I suspect you might end up with Fathead Bruce - but for everyone else's sheer comedy value I'm wishing its Megson.
 
I don't see why Malky is so hotly-tipped. I appreciate that he's a bit of a legend for you guys on the pitch, but managerially he has shown himself to be solid but unspectacular.

I have more time for Malky than I do for the new Liverpool manager. But looking at it objectively, Brendan Rodgers brought in or improved most of the players that Malky relied on (with the notable exception of John Eustace), and led us to a better finish than Malky ever did. In the month that Malky left to join Cardiff, we sold our top scorer, top assist maker and most creative player for a combined total of £4.5m, and got a further windfall of ~£1.8m from Ashley Young. Sean Dyche spent £1.2m of that on completely rebuilding the squad, and finished in the top half of the table.

And although he deserves credit for a Carling Cup run (beating two lower league clubs, three Championship clubs, and one of the most hapless Premier League clubs of recent years), his league record is worse than Dave Jones' last two years.

You neglected to mention he did all this after losing 12 of our squad which included 4 strikers in Bellamy, Bothroyd, Chopra, Emmanuel- Thomas and also our best winger Burke, and replaced them for next to nothing.
 
Åge Hareide is the man for you guys. Experienced International Manager, and good ol Norwich boy, looking to follow Woy's footsteps from Viking Stavanger to the PL!