Next Manager: Risk and Reward
FAN VIEW
At which managers might Everton be looking to replace David Moyes if, as now looks to be the most likely outcome, the Scot leaves the club when his contract expires at the end of the season?
Everton’s current manager is likely to depart around June 2027. That timeline only shifts if (a) the club becomes a serious relegation candidate and he is dismissed early, or (b) he delivers European qualification and / or a trophy and earns an extension. Neither outcome feels probable, so the summer of 2027 remains the realistic transition point.
Behind the scenes, it’s highly likely that the club’s succession planning is already well underway. The first question to address is not who we want, but what we want. Then we can move on to the options.
What Do We Want?
The next Everton manager must surely be someone who can accelerate the club’s transformation from a footballing non‑entity into a modern, tactically coherent, development‑driven side. That means a coach with:
- Demonstrated outperformance of available resources
- A track record of developing players, especially elite young talent
- Proven ability to work effectively with a recruitment / development team
- Evidence of playing Champions League‑style football without Champions League‑level players or budget
In short: a coach who can deliver modern football on a non‑elite budget, and grow with the club.
What Don’t We Need?
We do not need (and probably can't get) a manager with a long Champions League résumé. We are not shopping in the Simeone, Kompany, or Nagelsmann aisle. The right profile is a coach who has overperformed and is equipped to take us to next level with him, not someone who has already reached the summit and would be taking a big step down at Everton.
The Risk
Many managers who appear ideal on paper fail badly when they move to a bigger club. The pattern is familiar:
- Their previous success was really down to strong club operations and / or squad quality in a weak league.
- They join a dysfunctional club with poor club operations
- Their tactical model doesn’t fit the inherited squad.
This dynamic has undone coaches as varied as Potter, Frank, Ten Hag, Amorim, Postecoglou and othersEverton must avoid this trap. The best way to manage the risk is:
- Back the new coach financially — no more penny‑pinching in summer 2027 please TFG.
- (for this appointment) Choose a coach whose tactical model aligns with the current squad, i.e. the 4‑2‑3‑1 / 4‑5‑1 structures used under Moyes.
What options does this leave us with?
1. The safest bet
Eddie Howe. By some distance. He ticks a lot of boxes. I don’t believe he would hit the same heights with us as he did with Newcastle, primarily because we will struggle to deliver players of the quality of Isak, Guimaraes and othersIt is interesting that Newcastle, now moving to a more sustainable spending model (along the lines we will use), have replaced him with someone they think will work better within a recruitment / development model. Low risk, but I expect we'd soon hit our Eddie Howe glass ceiling of about 8th place, albeit the football would probably be a bit more adventurous.
2. The 4‑2‑3‑1 / 4‑5‑1 Coaches (Low‑Risk Fit)
These managers align most closely with the current squad profile and reduce the risk of tactical mismatch. The also offer a potential longer term reward beyond 8th place.
Kieran McKenna (40) – unattached
Identity: High‑pressing, high‑speed positional play with structured possession.
Summary: A modern, proactive coach who blends structured possession with Premier League‑level intensity. In my view, the outstanding candidateEven better than Howe. A bit more risk, but higher potential reward.
Fabian Hürzeler (33) – Brighton
(Brighton are not a Champions League regular, so he fits your criteria.)
Identity: Ultra‑modern, high‑pressing, possession‑dominant football with extreme structural clarity.
Summary: In my view, difficult to tell whether what we see from Brighton is down to him or the outstanding club operations. Unless they kick on this season, Brighton are seeing their own Hurzeler glass ceiling of 8th place and no impact in the cups. Still, a good candidate, with a good brand of football and surely there is more to come from him at only 33.
Íñigo Pérez (38) – Villarreal
Identity: Compact, balanced 4‑2‑3‑1 with controlled possession.
Summary: Likely to take longer to settle into a new league than McKenna and Hurzeler. But could better enable recruitment of Spanish speaking players. May take a few seasons, but could be really good.
Vincent Wagner (40) – Elversberg
Identity: High‑energy, development‑focused, possession‑capable football.
Summary: A proactive, energetic coach with a clear identity: structured possession, high press, rapid transitions. He is the sort of coach Dortmund, Leipzig and others will now be looking at. Tall order to replicate this in a new and very competitive league. High risk but potentially high reward too. He could break the glass ceiling - but equally we could drop like a stone.
Sebastian Hoeneß (42) – Stuttgart
Identity: Modern, high‑pressing 4‑2‑3‑1 with vertical possession.
Summary: A low key but possibly good appointment. Longer track record than countryman Vincent Wagner. But Stuttgart really are a well run club with mature recruitment and developmentSo unlikely to be a success unless club operations can step up around him. May struggle to break the glass ceiling.
3. The 3‑4‑3 / 3‑4‑2‑1 Coaches (Higher Tactical Risk)
These managers could be excellent, but their systems differ more from Everton’s current shape – which may require more patience as a squad is assembled over time to fit the coach’s approach.
Carlos Vicens (43) – Braga
Identity: Controlled possession with City‑style spacing; 3‑4‑2‑1 / 3‑4‑3.
Summary: After Europa League experience and 7 years at Man City, he could be a really shrewd appointment. Likely to oversee a footballing transformation but possibly without really pushing us up the table
4. Those who just seem too high risk or low reward
Lee Carsley (52) – England U21
Identity: High press, quick transitions, modern 4‑3‑3 / 4‑2‑3‑1.
Summary: Would be fairly popular with fans because he’s an ex-player and (unlike many of the others) he is a known entity. Big risk to put him in charge of a Premier League football club with no prior club management. Better that he starts in the Championship to my mindToo big a risk.
Francesco Farioli (37) – Sporting Lisbon
Identity: Ultra‑modern positional play; 4‑3‑3 on paper, but very attacking and flexible.
Summary: no doubt about it, he’s a sophisticated coach but I don’t see a lot of outperformance from Sporting Lisbon. To be honest, I see him as a good fit for a club that already has a really good squad – rather than a club like us in the process of getting there. I don’t think this would end well.
Claudio Giráldez (38) – Celta Vigo
Identity: Defensive solidity + rapid transitions; 5‑4‑1 / 3‑4‑3. Why he fits (with caveats):
Summary: More conservative; a transitions‑first coach who maximises limited resources. Possibly the Spanish Moyes. Has done well at Celta Vigo especially for such a young coach, but I think we’re looking for something different now.
Reader Responses
Selected thoughts from readers24/09/2026 06:00:24
Great read Robert, very well researched as usual.
Of the potential candidates you listed, who would be your preferred selection?
24/09/2026 07:56:30
I'm not ashamed tu admit that I'm still mentally scarred from the Moshiri Era,I clearly remember contemplating League 1 football at half time against Palace!
With that still very fresh in the mind, I'm more than happy with a 'safety first' appointment like Eddie Howe.
The football will be decent enough, he'll have us in or around the European places. And I won't feel physically ill whilst watching the game.
24/09/2026 08:02:29
Moyes is on course and doing well so talk of new managers is immaterial at this time.
24/09/2026 08:34:50
I wonder if there are any circumstances under which Moyes would still be the manager next season. He seems to be tired and bored when being interviewed. Perhaps he will really give it a go in the cups knowing this is to be his last hurrah.
The problem with hiring a manager is you never know if they are a good fit until you try them. Even the great Carlo Ancelotti found it very difficult to slot himself into the Everton managers shoes. Why would any of the above mentioned be any different ? We have become an enigma of a club. How Farhad Moshiri must wish he could have tried before he err... Buyed. He'd have saved himself million in compensation pay outs
I have a mate who has always weirdly been more interested in what goes on behind the scenes than what happens on the pitch. He assures me that Thomas Tuchel's assistant (somebody he personally knows) is already primed and has his hat ready to throw into the ring.
For now though. I personally want to focus on that last hurrah
24/09/2026 09:27:30
Eddie spent literally nearly a billion pound at Newcastle. How do we think he will get his head around a £20m spend?
the next appointment will be a bland coach who will do as he's told, they won't want anyone who will raise questions about the tiny net spend. So we can forget about most of the interesting candidates. the job spec will expect the winning candidate to do as he's told, deal with massive fan expectation, and not spend any money.
Can't see us offering much in salary either.
24/09/2026 09:39:08
Objectively, Moyes would be in the running based on your criteria, and having won a European trophy, experience in the prem, and being familiar with the club, he would be an excellent candidate.
I get that there is too much history for him to be a universally accepted candidate - and maybe it is time for a change. But the risks associated with changing managers we know all too well, and it rarely leads to improvement.
For me, I agree, Howe is the safer candidate. But I'd be really interested in giving Carsley an opportunity.
I also think Moyes has earned the right to have some input on this - and we could do worse than consult with him. Bringing Carsley in from December to provide 6months handover with Moyes, let him assess the squad, give him some input on transfers and work with Moyes during a transition period would be great value.
It would need Moyes consent and buy-in, which may not come easily. But if the fanbase is so adamant on change, this seems the best way to allow some continuity and control.
Even with the steady foundations at Man City - their transition to Maresca isn't simple. So don't expect Everton to do it any better. Its not the Everton way...
IMO.
24/09/2026 09:59:39
Don't disagree with any of the comments so far.
Moyes is maybe doing better than expected right now, but the end of his contract is a fact with a defined time, so its valid to be thinking about this now.
Maybe TFG are holding back, knowing a new manager will need them to spend. Maybe they will go for a vanilla "yes man" to keep the bottom line attractive to new owners. We wont know until the time comes.
One think not mentioned in the article and I think is a huge part of any appointment these days is, "How highly do the players rate the new manager?"
We've all heard the "show us your medals" routine but I do think a version of that is still a massive factor for dressing rooms in the Premier League. Players have their agents (who basically run their entire careers), whispering in their ear as to what to think. Players themselves all play Football Manager and FIFA so will have an opinion from the digital world. It only takes one or two in the dressing room to suggest that "He's not all that, or he doesn't play wingers, or always plays 5 at the back etc... to plant the seeds of insubordination and that manager is likely to be toast within months.
So, while I agree that we don't want a seasoned CL manager who can only work with £50M 28 year old's, whoever comes in has to have some gravitas and reputation that respected by the dressing room.
As David himself knows.
24/09/2026 10:56:19
I’d be pretty underwhelmed with Eddie Howe. His PL performance ratio is no better than Moyes. He’d be a bit more attacking,(not a difficult achievement), but I doubt he’ll do an Emery and take us to the next level. I’ve got a lot of time for McKenna, but he’s better suited to Palace or Fulham.
Basques are en vogue at the moment, I’m happy to be paid by the club to hang around Bilbao and find someone. We probably have the most British club playing squad in the PL, though, there’s little European playing experience there. Would that suit a German coach rather than a Spanish one?
24/09/2026 11:06:17
Robert makes the point that strong club operations enable coaches to slot into BHA, Brentford and Bournemouth without a sustained drop in results.
They hire young coach profiles who have worked in a similar model to their own, accepting the strategy to buy young talent, committing to give them playing minutes and relying on the recruitment and analytics team recommendations.
When they vary it as Bournemouth did with Marco Rose, the hire must be comfortable operating in the club system.
Moyes is more of a traditional manager who wants control over recruitment and operations, relies on experienced players and will only give regular game time to young players after they have been at the club for 12 months.
Which begs the question, once he had stabilised the club why was he retained? I think TFG’s attitude is fairly cynical in keeping him in place.
Spot the fall guy.
24/09/2026 11:36:35
Steve B # 2, my preference would be Kieran McKenna. He reminds me of Martinez, Rodgers and Kompany. He transformed a small club, got a mixed ability team playing Champions League style football and won 3 promotions in 4 years. This was not driven by outstanding club operations, this was driven by his vision and coaching. At the moment we are building up our club operations but they are far from outstanding. So McKenna would be a good choice - with potential to go really high as the club operations and budget get better and bigger. The issue with him (a bit like Martinez) is whether he can organise a defence. That remains to be seen.
Darren # 5, Ancelotti was a poor fit for the quality of squad we had at the time and the budget available to improve it. A world class manager, no doubt about it, but not a magician. You don't get Real Madrid results without a Real Madrid squad and budget.
Kevin # 6, agreed, as with all of these managers, Howe will be limited by the budget available for improving the squad. I don't think Everton will spend anything like as much as Newcastle did, so I don't think Howe would replicate his Newcastle "success" at Everton. I also don't think he's an especially great coach, albeit he might be a good fit for our next 3 years.
Steve B # 10, totally. As much as our budget, the main thing holding back our progress into the Top 6 and Cup success is going to be the quality of our club operations. Especially if our budget is going to be lower than 8 or so other clubs (at least) then our club operations - probably more so than the manager - need to be outstanding. Look at Brentford. Does anyone believe Keith Andrews is an outstanding coach?
Finally, one thing I didn't mention in the article is that there's a good chance half a dozen or more Premier League clubs will change manager before us. DeZerbi and Carrick are already under real pressure for massively underperforming the investment in the playing squad. Someone will be sacked before Christmas. They always are - and so a few of the managers listed in the article might already have found a new club before we (very probably) part company with Moyes next summer.
24/09/2026 12:04:52
if we aren't near the relegation spots by Christmas Moyes will be offered another couple of years.
24/09/2026 13:11:33
I said weeks ago Hurzeler before he came flavour of the month, but would he come here. He's just signed a longish contract and is probably comfortable at Brighton.
Robert you will know much more than me about McKenna but the impression I get off his interviews is he looks and sounds half asleep, I've no doubt he knows his stuff but he doesn't come across very well.Now I know it's results that are paramount but in this day and age image is important too, I can imagine knowing Evertonians it will be something to hit him over the head with if things don't go to plan!
Sure every team needs a manager and some will be better than others but they are all very difficult to assess. Is their success achieved because of them or because of the players they have in the squad?
I'm a big believer in that the players are very much more important than any manager and for that reason just engaging a new manager and not better class players will lead to failure again.
I've rambled on somewhat and we will have to find someone to be manager at a later date obviously, there's not many around that I'm keen on and there's no doubt even though he managed the reds Klopp was inspirational.
The like of him are not very common though!
24/09/2026 13:29:13
Robert, I've often wondered if you gave Pep Guardiola the Everton. Palace or Fulham jobs, how well would he do.
With Martinez, I think the midweek Palace defeat, having won convincingly at Arsenal, was his sliding doors moment. We were so close to CL qualification, and the Palace defeat was so costly. I wonder if we had qualified, how would that summer transfer window, and the following season had turned out. Would CL football have made Bobby reassess his style?
Raymond, there's a part of me, albeit a very perverse part, would almost like to see Klopp at Everton. Him, or someone like him, would be so transformative for the club. Iw would never happen, I know.
24/09/2026 14:36:26
I was inside the stadium when McKenna’s, Ipswich, destroyed Millwall, playing some very good attacking football, but when it came to the premier league, I’m not sure he was pragmatic enough?
Martinez did something similar with Swansea, taking them to a few promotions, but it’s definitely a lot tougher in the top league.
Someone who identifies what brings Evertonians alive, would be my choice. Someone who likes to play fast, aggressive, front foot football, is what our club needs next.
24/09/2026 15:20:35
Kieran. I think that first season under Martinez was the last time I felt we were onto something. The days when the only thing we got irate about was the club badge. We shone briefly under Ancelotti but, sadly, came down with the Christmas decorations that year. The 2013/14 season under Martinez had us playing some lovely stuff with Barkley, Deulofeu, Stones, Lukaku, Barry and McCarthy. We should have won the Goodison derby but Distin gave away a stupid free kick. We beat Man United home and away. Played really well at the Emirates before Christmas and beat Arsenal at Goodison. The Crystal Palace game at Goodison was damaging. I seem to remember us conceding two own goals away at Southampton as well (was it Alcaraz and Coleman?) Martinez's signings gradually got worse and he started to believe his own hype. In true Everton fashion, we very nearly went a whole calendar year without losing at home but Tim Howard got sent off (when Leon Osman ruined Christmas in our house) resulting in us losing to Sunderland on Boxing Day.
I liked what Martinez stood for though. He seemed to recognise us as having a fanatical fanbase and that we were a sleeping giant. He lifted the whole place. Remember the Bring me Sunshine Christmas campaign? We need someone to do the same in 2027. I like David Moyes and part of me thinks it's a case of being careful what you wish for; look at West Ham. I'd welcome a move away from the KITAP1 approach and to hear a manager before a game state that we're going for the win rather than the "do our best to get something out of the game" that we hear every week.
Regarding managers, I can't argue with Robert's analysis. I don't know the current managers well enough, particularly overseas ones. One candidate that seems to be doing well at the moment is Keith Andrews.
One point I would make is that it isn't that long ago that Evertonians were urging the club to move for van Nistelrooy before someone else recruited him. Look how that turned out. Similarly with Graham Potter. He was flavour of the month, briefly but got found out at Chelsea and West Ham. There's been managers throughout the Premier League era who have looked good for a season or two: Burley, Laudrup, Wilder, Thomas Frank. Carrick looks like he's been found out. Hell, even Mike Walker looked a good fit in the mid 90s.
I think more importantly, we need to find new owners to move us from stability to being a consistent success and that will demand action, oodles of money and a change of philosophy across the whole club.
One thing that I am getting sick of though is us banging on about our history. Of course we are rightly proud of it but we need a future and a plan to get us there. Teams like Brighton and Brentford recruit managers who suit their profile; we've tried different approaches, sometimes polar opposites.
24/09/2026 15:39:18
Klopp is an interesting example. He joined the RS in October 2015. He'd done the lower league transformation job with Mainz and (despite relegation) took on the Dortmund job. Two league titles and a Champions League final followed. We won't be able to tempt a manager with those sorts of credentials to the club. The fact is they will have offers from clubs already competing in the Champions League.
Hence I think we need to find our own Klopp before a Champions League club takes a chance on him. That is really what the list in the article is about. Who could be the next Klopp or Kompany etc and is within our reach?
We could go for the safer bet like Eddie Howe and he will probably improve the football without improving the results (it will be more / better players than improve the results). That will be enough for some (along with the fact that those who despise Moyes can breathe a sigh of relief).
Personally I'd rather move straight to the transformational coach - accepting that season one or even two might be a real struggle (as it was with Klopp in season one, and Arteta too for a few seasons). At some point boring, safe, conservative Everton needs to take risk and dare to move on. Moyes helped get us to that place when we appointed Martinez - a genuinely transformational manager (albeit far too fleeting). Maybe Moyes' final season can be about getting us in similarly good shape for our next transformational manager.
24/09/2026 15:41:54
Interesting food for thought Robert,and very appropriate given the time factor regarding Moyes’s contract.What we don’t know is will he be offered an extension,and if he is will he take it?
Another complication may be the introduction of new investors.How much of a stake will they have and how much will they be able to influence any new appointment?Are the Friedkins getting ready to “flip” the club and so may have little concern about who is manager?
So many indeterminable factors,and yet could have a huge influence on the outcome.
To get to the original question of who should be the next manager,I don’t rate Eddie Howe as a coach,but I think he might have found another job before Moyes situation is resolved.
I would probably agree with you regarding McKenna but with strong reservations.Could I just play devils advocate and throw two more names into the debate,Le Bris from Sunderland or Jakirovic from Hull.Both seem to have over achieved with the squads they have although I admit it’s early days yet and Jakirovic is well travelled in Croatia.
I like Hurzeler but believe he is having too much success at BHA to take a gamble on Everton and Klopp-do me a favour!!
I believe there is a lot of merit in Raymond’s point that it is the quality of the players that is more important than the manager but I’m afraid we have a long way to go on that score.
24/09/2026 15:51:07
An interesting and impressive article Robert that shows up my own meagre knowledge of football beyond these shores.
There is a lot I can agree with and your assumption regarding the timeline for Moyes staying on as our manager collates to my own…I would have thought that if our silent owners had felt Moyes was their man for the long-haul they would have provided him with more funds during the last transfer window.
We do part course though on who we would like to be our next manager. While I can appreciate the reasons you expressed for not wanting a manager with a Champions league resume my (dream) idea of our next manager comes directly from that area and I will explain why.
For too long we have been over shadowed by our near neighbours and have shivered at the thought of both playing them and for that matter most of the top sides we’ve encountered.
I feel we need a personality who can see that not as a hinderance but as a challenge. Someone who has been in that position before and relishes the idea of making us the top dog in this City.
Someone not frightened to stick up for himself, who can be nasty when necessary and can inspire his players from the youth team up to the first team squad with his energy and big game experience… allowing them to have the confidence to face up to adverse conditions and fight back against them.
He will also need to have the character and pedigree that will enable him to handle tricky conversations/demands from our new owners and be able to command their respect.
The man I would love us to go for is…Diego Simeone.
The way he dragged Atletico to dislodge the Madrid/Barca dominance without a massive budget (compared to Madrid/Barca) is an incredible achievement. He has won many trophies but the one that alludes him (only just) is the Champions league. So I am sure he is still hungry for that.
Whether our owners would have both the money and balls to entice someone of Simeone’s calibre to Everton of course is another matter.
An unrealistic dream…well there was a time when our new stadium was just a dream.
24/09/2026 16:54:05
Not everyone will agree but I thought that Marco Silva, might have been a lot more successful if his DOF, had been better at recruiting the right players?
The reason I bring Silva, into the conversation is because he was definitely someone that Moshiri, had chosen a long time before he came, so maybe the same thing might be happening now, even though I am of the same opinion as Craig@16, and think it’s a lot more important that first we find new owners.
Recruitment is massive though because even if Barry, turns into a genuine centre forward, whoever sanctioned the deal to pay £27 million for him, when the only other striker we had on the books was Beto, is definitely out of their league, imo.
24/09/2026 17:27:48
Robert, I have no respect for Vincent Kompany. He got Burnley up in style but then shafted them once in the PL. It was basically a seadon long advertisement of his philosophy and he had no interest in doing what it took to try and keep Burnley up. Every presser was a job interview for the big clubs.
24/09/2026 20:49:32
Marco Silva was a decent manager. Less successful with more spending power than Moyes though - although you're right, he was let down by poor recruitment just at the point we were poised to kick on. I wouldn't describe him as transformational. I would give him "competent".
As for Simeone, I'd love him too. He has done extremely well with Atletico (albeit with the third biggest budget by a mile in La Liga). However, he could basically choose to revive any sleeping giant he wants. AC Milan, Man Utd etc. He hasn't and it doesn't look like he will. There is literally no chance he would be remotely interested in joining us.
Kompany and Burnley both knew what they were doing. Burnley are (or recently have been) a very profitable club. Their business model can accommodate yo-yoing up and down. Kompany used them as a stepping stone and Burnley used him to pull together a good squad of players, many of whom they've made a decent profit on. To my mind their mistake was following him with Scott Parker who plays a much more basic brand of football. They had the opportunity to make Champions League style football their trademark. It looks like they are trying this path again with ex Club Brugge coach Nicky Hayen. Good for them, I hope they succeed.
24/09/2026 20:53:45
Very well researched and thought out Robert but I do wish we could stop feeling that Ancelotti was unsuccessful.
If he hadn't been shafted and put off by the scally's I am convinced we would have won something with him and remember he managed during the pandemic with no crowds at Goodison.
Perhaps Davide has some of his dad's skills?
Like Stu #18 I was surprised you didn't shortlist Le Bris who has done very well with Sunderland.
I would also add that for me Eddie Howe is a Bournemouth standard manager and will never be an elite coach
24/09/2026 21:39:14
first of all robert a great article - it must have taken ages.?
one thing in your first paragraph made me smile though - 'its highly likely the clubs succession planning is already well underway' I doubt it somehow, more likely we will approach some manager totally left field at 11.30pm on the eve of the 27-28 season !
or maybe howe or mc'kenna would be attractive to our silent owners if it means we don't have to pay compensation out to another club.
my choice would have been oliver glasner, maybe if notts forrest lose 2 games on the trot marinakis will pull the trigger.but on the premier league manager merry go around he might go back to palace or fulham.
ex-newcastle manager to everton -gordon lee. only david lawson and jim pearson let him down..
24/09/2026 21:42:12
You said that Silva, was less successful with more spending power than Moyes, but probably because he preferred his team to play on the front foot Robert?
How can you play on the front foot with slow defenders? Silva lost Zouma and gained Moise Keane. Brands, thought he had done a great job, but his lack of experience with regards English football and Marco’s, lack of pragmatism after being sold short, soon had us looking for another manager.
It will be interesting to see how Silva does at Benfica, because with better players I think when his attacking system works it can blow teams away, but getting back to Everton, I think it’s imperative that we find a manager who can get us playing with loads of aggression.
24/09/2026 22:12:45
If my memory serves me right, losing Gueye and replacing him with a perma-crocked Gbamin was what did it for Silva.
Poor little fella aged a decade in the year he was with us.
24/09/2026 23:03:04
With genuine respect the tone of this piece just reminds me of the acceptance of even more mediocrity when it comes to our ownership/manager, such has existed for decades now.
We fans want top five football minimum, achieved by football that makes opponents fear us with respect.
Our player recruitment has for decades been inadequate to achieving that end, with a very too few exceptions. That is the most serious failure of our owners/managers.
We need a manager and recruiting team to have the ability to identify such players, and an owner with the desire and wealth to sign them.
Get that right and we'll win a trophy.
Get it wrong, as ever for 30 years now, and it's more of the same mundanity.
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24/09/2026 01:38:01
I wonder when and how you start getting in touch with prospective new managers. How do you advertise it. It should be seamless in practice to replace a manager coming to the end of his contract you would think.
The only two names I recognise are Howe and McKenna. Shows you how much football I watch!
Howe is low risk, and may not be that adventurous an appointment. But if it was him, I wouldn't be too put out. Knows the league, working on smaller budgets from his time at Bournemouth and has developed his C.V with his time at Newcastle. He would develop the footballing style following on from Moyes. A couple of seasons of finishing 8th is a step up for us, although not what we want long term.