Season › 2012-13 › News Poll shows Blues are ready for foreign influence Lyndon Lloyd , 16 May, 73comments | Jump to most recent Evertonians are ready to embrace some foreign influence from the next manager of the Club, at least according to the results of ToffeeWeb's poll on David Moyes's successor. Everton have not yet had a non-Briton as a manager from outside the British Isles but the leading preferred candidates to step in the departing Moyes's shoes are all foreigners, suggesting perhaps that Blues fans are looking for some Continental influence like that at work at top-six rivals likes of Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City. Michael Laudrup emerged as a clear front-runner when polling first opened last week but the Dane's lead narrowed considerably when it became apparent that the compensation Everton might owe Swansea City to release him from his contract would be prohibitively high. Roberto Martinez enoyed a surge in popularity when Wigan won the FA Cup on Saturday but that was tempered in predictable fashion with the confirmation of the Latics' relegation on Tuesday. That has given new impetus to Vitor Pereira who garnered 13% of the almost 11,000 votes. Slaven Bilic, Roberto di Matteo and Duncan Ferguson were in the next clutch of candidates, collecting between 6% and 7% each. Ferguson was the only British candidate to figure highly in the voting — heavily backed options with oddsmakers like Neil Lennon and Malkay Mackay fared poorly — adding weight to the notion that Everton supporters would prefer an injection of European ideas from their next manager rather than another quintessential British boss. View the full poll results Vote in our expanded poll Seeking to get a better feel on these poll results and given that new candidates like Thomas Tuchel and Lucien Favre have been generating buzz among online Evertonians, we've generated a quick survey with some more specific questions which you can complete below: Note: Use the interior scrollbars below to move down the survey form. Quotes or other material sourced from ToffeeWeb Poll Reader Comments (73) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Paul Andrews 1 Posted 16/05/2013 at 20:55:07 Vitor Periera,been manage of Porto for two years.Won the league in his first season,if Porto win their last league game this weekend Periera wins the league in his second season.Anyone who can win the Portugese league in front of Benfica,who out classed Chelsea for all of the first half and a lot of the second half,will do me. Sean Flatley 2 Posted 16/05/2013 at 21:13:52 Bilic has experience. Chris Jones 3 Posted 16/05/2013 at 21:30:22 Lyndon, is there any way that the results of this poll could be communicated to the club? Perhaps even give the club a heads-up that the poll exists? After all, BK did promise to listen to the fans. Kev Johnson 4 Posted 16/05/2013 at 21:34:02 I agree with Chris. It would be good if we could have our opinions made known to the club. Any chance, Lyndon? Kev Johnson 5 Posted 16/05/2013 at 21:36:16 PS: at what point do we get to see the results of the "Expanded Poll"? Lewis Morrison 6 Posted 16/05/2013 at 21:42:27 Agree totally with you Chris.The club need to know who the fans want in charge, great idea.Pereira definitely for me ! Second choice Martinez with Neville his assistant !! Paul Ferry 7 Posted 16/05/2013 at 21:52:12 Heaven help us - if there is any semblance of reality in these odds then we ain't going foreign.But Holy Mother of God!Stubbs!!!!Alan Stubbs 3/1Gus Poyet 3/1Roberto Martinez 5/1Neil Lennon 7/1Phil Neville 20/1Rafael Benitez 25/1Vitor Pereira 28/1Mark Hughes 33/1Malky Mackay 33/1Harry Redknapp 33/1Stuart McCall 33/1 Jack Cross 8 Posted 16/05/2013 at 21:32:00 Sounds good. But the Premier is different ball game, Hardest league in the world. And I bet Porto, don't have our financial restraints. I think we should stay with what and who we know. Might sound boring. But more realistic in the present climate. I'd say Dave Jones and P Neville. I can hear you pulling your hair out. already. But they would be my choice. Everyone praises Spurs coach but Rednapp put that side together surely? Neville knows club inside out and although I don't want to see a second Moyse, I think change should be very slowly. We've all seen managers come to teams and rip them apart well we don't want that. Lets just think for a minute, where is Martineze? Did I hear some one say the Championship? Exactly. With his free flowing football and shit defence (71 goals against to date. Paul Ferry 9 Posted 16/05/2013 at 21:55:07 Dear Lord there is not a SINGLE name in that choice of UK managers (3) that I would want in our hot seat, not one of them. I don't want him but why is Lennon not on that list or Mackay for that matter. And the former EFC lads list seems pretty thin on the ground too. Where is Eamon O'Keefe's name, eh, eh?A depressing pair of lists which together make the point that we probably do need to go with someone who wasn't born in Blighty. Eugene Ruane 10 Posted 16/05/2013 at 21:45:50 Jesus, it just shows the job at hand.Question three, British managers, I actually got the yips - couldn't quite bring myself to tick ANY box.In the end, I ticked Peter Reid but for no reason other than my finger wouldn't allow me to put a tick next to any of the other names.Christ, we're going to get someone HORRIBLE. Anthony Jaras 11 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:01:44 The club need to see this, so Bill can't say he didn't know who the fans wanted. Colin Wainwright 12 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:08:00 Took me twenty minutes to get past that section, Eugene. I was hoping to see the manager of Jossy's Giants. Lyndon Lloyd 14 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:10:33 Kev: PS: at what point do we get to see the results of the "Expanded Poll"? I'd like to give it a week to get the maximum number of responses and then we'll publish them. Of course, we may not get that long if Bill makes an appointment before then so maybe I'll release some interim results late on Sunday. Lewis Morrison 15 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:09:41 Seriously Jack? Dave Jones??Have a read of last nights Echo too, am sure Pereira says Porto have to sell their best players at the end of each season in order to balance the books and yet he still won the league and is on the verge of doing so again.Similar circumstances at us?Probably a bit worse?Surely proves that he knows how to build a side without money and a quality one to? Brent Stephens 16 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:26:35 Lyndon / Michael, a good set of questions. Thanks. Mark Fitzgerald 17 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:23:06 "Everton have not yet had a non-Briton as manager".Gotta say that Johnny Carey immediately comes to mind. Brent Stephens 18 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:30:31 Maybe we could say we've never had one from outside the British Isles. Alan McGuffog 19 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:34:36 Can just see Bill saying to Jenny tonight....." bloody 'ell chuck 'ave yer seen this. What a feckin' brilliant idea. Thank YOU ToffeeWeb. Where's me phone ? Paul Ferry 20 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:42:52 So Gus Poyet suspended from Brighton and to go near the ground/training-ground for breach of club discipline.The plot thickens,Watch his odds shorten over the next couple of days Drew Shortis 21 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:26:50 Dave Jones? The man who failed to get Cardiff into the PL year on year. I'm a part time Cardiff fan and many of my friends and work colleagues are die hard Bluebirds and one thing they always said about Dave Jones was that he never had a plan B if things weren't working out and he couldn't change games when things were going against him. It would be very short sighted to appoint any new manager on the strength that he used to play for us. Moyes was not an ex-Toffee and he worked out pretty well. On the other hand I think someone like Periera could be a big gamble. I know I keep banging on about Martinez, but for me he has the continental flair as well as premier league experience. He has played in this country for years too and knows what it is all about. If BK picks him I wan't some commission for all my cheer-leading ;) Brent Stephens 22 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:47:19 Paul, Poyet in fact now in front on Oddschecker. Then Stubbs, and Martinez. Richard Reeves 23 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:26:46 I had a bit of brain freeze on the ex-players who you'ld like to see as manager question. I went for my favourite player as a child (Sheedy), hardly any inspiring choices there but I think good football with a bit of intelligence is needed more than passion and aggressive, "get stuck into them" football but I wouldn't want any of them.Laudrup or Pereira for me. Kev Johnson 24 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:38:03 Lyndon (638) - fair enough. But how can BK make an appointment before the results of our poll are released? He won't know who to pick until we tell him, will he? Barry Rathbone 25 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:50:24 It's like communism in blue - very odd. Joe Clitherow 26 Posted 16/05/2013 at 23:00:18 Can I respectfully suggest that if Bill Kenwright does "listen to the fans" then he will certainly not be calling on ToffeeWeb polls!He may just canvass paying punters via mailing lists but I'm not holding my breath there either.#Soundbite. Sid Logan 27 Posted 16/05/2013 at 22:26:29 Lyndon, very pleased to see this second poll drawn up which presumably is responding to the evolution of a number of recent threads on ToffeeWeb. The new poll has moved us to another level of complexity in terms of giving our views. I did read somewhere on Tofeeweb that someone had refined BK 's words about consulting on the next manager to mean that his intention was to hear Evertonians' views on the type of manager rather than name . Not actually read those words from BK's own mouth, so to speak, but could well imagine this resulting from a rethink by the club so as not to be tied down to specific people. From a quick perusal of your survey you seem to be framing parts of it to give answers in the way the club or BK would like to see them which in the long run is probably a good thing! The whole process does however necessitate, on all our parts, a degree of sceptical acceptance that they really would like to hear what we have to say! I intend to give it my full attention tomorrow. We should all be grateful to you for responding so quickly and comprehensively to the concerns of ToffeeWeb subscribers which have been developing and changing with some pace over the last few days.When I think about there is, in some ways, a recognition that, if we're lucky we may have a limited influence on things, and if we do the most important achievement will be in ensuring that the appointment won't of someone who will make us throw our hands up in despair! In other words we don't end up with one of the 'merry go round managers' , a classic example of which would be Mark Hughes! Chris Bentham 28 Posted 16/05/2013 at 23:02:09 There is only one stand out candidate for me and he won't get the job for sentimental reasons and that's Benitez.I don't like him so much as a person he seems OK but spouts some shite. Tell me this though, how many people in contention have won the Champions League, Europa League, Spanish League twice... lives in the north west. etc... none!Whoever the board chooses i'll support wholeheartedly I hope you all do the same. Emotions apart he is the best candidate available. Mike Hughes 29 Posted 16/05/2013 at 23:05:20 It's pure gut instinct with me as I confess I know absolutely nothing about the man other than a quick search on wikipedia.Pereira gets my vote.My logic? David Moyes took us as far as he could and did a good job. But his time was up. We need a change of direction and not the same old, same old.Think about it. Who from that list of candidates adds anything over and above DM?If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got.Our next manager will have VP on his sweat shirt I hope. Mike Hughes 30 Posted 16/05/2013 at 23:15:32 Lyndon -My A levels were easier than that expanded poll. Paul Ferry 31 Posted 16/05/2013 at 23:21:47 Wow cheers Brent, didn't take long at all! Brian Cleveland 34 Posted 16/05/2013 at 23:19:26 Has to be Jorge Jesus if only for the headlines.... from Moyesiah to Jesus! If we can't succeed after that, then God help us (literally!)Actually, if I remember rightly, hasn't Jesus sold a lot of very good internationals, managed to replace them with cheaper alternatives and still make a Euro final? Doesn't that sound like qualifications that may be needed here... unfortunately!He's also angling for a move to the Premier, but we probably wouldn't be favourite on that score, depending on who Chelsea turn to,,,,, Mike Rourke 35 Posted 16/05/2013 at 23:08:05 Allow me to add to the concern surrounding the current state of British managers...what a steaming pile of dog shit.I knew it was bad but seeing it written down like that was frankly unnerving. United just took the best Brit manager away from us so why on Earth should we soil ourselves with a lesser version?Next boss HAS to be continental. I know I said I was jumping on the Pereira bandwagon, but seeing Bielsa's name up there all top-class, tempting and possible, well I just couldn't help myself. Sorry.In light of the possibility that this poll may reach the club the only question missing was; To what lengths would you go to avoid Mark Hughes becoming manager?a) I would French kiss Rafab) I would wear an I love Stevie G T-shirt in the Gwladysc) I would set about my genitals with an ice pickd) All of the above Paul Ferry 36 Posted 16/05/2013 at 23:23:21 Jeez, people going up and down all the time like yo-yos.Latest Skybet odds:Alan Stubbs 3/1 Gus Poyet 3/1 Roberto Martinez 5/1 Neil Lennon 7/1Phil Neville 16/1 Rafael Benitez 25/1 Vitor Pereira This is what Poyet said to get suspended: Poyet, 45, told BBC Sussex on Monday: "I will analyse where we can go and myself as well. I have got to think about myself as well sometimes.Every summer you sit down and analyse where you can go, where you can get or not and depending on that you have got a project or a way of getting better. I've not been in this situation but I don't like it, It's changed my view completely about everything I was prepared for, so we'll see now."I have always said that all the time we keep improving I am going to be at this football club and the day we hit the roof, I'm not.Is there something more? Right now I don't know, so I need to make sure I know there is, because if not I am not going to stay forever." Patrick Murphy 37 Posted 16/05/2013 at 23:24:03 Mike #659 I hope that doesn't mean HK has started drinking that cheap cream sherry that was popular in the '70s. Mike Hughes 38 Posted 16/05/2013 at 23:30:43 Patrick - nice one. HK mark IV? Not even the bookies think that will happen.Mind you, Paddy Power have Roberto Martinez as 7/1 favourite for......the RS job. Peter Cummings 39 Posted 17/05/2013 at 00:21:22 If BK 'listens to the fans', it will be the first time ever. I've said before that is the whole problem with the Goodison hierarchy — the very fact that they DO NOT listen to us... and, as long as we pay up every season, the silence from the boardroom will continue to be deafening, Duncan Ferguson for me. ASAP. Colin Glassar 40 Posted 17/05/2013 at 01:15:59 According to reports out of Brighton, Poyet blew his top when he was told he would only have a transfer kitty of £10m next season. Can you imagine what he'd say when BK tells him ours is only £42.51p? Craig Tomasinski 41 Posted 17/05/2013 at 01:31:38 With all this talk of Vitor Pereira, can anyone say they have actually watched Porto play to see what sort of style he gets his teams to play. Whether he likes playing only one striker or two, all back for corners, plays along the deck etc.Would also be interesting to see what he is like with the press and his own players. Moyes always didnt look enthusiastic when talking to the press. The thing to remember is you might get a manager who is a great tactician but if the players do not buy into his system then it might be all for nothing. James Stewart 42 Posted 17/05/2013 at 02:14:15 Bielsa or pereira for me Paul Ferry 43 Posted 17/05/2013 at 02:50:23 Colin ((704) I'm SO sick to death of your habitual exaggerations and distortions, you know the correct figure is £67.32p. Roman Sidey 44 Posted 17/05/2013 at 03:02:52 Paul, if that's what he said to get suspended, then I totally agree with the Brighton board. He's obviously gone mad, and is incompetent of communicating even the simplest of messages about decision making. I actually got dizzy reading it. Cantona made more sense when he spoke about sardines. On the manager issue, I'm probably going to get banned, abused and completely shot down for this, but I think the club would really benefit from having the following name here - Rafa. I know he's ex-RS, and I know he put our club down all those years ago, but he's a very good tactician, and after "it's 4-5-1 'til I die" for the past 10 years, it's what could get us the extra 5-10 points in a season. Football is now a business, and our business is winning games and silverware, and I honestly think he could/would do that for us. For the record, I've just put on a helmet, and completely understand the abuse I'm about to cop. Tim Jones 45 Posted 17/05/2013 at 03:17:28 Can we please stop all this speculation, its doin' my head in. What is the point of it all? We as TW'ers, and indeed all Evertonians, will have no say whatsoever in who Billy Liar appoints, no matter what BS Bill Liar Esq spouts.Let's wait until we have a short list and then we can speculate. Oh and don't leave it too long BK; every day we don't have a manager is a day lost in preparation for next season. Paul Ferry 46 Posted 17/05/2013 at 03:58:32 Hi Roman mate (713) not sure I agree. I just posted what he said - from the beeb site - and, let's not forget his fist language is not English, but what he says is no Cantona/wasn't it trawler/seagulls stuff for me at any rate.Boiled down mate, all he said was I was promised that there would be options to improve and get better and I'm not so sure now.Now, whether Everton can offer better ................... Roman Sidey 47 Posted 17/05/2013 at 04:05:29 Totally agree, Paul. Tongue was firmly in cheek. Paul Ferry 48 Posted 17/05/2013 at 04:08:55 Roman, despite all my inner yearnings Benitez would be a better choice than a few ahead of him in the betting mate. I can't imagine it but I can see it, and his joy in beating the shite at an Analfield derby; I would love that mate. Is it me being so anti-shite, but I would still prefer one of in no order Poyet, Martinez, Pereira, Bielsa, Laudrup?Roman, please let's not have an inside appointment, except for Sheeds, and that too would be an all mighty risk Roman Sidey 49 Posted 17/05/2013 at 04:27:42 I said it a week or so ago, Paul, and I haven't changed my opinion: if we appoint internally, I'm going to support Ipswich. All feelings aside, I think Rafa is the best AVAILABLE candidate. John Ford 50 Posted 17/05/2013 at 05:41:47 Roman/Paul, but as the kids on the street might say......well they might if it was still 1998, its 'just wrong'..........it's just wrong. Karl Masters 51 Posted 16/05/2013 at 21:40:02 Lyndon, while you Re telling BK about this poll, please inform himthat new badge is a fucking joke and to tell Nike to get stuffed! Bring back Umbro! Kitbag deal is a disgrace. How a premier league can't run a merchandising operation and make money is a mystery. Has any other club outsourced for such a pathetic payback? Paul Andrews 52 Posted 17/05/2013 at 06:47:13 Mike Hughes 659Perfectly put.Time for a brave decision,not same old same old.We would be getting a title winning manager two out of two for Pereira.Won the league in his first season and looks like winning it in his second season.Add to that he works with little money and it is a no brainier for me.He has said recently he wants to manage in England. Lyndon Lloyd 53 Posted 17/05/2013 at 06:56:02 Sid: "From a quick perusal of your survey you seem to be framing parts of it to give answers in the way the club or BK would like to see them which in the long run is probably a good thing! "To be honest, though influenced by the various discussions on the site over the last few days, I framed the questions to satisfy my own curiosity (which I'm sure I share with many, if not most, Blues), really, based on the results of the first poll being dominated by foreign coaches. I was trying to draw up another single-question poll to add in some of the newer suggestions (Belsia, Tuchel, etc) and ended up feeling that a small survey where I could pitch a few questions rather than one would be more interesting.I'd love the Club to take an interest in the results but I don't expect them to, so this is not really geared towards influencing Bill... although I will be passing on the results to Everton. Chris Bentham 54 Posted 17/05/2013 at 09:08:14 I think the poll shows the following.NOBODY wants Mark Hughes.The fans are not overly favouring recruiting from within.There's 4 stand-out candidates: Martinez, Laudrup, Perreira and for me Benitez.Benitez won't get offered it. It's controversial and he may turn us down.Laudrup. Doesn't want it. £8M compensation so no go.Martinez. Just got relegated. Compensation and poor defence so probably not. Pereira. No compo. looks like going to win the league again. Plays attacking football. Used to bringing through youth and unknowns to replace the sale of biggest stars. AVB's success.If the cap fits, Vitor... Welcome. John Gee 55 Posted 17/05/2013 at 06:10:36 Rafa isn't the best available candidate. He went all Kevin keegen at the first sign of pressure, fluked a CL trophy and had the referee award them the 'Creasehead final'. After that he managed to destroy his own reputation in just a few months in Italy.One of the reasons I've heard for why we should get him is that he lives in the north west. I'm sure we could find a manager who'd be willing to move. And one whose name isn't synonymous with our loveable neighbours and who actually likes Everton.I might be overstating here... Fuck off with your ridiculous suggestion. Matt Doyle 56 Posted 17/05/2013 at 12:09:20 For me, the nationality of the new manager is less of an issue, as long as his English skills & knowledge of the domestic game are good enough to bed in within a few months. More important qualities for me would be someone who gains satisfaction from outwitting opponents with a limited budget, has a good record in the transfer market & is ambitious to crack the Premier League.Ideally I'd like to see Bielsa, Pereira, Laudrup and Martinez outside Bill's office. Whoever delivers the best answers gets the job. Lee Wareham 57 Posted 17/05/2013 at 12:34:44 Rafa is the choice for me. He develops youth, which we need with our lack of money; rotates the team, so he would give people like Ross Barclay a chance to shine; he has plenty of experience in our league, and he could shrug off the chants from the fans which he is bound to get having managed our neighbours. Noel Early 59 Posted 17/05/2013 at 14:04:20 Looking at the names mentioned, in my opinion it comes down to Rafa and Pereira. I really hope we don't settle for Martinez or Lennon. I would also take Laudrup but compensation a problem. Kevin Tully 60 Posted 17/05/2013 at 14:24:11 What are the odds on Moyes being back here in two seasons? Chris Regan 61 Posted 17/05/2013 at 14:43:53 Kev #869, I have said that on couple of posts and no one has taken me up on it. I would say the odds good. If Moyes doesn't do well at Man Utd and his replacement doesn't do well for us then Kenwright would welcome him back in a flash.Although a bad start and decline may force the board to sell the club. You never know. Eric Myles 62 Posted 17/05/2013 at 14:51:19 Lee #831 "He develops youth, which we need with our lack of money;"Lambert's your man then, he's played youth due to lack of money this season. Steve King 63 Posted 17/05/2013 at 15:04:40 "When you play against the smaller teams at Anfield you know the game will be narrow and compact......" Rafa Benitez 2007I fucking hate the arrogant twat!Even if he was "the right man for the job" from a tactical perspective Everton shouldn't even dignify him with a second thought!You might as well start discussing Dalglish as well if we are happy to take on RS cast offs! Eugene Ruane 64 Posted 17/05/2013 at 16:45:34 Funny looking at some of the old poll results.One is - "Club vs Country: Do you put Everton over your nation's success? If you had to choose, would you prefer Everton to win the Premiership or your nation win the World Cup?"16% (SIX-TEEEEEEEEN!!!) said England to win The World Cup.The words, 'sideways', 'me' and 'fuck' spring to mind. Colin Glassar 65 Posted 17/05/2013 at 16:54:29 Rafa's just said no in his press conference. Thank god for that, I didn't want the FSW. Mike Hughes 66 Posted 17/05/2013 at 16:55:24 Eugene #932Agree 16% surprisingly high (the rising drugs culture?)My major hope for England matches is that some RS gets injured, stretchered off with a "ruled out for the season" quote and then arrested as part of the Savile investigation. Paul Corbett 67 Posted 17/05/2013 at 17:27:29 As hard as it is to say, Benitez probably is the best choice. Out of a job so no compensation. Premier League experience. Won trophies at the highest level.Just wont happen because of sentimental reasons and that could be our downfall. Paul Corbett 68 Posted 17/05/2013 at 17:33:24 Steve King - and that's our problem.We are so blinded by our hatred of the man that even if he did take over and we did qualify for Champions League or win a cup we'd still hate him.We need to do what's right for Everton to progress, not whats best for fans Mike Hughes 69 Posted 17/05/2013 at 17:37:53 Paul - as you know, there's always been that culture in football.It does matter.Benitez wouldn't be able to draw the line with the fans and say his tenure was interim and short term (which takes the pressure off).He's also on record as saying he wants to manage the RS one day.Can you imagine the Barmby style humilation X 10 when (not if) Rodgers departs and Rafa walks across the park?We'd get a HK style quote after he left City for us...the RS are like a wife, EFC like (?)No, not for me. Brent Stephens 70 Posted 17/05/2013 at 17:43:20 Eugene #932, with you on that - except for the sideways bit! Paul Corbett 71 Posted 17/05/2013 at 17:48:08 Mike,Don't get me wrong, I really don't want Benitez at the club. Just sometimes the right option is not necessarily the popular option.Also didn't know he wanted to return to the RS Paul Moorhouse 74 Posted 17/05/2013 at 19:18:36 I just don't get where this Benitez support is coming from, I've never thought he was a good manager. The RS & Inter both got rid of him and his biggest achievement, fluking the champions league, was done with Houliers team.He's a red, he loves them. No crime in that but in my opinion it makes him 100% unsuitable to manage Everton, period, end of!!! To be honest I can't stand the man and I'm positive even Bill wouldn't be crazy enough to offer him the job so please, please, please can we just forget him. I would go for Tuchel, a young progressive manager who is making a name for himself in the Bundesliga with an unfashionable club on a small budget. I realise he's a longshot so I'm hoping for Pereira. John Crawley 75 Posted 17/05/2013 at 23:18:12 Paul 037 I'm with you on Tuchel I think he would be a good choice and I've emailed him to tell him to apply for the job! Anyway there's an interesting analysis of the managerial choices on the executioner's bong which is worth a read: http://theexecutionersbong.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/who-next-for-everton-analysis-of-the-likely-managerial-candidates/Interestingly he seems to rate Tuchel as a manager and is one of his 4 realistic contenders. Paul Moorhouse 76 Posted 18/05/2013 at 01:21:12 John 093, I emailed Kenwright about Tuchel so between us we've got it covered. Matthew Lovekin 77 Posted 18/05/2013 at 08:47:32 Will these poll results be sent to Kenwright??? Jamie Sweet 80 Posted 18/05/2013 at 22:30:29 Like the new poll, should throw up some interesting results. One final interesting question would be who would you promote from within considering the suggestion that this is the way we are heading.There are several possibilities for this - all of them unproven at this level (or any level in most cases).The idea doesn't sit well with me, but I can see why it would suit Bill. He knows very well who he could or couldn't turn into his next yes man. Bjørn-Ivar Pedersen 81 Posted 19/05/2013 at 15:05:08 Well well, I must admit I left blank where the choice of only British managers was the only choice, because I didn't like any of them and I don't want see any of them in charge of this club....I am totally for getting some continental manager, we do need to move in to this millennium like so many other clubs, most of the players are as well from abroad, so we do need look for new ways to do our sport. 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