Neville flattered by Everton link

If you are going for understatement try 'great job'

Or even better 'dream job' or 'unbelievable opportunity'

'Good job' my arse. Just fuck off Neville.

But we shouldn't be appointing internally, and we shouldn't be appointing someone with no experience.

Neville would be great as an assistant/coach under a new man, I think he could offer a lot, but not manager!

We're a top 6 side now who should continue to look upwards, the appointment of a manager of some standing would send that message out to fans and as importantly players we have and want to retain and those we might want to bring in. PN doesn't tick those boxes for me and I don't want us to become the nursery for the next Manure manager either !

We're a top 6 side now who should continue to look upwards, the appointment of a manager of some standing would send that message out to fans and as importantly players we have and want to retain and those we might want to bring in. PN doesn't tick those boxes for me and I don't want us to become the nursery for the next Manure manager either !

Ability to take training and devise/promote methods of play. Apparently about 8 out of ten. He has a better idea of how to defend corners than Moyes ever had!

Ability to promote the club as the frontman to the media and the public. I would say again about 8 out of ten as he presents very well on telly and his past associations lend him considerable kudos and respect.

Ability to attract players to the club. Leaving aside wages which are always an issue and one over which he wouldn't have real control, I suspect he would be quite good at this. He has an honest and determined outlook and would gush a winner's outlook too. He would probably be absolutely brilliant at attracting Manure cast-offs! All a bit of an unknown though and so only optimism allows a moderate 6 out of ten.

Ability as a motivator. Well, he has certainly shown he can motivate team-mates on the pitch and players tended to take notice of him as captain. It's a bit of a step up though to do it as a manager but he obviously knows what motivation is all about. 7 out of ten.

Tactical knowledge. No idea really but he has learned his trade under Sralex and he couldn't be any worse than Moyes in this particular capacity. He did know the importance of locking Ronaldo and Bale out of the game and did it wonderfully and I have seen him carrying out minor rearrangements on the pitch as well as hurrying up substitutions on a few occasions. His experience suggests a decent 7 out of ten here.

Capacity to exhibit ruthlessness. In Sralex he had a good tutor. He was also a victim of Sralex's ruthlessness. He will probably be ok there. 8 out of ten.

Tendency to blow kisses at BK from the other end of the studio couch. Nah! 0 out of ten (or as far as I'm concerned 10 out of ten!)

Average score: Just over 7.5 out of 10.

Does this mean we have our new, ready made, always going to be slotted in, cheapo manager? Hope not.

CPSW for me......the cuddlingly plump Spanish waiter. Bring him on!

Besides, Cardboarda gets soggy in the rain (he's well known for it) and accordingly he would be the next Wally with a Brolly....hey-up there's a thought....

Now if we go with a fancy dan european coach like Pereira, what happens if he is a disaster. He's sacked with a pay off. What on the other hand if he gets us playing football the everton way and into the champions league and winning wembley cup finals. He would be off within 2/3 years to a big club in Spain or Germany with them salivating over what he could do for them after he did such an amazing job at 'little english club everton'.

For Kenwright, it's back to square one whatever the outcome with Pereira. Neville, Stubbs and Weir will have moved on to Stoke, Wigan, Man U and the like, having been replaced by a backroom of Portugese guys. So this so called 'continuity' that Moyes and Neville have been lauding to the press the last 3 weeks will be non existent. The danger then is we are left with a choice of Alladyce, Hughes and O'Neill.

That's why I think Kenwright will play safe and promote from within. It will be cheaper and long term he's guaranteeing the place is still packed with the old boys brigade who know the 'industrial' workings of the club.

Please stop talking yourself up for the Everton job; nice guy - but you simply do not have the credentials. Go and cut your managerial teeth at somewhere like Doncaster or Stenhousemuir before even considering a Championship Club, let alone EFC.

For fucks sake..

Yours,

K.Hudson. (Founding Father of the NOB).

What can he offer us as a manager? The answer is simple: we don't know. Why don't we know? Because he's never been one.

So are we prepared to gamble on him on the hope that he might? I didn't think so. We are the 6th best club in England at the minute so why the hell would we be prepared to take a gamble on someone who has never managed before in his life at this level?

Evertonians, please – I beg you, do not succumb to the fact that this is what we need or deserve, cos we are better than you are actually thinking we are and we need to lose this mentality, albeit from a minority.

6th best in the EPL deserves better than a novice, which incidentally is a massive gamble that has never worked anywhere before.

FORGET PHIL NEVILLE (with all due respect).

sexist chump, sideways Samways crab and all that, if he could pass as well as he points a finger and claps. the world is his oyster

It's a big risk to give such a massive job to someone just because they know how the club works and it is very irresponsible of the man to recommend a rookie who probably would not be as good a manager as himself or at least take some time to get to his level. It all stinks of self-importance and I can't help but feel that part of this recommendation is based on a back up plan so that Moyes could have the opportunity to come back and have someone like Neville step to the side and learn from Moyes if the situation ever arises.

Of course Moyes has plans to make things work over at Old Trafford and that's where his focus will be but I wouldn't be surprised if this conversation has happened, a sort of gentleman's agreement. My opinion of Moyes as a manager has not changed; I've wanted him gone for about 5 years but I have lost a lot of respect for him as a person during these last few month's.

Anyway, I know this thread is about Neville so I'll just say I don't want Weir, Ferguson, Stubbs or Neville as the next manager, I think It will be a disaster, and I don't want Martinez either, we won't be going anywhere with him.

It will never be the right time for Neville (or the charming substance-less Martinez). An F.A. Cup with relegation is unmitigated failure. Nothing to smile about there.