I don't believe there's not a short list of managers that Brands and the rest of the board have agreed fit the profile. Any club should have one regardless of how well they're doing, because no-one knows what's around the corner. City have the best manager in the world, but they surely have a list somewhere just in case Pep suddenly feels he needs to be back in Spain or gets hit by a bus etc.
I no longer think Silva is the long term answer but I'd hope that unless they get the word that someone on that short list is available, for a feasible sum in compensation and would come mid-season, that they hold their nerve and hope to get through this patch and get to the close season.
I trust Moyes to keep the PL status but appointing him brings its own dangers. Look at United with OGS, he comes in, gets a response and a wave of sentiment leads them to making the appointment permanent, when he probably isn't the kind of manager they were after, which I think applies to Moyes also?
If Moyes was appointed there would be no sentiment forthcoming from @davek that`s for sure lol
unveil the mighty midget.