This will be done in the next few days, which rules a few out I reckon.
Lampard has apparently been spoke too twice, which puts him in the driving seat,
Why would it happen in the next few days?
Lampard on a 2nd interview and Rooney 1st apparently this week.
Ferguson says hes expecting 2 or 3 more games.
Yesterday proved that Ferguson must not be appointed permanently. We were dominated by Villa's 433 formation and yet Ferguson stuck to 442. No change of tactics apart from a long ball bombardment of Villa defence towards the end of the game. It was embarassing and depressing. Football straight out of the 80's.
Potter and Mourinho have made it very clear they're not interested. Nothing in press about Kovac being interviewed. Rooney is just too much of a risk and Martinez can **** off. So of those we seem to be linked with it would have to be Lampard.
But if you were Lampard or Rooney or any manager you'd think twice about it as the club's a mess and the fans are becoming toxic - a run of bad results would quickly be followed by aggression and negativity from the mad dogs who'd be unfurling their embarrassing banners. Why risk ruining your career with that prospect?
So where do we go? Move heaven and earth to get Gallardo from River Plate. A new man with no baggage of negative opinion against him. A serial winner (he won Argentinian league by a distance last year) who plays fast, tactical, possesion based attacking football. Hopefully he'd come as the money paid in Argentina is a fraction of what he'd get paid here. It would also be an opportunity to prove himself and if he did well the top European clubs would come calling for him.
It won't happen of course as there is no one in the club/board with any experience of football outside UK and now we don't even have a DOF.
Let's face it, we'll probably end up with Dyche - him and Ferguson can then have a contest to see who can shout the loudest.
God help us.
Do you really truly believe 2nd half we were dominated by Villa? I think thats the wrong way round.
As for Gallardo, if Ferguson beats Newcastle and potentially Leeds + Southampton then we could keep him till season end.
Thats the time to bring in Gallardo. He would be a fantastic appointment.
But now? I think its too big a risk.