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Okay, so, in an ideal world we would all have liked a couple of reinforcements by now but seemingly with no apparent progress on the transfer front I was just wondering what people would be happy with. Myself, I would be content with a much needed creative central midfielder. I'm confident that as soon as Beye and Faye are back we'll be solid enough defensively and I'm confident that, if anyone can, KK can bring the best out of Viduka/Owen/Oba

I'm disappointed with the result but, in all honesty, it was no nightmare. We were down to the bare bones today and there was a lot of pressure on the players. Combine that with a f***ing awful, anti-football Bolton side and this was probably all we could expect. I'm sure that now this match is over the dust will settle, KK can have a few days working with the squad, sorting out the backroom staff and hopefully look at bringing in a couple of new faces because we sure need a bit of flair and creativity in the centre.

Any news on the length of his contract?

Agreed, after feeling a little uneasy at first I think it's a promising sign that Ashley and Mort have (supposedly) put a manager like Deschamps on their shortlist, young, ambitious, hungry for success, and experience of managing in more than one country

Exactly, I certainly didn't expect us to win but to completely and utterly capitulate in the manner that we did is just absurd! As others have said I'm sure the cream of European management are just pissing themselves with excitement over the potential of being contacted by Mr Mort!

Good point, the teams around us such as Villa, City, and Spurs have shown some real improvement since last season (albeit Spurs only recently, and after a very good managerial coup). The bar has been raised. If we want to keep up with these teams then I think we need to show similar ambition in this next appointment. BTW, Mandaric on the BBC website has tipped Harry to take the job

Not sure how I'd feel about this, what kind of experience does he have of top flight football? I'm aware that he brought Juventus back into Serie A but he left to be replaced by Ranieri didn't he? To be fair, my nan could have taken Juve back into Serie A. Good point, particularly with the squad they had at the time!

Not sure how I'd feel about this, what kind of experience does he have of top flight football? I'm aware that he brought Juventus back into Serie A but he left to be replaced by Ranieri didn't he? Taking Monaco to a champions league final not "top flight" enough for you? Many thanks, I wasn't quite sure of his CV.

Not sure how I'd feel about this, what kind of experience does he have of top flight football? I'm aware that he brought Juventus back into Serie A but he left to be replaced by Ranieri didn't he?

I still cannot believe that we are actually discussing the very real possibility of Harry bleeding Redknapp becoming our manager! This is a man who has achieved relatively little in his management career and seems, in my opinion at least, to have been somewhat inconsistent. Portsmouth have only recently developed a reputation for playing decent football, and to hire him on this basis seems absurd. By the way, can anyone recall the type of football played during his West Ham days?