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"There are two outstanding names that are there...... Eddie Howe and Roberto Martinez are also managers, in unrelated news"

May as well now keep Jones for Brighton and prioritise a Director of Football. Then there's a 2-week break to get someone in. Or at least just get Howe until the summer, keep him off transfers, hope for the best and start again *if* we survive.

What a fuck-up. #AnyoneButHowe

I'm trying to console myself with looking at how things work in Germany - they're always looking downwards, unafraid to hire a 'lower' coach or give senior power to someone else's youth coach.

"The club are increasingly confident of appointing him" - of course they are, he's Eddie pissing Howe

Surprised the thread title change wasn't just 'Emery'

I'll take this morning's 50/50 situation over when Balague tweeted, I guess. His reasons seem a bit wishy-washy and was it definitely our side that leaked it? Because there we were being impressed with how nothing was leaked for 2 weeks, as the odds couldn't settle down. There was nothing to go off. And now suddenly a leak ends the deal? The longer this goes without being completely off, the better. Just have to hope a deal can be resurrected and his weird Howe concern can be put to bed.

I suppose he'd have flat out said no post-match if these concerns were real. The stuff about leaks, Howe, having no structure at the club yet.... these aren't late night developments.

You'd like to think those concerns could go away after another chat with Staveley. Silly reasons tbh.

Oh shit

The panic of that Emery answer is quickly over. Phew.

Villarreal FT. Let's see if anything is said post-match.

At least it's not in the Wankdorf Stadium this time I still can't believe that's a real combo

It's not hatred, just a feeling that he's overrated.

Would be a fantastic, highly impressive appointment. Newcastle Unai-ted

I can name one promising manager who is only 601 games behind

Spurs, man. Lucky bastards.

ten Hag Emery Benitez Fonseca

Would love Emery, especially compared to the Halloween horrors reported in the past week.

Even assuming Watford will drop, I don't see who on earth can be the 3rd team except us. Cut adrift and it'll likely increase by January.

Guys, guys..... I win this one. Last night, I transferred out rotation-risk Reece James (21 points) for Trent Alexander-Arnold (1 point). I've actively cost myself 20 points there, this streak of transfers is all-time unbelievable

8, honestly. Only hope is that our exceptional circumstances could convince a Wilson or Willock to stay for one year in the Championship. ASM is probably a bit too far.

I think it's been made incredibly clear by now that the odds mean nothing in this case. Stop falling for it

Not good enough. It needs to be amazing, right now.

Hopefully either ten Hag, Jardim, Emery or Fonseca. I'm undecided on Favre and Rafa. Really hope it's not Martinez, Lampard, Gerrard or Howe.