A manager with at least some tactical acumen would be nice. No, we don't have the greatest selection of players to choose from but a move away from someone from the Hodgson school of thought - ie we MUST cram every single decent attacking midfielder and striker into the side no matter what...
What's the obsession with the new manager having to be English? Does it matter? Why don't the FA look at spending some of their millions on investing in coaching and ensuring that in the future, at least there will be a bigger pool of choice.
What exactly are Allardyce's credentials? He can...
I thought Shearer too but then I saw some of his team selections in the papers for the last few games and it was pretty much the same as Hodgson - strikers shunted out wide, players out of form being picked etc.
Roberto Martinez is free but then as you say, we don't want another powderpuff type...