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Agree a 100%. If it wasnt for that, I think there would have been a new manager in place by now (though Crofts would probably have taken the Bournemouth game). If you have a good name and can get him quickly, great. If you have five good names and can take the time to find out which one of...

If TB had a specific candidate in mind rather than a list of potential candidates, and was willing to spend £100m (£23m compensation, £60m salary for the new manager and probably about £20m for the other guys) to get him in... it would have been a very quick deal I imagine.

What happens today if a player stops trying? It is utopian yes.

If Tony wanted and could get say Thomas Frank or Steve Cooper, do you think he would give a shit about what the Brentford or Forest supporters felt about it?

Well, not thought about the details but I suppose in those scenarios you get to pick a club. The wage rule remains however, so if you play two years in Fulham and get your loyalty wage increase, you'd start from square one again if you go to Chelsea.

Can't take anyone as it would break laws against kidnapping and possibly human trafficking. Could make them an offer however.

Nope, quite the opposite. Teams should only be allowed to use local players. "But then the player could just move to another city..?" Well to prevent that, all players (and other employees) in a league should have the same initial wage which will increase by x% for each year you stay with the...

Dont disagree with any of that... though IMO there shouldn't be any transfers at all in football.

Probably going to steal someones manager yes. And they, in turn, will likely steal someone elses. And so it goes. Just choosing between different unemployed managers would be very limiting.