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OK, but these are all 'givens', aren't they?

Would certainly like to think our next manager will be in it for the long haul, having said that, I would be a little surprised if the board appointed a complete rookie this time, even though it worked with Gus. Someone like Solskjaer would meet my criteria of getting the fans excited, but this...

Yes, this is an excellent point. Do any candidates with this sort of quality spring to mind?

His first managerial appointment was 17 yeas ago, since when he has not progressed beyond managing Watford (briefly), Swansea in League 1, and Millwall. Rightly or wrongly, nobody at a higher level has considered him the man to back and he is probably most closely associated with upper-end...

So you are a member of the Board of Directors at Brighton & Hove Albion FC and are drawing up the list of criteria for selection of the next manager. Naturally, you would expect your appointment to tick several important boxes. But hypothetically, (and dress-sense apart), what would be YOUR...