Who will be desperate enough?

What would be most deterring for a manager when considering the West Ham job, you reckon?

1. The obvious lack of funds for transfers?

2. The obvious need to keep the salaries down – most likely also the managers?

3. The proven record of no respect for the managers wishes?

4. The obvious inability of the board to handle relations with managers?

5. All of the above?

Number 5 I'd say, but who will take this job anyway?

The answer is - someone desperate!

Let's take a look at some of the most likely categories:

Profile 1: A person with previous managerial experience at the highest level, but who is out of a job and don’t have any choice but to take whatever comes his way to get back into the game.
Profile 2: A person with experience on a lower level who sees this as one of very few opportunities to manage a PL team.
Profile 3: A person with some kind of history at the club and with a brand new (Italian?) coaching licence…
Profile 4: A caretaker that really has nothing to loose (also fits Profile 2 above)

I can’t say I fancy any of the profiles but if I have to choose one it would be Profile 2.
Get someone with a future and not merely a past!