or Paul Lambert, or Neil Warnock, or maybe Walter Smith will decide he's the man for it himself. Who knows what level of complete cock up will be made next. I wouldn't be surprised by anything now.
Dont forget lads Big Sam is still free, if Ellis Short can keep his dummy in long enough, SAM HAS TO BE OUR BEST OPTION GO ON ELLIS GROVEL YOU TWAT, AND DO THE RIGHT THING
Got to say... I ****ing hope we go foreign. There's no one British I'd take, who'd come. I'm just praying there's some foreign genius who wants a crack in England.
No surprise there, big Sam is the only one for me. Christ knows who we will wind up with now, McLaren hehe.
Why do people think Sam would come? He seemed pretty sure about retiring from football when he left Crystal Palace, it really didn't feel like a "I'm quitting but coming back in a month" statement. Maybe in a year or two he will decide he doesn't want to retire but if he does it this summer I'd be amazed. Plus you'd end up paying a chunk of money to Palace (technically Sam would have to pay them but there's no way he wouldn't get the money from whichever club he went to as part of his signing on agreement). Plus, he had a good team at Palace who I think could have got top half next year with him. I think the only reason he'd leave is for the reasons he stated.
Plus I seem to remember that he was at least a little unsettled at Sunderland in spite of the England job being open. Sam has had the advantage of already looking into the jaws of hell, theres no way he'll pop his head back in for another peek!
I think the only reason he left a good job at a Premier League club, prepared to back him with money on the transfer market was in the hope that his previous, financially butt-****ed club, that may or not be sold, to new owners he doesn't know, just might want him back.