#1 choice has gotta be Big Sam. Has gotten out of the division multiple times. He's not going to make us a powerhouse or challenge for Europe or anything like that IMO. But he can get us to the Prem and stabilize our position there.

The other English candidates touted for the job don't impress me at all. Sherwood has proven absolutely nothing. Dougie Freedman & Paul Ince would do nothing here. Nigel Pearson leaves everybody unhappy when he leaves. And Rob Edwards is inexperienced.

Marco Silva and Victor Pereira have good records, but have not coached in England. And they've coached mostly at clubs that are one of the biggest in their domestic leagues. The Championship is a league of parity. Anybody can beat anybody on a given day. In Portugal, Porto can play at 80% effort and still beat most of the bottom half clubs. It'd be a concern of mine. But those guys seem to play attractive footy and have had success.

My second vote would be for AVB. He has experience at Chelsea and Tottenham, so he knows the English game and the English press. His tenure at Chelsea was uneven but thought he was hard done by at White Hart Lane. Got much more crap from fans and media than he deserved IMO. Had their best winning % for a manager in a long time IIRC.