There's been lots of speculation that SAF will finally retire next season 2010/2011 (he'll clock 70 years in 2011  ).

I want us to objectively assess who the ideal candidate would be .

I strongly suggest Rafa Benitez (current Livepool manager)

Reason ? -

He'll add some latin flavour to a somewhat dour United team 

What do you think?

why not Zola or Zico

Vote man . . .vote

@illusion2
so who will now take over your beloved Liverpool?

sven Goran eriksson

dominique:

@illusion2
so who will now take over your beloved Liverpool?

If the decision was left to me,it would be one of :- Dunga , Klinsmann or Van Basten

^^^kk

@topic
Avram Grant

why not James Peters

Amodu Shuaib will succeed Fergie before Benitez!!!

Onigbinde nko?Kadiri Ikana as well.Monday Sinclair and Father Tiko should also be in the running with late Otto Gloria.

Steve Bruce!!

@illusion2,

Rafa is too big for Man utd. or he could take over as a Liverpool spy and ruin them for years.

^^^^
Benitez isn't even fit to mow the pitch at OT.

Benitez is still better than all English coaches put together

Eastbay:

^^^^
Benitez isn't even fit to mow the pitch at OT.

^^ You know dats not true. . . . .he's screwed u guys both ways last season. . . . .  

Eastbay:

^^^^
Benitez isn't even fit to mow the pitch at OT.

Benitez? tot one of his players said one working with him is akin to working with a robot

Benitez is not better than David Moyes

illusion2:

^^ You know dats not true. . . . .he's screwed u guys both ways last season. . . . .  

. . . . indeed. . . let him win the English Premier league first.!!

dayokanu:

Benitez is still better than all English coaches put together

He is not fit to clean Harry Redknapp's shoes!!
Better indeed. . . . . . .A manager who can't win the EPL in 6 attempts!!!

put Harry in Pool and he will deliver the trophy in his first attempt

Benitez shdnt be coaching , he shd be a waiter in one of the 5 star hotels abeg

Any English coach won any trophy in Europe lately?

Benitez won 2 back to back

Emperoh:

A manager who can't win the EPL in 6 attempts!!![/color]

Neither has any ENGLISH manager in 17 attempts (since the EPL started )

Emperoh:

He is not fit to clean Harry Redknapp's shoes!!

Harry tho' very talented is still an F.A cup level coach(much like your Steve McClaren). . . Roy Hodgson is the best England has to offer ^{for now}

Benitez is an excellent manager, but little mistakes here and there and over-thinking are his major problems. he is too uptight,too rigid.

tkb417:

put Harry in Pool and he will deliver the trophy in his first attempt

Benitez shdnt be coaching , he shd be a waiter in one of the 5 star hotels abeg

u don fk up.

Emperoh:

. . . . indeed. . . let him win the English Premier league first.!!

He is not fit to clean Harry Redknapp's shoes!!
Better indeed. . . . . . .A manager who can't win the EPL in 6 attempts!!!

and how many attempts did it take your dear old Alex Ferguson?

Spurs will play in next season's UCL, we will see how good he really is.

tkb417:

put Harry in Pool and he will deliver the trophy in his first attempt

Harry ko. . . Potter ni

illusion2:

^^ You know dats not true. . . . .he's screwed u guys both ways last season. . . . .  

And he ended up where?And what is his follow-up?Presently scrapping to play in Europe next season.
He isn't fit to wash the United's player's dirty jerseys.

dayokanu:

Benitez is still better than all English coaches put together

And he hasn't won anything since 2006.Arsene Wenger's junior bros.During that time,Harry Redknapp at least won the FA Cup.

illusion2:

Neither has any ENGLISH manager in 17 attempts (since the EPL started )

And that makes Benitez better?After 6 seasons,his best is one second-place finish?
He's not fit to be OT groundsman

bgees:


u don fk up.

illusion2:

Harry ko. . . Potter ni

hehehehehe
see these people, so you guys dont want harry potter and u were busy prescribing steve bennet abi na steve bruce
lol

Emperoh:


He is not fit to clean Harry Redknapp's shoes!!
Better indeed. . . . . . .A manager who can't win the EPL in 6 attempts!!!

Harry Redknapp ko Barry White ni.
Let Shekpeknapp win 2 la liga tiles, one champions lge and one Uefa cup first then get back to moi.
Winning F.a Cups and Carling Cups is a far as harry's limited managerial skills would take him.

@chic2pimp,
Benitez has done nothing with a big club like Liverpool after spending so much.

chic2pimp:

Harry Redknapp ko Barry White ni.
Let Shekpeknapp win 2 la liga tiles, one champions lge and one Uefa cup first then get back to moi.
Winning F.a Cups and Carling Cups is a far as harry's limited managerial skills would take him.

he'll win all those if he coaches Liverpool

or do you expect him to win with Pompey or what?
he just chased Pool outta the top 4 this season

I think it should be David Moyes or Mark Hughes - british jobs for british people

hymen:

I think it should be David Moyes or Mark Hughes - british jobs for british people

not with Manchester United

maybe with Stoke city

I think the question of who should succeed Alex depends on the long term plan of the club.

If they plan to bring the hugely successful reign of AF to a close & attempt to rebuild another dynasty like Alex did from scratch, . . . . .then they could go for mid of the range coaches with good potential for the long term like,Roy Keane ^{tho I doubt he has the temperament for this} ,Steve Bruce , Steve McClaren & Mark Hughes all have worked with Alex at MU at one time or the other !

However, I doubt the fans will be ready to go 2 or 3 seasons w/out titles. . .hence the 2nd option- which would entail bringing in an already successful confident & experienced Mgr like Mourinho,Capello,del Bosque. . . . but this would obviously be for the short run . . .as these guys obviously have their own plans for the mid & long term future.

Capello,Del Bosque want to retire, Mourinho wants to be the 1st to win the Championship in Portugal, England,Italy &Spain and ultimately manage his country. . .

So it really depends on what the club & its debtor-owners want