Because we do actually need a manager next season

Unsurprisingly, talk of the new manager has already started.

Here are the odds from Ladbrokes and William Hill.

Ladbrokes:

Scolari 2/1, Bilic 6/1, Rijkaard 8/1, Allardyce 10/1, Hughes 10/1, Hiddink 12/1, Houllier 12/1, Jol 12/1, Ince 12/1, Mancini 12/1, Ranieri 16/1, Koeman 16/1 and McClaren 20/1

William Hill:

Scolari 9/4, Jol 5/1, Houllier 5/1, Allardyce 10/1, Mourinho 10/1, Hitzfeld 12/1, van Gaal 12/1, McClaren 14/1, Bilic 14/1, Ince 14/1, Koeman 16/1, Mancini 16/1, Lippi 16/1, Hiddink 16/1, Strachan 16/1, Moyes 20/1, Grant 20/1, Mowbray 25/1, Venables 25/1, O'Leary 25/1, Pearce 33/1 and Coppell 40/1.

God knows what to make of all this. I'd take any of those few favourites (with the exception of Allardyce), but can't see who'd want to work under Thaksin '8th doesn't count as Top 10' Shinawatra. Scolari is actually less attractive to me than Bilic or Rijkaard. I'd rather just keep Eriksson though.