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This could lead to a chain of events where Steve Walsh becomes available. I hope we'd take him back with open arms.
Have you forgotten his transfer business at Everton and with us over the last couple of years?

We all know he struck lucky with Mahrez seeing as he was playing when he went to scout another player. Kante was a master stroke but for every Kante there’s a Musa.

No thanks. Let’s look forward.
 
Have you forgotten his transfer business at Everton and with us over the last couple of years?

We all know he struck lucky with Mahrez seeing as he was playing when he went to scout another player. Kante was a master stroke but for every Kante there’s a Musa.

No thanks. Let’s look forward.

I think that's a very short sighted view of his qualities.

He has said that when he scouts a player, he doesn't just look at what the team needs and whether the player fits with that. He also looks at what the player could be, whether this suits the moment or not. For an example of this, look at someone like Kramaric. A very good player now and one that would command a much higher fee than what we offloaded him for. He came to us and the time just wasn't right.

I'm sure he's added some excellent players to the Everton squad. They're just not gelling and there are too many at once. This was demanded by Koeman. I think it's well known that Koeman and Walsh didn't get on well. Walsh wasn't close to the training ground and manager in the same way as he was here and that was a mistake on Koeman's part.

I also think that the signings we made that were Walsh players but who played for us after he left haven't been properly integrated into the squad. Walsh saw what he did in them but failed to work with both the players and the manager/coaches to get what he had seen onto the pitch.

I've also seen the argument that Walsh is only good at unearthing rough diamonds. This ignores many of his successes at Chelsea, such as Drogba and Zola.

Walsh is as good as it gets in terms of scouting and recruitment. Both Hull and us continued to use his little black book after he'd gone which is an indication of his value.

As a Director of Football, I'd certainly prefer Walsh over someone like Rudkin who has shown no skills worthy of the role. He knows more about what makes a good footballer than almost anyone else I can think of. There is virtually zero chance that we'd have won the league, or maybe even been in the Premier League, without him.
 
West Brom should look to the wise voices on here for advice on the ideal replacement. It is clearly a job for Pulis.
 
I don't agree about Pardew. He's a contentious character but his managerial record stands up.

With Hodgson, Moyes, Pardew and Allardyce all going into struggling teams, I think they are all making safe and probably smart decisions.

Of all the teams outside the big six, I only see Swansea being doomed. The other two relegation places could be any of the rest of us.
 
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1Leeds Utd3882
2Leicester3782
3Ipswich3881
4Southampton3673
5West Brom3866
6Norwich City3861
7Hull City3758
8Coventry City3757
9Preston 3756
10Middlesbro3854
11Cardiff City3853
12Sunderland3848
13Watford3848
14Bristol City3847
15Swansea City3846
16Millwall3843
17Blackburn 3842
18Plymouth 3841
19Stoke City3841
20QPR3840
21Birmingham3839
22Huddersfield3839
23Sheffield W3838
24Rotherham Utd3820

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