Be bold

With Curbishley apparently rejecting us twice, Steve Bruce being an old lady, Brian McDermott signing a new deal with Reading and Brighton wanting more compensation for Gus Poyet than we would stump up, the search goes on.

And what I'd like us to do now, is be bold.

Take a chance.

With no stand out candidate now (not that there was really one before), I'd much prefer we went for a young 'up and coming' manager, with fresh ideas than someone who may have been there and done it, but seems to have gone stale.

And I do think there are some good young managers out there who if we wanted, we would get.

First on my list, Karl Robinson.

I've watched MK Dons a few times and they are great to watch. Almost Swansea like, but a bit more progressive. He's respected as a coach, something I think we need more than ever, and as he's worked under Sam Allardyce at Blackburn, which will have given him some very good experience of this league.

Robinson - Could teach our players a move or two.

Secondly, Eddie Howe.

Another very young manager, his team play attractive but quite effective football. Doesn't just stick to one formation and has got the best out of Jay Rodriguez, a Steven Fletcher style poacher. The job he did at Bournemouth was also nothing short of remarkable either.

And my third and final choice, Chris Powell.

Not only has he got his Charlton side playing great attacking football (the main theme behind my preferred candidates), but he is also an infectious character and all round nice guy. I think that would fit in well with our culture and may help to ease the bad feeling of Mick going. He also showed that bringing a whole new squad doesn't set you back a few months (cough, cough, Steve Bruce).

I think any of these three, and there are more, would bring a better approach than bringing in someone like Walter Smith, Ray Wilkins or Graeme Souness. It is very unlikely that Wolves will go down this route but even if the worst were to happen and we were relegated, it would give them three months Premier League experience and would hold them in good standing if we were to have a quick return to the top flight.