Candidates for the next manager - who are the front runners?

[Bergkamp Was Best]

Who do you realistically think will be in with a shout once Wenger departs in the summer?

I keep hearing Massimiliano Allegri's name mentioned but who else is out there that could be available?

[Pokster]

Who do you realistically think will be in with a shout once Wenger departs in the summer?

I keep hearing Massimiliano Allegri's name mentioned but who else is out there that could be available?

There won't be any shortage of managers wanting to be paid £5-£8m a year.... we are a big club with money to spend, a top class manager will not take the job if the money isn't made available to spend.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

Who do you realistically think will be in with a shout once Wenger departs in the summer?

I keep hearing Massimiliano Allegri's name mentioned but who else is out there that could be available?

Jardim seems to be doing very well with Monaco. Simeone is also worth a shot but he might have his eye on the Inter job.

[Sir C]

Who do you realistically think will be in with a shout once Wenger departs in the summer?

I keep hearing Massimiliano Allegri's name mentioned but who else is out there that could be available?

Claudio Ranieri. No one has one the premier league more recently.

[Pokster]

Claudio Ranieri. No one has one the premier league more recently.

And there might not be any compensation to pay if he carries on the way he is at the moment....#cheap

[Pat Vegas]

There won't be any shortage of managers wanting to be paid £5-£8m a year.... we are a big club with money to spend, a top class manager will not take the job if the money isn't made available to spend.

is Wenger the highest paid manager?

So that'll save the club a few bob.

[Tony C]

Pray for Simeone o:

[redgunamo]

Who do you realistically think will be in with a shout once Wenger departs in the summer?

I keep hearing Massimiliano Allegri's name mentioned but who else is out there that could be available?

A case could be made for almost anybody really.

[Burney]

A case could be made for almost anybody really.

I want an old-school English manager the press all love just to see how long it takes before they all start slagging us off again.

[redgunamo]

There won't be any shortage of managers wanting to be paid £5-£8m a year.... we are a big club with money to spend, a top class manager will not take the job if the money isn't made available to spend.

Don't you think any and all of them (outside the obvious ones) look at our squad and think, "Tell you what, I could win the European Club with this lot!". Not because it's true, but just because that's the way managers think?

[redgunamo]

I want an old-school English manager the press all love just to see how long it takes before they all start slagging us off again.

Depends how he does, doesn't it.

In any case, I doubt there's any of them left. They is all Europhiles nowadays anyway. Or rather, the best English managers have long been considered essentially European in style and outlook.

[SWv2]

Vieira and Bergkamp. The dream team.

[Yesterday Once More]

If we can get him (obviously) it's Simeone - simples.

No lazy and populist "ex-legend" appointment, please - we need a new broom as Wenger himself once was.

[Just Trent]

Who do you realistically think will be in with a shout once Wenger departs in the summer?

I keep hearing Massimiliano Allegri's name mentioned but who else is out there that could be available?

Rafa Benitez. Those old chubby hands will be needed to steady the ship while the board is restructured. Should only take about 3 years imo. Rafa can have a good old go at winning a Europa League or two, while we look around for a younger chap to take things forward. Maybe Per will be all qualified by then?

[Rich]

Rafa Benitez. Those old chubby hands will be needed to steady the ship while the board is restructured. Should only take about 3 years imo. Rafa can have a good old go at winning a Europa League or two, while we look around for a younger chap to take things forward. Maybe Per will be all qualified by then?

I see Ozil's agent is slagging off the fans now. Saying Mesut feels he's being made a scapegoat. He's off, then. It's begun.

Mr Arteta to be unveiled in the summer :-/