Despite all the press (and fan) pressure on the board to get a new man in ASAP, I still think we need to be very careful and not rush.
We all want the best, and Everton is only one game, only 3 points. If we rush and get the wrong man (like bloomin' Brown) it'll hurt is much more in the long run and come Jan Young will be off and the Gabby to City/Spurs/Liverpool bandwagon will begin to roll ready for our annual 'Best Player Leaves Every Summer' parade.
Stating the obvious, it's a massive decision. I'm not quite sure someone like Hitzfeld would be the right man. He's got a good CV and loads of experience but imagine what it's like to be a player. You've had 5 years of Robertson and Walford making training really fun and improving players individually with a bit of 1-on-1 stuff, then got serious on matchdays with a psycho Ulsterman. I think Hitzfeld's brand of (what I imagine is) ultra-serious style may not fit our youngish squad, I think it would stamp out our yoof's exuberance.
Not a clue who would work, but I know I'd rather have Hitzfeld than Big Bob or Southgate or Brown. Typing as I think now, and I don't really think a lower league man/lesser known manager would work either to be honest. The state we're in with the press hounding at us, waiting for us to crumble and our team be dismantled, we need a name. I hate that phrase - 'A Name'. But I think if a bit of a unknown came into the job, unless they had an incredible start, the morale would be at an all time low and certain players would be handing in transfer requests or counting down the days to Jan 1 so they can jog off to White Hart Lane.