have i missed something, rafa not gone yet. and the top mangers you are mentioning wont come to us. all of them spend big money on players and we have not got that sort money. so the only way we'd get them is if the yanks promised them lots to spend,then later say "no sorry ,no funds for transfers." and where back where we started.
i know you all wont agree but i really think if rafa had a open cheque book he'd turn it around.
and its not all about playing attacking football. just ask arsenal fans about the last 5 years.
you may be right about none of the top managers wanting the job but honestly i can't think of many managers who would do a worse job than rafa. so even if we can't get mourinho or hiddink i still believe we could get someone like hodgson, and he would be a massive improvement...
of couse that rafa would do a better job if he had an open check book but how many managers have that oppurtunity? mancini and a couple of others maybe...the fact is that rafa has made many strange decisions on the transfer market and i wouldn't trust him to build a good attacking team with 100m.