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Can you imagine trying to lure transfers (or, for that matter, keeping our own top players from handing in requests)? "Well, we aren't in the Champions League and have finished 7th/6th/8th in the league the past three years, but we're taking steps to improve. For example, we just hired Roberto Martinez from Wigan!" 
To my mind, if the owners want a new, younger managerial outlook, the only one with a credible profile is AVB. Hiring Martinez, to me, means we're going to tear down the squad, forget about being able to lure quality players from elsewhere, and rebuild from the youth program. In other words, mid-table football for the next three years at least.
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