In light of that thread on P&B, it got me thinking about people who have been linked/interviewed/offered/expressed an interest in the ICT's manager's job over the years. Did we have any lucky escapes? And what about people in hindsight who could well have done a great job?
IMO a lucky escape on two occasions was Maurice Malpas. He was interviewed for the job when Robertson left (I think) and was of course offered it when Butcher went. He did a horrendous job at Motherwell and Swindon and I think we got away lucky with that one.
On the other hand, I'm sure that Stuart McCall expressed an interest in taking over when Charlie Christie resigned. His stock was quite low at the time I believe, as he had just left Bradford, but in hindsight he probably would've done a really good job (far better than Brewster did anyway!).
Any others over the years?