[BaggieSteve]

I'd leave mcinnes alone. He isn't a very good manager and I think he is holding out for the job with the rangers.

Michael o'neill has worked wonders with a limited pool at northern Ireland, he might be a good shout.

Certainly no point going from the likes of pulis to allardyce or pardew.

Hi Jim

I'm interested to know why you think McInnes is not a very good manager. Whilst he had a poor time at Bristol City, he has consistently managed Aberdeen to second place in the SPL, a league where only one team is going to win it, the only question being by how much. Last season they finished 9 points ahead of third place and 18 ahead of fourth, previous season it was 6 points ahead of third place and 15 ahead of fourth and in 2014-15, they finished 10 points ahead of third and 18 points ahead of fourth. I'm not sure what more he could have done. Genuinely interested in your thoughts and if you feel there are other issues at stake with him as a manager

Hi steve.

I think mcinnes is overrated as a coach. While rangers were out the league he should have won more trophies on the budget he had,his record in Europe is also shocking. He has shown tactical naivety time and again,a lack of a plan B, a complete inability to use subs to change a game, and complete failure to lay a glove on Celtic during his tenure.... in fact Rodgers has schooled him completely every time they have met. That's the kind of calibre of coach west brom should be after.

His style of play is pretty dull too,after pulis surely you want to go for someone more exciting ?

I think WBA can do better than mcinnes, I just don't see him being considered at all with some of the options available and the money that is in the premiership. just an opinion though.

Thanks Jim, that's a really honest appraisal and I'll certainly how to your better knowledge than mine on the SPL as I spend my time going to games in the Scottish lower leagues (for fun, although that sounds strange). I suppose I'm attracted to him because he's not one of the other names which are desperately uninspiring and the usual suspects.