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Just about everyone is being linked with the Everton job after Roberto Martinez’s sacking

Published 16:12 12 May 2016 BST

Simon Lloyd
Just about everyone is being linked with the Everton job after Roberto Martinez’s sacking

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It wasn't that much of a surprise to learn that Roberto  Martinez had been given the boot at Everton.

A poor run of form, disgruntled fans, a new majority shareholder... all the signs were there. But way before Sky Sports News had given it the yellow bar treatment, people had already started to speculate who would be replacing Martinez, linking just about everyone under the sun with the 'vacant' post. With Frank De Boer leaving his post at Ajax earlier on Thursday, most people simply put two and two together... https://twitter.com/MattHDGamer/status/730734796398301184 https://twitter.com/CheGiaevara/status/730712179834531840 But De Boer wasn't the only Dutchman people fancied as being the next Everton boss... https://twitter.com/EFCMatthew/status/730744274648698880 And it certainly wasn't just two names being put forward. There was soon-to-be unemployed Manuel Pellegrini... https://twitter.com/AlexShawESPN/status/730489391601360896 As well as soon-to-be employed (according to the man himself) Jose Mourinho... https://twitter.com/WizardOfWilsh/status/730766007564967936 Freshly relegated former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez... https://twitter.com/CaptNaya/status/730738885635014656 Eddie Howe from Bournemouth... https://twitter.com/JamieSmiff/status/730749768859848704 The man Martinez replaced... https://twitter.com/shehryarrgaba/status/726678066769059840 And just about everyone else... https://twitter.com/SomeEvertonFan/status/729249191839604736 https://twitter.com/MartialAce/status/730742079777869826 https://twitter.com/Hari_Sethi/status/730746321162932225

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