Welcome to 3rd Degree’s Top Ten lists.
| Top Ten Coaching Candidates for Burn Job. | ||
| 1 | Colin Clarke | He has the job now. Win and it’s his. |
| 2 | Dominic Kinnear | Scuttlebutt has him being a significant part of Yallop’s success with Earthquakes. |
| 3 | Schellas Hyndman | Once offered Burn job, local connection, consistent winner. Has he had great talent and not won? Or has he gotten ok talent and overachieved? Few of his players have done much at the MLS level. Clarke Hunt is one of his former captains. |
| 4 | Mo Johnston | Much respected around MLS, currently studying under Bradley. |
| 5 | Ray Reid | Built a powerhouse program at both Southern Connecticut and now at UConn. |
| 6 | Buzz Lagos | Cool name. Consistent performer with Minnesota in A-League with very limited budget. |
| 7 | Ed Puskarich | Fiery Type A guy. Get-in-your-face kinda coach. You want motivation? You got it. Has a Burn connection. |
| 8 | Leonel Alvarez | Chances went down after Andy Swift resigned. |
| 9 | John Ellinger | Consistent success at U-17 level. Can handle immature kids, which makes him perfect for the Burn. |
| 10 | Steve Sampson | US meltdown in 98 aside, he is a heck of a coach and good talent evaluator. Currently busy trying to qualify Costa Rica for World Cup ’06. Being bilingual a bonus in this market. |