Welcome benchtalk.co.uk
Have you ever wondered what skills football managers look for in professional footballers? Do you want to know their best buys? And their wishlist?

benchtalk.co.uk will give you the answers. We have contacted all 92 English managers and managers from some of the top leagues in the World to discover the answers. We have recieved responses from the likes of Sam Allardyce, Alan Curbishley, Paul Jewell, Omar Hitzfeld and Ronald Koeman.

New for July 2007 - Witty ' Soccer is Groovy' t-shirts available from cafepress. Good luck to David Beckham at his new club, Los Angeles Galaxy. Will he be a best buy?

The 3 big questions
Every manager was asked the same three questions:-

• Who is your best buy?
• Who is the best player you have missed out on?
• What three qualities do you look for in a player?

For 2007, we have also asked managers to nominate who they think is going to be a star player for the World Cup in South Africa 2010. You will be amazed at some of the answers!

Feedback from the press
We have already received excellent feedback from football fans around the world. The site has also received reviews from the Guardian, the Independent and even the Professional Football Association and TalkSport Radio in London.

As you may have noticed, we have improved the website for 2007. Let us know what you think. We welcome your comments and feedback. We are at the moment collecting more replies from top-class managers. Keep checking the site for updates.

Keep in touch with benchtalk.co.uk, where the gossip is fact!