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With 2010 soon to be a memory and 2011 bounding up on us like an excitable puppy, maybe its time to take a look at what the 20 Premier League bosses will be thinking as the clock strikes midnight. Some will hope, some will fear but all will be thinking the same thing – 'What can I do to improve this team of mine?'. So let's take a light-hearted look at the resolutions they could be making come the dawn of 2011.

Sir Alex Ferguson – Apart from the age-old love between the Knight and his stopwatch, Sir Alex will aim for a new goalkeeper to replace the rumoured retiring Edwin Van De Saar.

Roberto Mancini – Who needs resolutions when you can just buy other people's???. Seriously, a happy Carlos Tevez and maybe a trophy and Champions League football at the Blue Camp.

Arsene Wenger – Only edam cheese has more hole's than Arsenal's defence at the moment. The frugal Frenchman may need to spend in the January sales to secure a trophy.

Carlo Ancelotti – A holiday in the sun.......Or if he is still in charge of the champions then the Italian needs to hope that Roman remembers where he left the chequebook he lost.

Harry Redknapp – Arry will happily settle for another tilt at the Champions League next season, maybe as the holders??? Oh and handcuffs and chains to keep Gareth Bale at White Hart Lane.

Owen Coyle – An all white kit as Coyle continues his quest to covert Wanderers into the Real Madrid of the north. Again some chains to keep Elmander and Cahill at the club.

Steve Bruce – Moves to shorten all Premier League games to 80 minutes to stop the Black Cats losing points, that and maybe a tilt at Europa League qualification.

Ian Holloway – Undersoil heating to warm up Bloomfield Road, just to persuade the fans they are actually in the Premier League and haven't just been enjoying some astonishing success in cup games.

Steve Kean – the job of Blackburn manager, what do you mean who's Steve Kean????

Tony Pulis – Replacing Rory Delap's arms with windmills sails or the signing of Brett Favre from the NFL, that'll get the ball forward from the back quicker

David Moyes – Ten more Tim Cahill's or a little more consistency, still at least the Red neighbours are quiet now.

Roy Hodgson – Catching up on some reading, 'How to win friends and influence people' – particularly the chapter on Liverpool's fans.

Alan Pardew – What does the man who believes he has everything wish for? Continued success of course – well that and a trophy would please the Toon Army.

Roberto Di Matteo – Survival in the Premier League for the best-dressed man in the Black Country and continued secrecy about the well of undiscovered talents first unveiled in August.

Gerard Houllier – A job come February? maybe a wish to time travel back to September when the phone rung in his office at the French Football Academy.

Roberto Martinez – A darkening of those white stripes to a shade of claret, Barcelona eat your heart out, oh and a change of ball to an oval shaped one, that will get a a few more fans to the DW.

Alex McLeish – An expensive Chinese takeaway? He'll have a defender, a creative midfielder and a 20 goal a season striker with a side dish of a new contract for Seb Larsson.

Mark Hughes – Three points for a draw??? That would put the Cottagers on top of the pile with their 10 stalemates

Mick McCarthy – Referee's to punish 'strong tackles' with the award of three points rather than red cards.

Avram Grant – A job come New Year's Day? That and the owners to buy all 15 players they are targeting!