I've been looking at our former full back Carl Hoefkens' record as manager. He's currently 10th in the Dutch Eredivisie managing NAC Breda, which is quite a respectable record, and they even beat Ajax this season. Before that he managed Club Brugge and got them to the knock-out stage of the Champions League. He later got fired by Brugge , but Standard Liege took him on, which is obviously another big job in Belgium. I rather lost track of him in Belgium, but I watch Dutch highlights and he seems able to motivate his team, though they seem to pick up a few red cards.
What's interesting is the Albion connection, so he would know the set up here and communication wouldn't be a problem.