So who do you want as the next Villa manager?

[SteveN]

I'd put my money on Moyes. I'd prefer someone with a more attacking style.

[hilts_coolerking]

I'd put my money on Moyes. I'd prefer someone with a more attacking style.

That's not a bad shout, even if we don't get the takeover.  He's used to working on a budget and he'd be a safer pair of hands than Lambert.  As you say, it'd be nice if he was more attack-minded but two or three seasons of mid-table security wouldn't go amiss.  I wonder how much the Man Utd experience will have knocked his confidence.

[Goldie.7]

I've not seen a list that dodgy since I looked at Craig's.

Hand clappy thing.

[Jarpie]

If the takeover happens, I think the potential new owners will get bigger name or up and coming continental manager. Even if takeover doesn't happen I'd want us to get continental manager, I've seen enough managers from UK playing the same old turgid style of football with limited ideas and hitting the glass ceiling either at championship or midtable.

We need something completely new and new sets of ideas.

[Ian.]

I'd put my money on Moyes. I'd prefer someone with a more attacking style.

That's not a bad shout, even if we don't get the takeover.  He's used to working on a budget and he'd be a safer pair of hands than Lambert.  As you say, it'd be nice if he was more attack-minded but two or three seasons of mid-table security wouldn't go amiss.  I wonder how much the Man Utd experience will have knocked his confidence.

I wouldn't mind Moyes at all. I'm not sure he's as negative as made out. Some of that is down to his mannerisms more than how the team play. Even if there is a takeover on the cards I'm betting there is not going to be a ever ending pot of gold to spend so either way he could be a good choice.

[pauliewalnuts]

Darren Ferguson?

Really?

[Steve kirk]

In the main, that list should be laminated and handed out to the top brass at the club with instructions to not employ any of them.

Agreed, what a strange list.

[SheffieldVillain]

Of those you mentioned, Pardew, Ferguson, Allardyce, Brown, Sherwood, Clough, Rosler, Trappatoni, Di Canio or Robinson would be awful appointments. There's no-one on your list who especially stands out to me. That said, I don't have many ideas myself. A couple of years ago I really wanted David Moyes at Villa - I still think he'd be a good, if somewhat 'playing it safe' appointment. I like Gus Poyet, but can't see him leaving Sunderland.

[adrenachrome]

I've not seen a list that dodgy since I looked at Craig's.

Hand clappy thing.

Was your mate Craig's listing to the left or the right?

[silhillvilla]

John Gregory with Sid as assistant .

[German James]

...the guy from Mainze that has been even better than Klopp was there.

Thomas Tuchel. Very impressive trainer - Mainz 05 qualified for the Europa League yesterday. Unfortunately they also announced that Tuchel's stepping down, having been refused his request to let him out of his contract, which still has a year to run. Speculation is rife, but it seems he's been wanting out for months. The club hasn't spoken about it for the sake of the football. On the one hand: fair play for Tuchel for carrying on with his job, in spite; on the other: who the hell gets a team into Europe and fucks off? He says he wants a year sabbatical so perhaps he's got personal reasons. Whatever they are, he doesn't seem the most stable of characters.

Mainz are my German team, so I'm excited about the "European dream" and frustrated at the same time... Tellingly, most Mainz fans I spoke to after the match have absolute faith in the club to get everything sorted quickly - a breath of fresh air, compared with Villa at the moment.

We played at "The Irish Rover" yesterday evening and it got quite messy...

[Des Little]

I'm sorry but that list is a cluster fuck.

[SoccerHQ]

I think that list from the OP shows we need to go abroad or think outside the box a bit this time. The reality is most of those haven't achieved what Lambert has.

I wouldn't have an issue with Klinsmann tbh, he could attract some decent names here I'm sure and certainly plays attacking football.

[PeterWithesShin]

I don't which scares me more, Lambert being here next season or most of the names on that list being possible replacements.

[FarEastVilla]

We need a Villa man at the helm and the only one who could manage us right now is John Gregory, who is with Crawley, loves the Villa and done wonders for us  and would have taken us league success due to a  few head cases we  had - no fault of his  - preferably with Sid alongside.
Does anyone have a list of current managers/coaches  who are ex Villa players?

Another shout could be for Martin Yol - always talks highly of Villa and great knowledge of foreign players