The replacement for MON...?

[montague]

I hated Koeman as a kid but give him credit he's saying all the right things there.

Having someone with such a wealth of continental experience would be invaluable.

Ticks all the right boxes for me.

As posted on another thread, his managerial career is okay but nothing special, and he doesnt stay anywhere very long.

Having retired as a player after his stint with Feyenoord, Koeman became member of the coaching staff of Guus Hiddink during the 1998 World Cup along with Johan Neeskens and Frank Rijkaard. After the tournament Koeman was appointed the assistant coach of Barcelona. In 2000, he was handed his first managerial job as the head coach of Vitesse where he led the team to a UEFA Cup spot on a relatively limited budget.
[edit]Ajax
Koeman was appointed the manager of Ajax in 2001. Ajax' fortunes suffered a steady decline after Koeman got off to a successful start at the Amsterdam ArenA, winning a domestic double in 2001–02. Despite regaining the title in 2003–04, Ajax had fallen eight points behind rivals PSV in the Eredivisie. Coupled with Ajax being knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Auxerre, 3–2 on aggregate, lead Koeman to resign the following day on 25 February 2005.[6]
[edit]Benfica
Koeman bounced back quickly from a disappointing end to his reign at Ajax in February 2005, taking up the vacant position at Portuguese champions Benfica following the departure of legendary Italian Giovanni Trapattoni. In Benfica, against whom he won the 1988 European Cup final as a player with PSV, Koeman only won the Portuguese Supercup: the team finished the Portuguese League in third place (behind rivals Porto and Sporting) and was knocked out of the Portuguese Cup in the quarter-finals (after losing to Vitória de Guimarães). This, along with an offer from PSV, sufficed for the manager to leave one year before the end of his contract, even though Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League before losing to Barcelona, who ended up winning the trophy.
[edit]PSV
In the 2006–07 season, Koeman served as head coach of PSV, as successor of Guus Hiddink. PSV dominated the first season half, putting competitors as AZ and Ajax at a reasonable distance and PSV was almost destined to become champions again. However, PSV suffered in the second half of the season, also because of injuries of players Jefferson Farfán, Alex and Ibrahim Afellay, obtaining only 19 out 39 possible points.[7] AZ and Ajax regained their momentum, making for a close finish, with all three teams tied at 72 points before the last competition day.[8] AZ played struggling Excelsior in their final match, but did not manage to win. Ajax played at Willem II, but did not score enough goals; it was PSV eventually who triumphed against all odds, winning at home 5–1 against Vitesse Arnhem, and thereby becoming Eredivisie champions on goal difference.
[edit]Valencia
On 31 October 2007 Koeman agreed to be the new coach of Valencia after the sacking of Quique Flores.[9] With Valencia he won the 2007–08 Spanish Cup, a tournament he previously won as a player of Barcelona. This was Valencia's first Copa del Rey since 1998–99.[10] The remainder of his tenure at Valencia would prove disappointing. The team would slump to 15th in the league, only two points above the relegation zone. A 5–1 defeat by Athletic Bilbao would prove the final nail in Koeman's time with Valencia. He was sacked the following day, on 21 April 2008.[10]
[edit]AZ
He was appointed manager of AZ on 18 May 2009,[11][12] after Louis van Gaal, who won the Eredivisie 2008-09 with AZ, joined Bayern Munich.[13] On 5 December 5, 2009, AZ announced that Koeman no longer was in charge of AZ, after losing 7 of the first 16 games in the Dutch competition.[1

[VillaZogmariner]

Someone has been on 606 on the live football thread on the BBC saying we've approached Paul Jewell.

This is starting to take the piss now with these bollocks rumours!

[midnite]

This is just the bookies coming on just stiring shit up to make some pennies

[sfx412]

Talking of taking the piss any one suggested Paul Ince ?

[mrshnn]

With the squad we have and limited funds,the man who could do a good job is sam allardyce,midlands guy who I'm sure after his bad spell at Newcastle would relish the chance of another big job.

[LeeB]

With the squad we have and limited funds,the man who could do a good job is sam allardyce,midlands guy who I'm sure after his bad spell at Newcastle would relish the chance of another big job.

That would brings the fans flooding back.

[Chris Smith]

If that fat yam yam twat gets the job I'll be sneaking up behind him and bursting paper bags in the hope of inducing another heart attack. Non fatal of course, I'm not that much of a bastard, but enough to force him to retire.

[Villa'Zawg]

If that fat yam yam twat gets the job I'll be sneaking up behind him and bursting paper bags in the hope of inducing another heart attack. Non fatal of course, I'm not that much of a bastard, but enough to force him to retire.

It'll be the sneaking up behind and shouting type BOO! he will have to contend with.

[midnite]

No way on big sam. I'd rather have bob Bradley and that's saying something! At least he plays football rather than hoofball

[JJ-AV]

Big Fat Ronald then?

When first linked my immediate reaction was no, but he's a bigish name and definitely wants it - why not?

[jembob]

Somebody posted on another thread that if we don't really think that we're going to win anything, let's at least play some exciting football like the days of BFR. Ronnie might just do that for us and at least we'd have some entertainment for our money.

[hawkeye]

Brian Little

[JJ-AV]

Somebody posted on another thread that if we don't really think that we're going to win anything, let's at least play some exciting football like the days of BFR. Ronnie might just do that for us and at least we'd have some entertainment for our money.

Aye, even if he flopped I can't see us finishing lower than 10th. The league is that poor.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

If that fat yam yam twat gets the job I'll be sneaking up behind him and bursting paper bags in the hope of inducing another heart attack. Non fatal of course, I'm not that much of a bastard, but enough to force him to retire.

Chris is a bastard, he creeps up behind blind people at pedestrian crossings making beep-beep noises.

[Matt Collins]

I'm still leaning towards one of the German options I think. A temporary option til someone better becomes available wouldn't be a bad shout, but the obvious 'villa through and through'options aren't enticing!