Kevin MacDonald the next Manager???

[damon loves JT]

I'm also - from what I've seen of KM when interviewed - not entirely sure he looks comfortable in the role.

The job's his if he wants it. I hope he does.

[JUAN PABLO]

I want K-Mac to be here for another 20 years.. giving him the managers job means he wont be...   Please leave him where he was/is...

[Concrete John]

I posted in another thread about a Klinsman/MacDonald double act.  I'd be VERY happy with it should it be the case!

[Villa'Zawg]

ffs, we have the creme de la creme of AVFC ITK and some bloke with a blog about cinema calls it within 24 hours of O'Neill leaving.

:-)

[Phil from the upper holte]

http://lifeiscinema.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/jurgen-klinsmann-almost-certain-to-be-new-aston-villa-manager/

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[JUAN PABLO]

He knows fook all... says Klinsman is randys first choice...

[Concrete John]

Well, as soon as Martin quit Klinsman was the first name that sprung into my mind.  Just because Randy is taking his time and doing his research doesn't mean that he didn't immediately have a man in mind and will ultimately go back to them.

Sometimes you see the car you want to buy straightaway, but then keep looking to make sure it the best one you can get, while also checking the insurance, tax and running costs first, before going back and buying it!

[damon loves JT]

http://lifeiscinema.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/jurgen-klinsmann-almost-certain-to-be-new-aston-villa-manager/

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Apparently `Toy Story 3' is better than Shrek

[JUAN PABLO]

http://lifeiscinema.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/jurgen-klinsmann-almost-certain-to-be-new-aston-villa-manager/

What does this say? I can't open it at work

Apparently `Toy Story 3' is better than Shrek

well he got that right, he must know who the new man is then .  ;-)

[BannedUserIAT]

Whilst understanding the Kevin Mac may not necessarily want the managers job and the pressures that come with it, from what we've seen of him so far, it seems a terrible waste to have him managing the reserves.

Having said that, that's based on MON's policy of having his favourites and only having to lower himself on the odd occasion to walk over to the 'fringe' pitch and asking to borrow one for a little while. Hopefully the new manager will have a far greater involvement that I suspect MON had*



*I could be ridiculously off the mark with that.

[sfx412]

I really think the club needs to act ambitiously at this point. This is a pivotal decision, and I don't think appointing from within is going to work.

I'm also - from what I've seen of KM when interviewed - not entirely sure he looks comfortable in the role.

I agree completely.

Appointing him as manager smacks of the time Ellis appointed Barton and promptly 'forced' him to sell off the crown jewels.
As I see it before Mon ran, General K was on here sprouting the need to use kids spiel, and it looks that KM has taken that fully on board.
Against West Ham, some quality players showed their desire to stay after Mon left and did a decent job with Milner against a poor side.
Last night a disjointed defence, muddled midfield and ineffective strike force, managed to pull off a result against a poor side. A good result, Mon did the same and ended with egg on his face, but there wasn't much between both performances.
We need a totally new approach, the playing side needs a huge shake up KM won't do that, and if RL does appoint him, then perhaps Mon had some justification in quitting.

[eastie]

ElliS wasn't here when Barton was appointed manager!

[BannedUserIAT]

Appointing him as manager smacks of the time Ellis appointed Barton and promptly 'forced' him to sell off the crown jewels.
As I see it before Mon ran, General K was on here sprouting the need to use kids spiel, and it looks that KM has taken that fully on board.
Against West Ham, some quality players showed their desire to stay after Mon left and did a decent job with Milner against a poor side.
Last night a disjointed defence, muddled midfield and ineffective strike force, managed to pull off a result against a poor side. A good result, Mon did the same and ended with egg on his face, but there wasn't much between both performances.
We need a totally new approach, the playing side needs a huge shake up KM won't do that, and if RL does appoint him, then perhaps Mon had some justification in quitting.

You're related to that Iraqi General who held that press-conference claiming that there were no US troops anywhere near Baghdad whilst the Marines were waving to the cameras in the background, huh?

You must be. Only so many people in the world can talk such utter bollocks on a continual basis.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

If KM ultimately does not want the job, perhaps we could appoint someone able and willing to work with him as their right hand man but with KM out the media spotlight. Reading this from The Guardian indicates to me that he is a bit old school. That aspect of him I like, and I think its something that proper players like and respond to as well. However, these days being a Premier League manager is as much about handling the hype and media circus as handling players.

http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/icbirmingham/jun2007/9/1/76E46C5D-D887-B004-C3D1B12B075EADF8.jpg

MacDonald said, however, that he has realised the job is all-consuming and he harbours concerns his family will end up feeling "excluded".

"I think if you are a manager of a Premier League club your life is not going to be your own," he said.

"I've got to look at that because, as much as I love football, we all have lives outside of football and that would be taken away if you became a Premier League manager. It is difficult for families and I don't know how they feel because I've not really had time to talk to them. The people on the periphery get pushed to the side very quickly and I would be careful of that because it's quite important to me."

[sfx412]

ElliS wasn't here when Barton was appointed manager!

well spotted