Who should our new manager be?

[VillaAlways]

Just been announced on the Beeb that Houllier has Randy Lerner's full backing and there is no time frame set for him to turn things round.  So looks like we're stuck with him.  And looks like we WILL now go down

Can't find this on BBC Sport website ?

It was on the last sports update on the BBC News site. They were doing a piece on the 4 PL managers under pressure and said they'd just had that update from 'a senior source at VP' quoting RL

Hopefully it's the dreaded vote of confidence

Yep.Just breaking on SSN.Happy days

[PeterWithe]

If he's staying then he needs to be backed by bringing in 6/7 players now because the mix of GH in charge and MON's team on the field will mean us being in and around the bottom six for the rest of the season.

[garyshawsknee]

No time frame? Thats an odd thing to say considering weve got 4 months to avoid relegation.

[TimTheVillain]

Just been announced on the Beeb that Houllier has Randy Lerner's full backing and there is no time frame set for him to turn things round.  So looks like we're stuck with him.  And looks like we WILL now go down

Sleepwalking into oblivion. We are going down.

Sadly, I can't disagree.

[a5tonv111a@yahoo.co.uk]

Houllier also insisted he retains the backing of club owner Randy Lerner and chief executive Paul Faulkner.
"I spoke to Paul Faulkner and he was very supportive," the Villa manager added. "I don't doubt Randy Lerner's firm support and determination. We are in this together for better or worse."

Oh dear....

[Fergal]

Houllier also insisted he retains the backing of club owner Randy Lerner and chief executive Paul Faulkner.
"I spoke to Paul Faulkner and he was very supportive," the Villa manager added. "I don't doubt Randy Lerner's firm support and determination. We are in this together for better or worse."

Oh dear....

It doesn't actually say Randy Said I am safe.  I hope it's just piss poor reporting and the fool gets sacked tonight or when Randy can get back to Villa Park...

[Dave Cooper please]

RIP AVFC

Eh?

I didn't realise that our financial position was so bad that relegation would kill the club.
We might go down, but we are still Aston Villa.

[CheeriOneill]

Phil Brown? Oh just got the Preston job - Damn!!!

[TonyD]

Some on here are worried it might be Big Sam.

My biggest worry is that it might be FSW.    I couldnt stomach that.

[JJ-AV]

Benitez would be a very good appointment tbh.

[Irreverent ad]

I am still backing Houllier to turn it around BUT if he did leave mid season...I would give John Gregory the job until the end of the season with the promise that if we stayed up he would a years extention.

For someone to come in at this stage of the season, they have to know the club.

BTW I think we will stay up with GH.

[TheSandman]

I've stuck up for the clown until now but he has to go.

If Hodgson gets the tin tack at Liverpool I'd get him in. His stock will be low after his "failure" there and he would as thus be gettable. Guys like Owen Coyle and even Martin Jol I don't see coming in this situation. I'd back Uncle Woy to keep us up.

My second choice is Big Sam. He is a good manager and he has actually found some good value hidden gems at Bolton and Blackburn (cf N'Zonzi last season - Though what's happened to him this?). People criticise his football but we're not playing champagne football now and I don't think our team is built for it anyway. Sam will keep us up. Give him an 18month deal. He's out of work and wants a challenge and he'll see it as a good job. Half a season to keep us up and another to stabilise things. If he does well (Europe, Cup win...) Give him an extension. The same goes for Roy. Let them keep us up and stabilse the club. At the end of the deal we can then either keep them on or pursue a Moyes, Coyle, Rangnick or Jol who won't be as gettable or enough of a known quantity for where we are at.

The board need to be ruthless. Sack Houllier and bring a new man in short term and then be ruthless with him. Giving Houllier time is exactly the opposite. It is procrastinating and being indecisive. We all have our bete noir managers (personally Alan Curbishley is mine) but a short period of Allardyce is better than relegation. With our vast wage bill it will be damaging and a particularly unpleasant (though probably not fatal) experience.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Not over keen with big Sam but do believe he would keep us up. Missing this window though could prove fatal .....

[Irish villain]

The board are dithering. I hope its just a PR exercise. Rvrn if we do stay up I can't see us ever being successful with GH.

[junxs]

I miss the 90s when a vote of confidence meant the chop.