Who should our new manager be?

[koreanmeatballs]

Got to be Martin Jol.

[Legion]

Martin Jol.

Mind you. I did hear Stan Collymore pleading with MON to come back !

No thank you.

Seconded. That tw*t left us in the lurch five days before the start of the season and he has a lot to answer for.

[5ft811st2 Durham]

Got to be Martin Jol.

He left Spurs in the same League position as we are now, having spent millions.

Can't think of a single reason why that fat fool should get the job.

[Countryside Villain]

Steve McClaren maybe? Not having the best of time in Germany at present but won the Dutch league last season

Was about to say the same thing. Just not convinced he's progressed enough.  He did well in Holland but looks to have been found out in the more competative German league.

For me, it has to be Jol at the moment.  Failing that, K-Mac or Hughton on a deal till the end of the season.  I'd maybe even consider that outher scouser Benitez if it meant we didn't get Sam.

If we get Sam, I will stop giving a shit.

[IFWaters]

Big Fat Ron

or

Owen Coyle

[Dave]

I see no more reason to get Jol in than there was to get Houllier in in the first place. Both have decent records in the Premier League and abroad, but at least Houllier has never been sacked for taking a team to the bottom six with a squad worth millions*

*if someone would like to pop that open goal away, I would be much obliged.

[curiousorange]

Straight swap: Woy for Houllier.

Yes. I would take this in a shot.

[JJ-AV]

Owen Coyle, Roy Hodgson, Rafa Benitez, Kevin Mac, Sam Allardyce, Martin Jol.

Any of those would do. Personally I'd give it KMac, the players like him and he knows the methods to get the best out of him. Get us 6 wins to keep us up and then look to appoint a successor as soon as we're safe.

[The Situation]

The most hilarious thing would be to poach small heath's manager, we stay up with his dire tactics whilst small heath get relegated and then we fire him at the end of the season then goes back to Blose.

[koreanmeatballs]

Got to be Martin Jol.

He left Spurs in the same League position as we are now, having spent millions.

Can't think of a single reason why that fat fool should get the job.

He got Spurs playing decent football and got them to fifth twice.

He left Spurs in October - not exactly a real relegation battle.

[kippaxvilla2]

From www.eatsleepdribblefootball.com

ANCELLOTTI OUT IN FOUR WAY MANAGERIAL MERRY GO ROUND.

Can't be arsed to copy the text, but essentially it says that Ancellotti is off to manage Sporting Gijon, Gerard Houllier is leaving to go back and manage Liverpool, with Roy Hodgson coming to Villa and Avram Grant returning to Chelsea.  MO'N favourite to take over at Wet Spam.  If it happens, I'll be amazed.

[Dave]

Got to be Martin Jol.

He left Spurs in the same League position as we are now, having spent millions.

Can't think of a single reason why that fat fool should get the job.

He got Spurs playing decent football and got them to fifth twice.

And Houllier took Liverpool to half a dozen trophies. O'Leary took Leeds to a Champions League semi-final.

It doesn't really mean a huge amount.

[curiousorange]

A lot of fans I spoke to tonight advocated a return to KMac to right the ship. I do have problems with that solution, namely the transfer window (having his hands on the transfer budget is completely untried), the fact that after the summer and stringing him along somewhat, it'll have to be a two or three year deal to tempt him, and the basic fact that Villa didn't look any more stable defensively as they have done under Houllier. There's a danger of seeing KMac's tenure as a bit of a 'golden period' when realistically it was anything but.

Maybe we should go the Red Scouse route and ask a former legend back - Sir Brian, anyone?

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Ralf Rangnick would be my shout if we're getting rid.

Very good shout. I had forgotten he had fallen out with the director and left.

Was he the manager of Hoffenheim?

Personally I'd give it KMac, the players like him and he knows the methods to get the best out of him. Get us 6 wins to keep us up and then look to appoint a successor as soon as we're safe.

I cannot understand the clamour for KMac, he was shit the first time around so not sure why he would be better the second time.

[SoccerHQ]

I'm not a huge fan but we wouldn't be relegated under Jol and we'd be much better to watch.

Long term I'd love Coyle, top manager in the making.

The board will give Big Sam a contract, hopefully he would just keep us up and then we'd get shot of him.