Indecent haste?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

He's the Porto coach, legion.

I think he'd be interested and having worked under Mourinho at Chelsea, he'll know all about us. Add to that we have a chairman that has fully supported his managers, Villa could be the right club for him now. As good as he is, he's only 33 and I doubt the 'bigger fish' are quite ready to take a risk on him just yet.

[London Villan]

The club has to look out for itself though, any business would.

While there is no question about wishing GH all the very best and hoping he has a rapid and full recovery business goes on, so the have to get their plans moving. We can't have another summer of turmoil.

[Legion]

We didn't have a summer of turmoil. We had a summer of sweet FA then got dropped in the shit by the previous incumbent a few days before the start of the season. Bastard.

[eastie]

The problem with vilas-boas is that it would probably be a stepping stone and I think he would move on to a bigger club sooner rather than later.

[London Villan]

Ok, inactivity then turmoil and lack of transfer activity.

The weaknesses evident in the squad mean we can't afford to waste another summer, for whatever reason.

[Legion]

Yes, yes and no.

Bent. Makoun. Bradley. Pires...

[TheSandman]

The problem with vilas-boas is that it would probably be a stepping stone and I think he would move on to a bigger club sooner rather than later.

It would be the same for Coyle or Moyes though. If Coyle takes the job he would have stepped from St Johnstone to Burnley to Bolton to Us. As soon as say Liverpool or someone come in he would leave like a shot. If Moyes impresses with us he could end up getting the United job when Ferguson leaves.

It would probably be the same for every manager unless we got an older one coming to the end of his career.

Now, with someone like Vilas-Boas we would be taking a risk but he could build something special and might be less likely to leave if he does.

[Dante Lavelli]

If you have a search on google there are some scouting reports that Vilas-Boas did for Mourinho. They're incredibly detailed and suggest that he is meticulous in his planning.

It'd also suggest that his expertise is more in coaching and match analysis rather than setting up the infrastructure of the whole club. Admittedly I'm leaping to that assumption because I think he AND Houllier could be a complementary partnership.

Mark Kelly - how are Porto structured? I know they have a wealth of scouts as their business model is largely built upon buying cheap (from abroad) and then selling for big fees. Based on the fact that Vilas-Boas only joined in the summer is it correct to say that he is working under a DoF at Porto and therefore he'd be happy work under these conditions?

[Dante Lavelli]

Having our manager snapped up by united (or whoever) would suggest that they'd been successful. I'd take that.

[spangley1812]

Do not think that Vilas-Boas may want to mix it with the big boys in the Champions league next season...........

[adamski villa]

puts his tin hat on....................

Sam Allardyce

would give us the fighting spirit we need

I am fully aware of the long ball criticism, but surely that was based on the players that were available to him

He would luv to prove the doubters wrong

for one I would welcome him to VP

[Billy Walker]

Having our manager snapped up by united (or whoever) Woolf suggest that they'd been successful. I'd take that.

I'd rather a manager who wants to build Villa into the best football club around.    If we're just going to sit around and see our club as a grooming place for "bigger" clubs then we may as well give up.  A successful Villa is as big as any club.

[Matt Collins]

I'm pretty sure we'll know one way or another by the end of the season.

If GH decides he best not return, Vilas-Boas could be an interesting option. Very young but very clever and probably our only chance to get him before bigger clubs come calling. Whoever we get, it must be somebody that carries on GH's work of trying to get us playing decent football rather than a return to MON's outdated methods.

Isn't he likely to get offered the very top jobs, such as Chelsea. Would take him in a flash.

[eamonn]

Porto are in the Champs League again next year aren't they, having run away with the Portugese league. And may yet win the Uefa Cup. Can't see what the attraction of Villa would be to him. Bigger league sure but not a bigger club unfortunately.

Anyway, considering the main criteria for Faulkner and Lerner last Aug/Sep when looking for a manager was that he must have experience managing in the Premiership I think we'll be looking closer to home at younger managers (if GHou departs).

[eastie]

I can see why moyes or coyle would come here but in all honesty why would vilas -boas leave Porto and the champions league to come to us?