Steve McLaren

[TheSandman]

Sorry. Was someone proclaiming that MON and McLaren won the FA cup? A European tournament? I hope I read that wrong. What the fuck is wrong with Moyes, should it come to pass?

On a different note, the candidates chucking their hat into the ring looks an awful lot stronger this time.

No someone was saying that McClaren had won a cup and reached the final of a European tournament and asked who was the last Villa manager to have managed those two feats. The answer being that both of the last two full managers had managed it and indeed bettered that.

[jonc73]

No someone was saying that McClaren had won a cup and reached the final of a European tournament and asked who was the last Villa manager to have managed those two feats

See my previous post-I meant while at Villa... answer nobody

[gaucho1966]

A manager must have the respect of his staff. McLaren may be a first-class coach/manager, but in this country all people will see is the wally with the brolly and that Youtube clip. McLaren should stay abroad, preferably somewhere where the Internet hasn't penetrated. Try Antarctica Steve. Or Small Heath.

Even so, there's no way I'd want McLaren anywhere near The Villa.

yeah, we dont want any one thats won cups and the league on there CV,
lets get in Moyes cus he's won didly squat, thats just what we want at VP a big fat loser

I think you mean A cup and A league. And did I mention Moyes? By your reckoning we may as well go for McLeish.

[citizenDJ]

I wouldn't be too unhappy with a Houllier/McClaren arrangement, as I think the latter is probably a good coach who would work well under a DoF. But, as others have pointed out, his reputation here is still a little on the........amusing side. If our unruly chaps weren't able to show respect to Houllier, God only knows what they'd get up to with poor Steve!

[Eigentor]

He's wouldn't be a complete disaster, it's just that if we are able to attract Benitez or Moyes or even Ancelotti at a stretch, ending up with McClaren would be a letdown.

[Dante Lavelli]

I wouldn't be too unhappy with a Houllier/McClaren arrangement, as I think the latter is probably a good coach who would work well under a DoF. But, as others have pointed out, his reputation here is still a little on the........amusing side. If our unruly chaps weren't able to show respect to Houllier, God only knows what they'd get up to with poor Steve!

What about a Houllier/Quieroz partnership.  Quieroz and Maclaren are similar in many ways but Quieroz's reputation has not been destroyed by the media.

[Dave]

However unless I'm much mistaken he has failed at every single managerial job he has ever had.

[SoccerHQ]

He did o.k at Boro I suppose but how many times did they finish in the top 10 under him given he spent a decent amount there? And I thought the team he produced was really dull although that sums up Boro full stop.

Not one I think we'd go after anyway.

[Mark H]

For the sake of all things Holy - no thank you very much !

[brontebilly]

However unless I'm much mistaken he has failed at every single managerial job he has ever had.

Dutch title at FC Twente? A failure at Boro, hardly.

File England and Wolfsburg under failure alright. Though Croatia and Russia had better players than England too so his reign there wasnt as bad as the press made out similar to GT.

Id be more inclined to find out what went wrong in Germany.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

I believe Dave was responding to the post above his regarding Quieroz.

[jonc73]

Germany seemed the wrong fit from day one-started badly and went downhill from there-like Roy H at Liverpool

[LeeB]

He's a fucking car crash of a manager, he always strikes me as someone who is saying what he thinks you want to hear rather than the truth.

Please, the thought of Steve McLaren managing us and Robert Green in goal is making me depressed.

[LeeB]

If fact it's a shame the season has ended, because I would be there next game with my "NO TO WEETABIX HEAD" banner hanging proudly of the Holte End.

[TonyD]

Please god no to McClaren and GH at the helm.