Who Should be Aston Villa Manager ? Now with new, revised poll

[Greg N'Ash]

Very interesting.  Reckon this will see Downing join Young towards the exit, we've still got all the troublemakers on the books and god knows who he'll bring in - hopefully not Wigan's first team. Going to be a very very bumpy ride

Downing will go nowhere until next Summer.

How we gonna stop him? If a top4 club come in, and he doesn't want to play under Martinez, it not like the Barry situation where the club were in a position to hold on to him

Turn down the bids.

So have an unhappy player and let him go for 15m next summer? Can we afford to with the likes of Ireland already as good as written off? As i said its different from Barry.

[Olneythelonely]

It seems exactly the same as Barry to me.

[pauliewalnuts]

Very interesting.  Reckon this will see Downing join Young towards the exit, we've still got all the troublemakers on the books and god knows who he'll bring in - hopefully not Wigan's first team. Going to be a very very bumpy ride

Downing will go nowhere until next Summer.

How we gonna stop him? If a top4 club come in, and he doesn't want to play under Martinez, it not like the Barry situation where the club were in a position to hold on to him

Turn down the bids.

So have an unhappy player and let him go for 15m next summer? Can we afford to with the likes of Ireland already as good as written off? As i said its different from Barry.

We can reject any offers and insists he stays, at risk of having an unhappy, underperforming player next season, that's pretty straightforward.

The main issue with Martinez is that we won't be signing any Downings or Bents in the future - partly because players are not going to want to play for such an unproven manager, and partly because his appointment is the clearest sign yet that we're settling down for low cost, mid table floating,

I just hope that this was just a "covering our arses" style request to speak to him.

[Mr Diggles]

The club isn't looking too great in the midst of all the media reports. Either we're looking to progress on a smaller budget, or the Board is so fickle as to bend to the vitriolic reactions of an unforgiving on-line fanbase. Then we can't afford Benitez, but do want to go for a manager who although he may have potential, does not have too much on his CV at the moment.

The journalists don't even have to try very hard to put a negative spin on things. I find it embarassing that the decision to not appoint McClaren seems to be wholly driven by the fan reaction though, that doesn't reflect well on any of us.

[ROBBO]

As i said on GM the likes of Ancelotti will not come because they know to get into the top four will take more money than Randys prepared to spend and thats not a ctiticism just the state of affairs in  the premiership. Look at Man City an avarage to poor side but give them unlimited funds and managers will be fighting each other to get on board.I think once again we have looked amateurish in the way this has been handled, i cannot imagine the likes of Man U, and all the top sides not having a replacement lined up, and this interview process is crap in top football, you identify the target, ask if he's interested, meet somewhere private to make sure there is a concensus of opinion then make the announcement. If i were a top player in the Villa set up i would wonder if i was in the right place.

[AntJac]

If it is Martinez i will reserve judgment. He plays the right way, brilliant man manager and started the whole Swansea revolution.

Either way i expect a manager by the weekend as things seem to heating up.

On another note...when is Moyes back?

[pauliewalnuts]

The journalists don't even have to try very hard to put a negative spin on things. I find it embarassing that the decision to not appoint McClaren seems to be wholly driven by the fan reaction though, that doesn't reflect well on any of us.

I'd take that all with a gigantic pinch of salt.

It's also beyond parody for the media (Pat Murphy in particular) to suggest that the fans have denigrated McLaren's credibility, when it was the media who absolutely destroyed him in the first place.

[Greg N'Ash]

It seems exactly the same as Barry to me.

its more like Yorke. New untried manager, bail out

[dicedlam]

We want somebody appointed who see's it a privilege and an honour to manage our club, not because they are either out of work or look upon us as a position to take just because its whats on offer at the moment.

I like Martinez's attitude and enthusiasm. I think he would be a great appointment.
 

[MYSTERYMAN]

My sources tell me the  Board were not even aware that Villa were being linked to Benitez yesterday ....

I find that hard to believe, I'm pretty sure they read the papers.

Sorry mean't to say on Sky they hadn't even seen it

[themossman]

I would be honoured to get the job, and very enthusiastic, but I'd still be shit.

[Mazrim]

So why give the keys to a Maclaren to a guy who's only ever driven a Punto and driven that unremarkably? Madness.

What is the criteria that has decided he ticks the boxes? Which boxes? It's not like he's even got them into midtable or lower midtable. Wigan are not a big club but for the love of christ, I need more evidence than keeping them in the league by the skin of their teeth to prove he can manage this club. But for a goal or something it could have been Holloway in the Premier League and Martinez in the Championship. I'm not impressed at all.

This is a time where we have to rebuild the squad, a major overhaul, when big players are possibly heading off and if we appoint him, may be joined by others. There is just so much to do that this is just the worst time imaginable to appoint an inexperienced manager with barely any credentials for the job and no experience of spending big money at all.
What does it say to Bent? And you can forget any top quality players coming in. Its fucking bollocks. I just can't believe it. I won't believe it. We shuffle Houllier off for this? No way.

I dont need to be told to get behind a manager of this club. I have never failed to do it before.
But this makes absolutely no sense. I dont care if he's young and hungry. Good for him. Where is any evidence at all of capability - the number one prerequisite?

All I can think is that there will be a powerful or experienced person coming in as a Director of football to make some decisions and protect him. Even that would be a risk but I could just about understand it.
Daunting doesn't even begin to describe it otherwise.
The fans wont be convinced, the season ticket sales will suffer, as will crowds unless he performs miracles Ive seen no evidence hes capable of and any potential sponsors for the new shirt will most likely give us a wide berth. Crazy.

[Mr Diggles]

The journalists don't even have to try very hard to put a negative spin on things. I find it embarassing that the decision to not appoint McClaren seems to be wholly driven by the fan reaction though, that doesn't reflect well on any of us.

I'd take that all with a gigantic pinch of salt.

It's also beyond parody for the media (Pat Murphy in particular) to suggest that the fans have denigrated McLaren's credibility, when it was the media who absolutely destroyed him in the first place.

Good points and I don't disagree with you, but I haven't seen one favourable report in the press since May about the club or the massive opportunity the vacant managers post may be for a manager. I just want some good news for a change.

[john e]

some of these so called far better managers did what in there last positions ?

Ancelloti  - sacked
Rafa Benete  - sacked
McClaren - sacked
Hughes - walked out
Ridjkaard - sacked

[Maradona10]

Its an Interview nothing else, until he's appointed lets stop the hysterics.