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

[KevinGage]

I have a feeling Dunne will be gone regardless.

[hilts_coolerking]

Fortune smiled on him and ensured he didn't end up a cricket coach. Imagine trying that in Pakistan? He'd have been lucky to get out of there with his life.

Funnily enough I saw a clip today of Mark Nicholas interviewing Waqar Younis who at the time was living in Sydney and had definitely had picked up the hint of an Aussie accent.

[holtepaul]

Well judging by the poll so far , Nick Clegg would be a more popular choice than Hughes.

Doesnt bode well

[Matt Collins]

Well he's third choice between 2 candidates who are unlikely yobtake the job, though are worth pursuing.

I think he'd suit us pretty well. Would prefer him to Martinez, mclaren and us a safer option than jol or Benitez, though the latter if he lived up to his calibre of a few years ago would be excellent.

[dave.woodhall]

Well judging by the poll so far , Nick Clegg would be a more popular choice than Hughes.

Doesnt bode well

He's third, behind a highly unlikely candidate and the long-term favourite. Many of the posts seem to say he would be a decent if uninspiring choice but he's hardly wildly unpopular.

[holtepaul]

Well judging by the poll so far , Nick Clegg would be a more popular choice than Hughes.

Doesnt bode well

He's third, behind a highly unlikely candidate and the long-term favourite. Many of the posts seem to say he would be a decent if uninspiring choice but he's hardly wildly unpopular.

Whether he is third or 110th - he has 13% of the vote. I think Peter Snow would have a field day with his swingometer on that one.

Or, put it another way, first game of the season, 40000 Villa fans there, only 5000 of them, would think he was the best option. Won't take much for a banner to appear !

[Clampy]

My problem with Hughes is that, well he has'nt really had any success anywhere has he? He's done ok, none of his teams have struggled but other than that....

I doubt any of the top 6 would go for him and i'm not sure Everton would either if they were looking for a new boss. Like i said earlier today, he's Albion's level, maybe Bolton and possibly Newcastle. Not for us though, we can and should do better.

[dave.woodhall]

Well judging by the poll so far , Nick Clegg would be a more popular choice than Hughes.

Doesnt bode well

He's third, behind a highly unlikely candidate and the long-term favourite. Many of the posts seem to say he would be a decent if uninspiring choice but he's hardly wildly unpopular.

Whether he is third or 110th - he has 13% of the vote. I think Peter Snow would have a field day with his swingometer on that one.

Or, put it another way, first game of the season, 40000 Villa fans there, only 5000 of them, would think he was the best option. Won't take much for a banner to appear !

That's right. Just one fuckwit who thinks because he didn't get his own way it's not fair.

[Greg N'Ash]

My problem with Hughes is that, well he has'nt really had any success anywhere has he? He's done ok, none of his teams have struggled but other than that....

I doubt any of the top 6 would go for him and i'm not sure Everton would either if they were looking for a new boss. Like i said earlier today, he's Albion's level, maybe Bolton and possibly Newcastle. Not for us though, we can and should do better.

yep. he's done nothing but make blackburn hard to beat but unwatchable and waste a load of money at citeh. I can't see why he's even in the running.

[Klaus Katt]

Anyone aspiring for the job should go a round against Ian Dowie.

[KevinGage]

Fortune smiled on him and ensured he didn't end up a cricket coach. Imagine trying that in Pakistan? He'd have been lucky to get out of there with his life.

Funnily enough I saw a clip today of Mark Nicholas interviewing Waqar Younis who at the time was living in Sydney and had definitely had picked up the hint of an Aussie accent.

True.

If you live in a place long enough you can pick up a bit of a twang, the Aussie accent seems to be the worst offender in that regard (See also Graeme Thorpe).

Still, quite a rapid transformation for Dutch Shteve. If only he'd learned actual Dutch, rather than watching clips of Paul Whitehouse's stoner cop.

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

We have learnt two things from the appointment of Houllier, when Randy appoints a new manager

1) Randy will want to bring in a manager with Premiership experience
and
2) They need to be available.

Assuming he goes the same way again, then we can rule out Van Gaal, Moyes, Coyle, Villa Boas, and any other contracted manager however;

We can rule in; Ancelotti, Jol, Hughton, McLaren and Hughes.

Ancelotti is the absolute stand out manager here no doubt, my only slight concern would be, would he bugger off to a bigger club stating 'Champions League aspirations' like most others connected with Villa when they do well? For me Randy has to do all he can to get in this chap in, it shows ambition, something we deseperately need to gain a feel good factor again at Villa Park

Jol would be my 2nd choice, and if Ancelotti wasn't available then he would be the stand out candidate. Jol I like, good football, works well with young players and is decent in the transfer market. He also knows Europe inside out and is keen to make it in the Premier League.

McLaren - no thanks, he comes across as a good coach but i'm not sure about him as a manager. I think the media would be on his case quickly and i really don't think a manager with his credibility is ideal for Villa right now.

Hughes - I'm not sure about his contractual issues at Fulham, but he is supposedly 'gettable' and is favourite according to the bookies. He done ok as manager of Man City, and plays decent football. I'm not sure he'll be the one to bring success to Villa or bring some of the punters back who are wishing to discontinue being season ticket holders.

[holtepaul]

Well judging by the poll so far , Nick Clegg would be a more popular choice than Hughes.

Doesnt bode well

He's third, behind a highly unlikely candidate and the long-term favourite. Many of the posts seem to say he would be a decent if uninspiring choice but he's hardly wildly unpopular.

Whether he is third or 110th - he has 13% of the vote. I think Peter Snow would have a field day with his swingometer on that one.

Or, put it another way, first game of the season, 40000 Villa fans there, only 5000 of them, would think he was the best option. Won't take much for a banner to appear !

That's right. Just one fuckwit who thinks because he didn't get his own way it's not fair.

Dave

What you on about. "one f^^^^" - its called democracy. Your site has put a poll up, nearly 100 people (which is generally the norm for a poll) have came up with 13% want Hughes.

Whether you like it or not, thats what your site is saying at the moment. Don't blame me if that is the result so far !.

The point is, I think the club are hugely aware that GH did not have the backing of the fans from day one, for whatever reason, fans just didn't seem to warm to the idea of him being manager.

Having now realised the mistake, do you think they would take a chance of employing someone who the fans clearly do not like.

At this moment, giving those results, Hughes may just get away with it (however, if I remember Houllier polled a lot higher than that - somewhere in the 20's) - but if they appointed McLaren having seen virtually all the fans do not want him, can you imagine the atmosphere / and ticket sales if we have a poor start.

[Clampy]

My problem with Hughes is that, well he has'nt really had any success anywhere has he? He's done ok, none of his teams have struggled but other than that....

I doubt any of the top 6 would go for him and i'm not sure Everton would either if they were looking for a new boss. Like i said earlier today, he's Albion's level, maybe Bolton and possibly Newcastle. Not for us though, we can and should do better.

yep. he's done nothing but make blackburn hard to beat but unwatchable and waste a load of money at citeh. I can't see why he's even in the running.

No nor can i, but he's in the running because he's out of contract and that is all, which is convenient of course but not a good enough reason to make him next Aston Villa boss.

[citizenDJ]

My problem with Hughes is that, well he has'nt really had any success anywhere has he? He's done ok, none of his teams have struggled but other than that....

I doubt any of the top 6 would go for him and i'm not sure Everton would either if they were looking for a new boss. Like i said earlier today, he's Albion's level, maybe Bolton and possibly Newcastle. Not for us though, we can and should do better.

yep. he's done nothing but make blackburn hard to beat but unwatchable and waste a load of money at citeh. I can't see why he's even in the running.

But Blackburn was a while ago. Since then, he's had Man City playing good stuff (and, yes, spending a lot of money.....but is that his fault? I don't think so.), and Fulham have been pretty good under his stewardship too.

I think he's in the running because he is young, determined and out to make a name for himself. As a very good player (albeit a knob), he has a lot of respect in the game, and would have the club and money behind him to make that count.

Add to that his previous success with a couple of our playing squad, and his apparent 'freeness'.....he's an obvious candidate.