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

[tom villa]

STEVE MCCLAREN IS Favriot FML

[holtepaul]

I know what Mail are saying, but I honestly think nobody knows sod all.

I mean, in that piece they say "field of candidates" then name Jol, McLaren and Martinez.

However, in other papers and media they say "Rikyaard and Benitez have actually contacted the club"

So I honestly think they have not got a bloody scoobies ! - none of them.

If CA has actually ruled himself out, close for me between Rafa and Rikyaard - but I'd take either (Rafa probably a safer choice)
Moyes next, then Jol, then Hughes (I am leaving out all the possibles like Basten, Gaal - just saying ones that have been linked)

It would be a hell of a long way down the list before the likes of McLaren are looked at for me. If we got that desperate, I'd rather poach someone like Neil Warnock.

To be honest, I'll accept many, but Curbishley or McLaren and I'm finished ! - and no one will convince me otherwise

[ozzjim]

MY issue would be how many he could fall out with in 10 minutes. Good manager, but massively ego driven and always seems a little bit mad! Would take him though. Benitez would be my priority now though were I in Randy's shoes. Get him tied to a decent contract, back him with 30 ish million plus the Young money and see what he could do.

[IFWaters]

More chance of Loius Spence.....

Any reason why?  He is out of work and managed at AZ for a number of years relatively recently.  Surely worth asking the question (just like with Ancelotti).

He wont be going back to Ajax as De Boer just won the league and the other 2 big dutch teams (PSV & Feyenoord) are in the Europa and out of Europe respectively - so little competition there.

In Germany he has just left the biggest club after coming 3rd..maybe Hamburg might interest him. In Italy Juventus finished 7th arnd are definitely interested and in Spain the big 2 jobs are taken. 

Move to England and Hiddink looks like he has got the Chelsea job, no changes at other CL sides, Liverpool or Spurs which leaves is as the biggest draw (dont let any London-based journos tell you its Fulham FFS).  So I agree why WOULDNT he be interested ?

[holtepaul]

Forgot to add  - if CA is honest when he says he is taking a year out, presumably he thinks either Spurs or Arsenal will become available next year.

Which, whatever way you look at it - should be good news for us !

[IFWaters]

MY issue would be how many he could fall out with in 10 minutes. Good manager, but massively ego driven and always seems a little bit mad! Would take him though. Benitez would be my priority now though were I in Randy's shoes. Get him tied to a decent contract, back him with 30 ish million plus the Young money and see what he could do.

Are you talking about Van Gaal or Benitez or harking back to MON ? It doesnt matter they are all the same - as is Feguson, Wenger, Mourinho etc... Great managers are also a***holes - it comes with the territory

[TRO]

Give it Sid.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

My issue with van Gaal is not whether he would want the job but whether the board would think outside the box enough to give it him.

Yup, the 'must have worked in the Premier League' bollocks means he'll be sadly overlooked. He's tailor made for the Villa, one of the most successful managers around but he's not good enough because he hasn't worked in the PL.

[Outcast2006]

If it is Schteve Mclaren I think I will cry.

[pauliewalnuts]

My issue with van Gaal is not whether he would want the job but whether the board would think outside the box enough to give it him.

Yup, the 'must have worked in the Premier League' bollocks means he'll be sadly overlooked. He's tailor made for the Villa, one of the most successful managers around but he's not good enough because he hasn't worked in the PL.

That was a throwaway line last time they were looking. I'd imagine they've changed their tune this time around.

[Dante Lavelli]

I think that the Premier League experience thing might have only applied to last season's unique circumstances where the new manager would have been joining after the season had started.  The logic being that things were already pretty F**ked so Randy did not want to add a manager who had limited knowledge of the league.

I hope that is the case anyway.

[ozzjim]

MY issue would be how many he could fall out with in 10 minutes. Good manager, but massively ego driven and always seems a little bit mad! Would take him though. Benitez would be my priority now though were I in Randy's shoes. Get him tied to a decent contract, back him with 30 ish million plus the Young money and see what he could do.

Are you talking about Van Gaal or Benitez or harking back to MON ? It doesnt matter they are all the same - as is Feguson, Wenger, Mourinho etc... Great managers are also a***holes - it comes with the territory

Van Gaal. Would probably still be my second choice behind Benitez, and would be ideal for the Ajax model that Faulkner has discussed previously.

[charlie]

Just pray the powers that be/appoint recognise the shame many Villa fans would feel if we became the laughing stock asssociated with 2nd choice Brolly Man in charge. Steve,[ let me learn a new accent,], Maclaren would drive fans away. Please Randy, NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[VinnieChase84]

A friend of mine met Dion Dublin yesterday and unfortunately Dublin thinks its nailed on that Mclaren is getting the job :-( mates a Villa fan too so would not bullshit something this terrible!
God I'm depressed. Why can the Villa always give you a glimmer of hope and then smash you with a truck to the balls?

[Toronto Villa]

My issue with van Gaal is not whether he would want the job but whether the board would think outside the box enough to give it him.

Yup, the 'must have worked in the Premier League' bollocks means he'll be sadly overlooked. He's tailor made for the Villa, one of the most successful managers around but he's not good enough because he hasn't worked in the PL.

That was a throwaway line last time they were looking. I'd imagine they've changed their tune this time around.

I actually think the PL experience bit was more important to the club a few weeks into the season than it is right now.