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

[timeoutbigbar]

He might be intelligent, charismatic and like football to be played the right way, but what has he demonstrated to suggest he's the best man to move Aston Villa forward?

He must have a pretty good record at VP....

[Nirog72]

hilts - Bruce took at least two players with him to Sunderland from Wigan who were (arguably) their spine.

[curiousorange]

Another name pulled from nowhere and the toys get thrown out of the pram.

We are seriously in danger of undermining any manager we appoint with negativity from the start.  What hope as anybody got of succeeding.  GH had to put up with this and you cannot say it did not affect the performances on the pitch.

Whoever we appoint, I will get behind them as they will be manager of my club.  I will give them time.

I think the majority of us will. But until that point, we can offer a spectrum of opinions.

[Greg N'Ash]

He is not a manager who is the finished article like Benitez and ancelotti but he is ambitious and has talent. It is achievement in itself to keep Wigan in the Premier league amongst much bigger clubs who have gone down in recent years. He also did much to develop Swansea.

I think we may be pleasantly surprised if the fans give him the chance. I'd much rather have a manager like this than one who might just move on within 2 years

That's what I've been trying to say on here the last few days. No-one is having it though.

Too many people are looking at what Martinez has done like a Special Needs child who only thinks in a black and white manner. Lets forget where Wigan have finished and so on, stop thinking so rigidly, lets look at Martinez with an open mind, lets see his potential, lets see he's a young and ambitious manager with bright ideas, lets see he likes to play football in a glamourous way and doesn't opt for the typical long ball English game, lets see that we're much better than Wigan and lets see what he could do with this Villa team.

Remember who started the Martinez 4 Villa campaign at the weekend?

A wigan fan?

[Mazrim]

So what has Martinez done to make people want him as manager of this club?
I cant believe what I'm reading.

[curiousorange]

He is not a manager who is the finished article like Benitez and ancelotti but he is ambitious and has talent. It is achievement in itself to keep Wigan in the Premier league amongst much bigger clubs who have gone down in recent years. He also did much to develop Swansea.

I think we may be pleasantly surprised if the fans give him the chance. I'd much rather have a manager like this than one who might just move on within 2 years

That's what I've been trying to say on here the last few days. No-one is having it though.

Too many people are looking at what Martinez has done like a Special Needs child who only thinks in a black and white manner. Lets forget where Wigan have finished and so on, stop thinking so rigidly, lets look at Martinez with an open mind, lets see his potential, lets see he's a young and ambitious manager with bright ideas, lets see he likes to play football in a glamourous way and doesn't opt for the typical long ball English game, lets see that we're much better than Wigan and lets see what he could do with this Villa team.

Remember who started the Martinez 4 Villa campaign at the weekend?

A wigan fan?

Bravo!

[pauliewalnuts]

He might be intelligent, charismatic and like football to be played the right way, but what has he demonstrated to suggest he's the best man to move Aston Villa forward?

have you not answered your own question there mate

No.

What has he shown in his managership of Wigan to suggest he's up to this job?

He has been at Wigan two years and finished 16th twice, staying up on the last day of this season.

When the board came in in 2006, they were talking about getting us back in the big competition. What makes you think Martinez's record suggests he could do that?

I can't see how MON -> Houllier -> Martinez would suggest an upward trajectory, and that's why I am hoping very much that this is press nonsense.

[john e]

you got Allardyce, Pullis and MON on one side of the footballing spectrum and Wenger, Roberto and maybe coyle on the other, loads inbetween obviously

would be great to have a manager at Villa with those football principles,
its a risk i agree, but one i would love to see us take

[The Situation]

Remember our last 2 managers we've appointed based on their previous record at other clubs?

O'Neill - Several cups with Celtic, two league cup's with Leicester
Houllier - Several cups with Liverpool

Most Villa fans now hate O'Neill and people on here were crying for Big Sam this season at one stage.

[TheSandman]

If money was the biggest issue wouldn't we have have persevered with GH?

Maybe not. If you recall there are lots of stories of Houllier being after stellar signings to improve the team so he would have wanted a huge warchest too.

[Ger Regan]

I'm not completely sold on it, but I can see the thought process behind considering him. If he does end up as manager, I'd be cautiously optimistic of success. He strikes me as the sort of person that would be honoured to manage the Villa, rather than seeing it as a favour that he's doing for us. I know that means bugger all in the grand scheme of things, but to me that's also important.

[curiousorange]

you got Allardyce, Pullis and MON on one side of the footballing spectrum and Wenger, Roberto and maybe coyle on the other, loads inbetween obviously

would be great to have a manager at Villa with those football principles,
its a risk i agree, but one i would love to see us take

Romantically, it's a superb idea. Bright young manager, sound footballing principles, PL experience, an unknown quantity that might take the league by storm given a very decent squad and a big transfer pot to realise his ideas.

Logically, it's insane.

[mr woo]

What is this myth of Wigan and great football? They've been piss-poor EVERY single time I've seen them.

Would rather have kept Houllier or got o'Neill back in.

Hope the story's bullshit.

[timeoutbigbar]

When the board came in in 2006, they were talking about getting us back in the big competition. What makes you think Martinez's record suggests he could do that?

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Lets be honest, people are chuckling at the misfortune of the fact that Spurzzzz aren't likely to be back in the CL at any point soon.  If they haven't got any realistic chance, then we're most certainly fucked.

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[Mazrim]

van Gaal, Benitez, Hughes, Ancelotti and so on are out of work and people would love to see us go for Martinez?
Holloway's team (the bell end that he is) played better and more attractive football than Wigan so what's the difference?

Does not compute.
This club has to be rebuilt this summer. You really want Martinez to oversee that? Ye gads!