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

[Leighton]

[Louzie0]

I am Sticking by Ancellotti.

So am I

[Brend'Watkins]

When the Board, and RL in particular get their act together.
When will that be?? Your guess is as good as anybodies on
this board.

That's one of the daftest things I've read tonight.  Just because we haven't done it like Fulham with Jol our act is suddenly not together?  The club are going about it the right way, don't get worked up by all this speculation because that's all it is.

[Brend'Watkins]

It's someone that's not been mentioned in the press. The meltdown is coming.

Klinsmann I hope, I will then be rich.... until the wife finds out that is.

[ozzjim]

I have put 5 on Jurgen at 100/1

[KevinGage]

It's someone that's not been mentioned in the press. The meltdown is coming.

Info or guess?

Del Bosque, Flores, Klinsmann, Hitzfeld, Bert van Marwijk and Deschamps would all be left of leftfield.

Though often mentioned around here, I don't recall any newspaper links with Van Gaal. Rijkaard too might come into it, though he got a brief mention earlier in the week.

The sticking point in all that (despite a few of them already being in top jobs) is that the board did again mention Prem experience as a prerequisite. Whether they've backtracked on that or are now happy to include playing experience remains to be seen. We'll know soon enough I guess. But not before we reach danger level 7 in the worry/ anxiety stakes around here.

[Leighton]

Well what about Big Phil Scolari? Won the lot, and has some Prem experience...

[Ger Regan]

Info or guess?

Del Bosque, Flores, Klinsmann, Hitzfeld, Bert van Marwijk and Deschamps would all be left of leftfield.

Though often mentioned around here, I don't recall any newspaper links with Van Gaal. Rijkaard too might come into it, though he got a brief mention earlier in the week.

The sticking point in all that (despite a few of them already being in top jobs) is that the board did again mention Prem experience as a prerequisite. Whether they've backtracked on that or are now happy to include playing experience remains to be seen. We'll know soon enough I guess. But not before we reach danger level 7 in the worry/ anxiety stakes around here.

The prem experience might include playing, as well as managing

[Greg N'Ash]

Anyone else kind of want Martinez to have a go at it?

1.  You never know he might be quite good and he's certainly respected within the game.
2.  Going with "names" didn't really work with O'Neil and Houllier did it.
3.  HoltePaul's reaction would be hysterical.

I sort of do in a "fuck it lets see where the dice lands" way, and at least if it went wrong Lerner would no longer be some sort of demi-god but just a useless chairman like the rest of 'em. On the other hand, if it worked out he'd be a fully fleged deity, but hey if it works out who cares?

[KevinGage]

What's the situation with Wenger and Kroenke at Arsenal? Is Kroenke his preferred choice or is it the Russian?

He might just decide that he's gone as far as he can there and it's time to bail. Though I'm pretty sure he'd hold out for something more high profile or return to France.

[villa for life]

Leighton's image makes me think we should have a - If we had to have one, would you prefer martinez v mcClaren poll -
How many of the staunch anti McClaren brigade would still rather him than Martinez?
That might send a message!

[Karl Bridges]

Sorry I jumped the gun a bit, he has been mentioned and the Bent style meltdown is absolutely correct.

[ROBBO]

Karl you seem to have information how solid is it and can you give us a pecentage of it happening.

[eamonn]

Been to quite a few Atletico matches over the past two seasons. While they didn't play like us under Flores, it was certainly like supporting Villa at times. Very exasperating, the archetypal ''making their fans suffer'' team; constantly flattering to deceive. Getting great results one week, terrible the next. He fell-out big time with Forlan this season (which stemmed back to Diego's apparant poor fitness for weeks after he came back from his hols after the fine World Cup he head), though most of the fans took Flores' side. But a lot of them were non-plussed to see him go.
Aguero (on his way very likely across town to Real) is a class act but he needed support and the likes of Reyes (the ex-Arsenal fella) were unreliable. I don't think Quique's actual win percentage in two years or so at Atleti was all that great but as proven with wins over Liverpool and Barca, they could rise to the big occasion. Not sure what his English is like.

Overall, if we're going for a foreign name proven to a certain level at similar or bigger clubs I'd prefer Ranieri to be honest.

[Toronto Villa]

Sorry I jumped the gun a bit, he has been mentioned and the Bent style meltdown is absolutely correct.

Rijkaard or Ancelotti is where my money's going