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

[King of the Nørth]

S o we havent even spoke to Martinez then. Hmm...

[pauliewalnuts]

Why on earth are we saying anything about Martinez?

It just makes us look like we're scrabbling around trying not to offend anyone.

[Dave P]

Why on earth are we saying anything about Martinez?

It just makes us look like we're scrabbling around trying not to offend anyone.

Good point.  Surely this was a statement for Wigan to make.

[garyfouroaks]

Fuck me this is embarrassing, turned down by Martinez, what price Aidy Boothroyd?

[Rip Van We Go Again]

If RM turns us down then this PR Disaster continues

How is a PR disaster?  We've kept a dignified silence and gone about our busiess quietly.  What are we supposed to do, comment on every name speculated on to appease the fans?  You (and I) may not agree with who the club is going after (the only name officially leaked and not by us), but that is not a PR disaster.  What else could the club do to avoid this 'disaster' other than appoint a manager of your choosing, instantly, whether he wants to join us or not.

Stop talking melodramatic bollocks.

It's a PR disaster precisely because we've kept a dignified silence.

This leaves the media with no choice but to make stuff up and, in the case of Aston Villa, this will almost always be the most derogatory stuff imaginable.

So they gleefully portray a situation where we offer the job to a string of decreasingly capable canidates, who all knock us back, before staggering blindly onto the next one down the list.

It's all bollocks of course, but it's bollocks that portrays us in the worst possible light. Surely we need to employ a media expert who can manage them and give them soundbites without compromising what we are doing behind the scenes?

My bruv always says 'fuck the media' but if you view Aston Villa as a business, which on one level it is, what company in any business can afford to ignore bad press in the media?

No company, because it damages their image and hampers their efforts to attract sponsorship, investment and top employees.

spot on.

[SO Villa]

Why on earth are we saying anything about Martinez?

It just makes us look like we're scrabbling around trying not to offend anyone.

If we don't say anything, it looks like he turned us down.

[Fingers]

Cue more wrist slashing and over the top drama

[citizenDJ]

Ah well. There's always the Piltdown Man.

[cdbearsfan]

Why on earth are we saying anything about Martinez?

It just makes us look like we're scrabbling around trying not to offend anyone.

We've already offended McLaren and maybe Hughes (if we don't appoint him). Hope they don't share agents with any of our transfer targets.

[Meanwood Villa]

Regardless of the truth the headlines will be "Martinez turns Villa down" which is embarrassing right now whichever way you look at it. Who we actually end up getting will determine how we feel about it moving forward. Personally I didn't want Martinez so I'm not too disappointed.

[Maradona10]

They are releasing an official statement so there isn't a meltdown of us fans who will criticise the club for potentially being turned down by Martinez.

[Olneythelonely]

This is an absolute embarrassment to be honest.

[jibba81]

Do people actually believe that RM turned us down due to a lack of ambition on our part? Seriously?

If so, hasn't it crossed your mind that he might've realised that he isn't up to the job at this stage and that by failing at Villa he may have become unemployable?

Have you considered that he might've looked briefly at this forum and VT and decided that it might not be the best idea to manage a club whose fans don't want him (the general pointed out last time round with GH that any manager worth his salt would check the forums to test the water)?

[The Laughing Policeman]

Pat Murphy on 5 Live saying Curbishley or Coyle.

[PaulWinch again]

That is weird, so we never spoke to him.