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

[Iago]

Great post Mazrim and exactly how I feel about. We have a lot of people jumping on the board questioning the ambitions, shame no one questioned their football experience when we were signing Bent.

No that was a panic signing remember

[supertommykN'iba]

In William Hill about half an hour ago, rumour comes through RE: McLeish. 5 minutes later, odds drop from 6/5 to 4/6. Think of that what you will.

[Maradona10]

To be honest I'm used to the press slagging us off and I'm expecting shit thrownat Villa whoever we appoint.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Great post Mazrim and exactly how I feel about. We have a lot of people jumping on the board questioning the ambitions, shame no one questioned their football experience when we were signing Bent.

Hear hear! It's frustrating for us all, getting it in the neck from all n sundry  because of what the press and bookies are making up.
We are Aston Villa and we're better than all the shit that's flying around.

[Sam Smith]

I'm sick of hearing about how we're a laughing stock. According to whom? A bunch of hacks who can barely string a sentence together, who've had their noses put out of joint because their attepmpts to smoke Villa out into the press have failed? That their laughable exclusives look even more desperate each day. Dont worry hacks, if you go through every manager in the world you'll get it right, perhaps it will be one of the first ones you linked us too and despite mentioning 50 managers since, you had the exclusive, right?

I get frustrated with the club for the wall of silence because I'm a fan and I want news. I want these imbecile "journalists" and pundits put in their place. But I couldn't give a fuck what the media think or what Raj from Crawley who's a Man United fan thinks. It changes nothing.
We'll go about our business and the bookies will make a killing every day because of it.

So whilst I realise it's not going to make a jot of difference to those trawling the web 24:7 for news and fretting over who Betfred have just reduced the odds on, dont give the hacks any more credence than they deserve, which is none at all, by giving fuck number one what they write or think.
There will be a story, thats a certainty, and in the absence of of any meay facts theyll print whatever they want.

When we do appoint a decent credible manager it will all be about how Randy made a U-turn rather than the truth that they had no idea to begin or finish with.

 - I agree with this too. On another thread yesterday regarding the press I posted the following;

"Lets face facts! The club is in crisis! Irrespective of spending heavily on a proven striker we had a poor season by our standards and finished without any degree of tangible sucess. We are millions and millions in debt with spiralling wage costs putting our future in jeopardy, in fact without the billionaire owner we might be in administration already. Many of our players are past their prime and those who are not are being linked with moves away from the club! Our best player is probably leaving and we have STILL not confirmed a new manager whilst many of the big players in the league are spending heavily. We have been linked to managers of a similar ilk to those we are used to so its unlikely that we are going to really improve on recent seasons.

Depending on perspective and just how brainless or sensationalist I want to make the article I could be speaking about Villa or Chelsea in the usually sloppy generalised terms of most of the sporting media. They are creating the story as the club have not said a great deal and there isnt a lot else to write about.

We will get a manager commensury with the position / club. We will finish between 6th and 10th hopefully a cup run with a side  comprising some new signings playing decent football with many players coming from our academy.

This may not be an exciting prediction  but it can be backed up by much of our recent history.

Crisis! What crisis? Ignore the media, they are c£$%" who invariably peddle ignorant nonsense."

 - Reading this mornings redtops it gets worse. They are all stating who Chelsea will or wont be signing at the behest of their unoficial new manager yet we are painted as a bumbling naive victorian toff, the type to help a man back to his feet whilst engaging in fisticuffs!

It's all nonsense. London media nonsense also. Make some bets on where we finish next season whilst the bookies and media are falsly claiming we are in crisis. I doubt you will get better odds than now!

[Damo70]

just back from work- any new links to anybody or does the saga continue?

The bad news is McLeish is still favourite and now Tony Pulis has crept into the frame.
The good news is I went all the way to 500/1 (Tony Morley if your interested) and there is still no mention of Gary Megson.

[Clampy]

I'd be surprised if we employed a manager who's took the same club down twice and rates Cameron Jerome and Marlon King as good strikers.

[olaftab]

Bookies often do close markets overnight and on Sundays.

It is nice to see  that this noble profession respects time  of rest and the holy day.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I'm sick of hearing about how we're a laughing stock. According to whom? A bunch of hacks who can barely string a sentence together, who've had their noses put out of joint because their attepmpts to smoke Villa out into the press have failed? That their laughable exclusives look even more desperate each day. Dont worry hacks, if you go through every manager in the world you'll get it right, perhaps it will be one of the first ones you linked us too and despite mentioning 50 managers since, you had the exclusive, right?

I get frustrated with the club for the wall of silence because I'm a fan and I want news. I want these imbecile "journalists" and pundits put in their place. But I couldn't give a fuck what the media think or what Raj from Crawley who's a Man United fan thinks. It changes nothing.
We'll go about our business and the bookies will make a killing every day because of it.

So whilst I realise it's not going to make a jot of difference to those trawling the web 24:7 for news and fretting over who Betfred have just reduced the odds on, dont give the hacks any more credence than they deserve, which is none at all, by giving fuck number one what they write or think.
There will be a story, thats a certainty, and in the absence of of any meay facts theyll print whatever they want.

When we do appoint a decent credible manager it will all be about how Randy made a U-turn rather than the truth that they had no idea to begin or finish with.

 - I agree with this too. On another thread yesterday regarding the press I posted the following;

"Lets face facts! The club is in crisis! Irrespective of spending heavily on a proven striker we had a poor season by our standards and finished without any degree of tangible sucess. We are millions and millions in debt with spiralling wage costs putting our future in jeopardy, in fact without the billionaire owner we might be in administration already. Many of our players are past their prime and those who are not are being linked with moves away from the club! Our best player is probably leaving and we have STILL not confirmed a new manager whilst many of the big players in the league are spending heavily. We have been linked to managers of a similar ilk to those we are used to so its unlikely that we are going to really improve on recent seasons.

Depending on perspective and just how brainless or sensationalist I want to make the article I could be speaking about Villa or Chelsea in the usually sloppy generalised terms of most of the sporting media. They are creating the story as the club have not said a great deal and there isnt a lot else to write about.

We will get a manager commensury with the position / club. We will finish between 6th and 10th hopefully a cup run with a side  comprising some new signings playing decent football with many players coming from our academy.

This may not be an exciting prediction  but it can be backed up by much of our recent history.

Crisis! What crisis? Ignore the media, they are c£$%" who invariably peddle ignorant nonsense."

 - Reading this mornings redtops it gets worse. They are all stating who Chelsea will or wont be signing at the behest of their unoficial new manager yet we are painted as a bumbling naive victorian toff, the type to help a man back to his feet whilst engaging in fisticuffs!

It's all nonsense. London media nonsense also. Make some bets on where we finish next season whilst the bookies and media are falsly claiming we are in crisis. I doubt you will get better odds than now!

Read an article about Danny Baker in yesterday's Guardian mag where he says he interviewed Paul Weller a few years ago and made up all the quotes! That seems to sum up the kind of reporting we're seeing about the Villa situation! (and everything else I suspect!)

[Greg N'Ash]

That poll is becoming embarassing. Where's Eddie Hitler? Kendrick's mysterious "Mr. X"? And Grayson. Sort it out!

[Iago]

To be honest I'm used to the press slagging us off and I'm expecting shit thrownat Villa whoever we appoint.

I feel the same about the media. I am proud of the club's conduct and professionalism.

[Mazrim]

Its not bad news, its just a bookie's odds.
McLeish isnt going to be Villa manager any more than Barbara Streissand.

[Mister E]

One only has to look at the GH appointment (and indeed the MON appointment) to know that the chosen man wiill be someone not even on the boookies' radar. So, why don't you save the heart palpitations and risk to your health and relax! We ARE going to get a new manager and we WILL probably all continue following the Villa even if it turns out to be Mr Bean (who, incidentally, would still make McLeish look like a clown). Perhpas even those who are threatening not to renew their ST.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Its not bad news, its just a bookie's odds.
McLeish isnt going to be Villa manager any more than Barbara Streissand.

Good call! She could lead the singing!

[eastie]

mcleish would not be in my top 5 but if we are talking about the likes of martinez and grayson then mcleish would look more favourable- hes managed rangers well and scotland and given a club like villa wouldnt be overwhelmed by it- an interesting option albeit controversial.

saunders has his failures before coming to villa and just because blues went down i wouldnt discount mcleish.