We're not going to win anything anytime soon. The playing style has been horrible this year, and apart from brief spells under Houllier where there were signs of a more expansive game, we have been pretty unattractive for a long time now. We need someone who's not going to need mega-money (as it doesn't sound like it will be available), who will play attractive and attacking football and who can start to heal the club. Good with the younger players and capable of setting the foundations for a long-term revolution.
I think Brendan Rodgers looks like he would be great. I acknowledge that he's only had relatively recent success and that the work done by Martinez before him at Swansea helped put things in place but who wouldn't want a Villa team that played like Swansea?
Paul Lambert wouldn't be bad but has a little too much in common with O'Neill for my liking. Moyes is unlikely to go anywhere and Everton can be pretty conservative and gritty too. Martinez... who knows if he would want to move but despite Wigan playing well in the last third of the season, is he the man for the job? Di Matteo - is he actually any good? Does anyone know?
It all depends on what we want. Solid mid- to upper-table through grinding out results and counter-attacking football or stylish attacking play that will be sensational some games and get torn apart in others. I know which one I think would be more fun to watch.
Brendan Rodgers please.
