Who do you want as the next manager? New poll option.

[Clampy]

At least it's stopped people worrying about it being McCarthy.

[Irreverent ad]

the only problem i have with him is he's shrouded in red and white, he's someone elses hero, he's someone elses legend.

i know i'll get over it but it doesnt help

I am fine with that as it was as a player.

[myf]

You used to sell the Mail from a box you mean.
I think somebody is indeed pulling your plonker.

No mate not at all. Worked there for 10 years , this has come from Bill Howell. Apparently hes even had a preliminary interview.

Ah, Bill the Bogie.  He's probably pissing himself with that gag.

[john e]

the only problem i have with him is he's shrouded in red and white, he's someone elses hero, he's someone elses legend.

i know i'll get over it but it doesnt help

I am fine with that as it was as a player.

yes i think most people will be,
 its just me i'm a bit funny about things so closely connected with MU, its not healthy but i'll just have to live with it

[caster troy]

'Ole Gunnar's Claret and Blue army' has a nice ring to it at least.

[Billy Walker]

the only problem i have with him is he's shrouded in red and white, he's someone elses hero, he's someone elses legend.

i know i'll get over it but it doesnt help

...and he'll view Villa as a stepping stone to his favourite club.  For me this would be another short-sighted, baffling appointment and I hope Lerner has not lost all track of his senses.  Hopefully he has just nipped over to buy a few thick, woolly jumpers or something, if he has nipped over at all.

[King of the Nørth]

 I reckon maybe they probably did have a chat with him/agent over phone and Randy/PF decided to hear them out in person?

 To me still think Lambert no.1 choice and maybe OGS and Poyet considered. Id be happy with any of them tbf. At least they different to the usual crap we're linked with.

 

[N'ZMAV]

Welcome to Aston Villa Mr Solskjaer.

[boboonthecorner]

I don't see what everybody is getting so wound up about?? He hasn't been a manager long so nobody knows how he may perform. I seem to remember people being unhappy about JG until he took us from relegation material to Europe. I think some people need to remember who we are now and forget this bollocks about 'We are AVFC we deserve so much more'. We have no God given right to anything. I would take OGS any day above McLeish and McCarthy......

[Irreverent ad]

the only problem i have with him is he's shrouded in red and white, he's someone elses hero, he's someone elses legend.

i know i'll get over it but it doesnt help

...and he'll view Villa as a stepping stone to his favourite club.  For me this would be another short-sighted, baffling appointment and I hope Lerner has not lost all track of his senses.  Hopefully he has just nipped over to buy a few thick, woolly jumpers or something, if he has nipped over at all.

It will only be a stepping stone if he does something special with us.

I'll take that.

[john e]

the only problem i have with him is he's shrouded in red and white, he's someone elses hero, he's someone elses legend.

i know i'll get over it but it doesnt help

...and he'll view Villa as a stepping stone to his favourite club.  For me this would be another short-sighted, baffling appointment and I hope Lerner has not lost all track of his senses.  Hopefully he has just nipped over to buy a few thick, woolly jumpers or something, if he has nipped over at all.

to be honest i dont mind the risk involved, its just the MU thing that puts me off,
and i know i'm being silly but i cant help it

[pauliewalnuts]

the only problem i have with him is he's shrouded in red and white, he's someone elses hero, he's someone elses legend.

i know i'll get over it but it doesnt help

...and he'll view Villa as a stepping stone to his favourite club.  For me this would be another short-sighted, baffling appointment and I hope Lerner has not lost all track of his senses.  Hopefully he has just nipped over to buy a few thick, woolly jumpers or something, if he has nipped over at all.

If we get a manager who is not worried about, or thinking about, his career progression, then we're not going to get an inspired character, are we?

And, given that OGS's former club in question is Manchester United, which is one of the four or five biggest club management jobs in the world, he would have to do extraordinarily well here to get that job, so it's fine by me

[Greg N'Ash]

well if OSG joins it will be another "Buh??" appointment for me, in the tradition of GH and AM..

[Billy Walker]

OGS gone from 33/1 to 5/1 at Bet365.

Presumably Randy's consulted with SrAlex ...

Absolutely.  I would not be happy with another Fergie stooge in our camp.  If we appointed OGS we'd simply be helping them out, grooming them Fergie's potential replacement etc.  I'd rank this as a poor, poor decision if it happened because success or not, OGS would not be a long term, stabilizing appointment for Aston Villa.  And like Houllier, his heart would be elsewhere.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Chris Houghton worth a punt

Ha ha. Spelt it wrong.

Its pount.