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

[Stu]

Is it too soon to change my username to John Martinez?

I think Martinez will stay at Wigan

So do I.

[not3bad]

What makes anyone think we are suddenly going to play nice attractive footy whoever the manager is?  Have we firstly got the playing staff?  I dont think we have to be honest.

Stephen Ireland, Charles N'Zogbia, Barry Bannan, Marc Albrighton, Jean Makoun and all the kids couldn't play 'nice stuff' given the right manager?

Out of the 5 names mentioned only 2 can probably successfully play nice stuff - Ireland and Makoun.  cant comment onthe "kids" as they are not ready for first team football hence why I said earlier, it will take another season or so for the fancy football to kick in.

Whoever came in would need time, I think, or I hope most people would accept that.  But of the names you 'dismissed', remember N'Zogbia is already known to have done well playing for Martinez.

[eastie]

I see graham taylor has quit as watford chairman, wonder if he could add some experience to the villa boardroom- i think martinez is in pole position for the villa job but if he turns it down i hope we will see lambert swiftly appointed.

Two decent managers and either would be a huge step up on mcleish.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Two decent managers and either would be a huge step up on mcleish.

What about the mystery manager?

[N'ZMAV]

Rodgers will struggle at Liverpool. Their fans will demand the title, it is too big a leap for someone so inexperienced at this level. He needed a inbetween club, like Villa first in order to be able to gain the experience he will need. I do however, wish hm all the best.

Not sure I agree with your description of our club as an inbetween. Liverpool are in the shit, they have lost the experiance of how they use to recruit their managers. There is no Liverpool way anymore, and the gap between us and them is not as big as it was. So to describe us as in between is wrong. To be fair as a club we are as good as anyone for a young inspiring manager to join, develop and stay longterm where he can make his own mark.

Liverpool are a bigger club with higher expectations, and yes, they are in the shit.

So what are our expectations? That is more or less saying make way for Liverpool. Thats the problem.

no-one said that. Our expectation are a little less that a title challenge, I imagine.

[N'ZMAV]

Maybe Martinez will go to Swansea?...

[eastie]

Two decent managers and either would be a huge step up on mcleish.

What about the mystery manager?

What mystery manager?

[Concrete John]

Our expectations are realistic given playing squad and resources.  Liverpool's have no relation to anything other than what they have achieved in the past.

[not3bad]

Two decent managers and either would be a huge step up on mcleish.

What about the mystery manager?

What mystery manager?

The third candidate mentioned by Matt Kendrick and the Evening Mail.

[N'ZMAV]

Two decent managers and either would be a huge step up on mcleish.

What about the mystery manager?

What mystery manager?

Sven.

[not3bad]

http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2012/05/30/aston-villa-who-is-the-mystery-third-man-on-randy-lerner-s-wishlist-97319-31077305/

[Concrete John]

From the Evening Mail article linked above:-

Aston Villa have whittled their wishlist of managers down to just three, with Paul Lambert and Roberto Martinez named as two of them.

Is that right and it's official they're in the frame or are they just taking liberties with the phrasiology?

[not3bad]

From the Evening Mail article linked above:-

Aston Villa have whittled their wishlist of managers down to just three, with Paul Lambert and Roberto Martinez named as two of them.

Is that right and it's official they're in the frame or are they just taking liberties with the phrasiology?

It is now officially a rumour that they in the frame.

[WA Villan]

Rodgers will struggle at Liverpool. Their fans will demand the title, it is too big a leap for someone so inexperienced at this level. He needed a inbetween club, like Villa first in order to be able to gain the experience he will need. I do however, wish hm all the best.

Not sure I agree with your description of our club as an inbetween. Liverpool are in the shit, they have lost the experiance of how they use to recruit their managers. There is no Liverpool way anymore, and the gap between us and them is not as big as it was. So to describe us as in between is wrong. To be fair as a club we are as good as anyone for a young inspiring manager to join, develop and stay longterm where he can make his own mark.

Liverpool are a bigger club with higher expectations, and yes, they are in the shit.

So what are our expectations? That is more or less saying make way for Liverpool. Thats the problem.

no-one said that. Our expectation are a little less that a title challenge, I imagine.

Sorry my friend I disagree. We are in the same business as them. Winning something.

[frank black]

Truth is no one seems to have the foggiest idea who's really in the frame.