and then who?

[Tuscans]

I like the look of Murat Yakin at Basel, they've impressed me in the Champions League.

Marcelo Bielsa is a vastly experienced manage out of work.

My choice would be going down the continental route, Villa have gone stale and choose to live in the prehistoric era of managerial choices.

I don't want anyone who has only managed in the lower leagues, hasn't won anything and has a moustache.

[mr underhill]

but if they have won something at anything and have lots of hair they're in

[rob_bridge]

Not convinced OGS - as our Danish post said Wolves hired someone similar from a Scandanavian League and it didn't work out.

None of those listed inspire me - Jol and Clarke had better squads than Lambert inherited / assembled recently so not sure why they would do any better.

Depressing - that it be.

[UK Redsox]

Hoddle

A B H ........... Anyone but Hoddle.

If he was appointed I'd be hoping for relegation just so that he'd be fired

[rob_bridge]

Hoddle

A B H ........... Anyone but Hoddle.

If he was appointed I'd be hoping for relegation just so that he'd be fired

He is exactly the type of option our less than enlightened senior leadership would hire. There was a case for hiring Lambert and it looks like the wheels have come off. At least their thinking was in the right place, if not their selection.

There was a case for every manager Doug hired / fired. Some worked for a limited period of 3-4 years and some didn't

There was no case for the hires prior to Lambert - an ill, aloof part time administrator and former coach who had backed the worst French coach since well since he himself was in charge and the next one which was the worst managerial appointment in our history.

[eastie]

There was a case for every manager Doug hired / fired. Some worked for a limited period of 3-4 years and some didn't

Not sure there was a case to hire a Shrewsbury manager to take over a team who were European champions 2 years earlier, or to hire the manage from a team bottom of the table who went on to both take us down between them.

[rob_bridge]

There was a case for every manager Doug hired / fired. Some worked for a limited period of 3-4 years and some didn't

Not sure there was a case to hire a Shrewsbury manager to take over a team who were European champions 2 years earlier, or to hire the manage from a team bottom of the table who went on to both take us down between them.

Turner was considered one of the brightest new breeds at the time. A new generation. Sadly he was out of his depth.

McDuff had a decent record in Scotland IIRC when there were actually 4 good teams and had lots of experience. He'd done ok with Cit-eh. Not great and I always thought City were bottom but I'm sure someone on here corrected me and they were in fact about 15th at the time.

[russon]

I've gone for 'Other from UK' and would like to nominate my Uncle Charlie. He ticks all of the boxes given Lerner's last two selections - Scottish, pleasant guy, knows nothing about football in the final third of a pitch, brass necked, and to top it off he's got a soft spot for Watford so can evidence some SGT pedigree. Wouldn't come cheap though, he'll have to commute from Totnes and we'd need to widen the VP tunnel to get him through it.

[eastie]

Turner was miles out of his depth jumping from Shrewsbury to a huge club like villa - nearly everyone at the time thought so- as for McNeill it was a disaster waiting to happen .

I like Doug and he made some inspired appointments but I really couldn't work out the attraction in either of those.

[rob_bridge]

Turner was miles out of his depth jumping from Shrewsbury to a huge club like villa - nearly everyone at the time thought so- as for McNeill it was a disaster waiting to happen .

I like Doug and he made some inspired appointments but I really couldn't work out the attraction in either of those.

Were there better or more realistic options at the time? I can't remember the other candidates.

[brian green]

Doug had a soft spot for pleasant younger men who were deferential and smiled a lot.   That is what swung it for Graham Turner.   He probably addressed Doug as "sir".

[Tugby Villain]

AVB?  He might not want to join the shambles that we are, but at least it would be something different.  We need the momentum a new boss brings - badly. 

[ozzjim]

AVB would struggle badly. Not a chance he would be any better.

[rob_bridge]

AVB would struggle badly. Not a chance he would be any better.

Agreee

[Monty]

AVB would struggle badly. Not a chance he would be any better.

Agreee

Completely disagree, he has a mixed record but his tactics and style of play are much, much better than our Paul's.