and then who?

[citizenDJ]

There no really promising up and coming British managers that would fit the bill- does randy have any experience of European football?
Who put OGS in the frame for him last time - or was it another sir alex recommendation ?
I think we need to go down the line of a foreign coach possibly - regarding koeman- would he want the job ?
There are interesting names - koeman, rangnick, Bielsa .

All of whom would cost plenty of money. I think Villa do pay the managers pretty handsomely, though, don't they? Wasn;t there some thing about McLeish being in the top twenty in Europe, salary-wise?

[mr woo]

Some have said we could do worse than follow Southamptons lead and appoint a promising foreign coach.

Based on what I've seen of them since he took over, I wouldn't be against going one step further and poaching the man himself.

[eastie]

There no really promising up and coming British managers that would fit the bill- does randy have any experience of European football?
Who put OGS in the frame for him last time - or was it another sir alex recommendation ?
I think we need to go down the line of a foreign coach possibly - regarding koeman- would he want the job ?
There are interesting names - koeman, rangnick, Bielsa .

All of whom would cost plenty of money. I think Villa do pay the managers pretty handsomely, though, don't they? Wasn;t there some thing about McLeish being in the top twenty in Europe, salary-wise?

Possibly - I think lambert has only one more season on his contract so at least wouldn't be as expensive to sack as some others.

[eastie]

Some have said we could do worse than follow Southamptons lead and appoint a promising foreign coach.

Based on what I've seen of them since he took over, I wouldn't be against going one step further and poaching the man himself.

Seems decent but I doubt he would come here .
One thing i find odd though is after a year he doesn't speak english still at his press conferences - most managers would have grasped the language by now.

[Legion]

There no really promising up and coming British managers that would fit the bill- does randy have any experience of European football?
Who put OGS in the frame for him last time - or was it another sir alex recommendation ?
I think we need to go down the line of a foreign coach possibly - regarding koeman- would he want the job ?
There are interesting names - koeman, rangnick, Bielsa .

All of whom would cost plenty of money. I think Villa do pay the managers pretty handsomely, though, don't they? Wasn;t there some thing about McLeish being in the top twenty in Europe, salary-wise?

Possibly - I think lambert has only one more season on his contract so at least wouldn't be as expensive to sack as some others.

He'll probably get a pay rise and a contract extension if we draw the next two games.

[Walmley_Villa]

I'm not sure anybody coming in could do much with such a poor quality squad. They would need a good 5-6 decent quality players which in January would be hard enough and with a small budget even harder.

[eastie]

I'm not sure anybody coming in could do much with such a poor quality squad. They would need a good 5-6 decent quality players which in January would be hard enough and with a small budget even harder.

Sadly I think whoever came in would need to start another rebuilding job because far too many of this squad are not good enough.

[abc123cox]

Some have said we could do worse than follow Southamptons lead and appoint a promising foreign coach.

Based on what I've seen of them since he took over, I wouldn't be against going one step further and poaching the man himself.

Have to agree with this, where does it state that we need a premiership experienced manager.

[Big Dick Edwards]

Some have said we could do worse than follow Southamptons lead and appoint a promising foreign coach.

Based on what I've seen of them since he took over, I wouldn't be against going one step further and poaching the man himself.

Why would Pochettino leave an ambitious, growing club with top drawer young players and genuine goalscorers to manage Villa at the moment?

[Dante Lavelli]

I'd stick with Lambert.  I think he deserves the chance having done the hard part of getting the wage bill down to a level where we can spend again.

However, the fact Bielsa is out of work makes it a no brainer for me.  If Lambert goes he should be the man.  Every football anorak in the country would be visiting villa park to see his mad ways, not to mention he might get us pressing and playing again.  Ideally a villa man as his #2, e.g. Laursen (if he has aspirations to go into football coaching). 

AVB = second choice.  I think there's a good manager in there (with a more people friendly #2) and maybe away from the London media.  Boring football though.

Koeman - Don't know too much about his style but is of the right profile and a good suggestion.  I'd suggest that Koeman would be more inclined to join in the summer rather than mid-season.

[class_of_82]

Quote from: mr woo on Today at 10:38:36 AM
Some have said we could do worse than follow Southamptons lead and appoint a promising foreign coach.

Based on what I've seen of them since he took over, I wouldn't be against going one step further and poaching the man himself.

Why would Pochettino leave an ambitious, growing club with top drawer young players and genuine goalscorers to manage Villa at the moment?

Because we are aston villa football club and we deserve the best

[rob_bridge]

I know he tends to splash the cash around like the stuff grows in trees, but at QPR this season he seems to be cutting his cloth to suit the circumstances a little more. And their squad looks better than ours.

Everyone, rightly, went mad when we appointed a manager with two relegations on his CV, you want to appoint a bloke with three?

Redknapp's a dinosaur, a vile human being and, quite possibly, a crook. He should be filed next to Hoddle on the "Fuck Right Off" list.

That is a McNeill Mark II appointment. Car crash. Avoid.

[Big Dick Edwards]

Quote from: mr woo on Today at 10:38:36 AM
Some have said we could do worse than follow Southamptons lead and appoint a promising foreign coach.

Based on what I've seen of them since he took over, I wouldn't be against going one step further and poaching the man himself.

Why would Pochettino leave an ambitious, growing club with top drawer young players and genuine goalscorers to manage Villa at the moment?

Because we are aston villa football club and we deserve the best

That doesn't answer the question as to why Pochettino would leave Southampton for us. We aren't the Aston Villa football club I've grown up with. Lerner's financial policy is running us into the ground and the threat of relegation is very very real.

[abc123cox]

Some have said we could do worse than follow Southamptons lead and appoint a promising foreign coach.

Based on what I've seen of them since he took over, I wouldn't be against going one step further and poaching the man himself.

Why would Pochettino leave an ambitious, growing club with top drawer young players and genuine goalscorers to manage Villa at the moment?

Maybe not pochettino but someone similar stance, a good young up and coming FOREIGN manager, still for me it's OGS

[Ron Manager]

I know he tends to splash the cash around like the stuff grows in trees, but at QPR this season he seems to be cutting his cloth to suit the circumstances a little more. And their squad looks better than ours.

Everyone, rightly, went mad when we appointed a manager with two relegations on his CV, you want to appoint a bloke with three?

Redknapp's a dinosaur, a vile human being and, quite possibly, a crook. He should be filed next to Hoddle on the "Fuck Right Off" list.

What makes you think Rednapp's 'a vile human being'. Do you know him personally?