So who do you want as the next Villa manager?

[TheEgo]

Jürgen Klinsmann, Joachim Low, Yakin, to name a few. Obviously depending on a fantasy takeover

[supertom]

I was delighted when Gregory got binned last time. It's a no from me, i've had enough of shite, negative football to last me a lifetime.

People have got short memories. Gregory's team served up some appalling dross with far better players than Lambert had to work with.

Oh please! Gregory's Villa teams were infinitely better than the shite Lambert served up.

They were, and well organised too. Not always the prettiest but we still had flair players in the side who could make things happen, like Merson and Hendrie. We could still play some good stuff in his sides. I suppose the cup final debacle will always be a stigma for him, but even so, infinitely more pleasant memories of our time under him than I'll have with Lamberts tenure. Lambert doesn't even come close to O Leary in terms of quality. He couldn't even match O Leary's worst season, and has managed to out do Doncaster for pure shitness with the Bradford games (and Sheff Utd).

I wouldn't have him back though. He's well past it at this level unfortunately.

[Matt Collins]

We need a Villa man at the helm and the only one who could manage us right now is John Gregory, who is with Crawley, loves the Villa and done wonders for us  and would have taken us league success due to a  few head cases we  had - no fault of his  - preferably with Sid alongside.
Does anyone have a list of current managers/coaches  who are ex Villa players?

Another shout could be for Martin Yol - always talks highly of Villa and great knowledge of foreign players

Whaaaaaaat . . . ?

[PeterWithesShin]

I was delighted when Gregory got binned last time. It's a no from me, i've had enough of shite, negative football to last me a lifetime.

People have got short memories. Gregory's team served up some appalling dross with far better players than Lambert had to work with.

Oh please! Gregory's Villa teams were infinitely better than the shite Lambert served up.

They were better because of the quality of players. Gregory as a manager was average at best. He also became incredibly negative the last couple of years.

[not3bad]

Jeez guys, Gregory's a bit of a laugh and yes he's a Villa man but bringing him back as manager? Are you trying to depress me even more???

[Toronto Villa]

Blimey, that list is er...

As for Klinsmann, other than name I have no idea what he is capable of in club management. It's not like the US national team are playing free flowing stuff either. It would take a boatload of cash to get him and you have to think if he is looking for club management, Spurs would be all over him.

At this stage I have no idea, but give me someone who can assemble a gameplan every pgame, and change it as the game progresses as needed. Someone modern and into newer training techniques. And most importantly someone who realises that the Villa Park pitch is the finest in europe and would love to see passing football on the surface from the home team.

[supertom]

Blimey, that list is er...

As for Klinsmann, other than name I have no idea what he is capable of in club management. It's not like the US national team are playing free flowing stuff either. It would take a boatload of cash to get him and you have to think if he is looking for club management, Spurs would be all over him.

At this stage I have no idea, but give me someone who can assemble a gameplan every pgame, and change it as the game progresses as needed. Someone modern and into newer training techniques. And most importantly someone who realises that the Villa Park pitch is the finest in europe and would love to see passing football on the surface from the home team.

Klinsmann had one season at Bayern, kind of in the middle of their transitional period. Didn't do brilliantly, didn't do terribly. But certainly that's probably enough of a learning curve for handling a big club.
He'd be a gamble, but his standing in the game would make people take notice of us. We've been all but ignored since media darling, O Neill left. I think his work with younger players would also hold him in good stead here.

[brontebilly]

Klinsmann has managed only one season at club level with mixed results. Wouldn't be a bad choice as sporting director if he could be persuaded to swap Huntington Beach for Birmingham!!

[supertom]

Klinsmann has managed only one season at club level with mixed results. Wouldn't be a bad choice as sporting director if he could be persuaded to swap Huntington Beach for Birmingham!!

I'd also worry about his commitment. He'd done well at Germany but decided not to continue.
He left Bayern by "mutual consent, with 5 games left of the season, and they were 3 points off top spot. Quite why, who knows but there was a disagreement between him and board.
I dunno. Kevin Keeganitus perhaps?

I don't doubt his potential and quality though. Or star power.

[tomd2103]

Klinsmann has managed only one season at club level with mixed results. Wouldn't be a bad choice as sporting director if he could be persuaded to swap Huntington Beach for Birmingham!!

I'd also worry about his commitment. He'd done well at Germany but decided not to continue.
He left Bayern by "mutual consent, with 5 games left of the season, and they were 3 points off top spot. Quite why, who knows but there was a disagreement between him and board.
I dunno. Kevin Keeganitus perhaps?

I don't doubt his potential and quality though. Or star power.

Not got fond memories of Villa Park though I bet!!

[supertom]

Klinsmann has managed only one season at club level with mixed results. Wouldn't be a bad choice as sporting director if he could be persuaded to swap Huntington Beach for Birmingham!!

I'd also worry about his commitment. He'd done well at Germany but decided not to continue.
He left Bayern by "mutual consent, with 5 games left of the season, and they were 3 points off top spot. Quite why, who knows but there was a disagreement between him and board.
I dunno. Kevin Keeganitus perhaps?

I don't doubt his potential and quality though. Or star power.

Not got fond memories of Villa Park though I bet!!

I'm surprised he remembers anything about Villa park thanks to Bosnich. lol.

[ozzjim]

Kent Nielsen has just won the Danish league with Helenius' old team if we insist on a Villa connection.


I would love to find our own Rodgers or Martinez, playing that kind of football.

[Hillbilly]

Rejecting the options is ok but not if you don’t  put forward a name yourself......and everyone should get real no big name is coming to the villa as we stand.......were shopping at Morrison not Harrods. Maybe if we get sold and if there a big transfer budget we will end up with David Moyes

Ferran Adria would make you a beautiful meal from ingredients from Morrisons. I would make you a plate of barely edible pap from ingredients from Harrods.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

The new owners should bring in Tommy Docherty to give us a short term boost. I know he is getting on a bit now but he could pave the way for a younger man like Jo Venglos.

[preston28]

I would go for Uwe Rossler although DW would not let him come here in a month of Sundays.  For one he has some tactical nouse, plays attacking football, you can understand him and he realised early on Grant Holt was crap.