So who do you want as the next Villa manager?

[QBVILLA]

, but Stan's first season was also poor.

we knew Stan had something there thou , he was brilliant at Celtic .

In all fairness Petrov was given some unbelievable stick for a hell of a long time. This has been conveniently forgotten since his illness.

[pauliewalnuts]

, but Stan's first season was also poor.

we knew Stan had something there thou , he was brilliant at Celtic .

In all fairness Petrov was given some unbelievable stick for a hell of a long time. This has been conveniently forgotten since his illness.

I think he got the stick you'd expect a non-delivering player to get. I'd go as far as to say he was really pretty poor for almost the entirety of his first two seasons with us. What that has got to do with his illness is beyond me - are people going to say "Well, he was crap for two years, but I hope he gets better"?

Also, if it's worth noting that, I recall when he signed for us, Celtic fans gave him loads of stick as he'd wanted out so quickly, he'd apparently spent their championship celebrations with a face like a smacked arse. They gave him plenty of stick at the time, but I doubt that really has any bearing on how they talk about him now, either.

[QBVILLA]

, but Stan's first season was also poor.

we knew Stan had something there thou , he was brilliant at Celtic .

In all fairness Petrov was given some unbelievable stick for a hell of a long time. This has been conveniently forgotten since his illness.

I think he got the stick you'd expect a non-delivering player to get. I'd go as far as to say he was really pretty poor for almost the entirety of his first two seasons with us. What that has got to do with his illness is beyond me - are people going to say "Well, he was crap for two years, but I hope he gets better"?

Also, if it's worth noting that, I recall when he signed for us, Celtic fans gave him loads of stick as he'd wanted out so quickly, he'd apparently spent their championship celebrations with a face like a smacked arse. They gave him plenty of stick at the time, but I doubt that really has any bearing on how they talk about him now, either.

I was talking about the way memories seem to have been fogged in regards to what Petrov did as a player. It won't take much searching on this forum to validate what I have said. Personally I thought he was one of our better players in the last 18 months of his career but I have had many a conversation with fans who thought he was shit who now think he was a fine player.

[Gregorys Boy]

Someone from Rossler, Pochettino, Moyes or Klinsmann would do me.

Rossler's great but I think it might be too soon, and if he gets Wigan up I think he will give fancy at least one season trying to keep them there.

Pocettino is almost nailed on for the Spurs job which is a shame as he would have ticked all the boxes, good football, works well with young players, has fresh ideas on tactics and signings.

Moyes with money I think could have us competing again, but I just think the timing is wrong, the guy needs a break from the game.

My only doubt over Klinsmann would be that he seems a bit limited tactics wise, but no doubt he would have a MON style impact upon arrival and I think would be able to attract some good players and work well with the promising younger ones we already have. 

Man was that original list a bit of shocker!

[Des Little]

Rafa Benitez all day long for me. 

[LeeB]

Rafa Benitez all day long for me. 

I can't stand him.

[Allan C]

Did someone say Tony Pulis???  Let's hope not

[pauliewalnuts]

Rafa Benitez all day long for me. 

He's an extremely accomplished manager, but way out of our league.

Plus, isn't he doing a good job with Napoli - 3rd or so in the league I think?

[Toronto Villa]

yep, he's not leaving a CL club for us at this stage of his managerial career. And yes, he's doing very well in Italy.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Surely you can only really answer this when we know who owns the club?

If we're owned by someone similar to Lerner, then it'll be a Lambert-leveled manager.

If we're owned by the 5th richest man in the world (stop laughing at the back), then we'll have our pick of, more or less, anyone.

If we're owned by someone in the Yeung mould, then expect TSM back.

If we're still owned by Lerner come the start of next season, then we'll still be managed by PL.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

, but Stan's first season was also poor.

we knew Stan had something there thou , he was brilliant at Celtic .

In all fairness Petrov was given some unbelievable stick for a hell of a long time. This has been conveniently forgotten since his illness.

I think he got the stick you'd expect a non-delivering player to get. I'd go as far as to say he was really pretty poor for almost the entirety of his first two seasons with us. What that has got to do with his illness is beyond me - are people going to say "Well, he was crap for two years, but I hope he gets better"?

Also, if it's worth noting that, I recall when he signed for us, Celtic fans gave him loads of stick as he'd wanted out so quickly, he'd apparently spent their championship celebrations with a face like a smacked arse. They gave him plenty of stick at the time, but I doubt that really has any bearing on how they talk about him now, either.

I was talking about the way memories seem to have been fogged in regards to what Petrov did as a player. It won't take much searching on this forum to validate what I have said. Personally I thought he was one of our better players in the last 18 months of his career but I have had many a conversation with fans who thought he was shit who now think he was a fine player.

In my opinion, he contributed to us not pushing on under MON, he was too slow and not very inspirational in his play, but I would also say he was a major contributor to getting us out the shit after MON had left. He was a middle-of-the-league player, not one you'd have in a team looking to achieve top 4.

[Stu]

I can't really remember Stan being singled out for that much abuse. He got stick for under-performing, although I also remember there were a fair amount of fans saying that he played an unsung role in the Villa midfield.

In any case, even if Stan was given dogs abuse (which he wasn't) that is completely exclusive to people not wanting him to die of cancer in his early 30's.

[Gregorys Boy]

Did someone say Tony Pulis???  Let's hope not

Why not?  Look at the job he has done at Palace.  To be honest our squad are not that much better than theirs.  It won't happen, because he will be there next season but we could worse.

[FranzBiberkopf]

Thomas Tuchel.

[Toronto Villa]

The more I think about the more I think it will be Moyes. New owner looking for a safe pair of hands. Moyes wouldn't be my choice, but if you are a chairman who has just spent the best part of 200m you want to have some assurances that the next 50-100m you give to the manager in transfer fees and wages is spent with as little risk as possible. Or at least as responsibly as possible. He has significant PL experience and while he didn't succeed at Man U, was still in charge of one of the biggest teams in the world. He'll have gained some valuable experience from that. If you are looking for a comeback story, Moyes and Villa could be it.