Lambert's replacement

[silhillvilla]

I'd like to see Moyes or Alladyce. No doubt the porn dwarf and Mr Tumnus would block any approach because of SHA "tendencies". I think we could get Moyes though.

I'd be happy with Moyes . Can't imagine he'd bail on socidedad so early though ? And the compo would be seismic id guess

[Legion]

Won't happen.

[silhillvilla]

Won't happen.

More chance of Billy McNeill returning

[PhilGibson]

My thoughts are that we are not in the best position to argue the toss over the choices we have available to us at the moment, if Sherwood is the choice, then we have to go with it.

Realistically we could take a short term choice like a Curbishley or Hoddle, but they might not keep us up the same way Sherwood might not.

None of the higher tier of managers are going to want to join us in our current position with 13 games to go. So we are choosing from a very small batch of available managers, and if Sherwood is the anointed one from that batch so be it.

I just hope he has the nous to keep us out of the relegation zone come the end of the season.

[tomd2103]

Dean Smith?

He has a date at Wembley with Walsall.

Surely he'd come though if asked?

He'd walk here but he's a League One manager who might one day rise higher.

Fair enough, I'd much prefer a higher profile coach but if we're going to take a punt, he has some connection with the club and seems to have done a fine job at Walsall. Admittedly it's a different level of pressure at VP.

He might be one to consider if the worst scenario happens and we end up going down. 

[ozzjim]

Twitter seems to think it is Sherwood? Something happened while I was out for an hour?

If it is, I really hope there is more than just him.

[Monty]

Twitter seems to think it is Sherwood? Something happened while I was out for an hour?

If it is, I really hope there is more than just him.

Nothing around 'ere, mate. And I've been pressing F5 every other second (or so it feels).

[Shrek]

This is what's just started Twitter off

@Oddschanger: BREAKING: Tim Sherwood is set to be named as the new Aston Villa manager. #AVFC http://t.co/yBFbiZleTG

[N'ZMAV]

Sherwood can't be any worse than Lambert.

[tomd2103]

Andrew McKenna ‏@talksportMacca 45m45 minutes ago

Speaking with @talkSPORTDrive Gareth Southgate has joined the list of those saying he doesn't want the Aston Villa managers job.

which he didn't because he wants to concentrate on what he is doing, but it sounds better that he has essentially turned us down.

That tweet does not say has turned us down which would imply he dad been offered it, it says that that he does not want the job. I presume it is the "joined the list" which could be criticised.

Anyway, here is the transcript of the interview from Talk Shite.

Former Aston Villa defender Gareth Southgate told talkSPORT the club needs to hire a manager who can instil confidence into the players otherwise they will be relegated from the Premier League, but ruled himself out of the vacancy.

Villa sacked Paul Lambert on Wednesday, with the club languished in the relegation zone, and Southgate claimed top-flight survival has to be the club's priority despite an FA Cup fifth round tie against Leicester City on Sunday.

Southgate was an FA Cup finalist with the Villans in 2000, and the 44-year-old believes the competition can act as a welcome distraction for the club.

“Wins breed confidence so from that respect you’re looking to try and win every match you go into, just to get some sort of momentum,” he told Drivetime.

“Clearly the priority for them will be staying in the Premier League and the cup will be a welcome distraction to progress, but it is probably not the most important thing at this moment in time.

“Immediately, they need someone who can try and instil some confidence into the players. Longer term they need someone to work within a restricted budget. They have a young squad with an opportunity to develop some of the players there.

“But you’ve go to get results and a game plan quickly in order to get results on the board.”

However, Southgate distanced himself from the managerial void at Villa Park, claiming he is “not going to step away” from his position at England Under-21s ahead of the European Championships in June.

He added: “[Aston Villa] is a fantastic football club and I had a brilliant time there, but I’m really enjoying what I’m doing [with the England Under-21s]. We have the European Championships this summer and we have a realistic chance of doing extremely well in that.

“You don’t get many opportunities to try and win something in your career so the summer is an opportunity for me to do that, and I’m not going to step away from what I am doing at this moment in time.”

Read more at http://talksport.com/football/exclusive-southgate-out-running-aston-villa-manager-vacancy-150213136344#osIxlwCmZsDdWHKU.99

It was the "at this moment in time" comment that I found most pertinent.  I got from that interview that after the U21 tournament in the summer and if we're still in the top flight, then it may be different.

[clash city rocker]

Would he be any better than Lambert ?

[N'ZMAV]

Would he be any better than Lambert ?

Would he be any worse? I doubt it.

[Monty]

This is what's just started Twitter off

@Oddschanger: BREAKING: Tim Sherwood is set to be named as the new Aston Villa manager. #AVFC http://t.co/yBFbiZleTG

It would be an odd thing for them to put up and get wrong - a brief scroll through their tweet history doesn't suggest a penchant for making wild, attention-seeking claims - but nobody else at all has reported it, and I can't see why they'd have the scoop.

[pauliewalnuts]

Would he be any better than Lambert ?

Would he be any worse? I doubt it.

That's meaningless, though.

"Not worse than Lambert" must surely include most managers.

[ozzjim]

I keep reminding myself that if offered the swap on Tuesday night I would have jumped at it.