Lambert's replacement

[Fuse]

If we were to continue with the current structure then I would go for Mark Hughes - he's got solid Prem experience and he would dp a lot better twith the current squad.

I'd prefer we put someone in charge to sort the club out top to bottom. The youth teams are shit, the reserves are shit and the first team are shit. Randy truly has overseen mismanagement of almost unprecedented levels.

I would bring in Sir Brian as our Director of Football (he loves the club and knows the fans) and have him sort the structure out and support a younger coach - Eddie Howe would be my choice

[paulcomben]

Eddie Howe has done wonders for the winners of Villa's next cup tie. But he was shite when he tried to step up to Burnley.

[Fuse]

Eddie Howe has done wonders for the winners of Villa's next cup tie. But he was shite when he tried to step up to Burnley.

I am aware of that but he was 36/37 when he did so and had personal issues which didn't help I am led to believe. He has Bournemouth playing great football and with an older head beside him I think he is worth a shout. Has the potential to build something

[Tom_Mc9?]

Looking at Southampton makes me think we should go for a coach outside England if necessary to bring new ideas in. I have no idea who, but the idea of Souness, Hoddle, and David fucking Platt are not exactly making me rummage through the wardrobe to find the dusty claret and blues to show off to the world again.

[john2710]

Some of the names being discussed on here are astounding, Souness!!! FFS, Curbishley (been turned down for every job over the past 6-7 years), Hoddle.

We all know Lambert is going nowhere, unless he has a complete breakdown.

Houlier was the right type of appointment, with the right pedigree but a dodgy ticker.

We should be looking now at what appointment we can make in the summer and NOT some so called up & coming manager from The Championship or from from the list of failed managers listed in the other posts. The complete structure of the playing side of the club needs addressing, we need someone who is capable of changing that & that won't happen with a British manager. Most managers from Europe would come to the Premiership if the money was right, the next Wenger / Klopp is out there somewhere, but I don't have much hope that we'll find him.

Surely, we've got to be as attractive an option to other managers as Southampton were to Pochettino.

[LeeB]

Candleface Redknapp could be free by the end of the weekend !?

When it comes to the "Surely they wouldn't? Oh fucking hell, they have" candidate, worryingly Redknapp stands out for me.

[Toronto Villa]

It's easy to forget when touting these up and comers that Paul Lambert was exactly that manager 3 years ago. Along with Rodgers he was the rising star. There's nothing to say that Edie Howe or Dyche wouldn't come to Villa all full of piss and vinegar and the situation ends up being too big for them. When the board gets criticized for bad hires, getting Lambert was considered a good one.

[Tom_Mc9?]

I can see Lambert resigning around March. By which case it's hopefully not too late. Can't see him going in January though.

[Nastylee]

Me? I once snared the quadrupedal for Villa on Championship Manager in 1994.

[silhillvilla]

Eddie Howe has done wonders for the winners of Villa's next cup tie. But he was shite when he tried to step up to Burnley.

Would prefer Nigel Clough.
Eddie Howe is just the latest fad .

[john e]

90% is just down to luck

You can make good and bad cases for loads if managers, sometimes you just get lucky

[john e]

Or unlucky

[pauliewalnuts]

What do people think Big Sam as an option?  To me he does stand out as one who could turn things around and at least make us stable.  Whether we could get him right now is another issue.  Also, he would want money to spend which maybe a problem if we don't have new owners by then.

Allerdyce. Absolutely. Proven winner and gets results. And he's from the Midlands.

Doubt he'd leave West Ham at the minute though!

No ta.

Horrible football, massive, massive twat, and he wouldn't leave West Ham anyway.

His football isn't as horrible as you are making out. I don't know what makes him a massive twat and I think he would leave West Ham. He's got them playing good football based on decent level of resources. They are no pushovers for anyone. Quite frankly I'd be delighted if we were doing as well as West Ham this season.

Don't know what makes him a massive twat? Look into that stuff about him and Kevin Nolan pressurising players to go with their agent. The bloke is an absolute bell end.

He's had West Ham playing better football for about four months after twenty years of his teams playing some of the worst stuff I've ever seen.

I'd be delighted to do as well as they are this season, too, but I don't see why that is incompatible with not wanting the likes of Allardyce near this club.

The last thing we need is yet another fucking British management relic.

I genuinely have no idea why people moan on about Lambert and wanting him out because watching us is like having your face slowly pulled off the front of your head week after week, and then suggest they'd want the likes of Pulis or Allardyce.

Football is meant to be fun. Lambert has failed to make us fun to watch. Allardyce (despite the last few months) and Pulis are by-words for awful football.

Why would anyone want to sign up for more of that shite? If we got rid of Lambert, surely we'd be better off looking for a manager imbued in playing watchable football?

[john e]

West Ham arnt playing better football, the long ball stats are the same as last year

They just spent money on better players to play that the same way with better results

[LTA]

West Ham arnt playing better football, the long ball stats are the same as last year

They just spent money on better players to play that the same way with better results

West Ham are doing better because they've signed better players.  We're doing crap because we've signed rubbish players..

Its not rocket science