Lambert's replacement

[Toronto Villa]

People who seriously think we have a chance of getting Klinsmann, AVB, Low etc need a reality check...WE ARE NOT AN ATTRACTIVE PROPOSITION to any manager that had a good reputation. We have the reputation, quite rightly of being a career killer for managers.

I have no idea who will be appointed, but if people are thinking the above i expect them to be very disappointed!

 We made McLeish a very rich man despite being allegedly destitute as a club. I'm sure the prospect of being paid very well at a big PL club will be attractive to lot of managers.

[Hairbandinho]

I disagree, surely ruining your career potentially comes before a quick payoff?

[Villain1874]

AVB at least the right initials to manage us. Maybe Fox will think that a bloke with AV in his name is similar to a bloke called Arsene managing Arsenal.

Lol.. And when we sing "Villa" we will be supporting the team and manager at the same time so that will save our throats from getting sore, obviously we will still need a beer at Hal time though 

[b23]

People who seriously think we have a chance of getting Klinsmann, AVB, Low etc need a reality check...WE ARE NOT AN ATTRACTIVE PROPOSITION to any manager that had a good reputation. We have the reputation, quite rightly of being a career killer for managers.

I have no idea who will be appointed, but if people are thinking the above i expect them to be very disappointed!

£10 million makes us VERY ATTRACTIVE. No ?

Or we plod on with HODDLE, ALLARDYCE ET AL ?

[PeterWithesShin]

I disagree, surely ruining your career potentially comes before a quick payoff?

When the payoff is millions they'll take the chance. Plus we often underestimate the confidence those who make it in football have.

[Villain1874]

People who seriously think we have a chance of getting Klinsmann, AVB, Low etc need a reality check...WE ARE NOT AN ATTRACTIVE PROPOSITION to any manager that had a good reputation. We have the reputation, quite rightly of being a career killer for managers.

I have no idea who will be appointed, but if people are thinking the above i expect them to be very disappointed!

I'm not saying we would get those managers, it's who I would try for though..
No harm in trying I suppose and you never know, but I am a realist and realise we probably have little chance of getting those managers in our current predicament...

[b23]

Lerner has clearly blinked at the Poker table.

No point in getting some chancer manager now. Too much to lose now.

[b23]

I disagree, surely ruining your career potentially comes before a quick payoff?

If i potentially ruined your career, how would you feel if i gave you £10 million ?

Could you struggle on ?

[passitsideways]

We have the reputation, quite rightly of being a career killer for managers.

Do we fuck. MON got jobs after leaving; Houllier was pretty much at the end of the line anyway; McLeish has got jobs at Forest and Genk since leaving, not exactly complete rubbish; and Lambert will undoubtedly get opportunities in the Championship, given how easily he strolled through there his first time around. It's fair enough to say we aren't an attractive proposition, but any managerial careers that have been killed can only be attributed to personal incompetence.

[dave.woodhall]

We have the reputation, quite rightly of being a career killer for managers.

Do we fuck. MON got jobs after leaving; Houllier was pretty much at the end of the line anyway; McLeish has got jobs at Forest and Genk since leaving, not exactly complete rubbish; and Lambert will undoubtedly get opportunities in the Championship, given how easily he strolled through there his first time around. It's fair enough to say we aren't an attractive proposition, but any managerial careers that have been killed can only be attributed to personal incompetence.

Name me one manager in the past 45 years that has gone on to better things after leaving us. 

[PeterWithesShin]

SGT is the only one. Assuming you mean a bigger job rather than being more successful. As we've said before, Joe mercer is the only manager to leave us and be successful.

[Hillbilly]

OK I'll fall into the subjectivity trap. GT1 to England and McNeill went back to Celtic and won the double.

[DeKuip]

SGT is the only one. Assuming you mean a bigger job rather than being more successful. As we've said before, Joe mercer is the only manager to leave us and be successful.

and Docherty

[dave.woodhall]

OK I'll fall into the subjectivity trap. GT1 to England and McNeill went back to Celtic and won the double.

Successful - Scotland doesn't count.

[NiiLamptey]

I have to say I am not excited by this and have no faith in getting the right manager...

This won't be out the blue for the Villa board,  they would have had been aware of the risk he would have to be sacked and they would have identified an action plan  for this...

Therefore I would have been more excited if we put a director of football in,  decided on a footballing style,  then we would now be a situation where a footballing man would be looking at the team we have,  the style we want and measuring managers against getting us there.

The thought of Premier league  experience and from the UK as our strategy to recruit is just boring...