Lambert's replacement

[passport1]

Has Ian Dowie cropped up yet?

[Damo70]

Dave Bassett still dabbling?

Your thinking of David Pleat.

[rob_bridge]

I'm going to make myself unpopular with many of you, but it has to be said.

We, as fans, are not good judges of who should be appointed manager, so the club should ignore us completely and crack on with appointing the right man for the job. I say this because we previously turned our noses up at Steve McLaren so they looked elsewhere - he would have been a good appointment in hindsight. We shouted about Paul Lambert and then went into a delirious frenzy when he was appointed, only for it to be a massive disappointment.

Many of us, on this site, turned our noses up at Martinez, Rodgers and Benitez in the past. I remember reading the posts and being quite amazed at our arrogance. What would we give for those guys now?

Our job is to support the new manager and the team, because they need us now more than ever. And we need them to perform.

Thanks for that.

[rob_bridge]

Sherwood's name should not even be being mentioned .

Not really. Under the current regime I wouldn't expect much better sadly. Unless there's the potential for a sale brewing that might tempt a Klinsmann here, akin to when O Neill signed up under Doug, undoubtedly aware a rich American was shortly due to buy the club.

I think Klinsmann is more a 50/1 shot. Leaving the OC for Birmingham isnt realistic

I'll have a word. I'll be in the vicinity soon.

[rob_bridge]

What's Terry Venables doing?

Leave it!

[ROBBO]

Sherwood seems more likely than others but i think it is totally the wrong way to go, this squad need a manager that has the credentials and Kudos that will automatically demand respect from the players, and a coach that will come down hard on those not giving total committment to the club.

[adrenachrome]

Has Ian Dowie cropped up yet?

No, but he was on Talk Shite this morning. He opined that there was a lack of dynamic players in our squad, the single exception being Delph, and this would be a major problem for the new manager. He reckoned too many of our squad are "samey".
Whatever you may think of him, he is a clever chap behind the wide boy accent.

[Phil from the upper holte]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-manager-latest-randy-8637925

No to Sherwood

[berneboy]

It is obvious that it should be Neil Warnock. He's a nice chap. And available.

And a completely overrated ring piece suited to League 1 football. File next another half arsed manager, Holloway, Ian.

I was tongue in cheek.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Sherwood seems more likely than others but i think it is totally the wrong way to go, this squad need a manager that has the credentials and Kudos that will automatically demand respect from the players, and a coach that will come down hard on those not giving total committment to the club.

We have the chance to do something here, going for someone like Sherwood as a long term commitment Is shite for me. Long term would be as bad as Lambert

[Des Little]

The damage caused by relegation would be huge. I think we should pay whatever it costs to get the very best man for the job to the club. Who this is I dont know, however we should not scrimp a single penny to give us the best possible chance of staying up.

[berneboy]

Has Ian Dowie cropped up yet?

No, but he was on Talk Shite this morning. He opined that there was a lack of dynamic players in our squad, the single exception being Delph, and this would be a major problem for the new manager. He reckoned too many of our squad are "samey".
Whatever you may think of him, he is a clever chap behind the wide boy accent.

He has a Masters degree, Hasn't he? Though maybe not in football management.

.. engineering.

[bill]

I'm going to make myself unpopular with many of you, but it has to be said.

We, as fans, are not good judges of who should be appointed manager, so the club should ignore us completely and crack on with appointing the right man for the job. I say this because we previously turned our noses up at Steve McLaren so they looked elsewhere - he would have been a good appointment in hindsight. We shouted about Paul Lambert and then went into a delirious frenzy when he was appointed, only for it to be a massive disappointment.

Many of us, on this site, turned our noses up at Martinez, Rodgers and Benitez in the past. I remember reading the posts and being quite amazed at our arrogance. What would we give for those guys now?

Our job is to support the new manager and the team, because they need us now more than ever. And we need them to perform.

Thanks for that.

The last time they ignored us we ended up with Mcleish. That worked out well didn't it.

[Sexual Ealing]

I'm surprised the lad at Middlesbrough hasn't been mentioned more. He seems to tick a fair few of the boxes.

[tomd2103]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-manager-latest-randy-8637925

No to Sherwood

Why on earth is Tony Mowbray even namechecked in that article?