Lambert's replacement

[tomd2103]

I'm surprised the lad at Middlesbrough hasn't been mentioned more. He seems to tick a fair few of the boxes.
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Unlikely to want to leave them for us as it stands.  If they miss out on promotion and we stay up then he could be a really strong candidate if we are still looking in the summer. 

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

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, Hans't he? Though maybe not in football management.

.. engineering.

Probably beat up a specky four eyes kid and nicked his 1st Class Honours!

He's a lad that Dowie...

[Des Little]

Tony Fucking Mowbray??? What about Lee Clark or Pepe Mel? That paper gets worse and worse

[hilts_coolerking]

The first names linked by the press are always the ones who are out of work and who the readers will have heard of.  The obvious names in other words.  I can't believe we'll seriously consider Sherwood: he has less top flight experience than Lambert had when we appointed him.  Or Hoddle - his moment in the sun came and went a long time ago.  The press also look at who's managing the top side in the division below, so we're getting all this Eddie Howe and Aitor Karanka talk.  It's lazy journalism really: both have less experience in the top flight than even Sherwood.  Neither is without merit but I think we should be looking for a more established manager who has worked at the top level of one or more of the major leagues in Europe.   I think wider experience of continental football should be one of the most important criteria.  And preferably someone who doesn't have a serious heart condition.  If he had a glittering playing career that would be a bonus: dim witted players tend to be impressed by that.

[Monty]

I think we should be looking for a more established manager who has worked at the top level of one or more of the major leagues in Europe.   I think wider experience of continental football should be one of the most important criteria.  And preferably someone who doesn't have a serious heart condition.  If he had a glittering playing career that would be a bonus: dim witted players tend to be impressed by that.

Bang on, Hilts.

[Sexual Ealing]

I'm surprised the lad at Middlesbrough hasn't been mentioned more. He seems to tick a fair few of the boxes.
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Unlikely to want to leave them for us as it stands.  If they miss out on promotion and we stay up then he could be a really strong candidate if we are still looking in the summer. 

I think the shouts for Klinsman/Benitez etc are bonkers due to their current arrangements, but surely to shit we have enough pull to get the Boro manager?!

[LeeB]

I think your last point is crucial in our current predicament. We need someone who is going to be instantly respected by the players.

[ozzjim]

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? 

Gregg Evans is still in mourning about Lambert leaving. It was a love affair. He is just acting out with that line.

[silhillvilla]

Think I'd prefer Chris Hughton to Tim Sherwood if that's the level of manager we are aspiring to .

[ozzjim]

I'm surprised the lad at Middlesbrough hasn't been mentioned more. He seems to tick a fair few of the boxes.
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Unlikely to want to leave them for us as it stands.  If they miss out on promotion and we stay up then he could be a really strong candidate if we are still looking in the summer. 

I think the shouts for Klinsman/Benitez etc are bonkers due to their current arrangements, but surely to shit we have enough pull to get the Boro manager?!

Why would McLaren or Karankor leave their sides though right now. It would be a foolish move.

Although his comments when asked today made me think if we went for McLaren in a big way he would come. It was a denial with a lot of praise for the club.

[garyfouroaks]

It’s a hell of a mess.
The manager who we appoint to save us from relegation , may not be the best one to lead a top six challenge, and almost certainly will not be the one to get us out of the Championship.
Sherwood? I’m not impressed by his cockney mafia mates Ramsey and Sir Les, don’t see his credentials to lead a relegation dog fight and think him wholly unsuitable to lead a Champonship promotion push.
Hoddle’s record is far better than many acknowledge and understands the Championship, I wouldn’t say no.
Beyond that we would be taking a punt ( Dyche, Southagate, warburon, Howe).
I am not confident that this will end well.

[Damo70]

I see a couple of people spotted the piece mentioning Tony Mowbray around the same time I did. Luckily I couldn't take it seriously otherwise I may have tried to harm myself.

[Dave]

Sherwood had a 59% win ratio down Spurs? He can be the biggest tw+t of them all if he manages to get that ratio here.

He had a better squad of players to work with at Spurs and he knew them all. I couldn't see him doing that well with our squad, but if he could revitalise Benteke like he did Adebeyor then that would be a big step towards keeping us up.

It also helps it you're using completely invented facts like "59% win ratio".

He won 14 of the 28 games he was in charge for. So where the idea comes from that he galvanised a rubbish Spurs team comes from I have no idea. Villas-Boas won a higher proportion of the games he was in charge of Spurs for than Sherwood did.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Think I'd prefer Chris Hughton to Tim Sherwood if that's the level of manager we are aspiring to .

As an outside bet Hughton is the only name that came to me...in a good way.

[ozzjim]

Think I'd prefer Chris Hughton to Tim Sherwood if that's the level of manager we are aspiring to .

Hughton was as negative and poor as Lambert.

Sherwood won half his games in the premier league last season.

He may well be a blunt, arrogant tool, but he has got much more about him that suggest he could motivate a group than Hughton.