Lambert's replacement

[silhillvilla]

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.

Frank De Boer ?

[Toronto Villa]

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.

Oh I know yours was. My response was 100% genuine though

[Des Little]

Another thing. Apparently we didn't even consider potential options until we finally sacked Lambert yesterday? I bloody hope that's not true as well.

[supertom]

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.

Not that I want you reaching for the razors or anything, but we thought similar of the prospect of McLeish coming here when the first murmurs began. An unfunny joke suggestion that would never happen in a million years, and then it did.

[passport1]

Lerner couldn't get Benitez to leave Wigan ffs.

I think a reality check might be in order.

[hilts_coolerking]

Frank De Boer ?

That sort of thing yes.  I have no idea of what football he has Ajax playing but he ticks most of the boxes.  Would prefer it if he'd had more than one job but as punts go I'd much rather we went for someone like him than Eddie Howe.

Maybe we could him get him on a BOGOF with his brother.

[LeeB]

Lerner couldn't get Benitez to leave Wigan ffs.

I think a reality check might be in order.

Is that where he lives? Does he fancy himself as some kind of Iberian George Orwell?

[john2710]

We need to be realistic on who would come / is available. Names like Klinsmann or Benitez are unrealistic.

Whilst Lerner & Fox may intend to look at the long-term; the reality is that it's the short-term that is the absolute priority.

Whoever they appoint will need our support to get us out of the shit. I don't think we should be critical whoever it turns out to be, in our current position we need avoid any negativity as it serves no purpose.

Lambert, for all his obvious limitations, was also one of the unluckiest managers we've had.

[hilts_coolerking]

Is that where he lives? Does he fancy himself as some kind of Iberian George Orwell?

Wasn't Gheorghe Hagi the Iberian George Orwell?  Or am I thinking of the Togolese Zidane?

[Dave]

Is that where he lives? Does he fancy himself as some kind of Iberian George Orwell?

Wasn't Gheorghe Hagi the Iberian George Orwell?  Or am I thinking of the Togolese Zidane?

Who was the Maradona of the Carpathians?

[eamonn]

The Ecuadorian David Beckham needs to come back to the Villa and leave his one in Quito.

[LeeB]

Is that where he lives? Does he fancy himself as some kind of Iberian George Orwell?

Wasn't Gheorghe Hagi the Iberian George Orwell?  Or am I thinking of the Togolese Zidane?

Who was the Maradona of the Carpathians?

Was it one of the Cheeky Girls?

[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.

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

.. engineering.

If I remember correctly, it was in aeronautical engineering and he was often irreverently referred to as a rocket scientist.

[hilts_coolerking]

Is that where he lives? Does he fancy himself as some kind of Iberian George Orwell?

Wasn't Gheorghe Hagi the Iberian George Orwell?  Or am I thinking of the Togolese Zidane?

Who was the Maradona of the Carpathians?

Probably George Orwell.

[garyfouroaks]

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.

I would back Hughton over Sherwood in the Champ