Lambert's replacement

[Toronto Villa]

Hoddle for me.  Sherwood has been swerved by a number of clubs for a reason.  He's a cock.

He's done nothing since Wolves. 

At least he has kept coaching.Less of a gamble than the names.

He's always struck me as someone who absolutely knows the game inside out and has a tactical brain. He might not necessarily keep the dressing room entirely sweet. But I doubt there'd be a turn in the remainder of this season. A temp job with the prospect of taking over, or becoming a DOF here might suit him.

It's a gamble, but as you say, less than some of the others and indeed our only options are going to be complete punts.

We need to strike the balance between finding someone who could turn us around in the short term, and someone who would be well suited for a long term project. It might be that a temporary option would be the way to go now and re-assess in the summer.
If we have to rebuild from the Championship, then we need someone who'll put into place a solid 2-3 year plan. I don't think Hodd would want long term managerial gig. He seems happy as a coach/advisor.

Failing this I'd like to see us try and get someone in to help Marshall and Marshall. Someone experienced. Perhaps SBL might come, or indeed Hoddle if he wasn't open to the top job.

If the options are genuinely thin then we'd be better waiting till the summer and hoping for a miracle in the next 13 games.

He's always struck me that thinks he knows more than he does.  Talks the talk, but can't walk the walk.

Just going through his Managerial career. He hasn't done anything of any real worth.

Swindon - Achieved Promotion.
Chelsea - Finished 11th at best.
England - upset the dressing room with his treatment of the players over deciding his World Cup 98 squad, Upset Beckham by announcing publicly his dropping from the Tunisia game. Despite him being one of our best players.  Refused to play in-form Owen until it was apparent we needed his goals.  Sacked by declaring his religious beliefs.
Southampton - Lasted a year before joining Tottenham
Tottenham - Another Spurs Manager that flattered to decisive.  Finished 10th place.
Wolves - Finished 7th.  8 points off the play off-s.

also taken from Wikipedia:

In April 2014 he revealed he had come close to taking over from Andre Villas Boas at Tottenham, before the job was given to Tim Sherwood.

"I did have talks with Daniel Levy and the club," Hoddle said. "He wanted a little bit of advice and a bit of a sounding board for himself. "[I said) 'I am there for you if you want me to take it to the end of the season and then we will have a little look at it then, I would be prepared to do that'. "I wouldn't do it for any other club for that short period of time. It was just that it is in my DNA. I have loved my time at other clubs, I really have, but being a Spurs supporter since I was eight, going there very young, it is in my blood

Glenn Hoddle's biggest fan is Glenn Hoddle.  He'd be a disaster. 

It would seem we're fishing in a pond full of tosspieces for our next manager.
I'm trying to think back if there was a more uninspiring selection available to us (realistically) in previous managerial change-overs.

Or is it more a case of accepting the information that the media is providing and deciding that it represents the pond?

[DB]

Not depressing at all, this is great opportunity for the Villa. Think how depressing it was a few days ago...

[Monty]

More Spuds thoughts on 'Tactics Tim':

http://7500toholte.sbnation.com/2015/2/13/8031277/aston-villa-manager-tim-sherwood-paul-lambert-tottenham-hotspur

[Joshua Fineman]

Just in case this hasn't been spotted - Villa after permanent manager, not interim

http://www.football365.com/news/21554/9712937/Villa-Looking-For-Permanent-Manager-Not-Interim

[pauliewalnuts]

More Spuds thoughts on 'Tactics Tim':

http://7500toholte.sbnation.com/2015/2/13/8031277/aston-villa-manager-tim-sherwood-paul-lambert-tottenham-hotspur

Jesus, that is absolutely awul.

[Monty]

More Spuds thoughts on 'Tactics Tim':

http://7500toholte.sbnation.com/2015/2/13/8031277/aston-villa-manager-tim-sherwood-paul-lambert-tottenham-hotspur

Jesus, that is absolutely awul.

I know right. Have Tom Fox and Paddy Reilly seen this?

[Bottom Right 89]

All these media experts and ex players all say hoddle is one of the best coaches out there
But they were all saying Lambert was doing a brilliant job too with the money he had spent

Hoddle is part of the punditocracy, they pimp out their mates for every job going.

He was seen as a good coach 15 years ago maybe, not so much recently at QPR.

Facts are Hoddle hasnt managed since 2006 for good reason as his last two gigs were failures.

Id have Alan Curbishley all day ahead of Hoddle......and Im not recommending Curbs by any means

We need someone that has current premier league experience, knows how to play football and will command respect of the players plus the ability grow one of the best mullets in football (desirable). For me Glenn Hoddle ticks all 4, Curbishley would have been a contender about 3 Villa managers ago but I think he's been out the game too long plus everyone on here dislikes him.

The other option with Hoddle is that at the end of the season he could move to a higher position in the club and we could then get an up and coming coach or a couple of marshalls in under his direction.

[Dave]

Hoddle for me.  Sherwood has been swerved by a number of clubs for a reason.  He's a cock.

He's done nothing since Wolves. 

At least he has kept coaching.Less of a gamble than the names.

How has the coaching that he's been doing at QPR this season being seen as a positive thing?

[Villafirst]

Klinsmann Not Interested in Villa Job

What about if Lerner dangled a £5M carrot to Klinsmann to keep Villa in the PL? Birmingham might look a little sunnier then. Let's face it, Lerner is shit scared of losing £200M of PL money from next year, so £5M in the scale of things would be peanuts.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

More Spuds thoughts on 'Tactics Tim':

http://7500toholte.sbnation.com/2015/2/13/8031277/aston-villa-manager-tim-sherwood-paul-lambert-tottenham-hotspur

Jesus, that is absolutely awul.

Anybody that makes Lambert look like a tactical genius should be avoided.

[dave.woodhall]

Klinsmann Not Interested in Villa Job

What about if Lerner dangled a £5M carrot to Klinsmann to keep Villa in the PL? Birmingham might look a little sunnier then. Let's face it, Lerner is shit scared of losing £200M of PL money from next year, so £5M in the scale of things would be peanuts.

If "offer him  enough money and he'd come" worked, every club would do it.

[Holte L2]

Hoddle for me.  Sherwood has been swerved by a number of clubs for a reason.  He's a cock.

He's done nothing since Wolves. 

At least he has kept coaching.Less of a gamble than the names.

How has the coaching that he's been doing at QPR this season being seen as a positive thing?

Exactly!!!! 

This Is an opportunity to get a forward thinking manager in.  I do feel the next appointment needs to be foreign, due to the lack of British coaches doing well in the tier of jobs below us.

I'm confident that a foreign appointment will be the right appointment.

[montague]

Why do we need someone with PL experience - Lambert and Warnock had it, Koeman and Pochettino didnt - its means nothing

[Ads]

Is Sherwood actually being considered? I have my doubts. Any job that comes about; West Brom, Palace, QPR and now us, he gets mentioned.

[adrenachrome]

thedailymash

Aston Villa offer to move to wherever new manager already lives

ASTON Villa have confirmed they are not expecting their new manager to move to Birmingham and are happy to go to him.

The club, who are in the relegation zone, have admitted that it is unreasonable for any boss to be expected to take on the twin miseries of the club and living in the West Midlands.

Chairman Randy Lerner said: “Don’t let the commuting thing put you off. If you’re willing to manage us, we’ll do the rest of the work.

“London? No problem. Madrid? Suits us. Florida? Australia? Leicester? Seriously, the way things are, we’d consider relocating to Leicester.

“In fact, we don’t have to be a football club. Maybe we could be a multiplex cinema. Or a go-kart track. Or a carpet warehouse. Up to you.

“We’re not interviewing for the position. We don’t want anyone to have the chance to think twice.”

So far, the only activity around the vacancy was Tim Sherwood calling the police after spotting the 42,000-capacity Villa Park lurking in the bushes at the bottom of his drive.