Lambert's replacement

[brontebilly]

For the older guys, what went so wrong for Billy McNeill when he came in to save the day, earlier in the season that our next messiah in waiting?

Some good players in that squad - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2273320/Worst-Aston-Villa-team-1987-Sportsmail-looks-club-relegated.html

[N'ZMAV]

Lambert was a great choice according to most at the time. Look how that's turned out.

[Ron Manager]

Sherwood would be utterly uninspiring.

Third choice. David Coleman wouldn't have gone for him  But who cares!

[ozzjim]

He had better players at Spurs.

Honestly, I think there's a strong chance he'd be a disaster, and even if he kept us up on some wave of adrenaline that would just be a delay in the disaster. One of the Spurs fans in the article I posted earlier described him as 'aggressively and proudly ignorant' of football tactics. That scares me a bit, to be honest.

It does me. But then at the same time Lambert was thought to be able to change tactics dependent on the opposition, play 3 formations in a game to get the right result, attacking football, great reputation, we all pretty much were happy with the appointment. And it has not exactly gone well.

If Sherwood comes in and keeps us up, then he has done the job really. If he then has us lower mid table next season, it is better than this. If we score a fecking goal we are on the up. Just think it is dangerous to dismiss this one, or that one, based on certain things. Given carte blanche he would not be my first choice, but he does bring an arrogance and confidence we simply don't have at the club at the moment.

[Monty]

Lambert actually had a record for doing those things well, he just couldn't translate them. Sherwood has a record of near-hilarious incompetence.

[JUAN PABLO]

Worries me Sherwood has already been hot favourite with six clubs including Brighton and didn't get any of them .

[dave shelley]

Until it's announced, I'll keep praying that it isn't.  Just in case it is true, I'll be familiarising myself with teams in the Championship.

[Phil from the upper holte]

@Oddschanger: BREAKING: Tim Sherwood is set to be named as the new Aston Villa manager. #AVFC http://t.co/yBFbiZleTG

[Legion]

He has a very high opinion of his ability.

[Legion]

@Oddschanger: BREAKING: Tim Sherwood is set to be named as the new Aston Villa manager. #AVFC http://t.co/yBFbiZleTG

Twatter. Butter Ollocks.

[clash city rocker]

I know QPR were in for sherwood but they are as desperate as us..!

[VillaAlways]

If it is Sherwood,  we can be no worse off than we are now. He would have my full support.

[Dante Lavelli]

Slightly gutted by Southgate ruling himself out, as I saw him as a realistic and potentially positive influence on the club.

Maybe I'm desperate but I reckon he could take on the Villa job whilst keeping the U21 role, assuming he bought in an able assistant.  After this season he could assume his DoF position and use the U21 gig as our direct access to the best young English talent.  See it as revenge for all the players we've lost from being tapped whilst on on England duty.

[LeeB]

Dean Smith?

He has a date at Wembley with Walsall.

Surely he'd come though if asked?

He'd walk here but he's a League One manager who might one day rise higher.

He's still better qualified than Tim Sherwood.

[ozzjim]

Lambert actually had a record for doing those things well, he just couldn't translate them. Sherwood has a record of near-hilarious incompetence.

He hasn't though. He has a record for bringing into the Spurs side the current darling of English football Harry Kane, bringing in Benteleb into their midfield to add some bite that was lacking and Spurs fans gave him shit for, and winning 14 of 28 games in charge.

He isn't great, and is clearly much more of a motivator type than tactical visionary, but with 13 games to go in the shit, I am genuinely not convinced a Tuchel or Prandelli would come in and be able to get their ideas into the side that quickly. I genuinely think had Lambert got himself a strong coaching team around him last summer we would be much better off now, and I think the same with Sherwood.