Lambert's replacement

[PaulWinch again]

If we've only spoken to Sherwood I'll be pissed off.

[supertom]

If it is Sherwood , do you think Lerner/Fox will give him a 4 year contract ?

A 3 year deal at first, then in 2 years when he's taken us into League one and broken all of Lamberts records, he'll then get a four year extension.

[footyskillz]

I don't think people cud be averse to another and Sherwood combination. Similar to a dowie shearer partnership but with a more progressive , passionate and enthusiastically approaching games. No one could deny media interviews would be interesting.
The options  though aren't so clear and Sherwood has quite a or push to have his name involved in premier league jobs .Some would think Sherwood has much to prove at this level and his brash attitude needs to be curved with a wiser head. Peter Taylor manager of england and england under 21s woulkd be suitable for a footballing role. Quite why Warnock would be involved is another matter but has experience in relegation battles.

Would people like Sherwood with an experienced manager/coach by his side as part of management team.?

[OzVilla]

I can't believe we have a candidate list of 1, not spoken to anyone else just 1. And that 1 is Tim Sherwood.

No, no that can't be true. It just can't.

[garyfouroaks]

Glenn Hoddle is worse than Sherwood at shifting the blame, he is certainly one the longer he's been out of football management the myth has grown.

Hoddle has a decent track record of achievement behind him in securing a promotion from the Champ, saving a relegation threatened club, and of Cup semi and final appearances ,as well as being one of the best performing England managers.

Sherwood has achieved nothing.

[supertom]

If we've only spoken to Sherwood I'll be pissed off.

I think it's fairly obvious we're looking in the pool of out of work managers. Besides Sherwood I don't think there's anyone else. I can't think of any. We've mentioned the likes of Hodd, Curbs etc but they've been out of management too long and seem in no desperate rush to return.

It's looking increasingly like Sherwood or keep the Marshall's on until the summer and hope for the best.

We're paying the price for not pulling the trigger sooner, at a time when Pulis and Moyes were both out of work, and even Pardew was getting close to going.

[richard moore]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/tim-sherwood-on-brink-of-taking-aston-villa-job-10045902.html

That is the most definite piece of journalism for me given he writes a Saturday column in the i paper and I think Sam Wallace ghostwrites parts of it and interviews him or however it works.

To me it looks very much a case of this being imminent now.

I would agree, everything points to it being Sherwood and very little to it being anyone else.

[dicedlam]

I can think of other's who I'd prefer but at the end of the day, we're making a change which everyone wanted. You can't email the likes of Tom Fox demanding Lambert be sacked then moan about who they bring in (unless it's someone really desperate) and I wouldn't class Sherwood as a desperate appointment anyway. It's a gamble more than anything bearing in mind our position, but I'm happier than I was Tuesday.

Says it all for me.
Fox made the call on sacking Lambert, so we respectfully must allow him the chance to make the judgement on the new appointment.

Whoever takes over does not have the given right of keeping us in the premier league, therefore whoever we appoint will be a gamble.

[KevinGage]

I don't think people cud be averse to another and Sherwood combination. Similar to a dowie shearer partnership but with a more progressive , passionate and enthusiastically approaching games. No one could deny media interviews would be interesting.
The options  though aren't so clear and Sherwood has quite a or push to have his name involved in premier league jobs .Some would think Sherwood has much to prove at this level and his brash attitude needs to be curved with a wiser head. Peter Taylor manager of england and england under 21s woulkd be suitable for a footballing role. Quite why Warnock would be involved is another matter but has experience in relegation battles.

Would people like Sherwood with an experienced manager/coach by his side as part of management team.?

Who apart from you is saying Warnock is involved at all?

[OzVilla]

Martin Jol anyone?

[caster troy]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/tim-sherwood-on-brink-of-taking-aston-villa-job-10045902.html

That is the most definite piece of journalism for me given he writes a Saturday column in the i paper and I think Sam Wallace ghostwrites parts of it and interviews him or however it works.

To me it looks very much a case of this being imminent now.

No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no!

NO!

How many days of optimism did I have, two?

[supertom]

I suppose whoever takes over almost has a no lose job in the short term. If they keep us up they've done well. If we go down, the damage was already done.
Undoubtedly Sherwood would put himself forward for the manager of the year award should he keep us up.

[Damo70]

I don't think people cud be averse to another and Sherwood combination. Similar to a dowie shearer partnership but with a more progressive , passionate and enthusiastically approaching games. No one could deny media interviews would be interesting.
The options  though aren't so clear and Sherwood has quite a or push to have his name involved in premier league jobs .Some would think Sherwood has much to prove at this level and his brash attitude needs to be curved with a wiser head. Peter Taylor manager of england and england under 21s woulkd be suitable for a footballing role. Quite why Warnock would be involved is another matter but has experience in relegation battles.

Would people like Sherwood with an experienced manager/coach by his side as part of management team.?

I think when you are concerned about who the number two is it means you aren't convinced about the number one. When we appointed SGT and BFR I can't remember my first thought being 'who will be the assistant manager'.

[Steve kirk]

The current day candidates with experience of successfully keeping clubs in the top flight are already in work, I am thinking Pulis and Big Sam but I doubt we have much chance of getting either of them, Hughes would probably keep us up but again very unlikely he would leave Stoke, this for me leaves candidates who have previous experience such as Curbishley who I think could do a good steady job but will be seen as dull and out of touch, at present we are not looking long term but at 13 games to somehow retain premiership status, we need someone to shake up the dressing room and make an immediate impact, Sherwood long term might well turn out turn out to be the useless cockney wanker many on here think he is but short term I believe he would keep us up, retreats to bunker with tin hat on.

[supertom]

Martin Jol anyone?

I think he'd snowball us down to the Championship faster than Lambert had he stayed to be honest. I'd rather take the gamble on Sherwood.

Is there anyone out there who isn't a Spurs reject I wonder??