It's not Sherwood!

[Ger Regan]

Give them a chance is all I am suggesting.  Sherwood was what we needed at the time. Not now. I think they aren't so green as cabbage looking but the next week or 2 will answer that.

I genuinely believe we might be surprised by what they come up with. If we aren't,  we are fucked.

Good surprised or Mcleish type surprised? I have no trust in Lerners Villa.

This keeps being said, but I don't believe he has any real say in decisions any more. It's a completely new management structure at the club now, so they deserve the chance (to disappoint us massively).

[ciggiesnbeer]

Give them a chance is all I am suggesting.  Sherwood was what we needed at the time. Not now. I think they aren't so green as cabbage looking but the next week or 2 will answer that.

I genuinely believe we might be surprised by what they come up with. If we aren't,  we are fucked.

Good surprised or Mcleish type surprised? I have no trust in Lerners Villa.

51% win rate at Genk. Solid reliable British manager who can make us defensively sound and get the job done to grind out results. Time to bring him home?

Spoiler for Hiden:

obviously I am joking

[aj2k77]

The return of the prodigal son. Bring him in before Saturday, I'd take the 0-0 right now.

[Monty]

I honestly think McLeish might stand a better chance of keeping us up than Sherwood.

[Dave]

Let's make this clear, Fox will be hurting at how his man is behaving. He really isn't as daft as some people make out. I can assure you he is a shrewd and ruthless fucker.

Sorry, but anybody who is going to put Tim Sherwood on a shortlist of managers of one and have to "convince him" to take the job can in no way be described as "shrewd".

There's a big chunk of hindsight being applied there

Not in the least. Even if Sherwood had actually been a resounding success, it would still be ridiculous that there wasn't any consideration given to the possibility that he might not be.

If we were sitting in sixth at the moment, I'd be happily accepting how wrong I was about Sherwood, but still thinking that it was mad that somebody who had never employed a football manager in his life just took a punt on one without even bother to check any other option before handing him the keys (and a nice long contract).

[spk]

Bob Bradley is being mentioned twitter

[Malandro]

Bob Bradley is being mentioned twitter

Roy Wegerle in the January window

[Tony Erdington]

has he gone?

[Ian.]

I'm hoping the only reason nothing has been announced is because they are hashing out a deal for him to leave and speaking to candidates.

I hope he's gone before the Swansea game, they are another team there for the taking. We need points and this fool should have been fired during the last 10 days.

[Chris Jameson]

Bob Bradley is being mentioned twitter

Roy Wegerle in the January window

I liked him, scored some belters for QPR. Didn't he try to become a professional golfer?

[Rudy65]

Let's make this clear, Fox will be hurting at how his man is behaving. He really isn't as daft as some people make out. I can assure you he is a shrewd and ruthless fucker.

Sorry, but anybody who is going to put Tim Sherwood on a shortlist of managers of one and have to "convince him" to take the job can in no way be described as "shrewd".

There's a big chunk of hindsight being applied there

Not in the least. Even if Sherwood had actually been a resounding success, it would still be ridiculous that there wasn't any consideration given to the possibility that he might not be.

If we were sitting in sixth at the moment, I'd be happily accepting how wrong I was about Sherwood, but still thinking that it was mad that somebody who had never employed a football manager in his life just took a punt on one without even bother to check any other option before handing him the keys (and a nice long contract).

Last February we didnt have many options. The only think Fox knew was that Lambert needed to be replaced. In came Sherwood, kept us up and got us to the cup final. I would say he was a great appointment for doing that.

What we now have is Sherwood showing his shortcomings and blaming everyone else. It isnt the end of the world to replace him now which allows the new incumbant plenty of time to get some points on the board and us up the table

[ozzjim]

Bradley is always linked. It is such an easy link to make, but really, from a small club in Norway to us in a relegation whimper?

This is why I would be so welcoming of Moyes. Compared to what we might come up with, he would be a bloody miracle.

[Villa in Denmark]

Well hopefully Fox has learnt a lesson. I hope and expect he will be interviewing multiple well qualified candidates and deciding who is the absolute highest quality. If that means paying compo to another club then fine.

No more of this "we know our man" bollocks. This board does not know their man, that is clear. Even if it takes us a few weeks with an interim manager take the time make sure the replacement is the very best from a long list of interviewed candidates.

Not having a go at you personally ciggies, but it's a little bit amusing to say that written out after the bollocking the club got on here for adopting exactly that approach whilst looking for MON's successor. Small time, big clubs just go and get their man were some of the comments that I can remember. Funny how times change.

[pauliewalnuts]

If they appointed Bob Bradley, I honestly think that'd be it for me with Aston Villa until Lerner managed to sell.

It'd be an act of extreme stupidity, even coming from the people who genuinely thought appointing Alex McLeish might work.

[cdward]

It doesn't matter what we as fans want, Randy just wants someone to work within the restrictions as set by the club (bomb squad, championship fodder, money ball). Until the club start acting more progressively and appointing a manager who has been sounded out for their skills not just because they are available, then this shit will continue. Southampton- Koeman, West Ham - Bilic, Leicester- Ranieri, they are being allowed to construct their own teams. Even Stoke and Palace are way ahead of us now.