Moyes?

[mr underhill]

daylight kick offs wouldn't be much use either

[Axl Rose]

Moyes,Rodgers....isn't there anyone a bit more inspiring than these two dour arseholes?

Look at our current league position and how we have done over the last 4 seasons. We would do well to get either of them in the state we are in.

We may well do well to get either, but I still find them dour and uninspiring.

Is it so difficult to get a likeable manager, with tactical nous and passion? Why not take a manager from another team? That used to be more common than it is now.

[Chris Smith]

There are two ways at looking at the Villa job right now. One is that is has become a managerial graveyard with a succession of failure and career ending appointments. The other as a huge opportunity, a club with potential that the right man cannot fail to look good in comparison to recent appointments and the potential for growth that is only possible at a few teams.

Moyes is surely aware of our position and must be weighing up which of those it is as surely he wants to return to rehabilitate his reputation. 

[Stu]

Fuck it, if Moyes is available and he'd come to us, get him in.

[curiousorange]

Moyes is absolutely fine with me, for two reasons. One, I think he'll give us structure and tactical awareness, which we're crying out for - mistakes and shipping two goal leads happen when you don't know how the hell you're supposed to be set up. And two, if the worst did happen and we went down, he's one of the few managers I would trust with a complete rebuild of a squad that will probably have an influx of lower division players. For example, Cahill and Jagielka were/are great for Everton, and probably would have been a success at any club, but they became huge players for that side and didn't want to leave for pastures new. I think Moyes created a great ethos at Everton that his squad completely bought into and that's what I crave for Villa - a team who look like they want to play together, build together, achieve together. I'm tired of watching strangers wear the shirt.

[silhillvilla]

Whoever we appoint next we have to think a bit longer term. That means facing the stark harsh reality that next season will more than likely be at Championship level and we need someone who can build us back up from that. Another 5 year plan.
I'd go for Moyes if he's interested. He will be able to organise , and attract half decent players. Next season we will need to beef up the midfield for sure , the likes of Gil, westwood , Grealish , Traore will all get booted into row Z most weeks. Hate to say it but we will need some Craig Gardner / Lee Catermole type midfielders through the door next season.
We will need a stronger LB too. The likes of Hutton, Gestede , Lescott, Richards , Gabby and Kozak, have the physicality for the championship so that's good.

[exigo]

Moyes was contacted during the week, according to an impeccable source. I have no idea of the response, or how many other managers were sounded out. But I'm relieved that the end of the Sherwood years is upon us.

[pbavfckuwait]

Watching a program over here the other night in Oman (Bein sports) and the discussion was about Manure, Micheal Owen was one guy and there was a journo from the Manchester area, dont know his name and the one thing that both agreed on, was Moyes can at times be very uncertain and cautious, this was even an issue at Everton, but at Manure it got worse as being in new surroundings and away from his comfort zone.

The one thing we need at Villa now is someone who knows what they want, but and this is the big but, can alter his required mind set and playing style if he walks in and finds the players cannot fit his system straight away,as someone wrote earlier, we have not got the players who can dig in and get a draw from a loss or a win from a draw, if they got rid this week it would allow two months of working with the squad, identifying what he requires, but also having the certainty that come January he is going to be given a fair amount of funds, I think whoever comes in if they do pull the trigger, if he has not got that guarantee, we are going to end up with the same calibre we have had for the last 4 /5 years and be back here in 12 months stating the same lack of ambition. This really, really is down to what Lerner wants for AVFC, do or die Mr. Lerner.

[Pete3206]

I'm sure fans of Real Sociedad will be delighted at this potential appointment.

[Clampy]

One thing I do remember about Everton's time under Moyes was that they always seemed to start off slow and only kicked on after January. He did sign some very good players for them and they generally did ok, but him getting the Man Utd job was just bizarre.

[silhillvilla]

He was just the fall guy at Yanited as nobody wanted to follow SAF.

[olaftab]

I still have a question mark over Fergie as the greatest Manager/Coach ever in the...aha...Premier League. In order to remove that he needs to take our job and turn this great club around to be competing for the top 6 positions. I will then bow to thee SAF!

[Chris Harte]

Is this the same dull dour David Moyes MON's big spending couldn't get the better of?

This.

I wanted Moyes years ago but he was always destined for the poisoned chalice that was being Sir Alex's successor (think Bosnich as Schmeichel's replacement also). You don't hold down a job in the Premier League for a decade without knowing what you're doing.

Could we be that fortunate?

[OCD]

I wonder whether Reilly and Halmstad would have an involvement in the decision? Reilly would be more established in the set-up now than when Lambert was sacked and Halmstad only joined in the summer. Those 2 would have a much better idea of managers abroad than we've probably ever had before. Is it too much to hope that the next appointment could prove to be a shrewd one? (Yes, I know...probably).

[aj2k77]

One thing I do remember about Everton's time under Moyes was that they always seemed to start off slow and only kicked on after January. He did sign some very good players for them and they generally did ok, but him getting the Man Utd job was just bizarre.

It smacked to me of a Fergie appointment. Just like Mcleish, seems that's one area where his judgement is flawed.