Who do you want the next Villa manager to be?

[Toronto Villa]

Maybe he'll even be able to get a tune out of N'Zogbia?

I might be getting carried away.

you need to go lie down, or simply go away and consider what you have just written

I've been under a lot of pressure. Prescription painkillers etc. I'll come back stronger.

I wish you well on your road to recovery

[Monty]

New poster here. Seems a terrible stab in the dark to me if true. A guy who has done a so-so job in a crappish league? Come on now. We need someone with experience of fighting a relegation battle in the Premier league because that's what we're in. At the least someone a bit battle hardened. The whole "he'll get the best out of the french players" gambit is just that. You don't need to be the same nationality as players to get the best out of them. Think we're down if true.

He kept Lyon competitive despite having no transfer money, brought through young players and made them exciting to watch.

totally different style of play needed in the french league and having no transfer money in the french league is not the handicap it is in the PL where even the minnows can outspend half the french league.

To stay up this season is not going to be pretty, and some possibly promising manager attempting to play tippy-tappy football with a lot of inexperienced, low on morale youngsters is a recipe for disaster imo

you're right. Let's get in McLeish or Pulis.

You only have to look at the Northeast derby/relegation battle. Having some manager determined to play it on the floor with some of our players technical ability...well they'd get east alive by a BigSam team

Respect your opinion etc etc, but really, have you been watching our team this season? The players are perfectly sound technically; they're just lacking shape, cohesion, confidence and a plan. Should we be lumping it long to Gil and Grealish?

Some are, others are poor technically, especially the defence. Gil and Grealish are good technical players, but again give the impression of being too easily knocked off the ball

I think you're attributing things to the players which are really down to shitty coaching, like the lack of movement or options for the man on the ball.

[Des Little]

Maybe he'll even be able to get a tune out of N'Zogbia?

I might be getting carried away.

you need to go lie down, or simply go away and consider what you have just written

I've been under a lot of pressure. Prescription painkillers etc. I'll come back stronger.

Pull yourself together man.

[mr underhill]

I'd imagine Remi might be looking to sort some of our defensive frailties by playing Richards in position and bringing back Clark, Okore and Amavi.

[PeterWithesShin]

Maybe he'll even be able to get a tune out of N'Zogbia?

I might be getting carried away.

you need to go lie down, or simply go away and consider what you have just written

I've been under a lot of pressure. Prescription painkillers etc. I'll come back stronger.

What's up hun?

[cheltenhamlion]

Xxxxxx

[saunders_heroes]

I'd imagine Remi might be looking to sort some of our defensive frailties by playing Richards in position and bringing back Clark, Okore and Amavi.

Feck me I'd completely forgot about Okore. What the hell is wrong with him?

[wozwebs]

Going to the U21 game tomorrow, might see him there?

[Monty]

Garde - or any prospective new manager - wouldn't have the obligation to play Richards at centre-back like Sherwood promised (although Christ knows, maybe they put it in the contract or something), which might lead to Okore-Clark or even Tiago Ilori coming in.

[paul_e]

New poster here. Seems a terrible stab in the dark to me if true. A guy who has done a so-so job in a crappish league? Come on now. We need someone with experience of fighting a relegation battle in the Premier league because that's what we're in. At the least someone a bit battle hardened. The whole "he'll get the best out of the french players" gambit is just that. You don't need to be the same nationality as players to get the best out of them. Think we're down if true.

He kept Lyon competitive despite having no transfer money, brought through young players and made them exciting to watch.

totally different style of play needed in the french league and having no transfer money in the french league is not the handicap it is in the PL where even the minnows can outspend half the french league.

To stay up this season is not going to be pretty, and some possibly promising manager attempting to play tippy-tappy football with a lot of inexperienced, low on morale youngsters is a recipe for disaster imo

you're right. Let's get in McLeish or Pulis.

You only have to look at the Northeast derby/relegation battle. Having some manager determined to play it on the floor with some of our players technical ability...well they'd get east alive by a BigSam team

Respect your opinion etc etc, but really, have you been watching our team this season? The players are perfectly sound technically; they're just lacking shape, cohesion, confidence and a plan. Should we be lumping it long to Gil and Grealish?

Some are, others are poor technically, especially the defence. Gil and Grealish are good technical players, but again give the impression of being too easily knocked off the ball

So the solution to that is to move the ball quickly rather than hanging it up in the air so defenders can get close to them and push them around.

Gabby, Gestede and Hutton have poor technique, all of them have a first touch that's like a pass but the rest of the squad have shown they can play quick passing technical football so it's the right choice for the players we have.  That's why I've been against a lot of the typical British names that have come up, they're square pegs for round holes, just like Sherwood was.

[Des Little]

I hope Garde (or whoever it is) has been at recent games to observe Lescott's 'abilities' and gives him a rest.

[sickbeggar]

I don't know. Whoever comes in, there's not one area of the team i'm reasonably happy with as something we can work on. From the error prone back 4, to the powderpuff midfield to the toothless attack. It's a mish-mash of various manager's abortive attempts to build something in their image. Probably needs a bigger clear-out than at any time since the MON era but Lerner isn't going to sanction that.

[andyh]

I wonder if there is a Houllier recommendation somewhere in this?

[rob_bridge]

I wonder if there is a Houllier recommendation somewhere in this?

I hope there is nothing ofbthe sort and he, if it is him, is hired on his own merit. Not the opinion of some Has Been. I remember Redcrap recomending Tony Adams for the Pompey role. Hmmm

[LukeJames]

I don't know. Whoever comes in, there's not one area of the team i'm reasonably happy with as something we can work on. From the error prone back 4, to the powderpuff midfield to the toothless attack. It's a mish-mash of various manager's abortive attempts to build something in their image. Probably needs a bigger clear-out than at any time since the MON era but Lerner isn't going to sanction that.

Our creative midfielders, Grealish, Gil, Traore, are the best we've had in a long time, we just ned a manager that can utilise them.