Who do you want the next Villa manager to be?

[DB]

I am just happened to tune-in the TalkSport, Stan is making my head hurt!

[cdbearsfan]

My concern is the far from joined up thinking at Villa.

If we can't get Garde, for whatever reason, I still like the idea behind the approach. A young, continental manager who seems a bit of a thinker and isn't just a British shoutandswear merchant. If he's unavailable I'd like to see us scout Europe for the best available manager we can get.

My worry is we'll say "We can't talk to this Garde guy? Quick, get Alan Irvine on the phone!"

[ciggiesnbeer]

My concern is the far from joined up thinking at Villa.

If we can't get Garde, for whatever reason, I still like the idea behind the approach. A young, continental manager who seems a bit of a thinker and isn't just a British shoutandswear merchant. If he's unavailable I'd like to see us scout Europe for the best available manager we can get.

My worry is we'll say "We can't talk to this Garde guy? Quick, get Alan Irvine on the phone!"

Agreed on all points.

[Sexual Ealing]

I am just happened to tune-in the TalkSport, Stan is making my head hurt!

I normally quite like Collymore. His heart seems to be in the right place, even if it's a shame that sometimes his mouth is too. But he's talking 100% bollocks tonight.

It's obviously my own fault for listening to this shit, however.

[DB]

I am just happened to tune-in the TalkSport, Stan is making my head hurt!

I normally quite like Collymore. His heart seems to be in the right place, even if it's a shame that sometimes his mouth is too. But he's talking 100% bollocks tonight.

It's obviously my own fault for listening to this shit, however.

Seems to be on a mission re Randy....think he has been let off the leash now he is not writing for the programme.

[LukeJames]

I'm completely in the Garde camp now, I knew very little of him other than he played for Arsenal and managed Lyon but the read ups all sound like hes perfect for our set up.

[saunders_heroes]

Loving listening to Collymore tonight. Hits the nail on the head for me.

[Nelson Lodge]

If all the stuff about Garde and his entourage is true then it could get as messy as in 1994 when Brian Little left Leicester to come to the Villa. Wasn't there a tug of war to get Leicester to release Allan Evans &/or John Gregory to be BL's assistants? Think it all got a bit nasty but cannot recall the exact details. Anyway this type of situation is not new and given the will to get the right man then they should hopefully be able to reach a solution.

[walsall villain]

I'm completely in the Garde camp now, I knew very little of him other than he played for Arsenal and managed Lyon but the read ups all sound like hes perfect for our set up.

Don't get your hopes up. If Skysports are correct then it won't happen for the very same reason his move to Newcastle failed, he wants to bring in his assistant but Lyon are refusing to discuss it.

[LukeJames]

I'm completely in the Garde camp now, I knew very little of him other than he played for Arsenal and managed Lyon but the read ups all sound like hes perfect for our set up.

Don't get your hopes up. If Skysports are correct then it won't happen for the very same reason his move to Newcastle failed, he wants to bring in his assistant but Lyon are refusing to discuss it.

Yeah, we'll be fine.

[Louzie0]

Are his chosen assistants indentured, or something? Like, chained?

Otherwise, they have contracts which can be bought out.

[Nastylee]

Not against the Garde idea but my only reservation is that he's only got one job on his CV.

[Sexual Ealing]

Are his chosen assistants indentured, or something? Like, chained?

Otherwise, they have contracts which can be bought out.

Exactly. I believe that Dwight Yorke was under contract, and that we weren't keen on losing him, just before he fucked off to Man Utd.

[saunders_heroes]

Not against the Garde idea but my only reservation is that he's only got one job on his CV.

Agreed. He's still a rookie and we should steer well clear.

[walsall villain]

I'm completely in the Garde camp now, I knew very little of him other than he played for Arsenal and managed Lyon but the read ups all sound like hes perfect for our set up.

Don't get your hopes up. If Skysports are correct then it won't happen for the very same reason his move to Newcastle failed, he wants to bring in his assistant but Lyon are refusing to discuss it.

Yeah, we'll be fine.

A Villa fan who hasn't lost his optimism, I hope you are right.