Who do you want the next Villa manager to be?

[maigrait]

I guess that depends on if short term survival is the pre requisite. Of course I want us to stay up, but I think an appointment like Garde only makes sense in the longer term ; i.e. developing a coherent, sustainable footballing ethos and strategy and if that means taking a relegation hit on the way, so be it.

You are right but how many other fans will think as logically as this? A good deal might be baying for blood again if we lose a good deal more games - regardless of who is appointed.

I hope not. Id say whoever comes in will struggle this season. Especially trying to change tactics ( if we originally had any that is ) mid season could back fire....

I do hope garde comes however. Get our french players firing on all cylinders.

[bobdylan]

I don't think relegation can be accepted, too  much to lose if we go down, no guarantees of coming back, I'd rather not take the risk.

[Monty]

I think hiring someone like Remi Garde represents our best chance of staying up. He suits the players we have better, and is more likely to get the best out of them than another jobbing Brit straitjacketing them into a prosaic, physical style.

[Toronto Villa]

I can guarantee he'll have more than "lump it long/get crosses into Gestede" as the only string to his bow.

[Pat McMahon]

Id be much more comfortable with Garde if he were a summer recruit so had time to get used to English football again and develop his style over a summer. He only has 3 years experience at Lyon, and has no experience of digging a side out of a rut at the bottom of the table.

I said last weekend that I would like somebody who has known success and tough times as a manager - Lambert for all his success at Norwich had only really known one upward swing and hadn't been tested in tough times. Sherwood was still an apprentice. At least Garde has managed at a good club and has European experience, but I am not sure how quickly transferable that will be.

[PaulWinch again]

Again we keep coming back to experience. I'm just not convinced it's that critical. We've had managers with experience who have failed and managers without it who have failed. I think football intelligence is far more important and it sounds like Garde has that.

[aj2k77]

I'm going to take a punt here but if Garde comes than I wouldn't be surprised to see Gabby turn his form around and look like a footballer. Gabby to score 7+ goals and keep us up.

[bobdylan]

I'm going to take a punt here but if Garde comes than I wouldn't be surprised to see Gabby turn his form around and look like a footballer. Gabby to score 7+ goals and keep us up.

Would 7 be that great in 7 months, we've a winger who already has 6 in 3 months without playing well or regularly?

[class-of-82]

I would bring in little Evans and Gregory till the end of the season it worked the first time round why not again.
If the tinker man at Leicester can come back to English football after how many years away then why not those three

[Ron Manager]

 I think Garde like Houllier will suss out Agbonlahor very quickly. With any luck he will go elsewhere on loan.Wolves might take him.

[aj2k77]

I'm going to take a punt here but if Garde comes than I wouldn't be surprised to see Gabby turn his form around and look like a footballer. Gabby to score 7+ goals and keep us up.

Would 7 be that great in 7 months, we've a winger who already has 6 in 3 months without playing well or regularly?

7 league goals in 26/27 games would be a good return, especially as part of a front 3.

[bobdylan]

I think Garde like Houllier will suss out Agbonlahor very quickly. With any luck he will go elsewhere on loan.Wolves might take him.

Houllier's idea of sussing him out was thinking he was the 2nd coming of Giggs and playing him left wing.  Up until then he was a striker on an upward curve, scoring more year on year, something like 10, 11, 12, 16 off the top of my head, he's never been the same player since Houllier shoved him out wide.

[bobdylan]

I'm going to take a punt here but if Garde comes than I wouldn't be surprised to see Gabby turn his form around and look like a footballer. Gabby to score 7+ goals and keep us up.

Would 7 be that great in 7 months, we've a winger who already has 6 in 3 months without playing well or regularly?

7 league goals in 26/27 games would be a good return, especially as part of a front 3.

If he was wide in the 3 yes, I think he's more likely to score 0 however.

[Ron Manager]

I think Garde like Houllier will suss out Agbonlahor very quickly. With any luck he will go elsewhere on loan.Wolves might take him.

Houllier's idea of sussing him out was thinking he was the 2nd coming of Giggs and playing him left wing.  Up until then he was a striker on an upward curve, scoring more year on year, something like 10, 11, 12, 16 off the top of my head, he's never been the same player since Houllier shoved him out wide.

Ah so the fact that he rarely scores is down to Houllier.

Mmmm I see.

[nodge]

If he'd put his chance away on Saturday like he should have Tim might still be in a job.