Who do you want the next Villa manager to be?

[brontebilly]

Delighted with the pending appointment, really does seem an ideal fit for us. But how many times have we said that before...

Sure ideally the change would have been made last summer or certainly over the recent international break at the latest. Tiger Tim's record of 4 points from a possible 30 is absolutely shocking.

Huge challenge and we somehow need to pick up momentum over Xmas, next three games will tell a lot.

UTV

[VillaAlways]

Surely it's time for his own thread!

[Phil from the upper holte]

So he's not getting his assistant then?

[Louzie0]

If Moyes was that interested he would have thrown his hat in the ring, Tony E and others.
I can't be doing with a half hearted 'chase me and I'll see' mentality. This is the Villa and he just doesn't get it. Unlike Remi Garde.

I guess it's really, 'en Garde!'

This team just needs somebody to sharpen the focus and get some goals. We have not conceded that many, compared to teams around us.

Back on course by Christmas, Remi, please!

Welcome to Villa.

[N'ZMAV]

I saw a tweet which said..... Chocolate Fire Garde.

Made me laugh

[damon loves JT]

We are not a basket case. We have relatively few points but we need a relatively small improvement in performance to be competitive. Also we haven't shipped six goals against a mid-table side like Everton

I'd have waited until after tomorrow's game to post that Damon, just in case.

Good point.

[godzvilla]

So who is this Reginald Ray then? Anyone any clue?

Here he is  on Video..
Young guy, seems relatively well balanced....for now!...........Godzvilla!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwusjj_portrait-de-reginald-ray_sport

[Matt Collins]

I do wonder why someone with a good rep like garde would want to come here. Money perhaps!

We're joint favourites to go down and that's probably about right. I'd say it's probably about 60-40 in favour of the drop.

[pauliewalnuts]

I do wonder why someone with a good rep like garde would want to come here. Money perhaps!

Not getting at you in particular, but this self-loathing and low self esteem thing that comes out is really depressing.

We're one of the most successful teams in English football, we play at a stadium which oozes history, we're an ever present in the most important league in world football, and we are massively, massively underachieving to the point that a coach with even half a brain cell could improve us sufficiently to be considered to have done a great job.

The reason we can attract players and managers better than, say, Leicester City, who are currently flying high, is because of the above.

As Veretout said in that interview the other day, he wanted to come here, not Leicester, because Aston Villa is a name in football.

[Villa in Denmark]

I do wonder why someone with a good rep like garde would want to come here. Money perhaps!

We're joint favourites to go down and that's probably about right. I'd say it's probably about 60-40 in favour of the drop.

Because he's looked at the squad, some of the frankly suicidal formations, selections and substitutions his predecessor had made this season and thought to himself, I can sort that out, enhance my reputation and earn a few bob whilst I'm at it.
And if I can win that Coupe de FA thing, apparently I'm guaranteed legend status.

[Ian.]

My boss (Liverpool fan) said the other day that it would be a massive tragedy if we drop. He's followed Liverpool around Europe and been to many great grounds. He loves our ground, the atmosphere and he also remembers our night in Rotterdam.

Oh he would take the piss but inside he knows what a great club we are.

[Walmley_Villa]

So he's not getting his assistant then?

Rumour has it the 2 from Lyon have being saying their farewells to players and fans this weekend...?

[Musicmaan]

This is probably nothing, and I'm certainly not claiming to be ITK or anything, but drove past Bodymoor earlier (en route to Kingsbury)  and a rather expensive looking white Mercedes pulled out with French number plates.

I appreciate that it could have been one of the players, (I don't know their cars), but still... I did wonder.

[b23]

 

I do wonder why someone with a good rep like garde would want to come here. Money perhaps!

Not getting at you in particular, but this self-loathing and low self esteem thing that comes out is really depressing.

We're one of the most successful teams in English football, we play at a stadium which oozes history, we're an ever present in the most important league in world football, and we are massively, massively underachieving to the point that a coach with even half a brain cell could improve us sufficiently to be considered to have done a great job.

The reason we can attract players and managers better than, say, Leicester City, who are currently flying high, is because of the above.

As Veretout said in that interview the other day, he wanted to come here, not Leicester, because Aston Villa is a name in football.

One of the most successful teams in English football ?

Yes. But two centuries ago.

[Ian.]

So he's not getting his assistant then?

Rumour has it the 2 from Lyon have being saying their farewells to players and fans this weekend...?

Well I hope so, fingers crossed.