Manager for next season

[Louzie0]

Half a good season you say? This was Pearson in the Championship, where we will be, with Leicester:

Along the way, they broke several club records including most points in a single season (102), most league wins in a single season (31), most league home wins in a single season (17), the most consecutive league wins (9), the most consecutive away league wins (5) and the longest unbeaten run away from home in the league (13) and the most consecutive league games scored in (31) (the latter two records continued on to the following season).

1. He'd be without his 2 training gurus ( still with ooooh, top of the PL Leicester, clue there)
2. He'd have to work with some incredibly demoralised players, going by current performance
3. He'd still be Nigel Pearson

I'm all for getting expertise, just not convinced he's the target, here.

[kiddylion]

Yes we can Kiddy lion.  What has this guy done to deserve to manage our great club?  What has our last three managers done to manage Aston Villa? Pearson is no better than any of those guys in my opinion. He's not a genius, Leicester are having an amazing season on back of the inconsistencies of all the other top teams. Plus they are well managed by a good manager with experience. We are in the shit because we think the likes of these guys like Pearson are able for this, able to manage a big club with expectations . One half good season does not make Pearson a good manager.  We need someone to take us up and then be a good Premiership manager to keep us there. 

I never said I wanted Pearson,whoever it is some will be happy & some won't.
Whoever it is we need in place asap we can't afford to hang about till mid June incase someone becomes available,we need some to get in there trying to offload all our deadwood & basically rebuild a squad

[KevinGage]

I don't actually agree with the need to get someone in ASAP.

The right man is the right man, and he will still be the right man in June. 

Mick McCarthy taking the job on April 20, or David Moyes coming in at the end of the season?   Tough one.

The sooner they start, the quicker they'll get a handle on exactly what needs to be done, obv. But Moyes, Pearson or the other names mentioned haven't been on a desert island. Chances are they'll be watching us already. Most people with even a passing interest in football can see we are a right mess at the moment.

[Toronto Villa]

I've flipped flopped all over the place on Pearson. I've gone from ok on it, to not wanting it at all, to reading more about him vs the obvious very public stuff to think he might be exactly what we need at the moment. I'll be honest I really have no idea. If it is Pearson he has done some very good things especially outside of the PL and I believe he'll make us vey competitive again quickly next season. I agree with Rudy that the theory that goes around lamping his players is a complete myth, I do have a lot of sympathy with him with the abusive fan even if I don't agree with choice of reply. There are obviously some other less complimentary things to be said for him, but there are positives also. Leicester fans have a lot of time for him as do the players.

Ultimately we now have a football board with some very experienced individuals including a very respected club legend involved in the process. If they come to the conclusion Pearson is the right man we have to trust the decision. Hopefully that they have asked all of the right questions and vetted him completely, along with other candidates. For me he isn't my choice over Moyes, but he's better than the others being realistically suggested.

[alftitimus]

Neil Warnock

STOP READING 

I don't like the guy, from his performances on TV.
Don't like his smugness nor his half-hidden arrogance.
I never liked Saunders either. But what RS  he did for us, Warnock wll do in spades.

He has taken Rotheram from disaster of relegation in the Championship to near safety since February.
Got Manager of the Month for it, as well.

This guy knows his onions in our future league.

He don't tolerate ego-centric players ~ so goodbye to a fair few. 

If he is allowed to buy, they will be work-horses and not dillentantes, but they will be honest 100% professionals. That is all he buys.

His record is superb, he is only an end-of-term-contract...like bluenose Eric...at Rotheram.
So we need to get him, before Rotheram tie him up.

Not an ST selling point,  ,  and not a fave of the un-informed 

But ideal for us next season.

imo

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

You want Warnock for The Blues, right?   

[alftitimus]

You want Warnock for The Blues, right?   

JEEZ...how petty.

The scum have a  manager in place on an extended contract, which will cost Randy via Hollis lots of dosh. See them paying it ?
After McCleish and Lambert ?

Try and keep up fella.

I'm posting about a really serious choice for us...

not a "glamour" option like Moyes or Martinez...but a serious,
proven
manager.
WE WANT UP ?

WARNOCK will give it us... with chiropody for the WAGS thrown in.

 

[Ron Manager]

If Pearson is the selected candidate he will be unable to bring Walsh and Shakespeare in .Therefore he intends to bring Chris Powell with him who has recent failures on his CV.Should fit in well at Villa Park then!

[Toronto Villa]

If Pearson is the selected candidate he will be unable to bring Walsh and Shakespeare in .Therefore he intends to bring Chris Powell with him who has recent failures on his CV.Should fit in well at Villa Park then!

By definition unless we are taking a manager who has nothing but success on his CV then any manager we appoint will have varying degrees of failure. If we appointed Moyes or Mourinho, both have been dismissed from their last two positions. Should we not hire them? The same goes for assistants and coaches. It's really hard to find and employ people who have only been successful.

[charleeco7]

Regardless of who it is we need someone who has has success experience in ripping a squad to bits and build again pretty much from scratch. You cannot deny that the vast majority of what we have needs moving in one way or another.

[mike]

If the only thing going for Pearson is that he's a bully who will frighten the players, its worth considering the fact that there may be some of them who won't be frightened of him. Why not just hire Tyson Fury as number two to a proper manager if you think intimidation and physical violence is such a great managerial technique.

[mr underhill]

this is going to end in tears all round.

[peter w]

Well if he is appointed I'll be behind him and met resting going for Powell who wended his stripes, and reputation, as a number 2.

[Ian.]

If the only thing going for Pearson is that he's a bully who will frighten the players, its worth considering the fact that there may be some of them who won't be frightened of him. Why not just hire Tyson Fury as number two to a proper manager if you think intimidation and physical violence is such a great managerial technique.

His seems to have many faults, and very temperamental but I don't think we're looking at him just because of his hard man image. He's done very well as a coach too when you look back at his career. His teams have played well and looking at his Leicester days they scored goals and defended well.

I'm sure the board are looking at his overall abilities as well as his personality.

Saying all that I have no idea if I would want him here or not. His last season at Leicester has left me a poor memory of him.

[sid1964]

Whoever we appoint some will like some wont

But I can guarantee none will be a saint, and therefore will have all made mistakes in there life as we all have!

Reading some of the replies it seems as though we want someone who is going to tell our players what they think of them, but then the new guy can't be too tough on them??

Whoever it is, the way we go through managers if he does not get us into at least play offs at the end of next season he will be gone

And who knows if Lerner sells the club, a new owner will want his own man in

I am just hoping it is not Warnock (who told 1 of his players to break an opponents leg) or Bruce ( who attacked lee Hendrie just cause he shagged his daughter), hughton or mad mick