Manager for next season

[themossman]

Definitely. A big part of gabby's descent into obesity has been about the rapid turnover of managers and the understandable tendency for new ones to bring players in from the cold and give fans' favourites the benefit of the doubt.

[edgysatsuma89]

If it is going to be Pearson, which I still sincerely hope it isn't, I think it'll be done this week. If it isn't done this week, I think someone else is the top target.

Either way, the first words out of the new manager's mouth, whoever it may be, really need to avoid relating to 'a clean slate' and 'everyone getting a fresh chance'. This lot have had enough chances.

This is what I reckon. If it's Pearson then I think it will be done by next week. Just a hunch. If not we might wait until the end of the season and see what has happened in the champ.

[VillaAlways]

They appear to have closed the book on Villas new manager on Skybet

[dorsetvillian]

Just noticed Gareth Southgate sat next to Brian Little in the directors Box. Surely not our new manager! Maybe DOF

[Des Little]

Just noticed Gareth Southgate sat next to Brian Little in the directors Box. Surely not our new manager! Maybe DOF

I'd be happy with that

[pauliewalnuts]

They appear to have closed the book on Villas new manager on Skybet

New manager markets get closed and opened all the time.

[Monty]

Southgate as a manager has the opposite problems to those of Pearson. Intelligent, forward-looking, modern view of football, but he's too sane and doesn't have anything like the charismatic fireyness a manager needs.

[Toronto Villa]

I'm hoping Southgate is there to provide evidence that boardroom appointments are now complete and that he has had a say in the next managerial appointment.

[onje_villa]

It's the type of appointment Olbiyun or Hull would make, so for that reason, I'm out.

I know our status has taken a battering over the past few years, but we can do better than that surely.

We've appointed arguably worse managers over the past 5 years when we've been a Premier League side, I find it hard to believe now we are relegated that we are suddenly going to attract a much better manager than what we have previously.

Also as I think someone pointed out previously, no one manager has had success everywhere they've gone, even the very best have had failures, it often comes down to being a good fit between the club, the team, the fans and the manager. Look at SGT, he was absolutely perfect for us at the time and yet endured a miserable time at England.

Similarly Lambert came here with a superb reputation and had a torrid time here. It doesn't necessarily make him a bad manager. He may well go on to do well elsewhere. Pulis for instance is strongly disliked but has a very good record in reality.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

If it is going to be Pearson, which I still sincerely hope it isn't, I think it'll be done this week. If it isn't done this week, I think someone else is the top target.

Either way, the first words out of the new manager's mouth, whoever it may be, really need to avoid relating to 'a clean slate' and 'everyone getting a fresh chance'. This lot have had enough chances.

This is what I reckon. If it's Pearson then I think it will be done by next week. Just a hunch. If not we might wait until the end of the season and see what has happened in the champ.

pearson has been quoted as saying that he was interested but not until the end of the season

[exigo]

They appear to have closed the book on Villas new manager on Skybet

Still open at Betfair. Only £200 gone into the market since this morning.

[VancouverLion]

Nice to see Sir Brian, Tayls and Southgate all sat together, reminded me of the good old days on a sad day for our great club.

[OCD]

Just a thought but Southgate might be there to watch the likes of Rashford.

[in exile]

That's my thoughts too

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Just a thought but Southgate might be there to watch the likes of Rashford.

lets hope so