Manager for next season

[Monty]

What kind of football does he play?

[tomd2103]

Its a good record and he'd be a good choice for a small club.

That appears to be our mission now, so I guess he fits the bill.

I think he is the same type of manager as Kenny Jackett - good in League One and the lower reaches of the Championship, but struggles above that.

[Mister E]

What kind of football does he play?

Well, he used to be a utility player - often defensive MF - but he's retired now and that's why he manages ...




... sorry.

[onje_villa]

I'd have no problem with Grayson whatsoever. In fact, there's a lot to like. Yesterday's events change everything, I would now think it extremely unlikely that we'll get a high-profile manager with a big budget, Grayson could be OK.

[Walmley_Villa]

Chosen by Brian Little then. I wonder if this is where the Board split came from - if King and Bernstein thought that Moyes was achievable but Lerner has sided with BL? At least he knows the club and has played for us which personally I am glad about. I'm not overly convinced by Moyes tbh who might just want to try and buy promotion which we obviously cannot afford. Maybe he can bring Daniel Johnson back with him.

[Ads]

That's what they want. Keep those expectations low.

No point spending money in January, we'll only go down. Best to surrender and shuffle off into the abyss accepting of our fate like the compliant failure we've become.

We won't fill the ground, so why bother trying? Lets make it smaller. Big clubs don't have 40,000 seater grounds and we're not a big club now are we? Close it down.

Oh, we'll never get a good manager now. Best get some nobody whose good in the third division, as that's where we're likely to go.

Its fucking shite. Absolutely everything that permeates from the club stinks. The core is rotten, because its been polluted by the cancer that is Randy Lerner. 

[mattjpa]

To be honest, not sure if im shell shocked after the last week in Villa World but the thought of having a decent, honest, hard working proffesional who knows the club and wont take any shit is suddenly quite appealing. There is a whole world of really crap managers out there and if this is the worst they can do then Im reasonably happy. Uninspiring but a safe pair of hands - Just what villa need at the moment

[passport1]

We are destined fo become Man City only it will be the relegation period Man City not the oil sheik version. We already have ex players and managers bumbling around the club a la Summerbee and Lee. It really is utterly shambolic if Grayson is the next manager. Years of championship football await or worse.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

That's what they want. Keep those expectations low.

No point spending money in January, we'll only go down. Best to surrender and shuffle off into the abyss accepting of our fate like the compliant failure we've become.

We won't fill the ground, so why bother trying? Lets make it smaller. Big clubs don't have 40,000 seater grounds and we're not a big club now are we? Close it down.

Oh, we'll never get a good manager now. Best get some nobody whose good in the third division, as that's where we're likely to go.

Its fucking shite. Absolutely everything that permeates from the club stinks. The core is rotten, because its been polluted by the cancer that is Randy Lerner. 

Agreed, Ads. As ridiculously run as Newcastle are by Ashley, you can never question their ambition. We on the other hand..

[Phil from the upper holte]

So basically, Moyes and Pearson are available so were going for Grayson….

[Richard E]

What kind of football does he play?

Association.

[AVH87]

Well he's tumbled to second favourite in the betting odds, so somebody thinks they know something. Can't help but feeling he's another nice guy though, like Garde, and will be yet another fall guy for Lerner, rather than getting somebody who knows what's needed and will make more demands, e.g Moyes, even Pearson.

[Clampy]

The only thing I would say is that we were having similar discussions when McCarthy and Chris Powell was being touted. It could just be another rumour.

[AVH87]

The only thing I would say is that we were having similar discussions when McCarthy and Chris Powell was being touted. It could just be another rumour.

True, this week's fish and chip paper was last week's Pearson/Powell as assistant story which people were treating as almost nailed on. The whole place needs a lift and the only man who can provide that is Moyes.

[DeKuip]

What kind of football does he play?

5-a-side