Manager for next season

[tsvet]

I remember Stan Petrov told a friend of mine a few years ago he thinks we should get DiMateo for a good players/football development. So I am hopeful on Di Mateo and probably even Stan returning.

[sid1964]

Not sure about RDM, I worry that he will not be strong enough to deal with our "big time charlies"

I would prefer Moyes or a Pearson

[pbavfckuwait]

If it is RDM not overwhelmed, not underwhelmed, I just hope that he is given the freedom to get rid of the oxygen stealing bastards that have paraded as Aston Villa footballers 2015 / 2016

[ozzjim]

He got Albion up at the first time of asking.  He's at least got history of promotion.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Also lets face it. Championship clubs shouldnt really be turning their noses up at Champions League winning managers.

[LeeS]

Also lets face it. Championship clubs shouldnt really be turning their noses up at Champions League winning managers.

Indeed. And to those saying he won it with someone else's team, lay that charge against Ranieri and Leicester too.

[Ian.]

I didn't actually realise how good his CV is until last night. It's very impressive as he has done brilliantly so far in management and after seeing that record it would be quite a coup as a 2nd division side appointing him.

I'm not too worried about whether he can handle the mercanries within as I really hope the new regime will allow him to start from scratch. Surely it's obvious to see over the last 15 months or so it's not so much the problem of the manager but the standard of players at the club.

[Lastfootstamper]

I remember Stan Petrov told a friend of mine a few years ago he thinks we should get DiMateo for a good players/football development. So I am hopeful on Di Mateo and probably even Stan returning.

Love the bloke, miss him enormously, but I really don't have too much faith in his recommendations. Not saying he's not right in this case, but they've gone a little awry in the past.

[Mister E]

Not sure what to make of RdM, but I'd like to think we would at least have looked at de Boer.

[Villafirst]

Still think Pearson is the best bet at changing a lazy, arrogant bunch of wasters who've developed a shocking culture at the club. Not sure RDM is strong enough for that challenge.

[cdbearsfan]

Not sure about RDM, I worry that he will not be strong enough to deal with our "big time charlies"

I would prefer Moyes or a Pearson

I'd like Moyes but he doesn't seem to have done well with the "big time Charlies" at his last English club.

Not sure why people want Pearson. The logic seems to be he's good at shouting and being a nutcase. Forest tried that approach by appointing Pearce. He turned out to be shite.

Pearson got promoted and then took a team that was good enough to win the league to fourteenth place.

Di Matteo got promoted and took a team that was good enough to win the league to the European Cup.

There is absolutely nothing in his CV that suggests he'd be less than a success.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I don't care who it is as long as they get someone to go through the team with a cattle prod first.

[cdbearsfan]

Better not pick any of our forwards to do the job. They'd miss.

[four fornicholl]

RDM, is it cos he looks a little bit chineseish?

[john e]

I think De Matteo could get us up and wouldn't be devastated by the appointment like I would be with Pulis

But ultimately I don't think it's the right choice,
be prepared for more Eric Black line ups because this guy does not entertain,
 he won the champs league by attrition, his team was dismal and this was when he had great players not the numpties we have

I know people will say they don't care about style just results and that's fair enough,
but I still yearn to go and watch a football match where we can win and also play some decent football, I don't think it's asking to much

never the less if it's him I will be ok with it I just don't like negative football, it's my default position