Manager for next season

[brontebilly]

Our club has destroyed every managerial career with the exception of Taylor.

If we are still under the regime of Hollis et al, I firmly expect someone like Pulis to be in charge come summer time.

[pauliewalnuts]

Why would anyone want a "championship manager"?

We need a manager better than the championship, so we can get out of it, not one who knows it / operates in it. That's the absolute last thing we need.

Ideally I'd like Pep Guardiola or Jose Mourinho but I think the two Manchester clubs might have bagsied them so perhaps we need to set our sights a little lower.

Yep, because you go from Guardiola and Mourinho, down to Nigel Pearson and Steve Bruce. There's absolutely nothing in between those.

[Ron Manager]

Let's face it if Remi goes we are going to moan about whoever they choose.Might as well
get Fergie out of his house pay him what he wants and leave him to sort them out.

Which he would!

[Villafirst]

B'ham reporting Stan Petrov to return as 1st team coach. Plus Steve Bruce to be approached in the summer to attempt promotion from the Championship. Both good news to me if true.

[Villafirst]

B'ham reporting Stan Petrov to return as 1st team coach. Plus Steve Bruce to be approached in the summer to attempt promotion from the Championship. Both good news to me if true.

B'ham Mail that is!

[Chris Harte]

I don't understand why anyone would want Mourinho as a manager.

It's not like it'll happen anyway because we're too off the radar for him, but in a parallel universe where he took the Villa job, a 2-0 defeat to Barnsley would turn into the "they'll never dare sack me" post match rant interview. He never stays anywhere longer than three seasons either, so hardly in keeping with any long term building plans. And ditto for Paulo di Canio, who I saw suggested elsewhere today.

As for Pep Guardiola, who is joining Man City for, and I quote, "a new challenge", frankly the only challenge he'll have there with all the resources that'll be sent his way will be understanding the drool version of English spoken by the natives and coping with the incessant rain.

[DeKuip]

Looking at the names being mentioned (the realistic ones) I'd prefer to see what Garde might do with his own choice of players coming in - but it's pretty clear he's had enough already.
Brendan Rodgers and Gary Monk together maybe?

Anyway our new owner might want to entrust the job to one of his sons.

[Dante Lavelli]

Never mind a new manager, we need to get rid of the passionless money grabbing wastes of space that currently stand around on the pitch looking useless every match day. Who in his right mind would want to come anywhere near Villa Park as manager unless they have total control of the team/squad rebuilding without interference by those in lofty towers who know naff all about football?

well that's it in a nutshell. When SGT came he was doing us a favour, so he had a certain amount of leverage with Doug to the point where he made certain veiled threats through the media for Doug to butt out and Doug butted out. Last thing we need is another yesman who's grateful for the gig however controlling Lerner is

At one point I thought Garde was doing that with Fox et al.  But his record since and the fact that Fox is likely to be long gone means he'll have little leverage at the end of the season. 

My picks, in a rough order:

1. Keep Garde - Means he's happy and a likelihood that the shit in the background has been sorted.

2. Howe - He's said he will not leave for a bigger club after his debacle at Burnley but money talks etc etc.  As he's a failed footballer I think that makes a him more determined, studious manager.

3. Bielsa - DoF with an ex-player as coach.  Pochettino is an graduate of his system and cites him as his biggest influence.

4. Prandelli - Villa fan, been out of work since 2014 according to wiki so you never know...

5. Moyes/Rodgers - Neither would come imo but still have a certain gravitas which will make the club feel important.

6. Rowlet - Done a good job.

7. Grayson - Dunno why, just feels like destiny.

8.  Chap at MK Dons - Diet version of Howe, unfortunately has an element of Sherwood about him.

[Yossarian]

Why would anyone want a "championship manager"?

We need a manager better than the championship, so we can get out of it, not one who knows it / operates in it. That's the absolute last thing we need.

Ideally I'd like Pep Guardiola or Jose Mourinho but I think the two Manchester clubs might have bagsied them so perhaps we need to set our sights a little lower.

Yep, because you go from Guardiola and Mourinho, down to Nigel Pearson and Steve Bruce. There's absolutely nothing in between those.

The exaggeration was to illustrate a point. You were not supposed to take me literally.

We are damaged goods. We are not that an attractive prospect. And I know we are the famous Aston Villa who people should be begging to even be mentioned in the same sentence as our hallowed name but I don't think everyone feels the same as you and I these days (Gary Rowett might).

Who would you say is above "Championship level" but would come to us and is not going to murder one squad member as a lesson to the others to turn up to training with polished boots (another exaggeration there)?

[Durham58]

I'd be happy enough with Pearson  what Leicester are currently achieving is at least to some extent down to him, however my first choice would be Sean Dyche.   

[David_Nab]

Pearson's coaches and scouts are still at Leicester he will be useless without them plus he is a utter bellend

Howe no chance he leaving Bournmouth

Moyes absolutely no chance of him dropping down a league.

Warburton from Rangers is interesting , did well at Brentford and is likely to win league with Rangers using lower league English league players and loaning up and coming youngsters.Also he was one of the founders of the next gen series we won a few years back.
 

[Steve67]

Prandelli, Moyes, Rodgers, Mourinho, Monk, Pearson, Redknapp all available. They are not all going to get clubs this summer as there are unlikely to be THAT many changes. So, maybe Villa might be more attractive than we think.

[shipscat]

Next season we are going to need,from a management perspective, stability,a understanding of the league we are in and also the players we have.

 I cannot see there being wholescale changes in the squad,or rather I can't see us investing a massive amount to change it around.What we receive will be what we spend...and even if we are able to shift  or are forced to sell for example Richards,Ayew,Gabby,Kozak,Lescott,Okore,Hutton and Sinclair we will have,by the time we've paid up contracts and left a little in  the wages pot  something approxing 8/10 million to spend...Or one decent championship centre forward.

For me,Dyche and Moyes would both be ideal.However circumstances are difficult to see how they'd be interested.Chris Hughton has the experience of handling two basket cases clubs and set of players,plus he's managed to turn a struggling Brighton team around .Previously I've always approached the villa manager position with the pre-requisite of whom could potentially build a dynasty or stride us forward.In our circumstances a little steadying of the ship,a little building of the player/fan relationship will lead to confidence and momentum which could set us on back on route.Whoever steadies the ship might not necessary be on the tiller 18 months down the line.

[cdbearsfan]

B'ham reporting Stan Petrov to return as 1st team coach. Plus Steve Bruce to be approached in the summer to attempt promotion from the Championship. Both good news to me if true.

B'ham Mail that is!

It's The Sun reporting the story. The Mail have just recycled it.

I could live with Bruce as manager. He wouldn't be my first choice but he'd be okay.

[Dave]

I'd be happy enough with Pearson  what Leicester are currently achieving is at least to some extent down to him

Perhaps. Or perhaps it raises questions about why he had the group of players who are favourites for the title at the bottom of the league for three quarters of last season.