Manager for next season

[Nelly]

Sir Brian please

I love him, but I wouldn't wish this upon him.

[ez]

Actually I think Bruce would be a good shout.  But he may well be in the PL next year with Hull and he's been burnt by jumping ship before, so unless there were a lot of guarantees, he may well have no interest.

I would tend to prefer Moyes, but of the two Bruce certainly has more experience of getting promotions.  I've always found him to be pretty eloquent and gracious about us when being interviewed, even as a Blues manager.  I would have him every day of the week over Pulis or Sam.

I can remember him running all over our pitch when they scored like he'd just discovered a cure for flatfaceism.

You'd be against then Dave?  Who would you like?

I am in this camp, no one knows better, who the real culprits are and what needs fixing.
A new manager has got to get all that learning before he sets upon the task of rebuilding the Team.
The most positive news we can get this summer is that he is staying, because I believe that means that he will have sufficient backing to start clearing up this awful mess.
No idea. I'd like Garde to have at least the summer to sort this lot out and bring his own players in.

Same. Garde had to take over a squad that was already failing badly and it's still the same squad failing badly.

[alftitimus]

Moyes would be a dream too far.
We're cutting back on everything from tea ladies/stewards to players come the summer (hopefully  )

Excluding Man Utd, Moyes has been the highest paid employee at every club he's been at...and that might have been one of his problems - when dealing for the first time with players way above his wage level at Old Trafford.

I've a sneaking feeling that Remi might be our lowest paid manager in decades, if this policy of attrition continues, we should realistically be looking at a manager way down the food chain from the Allardyces and Bruce's.

Possibly European again.

[SteveD]

Sean Dyche for me, if he'd come. But it won't matter unless we get ready of the deadwood, the troublemakers and the lame and lazy in the squad - and the clueless ones upstairs.

[Caribbeanvillan]

Keep Garde and ship out the problem players.

[chrisw1]

Actually I think Bruce would be a good shout.  But he may well be in the PL next year with Hull and he's been burnt by jumping ship before, so unless there were a lot of guarantees, he may well have no interest.

I would tend to prefer Moyes, but of the two Bruce certainly has more experience of getting promotions.  I've always found him to be pretty eloquent and gracious about us when being interviewed, even as a Blues manager.  I would have him every day of the week over Pulis or Sam.

I can remember him running all over our pitch when they scored like he'd just discovered a cure for flatfaceism.

You'd be against then Dave?  Who would you like?

No idea. I'd like Garde to have at least the summer to sort this lot out and bring his own players in.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love Garde to be successful.  I just think even with the hand he has been dealt we should have picked up more points than we have.  I worry that we could continue to freefall and keeping him may just be too big a gamble.

I'm not a huge fan of Bruce, but with the number of promotions he has under his belt do think he could probably do a job.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Chris Hughton wouldn't be a bad shout. Did really well with basket case regimes and low budgets at both Newcastle and Blues.

Bruce is a nice bloke and has done a solid job wherever he has managed.

Don't like him, but Warnock can handle that division pretty well even if he is a bit of a gobshite (Never forgiven him for turning us down to stay at Notts County though).

[Dante Lavelli]

Actually I think Bruce would be a good shout.  But he may well be in the PL next year with Hull and he's been burnt by jumping ship before, so unless there were a lot of guarantees, he may well have no interest.

I would tend to prefer Moyes, but of the two Bruce certainly has more experience of getting promotions.  I've always found him to be pretty eloquent and gracious about us when being interviewed, even as a Blues manager.  I would have him every day of the week over Pulis or Sam.

I can remember him running all over our pitch when they scored like he'd just discovered a cure for flatfaceism.

You'd be against then Dave?  Who would you like?

No idea. I'd like Garde to have at least the summer to sort this lot out and bring his own players in.

Not just his own players, wasn't the plan to bring in his preferred assistant too?  Like Robertson and Clough, the other fella might provide the fire that Garde's package currently seems to lack.

[anton hillman]

A strong man who is capable of putting some serious fear into the pathetic man-boys currently disgracing the Villa shirt

[Villa in Denmark]

A strong man you say?

[Villa in Denmark]

Actually I think Bruce would be a good shout.  But he may well be in the PL next year with Hull and he's been burnt by jumping ship before, so unless there were a lot of guarantees, he may well have no interest.

I would tend to prefer Moyes, but of the two Bruce certainly has more experience of getting promotions.  I've always found him to be pretty eloquent and gracious about us when being interviewed, even as a Blues manager.  I would have him every day of the week over Pulis or Sam.

I can remember him running all over our pitch when they scored like he'd just discovered a cure for flatfaceism.

You'd be against then Dave?  Who would you like?

No idea. I'd like Garde to have at least the summer to sort this lot out and bring his own players in.

Not just his own players, wasn't the plan to bring in his preferred assistant too?  Like Robertson and Clough, the other fella might provide the fire that Garde's package currently seems to lack.

Bruno Genesio was appointed Lyon's manager, having previously been assistent, when Hubert Fournier was sacked right before Christmas. Gérald Baticle was promoted from coach to assistent manager at the same time, so unless they're both getting the bullet and a new manager appointed there, I'd say there's more chance of Garde pitching up in Lyon again.

[frank black]

Keep Garde and ship out the problem players.

Really? It's his job to manage all types of players and he has failed to do that. If he didn't get on with certain players he didn't have to play them. They have let him down and he has let himself down, he and the 'problem players' can walk out the door and don't let it smack you on the backside on the way out!

[gpbarr]

Keep Garde and ship out the problem players.

Really? It's his job to manage all types of players and he has failed to do that. If he didn't get on with certain players he didn't have to play them. They have let him down and he has let himself down, he and the 'problem players' can walk out the door and don't let it smack you on the backside on the way out!

So who would he have played - the "problem"players make up 75% of the defense, and 50% of the offense. The 'he didnt have to play them line' holds little water for me because he was fucked if he did and fucked if he didnt once the board reneged and told him he could not sign anybody in January. That was the moment our relegation was confirmed and his fate was sealed. As for the players, they will just carry on treating us with contempt because they are quite happy to trot onto the pitch, lose, and still go home in their fast cars irrespective. 

[ROBBO]

How can you win games of football when one or two players are not putting in let alone half a dozen that it seems we have in the team. They obviously got their noses out of joint when Timmy was sacked and the new manager realising how unfit they were put in a harder training schedule. As others have said Garde should be allowed the summer to get rid of the trouble makers and get his own players in.

[sickbeggar]

The trouble with giving Garde the summer to bring his own players in and shed the non-performers, is the realisation the non-performers won't go and the club aren't going to spend a few million and 10k a week for a replacement for say Gabby, if Gabby is still there on 55k a week


He may be a wonderful manager motivating his own players but that's not going to happen is it?