Manager for next season

[Sexual Ealing]

Ha!

And shit at Guess Woo, in this instance.

Who did you think he meant?

[cdbearsfan]

Moe Syzslak.

[Sexual Ealing]

Moe Syzslak.

Aghh, there's always a line!*

Quote from M.S in the Homer Runs for Sanitation Commissioner episode. Not to be confused with 'the chairman deals with all that.' (Sky Sports News passim)

[steamer]

I think appointing Bruce or Pearson would be the end for me.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Please don't start with laursen etc..

We need someone who has experience at that sort of thing, Missed a trick by not going for Fat Sam

[Phil from the upper holte]

Dave Bassett hahahaha

[Axl Rose]

O Neil anyone?

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Joe Kinnear is still available.

[mr underhill]

are you having a giraffe?

[django]

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.

I suppose it is realism and pragmatism.

Managers fall into these main groups.

A. Managers with a proven track record of success.

B. Managers with a proven track record of failure.

C. Managers with a proven track record of more humble results, perhaps  success at lower levels, or mid table in  premier league or equivalent.

D. Managers without a proven track record. Some of these might have had a promising season here or there.

I'd say under Lerner our appointments have been MON - A, Houllier - A, Mcleish - B, Lambert - C, Sherwood - D, Garde - D

Of course by the time they have left all their reputations have been tarnished. It shows their is no guarantee that previous results will have a bearing on performance. But presuming we are not going to attract managers from group A, and don't want to sign managers from group B, we will be left between punts on up and comers and steady but limited types.

I can see why people would feel nervous about taking another punt, even if the rewards could be far greater than hiring some steady eddy dull and known to be limited 'championship' manager. Because if the punt is anything like our last few appointments we'll get lost in the championship wilderness.

[Allan C]

Why Pearson?? People go on about Leicesters last 10 games but what about the previous 30?? The reason Leicester are where they are now is down to Ranieri and not Pearson

[anton hillman]

I know it's been said before many times as well as being strongly disagreed with... but I still fancy Nigel Pearson as the next manager. Can you imagine this very alpha male giving space to a Gabby and his ilk? I would love to watch the cups fly.

[curiousorange]

I hope that whoever's in the post come August has a clear idea of how they want us to play the game. I'm sick and tired of seeing eleven men in claret and blue (or yellow and black) pretending to be Aston Villa. And I don't even think that's down to terrible ownership on Lerner's part - it's the constant addition of bad eggs to an already stinking henhouse. As many have said, Blues are a basketcase but Rowett seems to have ignored all that. Newcastle still have Mike Ashley but they cantered to promotion. Hull seemed to want to implode over what they were called and are there or thereabouts.

Give me Villa performances I can love and I'll take a season in the Championship, whoever's responsible.

[Tony Erdington]

oh god here we are again,

btw I was one of the many shouting for David Moyes only to be put down by the minority on here going for Remi, well that ship has sailed.

imo we don't know what Remi can do cuz his had nothing from any one at this mental institute that is villa park, so I now say can we at least give him a window where he can make changes, I think I would "try" and off load most of the first team squad, get the kids in and buy some players that actually want to play for the club.

[pauliewalnuts]

I know it's been said before many times as well as being strongly disagreed with... but I still fancy Nigel Pearson as the next manager. Can you imagine this very alpha male giving space to a Gabby and his ilk? I would love to watch the cups fly.

He's a bullying twat.

Would you want a manager who thought it was ok to shout at his own fans to "fuck off and die"?