Manager for next season

[mr underhill]

we're nuts, he's nuts, what's not to like?

[PaulWinch again]

Ah yes Steve Bruce the man who spent a fortune relegating Hull.

[Witton Warrior]

The problem I have with this "has to know the Championship well" malarkey is that there is usually a pretty obvious reason they are so intimately acquainted - they can't get out of it!

[sickbeggar]

Would be an incredibly uninspired and predictable appointment if we went for Bruce. He'd probably get us in the play-offs and up but where you go from there apart from down again. He's shown no record of building a team who can stay in the premier

[Des Little]

Massive no to Billy Davies.  Horrible, classless little bastard.

[AVH87]

Ah yes Steve Bruce the man who spent a fortune relegating Hull.

Just over 20m net the last two summers, hardly massive amounts at all by PL standards. Got to an FA Cup Final in that time.

[brian green]

Perhaps I am the odd one out but whoever is our manager I want it to be somebody who actually looks, speaks and acts like the Acceptable Face of AVFC.  The thought of Steve Bruce or Billy Davies makes me nauseous.  The man we have bellowed "sit down Potato Head" at?

[mr underhill]

agreed Brian but he does have a good record of getting clubs out of the Chumps League - long term no, but I'm not averse for a year or two

[berneboy]

We need Remi Garde.

He is intelligent and knows football, he has class, he's honest and decent. I have great respect for him.

We need Remi, set free to do what has to be done. That's all, folks.

[ROBBO]

A new manager would keep the likes of Gabby and co rather keep Garde and toss all the cretins out.

[Chris Jameson]

I jokingly suggested Davies. I shall never jokingly suggest anything ever again if that prick does ever come to Villa.

[gpbarr]

agreed Brian but he does have a good record of getting clubs out of the Chumps League - long term no, but I'm not averse for a year or two

Meaning one year to get promoted and another to get relegated. Back to square one. No thanks

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Perhaps I am the odd one out but whoever is our manager I want it to be somebody who actually looks, speaks and acts like the Acceptable Face of AVFC.  The thought of Steve Bruce or Billy Davies makes me nauseous.  The man we have bellowed "sit down Potato Head" at?

This.

We've become a bit of a laughing stock over the last few seasons - we need someone with status, dignity and footballing astuteness to get us back on the right track.
The Billy Davieses and Steve Bruces of this world ain't gonna do that! 

[gpbarr]

We need Remi Garde.

He is intelligent and knows football, he has class, he's honest and decent. I have great respect for him.

We need Remi, set free to do what has to be done. That's all, folks.

I agree. If we have now sunk to the level of firing managers after half a season when we put them in a straight jacket, we are doomed to years of failure to come.

His biggest mistake was to ever believe the cretins in the boardroom, and try to save the Titanic even after the existing crew had read the last rites. 

He's the only fuckin class act left apart (from 'most' of the fans). And to think we used to think of class and Villa as harmonious.

[brian green]

As always I find comfort that I am not alone in wanting our club to behave with dignity.We could have Sid or Stylian as caretakers in charge next season and still smash our way back.  Our luck will turn, our form will turn, referees will start to be fairer and confidence will flow back.  Being the Villa manager in the Chumps is the golden ticket.  Staying back up is the bigger problem.