Manager for next season

[Ormy Droid]

Due to family reasons, I saw Brentford play quite a bit last season as I was trying to convince my two nephews to support their local team rather than the Arsenals of this world (without success, they prefer cricket anyway). Point is, I did see a lot of Gray, his first touch was atrocious and he missed plenty of chances. In fact, the consensus among the Bees faithful was that they might have gone up automatically with a decent striker, say Bamford who was impressing at Boro at the time.

Gray did work hard, I'll give him that, and it was his first season in the Champ after previously being at Luton, so it was a big step up in class for him. He got around 15 goals that year I think, which was a pretty good return given these circumstances. But I couldn't believe that he went for £9m and just assumed Brentford had done great business, which they had, but if Burnley go up as seems likely, he will have more than justified his fee, while Brentford are going backwards.

As a footnote, I also saw Gestede play for Blackburn at Griffin Park and he was absolutely bloody terrible, barely resembled a footballer really, hey ho.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Or maybe he will get his own players in the dressing room and have the right personalities and quality to bring something out  of the group.

I'd like to see him get the chance.

based on the fact that the lerner couldnt be arsed to spend a penny in jan to give us a glimmer of survival and a pot of at least 100 million next season do you honestly think he will spend this summer?

i can see amavi, okore, gana and ayew all fucking off in the summer and garde being left with even more shit to work with which wouldnt be a pretty sight

[Toronto Villa]

Or maybe he will get his own players in the dressing room and have the right personalities and quality to bring something out  of the group.

I'd like to see him get the chance.

based on the fact that the lerner couldnt be arsed to spend a penny in jan to give us a glimmer of survival and a pot of at least 100 million next season do you honestly think he will spend this summer?

i can see amavi, okore, gana and ayew all fucking off in the summer and garde being left with even more shit to work with which wouldnt be a pretty sight

Yes it will all be a complete disaster and nothing ever again will go well at Aston Villa. Ever

Have you not heard what the chairman has been saying on how the club is now run? The board make the decisions on spending and will operate as a football club as opposed to what one man thinks is available for spending.

[Risso]

Well that's fine if the club can generate enough money itself. At the moment it can't and probably won't next year either, so to spend any money they'll have to ask Lerner for it.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Or maybe he will get his own players in the dressing room and have the right personalities and quality to bring something out  of the group.

I'd like to see him get the chance.

based on the fact that the lerner couldnt be arsed to spend a penny in jan to give us a glimmer of survival and a pot of at least 100 million next season do you honestly think he will spend this summer?

i can see amavi, okore, gana and ayew all fucking off in the summer and garde being left with even more shit to work with which wouldnt be a pretty sight

Yes it will all be a complete disaster and nothing ever again will go well at Aston Villa. Ever

Have you not heard what the chairman has been saying on how the club is now run? The board make the decisions on spending and will operate as a football club as opposed to what one man thinks is available for spending.

ah yes the board now make transfer decisions, all fine and dandy if you errr have money, sky money is what 65% of our revenue that is going to i think 65 million over 3 seasons, add a reduction in commercial revenue and sponsorship on top of a 27 million loss. funnily enough i think money may be a big issue

board: randy we need money for players
lerner: no

quite a basic flaw

and as for being positive, fair play if you want to think all will be rosy, based on the clusterfuck the club has been over the last 5 seasons i think otherwise

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Well that's fine if the club can generate enough money itself. At the moment it can't and probably won't next year either, so to spend any money they'll have to ask Lerner for it.

exacty

[Sexual Ealing]

Collymore has just said on SqualkSpowt that Steve Bruce is angling for the job. I bet he fucking is.

[Toronto Villa]

I still think it will be Garde unless he leaves of his own accord.

[IFWaters]

Gary Monk

[Stirchley Villain]

Gary Monk

No ta.

[andyh]

Gary Monk

No fucking way

[Steve67]

Could we ask the mods for a poll please?

Lots of good (and crap) Managers out of a job this summer. They won't all get offered the job they want.

[Ads]

Go on then, I'll give it another go.

[ozzjim]

Started the poll. I am sure more will come into the frame.

[JUAN PABLO]

went for nutter , I dont like him but he would get us up and built a great team at Leicester to be fair to him . And Leicester fans and players still rate him .
i just want a team with pride and passion and well organised .