Manager for next season

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I can't help but feel that there's a middle ground somewhere between Pep and Pearson. If Middlesborough can hire Aitor Karanka then there's got to be some hope above the Pearson level.

Agreed, Monty but we seem determined to hire a British manager. Immediately that reduces the list to the washed up, loons and unemployable. All the talk about having Championship experience is a red herring, what we need are players that will battle every single game, matching the opposition. To think only a British manager can get that out of a team is ridiculous and very shortsighted.

[German James]

I'd rather have Martin O'Neill back than Nigel fucking Pearson.
He's just an angry wanker with a 1000 yard stare and the ability to piss off fans and media alike. No thanks!
I also can't see how his style of man-management would be effective, given the utter lack of professional interest shown by the majority of the squad. What's he going to do? Give them all a thick ear and send them to their rooms?

[rob_bridge]

Totally irrelevant until we bin 10 of the match day squad.

[tomd2103]

I can't help but feel that there's a middle ground somewhere between Pep and Pearson. If Middlesborough can hire Aitor Karanka then there's got to be some hope above the Pearson level.

And there may well be. But I don't think we are going down the non British route agin for this hire and whoever it is has to be made of stern stuff for the immediate task ahead. That's all that matters along with his ability to be competent enough to get us promoted. It's not easy to find all of those components, and even if it was Moyes, there's no guarantee he could do it either. We'd just have more faith that he could.

I agree, but my concern is that there is going to have to be major investment to even make us competitive in the Championship.  I doubt whether that kind of money is going to be available without selling the few decent players we have.

[Toronto Villa]

We are going to have to trust the process. It's not Randy and Fox or Faulkner now making the decision. It's two people with a lot of football experience that are seeing what we are all seeing. And seeing it not just from our perspective but also close at hand internally. They have a lot more information than we have regarding the candidates. Who has applied, who hasn't yet and who ultimately that they want. There is a lot of speculation and frankly none of it might be accurate. I'm fucking tired of what we have become and I have no idea what the solution is, but I hope we take our time to make a very well thought out decision. There is almost no chance everyone will agree with it, but hopefully we will be happy with the eventual outcome.

[ez]

Totally irrelevant until we bin 10 of the match day squad.

True. They can change manager and board members and bring a hero on board but until the players are shifted we are paralysed.

[aj2k77]

As above, keep the majority of the shit heads that play for us and it doesn't matter.

[dave shelley]

After the little bit of euphoria over the appointment of a footballing pro-active board, I'm so disappointed at the thought that they are even considering the likes of Pearson.  If they do, they can do one too.

I am hoping that those in charge are happy to run with the Pearson rumours whilst secretly lining up a respectable appointment, if that's Moyes then so be it but, please not Pearson, we've lost enough credibility as it is.

[aj2k77]

If I didn't love the club I'd be wanting a fucking nutter Pearson or Di Canio to have a fist fight with some of these twats.

[rob_bridge]

After the little bit of euphoria over the appointment of a footballing pro-active board, I'm so disappointed at the thought that they are even considering the likes of Pearson.  If they do, they can do one too.

Did I hear right that they insist on British? If so sounds like similar approach before in must have Premiership experience etc..

Ruling candidates out based on prejudice

[Chris Jameson]

Looks like we've missed out on Iain Dowie

[Toronto Villa]

I think the board should consider all option as opposed to Fox having a candidate list of one when he hired Sherwood. I would also hope that they look at the complete profile of all of the applicants.

[Chris Jameson]

After the little bit of euphoria over the appointment of a footballing pro-active board, I'm so disappointed at the thought that they are even considering the likes of Pearson.  If they do, they can do one too.

Did I hear right that they insist on British? If so sounds like similar approach before in must have Premiership experience etc..

Ruling candidates out based on prejudice

Bernstein actually said English with Championship and Premiership experience. Thought for a while it's inevitable we're going to end up with Pearson, hope I'm wrong.

[Leicester_Villian]

Leicester fans love Pearson .....the media dislike him simply because he dislikes them ......
The big time charlie we have would be gone ....he wants players with 100% work ethic very much the Ron Saunders approach
Pearson would have us in the top six at least of the Championship next season ....what more do we want
We might be ASTON VILLA but we will simply be a fallen giant in the Championship and the choice of managers we will have will not be great

Just a thought tho which I do have is that if we do not appoint within the next two weeks I guess we are waiting for someone to leave a club at the end of the season ........ Tony Pullis comes to mind ...not a popular choice but again he would do the job .......just recall who got shot of Lescott from the Baggies   

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