Manager for next season

[robbo1874]

Going short-term has contributed to this mess.

For me it has to be Moyes. In fact it should have been Moyes a long time ago, but obviously this wasn't possible at the time.

i agree Chris, but you're comparing apples with oranges. On the one hand we've got to acknowledge that we quite probably won't get our first choice manager that we might if we were still premiership, but we desperately need to get back up quickly. The man that gets us up quickly, most likely won't be the one to push us up the premier league if we do get up, the season after next.

You're completely right- the time for long term thinking was 2 or 3 years back, but it never happened. Now we're in the smelly stuff and we have to climb out at the earliest opportunity. When/ if it happens, we'll be better placed to assess who can propel us up the league.

For what it's worth, I hate the fact we've gone down, but I see it as a kind of bitter pill that needed to happen so that we can start afresh and get rid of all the shit at the club and then re-build.

Personally, I'm glad it's now done- i.e part 1, now part 2 is get back up. Part 3- climbing the premier league - can only happen after part 2 is done.

It stinks- but it is what it is mate.

[saunders_heroes]

Warnock anyone? I think Rodgers would be great but doubt he'd come

Warnock? Jesus Christ, no! Haven't we suffered enough?
I'd take Rodgers if we couldn't get Moyes though.

[Chris Harte]

Robbo, it seems that we are not that far apart in our thoughts on this. The only thing I would say is that there is no guarantee that the fan's (as a collective) first choice is the same as the club's. Whoever we get, I doubt we'll know whether they were first choice or not.

[OzVilla]

Interviewing more than one candidate would be a good start.

[myf]

Warnock anyone? I think Rodgers would be great but doubt he'd come

Warnock? Jesus Christ, no! Haven't we suffered enough?
I'd take Rodgers if we couldn't get Moyes though.

Rotherham aren't suffering and he has got teams out of the chumps.

[Flamingo Lane]

Given the state the entire club is in, the only realistic short and medium term aim on the field is to stop the rot.  This itself will take a lot of work, and some time, and I think the most we can honestly hope for is to appoint a manager who will be able to (and would be actually doing pretty well) to keep us somewhere between mid-table and the play off places for a couple of seasons.  There's no miracle going to happen, and mostly, I suspect, it will be pretty tedious     

[robbo1874]

Robbo, it seems that we are not that far apart in our thoughts on this. The only thing I would say is that there is no guarantee that the fan's (as a collective) first choice is the same as the club's. Whoever we get, I doubt we'll know whether they were first choice or not.

to clarify- I meant the club's choice, not the fans'

[cheadlevilla]

I'd like someone left field such as Micheal Laudrup,  I think he's free at the moment and he did a good job in South Wales

[Stu]

Pearson's work at Leicester was supported by his assistant managers Craig Shakespeare and Steve Walsh. They are still at Leicester and if Pearson was appointed at Villa Park, I can't see them following him to the Championship from the Premier League champions and the chance to compete in champions league football.

I agree with LeeB above that it would be nice for some horrible bastard to shake things up at VP but without his team backing him up, it's a no to Pearson from me.

[Risso]

Who signed Vardy and Mahrez? Was it Pearson?

[Dave]

Who signed Vardy and Mahrez? Was it Pearson?

He was manager when they joined Leicester.

[montague]

Robbo, it seems that we are not that far apart in our thoughts on this. The only thing I would say is that there is no guarantee that the fan's (as a collective) first choice is the same as the club's. Whoever we get, I doubt we'll know whether they were first choice or not.

They shouldn't listen to us too much - last time resulted in lambert

[supertom]

Who signed Vardy and Mahrez? Was it Pearson?

Yes.
Well he was the manager at the time anyway. I have no idea on their transfer set up. Though of course Pearson would undoubtedly take full credit.

[Dave]

Who signed Vardy and Mahrez? Was it Pearson?

Yes.
Well he was the manager at the time anyway. I have no idea on their transfer set up. Though of course Pearson would undoubtedly take full credit.

Steve Walsh is their Paddy Riley.

So Leicester bringing in (more than) a couple of great bargains while Pearson was manager is no more reason to hire him as Villa manager as spending £9m on Andrej Kramaric while he was manager is reason not to.

[Risso]

Who signed Vardy and Mahrez? Was it Pearson?

Yes.
Well he was the manager at the time anyway. I have no idea on their transfer set up. Though of course Pearson would undoubtedly take full credit.

Steve Walsh is their Paddy Riley.

So Leicester bringing in (more than) a couple of great bargains while Pearson was manager is no more reason to hire him as Villa manager as spending £9m on Andrej Kramaric while he was manager is reason not to.

Agreed, but I was looking for any crumb of comfort.