Manager for next season

[gpbarr]

Just been told by a forest fan who was there last night she saw Pearson in the directors box. Could be nothing but looks ominous

Looks awesome to me - thank Christ

[cdbearsfan]

Good luck Nottingham Fucking Ostrich Forest.

[sid1964]

We are making staff redundant, yet supposedly we are prepared to waste £2miiion on Bruce!!

If I were a member of staff at the Villa who was being made redundant, I would ask where is the money coming from for the compensation for the new manager?

For me if it is fat Bruce, mad mick, hughton then after 20 plus years of being a season ticket holder, I will not be renewing

We need a manager who has not been associated with Blues, the job will be hard enough without having that as a stick to beat the new man with

[mr underhill]

if they were brilliant I wouldn't mind what previous they had. But Brucie is a tad underwhelming for me so fingers crossed he's not on the list.

[tomd2103]

Grayson would be a very underwhelming appointment. Everton fans were abusing Martinez at an U21 game last night, they really hate him so I'm wondering if Moyes is waiting for that one to come up. I haven't been paying any attention to Everton but they are similar to us last season in that if they didn't have a prolific striker in Lukaku then they would be down there with us.

Moyes to Everton.  Martinez to WBA.  Pulis to.. oh wait...

Moyes to Everton?  After reading some of the thoughts of their fans about him that have been posted on here, I doubt that very much. 

[old man villa fan]

If Hull do not go up, that will be relegation and failing to get a club promoted in the last two seasons for Bruce.  Considering how they folded last year and look to be doing the same this season, what would the Club be going on to offer him the job.

[Clampy]

We are making staff redundant, yet supposedly we are prepared to waste £2miiion on Bruce!!

If I were a member of staff at the Villa who was being made redundant, I would ask where is the money coming from for the compensation for the new manager?

For me if it is fat Bruce, mad mick, hughton then after 20 plus years of being a season ticket holder, I will not be renewing

We need a manager who has not been associated with Blues, the job will be hard enough without having that as a stick to beat the new man with

No one has said we're even going for Bruce and if they have , it's just speculation.

[steamer]

There is not anyone in that list of underacheivers that excites me.
Moyes I would see as the only potential, yet when he was linked with us while at Everton I did not want him.
I know it is only paper talk but to even consider Bruce adding us to the clutch of clubs he has failed at makes me drop my head in despair.
This is big decision time, dont fuck up.

[mike]

We are making staff redundant, yet supposedly we are prepared to waste £2miiion on Bruce!!

If I were a member of staff at the Villa who was being made redundant, I would ask where is the money coming from for the compensation for the new manager?

For me if it is fat Bruce, mad mick, hughton then after 20 plus years of being a season ticket holder, I will not be renewing

We need a manager who has not been associated with Blues, the job will be hard enough without having that as a stick to beat the new man with

If we took on Rowett and he didn't perform, the last thing I'd pay any attention to would be his previous employer. I don't want Bruce for the same reason I didn't want McLeish... I don't think he's the right manager for us. An ex Birmingham manager getting us promoted would actually add a dimension to the pleasure.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

This new Villa manager selection is starting to remind me of how the EU select their president. Rather than go for the best man to get the job done, the insecurities of it's individual members dismiss those most capable by their nationality until eventually a compromise is reached that offends nobody, mainly due to the nominee being a desk johnny with no real leadership experience, skills or vision.

Our selection criteria of finding an English/British manager that has experience in the Championship and the PL is the equivalent of searching for a new EU president in Luxembourg.

[Nelson Lodge]

Looked up Bernstein's record as Chairman at Man City to see the type of Manager he picked. He was chairman from 1998 to 2003.

His first of two Managers was Joe Royle, who got them promoted from League1/Div 3 via the play offs in his first season. Then in his second got them promoted to the top division. They were relegated sgain in his 3rd season back to Div 2/Championship. He was then sacked.

Replaced by Kevin Keegan who got City up straight away back to the Prem. KK still manager when Bernstein left the club.

Re the Martinez mention above. Believe he signed a 5 year contract in 2014. So it will cost Everton a lot to sack him, or another club in compensation if they wanted him.
Personally I would prefer Rodgers, if he has the mental strength to deal with the wastrels in the first team squad.

Think the Championship could be Grsydon's glass ceiling.

The though of another dour Scot does not appeal. Then the memories of Docherty, McNeil, McLeish, Lambert are not good to say the least.

[old man villa fan]

This new Villa manager selection is starting to remind me of how the EU select their president. Rather than go for the best man to get the job done, the insecurities of it's individual members dismiss those most capable by their nationality until eventually a compromise is reached that offends nobody, mainly due to the nominee being a desk johnny with no real leadership experience, skills or vision.

Our selection criteria of finding an English/British manager that has experience in the Championship and the PL is the equivalent of searching for a new EU president in Luxembourg.

The skill set that is going to be required by our new manager needs to be wide ranging.  Fans focus one or two main points and the media usually only one to give impact to a story.  As fans, we generally only see a small part of what a manager does.  A brilliant coach on the training ground can sit unmoved in the dug-out.  What impression do some fans have of that manager?

Most managers do not have all of the skills that the ideal manager would have.  If they did, they would be managing the top clubs in the world.  We will have to accept less than ideal but must select based on our circumstances.  This must be based on what we need for next season and the following seasons.  The costs in football these days mean that you cannot look to just short term.

[Des Little]

Grayson would be a very underwhelming appointment. Everton fans were abusing Martinez at an U21 game last night, they really hate him so I'm wondering if Moyes is waiting for that one to come up. I haven't been paying any attention to Everton but they are similar to us last season in that if they didn't have a prolific striker in Lukaku then they would be down there with us.

Moyes to Everton.  Martinez to WBA.  Pulis to.. oh wait...

Moyes to Everton?  After reading some of the thoughts of their fans about him that have been posted on here, I doubt that very much. 

Howe to Everton.  Get 25p on it and treat yourself to something nice when it happens.

[KevinGage]

Just been told by a forest fan who was there last night she saw Pearson in the directors box. Could be nothing but looks ominous

He always does.

[mr underhill]

very good