Manager for next season

[PeterWithe]

You would want some pretty sturdy assurances before going near the Villa job, unless you just take the 'any port in a storm' view.

Is anyone going to trust the assurances?

[frank black]

You would want some pretty sturdy assurances before going near the Villa job, unless you just take the 'any port in a storm' view.

Is anyone going to trust the assurances?

Only if they put them in the contract.

[ROBBO]

I don't think Lerner has the money to offer assurances anymore.

[AVH87]

I did get Telford United from the Conference to 8th in the Prem on Championship Manager 01/02. It was quite a few years back now though, so maybe I'm a bit out of touch. Still think I'd be a better appointment than John Carver.

Would you be comfortable with a 3 years contract at 500K per annum?

Yes, and for the good of the club I'll even turn down the pay off if I get sacked 3 months into it.

Where do I sign?

[SheffieldVillain]

In yesterday's article it said that before they left, King and Bernstein gave Hollis a shortlist for the new manager's post with four names on plus two backups.

As a bit of mindless speculation to distract from the current depression, who do we think is on it? (And yes, if Lerner stays, we're still in trouble regardless of the manager before anyone throws that one in)

I'm going Moyes, Pearson, Bruce, Dyche with Grayson and McCarthy as backup options.

[Dave]

In yesterday's article it said that before they left, King and Bernstein gave Hollis a shortlist for the new manager's post with four names on plus two backups.

As a bit of mindless speculation to distract from the current depression, who do we think is on it? (And yes, if Lerner stays, we're still in trouble regardless of the manager before anyone throws that one in)

I'm going Moyes, Pearson, Bruce, Dyche with Grayson and McCarthy as backup options.

I reckon that Holloway was one of the back-ups.

Ticks all the narrow criteria that Bernstein said they were looking for, so if that was something they were actually sticking to then him instead of Grayson. I think all six meet what they said they were looking for, assuming he meant British when he said English.

[castlefields_villan]

David Moyes is and always has been my ideal appointment, but just seen on bbc site, he intends to wait until the summer to decide what to do - IMO we need to sort it as soon as and start preparing for next season NOW.

[UK Redsox]

In yesterday's article it said that before they left, King and Bernstein gave Hollis a shortlist for the new manager's post with four names on plus two backups.

As a bit of mindless speculation to distract from the current depression, who do we think is on it? (And yes, if Lerner stays, we're still in trouble regardless of the manager before anyone throws that one in)

I'm going Moyes, Pearson, Bruce, Dyche with Grayson and McCarthy as backup options.

I reckon that Holloway was one of the back-ups.

Ticks all the narrow criteria that Bernstein said they were looking for, so if that was something they were actually sticking to then him instead of Grayson. I think all six meet what they said they were looking for, assuming he meant British when he said English.

I could offer myself as a translator if Ollie gets the job

[Hookeysmith]

In yesterday's article it said that before they left, King and Bernstein gave Hollis a shortlist for the new manager's post with four names on plus two backups.

As a bit of mindless speculation to distract from the current depression, who do we think is on it? (And yes, if Lerner stays, we're still in trouble regardless of the manager before anyone throws that one in)

I'm going Moyes, Pearson, Bruce, Dyche with Grayson and McCarthy as backup options.

I reckon that Holloway was one of the back-ups.

Ticks all the narrow criteria that Bernstein said they were looking for, so if that was something they were actually sticking to then him instead of Grayson. I think all six meet what they said they were looking for, assuming he meant British when he said English.

I could offer myself as a translator if Ollie gets the job

Are you fluent in talking bollocks then?
The man is a complete knob end

[AVH87]

In yesterday's article it said that before they left, King and Bernstein gave Hollis a shortlist for the new manager's post with four names on plus two backups.

As a bit of mindless speculation to distract from the current depression, who do we think is on it? (And yes, if Lerner stays, we're still in trouble regardless of the manager before anyone throws that one in)

I'm going Moyes, Pearson, Bruce, Dyche with Grayson and McCarthy as backup options.

I reckon that Holloway was one of the back-ups.

Ticks all the narrow criteria that Bernstein said they were looking for, so if that was something they were actually sticking to then him instead of Grayson. I think all six meet what they said they were looking for, assuming he meant British when he said English.

I could offer myself as a translator if Ollie gets the job

Are you fluent in talking bollocks then?
The man is a complete knob end

Well, if he did get the job after calling us 'a half-arsed club who used to be famous', he wouldn't be the first to make derogatory remarks about a club and go on to manage them.

Steve Evans, Leeds manager, back in 2013 'Leeds are but a big club, they used to be, now they are just a circus run by puppets, watched by blinkered seals. I would turn it down, I want to be the captain of a cruise liner not the titanic'

[edgysatsuma89]

In yesterday's article it said that before they left, King and Bernstein gave Hollis a shortlist for the new manager's post with four names on plus two backups.

As a bit of mindless speculation to distract from the current depression, who do we think is on it? (And yes, if Lerner stays, we're still in trouble regardless of the manager before anyone throws that one in)

I'm going Moyes, Pearson, Bruce, Dyche with Grayson and McCarthy as backup options.

I reckon that Holloway was one of the back-ups.

Ticks all the narrow criteria that Bernstein said they were looking for, so if that was something they were actually sticking to then him instead of Grayson. I think all six meet what they said they were looking for, assuming he meant British when he said English.

I could offer myself as a translator if Ollie gets the job

Are you fluent in talking bollocks then?
The man is a complete knob end

Well, if he did get the job after calling us 'a half-arsed club who used to be famous', he wouldn't be the first to make derogatory remarks about a club and go on to manage them.

Steve Evans, Leeds manager, back in 2013 'Leeds are but a big club, they used to be, now they are just a circus run by puppets, watched by blinkered seals. I would turn it down, I want to be the captain of a cruise liner not the titanic'

Similar knob end levels so maybe...

[ciggiesnbeer]

On the plus side with Bernstein gone maybe we are extending our search beyond English managers? We can hope.

[aev]

Another game goes by.

I guess we are just completely writing off all remaining games.

[Ian.]

If we know fuck all other than the odd bit of tittle tattle from the press or Twitter, why would anyone with any serious ambition even contemplate us at the moment?

I'm not denying our pedigree, history or potential, but without knowing what is going on behind the scenes if you was a decent manager in a cushy job why would you apply here?

[curiousorange]

If we know fuck all other than the odd bit of tittle tattle from the press or Twitter, why would anyone with any serious ambition even contemplate us at the moment?

I'm not denying our pedigree, history or potential, but without knowing what is going on behind the scenes if you was a decent manager in a cushy job why would you apply here?

You're the man who turns Aston Villa round. Instant respect.