Manager for next season

[Hookeysmith]

Not my preferred choice (Pearson) but will accept him if it is

As for the rest - all of the back room team have to go. I would imagine its not just the players that have been taking a living whilst offering bugger all back

Fitness
Coaches - at all levels
Scouting
GK coach
Dieticians

everything needs ripping up and starting again

[mike]

I've just accepted it's going to be Pearson. just makes things easier.

makes things harder for me. it will take a lot for me to revive my love for this football club if that absolute moron is appointed

I agree. What moderate level of success he may achieve will be tainted by the fact it was achieved by a man I can't respect.

I'm not fond of him either but I'm pretty sure if he is successful you will respect him soon enough.  A promotion and good football will do wonders for peoples moral judgment.  Fergie gave plenty of taciturn interviews in his time and assaulted Beckham with a boot.  No one really batted an eyelid.

I will never respect him unless he improves as a human being. As I say, if we do well with him at the helm, it will be tainted for me.

[Villa in Denmark]

Not my preferred choice (Pearson) but will accept him if it is

As for the rest - all of the back room team have to go. I would imagine its not just the players that have been taking a living whilst offering bugger all back

Fitness
Coaches - at all levels
Scouting
GK coach
Dieticians

everything needs ripping up and starting again

Fitness - Aquagymnastics for the frail and infirm
Coaches - at all levels -Do we still use Flights?
Scouting - Well they've all earned their advanced badges for folding wet paper towels.
GK coach - What's one of those?
Dieticians - Big Mac and Fries to go.

[john e]

I just shuddered as I saw a report saying Pearson has held talks and will likely keep Black as his Assistant..... Then I realised it was Moxley.

I don't see a massive problem with keeping Black on as assistant
he's ok until it comes to picking the team lineup, which he wont have to do if he's not the manager
he has been hopeless in that respect, but apart from that I think he's done alright

hasn't he ?

[ciggiesnbeer]

Assuming a takeover is happening, I'll be disappointed if we don't make every effort to get Moyes. It would be such a show of intent and would get the fans right on side from the off; a new dawn. The rebirth.

Why would they? The board made no effort to stay in the premier league, why on earth would they make an effort to get a good new manager for the Championship?

When they eventually can be bothered to hire a new manager it will be an exciting up and coming British manager who will work within the framework of the club*

*translation- low salary and plays hoofball on the cheap.

Sorry, what I meant was, if a takeover happens and the new board choose the next manager I hope they go after Moyes. I fully agree that if the current board are in charge, we'll get someone cheap (ie not in work and that has never managed a club our size). Which is why the Pearson rumours seem believable.

But if a takeover is happening, why would the current board appoint anyone? A waste of money from their point of view and you'd like to think the new guys will have a completely different recruitment policy.

Oh I know. I was just being miserable You have a good point!

[ozzjim]

I just shuddered as I saw a report saying Pearson has held talks and will likely keep Black as his Assistant..... Then I realised it was Moxley.

I don't see a massive problem with keeping Black on as assistant
he's ok until it comes to picking the team lineup, which he wont have to do if he's not the manager
he has been hopeless in that respect, but apart from that I think he's done alright

hasn't he ?

Has he seen us win??

[Dave]

I just shuddered as I saw a report saying Pearson has held talks and will likely keep Black as his Assistant..... Then I realised it was Moxley.

I don't see a massive problem with keeping Black on as assistant
he's ok until it comes to picking the team lineup, which he wont have to do if he's not the manager
he has been hopeless in that respect, but apart from that I think he's done alright

hasn't he ?

So if we ignore the teams that he picks, what would you class as his successes in the role so far?

[brian green]

A GK coach is the upgrade from Flights which was an upgrade from Smiths Imperial Coaches.  In is much faster hence the name. Goos Kwik.

[SteveN]

A GK coach is the upgrade from Flights which was an upgrade from Smiths Imperial Coaches.  In is much faster hence the name. Goos Kwik.

When I was a kid our home phone number was one digit away from Flights.  We would get calls at all times of the day and night with some joker saying "The flights all clear to.......destination." Complicated by the fact it was a shared line.  My dad was a very easy going man but these constant calls were one of the few things that made him angry.

Oh.....and Black should go, we need a complete clear out of coaching and management staff.

[ozzjim]

I just shuddered as I saw a report saying Pearson has held talks and will likely keep Black as his Assistant..... Then I realised it was Moxley.

I don't see a massive problem with keeping Black on as assistant
he's ok until it comes to picking the team lineup, which he wont have to do if he's not the manager
he has been hopeless in that respect, but apart from that I think he's done alright

hasn't he ?

So if we ignore the teams that he picks, what would you class as his successes in the role so far?

Whatever the response here its a bit like writing your name on an exam paper and getting a mark for it.

[The Man With A Stick]

I like to think that Pearson would cut out all the nonsense if we appointed him, purely because he'd know it's by far the biggest job he'll ever get.

[aj2k77]

I just shuddered as I saw a report saying Pearson has held talks and will likely keep Black as his Assistant..... Then I realised it was Moxley.

I don't see a massive problem with keeping Black on as assistant
he's ok until it comes to picking the team lineup, which he wont have to do if he's not the manager
he has been hopeless in that respect, but apart from that I think he's done alright

hasn't he ?

So if we ignore the teams that he picks, what would you class as his successes in the role so far?

Pissing the fans off.
Being unorganised defensively.
Arguing with players.
Poor at substitutions.
Negative.

Apart from that he seems to hate Gabby, which is a plus and he's an extra hand during training to help put the cones out and around the bibs.

[Pete3206]

Don't be disrespectful of a man with 35 years experience

[ciggiesnbeer]

And fans will start enjoying the 'them against us approach' and hearing him lay into Pat Murphy.  Of course if he doesn't do well he will remain a twat and we'll all reluctantly enjoy reminding fellow fans how right we were in our original assessment.

I dont think Pearson is a man to change his personality.

While that personality has rare positives like humiliating Pat Murphy (and of course I would be delighted if he did that again as Villa manager) I cant shake the feeling that long term it would be a bad thing for the club the way he can treat players & presumably backroom staff.

Its like hiring Keane/Culverhouse/Karsa but this time with our eyes wide open. Doesnt seem that smart.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I cant shake the feeling that long term it would be a bad thing for the club the way he can treat players & presumably backroom staff.

Its like hiring Keane/Culverhouse/Karsa but this time with our eyes wide open. Doesnt seem that smart.

Have I missed something. What has he done to his players and backroom staff?

I thought his crimes against the human race where:

1. Swearing a fan.
2. The McArthur (joke?) incident.
3. Talking bollocks in a press meeting.
4. Sounding a bit thick.