Manager for next season

[ciggiesnbeer]

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.

Nope you missed nothing. Just me speculating (making stuff up) and extending his jokes/incidents/mannerisms/personality to how he behaves with the team.

Hopefully I am completely off the mark and he is a pro and very motivational. My assumption however is that managers personalities are not that radically different from their public persona.

But thanks for the correction, there have bene no stories as far as I know that he is a twat behind the scenes.

[clash city rocker]

Keep Black !  What as ? Nothing football related I hope.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Well all his players sang his praises, I think man-management is one of his strongest points from what I've read. I do wonder why so many think he'd kick arses to the lazy barstewards we have at the moment. Strange one.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Just saw a link to poyet *sighs*

[Villa in Denmark]

Well all his players sang his praises, I think man-management is one of his strongest points from what I've read. I do wonder why so many think he'd kick arses to the lazy barstewards we have at the moment. Strange one.

Because there's an undertone of malevolence the interviews that have caught attention, plus the "FOAD" and strangle an opposition player incidents.

You're right though, all of his former players seem to speak very highly of him as a man manager. (Unless he really is a psycho and they're worried he'll turn up on their doorstep with a hammer and bag of large nails.)

[Witton Warrior]

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.

Nope you missed nothing. Just me speculating (making stuff up) and extending his jokes/incidents/mannerisms/personality to how he behaves with the team.

Hopefully I am completely off the mark and he is a pro and very motivational. My assumption however is that managers personalities are not that radically different from their public persona.

But thanks for the correction, there have bene no stories as far as I know that he is a twat behind the scenes.

I think a lot of us are having flashbacks to insane PE teachers in our past ;-)

[peter w]

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?

Dumping players that have crossed a disciplinary line. Working with players that are unmotivated and lacking in ability. keeping an air of professionalism about him. Trying to do the best for Aston Villa. But I recognise that many people seem to think that he is doing his best to unhinge us by picking all those players that we're doing brilliantly under a fleet of foot excelling Aston Villa, but given the circumstances I think he's doing okay to keep.

[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?

Dumping players that have crossed a disciplinary line. Working with players that are unmotivated and lacking in ability. keeping an air of professionalism about him. Trying to do the best for Aston Villa.

Which of those points do you feel Remi Garde was failing at?

[badminton]

Lambert looks like he will be available. Fits the criteria 

[cdward]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36158451 - Blackburn Rovers: Paul Lambert to leave Championship club at the end of the season.


Return of TSMII? While Lerner is still around anything is possible

[Chico Hamilton III]

What worries me is that, as soon as the season ends, there'll be a Premier League sacking and the whole merry-go-round of managers will kick off and I can see people like Pearson getting snapped up. Meanwhile, we'll still be hawking ourselves around to the highest bidder, unable to convince any manager to join us until we have an owner with a transfer budget. The longer that goes on, the closer to next season kicking off ( in the first weekend in August) and we're up shit creek again with no time to assess the squad, just like when Venglos joined us or when O'Neill left us.

[peter w]

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?

Dumping players that have crossed a disciplinary line. Working with players that are unmotivated and lacking in ability. keeping an air of professionalism about him. Trying to do the best for Aston Villa.

Which of those points do you feel Remi Garde was failing at?

After january just about every one of them.

[chrisw1]

What worries me is that, as soon as the season ends, there'll be a Premier League sacking and the whole merry-go-round of managers will kick off and I can see people like Pearson getting snapped up. Meanwhile, we'll still be hawking ourselves around to the highest bidder, unable to convince any manager to join us until we have an owner with a transfer budget. The longer that goes on, the closer to next season kicking off ( in the first weekend in August) and we're up shit creek again with no time to assess the squad, just like when Venglos joined us or when O'Neill left us.

This is my worry too.  We've had plenty of time to sort it out if it's an out of work manager.  The only excuse would be if we're tapping up Dyche or someone else in a job.

[peter w]

I think if we have Pearson lined-up he'll be our manager it doesn't matter what happens at the end of the season.

[Chico Hamilton III]

I think if we have Pearson lined-up he'll be our manager it doesn't matter what happens at the end of the season.

So Pearson would be happy to join us without knowing who he'll be working for or how much he'll have to spend? I know he's barmy, but he's not totally thick