Manager for next season

[Brend'Watkins]

No Moyes.  Great news.

Yep which means there is now a strong chance it is either going to be Pearson or Di Matteo.  Let's get the bunting out.

Neither warrant bunting but Pearson would be my choice all day long of those readily available.

[Monty]

I'd rather have Moyes than Pearson any day.

[Clampy]

Just a thought. I wonder if he's ruled himself out to save face knowing that we've appointed someone else instead? Dr Tony did hint that it was more or less done. Being overlooked by a relegated club wouldn't look too good for him. I may be wrong though.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We need a manager that can match the enthusiasm and energy of the Villa faithful. Moyes is obviously not that man.

[mr underhill]

I just feel we've never seriously been on Dave's career radar and dipping in to the Championship was never going to help the cause of persuading him to come. As someone else said he might have ended up working for Randy with a budget of nowt.

[puppyfeat]

No Moyes.  Great news.

Yep which means there is now a strong chance it is either going to be Pearson or Di Matteo.  Let's get the bunting out.

Neither warrant bunting but Pearson would be my choice all day long of those readily available.

Me too, for what he did at Leicester, because he has a point to prove and because he'd probably see Villa as a step up in his career - unlike Moyes whose best work in my opinion is behind him and seems to view us as beneath him. I never wanted him, and I'm very pleased with his decision.

[Lobsterboy]

I was hoping it was going to be Moyes but if he doesn't want it sod him - let's move on and get someone in who does want it

Sounds like it's a straight fight between Pearson and RDM; whoever it is can we get them in as soon as possible please as they have got one helluva job on their hands to sort this mess out

[DeKuip]

Having spent the last few months saying he's waiting until the summer to see what comes up in the Premier League Moyes is only really doing what he said he would.

[rob_bridge]

We need a manager that can match the enthusiasm and energy of the Villa faithful. Moyes is obviously not that man.

Bring back Tim Sherwood if it's about enthusiasm

[rob_bridge]

1 Primary issue with Pearson and this is something that seems to have dogged the club for 20 years.

He won't be able to bring Walsh, Shakespeare and Stowell in as coaches so who will his sidekicks be. Most important

[AVH87]

Having spent the last few months saying he's waiting until the summer to see what comes up in the Premier League Moyes is only really doing what he said he would.

I just don't think he's a very 'fashionable' choice. Progressive clubs and foreign owners (e.g. Watford and Swansea) have gone elsewhere, I highly highly doubt Everton want him back. That leaves someone like WBA if they ditch Pulis, I genuinely think that's as good an offer as he'll get in the top flight.

[maidstonevillain]

I just feel we've never seriously been on Dave's career radar and dipping in to the Championship was never going to help the cause of persuading him to come. As someone else said he might have ended up working for Randy with a budget of nowt.

That wouldnt have been the problem. All he would have had to do was accept the job conditional on the takeover going through.

[cdbearsfan]

Seems like we are down to two. I've already listed Di Matteo's CV, I'll list Pearson's too, for comparison.

DI MATTEO

MK Dons: only had one season there. Lost on penalties in the playoff semi-finals. Considering they'd only been promoted the previous season that's not a bad return. Verdict: SUCCESS.

West Brom: got them promoted at the first attempt. They were above the relegation zone the following season when he was, rather harshly, sacked. Verdict: SUCCESS

Chelsea: of course any achievement at that club has to be viewed while considering that just about anyone could do well there with their resources and squad. Nevertheless, he won the trophy that eluded Mourinho, Ranieri, Hiddink, Ancelotti and others, and added another trophy. He didn't do well in the league by their standards in his first season, but he had improved in the second season when he was dismissed. Verdict: SUCCESS.

Schalke: took over with them in eleventh, finished sixth. Did have a poor end to the season so I won't call it an outright success. Verdict: OKAY.

PEARSON

Carlisle: took over with them having just been relegated to the bottom tier and only avoided relegation to the Conference via an injury time goalkeeper goal. I'm not sure what the financial situation was like there though so I won't judge him too harshly. Verdict: OKAY.

Southampton: punted after just three months in charge. Verdict: FAILURE.

Leicester (first spell): promoted as Champions of League One and got them to the Championship playoffs. Verdict: SUCCESS.

Hull: took over with them just relegated to the Championship and led them to an unimpressive 11th. They were in playoffs the season after when he left so I'll be generous and say, Verdict: OKAY.

Leicester (second spell): two mid-table finishes then a playoff semi-finals defeat in his first three years. Promoted as Champions the year after. Sacked after finishing fourteenth the year after. I'll ignore what Leicester have achieved in his absence and be generous again. Verdict: SUCCESS.




So, Di Matteo has been successful just about everywhere. Pearson has only had any success at one club. Di Matteo took one year to escape the Championship, Pearson took four. Di Matteo doesn't seem be a raging psychopathic bullying wanker, Pearson does.

No comparison for me.

[levico]

Enthusiasm, determination and experience - Sherwood didn't have all three, Pearson does.

[paul_e]

For me this comes back to the fact that he's failed in his last 2 jobs.  I don't think he has the stomach, right now, for a big job, he just wants something that will allow him to easily rebuild his reputation without much work on building the squad.