Manager for next season

[Villa in Denmark]

Hopefully that useless injury crock gobshite fucking wanker Okore will be shoved out of the door at the earliest possibility by whoever the new manager turns out to be. And if it's Pearson hopefully he can sit on his throat for a bit beforehand.

You are Nigel Pearson and I claim my five pounds

#angermanagementissues

[Pat McMahon]

Personally, I think he's a decent enough keeper who's confidence took a battering. If he can get back to the form he showed when he replaced Given, he'd be fine. It might well be away from here though.

He reminds me of Mervyn Day. Started off with great promise and years playing behind a shit defence left him shellshocked and he dropped a level.

[Ron Manager]

Is pretty clearly going to be Di Matteo.  Just want to see who his coaching team will be.

Nothing clear about it. Only when Pearson makes his position known as to his availability regarding our vacant position will I accept he will not be the new manager. Pearson was the preferred candidate of Hollis and Brian Little (who should know what is required) whilst Xia seems to favour Di Matteo who according to Baggie colleagues I trust is not exactly the most dedicated of managers we could employ.

[paul_e]

Is pretty clearly going to be Di Matteo.  Just want to see who his coaching team will be.

It's a risky appointment but hopefully will go well. My main concern is he's never built a team. He inherited good teams at MK Dons, the Baggies, Chelsea and even Schalke.

At the Baggies in particular he inherited a side that had just finished bottom and got them promoted whilst spending very little.  In every job he's had he's inherited a squad not playing to it's potential and made them better.  If he can do that for Grealish, Veretout, Traore and Gestede then we've got (along with Ayew) easily enough attacking threat to walk that division so it will be all about sorting out the defence.

[supertom]

Is pretty clearly going to be Di Matteo.  Just want to see who his coaching team will be.

It's a risky appointment but hopefully will go well. My main concern is he's never built a team. He inherited good teams at MK Dons, the Baggies, Chelsea and even Schalke.

At the Baggies in particular he inherited a side that had just finished bottom and got them promoted whilst spending very little.  In every job he's had he's inherited a squad not playing to it's potential and made them better.  If he can do that for Grealish, Veretout, Traore and Gestede then we've got (along with Ayew) easily enough attacking threat to walk that division so it will be all about sorting out the defence.

He wouldn't be the first person who couldn't handle the player power at Chelsea (Even Jose fell foul of it), and I felt he wasn't given quite enough time given he'd won them the champs league 5 months previously. I think he'd do a very good job here. I think if Tony gives the full backing to flush out all the turds here, which seems likely, then he can start moulding a squad who will have the right attitude and work for him.

[Phil from the upper holte]

RDM it is then...Or Dwight Yorke

I don't know that I ever viewed Dwight Yorke as thick when he was with us, but clearly all of those years conversing or whatever it was outside of sex with Jordan has turned his brain to fucking mush. He needs to stop talking about managing us because it makes him look a complete fucking tool.

Agreed, if he got the job I'd be finished with it all

[nigel]

Guzan has always been a decent shot stopper but poor on crosses and his kicking is terrible

That never used to be the case though (the crosses, kicking has never been his thing).

Back in Lambert's first season he was claiming more crosses than anybody else in the league, and by quite a margin as well. He's fully broken now though.

Very true, Dave,
There were a couple of seasons where Brad was ranked 1st, overall, in the Prem. I actually posted the link, so it's on here somewhere.
As you say, though, he's a hollow shell of what he was. Playing behind our defence would have broken any keeper

[tomd2103]

Guzan has always been a decent shot stopper but poor on crosses and his kicking is terrible

That never used to be the case though (the crosses, kicking has never been his thing).

Back in Lambert's first season he was claiming more crosses than anybody else in the league, and by quite a margin as well. He's fully broken now though.

Very true, Dave,
There were a couple of seasons where Brad was ranked 1st, overall, in the Prem. I actually posted the link, so it's on here somewhere.
As you say, though, he's a hollow shell of what he was. Playing behind our defence would have broken any keeper

It's not just his kicking, it's his distribution overall.  Even when he claims a cross, he spends the next few moments dithering, unable to make his mind up what to do.  He's like a cat on a hot tin roof.  I can't remember too many occasions where he has started attacks for us with a good throw out.

[Taylor]

The lack of news is starting to worry me. why do we never get the job done quickly?

[cheltenhamlion]

A girl in Australia once said the same to me whilst I was trying to demonstrate us "whinging poms" have sexual stamina to be revered.

After half an hour she looked at me very bored and said "Have you slimed yet?"

[aj2k77]

Guzan has always been a decent shot stopper but poor on crosses and his kicking is terrible

That never used to be the case though (the crosses, kicking has never been his thing).

Back in Lambert's first season he was claiming more crosses than anybody else in the league, and by quite a margin as well. He's fully broken now though.

Very true, Dave,
There were a couple of seasons where Brad was ranked 1st, overall, in the Prem. I actually posted the link, so it's on here somewhere.
As you say, though, he's a hollow shell of what he was. Playing behind our defence would have broken any keeper

It's not just his kicking, it's his distribution overall.  Even when he claims a cross, he spends the next few moments dithering, unable to make his mind up what to do.  He's like a cat on a hot tin roof.  I can't remember too many occasions where he has started attacks for us with a good throw out.

There's also the amount of stupid goals we've conceded with him playing a defender in to trouble with a suicide pass as well. He's just lost the plot completely.

[Ian.]

The lack of news is starting to worry me. why do we never get the job done quickly?

Unfortunately it's out of our hands as it would be with any candidate purchasing a club. This must also prolong the process of appointing a manager. Maybe the incoming manager will want assurance from the League before signing the dotted line.

[andyh]

Greg Evans saying the mail is breaking a manager story later?
More bollocks?

[Lastfootstamper]

Greg Evans saying the mail is breaking a manager story later?
More bollocks?

I reckon they'll break a story that we'll possibly announce a new manager within the next ten days, and it might be RDM, according to their sources.

[Ron Manager]

Is there a possibility they have asked Brian Little to-do it?