Manager for next season

[Louzie0]

I hope we choose another one soon.
My work password is coming up for renewal for the next 3 months.
It looks as if I'll have to go with Doug again.

[conman]

All I recall about the RDM era at Chelsea is the players, including the c*** Terry, turning against Vilas Boas, thus getting him the sack.
As soon as RDM turned up, they turned on the style, and then it was Robbie this, and Robbie That.

I think he was more of a mate to the Chelsea tossers, rather than someone who motivated and turned round a floundering ship.

vilas boas wasnt picking ,john  terry  , frank lampard , joe cole , micheal essien , and occasionally drogba ,
he got the sack , matteo got the job and brought the old faithful back into the team , they went on to win champions league
it wasnt rocket science , , i have never managed any football club but could have easily won the champions league that season by bringing the old faithful players back into the side that vilas boas wasnt picking
what is worrying is he may try the same method with gabby and the other tossers not fit to wear the shirt that got us relegated

[villan from luton]

All I recall about the RDM era at Chelsea is the players, including the c*** Terry, turning against Vilas Boas, thus getting him the sack.
As soon as RDM turned up, they turned on the style, and then it was Robbie this, and Robbie That.

I think he was more of a mate to the Chelsea tossers, rather than someone who motivated and turned round a floundering ship.

vilas boas wasnt picking ,john  terry  , frank lampard , joe cole , micheal essien , and occasionally drogba ,
he got the sack , matteo got the job and brought the old faithful back into the team , they went on to win champions league
it wasnt rocket science , , i have never managed any football club but could have easily won the champions league that season by bringing the old faithful players back into the side that vilas boas wasnt picking
what is worrying is he may try the same method with gabby and the other tossers not fit to wear the shirt that got us relegated

Well if your thinking on part one is the same as your thinking on part two, I would suggest you may have had one more drink than me lol. He brought back tried and trusted players to win the champions league, what would he be bringing back with Villa?

[conman]

All I recall about the RDM era at Chelsea is the players, including the c*** Terry, turning against Vilas Boas, thus getting him the sack.
As soon as RDM turned up, they turned on the style, and then it was Robbie this, and Robbie That.

I think he was more of a mate to the Chelsea tossers, rather than someone who motivated and turned round a floundering ship.

vilas boas wasnt picking ,john  terry  , frank lampard , joe cole , micheal essien , and occasionally drogba ,
he got the sack , matteo got the job and brought the old faithful back into the team , they went on to win champions league
it wasnt rocket science , , i have never managed any football club but could have easily won the champions league that season by bringing the old faithful players back into the side that vilas boas wasnt picking
what is worrying is he may try the same method with gabby and the other tossers not fit to wear the shirt that got us relegated

Well if your thinking on part one is the same as your thinking on part two, I would suggest you may have had one more drink than me lol. He brought back tried and trusted players to win the champions league, what would he be bringing back with Villa?

read the last line of my post again

[Rudy Can't Fail]

From my Baggie mate:

I think he'll do well for you, especially in the championship. He's got a winner's mentality and likes to play good football. Problem he had with us is that he had no plan b and once the other teams realised, he was fucked. But then again, he's more experienced now so you'll probably have better luck!

As long as he get's us promoted and as long as I'm willing to accept the crap from a Bitter, sounds like he'll be fine for 18 months. After that, I'm sure Dr Xia will have him executed.

Apparently he gives a very nice press conference too, for all you Pearson haters. Well, at least until things fuck up.

[passitsideways]

All I recall about the RDM era at Chelsea is the players, including the c*** Terry, turning against Vilas Boas, thus getting him the sack.
As soon as RDM turned up, they turned on the style, and then it was Robbie this, and Robbie That.

I think he was more of a mate to the Chelsea tossers, rather than someone who motivated and turned round a floundering ship.

vilas boas wasnt picking ,john  terry  , frank lampard , joe cole , micheal essien , and occasionally drogba ,
he got the sack , matteo got the job and brought the old faithful back into the team , they went on to win champions league
it wasnt rocket science , , i have never managed any football club but could have easily won the champions league that season by bringing the old faithful players back into the side that vilas boas wasnt picking
what is worrying is he may try the same method with gabby and the other tossers not fit to wear the shirt that got us relegated

Except Joe Cole, by that time, was on loan at Lille and Essien missed the first half of the season with a ruptured ACL. Meanwhile, if you look at this link: http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15275&season_id=141, you can see that John Terry played constantly under AVB, so hardly a "restoration" by Di Matteo. Lampard I'll give you, but he was 33/34 by that point and needed rotating anyway.

If you're going to make some shit up for the sake of an argument, try not to make claims which are actually capable of being disproved by a quick Wikipedia scan.

[robbo1874]

Was a bit non-plussed when I first read about RDM being in pole position, mainly I admit, due to the fact I've not followed his career in any depth. If I'd had to guess the Chelsea manager who won the European cup, in all honesty I'd probably have answered, Mourinho. My following of football is almost entirely Villa-centric. However, now I've read a bit about his managerial achievements, I quite like the idea of getting him in.

If the takeover goes smoothly and he comes in quickly and has a quick re-build I honestly think we'll be only down there 1 or 2 seasons at the most. Whilst like everyone else who supports the club, I want us to bounce straight back, I don't think it would be the end of the world if we narrowly missed out next season, but say won the championship the following season with a settled, experienced squad playing attractive football. We'd then be fairly well placed to mount a decent premier league campaign the season after, as opposed to possibly struggling the following season if we did go straight back up through the play-offs, say.

Hope that makes sense.

[mattjpa]

I am glad Pearson is in the same division. Direct comparisons can and will be made. I hope it doesn't result in us all concluding what a fuck up of a managerial appointment our club has managed once again.

if Pearson finishes above Villa the Pearson haters will just say its because he didn't have the shit to sort out first
i'm past caring now, I don't think RDM is strong enough to sort the mess out but I will back him and hope he does good
he's definitely a better option than some mentioned but I'm not over keen as I don't think he will be driven or hard working enough

Sweeping generalisation based on a race of billions so I apologise in advance but his new boss is from the hardest working nation of people in the world and has already said he will be basing himself predominantly over here to keep a close eye on things. I don't think skiving off by anyone in the entire company will be tolerated, let alone the guy with the most important job in the whole place

[Musicmaan]

I can't wait for this to be sorted now so we can move on.

For those amongst who seem to feel that Pearson is (was) the answer because he was aggressive and likely to sort the arseholes out... Just remember, man-management is about respect. If Pearson gets respect by being a little on the aggressive side, then that's his way, but it's not the only way. It's not necessary to 'lose your shit' to get respect from your players / staff etc.

Garde had no respect, no clout, no persona to enter the dressing with, no career, no honours and our bunch of prima donnas couldn't be arsed to work for him.

Sherwood, once his bubble had burst lost all interest himself, didn't respect the people he was working for and wanted out. You can't command respect as a manager in that position.

We don't know, really, what Di Matteo is  going to be like in the dressing room. Looking at his CV though, I'm willing to take him seriously. I also believe that he will earn a certain amount of respect through who he is and what he as achieved.

I'm optimistic for promotion, although some transfer market activity could definitely reassure me on that.

[Nunkin1965]

Not sure what some people want here.

We may think that we're the greatest show on earth but we're in the Championship.
Villa have to start somewhere and we are not going to attract interest from pedigree applicants because of the mess. Dr X seems to be in a hurry to get us back so whoever gets the job will have a mandate to return us to the top league asap.

It's going to be a bit of a punt whoever gets it but if it is RDM he'll get my support as he on reflection seems as qualified as any of the attainable candidates.

Prem managers aren't coming as the money swimming around next season will, I'd imagine, be a far more attractive proposition to resurrecting us.

Was Sir Graham's appointment greeted with such negativity at the time as I can't remember.

[Axl Rose]

Was a bit non-plussed when I first read about RDM being in pole position, mainly I admit, due to the fact I've not followed his career in any depth. If I'd had to guess the Chelsea manager who won the European cup, in all honesty I'd probably have answered, Mourinho. My following of football is almost entirely Villa-centric. However, now I've read a bit about his managerial achievements, I quite like the idea of getting him in.

If the takeover goes smoothly and he comes in quickly and has a quick re-build I honestly think we'll be only down there 1 or 2 seasons at the most. Whilst like everyone else who supports the club, I want us to bounce straight back, I don't think it would be the end of the world if we narrowly missed out next season, but say won the championship the following season with a settled, experienced squad playing attractive football. We'd then be fairly well placed to mount a decent premier league campaign the season after, as opposed to possibly struggling the following season if we did go straight back up through the play-offs, say.

Hope that makes sense.

It makes perfect sense, and I agree wholeheartedly, Ribbon.

Good post.

[cdbearsfan]

All I recall about the RDM era at Chelsea is the players, including the c*** Terry, turning against Vilas Boas, thus getting him the sack.
As soon as RDM turned up, they turned on the style, and then it was Robbie this, and Robbie That.

I think he was more of a mate to the Chelsea tossers, rather than someone who motivated and turned round a floundering ship.

vilas boas wasnt picking ,john  terry  , frank lampard , joe cole , micheal essien , and occasionally drogba ,
he got the sack , matteo got the job and brought the old faithful back into the team , they went on to win champions league
it wasnt rocket science , , i have never managed any football club but could have easily won the champions league that season by bringing the old faithful players back into the side that vilas boas wasnt picking
what is worrying is he may try the same method with gabby and the other tossers not fit to wear the shirt that got us relegated

Because he brought back some of the best players in the World means he'd be in a desperate rush to bring back... Agbonlahor?

Still, it seems the answer is staring us in the face. Forget Di Matteo. His team needed penalties to win the European Cup.

Mourinho couldn't win it with Chelsea. Nor could Ancelotti, Hiddink, Villas-Boas or Ranieri.

But Conman could've won it... easily.

Get him appointed Villa! In Conman We Trust!

[Stirchley Villain]

I hope we choose another one soon.
My work password is coming up for renewal for the next 3 months.
It looks as if I'll have to go with Doug again.

I keep trying to put beef stew as my password. It keeps saying it isn't stroganoff...

[Nastylee]

Was Sir Graham's appointment greeted with such negativity at the time as I can't remember.

I'm willing to bet that if these boards had been around then the folk on here now would state:

1) Long ball merchant, don't want his anti-football tactics.
2) What has he ever won?
3) Has no track record - blah, blah, blah.

[LeeB]

Was Sir Graham's appointment greeted with such negativity at the time as I can't remember.

I'm willing to bet that if these boards had been around then the folk on here now would state:

1) Long ball merchant, don't want his anti-football tactics.
2) What has he ever won?
3) Has no track record - blah, blah, blah.

Who else was in the frame, other than Basset? I can't think.