Manager for next season

[Gregorys Boy]

I came round to the idea of Pearson as our next manager when it was looking likely

but he's gone now I'm not going to lose any sleep over him, he ain't that great

I've not come round to the idea of RDM yet but if it happens I will no doubt get on board,

I said last week I'm not sure how dr X appoints a new manager until he has officially bought and paid for the club, I know it happened with MON but maybe both sides were in agreement with whatever happened and that's not the case this time,
if he's chosen his man and its that easy then why isn't he in the job yet

This is fair, and I'm not totally against the idea of RDM.  Think we need to make a move sooner rather than later though.

[curiousorange]

If whichever manager we go for gets us playing consistent, positive football, the results will see us promoted or in the play-offs. It was no surprise to see we ended up bottom last season because a few spots aside, we were god awful. You play well, you get results.

[CJ]

In an ideal world it would be nice to make a move sooner rather than later, but the reality is no manager is going to sign for us until the ownership is finalised - until then he won't know who he'll be working for and consequently what budget may or may not be available for squad rebuilding.  It's frustrating (and mildly ironic) that the thing holding things up at the minute is the one thing we've all wished for for so long

[cdbearsfan]

It doesn't matter who the next manager is, because unless the deep rooted issues at the heart of the club are resolved it won't matter a jot.

We'll have a new owner, a new Board and a new manager.

As we can't actually sell or sign any players until July I'm not sure what else you want them to do at present.

[mr underhill]

you mean apart from actually complete the takeover and appoint all the people you mentioned?

[SheffieldVillain]

you mean apart from actually complete the takeover and appoint all the people you mentioned?

Which they can't influence as it is now waiting on league approval.

[cdbearsfan]

Yep. We'll likely appoint a manager as soon as Dr X officially takes charge. He can't take charge yet due to Football League rules.

I'm not sure how anyone at Villa can be blamed for acting too slowly. I'm also not sure what all the panic is about anyway, a few days here or there is irrelevant.

How many training sessions has Pearson taken as Derby manager? How many players has he signed?

I'll worry if we have noone in place in a few weeks, maybe. Until then, chillax. It's not even June.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Surely, if RDM knows he's got the job he'll already be doing any work he would be had he been announced anyway

There's nothing stopping him talking to people behind the scenes or discussing potential ins and outs despite not being officially unveiled due to the takeover being picked over by the authorities

There's no panic/rush for it to be formally announced at all as far as I can see

[cdbearsfan]

Agreed.

I think half a decade of shite has traumatised some fans so much that they like to seeth and moan about everything.

There's been more than enough to worry about over the years, without getting into a state about whether a manager takes over on a Saturday or a Tuesday.

[godzvilla]

Surely, if RDM knows he's got the job he'll already be doing any work he would be had he been announced anyway

There's nothing stopping him talking to people behind the scenes or discussing potential ins and outs despite not being officially unveiled due to the takeover being picked over by the authorities

There's no panic/rush for it to be formally announced at all as far as I can see

Agreed , sirlordbaltimore, very good points ..... and perhaps one of the most important issues surrounding the new Boss will be who he brings in with him. Will he , for instance ,  hire a former Championship Manager who has in depth experience of this League, as his assistant ( someone like Owen Coyle , for example) , similar to  Pearson at Derby.....................Godzvilla!

[Concrete John]

Surely, if RDM knows he's got the job he'll already be doing any work he would be had he been announced anyway

He'll probably be watching DVDs of all our games from last season.  The poor sod.

[Villa in Denmark]

But how often does a manager of the experience and class of Rafa manage in the Championship? That is a one off, not the norm.  I do take your point that within reason a good manager can be sucessful in any league, but the Championship is for me a more fast pace, and in your face league than the PL.  Not to mention that by becoming a big fish in a small pond that Villa just became a marked team. 

And that's where a manager that can actually think, rather than just "do what he knows to survive in the league" will be an advantage, especially after promotion.

The one thing I take away from all of Pearson's antics in interviews is that I think he's absolutely thick as pig shit and knows it, but is paranoid about confirming it to the world at large in an interview, hence all the passive-aggressive psuedo intellectual bollocks.

[cdbearsfan]

If the Championship is so difficult, playing a pace and style of football unknown throughout the rest of the globe, Di Matteo must have been fucking amazing to get promoted out of it at the first attempt.

[AV89]

Not that suprised Pearson has plumped for Derby.  They're a better club than us and with all the uncertainty over the takeover, why wait for a job you may not even be offered.

[Musicmaan]

Not that suprised Pearson has plumped for Derby.  They're a better club than us and with all the uncertainty over the takeover, why wait for a job you may not even be offered.

'Better' is such a strong word...