New manager- when will it happen?

[Clampy]

Pearson would completely crumble under the scrutiny here. As soon as he took a booing at a 0-0 against Rotherham or something he'd lose his shit and say something daft. We need someone who's strict, organised, structured and respected. Moyes.

We also need someone who can establish us back in the top flight when / if we go up.  I think Moyes would be able to do that.

That's the main thing for me. It's not just getting back up quickly, it's staying up once we're there.

[Nelly]

Thing is, in the recent past the press have always been full of suggestions as to who would become manager when there was a vacancy. Quite often it was someone out of the blue entirely. Now that we're starting to build a proper board I wonder if that will still happen but I wouldn't be totally surprised at someone else who no one has heard of but maybe with the potential to be great.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

I'll say one thing, if Moyes wants a decent way to rebuild his reputation, then getting us promoted quickly and even mid tablish would be an obvious way of doing it.

agree with that

on the other hand if he doesnt he's seriously tarnished

[bobcat]

Pearson will be announced once relegation is confirmed - insider tip off.

Ah ok, the great inside no name, say no more, nudge nudge, wink wink tip. And what other gems has your insider bestowed upon you that he has nailed?

Lots actually. It's someone close to some players who wants to keep his job! It's been a badly kept secret since the 22nd. He didn't know Garde was leaving in the interim although I suppose it's not that surprising.

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

Pearson will be announced once relegation is confirmed - insider tip off.

Ah ok, the great inside no name, say no more, nudge nudge, wink wink tip. And what other gems has your insider bestowed upon you that he has nailed?

Lots actually. It's someone close to some players who wants to keep his job! It's been a badly kept secret since the 22nd. He didn't know Garde was leaving in the interim although I suppose it's not that surprising.

In that case, since you've got an inside line, can you pass a message back the other way to say I don't want Pearson because he's an unhinged idiot? Thanks.

[ozzjim]

Will if true it will be completely idiotic without his team

[CT]

What happens if the likes of Richards, Gabby, Bacuna, Guzan and Lescott don't like the new manager?

They appear to be the ones with all the power.

We just carry on the same I guess?

[mikeb1982]

If we are going to learn anything from the last couple of appointments, we should take our sweet time over this.  We are down, that's a given, so there is nothing to save this season.  Hopefully a lot of the deadwood (Richards, Lescott etc) will be off before they're home from the Emirates in May, so then is the time to rebuild.  I don't want any new manager involved in our current setup.  Let it finish dying, then come in and start again. 

And please, please, please not Pearson. 

[lovejoy]

None of these managerial candidates inspire me to be honest.

Thing is,we aren't in the best of positions to be picky. Or are we? Moyes, I can see the attraction, but he seems so dour.

The chap at Burnley who sounds like he's swallowed a kilo of cigars-no thank you. Burnley were boring as fuck last season in the Premier League and I think we not only need promotion next year, but stability the year after next. He won't provide that in my opinion.
Pearson-no way. Fucking useless.

For me, Id go all out for Eddie Howe or Rodgers. They do know the Championship, were promoted playing good football, and they're not dour or one dimensional.

You seriously think the likes of Eddie Howe would leave a premiership role to take over the gave yard of managing Villa? It makes no sens for him to leave.

[ozzjim]

Surely if so many of us can see vPearson would be a disaster then the new people at the top will too. Bernstein just doesn't strike me as the type that would get on with Pearson! Hope he is going to Boro and bobcat's mustard is frankly full of shit

[frank black]

I know that they're not going to let the fans appoint the new guy. However, they need to ensure the new chap has fans on his side from day one. Not sure Pearson would tick that box.

Although a large part of me would want to be a fly on the wall when he confronts the work shy gobshites in the team.

[JUAN PABLO]

What happens if the likes of Richards, Gabby, Bacuna, Guzan and Lescott don't like the new manager?

They appear to be the ones with all the power.

We just carry on the same I guess?

well we need to get rid of agbonlahor , otherwise no it wont . The problem is some idiot gave him a juicy contract.

[PaulWinch again]

Hopefully the new board will act sensibly and Moyes will see it as a great opportunity to reinvigorate a club that should be performing much better than it is.

[avfcpg]

Hopefully the new board will act sensibly and Moyes will see it as a great opportunity to reinvigorate a club that should be performing much better than it is.

Agreed and I'm get him in now if possible. We're virtually down, any new manager knows that but at least it gives him a few games to have a look at the players and decide which one's need pursuading to stay and which one's can go, then he can build from there.

[eamonn]

I don't think anyone we are chasing would particularly want to come in before the end of the season just so that they can distance themselves from having anything to do with our relegation.