Dr T has pulled the trigger

[Monty]

It wouldn't be pretty, but it would be between Bruce and Allardyce for me.

Understatement of the year mate,
Ugly, very ugly.

it's a proper Hobson's choice is that

No it isn't.

[PeterWithe]

I always understood Hobson's Choice to be no real choice at all?

[CJ]

If and when the trigger is pulled I sincerely hope the good doctor and his team will come up with something more imaginative than Bruce, Allardyce or Pearson - if they're looking at that lot they may as well throw Colin Wanker and Alan Curbishley in the hat, as well as Pulis when the new Chinese owners dispense with his services. I envied Southampton when they got Pocchetino (who I'd never heard of at the time tbh), and when they lost him to Spuds they followed up with Koeman and now Puel. I know we won't be able to attract really top managers while we're in the Championship but I would hope the new board have already been researching some succession planning options beyond the same old merry-go-round of ex-Championship managers. I really thought that RdM with Clarke was a good choice at the time - looks like I was wrong

[Dave]

I always understood Hobson's Choice to be no real choice at all?

I think it's best summed up "take it or leave it".

So your choice is basically having the one thing being offered or having nothing.

Edit: a bit of research suggests that a choice where the options are equally undesirable is Morton's Fork.

[Phil from the upper holte]

All the arguments in favour of Bruce - Steve Bruce, let's not forget - are taking the exact same form that the arguments for RDM took: nobody can actually give any reasons why he's good other than 'he's been promoted before'.

He has but he's done it a lot of times, Blues x 2   Hull City x 2, admitidly he does wear out himself but if he got us up I wouldn't care what happened afterwards

[Boz]

Take a chance on one of the younger Championship managers from one of the clubs we've played who have out thought RDM with their strategy and style of play.

[Monty]

All the arguments in favour of Bruce - Steve Bruce, let's not forget - are taking the exact same form that the arguments for RDM took: nobody can actually give any reasons why he's good other than 'he's been promoted before'.

He has but he's done it a lot of times, Blues x 2   Hull City x 2, admitidly he does wear out himself but if he got us up I wouldn't care what happened afterwards

So either quite a while ago, with squads absolutely nothing like ours, or both, as far as I see it.

I think we need to hire a manager who has shown they can get the best out of a group of players like ours. Giving these guys Steve Bruce would be as weird as giving Pulis' squad to Pep, or players like Gil and Veretout to some self-serving ghost of tactics' past.

[CJ]

Might be judicious to run any potential new manager past the Torygraph first 

[themossman]

Take a chance on one of the younger Championship managers from one of the clubs we've played who have out thought RDM with their strategy and style of play.

Sorry, no, that would be the manager equivalent of spending a gazillion pounds on junior hoilett a few years ago and building a team round him. For me the stakes are too high and we should be throwing money at a manager that is so clearly elevated above his peers in this league that he is an almost guaranteed success. Anything else risks more payoffs for failure and years of turmoil.

[mr underhill]

Remember Agent Dave? He's tweeting it's Dean Smith.

[Leicester_Villian]

Would have no problem with dean Smith ....firstly he is a Villa fan ....... doing an excellent job at Brentford following what he did at Walsall

He knows football at this level and appears to be able to change things round during a game

Send that Mondeo to Brentford

[Tony Erdington]

bruce or pulis would do the job.

[achilles]

I like Lee Johnson at Bristol City, he certainly conducts himself well and plays football as I hoped that RDM would have done.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Would have no problem with dean Smith ....firstly he is a Villa fan ....... doing an excellent job at Brentford following what he did at Walsall

He knows football at this level and appears to be able to change things round during a game

Send that Mondeo to Brentford

Yes and I can imagine the bellends that are amongst our support going 'who the fuck is he?', he'd be hung out to dry at the first sign of a loss. Not to mention if our players would even respect him knowing how fussy some modern day footballers are

[exigo]

Just as long as Steve Round doesn't get chatting to one of his fellow students.

Be afraid