Next Villa manager

[FatSam]

Having read how important the pre-season team bonding exercises are for Wagner, I can't see him coming here mid-season into this shitstorm.

[Monty]

McLaren's tactics suit our players better than Bruce's, but he isn't exactly the strong personality or innovative football thinker you'd want for the rebuild. Christ's sake, Boro get Karanka, Bournemouth get Howe, Huddersfield get Klopp's identical clone and we're debating Bruce or McLaren. Really quite embarrassing.

[TonyD]

With sick almost in mouth,  unless we can poach a world class manager,  I think Bruce could steady the ship.   

[Monty]

With sick almost in mouth,  unless we can poach a world class manager,  I think Bruce could steady the ship.   

Steadying the ship isn't good enough. Hell, I think RDM might have 'steadied the ship' in the sense of not being relegated from god damn Division bloody Two. We need someone who's really going to change things around, not just bumble along insignificantly without being too noticeable.

[ozzjim]

I agree Monty but who???

[ASHTONVILLA]

Flabby as player manager couldn't do any worse than RDM did yesterday.

I'd go for Warburton, or Howe. Failing that a punt on Smith or Rowett. Failing that a steady manager like Warnock, Bruce or McCarthy.

[Monty]

I agree Monty but who???

I much prefer the Rowett option, though some of the reservations expressed here are valid. There are great managers out there, in Germany and France and Spain and so on. We need to stop thinking within this tiny box. A Bruce - or God help us a Warnock - is a panic appointment, a relegation-fighting appointment. It doesn't bespeak any sort of planning or ambition.

[auntiesledd]

Steve Round is currently on a Masters Degree course with Steve McClaren. Be careful what you wish for.

Who the Hell is wishing for McClown to come here?!

[ASHTONVILLA]

Steve Round is currently on a Masters Degree course with Steve McClaren. Be careful what you wish for.

Who the Hell is wishing for McClown to come here?!

McClown and his agent probably. Idle speculation, ignore.

[Exeter 77]

Not sure how he's doing with Espanyol  or whether Tony Xia would want to pay compensation but a left field suggestion is Quique Sanchez Flores as he got Watford promoted.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Not sure how he's doing with Espanyol  or whether Tony Xia would want to pay compensation but a left field suggestion is Quique Sanchez Flores as he got Watford promoted.

Would not be unhappy with that.

[auntiesledd]

Steve Round is currently on a Masters Degree course with Steve McClaren. Be careful what you wish for.

Who the Hell is wishing for McClown to come here?!

McClown and his agent probably. Idle speculation, ignore.

Indeed. 

[supertom]

Not sure how he's doing with Espanyol  or whether Tony Xia would want to pay compensation but a left field suggestion is Quique Sanchez Flores as he got Watford promoted.

Would not be unhappy with that.

He'd get my vote over most of the links we're going to get. I'd like Tony to really show some ambition here and go for someone like Mancini. If FSW is happy to slog it out for millions in the championship, I reckon the decent Roberto could.

[Clark W Griswold]

I think it's got to be someone British, very experienced and no nonsense this time although I do agree that Flores did a great job at Watford and is a better shout than many.

[SoccerHQ]

"This job is going to need a confident, almost arrogant manager with unflappable self belief who everyone respects. "

Wasn't that Sherwood?

Who respects Sherwood? Apart from himself.

Benteke and D*lph certainly do...they got big moves on the back of him getting good form out of them in our mini revival.