Next Villa manager

[Dante Lavelli]

Silver linings and all that, but this might be a good thing because at least this guy will be appointed with Round at the club and will be joining with a structure in place and (hopefully) to suit Round's philosophy.

[brian green]

I would like a workaholic manager.  One who takes a leaf out of Shankly's book and phones up other managers even when he does not need to speak to them.  Always on the case.  Bobby Charlton tells the story that Bill Shankly used to phone him up early every Sunday morning just to talk about the previous day's games.  That sort of manager will do me.

[SoccerHQ]

I agree that's probably the big risk. It might take him till next season to get his ideas across.

I'd wait though. If it meant having a real identity. And he did have a good immediate impact last season I think?

Think he took over when they were in the relegation zone or near enough and they finished 20th so not huge but he used that time to start getting his ideas across and draw up a squad.

[VinnieChase84]

Rowett would make our match in a few weeks very interesting

[Matt Collins]

I agree that's probably the big risk. It might take him till next season to get his ideas across.

I'd wait though. If it meant having a real identity. And he did have a good immediate impact last season I think?

Think he took over when they were in the relegation zone or near enough and they finished 20th so not huge but he used that time to start getting his ideas across and draw up a squad.

Would like to see Jedinak playing his Gegen-pressing style!

[ozzjim]

Lee Johnson has been mentioned in the press.  Not sure if it's too sin for him but interesting idea.  Re Bruce being past it, he got Hull promoted 5 months ago with arguably a weaker side.  He is the surest route to promotion of the options.

[john e]

have to admit I'd never heard of Rowett before he went to blues

But I do remember they were in crisis, no money, shit players, joke performances owner in jail etc
he's made them competitive and turned them round, it's an unbelievable the job he's done there in the circumstances

He must have some idea of what hes doing to even attempt to polish that turd

[ozzjim]

Rowett won't come and our board won't try for him but I agree he's done a great job there. 

Whoever comes has a genuinely good squad to work with.  We are a midfielder and experienced keeper short but overall there is easily enough to make up the gap to the top 6 and even the top 2 over 35 games.  Giving the likes of Lyden a run in midfield to give us legs around Jedinak and playing players in their natural roles would help no end though.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Rowett won't come and our board won't try for him but I agree he's done a great job there. 

Whoever comes has a genuinely good squad to work with.  We are a midfielder and experienced keeper short but overall there is easily enough to make up the gap to the top 6 and even the top 2 over 35 games.  Giving the likes of Lyden a run in midfield to give us legs around Jedinak and playing players in their natural roles would help no end though.

why wouldnt rowett come?

[mr underhill]

has the shit fest of the past six years passed you by?

[Matt Collins]

There's definitely a good argument for an experienced and proven manager. And not someone who's retired like houllier.

Bruce does fit the bill in that respect. Surely he'd come.

I definitely don't want Pearson

[Taylor]

Rowett won't come and our board won't try for him but I agree he's done a great job there. 

Whoever comes has a genuinely good squad to work with.  We are a midfielder and experienced keeper short but overall there is easily enough to make up the gap to the top 6 and even the top 2 over 35 games.  Giving the likes of Lyden a run in midfield to give us legs around Jedinak and playing players in their natural roles would help no end though.

why wouldnt rowett come?

Because he manages a team currently pushing the play off places and Villa are 2 points off relegation. I realise that we are a big club with huge potential, but with that comes massive risk and an expectant fan base. I'm afraid to say it but only out of work managers would take the job on.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

has the shit fest of the past six years passed you by?

you could apply that rationale to literally every manager, we are a basket case so why would any manager want to come?

[Ad@m]

No to Rowett for me, not at this stage.  No matter how much of a mess the Blues were when he walked in there it's nothing compared to the state of the Villa.  Plus, expectation at the Blues is always minimal whereas we've seen the last four managers crack under the pressure of the Villa job.

I know Allardyce is a twat but he'd sort the club out from top to bottom and I would be extremely confident he'd not only get us promoted this year but have us playing in a way that would be good to watch.

[ChicagoLion]

Aston Villa is a huge name in English football and a huge draw for any manager. Let's not understate the club and write ourselves off in this next managerial search...it needs to be the right man, with the right experience and knowledge of the game. We don't need another Lambert, Sherwood, Garde or RDM...we need someone with a proven track record of getting consistent results and performances out of the players. No more fuckin about with these charlatans.

If it is such a big attraction, how come we have ended up with a string of such uninspiring failures?