Next Villa manager

[Risso]

It's all a bit surreal isn't it? It does feel a bit early to have pulled the trigger so I wonder if there was something else the manager wasn't impressed with apart from the results and the last two performances? As for who next, I've no idea but it wouldn't surprise me if they're already lined up someone despite what Pat Murphy has said.

Anything else other than spending £50m and managing one solitary win?

It doesn't feel too early in most people's opinions I would say.

[brian green]

The reason why the likes of Pat Murphy spout bollocks about RDM not being given long enough is because they arse lick around the football "community" for a living.  The old pals act has to survive because it is the field they cultivate for a living.

[ChicagoLion]

I said Preston was a must win for RDM, he lost and got fired.
Quite rightly so.
My next prediction is Bruce will be appointed.
Not very exciting is it.

[john e]

there's no template anymore, we have tried them all


someone who knows how to get a team promoted -  De Mateo, Lambert,  Mcliesh

experienced - Houlier, Mcliesh

up and coming ex player - Sherwood

foreign tactician - Garde, Houlier

left field - Garde, Houlier

a no 2 to no 1 - Black

boring but knows how to build a defence - Mcliesh

good cv so far and popular fan appointment - Lambert

an exciting and swashbuckling motivator - Sherwood

given a chance and promoted from the reserves - Mcdonald


what ya gona do

[Chico Hamilton III]

The reason why the likes of Pat Murphy spout bollocks about RDM not being given long enough is because they arse lick around the football "community" for a living.  The old pals act has to survive because it is the field they cultivate for a living.

But Murphy regularly gave Lambert a grilling, stood his ground in awkward interviews with Nigel Pearson and slated Lerner at every opportunity. I don't get the anti-Murphy sentiment on here ( other than some of the shite he's come out with today, granted)

[paul_e]

How about someone with a defined style of play and the self-belief to stick to it and drag the players along with him.  That's what we need and what I'd hoped we got with RDM before he decided to go all tactics tim on us.

[Matt Collins]

11 games is extremely short by anyone's reckoning. Merited or not.

[Diablo]

Apparently John Carver has applied for the job. Now we have hit rock bottom.

Didn't he apply last time around? Upside Down World is indeed truly frightening.

[WarszaVillan]

Maybe we should just get O'Neill back.  He'd sort us out.

Not a bad shout. Putting aside for one second the fact he's a cnut, he would certainly sort out our midfield problem by bypassing them altogether, as the defenders hoof it straight up the pitch at every opportunity.

You're probably right. Guess I'd forgotten about our shit midfield of Petrov, Barry and Milner

[Chris Smith]

The reason why the likes of Pat Murphy spout bollocks about RDM not being given long enough is because they arse lick around the football "community" for a living.  The old pals act has to survive because it is the field they cultivate for a living.

Slightly harsh, Brian, it is just his opinion, surely, and one to which he is perfectly entitled. There are people who post on this site with a similar view and many of us if we saw this at another club might also think they had been a little hasty. You need to be living it in the same way that we are to be fully au fait with the details of why he has failed, that he was producing less and less with each game that passes.

[mr underhill]

JC applies for every job going - even our village pub team turned him down . As for Murphy, he's a  total knob jockey if he thinks RDM was hard done by.

[hipkiss92]

11 games is extremely short by anyone's reckoning. Merited or not.

How long did Sherwood hang around for last season?

[mr underhill]

less but he now wants afters

[PeterWithesShin]

Normally i'd agree but we're in division 2 and have spent money 22 clubs in the division can only dream of and we still look shit. We have a strike force that should be scoring for fun at this level and manage to average less than one a game. We've won 1 of 12 games under him, he looked disinterested during games and seemed clueless on our best 11 or formation.

[Des Little]

My brother's just nailed it.  Go to Warnock and offer him £2M to get us into the play offs - £5M if he gets us up, by whatever means.  People hate the bloke, but he gets results and won't stand for shit.  We need strong minds.