Next Villa manager

[villadelph]

I would prefer someone with a bit of venom.. a manager that will shove his boot up some asses if necessary. We've appointed way to many softies.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'd love to know what the players thought of RDM as I found him very uninspiring, so would be interesting how they found him.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Need someone with his passion though

I'll bite. Explain what you mean by needs passion and give me some examples please

[murgsy]

The 3 requirements are: individual confidence-building, creating a team spirit and basic tactics. Experience in promotions and championship is helpful but won't help if the above isn't in place.

Out of the 3 'old boys' (Allardyce, Bruce, Warnock) I think Big Sam is a very underrated manager - he seemed to be able to adapt the style/tactics according to the personnel available. But he isn't gettable as likely to get an FA ban and be a PR 'mare. Bruce is way to passive and Warnock is a pundit, not a modern day manager. I still think Sherwood is a good no2./coach but not a number 1.

I would go for David Wagner - aiming at long term not just a quick fix (although I think there is a strong possibility we might make play-offs but not go up this year). The rot is deeper than thought.

[TaipeiVillain]

I wonder where we would be now had we not had the Remi Garde or RDM eras and Sherwood had continued.

Villa have wasted so much money paying of managers and their assistants.

I know he's hated on here and I can never forgive him for the stupid substitutions against Leicester but ironically sherwood's "go for it" "tactics" would suit the umbalanced squad we have at the moment.

Hope Clarke wins the next 4 or five another appointment is unnecessary.

[mr underhill]

I'm not going to put my faith in a guy with a season and a bit's experience if, as you say, our malaise runs deep. We are going to have to go Brit old skool in the short term, unless the good doctor and his advisors can tempt a European coach with a shit hot track record.

[Dave]

Who in this division has a better set of fullbacks than De Laet, Bacuna, Hutton one side and Aly and Amavi on the other? Apart from maybe Newcastle, any side in this division would kill to have most of our squad.

De Laet can't play again for the rest of this season. Bacuna and Hutton are very poor players in my opinion. Cissokho is a reasonable defensive left back but not so good going forward. Amavi is very skilful but poor defensively. In my opinion.

I included De Laet as he's still part of the squad. But it's part of my point, we lose him and still have Hutton and Bacuna. No one else at this level has that kind of squad depth. The vast majority of our squad would waltz into anyone else's in this division.

And that's before even starting on the strikers - McCormack, Kodjia, Ayew and Gestede is a top two set of forwards if used correctly rather than bottom six.

[sirlordbaltimore]

And that's before even starting on the strikers - McCormack, Kodjia, Ayew and Gestede is a top two set of forwards if used correctly rather than bottom six.

Unless you try and force them into the same side of course

[villadelph]

And that's before even starting on the strikers - McCormack, Kodjia, Ayew and Gestede is a top two set of forwards if used correctly rather than bottom six.

Unless you try and force them into the same side of course

         Kodjia
                      McCormack
             
                 Tshibola
Jack/Adomah                   Ayew
                  Jedinak

Save Rudy for the last 15 mins

[NeilH]

If it was pretty much common knowledge that he had two games to save his job, the 2nd half on Saturday spoke volumes to me about how both the players and possibly RdM himself thought about the prospect. Like everyone else,  I am sick to the back teeth of this perpetual decline and weekly torture, I really sincerely hoped that dropping down a division was rock bottom. I also sincerely had hoped that the new owner, new team and new manager would lead to a gradual stabilization and a whiff of a return to normality, but the odd spells of play apart, it had been business as usual on our ever increasing race to the bottom. Its becoming a cliché, but my god I hope that the new guy manages to sort this out.

[FranzBiberkopf]

And that's before even starting on the strikers - McCormack, Kodjia, Ayew and Gestede is a top two set of forwards if used correctly rather than bottom six.

Unless you try and force them into the same side of course

Indeed. And play them in front of a midfield that cannot create a thing either.

[Dave]

And that's before even starting on the strikers - McCormack, Kodjia, Ayew and Gestede is a top two set of forwards if used correctly rather than bottom six.

Unless you try and force them into the same side of course

Well, quite. Hence "if used correctly".

[remy]

I think the forwards should all rotate depending on the opposition, or form as a 3

Proper midfielders with Jedinak as a squad player, Westwood lovingly and longely fucking jettisoned,  Tish with another 2 midfielders (not Grealish or Gardner) but from the stiffs or the kids for all I care.

Back 5 lambasted to go on a fire drill every last 15 minutes and if they let one in, heavy bleeding fines! 

[KevinGage]

I do wonder if the club is taking a good look at the Allardyce situation. For me he is a very strong candidate on ability if he is free of any further punishment. That said he is an odious greedy wanker for what he did which we'd get by if he started getting results. I still think outside of that Bruce is the safest option, Wagner the most interesting.

The Good Doctor is already being billed as the next pantomime villain foreign owner.  The stench of Allthepies and his grubby, grotty dealings is not the sort of move to make if you're seeking credibility.

[ASHTONVILLA]

And that's before even starting on the strikers - McCormack, Kodjia, Ayew and Gestede is a top two set of forwards if used correctly rather than bottom six.

I don't even think the midfield options are that bad compared to most other clubs. Grealish and Adomah as attacking midfielders are a cut above most at this level. Tsibola and Jedinak are a cut above most as well. Gardner and Westwood are better benchwarmers than the majority of teams at this level will have available.

The only truly weak part of our squad is in goal, which is not ideal, but still leaves whoever comes in with a pretty good set of players to work with. Not to mention the best academy in the league, the best training facilities, plenty of spending power in January, and a great stadium full of fans to cheer them on if they get it right.