Next Villa manager

[TB]

Clarke would be Lambert mk II

Early Lambert? Wouldn't mind that. I worry he might be Black mk II.

[eamonn]

Pretty sure one of Gollivan has said that West'am were in for Bielsa before appointing Bilic but his English was so poor they decided against.

[SheffieldVillain]

The papers say that Swansea's shortlist was Bradley, Giggs, an unnamed Spanish manager and Paul Clement. If Clement is available, he might be an interesting option.

[Sexual Ealing]

Didn't we want to speak to Clement in the summer but were rebuffed by Bayern? I could be way off the mark there but it rings a bell.

[four fornicholl]

Has Marcelino been thrown into the discussion? He seems like the business.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I will say I do like the blunt thought process of going after Wagner.

Board: "We need a new manager if we want to win the league."
Dr.X :"Done. Who is at the top of the league? Go get him."

Feels appropriately big time to me.

[villadelph]

Has Marcelino been thrown into the discussion? He seems like the business.

Good manager. Tony would love the promotion and a champions league place on his CV. However, didn't he just walk out on Villareal?

A lot of big outlets now reporting that Wagner is our #1. I don't see him leaving HT, not even a little bit. Hope I'm wrong.

[Hillbilly]

I will say I do like the blunt thought process of going after Wagner.

Board: "We need a new manager if we want to win the league."
Dr.X :"Done. Who is at the top of the league? Go get him."

Feels appropriately big time to me.

I don't think Guardiola is a realistic target. Oh I see, we're not in that league anymore.

[Matt C]

I saw a clip on Twitter of Adrian Bevington speaking on 5Live and thought he generally summed it up fairly well - new ownership model, heavy investment but after five years of decay, something at the club still doesn't feel quite right and it needs a strong person to come in and sort it out.

[passitsideways]

Has Marcelino been thrown into the discussion? He seems like the business.

Good manager. Tony would love the promotion and a champions league place on his CV. However, didn't he just walk out on Villareal?

A lot of big outlets now reporting that Wagner is our #1. I don't see him leaving HT, not even a little bit. Hope I'm wrong.

Walked out of Villarreal because he had a disagreement with the board, allegedly, and apparently the reason he didn't get the Valencia job was because the rules prevented him for taking charge of another Spanish club this season. Read on Twitter that questions about his English was a problem for Swansea, so I don't know how that would go. The fact that he apparently won't be able to get a La Liga job until next season I suppose makes a difference though

I'm through with appointing foreign managers after the Garde appointment though, at least for now - not because they're inherently shit or anything, but I can't help but feel that footballing unfamiliarity + a language barrier on top of the mammoth task of fixing the shambles the club is in is just asking too much.

[sid1964]

I can only see it being BRUCE, good Manager in the Championship, but for me if he does not start well, with his Blues experience the crowd will soon turn against him!

[mr underhill]

the crowd are going to turn against anyone unless they give it their all - it has nothing to do with their past employment history

[ozzjim]

I saw a clip on Twitter of Adrian Bevington speaking on 5Live and thought he generally summed it up fairly well - new ownership model, heavy investment but after five years of decay, something at the club still doesn't feel quite right and it needs a strong person to come in and sort it out.

I agree with him.  We need a strong leader.  Bruce had got the credentials of doing it for difficult owners too. Plus did a decent job for Sunderland in context.  He's only 55 and I reckon would see us as his biggest job by a mile.

[saunders_heroes]

Matt Law said last night that Wagner was our number one target but most others are saying it's Bruce. I really don't want the latter at the club. Petty or not, but I just can't have anymore ex noses at the Villa.

[ozzjim]

If it is him though, would you be faster to turn because of those links? Genuine question to see if fans that don't want him because of where he worked would give him the same time as anyone else?