Next Villa manager

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

Has Giggs ever lost at Villa Park? I don't think he has so there is one positive at least!

didn't he play in the "you don't win anything with kids" game?

[dave shelley]

Regarding Bruce, I have no problem with his previous employers but, as I said elsewhere last night, Bruce is tactically inept and God knows we've had enough of those over the past few years.

[The Edge]

I see Gary Thompson has said we should hire Bielsa. If it could ever happen it would be great because what the football club really needs is for someone to take it by the scruff of the neck and pull it round.

I'd hire Bielsa just for the chance of the team walking out to "Bielsa bub has a devil put aside for me, for meee for meeeee" and the whole of Villa Park to start headbanging. That would get the place rocking......
OK I'll get my coat.

[cdbearsfan]

Has Giggs ever lost at Villa Park? I don't think he has so there is one positive at least!

didn't he play in the "you don't win anything with kids" game?

No. He did play in both of our VP wins in 1992 though.

[Dave]

I see Gary Thompson has said we should hire Bielsa. If it could ever happen it would be great because what the football club really needs is for someone to take it by the scruff of the neck and pull it round.

Hiring someone with no Champ experience would be a huge risk - like hiring Remi Garde.

Or it could be like hiring Aitor Karanka or Slavisa Jokanovic.

[kieron]

Regarding Bruce, I have no problem with his previous employers but, as I said elsewhere last night, Bruce is tactically inept and God knows we've had enough of those over the past few years.

He can be as tactically inept as he likes providing he gets us promotion.

[not3bad]

That would be a dream. In reality, I don't expect a genuinely World Class manager to take over in the Championship which is why I favour Warnock as a short-term fix rather than being lumbered with someone like Bruce for a number of years.

Get Warnock, get promoted, thank Warnock very much for his trouble, appoint someone like Bielsa.

I get the impression that Dr X could discard a manager once his purpose had been fulfilled even if he was doing OK in the premiership at the time, as Newcastle did with Hughton and Southampton did with Adkins.

[villasjf]

Why would Bruce come after all of the abuse given to him and name calling? He doesn't look fit either, well overweight.

[cdbearsfan]

Plus it would be unfair to deprive the World of literature of his talents.

https://www.balls.ie/football/steve-bruce-novel/293169

[LeeS]

I don't buy this "must have Championship experience" bollix. It would rule out Guardiola, Mourinho, Wenger, Klopp and a whole host of other brilliant managers. There is nothing special or different about the Championship. Its just 11 v 11 and the best team should win more than it loses. We have the best team and keep failing to win. Football isn't science, it is man management and someone needs to come in who can instil passion and confidence into a superb set of lower league players. Then send them out on to the pitch to show how good they are.

[cdward]

Does Dr Tony drive a Tesla?

[olaftab]

Heimir Hallgrimsson and Lars Lagerback.

Sorted!

Oh you and your infatuation with nordic names

[olaftab]

No no no please NOT Bruce Toni.

[Clark W Griswold]

To be honest, it's not a bad idea to give Clarke the 5 matches before the next international break to see if he can have an immediate impact and get say 10 points or more. It's another spin of the wheel, and let's face it, it's got to that stage now.

if a new manager comes in he's on notice anyway, if he can do as you say it might just save his position and make the saving on breaking his contract and paying compensation for an incomer of questionable pedigree?

if he couldn't do it then he's toast anyway.


oh and we would be in deep shit too

That's the thing, Bruce is an OK idea, one or two others are reasonably OK ideas and the rest are shite. We don't have 1 or 2 stand out candidates and we're getting to the stage where we have no idea how it's going to turn out. I remember back when John Gregory was appointed, being massively underwhelmed but despite the drab football at least he got results. I'd take that now, and I think it's worth giving Clarke a quick go before diving into the next one.

[JUAN PABLO]

I don't buy this "must have Championship experience" bollix.

yep

the championship experience players we bought have been pretty wa@k up to now

Biesla please