Next Villa manager

[cheltenhamlion]

The major bookmakers have suspended betting on Bruce according to the Meaning Evil.

They do that most nights.

I take your point, but they are saying "large money came in".

Several bookmakers have now suspended betting on the next Aston Villa manager with Steve Bruce the odds on favourite.

Boyle Sports, Ladbrokes, William Hill, Betway and Betfred have all stopped taking bets on the market tonight after large money came in for the 55-year-old former Birmingham City boss.

The remaining bookies are offering prices ranging from 1/2 to 3/10 as the net seemingly closes on the next Aston Villa manager.

They said large money came in on McLeish. I did 500 quid. It wasn't that large.

[Bad English]

In the short term, I'd take winning a game, just one.

Yes, I think we should have a manager for one game only, like they have different directors doing one episode every now and again in series such as The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Gomorrah and so on. They could spend time on one opponent only, work out how to beat them, drill our lot at BMH then we would win every game and go up with the trophy.

[Havencheese]

In the short term, I'd take winning a game, just one.

Yes, I think we should have a manager for one game only, like they have different directors doing one episode every now and again in series such as The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Gomorrah and so on. They could spend time on one opponent only, work out how to beat them, drill our lot at BMH then we would win every game and go up with the trophy.

...and make a programme about it, entitled '24 Bosses' or perhaps 'The Chosen 24'. A manager for each league opponent and a manager for all the cups, a real cup tie specialist.

 Episode 1 - Barry Fry. Episode 2 - Steve Coppell...

[Damo70]

The major bookmakers have suspended betting on Bruce according to the Meaning Evil.

They do that most nights.

I take your point, but they are saying "large money came in".

Several bookmakers have now suspended betting on the next Aston Villa manager with Steve Bruce the odds on favourite.

Boyle Sports, Ladbrokes, William Hill, Betway and Betfred have all stopped taking bets on the market tonight after large money came in for the 55-year-old former Birmingham City boss.

The remaining bookies are offering prices ranging from 1/2 to 3/10 as the net seemingly closes on the next Aston Villa manager.

They said large money came in on McLeish. I did 500 quid. It wasn't that large.

The 'next manager' market is  quite a small fry market in betting terms. You sticking £500 on a horse wouldn't alter the odds but stick £500 on a dog at Hall Green one night or on the next manager market and your £500 alone could alter the odds.

[Clampy]

In the short term, I'd take winning a game, just one.

Yes, I think we should have a manager for one game only, like they have different directors doing one episode every now and again in series such as The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Gomorrah and so on. They could spend time on one opponent only, work out how to beat them, drill our lot at BMH then we would win every game and go up with the trophy.

Maybe have a different guest manager every week like Have I got News for You.

[Damo70]

In the short term, I'd take winning a game, just one.

Yes, I think we should have a manager for one game only, like they have different directors doing one episode every now and again in series such as The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Gomorrah and so on. They could spend time on one opponent only, work out how to beat them, drill our lot at BMH then we would win every game and go up with the trophy.

Maybe have a different guest manager every week like Have I got News for You.

That isn't a very original idea. England are already doing it.

[mr underhill]

ok so do it like the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band's Intro & Outro

[claret and blue blood]

How is it other. Pubs can find good managers like Wagner, Rosetta,Pochetini, Karanca etc when we appoint the likes of our last 5 or so incumbants?
The other thought I had was Jed Steer spent last season under Wagner,has he been asked his opinion?
My vote goes to Dean Smith  because you know his heart would be in it like all of us.

[Witton Warrior]

How is it other. Pubs can find good managers like Wagner, Rosetta,Pochetini, Karanca etc when we appoint the likes of our last 5 or so incumbants?
The other thought I had was Jed Steer spent last season under Wagner,has he been asked his opinion?
My vote goes to Dean Smith  because you know his heart would be in it like all of us.

Good bloke Dean Smith - met him a few times when he was at Walsall - always had a laugh about them playing the Villa in friendlies - he's a decent human being as well (know someone he helped out when they had serious depression) which goes a long way with me - but can he manage the Villa to success?

[PaulWinch again]

I'm not sure whether being a 'Villa man' is a help or a hindrance. On the one hand you'd know that they be passionate about Villa and they'd be desperate for the club to do well. On the other hand would that mean that they're overly eager to please the fans and their passion might get in the way of their judgement.

I don't know, but I just want the best man for the job and I'm not too fussed whether they have Villa close to their heart or not.

[claret and blue blood]

I suppose my thoughts are affected by the succession of chancers we've employed who were only after a contract and would walk away happy with their pay off and couldn't care less about what state we are left in.
Oddly the one exception to that in my opinion was McLeish although he was just a bad manager.
I know it's difficult to judge teams performances while playing us, but Brentford impressed me more than anyone else we've played at Villa Park and Dean Smith spent most of the game stood on the touch line shouting instructions while RDM and Clarke ( who is another chancer ) sat on the bench and did nothing.

[UK Redsox]

I'm beginning to think that if it was going to be Bruce, he would already be in place by now

The delay suggests to me (in a 2+2=5 way) that its going to be someone who's already in a job and they're having to negotiate his release

[Drummond]

Or, more likely, is that our owner is in China and wants to meet whoever it is first.

[Villa in Denmark]

In the short term, I'd take winning a game, just one.

Yes, I think we should have a manager for one game only, like they have different directors doing one episode every now and again in series such as The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Gomorrah and so on. They could spend time on one opponent only, work out how to beat them, drill our lot at BMH then we would win every game and go up with the trophy.

Maybe have a different guest manager every week like Have I got News for You.

We tried that last season with Black doing his tub of lard impersonation.

[Diablo]

We tried that last season with Black doing his tub of lard impersonation.
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I read that sentence and the words that immediately sprang out on first reading were "Black" and "turd" (which on reflection is probably correct).