Next Villa manager

[PaulWinch again]

I'm not really sure why there's so much love for Dyche and such disdain for Bruce. I'd say Bruce's record in the Championship is similar in terms of style and results, the only difference being Bruce has been managing longer.

[Chris Jameson]

Hasn't Bruce got more promotions and reached more cup finals than the four combined?

[Ozzjim]

Smith - would galvanise the support but long winless runs and biggest club he's managed is Brentford, heart would love him but head says it would be a silly move.

Wagner- granted looks very very good.  Ruled himself out though.  Not much we can do. 44 games in management is very very limited.

Rowett - done well on a limited budget but is as pragmatic as Bruce or Mcleish, counter attack and often soak up pressure for periods of games.  Looks like he has a bright future but won't jump from Blues to Villa.

So what are we looking for? I am not comfortable with Bruce. But it's surly a means to an end.  Who else short of Hughton, Dyche and potentially Alex Neill have a comparable records in the division. Hughton had a job for the long term and after Norwich and Newcastle I don't think he will leave the safety of Brighton, Dyche would be brilliant and a huge coup but is highly unlikely to leave Burnley and job certainty for us and would imagine going after Neill at Norwich would cause world war 3. Even then, Bruce has a comparative record in the championship and arguably had better spells in the premier league than all 3 at some stage.  If you have the money Xia has riding on it would you roll the dice, or vote for the bloke that has found the key to the gates 4 times, twice in the last 4 years and in each of his last 3 seasons at that level?

[john e]

Hasn't Bruce got more promotions and reached more cup finals than the four combined?

that's what's swinging it for me mate

[Hoppo]

Ian Atkins employed as Head of Recruitment.

[PeterWithesShin]

I don't get how Dyche with Burnley, promoted, relegated, promoted = great and Bruce with Hull, promoted, stayed up, relegated, promoted = shite.

[Richard]

Think I mentioned in another thread that Ian Atkins worked with Bruce at Sunderland. He's a Brummie I believe too.

[PeterWithesShin]

Think I mentioned in another thread that Ian Atkins worked with Bruce at Sunderland. He's a Brummie I believe too.

Born in Sheldon.

[KevinGage]

Rowett - done well on a limited budget but is as pragmatic as Bruce or Mcleish, counter attack and often soak up pressure for periods of games.  Looks like he has a bright future but won't jump from Blues to Villa.

If we were interested, he'd have to be off his rocker not to jump ship.

Wagner I can understand, as Huddersfield do have a bit of pedigree and it would be a kick to get one of the famous old names of English football back in the top flight.

Blues have got zip, nada, nothing.  Even when they gained promotion a few years back, they couldn't sell out one of the smallest grounds in the top division.

[nuninho]

Ian Atkins employed as Head of Recruitment.

Ex Northampton manager?

[VillaAlways]

I don't get how Dyche with Burnley, promoted, relegated, promoted = great and Bruce with Hull, promoted, stayed up, relegated, promoted = shite.

Same for Warnock. All his promotions were shit too

[Pat McMahon]

Spink, Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence as coaches. Assuming Agnew and Clemence would leave their current jobs.

I don't want Spink - he used to coach the Blues.

I was about to post a negative comment about Stephen Clemence and realised I was thinking of Stephen Carr.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Clemence is ex-Blues, as is Ian Atkins. Gosh. Knock yourselves out.

[Mister E]

Fist face; Bernard Cribbins; Potato head.

Oh, God!

 

[Hoppo]

Ian Atkins has been head of European Recruitment at Everton looks like a straight job swap.. he is a Nose.
Very highly thought of though.