Next Villa manager

[QuintonVilla]

Steve Bruce looked very well on Goals on Sunday. Give it two weeks here and he'll have put five stone on and will look like shite.

[Phil from the upper holte]

That's what happens when your villa manager. funnily enough I thought about the goal against Sheffield Wednesday earlier. Brought back bad memories

[Toronto Villa]

John, legit question. Are you angry at us getting Bruce or the overall realization that this is what Aston Villa has become?

For me I've done as much as possible to accept things and that was even the case when for RDM. He hardly came with the most sensational resume. But he was pretty good (it appeared) based on the situation at hand. Now it's even more dire and this is an appointment that looking back all of those years I hoped we'd never make. But across all of those years while Bruce rocked up and Blues, Wigan. Sunderland and Hull I also never believed we would be sitting 19th in the Championship. But we are and that's he shit part for me.

We are now appointing a manager who based on his history at this level fills me with some hope rather than outright pessimism that this stage in our inglorious history has a chance of coming to an end. That's what I am hanging on going forward.

[Chris Jameson]

I was massively underwhelmed when we appointed Di Matteo, whilst it's not the most thrilling appointment of it is to be Bruce he's a lot better choice than the last few managers.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

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

Very very limited? He had 4 seasons managing Dortmund II. Granted it's not the Championship but it is looked upon as one of the best schools around, much like Barcelona where a certain manager only had one season taking care of their B team before moving up to the first team. He did a rather good job. I'm not comparing Wagner with Pep Guardiola but you get the point.

We could learn a lot from Huddersfield. Their chairman admitted it was a risk but they had a plan and have kept to it. It's no wonder they wouldn't even consider letting us talk to Wagner. It may not end up with promotion as they're working on a tiny budget (£4m) and there are plenty around that can outspend them. But still, it's a plan and a bloody smart one in my book.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I was massively underwhelmed when we appointed Di Matteo, whilst it's not the most thrilling appointment of it is to be Bruce he's a lot better choice than the last few managers.

That's like saying the latest single from the Irish band is a lot better than their previous offerings, Chris.

[Chris Jameson]

I'm happy to say I like Steve Bruce, quite liked him as a player, always comes across as a decent bloke in interviews, remember him telling the BBC reporter that they would struggle to get any highlights out of a 0-0 against Villa and I also think he's a decent manager.

Look forward to everybody telling me how wrong I was when we miss out on the play offs this season.

[cumbriavilla]

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.

Sorry - Have you forgotten 1982?

[ozzjim]

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

Very very limited? He had 4 seasons managing Dortmund II. Granted it's not the Championship but it is looked upon as one of the best schools around, much like Barcelona where a certain manager only had one season taking care of their B team before moving up to the first team. He did a rather good job. I'm not comparing Wagner with Pep Guardiola but you get the point.

We could learn a lot from Huddersfield. Their chairman admitted it was a risk but they had a plan and have kept to it. It's no wonder they wouldn't even consider letting us talk to Wagner. It may not end up with promotion as they're working on a tiny budget (£4m) and there are plenty around that can outspend them. But still, it's a plan and a bloody smart one in my book.

It is. But then stepping up to have Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Alves et al at the height of their powers is like playing on cheat mode. So is going to Bayern and City. Hes a great manager, but had resources no other has.

Wagner may be brilliant but 44 games is limited at a smallish club and previously been manager of a b team doesn't make him any more suitable to managing our basket case.

[ChicagoLion]

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.

Sorry - Have you forgotten 1982?

irony failure

[Louzie0]

Looking forward to the next Villa manager.
Steve Bruce.
Welcome. Good luck.


Might change the forum name again.

[ozzjim]

So Dr Ts pa has tweeted that nothing is ever guaranteed in football and we are working hard to get the right man.

Wonder if there is a hint it might not be Bruce

[LeeB]

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.

I've got one for you Pat, in my view Stephen Clemence has ladies lips.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm happy to say I like Steve Bruce, quite liked him as a player, always comes across as a decent bloke in interviews, remember him telling the BBC reporter that they would struggle to get any highlights out of a 0-0 against Villa and I also think he's a decent manager.

Look forward to everybody telling me how wrong I was when we miss out on the play offs this season.

Not me, I agree. It's not an exciting appointment necessarily, but some of the other choices don't seem much better to me. As PWS said it's odd that Dyche is seen as a brilliant choice, but Bruce is terrible, when they've had very similar results.

[Louzie0]

So Dr Ts pa has tweeted that nothing is ever guaranteed in football and we are working hard to get the right man.

Wonder if there is a hint it might not be Bruce

In which case;

Welcome, good luck.

Might change the forum name again