Manager suggestions - Now with added poll

[ChicagoLion]

Obvious ones we'd probably go for would be Allardyce and Moyes. Must admit if (and I know it isn't) it was a choice between those two i'd go for Easter Island head as whatever Moyes once had seems to have vanished.

Agree, Moyes is a busted flush, I just worry that the old boy network will kick in, this is the English football way.Moyes would be a disaster.
We are such a shambles that for the first time ever I would countenance EIH appointment, it's got that bad.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I would sooner have any of our previous managers back rather than Moyes. Appointing him would be a declaration of surrender.

[VinnieChase84]

Posted similar in the tiny tweets thread but, Dean smith would at least set us up in the right manner plus be given more time from us as we know he's Villa. Jokanovic target 1 but would be happy with Smith

[paul_e]

Wolves had the right idea this summer.  It might not work long term for them but he's the right profile and background because he's come from a club where he was expected to win and he didn't interpret that as playing to not lose.

We keep signing managers who've done well/ok at underdogs and we really need to start looking at people who have experience of being a big fish and didn't wilt under it.

I don't know who we could get, the sort of managers I'd be looking at are ones that will have people saying I'm being unrealistic but, as above, Wolves have a guy with Porto and Valencia as his 2 previous clubs, the idea that we can't attract similar quality is the mentality that leads to us settling for shit like McLeish, Lambert and Bruce.

If we'd sacked him when we should've in May Cocu would've been top of the list for me but getting someone like that a couple of games into the season is much more difficult.

[Matt Collins]

Bruce played for Man Utd for ten years. I just don't believe the club is too big for him. The challenge might be.

He can't afford many - maybe any - more performances like saturday's, but theres no point getting rid until we can get someone better in.

[cheltenhamlion]

Jokanovic or Sean Dyche.

Why on earth would Dyche want to come?

Because he wanted the job before we got this cock in but deffed it because he wouldn't let us put a lack of promotion clause in? Wagner didn't, but wouldn't guarantee promotion last season. So we switch to this fucking pillock.

[paul_e]

Bruce played for Man Utd for ten years. I just don't believe the club is too big for him. The challenge might be.

He can't afford many - maybe any - more performances like saturday's, but theres no point getting rid until we can get someone better in.

playing and managing are very different things and how the pressure manifests reflects that.  Bruce has never managed a club where everything about it demanded more than avoid defeat and hope for a win.  We need a manager who plays for a win and takes a draw if he has to, for all his flaws mon was the last manager we had who got that.  Houllier would've got us there but he needed 2-3 seasons and his health scuppered that, from then we've got the whole approach wrong.  The only one that could've been different was Garde but he was given an impossible job.  I'd have kept him for the rebuild personally but I know a lot of fans wouldn't have accepted it.

[footyskillz]

How about bringing in Micky phelan to assist Bruce . Can help him and join the ranks of Clement and Calderwood.  Think it would be useful if are to persist with him and phelan has been his go to guy at hull . Just an idea.

Otherwise Brenden Rogers would have been good for a project. More realistic if Celtic dont qualify for  uefa champions league

Hodgson as man has class and would not tolerate like Bruce does. He be very respected.

Pardew would offer some enthusiasm and provide something work well with the British players

Karanka may struggle to implement his ways but is an option.
 
Dean Smith was mentioned and I like him as he's a Villa man and has done superbly with Brentford

If not Brenden Rogers or Hodgson then
Dean Smith .

Then pardew

[KevinGage]

How about bringing in Micky phelan to assist Bruce .

He had the chance to do that this summer.   You'd have to wonder why he didn't.

Doing it now would look like a panic move, or trying to deflect blame.

[footyskillz]

How about bringing in Micky phelan to assist Bruce .

He had the chance to do that this summer.   You'd have to wonder why he didn't.

Doing it now would look like a panic move, or trying to deflect blame.

Fair point   I'd like to think he could have charmed him on a golf course in Portugal. I also liked to think in the summer Bruce had a plan and system and a pattern of play. We've seen the panic in that first game with samba up front.  Something needs to be done by Bruce! I guess if win next 2 or 3 then he ll get away with some more time but at least one win is needed in next 2 matches . 4points in next 2 minimum. 

[Dave]

Just realised Alan Pardew is out of work. Best wait until he finds a new job.

He is not a bad manager, boring yes, but not a bad one.

He's mental, and once he gets into a bad run, boy does he get into a bad run.  If you combined that with being Aston Villa manager we'd lose every game 10-0.

And with both him and John Terry at the club, I imagine that the players wives will never have been so well looked-after.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I would love Brendan Rodgers as well footy. Sadly I see no reason why he would join us.

[ChicagoLion]

I would rather keep Bruce than get Moyes.

[cdbearsfan]

We've shown ourselves willing to spend money on good (and not so good) players. When it comes to managers, though, we always seem to be shopping in the bargain bucket.

If Bruce gets the boot, get the best we can get.

That's Marcelo Bielsa.

[Toronto Villa]

We've shown ourselves willing to spend money on good (and not so good) players. When it comes to managers, though, we always seem to be shopping in the bargain bucket.

If Bruce gets the boot, get the best we can get.

That's Marcelo Bielsa.

Have we? I bet our managers have been paid very well indeed. We made McLeish a very rich man. I would also put money on Bruce being comfortably the best paid in the division and ahead of some of the managers in the PL today.