Manager suggestions - Now with added poll

[Axl Rose]

I hear David O'Leary is looking to get back into the game.

Haha. Oh dear.

[Axl Rose]

I have seen reports this morning on Facebook - the Aston Villa Worldwide Group - that Paul Lambert is a candidate! They reckon with  a big budget squad he might do a good job. Ugh!

Double oh dear. That might put me off football for life.

[tomd2103]

As a quick fix to get us up I would take Sam Allardyce, just couldn't do any worse and at least he motivates players which ours desperately need!

11 months ago people were writing the same thing but with Bruce's name in there.

Yep.  To be honest if Bruce were to go soon then someone like Allardyce would be OK until the end of the season to have a shot at going up.  If we don't go up this season then I think it is time to start again and look at building a long term plan based around the young players at the club.  I think that at that point, we would have to accept as fans that our stay in the division might be longer than we'd hoped, but that the club needs to get it right and that it may take time.  The likes of Terry, Agbonlahor, Hutton, Samba etc. should be gone at the end of this season, so we could rebuild properly.  That would be the point to look at a manager who will buy into that vision and has a track record of bringing through young players.   

[Bottom Right 89]

We've gone for tried and tested, up and coming, European, former players. No one with any credentials would look at this club twice now it's a career ender.

Might as well stick with Bruce eventually him and Clemenson will develop a game plan involving creative play and shooting at home. In about 10 years time when we've had a couple of failed play off campaigns, averaging 12k at home with Joey Barton in charge we'll look back fondly at these times.

[FranzBiberkopf]

To be honest if Bruce were to go soon then someone like Allardyce would be OK until the end of the season to have a shot at going up.

You are Sam Allardyce. You are enjoying your retirement. You keep confirming you are retired. You have just turned down a PL club where you were successful last season. A basket case of a club comes knocking offering you a contract "until the end of the season" only because we want to go up, but we don't trust you long time enough to offer you a 3 year contract.

Why the chuff would you even bother returning the phone call?

[Sexual Ealing]

To be honest if Bruce were to go soon then someone like Allardyce would be OK until the end of the season to have a shot at going up.

You are Sam Allardyce. You are enjoying your retirement. You keep confirming you are retired. You have just turned down a PL club where you were successful last season. A basket case of a club comes knocking offering you a contract "until the end of the season" only because we want to go up, but we don't trust you long time enough to offer you a 3 year contract.

Why the chuff would you even bother returning the phone call?

The multi-million pound bonus on offer for success?

[passport1]

He seems to be some sort of Sky football sage these days. Last night we had  his rules for survival. What was it Mourinho said about 19th Century football?

[tomd2103]

To be honest if Bruce were to go soon then someone like Allardyce would be OK until the end of the season to have a shot at going up.

You are Sam Allardyce. You are enjoying your retirement. You keep confirming you are retired. You have just turned down a PL club where you were successful last season. A basket case of a club comes knocking offering you a contract "until the end of the season" only because we want to go up, but we don't trust you long time enough to offer you a 3 year contract.

Why the chuff would you even bother returning the phone call?

You are Harry Redknapp. You are enjoying your retirement. You keep confirming you are retired. A real basket case, bottom of the toilet of a club comes knocking offering you a contract "until the end of the season" only because we want to stay up, but we don't trust you long time enough to offer you a 3 year contract.

Why the chuff would you even bother returning the phone call?

[Matt Collins]

He's just turned shown palace

IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE

[cdbearsfan]

Redknapp wasn't really retired, he was just sacked. Allardyce retired from an actual job and has already ruled himself out of a return to Palace.

Wouldn't be amazed if he changes his mind at some point but doubt it will be over the coming days and weeks.

[FranzBiberkopf]

Redknapp wasn't really retired, he was just sacked. Allardyce retired from an actual job and has already ruled himself out of a return to Palace.

Wouldn't be amazed if he changes his mind at some point but doubt it will be over the coming days and weeks.

Exactly.

Allardyce - if he really does want the money - he can sit on his hands for a bit longer as there'll be a queue of clubs at the wrong end of the PL table come November/December that'll be knocking on his door offering him a far better proposal than we can.

[postal]

Redknapp wasn't really retired, he was just sacked. Allardyce retired from an actual job and has already ruled himself out of a return to Palace.

Wouldn't be amazed if he changes his mind at some point but doubt it will be over the coming days and weeks.

Exactly.

Allardyce - if he really does want the money - he can sit on his hands for a bit longer as there'll be a queue of clubs at the wrong end of the PL table come November/December that'll be knocking on his door offering him a far better proposal than we can.

Allardyce wants very large glasses of wine. usually red but he's not fussed

Anyway.... come back Tim! 

[Villa75]

In the last 10 years of football management Allardyce has a 36% win ratio. Am I missing something?

[Three Spires Villa]

In the last 10 years of football management Allardyce has a 36% win ratio. Am I missing something?

No I don't think you are

[Sexual Ealing]

In the last 10 years of football management Allardyce has a 36% win ratio. Am I missing something?

I certainly don't want him. I was just joining in FranzB's thought experiment.