Manager suggestions - Now with added poll

[paul_e]

The fact he had a very short spells at Inter and Palace surely tells you how bad he must have been ?

Tells me that behind the scenes it was obvious very early on they'd made a massive error of judgement appointing him.

We currently have a bloke in charge with HUGE experience in this league, promotions (one of which was very recently) and a rather expensively assembled squad. And even he can't turn this sinking ship around by the looks of it. Football hasn't completely changed in two years as far as i can see, in fact it still exactly the same as before.

Perhaps it might be about how Palace is being run. Perhaps that is why Allardyce didn't want to carry on.

also Inter are currently on their 3rd manager since De Boer, in 10 months.  I'm not absolving him of fault but I doubt anyone would write off most of managers who've had a couple of months at Leeds because we all know that the chairman is a fucking nutjob, right now it's hard to not think that Inter and Palace are lined up to have a similar period of constant churn.

[PeterWithesShin]

Appoint a woman

I'd be all for giving it to Cherie Lunghi. I'd probably consider her for the Villa job as well.

[cheltenhamlion]

The fact he had a very short spells at Inter and Palace surely tells you how bad he must have been ?

Tells me that behind the scenes it was obvious very early on they'd made a massive error of judgement appointing him.

We currently have a bloke in charge with HUGE experience in this league, promotions (one of which was very recently) and a rather expensively assembled squad. And even he can't turn this sinking ship around by the looks of it. Football hasn't completely changed in two years as far as i can see, in fact it still exactly the same as before.

Why would that suggest how bad he must have been? Sorry, but that post is absolute bollocks.

Your jumps from black to white, with nowt inbetween, take some catching up with.

You have apparently jumped to a thousand conclusions based on a couple of jobs he wasn't right for and decided our current dullArd is the only way forward instead. It's quite frankly bonkers.

And football has changed. Watch the goals in the (spit) Champions League this week. All of the fuckers attack. You don't get promoted with 1.2 points per game.

They don't trust Bruce to deliver automatic promotion now. So why keep him? Why is someone that might use our players to their ability such an outrageous concept to you?

[cheltenhamlion]

Palace were fools to appoint a manager they knew would need time to coach Pardew and Allardyce out of them and then sack him after four matches but equally why do people think he would be an ideal appointment for a team that has been coached by Sherwood, Lambert, Bruce etc and are a worse side than Palace?

Fair argument. This one had a track record of developing youngsters and won't make me want to cry when I watch the shit football we turn out would be the counter.

[passitsideways]

The fact he had a very short spells at Inter and Palace surely tells you how bad he must have been ?

Tells me that behind the scenes it was obvious very early on they'd made a massive error of judgement appointing him.

We currently have a bloke in charge with HUGE experience in this league, promotions (one of which was very recently) and a rather expensively assembled squad. And even he can't turn this sinking ship around by the looks of it. Football hasn't completely changed in two years as far as i can see, in fact it still exactly the same as before.

Right, so apparently it's anyone but the manager's fault that things are shit only applies to our club, whereas it just has to be some problem on the part of De Boer that brought about his sackings at Inter and Palace.

I don't think De Boer would do us any good, but the mental gymnastics you've applied to defending Bruce both here and previously has been astounding.

[mr underhill]

apart from one evanescent spell in the Spring when we won 7 out of 9 or something,Steve's looked hopelessly incapable of turning us into  a cohesive, competitive side.

[sirlordbaltimore]

The fact he had a very short spells at Inter and Palace surely tells you how bad he must have been ?

Tells me that behind the scenes it was obvious very early on they'd made a massive error of judgement appointing him.

We currently have a bloke in charge with HUGE experience in this league, promotions (one of which was very recently) and a rather expensively assembled squad. And even he can't turn this sinking ship around by the looks of it. Football hasn't completely changed in two years as far as i can see, in fact it still exactly the same as before.

Why would that suggest how bad he must have been? Sorry, but that post is absolute bollocks.

Your jumps from black to white, with nowt inbetween, take some catching up with.

You have apparently jumped to a thousand conclusions based on a couple of jobs he wasn't right for and decided our current dullArd is the only way forward instead. It's quite frankly bonkers.

And football has changed. Watch the goals in the (spit) Champions League this week. All of the fuckers attack. You don't get promoted with 1.2 points per game.

They don't trust Bruce to deliver automatic promotion now. So why keep him? Why is someone that might use our players to their ability such an outrageous concept to you?

Load of waffle mate. But you're entitled to it of course.

[paul_e]

Oscar Garcia? - http://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villa-already-make-contact-ligue-1-manager-pressure-steve-bruce-increases/

[JUAN PABLO]

Oscar Garcia? - http://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villa-already-make-contact-ligue-1-manager-pressure-steve-bruce-increases/

dont remember him at Watford

[JUAN PABLO]

but its a name no one mentioned which proves there are managers out there and they dont have to be the old school dinosaur at al      p,s  not that I can see him coming

[Mister E]

Oscar Garcia? - http://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villa-already-make-contact-ligue-1-manager-pressure-steve-bruce-increases/

His record is okay-ish but he would represent something very different and perhaps refreshing; as long as the dressing-room twats don't do to him what they seem to have done to most of our managers in the last few years.

[Mister E]

Oscar Garcia? - http://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villa-already-make-contact-ligue-1-manager-pressure-steve-bruce-increases/

dont remember him at Watford

Didn't last very long because of health problems. See also Gerard Houllier.

[Matt Collins]

I think Garcia's record looks to be more than ok, no?

Hes only just started his current job though- although he does seem to have a habit of not hanging around long sometimes

Can't say i know him too well but this has piqued my interest at least

[cdward]

Oscar Garcia? - http://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villa-already-make-contact-ligue-1-manager-pressure-steve-bruce-increases/

dont remember him at Watford

There was an interview with the Watford chairman or chief exec, the other week which I thought was interesting.
He was saying that in modern football it is now expected that the manager will change every few seasons. SoWatford have built a structure of management and coaches that remains in place, to minimise disruption at the club when the inevitable happens.
That's why they have been so successful in changing mangers and not imploding.
It's definitely the model we should be looking at.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Oscar Garcia? - http://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villa-already-make-contact-ligue-1-manager-pressure-steve-bruce-increases/

Hell yeah.

It’s perhaps a bit too early to be talking about managerial changes.

No, no it is not.