Next manager?

[dicedlam]

My main worry with Rodgers is that he would consider himself bigger than the job.

That is a fair point. I reckon Henry would be the same.

As I have said previously, offer Howe the contract of his life and the funds to build what he wants and I'm sure he would take it.

[hilts_coolerking]

Correction: *because* of his record against us. Being Villa and beating the Villa is a real double whammy.

Quite.  And neither should have anything but the minutest bearing on our selection process, if that.

[sickbeggar]

My main worry with Rodgers is that he would consider himself bigger than the job.

That is a fair point. I reckon Henry would be the same.

As I have said previously, offer Howe the contract of his life and the funds to build what he wants and I'm sure he would take it.

yep, he's the guy for me. I just don't think he will walk out on Bournemouth before the summer.

[Damo70]

I get a bit worried when a manager has only really done it at one club. Are Howe and Dyche just the right people at the right club at the right time? For what it is worth I think that is the case with Howe but I do think Dyche can and will go on to bigger and better things. I am sure I heard that when he was overlooked for the Arsenal and Spurs jobs in 1986 SGT realised he would have to take a different route to a big club. Dyche probably realises the same and knows Manure, Citeh and Liverpool are unlikely to come calling. It is hard to see Burnley not slipping down or at best just treading water in the near future.

[SoccerHQ]

With Dean Smith I can't get over the concern that we're over-hyping him because he's one of us.

At the level we're at he's developed into a very good manager. I think Brentford will finish top 6 this season, can't say I'm that confident about us.

A year ago when we were having these debates I didn't think he was ready at all. I do now.

Edit: I'm not sure people thinking someone doing a very good championship job at Brentford and doing similar here is overhyping. Saying he'd get us up and then within 2-3 years have us finishing 6th in the premier league certainly would.

[murgsy]

I'm all for Smith too. Miles better than the Moyes, Sam or other have-been's

[aj2k77]

Dean Smiths win ratio at tiny Brentford is higher than Bruce's at Sheff Utd, Huddersfield, Wigan, Palace, the Rags, Sunderland and Hull.

[PeterWithesShin]

In fairness to spud face a lot of those were in the top flight. What's more telling is that Smith's win percentage at Brentford is only a few percent points below Bruce's with us. One of them has continually sold their best players, the other has brought in players that the other club could only ever dream of being able to afford.

[hilts_coolerking]

But crucially he has no experience of what his job would be here.  Dean Smith - manager of one of the richest clubs in the world?  I just don't see it.

[Monty]

Without wanting to sound mean, Dean Smith sounds to me like a Championship appointment rather than an appointment which aspires to getting to the Premier League.

[TonyD]

Also Dean Smith manages probably one of the most nicely set up clubs in terms of attacking ethos and unity. It’s ingrained from the top.  We are still pretty much a basket case.   

[sickbeggar]

I just don't think Smith would get the time. Bruce has only got this long because he had some sort of reputation.
 RDM got no time. An iffy 12months while he sorts the mess out - you'd get that at Brentford, not here.

[XXVilla]

Without wanting to sound mean, Dean Smith sounds to me like a Championship appointment rather than an appointment which aspires to getting to the Premier League.

Wagner, Nuno, Rodgers, Howe and Dyche were championship appointments. I’ll have some of that.

[XXVilla]

I just don't think Smith would get the time. Bruce has only got this long because he had some sort of reputation.
 RDM got no time. An iffy 12months while he sorts the mess out - you'd get that at Brenford, not here.

RDM was a chancer who suckered Tony Xia.

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

Without wanting to sound mean, Dean Smith sounds to me like a Championship appointment rather than an appointment which aspires to getting to the Premier League.

That's my view too. We have serious leadership and investment at the club now, they've just appointed a heavyweight CEO, I want a manager of a similar stature. Not one who might sort us out but one who will. We need to do what Wolves did and get someone who's too good for where we are now. We throw enough money at new players, it's time we threw whatever it costs in the direction of a manager who's the real deal.