Next manager?

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There doesn't appear to be any candidate who isn't without risk.

I'm thinking Smith of the established candidates. Not a fan of Faria, regardless of how well he brews Mourinho's tea. The idea of dreary bus parking doesn't fill me with joy.

[olaftab]

Henry has turned us down. Breaking from the Mail and other sources on Twitter.

Great news. We are not a fucking teach yourself football manager school for anyone.

[garyshawsknee]

Have we actually approached him? Or is this another example of the media saying someone has turned us down despite not being offered the job?

It's funny how The Mail broke the story that he agreed to take us over a few days ago !! Basically, no one has an effing clue, which is how it should be.

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Pinch of salt required but been sent the following from a contact who slightly ITK.

- Villa have ALWAYS been planning on using the FULL international break to go through this process. Most players away until next Thursday so not seen as pressing due to that. More focussed on getting the right decision.

- Process is two phase based on initial shortlist.

- 6 people on shortlist

- Stage 2 is filtering it down to a final 3

- The 6 are - Henry, Rodgers, Smith, Faria, Terry and another that he doesn’t know

- As it stands as today NO decision has been made on a favourite. They are basically tapping up the employed ones to see if they are keen before making an official approach.

-Henry has not informed us if he wants to move to stage 2 or not as yet and is undecided.

- Some of the candidates have been more receptive of being in a ‘process’ than others

-  DONT expect a decision this week

On holiday then, as you can't tell me that rabble that plays at Villa Park are internationals! 

Classic vague itk nonsense talk.
6 names yet only 5 names mention as they are 'known' and speculated by everyone .

It's going to be that Faria and JT combo I can smell it .

Henry isn't seemingly receptive as he's in Belguim coaching world class players .

The talk of Roberto Martinez was laughable.

Be interested to know who the supposed 6 name is.

And good to hear Rodgers at least acknowledge the villa.

Smith or Rodgers would be my preference as it stands

But I don't know if anyone really know much but thanks anyway for the slight itk only time will tell

Just passing it on. He’s not one for BS. The other name id guess (purely my own) would be Viera

And then there was 5 (if this shortlist thing is correct)...

[VinnieChase84]

Exactly as said earlier. Henry has NOT been offered the job. He has now removed himself from consideration. That’s all

[olaftab]

Have we actually approached him? Or is this another example of the media saying someone has turned us down despite not being offered the job?

We can not approach Henry without asking the Belgians first and their FA confirmed earlier the they have had no contact from Aston Villa.

[Phil from the upper holte]

You can't turn it down if you've not been offered it. Good gig for Henry considering he's never been a manager

[VinnieChase84]

You can't turn it down if you've not been offered it. Good gig for Henry considering he's never been a manager

Exactly

[dicedlam]

1) Brendan Rodgers
2) Claudio Ranieri and John Terry.
3) Dean Smith.

[QuintonVilla]

Dean Smith would be the most logical and sensible choice imo.

[Toronto Villa]

You can't turn it down if you've not been offered it. Good gig for Henry considering he's never been a manager

Exactly

We’ve spoken to him. He didn’t fancy it. He was never actually offered the job and turned down the opportunity to take it further once the Monaco job came up.

I would go all out for Rodgers personally, but all of the other options being suggested are good, and every one of them much better than what we had.

[sirlordbaltimore]

I'm taking everything i hear/read with a huge pinch of salt. If Henry has turned us down then so be it. I would've quite liked to see him given a chance personally but if it's not to be then i'm not going to shit the bed over it.

Give me any of Rodgers, Smith, Foncesca, Faria or whatever they're called and let's just get on with it.

Then we can get down to the real business and place bets on who starts the first '(Insert name here) OUT thread'

[villa `cross the mersey]

I can't help but think Brenda is a bit of a clueless tit.

probably for the first time ever .....I agree with you on a statement
I'm not sold on Rodgers whatsoever ...he lived in Formby whilst managing Liverpool and recall the cringeworthy documentary he appeared in whilst living here. I think he scents the smell of £ rather than the lure of getting Villa back to the Premier League
Plus I don't think he's all that anyway ...if the papers are to believed we would be paying another £2.5 in compo on top of Bruce's`s payoff - When will this club ever learn ?

[Toronto Villa]

What it shows is that when the bookies move a name to the top it means nothing or at minimum very little in terms of what is actually taking place behind the scenes. You’d think by what we’d read it was just a case of him finding a house and stretching a scarf. It was miles from that.

[sirlordbaltimore]

I can't help but think Brenda is a bit of a clueless tit.

probably for the first time ever .....I agree with you on a statement
I'm not sold on Rodgers whatsoever ...he lived in Formby whilst managing Liverpool and recall the cringeworthy documentary he appeared in whilst living here. I think he scents the smell of £ rather than the lure of getting Villa back to the Premier League
Plus I don't think he's all that anyway ...if the papers are to believed we would be paying another £2.5 in compo on top of Bruce's`s payoff - When will this club ever learn ?

You say that but we'll be paying comp whoever we lure unless we're happy to settle for someone already on the dole

I bet Smith would cost us a few bob and would Henry etc etc