Next manager?

[TonyD]

They could, and should have sacked Bruce the moment they took over.  They're now reaping the rewards of the "give him until the autumn" mindset.  They also backed his bizarre transfer dealings, and so are culpable in the mess we find ourselves in.  I think it would have been easier to attract a new man in the summer, and he also would have had at least part of his own squad to work with, instead of Bruce's Frankenstein's monster of a team.

True.   It’s definitely a bigger challenge right now.     Not been impressed with the news owners ummphh!

[TonyD]

Board Out thread incoming

Have they gone yet ?

[Chris Jameson]

how come Bruno Lage is 5th favourite in the running

who is he ?

If I had to guess, I’d say he is teamed up with an actress I’ve never heard of on the dancing programme.

[TonyD]

Fuck Faria.  Didn’t want him.

[VinnieChase84]

Smith would be a fantastic appointment. If his name was Deano Smithestiho then people may find him more attractive.
He’s a coach, a proper proper coach. The way he wants football played and the footprint installed is what we need. He said used to working with a DOF.
He understands the fabric of the club and would literally run through walls to get us where we need to be. He won’t BS us with same garbage post matches comments as he gets the fans and the expectation.
Absolute no brainier for me

[hilts_coolerking]

He may do a good job but the Villa fan thing has absolutely zero bearing on his ability to get us up and keep us there.

[Damo70]

Dean Smith is now the odds on favourite with John Terry second favourite and then a new entry straight in at number three in the charts pop pickers is Bruno Lage. I will be gutted if we go with Bruno and then don't appoint Sir Brian as general manager. Little and Lage.

[Toronto Villa]

I'd be happy if our relatively speaking not exciting/underwhelming next manager got us playing football like his current team and bored us all the way to winning loads of games right into the PL. And then to be boring like Eddie Howe's team sitting in the top 6.

Ultimately, I want the next manager to play the right way, to always want to win, score loads of goals, get us promoted and whenever possible to give kids a legitimate chance to come through. If he loves the club well even better. If that person is Dean Smith then we know what we are getting by way of what he's done so far. If it ends up being someone from abroad the remit remains the same. Simple.

[TonyD]

It’s pronounced Lager.  Apparently.   

[AsTallAsLions]

Board Out thread incoming

How’s the Bruce shrine mate, not too tear-stained I hope. Glad you’re OK after the lovely Bruce got potted, we had to send somebody round to make sure the milk wasn’t piling up on your doorstep.

They could, and should have sacked Bruce the moment they took over.  They're now reaping the rewards of the "give him until the autumn" mindset.  They also backed his bizarre transfer dealings, and so are culpable in the mess we find ourselves in.  I think it would have been easier to attract a new man in the summer, and he also would have had at least part of his own squad to work with, instead of Bruce's Frankenstein's monster of a team.

Spot on, as usual.

[hilts_coolerking]

I'd be happy if our relatively speaking not exciting/underwhelming next manager got us playing football like his current team and bored us all the way to winning loads of games right into the PL. And then to be boring like Eddie Howe's team sitting in the top 6.

Of course, that goes for all of us.  But of those we've been considering, and who want the job, is Smith the best bet to do that, or is he even capable of it?  Personally I don't think so.  If he is the best bet then so be it but either a lot of people have turned us down or dropped out, or they haven't cast the net very wide.

If he's appointed then in time I'll be absolutely delighted to be proven wrong but I was hoping that this time we'd appoint someone to get the pulses racing, to fill the place with hope and excitement.  In our depressingly frequent changes of manager, it's the one thing we haven't tried.

[Rigadon]

On no planet are Bournemouth bigger than us, they are however undeniably, and depressingly, currently more successful. As for us being fickle, so is every other set of football fans on the planet but for some reason only we get lumbered with that tag. Were Albion called fickle for booing their team off at HT at the weekend?

A thousand times this.  Bournemouth?  See Wigan a few years ago.  I've been accused on here of accepting mediocrity (I believe the blame was laid upon Paul Lambert for reducing my expectations), but to say we are not as 'big' as Bournemouth is weird.  They are in the Premier League, so are Wolves, so are Huddersfield, Fulham, Chrystal Palace, Burnley, Southampton. Are we not worthy?  Villa is a club that has been in the same bracket as any team in world football.  Sure, times have been tough of late, and our absolute peaks are (currently) in the past, but we are still a bonfire world renowned club.  Don't forget that. 

As for 'fickle' fans...  You big sugar bag.

[Damo70]

It’s pronounced Lager.  Apparently.

I believe in Portugal his name is pronounced 'cerveja'.

[Hookeysmith]

I have some concerns over smith as I would hate it to be too big for him and it destroys a genuine villa man

But

There should be no animosity with Brentford fans as he is clearly a life long fan and not many fans of any team would drop the shoulder to manage thier boyhood team

He does seemingly play the game the right way

He has an identity as a manager and clearly picks players to match that rather than a Hodge podge mix

We may finally get a tune out of a top striker like Hogan

As he is "one of our own" I'm sure he will get time off fans if we see it going in the right direction.

If the worst was to happen and we are here next year with a reduced squad he is not going to throw his toys out as he is at least to working under diversity each season.

I hope if he is announced it really works out for him and he will get my full support

[Rudy Can't Fail]

how come Bruno Lage is 5th favourite in the running

who is he ?

If I had to guess, I’d say he is teamed up with an actress I’ve never heard of on the dancing programme.

Good guess but he's in charge of Benfica B, their reserve team. Who, what, why is he being linked with us? Somebody is taking the piss.