Next manager?

[purpletrousers]

A ‘philosophy’ bloody hell.

Correct that badge on his shirt. I'm sold. Sounds exactly what we need.

[Little Class]

Little Class? Wants Allardyce? Hmm...

very good 

[PaulWinch again]

we do, but now?  We are in a fix and need a quick fixer to go up this year, surely??

It won’t work I’m convinced. Bruce was a quick fix who had tired ideas too.

Allardyce is twice the manager Bruce is. 

Maybe but I’m terribly bored of “proper football men”, I want to enjoy watching Villa play. I also think we have a squad that is completely unsuitable for Allardyce.

[themossman]

we do, but now?  We are in a fix and need a quick fixer to go up this year, surely??

It won’t work I’m convinced. Bruce was a quick fix who had tired ideas too.

Allardyce is twice the manager Bruce is.

I don’t want him either but this is true. Allardyce is the quick fix sort the shit out manager we should have appointed instead of Bruce if we were going down that road.

He has rarely failed in a manager job, generally left on his terms, and he got the England job. He’s not a crap manager.

[ozzjim]

Then there's the fact that, if he wasn't a villa fan, we wouldn't have so many people keen on him.

Quite.  Some have said, 'You'd like him if his name was Dean Smithio'.  Well that cuts both ways; would people have considered him if was an Albion fan?

Without a doubt. But then there would be a decent amount that would still think crikey, there is a guy who's team play the best football in the division most of the time and has every chance of he can recreate that style with our squad of winning a lot of games at villa. I wanted Rodgers the most as I think he has basically taken the Smith style one step further, but I am more than content to watch Smith. If his links to the club buy him time and support, so be it. And if, maybe, just that little chance he takes us up, it will be the best story in football going.

[Little Class]

we do, but now?  We are in a fix and need a quick fixer to go up this year, surely??

It won’t work I’m convinced. Bruce was a quick fix who had tired ideas too.

Allardyce is twice the manager Bruce is. 

Maybe but I’m terribly bored of “proper football men”, I want to enjoy watching Villa play. I also think we have a squad that is completely unsuitable for Allardyce.

Probably right there.  My point is less that i want Allardyce, more that i fear we can't have both a 'fix' and a thrilling rebuild at nearly 3rd of season with no defence.

[montague]

Kendrick seems to think Smith is a goer

Nudge nudge wink wink say no more

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

Being a Villa fan is relevant, that extra passion, commitment - like Ian Taylor who would never have made it any other PL side - and it buys some grace with the fans

Now hang on, Taylor might not have been world class but as an integral member of teams that regularly finished in the top half (fourth and fifth under Little) it's nonsense to say he wouldnt have made it at any other PL side. He'd have walked into most of them. Well, he'd have sprinted into them, won the ball, laid it off and then popped up with the finish. Terrific player, whoever he'd supported.

[andyh]

If Smith comes in I think we also get a new player.
Mr.Hogan.

[themossman]

The villa fan thing is irrelevant possibly even back to front. I don’t buy it that managers fail because they don’t try hard enough. If anything it adds pressure which tends to make managers revert to bad football. You could turn it around all day.

Ignoring all that, Smith appears to have a good philosophy and deserves a shot on merit.

[Little Class]

Being a Villa fan is relevant, that extra passion, commitment - like Ian Taylor who would never have made it any other PL side - and it buys some grace with the fans

Now hang on, Taylor might not have been world class but as an integral member of teams that regularly finished in the top half (fourth and fifth under Little) it's nonsense to say he wouldnt have made it at any other PL side. He'd have walked into most of them. Well, he'd have sprinted into them, won the ball, laid it off and then popped up with the finish. Terrific player, whoever he'd supported.

Yes, cos he played for Villa, played his fcuking heart out everytime.  And he wasn't before and after for anyone else, but that still makes him a terrific player - for us.

[AsTallAsLions]

Don't cry for us, Rui Faria
The truth is we did not want you...

Anyway, it's either Deano, Rodgers, or nowt for me at this point. I don't want some Benfica B coach I've never heard of, and I don't want Terry running the show without experience. But I rarely ever get what I want. So it's over to you, Wes and Nassef.

[Toronto Villa]

If Smith comes in I think we also get a new player.
Mr.Hogan.

That video is from pre season 2 years ago. Scott Hogan was top scorer in that Brentford side that Smith is referring to the season before.

[lovejoy]

Some of the arrogance in recent posts is absolutely breathtaking. Expecting it to be realistic fir a manager to leave a successful premier league side to join us in
Lower championship is pure crazy. It’s not 1982 anymore.

Hmmm... Sandwell or Small Heath?

Piss off. I’m not posting on here for the first time.

Point is we need to realise that for people who are hard nosed professionals, not fans, we aren’t as attractive as we think we are. Notwithstanding all the goodwill Howe has, Bournemouth have the income of a premier league side and we don’t. The fact we won the European cup 35 years ago won’t really be a consideration for them.

[Steve67]

I'd be happy with either Brendan Rodgers or Dean Smith.  No-one else currently being thrown in the hat by Sky Sports fill me with joy.  Carlos Kickaball can fuck off as well.