Faria or Henry

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I have trepidation about a novice. That said Sherwood had the ability to organise us and Gregory took the step up. Both had more experience although not significant amounts.

He appears knowledgeable and is a bit of an anorak apparently. He will hopeful have a style and identity. I certainly feel he will command respect as he was undoubtedly a great. Even if he's a wanker for that free kick.

It does worry me he's absence of experience. But then Espanyol took a punt on Poch. The Stripey Filth took a punt on Moore and we didn't take a punt on the vastly experienced Bruce...

No guarantees I suppose.

Terry would be a smart choice. Undbouted leadership and demands high standards. Already well liked and respected and if he brings his boots even better.

We need a couple of experience coaches in there too.

I think the building of structures behind the Head Coach will benefit us long term with having an identity and avoiding haphazard recruitment.

[Toronto Villa]

Darren Moore was a youth coach and stepped up to become a PL manager at Albion and did really well. It can be argued that a few weeks more he could have kept them up. And look at how he's started this season. I think while it might be ideal to have someone with some level of managerial experience it comes with no guarantees whatsoever.

I honestly believed at the time Lambert would do well after excellent spells at Colchester and Norwich, that Garde would given his successful time at Lyon, and while I didn't want Bruce, that at least his experience and successes in the Championship would get us promoted. None of them panned out for any number of reasons that their "experience" couldn't overcome.

So while a bit more experience of a Faria might be desirable, if Rogers actually wanted the job it would be even better, if it is Terry I'm dismissing it purely because of this thing called "experience" or his lack of it.

[achilles]

Neither has any promotions from this division so it's a no from me.

I believe a manager with 4 promotions from this division and a losing play-off final is free, what could go wrong!

[TonyD]

Faria is backward looking, Henry is forward looking.   

[Neil Hawkes]

I don't see the objections to a new non-experienced appointment, with back-up from a guy who had a massive influence on the team just last season, it could be mediocre, it could be a spectacular success, but what it would not be is any worse than the rudderless approach we have seen this season.
The new owners have shown while they will give someone a chance, (Mr Bruce), if you don't deliver you're out of here.
Go for it, be brave and be bold - not something we have seen for some time at the Villa

[LeeB]

I don't see the objections to a new non-experienced appointment, with back-up from a guy who had a massive influence on the team just last season, it could be mediocre, it could be a spectacular success, but what it would not be is any worse than the rudderless approach we have seen this season.
The new owners have shown while they will give someone a chance, (Mr Bruce), if you don't deliver you're out of here.
Go for it, be brave and be bold - not something we have seen for some time at the Villa

Amen Neil.

[KRS]

Potentially very exciting combo with Henry and Terry...sort out the final third of the pitch, whilst also making us more solid at the back...in theory it sounds exactly what we're looking for, so we can only hope they can make it happen on the pitch if these rumours do come to fruition. This pairing would bring an instant buzz and excitement to Villa Park.

I don't know anything about Faria, what he brings to the table or what style of play he would try to implement. He may well be the better option, but at the moment he is an unknown risk.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Faria is backward looking, Henry is forward looking.   

You fancy him, don't you? It's not a beauty pageant, the idea is I assume to get promoted this season and stay up next. There is not one gram of evidence that Henry knows what he's doing. Despite all his 17 years of experience, there's no evidence that Faria can cut it as a manager. It's a risk but give me the realist before the fantasist every day of the week.

The medium versus the Tarot card reader replacing the illusionist? When will we learn.

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Was Henry more of a risk than Faria?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Was Henry more of a risk than Faria?

Absolutely not if we're talking car sales. Faria reminds me of one of Harry Enfield's Scousers. I wouldn't buy a spare wheel off him.

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If he wasn't Portuguese you wouldn't have a hard on for him.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

If he wasn't Portuguese you wouldn't have a hard on for him.

Now you're just being silly.

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What else is there? He's been Mourinho's bibs and cones man and aiding him in mastering the art of putting XI men behind the ball, suffocating games and generally being a bit of a tit on the touchline.

[hilts_coolerking]

There is not one gram of evidence that Henry knows what he's doing. Despite all his 17 years of experience, there's no evidence that Faria can cut it as a manager.

The reason there's no evidence is simply that neither of them have ever had the opportunity.  For the same reason, there's no evidence either of them would be a failure.  There is evidence to suggest that both, for different reasons, have the potential to be successful.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

There is not one gram of evidence that Henry knows what he's doing. Despite all his 17 years of experience, there's no evidence that Faria can cut it as a manager.

The reason there's no evidence is simply that neither of them have ever had the opportunity.  For the same reason, there's no evidence either of them would be a failure.  There is evidence to suggest that both, for different reasons, have the potential to be successful.

Indeed. The only reason I'd go with Faria before Henry is that he's he most successful Assistant Manager in the world. It's still a gamble. Watching interviews with him, he hardly comes across as inspiring but his record is second to none.