Next Aston Villa Manager

[rougegorge]

Do these 'keep us up and then we'll sack you for somebody the fans will like' contracts exist outside of fan forums?

Probably not, but I guess at least if we stayed up we'd have the money to fire and hire. Watford have done it for years, although it's obviously not the ideal approach

[curiousorange]

I'd look at Marcelinho. Ex manager of Valencia and Villareal. Took both into champions league and beat Barca in Copa del rey final just like season so not like his trophies are a decade ago.

Yes it's a gamble but plenty of clubs have appointed unknowns from abroad and stayed up and then grown as a club.

He's got the sort of top level experience I'm looking for rather than just a hopeful punt like most of our signings.

From the domestic options I'd be happy ish with Hughton in the short term but it's difficult to see any of them turning us into a major force if they do keep us up.

Keep us up. The only thing that matters.

[hilts_coolerking]

Terry is a man with zero managerial experience.  As a club we've got to get away from this kind of thinking.

[Toronto Villa]

Anybody other than what is on that list.

Ok lets go get bruce back then or how about pardew. Instead of moaning about the choices why not say some names?

Be ambitous. At minimum go after Benitez. Others may be Roger Schmidt, Ralf Rangnick, Allegri, Marcellino? All out of work

[Demitri_C]

Not sure what paulo fonseca is up to these days but he is sosmone i woild definitely be looking at.

[Demitri_C]

Anybody other than what is on that list.

Ok lets go get bruce back then or how about pardew. Instead of moaning about the choices why not say some names?

Be ambitous. At minimum go after Benitez. Others may be Roger Schmidt, Ralf Rangnick, Allegri, Marcellino? All out of work

You think allegri woild come here? And rangnick? No chance

[SoccerHQ]

I'd look at Marcelinho. Ex manager of Valencia and Villareal. Took both into champions league and beat Barca in Copa del rey final just like season so not like his trophies are a decade ago.

Yes it's a gamble but plenty of clubs have appointed unknowns from abroad and stayed up and then grown as a club.

He's got the sort of top level experience I'm looking for rather than just a hopeful punt like most of our signings.

From the domestic options I'd be happy ish with Hughton in the short term but it's difficult to see any of them turning us into a major force if they do keep us up.

Keep us up. The only thing that matters.

Well we could appoint Pulis or Big Sam. Both have shown season in season out they could do that in worse situations than what we're in (we're still only a point off 17th).

Trouble is they kept us up, we feel we owe them the next season and then they spend 100m on more rubbish like Big Sam did at Everton.

Short term and we'll have the same problems in twelve months time.

[Jon Crofts]

It will be Terry until the end of the season.

He needs firing with Smith, completely ineffective at coaching, great at Instagram.

I dont see how you can blame the assistant for the set up and selection of players.
It will be Terry.

You missed the bit about coaching, seen any evidence of our defence improving these past few months?

Thought not.

[somec]

Didn't Wenger say he would not manage another English club?

[David_Nab]

Poch ..Rafa or Big Sam

Big Sam being the nuke option as short term way to stay up.

[Toronto Villa]

Anybody other than what is on that list.

Ok lets go get bruce back then or how about pardew. Instead of moaning about the choices why not say some names?

Be ambitous. At minimum go after Benitez. Others may be Roger Schmidt, Ralf Rangnick, Allegri, Marcellino? All out of work

You think allegri woild come here? And rangnick? No chance

If Ancelotti was still avaiable I'd have put him on the list also. Somehow Everton was attractive him.

[villa `cross the mersey]

The Baggies already have the guy I would take in a heartbeat - Slavan Bilic

[curiousorange]

Well, yeah. That's true. But it's a bit previous to demand a longer term plan when we've just been dicked in a must win game.

[SoccerHQ]

Didn't Wenger say he would not manage another English club?

Yep. He dosen't want to manage against Arsenal. I'm sure other clubs here and abroad have enquired so I can't seem him being interested.

[Demitri_C]

I have a horrible feeling if smith went we would go for southgate. No thanks for me