Next manager

[Steve67]

Surely we can convince Benitez to come, given the money that could be available.

I thought he had just signed a new contract?

Jurgen Klinsmann anyone?

[The_ads]

Surely we can convince Benitez to come, given the money that could be available.

I thought he had just signed a new contract?

Jurgen Klinsmann anyone?

Not sure if serious

[The_ads]

This is taken from Klinsmann’s Wiki page

Following Klinsmann's time with Bayern, Bayern team captain Phillip Lahm wrote in his autobiography that Klinsmann's tenure with the club was a "failure" and that Klinsmann's lack of tactical instruction required the players to meet before kickoff to discuss strategy.


He’d fit right in

[villa `cross the mersey]

Mauricio Pochettino please

[Steve67]

Surely we can convince Benitez to come, given the money that could be available.

I thought he had just signed a new contract?

Jurgen Klinsmann anyone?

Not sure if serious

Not really, he's an oaf in the same boat as Tactics Tim.  I honestly don't know who to suggest.  I wonder what Mark Robins could do with a few quid behind him.  I'd love Poch but that's highly unlikely.

[David_Nab]

Mauricio Pochettino please

Oh the known manager he is clearly the one to get , United don't need him now so if the Newcastle take over doesnt happen or they stick with Bruce he is an option

Rafa no chance whilst Purlsow is here

[Dante Lavelli]

I hope the club aim as high as they can with the next manager appointment.  An extra million in salary would pay for itself if each player raised their game buy a few percent and if the team had a decent structure.  The impossible question is would a top manger come?

You start by asking Poch and work down the list from there.  I’d imagine Dyche is gettable.

[villa for life]

Has an incumbent premiership manager ever dumped their club to take up a job in the championship? Ever?

[cdbearsfan]

Dyche, Benitez or Pochettino, yes to any of those.

[cdbearsfan]

Has an incumbent premiership manager ever dumped their club to take up a job in the championship? Ever?

Probably not, but as we are the only club of our size ever to play in the Championship then there aren't many similar circumstances to compare. The last truly big club to play in the second tier before 2016 was us, again, in 1988 and we persuaded Graham Taylor to drop a division.

[Steve67]

Has an incumbent premiership manager ever dumped their club to take up a job in the championship? Ever?

Graham Taylor did it with Watford/Villa pre-Premier Division days but you raise a good point and it would be up to the owners to sell the project.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I hope the club aim as high as they can with the next manager appointment.  An extra million in salary would pay for itself if each player raised there game buy a few percent and if the team had a decent structure.  The impossible question is would a top manger come?

Dyche is the obvious candidate, if a little ‘meat and potatoes’ for my liking.

Mentioned elsewhere but Sérgio Conceição is available. Having seen how Nuno built Wolves from the Championship, he may be tempted. The lack of funds at Porto has been pissing him off and he hasn't signed a new contract yet. Our set up and owners could possibly get his interest. Money is always important but he's made a fortune as a player and will be more interested in developing his career than the money.

Certainly worth a phone call unless you're a fan of boiled meat and spuds.

[Villan82]

Dyche would be ideal. We need somebody to make us hard to beat. He seems the right fit.

[TonyD]

Could we tempt Nuno? 

[Toronto Villa]

We need to add a poll to this now