Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[tomd2103]

Too many idiots phoning in WM wanting Gerrard...🙈

One such Albion idiot phoned in to say that they should bring Graham Potter in to replace their current manager. 

[Beard82]

Favre is my favourite.
Has managed at big clubs, has a reputation for bringing young players through, would surely relish working at Villa.

And mine - with Terry back a defence coach.

Yeah - I think so, have no idea about him to be honest.  But most of the recent are making me seriously depressed

[Beard82]

Too many idiots phoning in WM wanting Gerrard...🙈

Yep.  He was top of the B'ham Mail poll.  Unfortunately the general consensus on here is often not reflected by the wider fan base.

Yeah I saw another poll on twitter and he was way ahead.

Think we are out of touch with the masses.

[ozzjim]

Interesting article about the coach Gerrard has with him at Rangers. Liverpool players thought he was incredibly good, and is widely considered the brains behind the operation. If it is to be him, I think he will do pretty well in fairness. We will be top 10 next season, maybe even this, and I think he would command the respect of the dressing room from day 1.

I don't want him, but don't think the result will be a disaster.

[Beard82]

I’m not saying that I want him (far from it), but if it Gerrard did become the chosen one then you’d like to think that he’d sort out our shit effort midfield at the very least once and for all. He’d also attract and command respect from the players already here and any coming in. Just saying like.

Surely any manager coming in should have there respect - seems a low bar

[villadelph]

If turns out to be gerrard and its a epic failure i think purslows neck will be on the line.

Friendships and employment in football very rarely work out.

Forget gerrard get favre in

I've read up a bit on him. I think he sounds good, though he's older than the other candidates, which rightly or wrongly, might put us off him. His track record's decent, and he's available.

With the pace we have available I think Favre would do a good job.

[PeterWithe]

If Purslow wants to bring in someone because he played midfield for Liverpool, then Xabi Alonso might be a better choice, ‘they’ reckon he’s going to be the next big thing.

[Sexual Ealing]

Just like George Graham encouraged languid, cerebral midfield play when he managed Arsenal. It doesn't work like that. They can't and don't make players play like they did.

[brontebilly]

If turns out to be gerrard and its a epic failure i think purslows neck will be on the line.

Friendships and employment in football very rarely work out.

Forget gerrard get favre in

I've read up a bit on him. I think he sounds good, though he's older than the other candidates, which rightly or wrongly, might put us off him. His track record's decent, and he's available.

Turned down Palace at the last minute in the summer, seemed a strange decision. Might be looking out for an international football gig at his age.

[PeterWithe]

If turns out to be gerrard and its a epic failure i think purslows neck will be on the line.

Friendships and employment in football very rarely work out.

Forget gerrard get favre in

I've read up a bit on him. I think he sounds good, though he's older than the other candidates, which rightly or wrongly, might put us off him. His track record's decent, and he's available.

With the pace we have available I think Favre would do a good job.

He’d be my choice from a pretty underwhelming list. He didn’t do great at Dortmund but the expectation levels there are probably higher.

[ozzjim]

If Purslow wants to bring in someone because he played midfield for Liverpool, then Xabi Alonso might be a better choice, ‘they’ reckon he’s going to be the next big thing.

Good shout

[Dave P]

Favre is 64 and we still haven’t won the FA Cup in his lifetime.

[Vegas]

I would rather have Dean Smith than any of the top 8 in the poll on here, or on Sky Bet.

I think we’ve really fucked this up.

Is all very well saying “Smith out” but surely you have to know who you can get instead, and be pretty confident they’re better? I think we’ve been very impatient with a good coach and a very decent man, who has a pretty bad run with injuries in our bad spell.

[Brazilian Villain]

Interesting article about the coach Gerrard has with him at Rangers. Liverpool players thought he was incredibly good, and is widely considered the brains behind the operation. If it is to be him, I think he will do pretty well in fairness. We will be top 10 next season, maybe even this, and I think he would command the respect of the dressing room from day 1.

I don't want him, but don't think the result will be a disaster.

That's where I'm at. The coach working with him is Michael Beale, went from Liverpool's Youth academy to Brasil before joining up with Stevie G at Ibrox.

[CT Villan]

He didn’t do great at Dortmund but the expectation levels there are probably higher.

Not so sure about that...

[Wiki] On 22 May 2018, Favre was appointed as manager of Borussia Dortmund, with a contract lasting until 30 June 2020.[40] During his debut season, he became the first-ever manager to remain unbeaten in his first 15 Bundesliga matches with the club.[41] This includes a 4–1 win against RB Leipzig, a 7–0 win against 1. FC Nürnberg, and a 4–0 win against Atlético Madrid.[42] On 3 August 2019, Dortmund won the German Super Cup.[43] He was sacked on 13 December 2020 after a string of poor results, including a 5–1 thumping at home against newly-promoted VfB Stuttgart.[44] Favre finished with a record of 67 wins, 17 draws, and 23 losses.[45]

63% win ratio. I'd be happy with that at Villa.