Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[berneboy]

I've been daydreaming about the club inviting Dean back.
I know it's silly but back and having a top defensive coach too ( Terry?) wouldn't displease me.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Incidentally, if it all goes pear- shaped, no matter who the manager is, how long do they get? Do we make another change in Feb if it looks like we are going to go down??!!

Not before Purslow is sacked. He's probably already got a nice little earner lined up at the FA for when the inevitable day arrives.

[Beard82]

Gaultier, Favre, Fonseca in that order for me

Gut feeling - Gerrard

As its now clear, looking like my gut was accurate

Well, if it's Gerrard then I guess we'll just have to get behind him.  Can't say that I'm overly enthusiastic about the appointment, but it could be much worse.

Short of promoting nanny McPhee I don’t see how

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Gaultier, Favre, Fonseca in that order for me

Gut feeling - Gerrard

As its now clear, looking like my gut was accurate

Well, if it's Gerrard then I guess we'll just have to get behind him.  Can't say that I'm overly enthusiastic about the appointment, but it could be much worse.

I'm struggling to think how.

[caster troy]

Gaultier, Favre, Fonseca in that order for me

Gut feeling - Gerrard

As its now clear, looking like my gut was accurate

Well, if it's Gerrard then I guess we'll just have to get behind him.  Can't say that I'm overly enthusiastic about the appointment, but it could be much worse.

Short of promoting nanny McPhee I don’t see how

Robbie Savage maybe? I can’t think of many worse that’s for sure.

[Sexual Ealing]

Incidentally, if it all goes pear- shaped, no matter who the manager is, how long do they get? Do we make another change in Feb if it looks like we are going to go down??!!

Not before Purslow is sacked. He's probably already got a nice little earner lined up at the FA for when the inevitable day arrives.

He's a minority shareholder.It might not be as easy as that (not that I have a single clue how that works).

[BC Villain]

Pretty sure O'Neill, for all his faults, isn't a Loyalist. If he wants to think of himself as British or Irish then he can. Suspect he would prefer the latter.

Loyal to himself

[Beard82]

Incidentally, if it all goes pear- shaped, no matter who the manager is, how long do they get? Do we make another change in Feb if it looks like we are going to go down??!!

His role as a CEO is not linked to his shareholder status - ownership and directorship are separate. 

Owners get to elect the directors - but as a minority shareholder his say will not be decisive
Not before Purslow is sacked. He's probably already got a nice little earner lined up at the FA for when the inevitable day arrives.

He's a minority shareholder.It might not be as easy as that (not that I have a single clue how that works).

[charleeco7]

I don’t get why we would want Gerrard. Limited experience and for me certainly wouldn’t be a step up from DS.

[paul_e]

Could Dean Smith have done at Rangers what Gerrard has done over the last couple of years?
I reckon so.

Could Gerrard have done at Villa what Dean Smith has managed over the last couple of years?
I doubt it.

Gerrard is NOT an upgrade on Smith. No way.

Impossible to say either way though Andy. I don't think that getting a team with Grealish, McGinn, Mings, El Ghazi and Abraham out of the Championship is much more of an achievement than winning the title in Scotland with Rangers though.

Smith managed that in 7 months, it took Gerrard 3 years to get his only meaningful achievement.

Yeah but it’s not apples to apples is it? We finished 6th in the league and the play-offs offered us the chance to go up. To win a league then you have to finish first. I’m not saying Gerrard could have done what Dean did, but trying to draw read across conclusions feels skewed.

My point was that there's no real comparison to be made because of the difference in circumstances, I went with the timesclae difference but yes there are plenty of other reasons to avoid it. That said the underlying point that Smith could 'easily' have done what Gerrard did but the reverse might not be true is one I agree with. At best I see Gerrard as a sideways move, which would be hugely disappointing.

[Scott Nielsen]

This makes worrying reading from the Economist's head of sport.

Steven Gerrard “now ready to take up offer” of Aston Villa Manager this week. Compensation close to agreed between two clubs. Did last night’s text from Villa’s most famous fan to Gerrard make a difference? New man to assume role by Friday. More to follow. HA. #AVFC #RangersFC
https://twitter.com/iammrazul/status/1458050034151346176

He's referring to a member of the royal family.

That's a blag account with a Russian singer as its profile picture.

Well that's something. I was about enter the stage of grief called 'at least he's not John Terry'.

You thought nothing of The Economist employing a "Head Of European Sport"?

[Drummond]

But spurs had already interviewed him so the groundwork was done.

The point is why were we not working on the replacement before firing Smith?

Because we're doing things properly? And we're hardly likely to approach a club with an incumbent manager about a vacancy we don't have.

If rumours are true, we did have an initial conversation with Fonseca, who is, of course out of work.

[Drummond]

The fact that he’s topping polls in local papers is unbelievable

I don’t live in the local area so can’t gauge it but that seems a stretch for me

There are probably more votes coming from our local 'rivals' than our own supporters. He does coach a team in blue after all.

[Sexual Ealing]

This makes worrying reading from the Economist's head of sport.

Steven Gerrard “now ready to take up offer” of Aston Villa Manager this week. Compensation close to agreed between two clubs. Did last night’s text from Villa’s most famous fan to Gerrard make a difference? New man to assume role by Friday. More to follow. HA. #AVFC #RangersFC
https://twitter.com/iammrazul/status/1458050034151346176

He's referring to a member of the royal family.

That's a blag account with a Russian singer as its profile picture.

Well that's something. I was about enter the stage of grief called 'at least he's not John Terry'.

You thought nothing of The Economist employing a "Head Of European Sport"?

1. I'm an idiot
2. I work with competitors of the Economist and you'd be amazed at how many staff they have in seemingly unrelated fields so I found the idea totally unsurprising
3. I'm an idiot

[cdbearsfan]

Seeing as Gerrard is clear favourite and, at least, being considered, according to all accounts, should we have a simple Gerrard Yes/No poll?