Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[Three Spires Villa]

There is no way Potter would leave a safe place high up in the table for Villa at the moment. For one thing we would never give him the latitude Brighton have given him (was it 4 home wins in a whole year?). I think his next job will be a bigger step up.

I'm in the stick camp as the last few managerial appointments have left me underwhelmed (Garde, Sherwood, Black, McLeish, Di Matteo, Lambert). Bruce at the time was a reasonable decision but not been enthused since Martin O'Neill if I'm honest.

Those appointments were a different time with different owners, you cant really compare. To say just stick with Smith, is accepting (maybe) mid table at best. The new owners have only made one appointment, Dean Smith a great appointment to get us up and keep us up, the next appointment they make could be the one to push us on.

[chrisw1]

There is no way Potter would leave a safe place high up in the table for Villa at the moment. For one thing we would never give him the latitude Brighton have given him (was it 4 home wins in a whole year?). I think his next job will be a bigger step up.

I'm in the stick camp as the last few managerial appointments have left me underwhelmed (Garde, Sherwood, Black, McLeish, Di Matteo, Lambert). Bruce at the time was a reasonable decision but not been enthused since Martin O'Neill if I'm honest.

Of course Potter would come for the right offer.

I honestly don't know if he would.  Brighton gave him a 6 year contract a while back and he's got them well on course for being a top 10 club.  Jumping to us would be a massive gamble for him and not one I'm convinced he'd take for a bit more cash in his back pocket.

[SoccerHQ]

Fun fact. We've won a premier league game more recently than Brighton.

He is a good manager though and think his style of football will scale up the league, much like Rodgers style has in last decade.

[SoccerHQ]

Sounds like Newcastle want Unai Emery.

Currently under contract at Villareal.

Wonder if we'd go for manager out of work or under contract for next pick whenever that is. We did it with DS who still had a few years left to run on his deal.

[sickbeggar]

I thought Brighton were excellent against Liverpool, but again its a big risk. Wouldn't take long for people to do the old "he's only managed a small club, the job is too big for him, we need someone to take us to the next level" mantra if things don't get off to a flyer.

[Monty]

If the Fonseca rumours are true that's somewhat encouraging, not necessarily because he's the answer but it's the right profile.

[TonyD]

If the Fonseca rumours are true that's somewhat encouraging, not necessarily because he's the answer but it's the right profile.

What is his brand of football?

[Drummond]

If the Fonseca rumours are true that's somewhat encouraging, not necessarily because he's the answer but it's the right profile.

What is his brand of football?

It doesn't matter, he's shiny and sparkly and new and sounds exotic.

[cdbearsfan]

Fonseca would, at least, seem like the sort of appointment that a proper grown up club who have done their research would make.

Someone like Howe would be a lazy choice. Someone like Frank Terrard would just be winging it like we did with Sherwood.

[sickbeggar]

He's sort of meh to me. Ukrainian league winner so a sort of eastern European Gerrard?. Why did he leave Roma? Why did Spurs pull out of appointing him for "tax reasons"

[ChicagoLion]

If the Fonseca rumours are true that's somewhat encouraging, not necessarily because he's the answer but it's the right profile.

What is his brand of football?

Strong flour, salt and lots of Olive Oil. Rosemary.

[Scott Nielsen]

Daily Mail linking Fonseca.

Not amazed with his CV but he doesn't seem to like five at the back and he isn't Frank Terrard. Get him in.

Same here, don't see it with his record and didn't even win the league with Porto after they had won the previous 2. Would prefer Favre (or Svensson).

Fonseca clearly underachieved with Roma and got the sack for a reason.

[Scott Nielsen]

If the Fonseca rumours are true that's somewhat encouraging, not necessarily because he's the answer but it's the right profile.

What is his brand of football?

Attacking, possession based football. Quite lovely when it works but often it does not as his stats make clear. Poor big game record at Roma. Plays 4-2-3-1 or 3-4-1-2. To be fair some lay more blame at the door of Monchi for his rather hopeless wheeling and dealing, arguing Fonseca suffered from a weaker Roma side than typical.

[villa for life]

Fonseca would be a huge risk and could take us down.

There’s absolutely no way of knowing how he will fair in the premier league, especially if he is taking over a team in the relegation zone. We know he hasn’t managed in the premier league but has he ever had to “turn around” a team?

I’d much rather we went after Hasenhuttl who would almost guarantee us safety and then hopefully progression thereafter.

[Villan82]

Fonseca might be a gamble mid-season.