Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[The_ads]

I don’t understand the stick levelled at Gerrard for managing in a pub league when the media are fawning over Potter who cut his teeth in a league thats almost certainly worse.

[Dante Lavelli]

Fonseca gives me the jitters. So-so record, no experience of a relegation battle, coming into a club where the defenders don't even understand how to play 5 at the back, presumably non English speaker.

I’m with you on this, I just don’t see the attraction from his CV and everything I’ve read.

[Holte L2]

Fonseca gives me the jitters. So-so record, no experience of a relegation battle, coming into a club where the defenders don't even understand how to play 5 at the back, presumably non English speaker.

Fluent English apparently.

He's never stayed longer than 18 months. Finished 5th and 7th with Roma. For me, he's the Portuguese Sherwood.

[PaulWinch again]

I wouldn’t say Fonseca’s record is bad. Isn’t it pretty much one ropey season with Roma? Other than that pretty good.

[sickbeggar]

Fonseca gives me the jitters. So-so record, no experience of a relegation battle, coming into a club where the defenders don't even understand how to play 5 at the back, presumably non English speaker.

Fluent English apparently.

ah right. He does like 3 at the back though...…….

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

If the Villa release Smith from his role, hopefully we won’t be considering anybody like Terry (untried as a manager) or Gerrard (manager in a Micky mouse league). If that were the case Purslow needs to go. For a club with the stature of Aston Villa we need to bring in a high profile successful manager already at another club like we did when we brought Ron Atkinson in from Sheff Wed. We need to make a statement appointment, someone who has the personality and skills to carry the team from day 1. There can be no messing about with someone who is only finding their feet in management. For me we need someone like Rodgers and if it means f-cking off Leicester for a second time, so be it. We need to show and Purslow needs to show that we mean business.

[Three Spires Villa]

Gerrard wouldn't be a bad shout, other than that he'd see it as a stepping stone to the 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' job.
Bo Svensson - young and up-and-coming - would be a risk.
Fonseca or Favre would be the safe bets.
Potter and Vieira - good but difficult to prise away from current clubs

Gerard hasn’t done that well. 1 league title in a season Celtic imploded. St.Johnstone did better winning the domestic double, no one is saying give him the job. No thanks on SG

[Dante Lavelli]

I don’t understand the stick levelled at Gerrard for managing in a pub league when the media are fawning over Potter who cut his teeth in a league thats almost certainly worse.

I’m not sure you’re comparing apples with apples there.  The team Potter took into Europe have since been relegated demonstrating how much they overachieved whereas Rangers are always there or thereabouts.  Potter has also done okay at Swansea and Brighton, arguably demonstrating that he is the catalyst rather than luck or circumstances.

[sickbeggar]

Fonseca gives me the jitters. So-so record, no experience of a relegation battle, coming into a club where the defenders don't even understand how to play 5 at the back, presumably non English speaker.

I’m with you on this, I just don’t see the attraction from his CV and everything I’ve read.

yeah, not saying he's bad, but definitely in the "hopeful punt" category. Sort of guy you'd go for at the start of the season with the time to get his ideas across, not in November.

[Goldenballs]

I like Potter, but didn't Brighton have just 1 home win in a 12 month period at some point?

[ozzjim]

Rodgers that Leicester took from Celtic where he had less opposition than Gerard has at Rangers? I get the point, and accept he'd done well with Swansea and Liverpool, but Gerard might go on to do just as well.

For me Lange needs to identify a coach on an upward trajectory in Europe and go get him in. Simple. He's paid very well to do that too.

[sickbeggar]

I wouldn’t say Fonseca’s record is bad. Isn’t it pretty much one ropey season with Roma? Other than that pretty good.

Well he did a Moyes at Porto.

[VinnieChase84]

Gaultier, Favre, Fonseca in that order for me

Gut feeling - Gerrard

[nigel]

I hate myself for saying this, but maybe we should get a firefighter in, give him to the end of the season, get rid in May and get the big name when we're hopefully safe and can attract them. I'd be very wary of bringing in a coach with no experience of the PL a month before Christmas. Could be Garde all over again

I retired 11 years ago, but willing to have a crack for the boys 😉

[sickbeggar]

I hate myself for saying this, but maybe we should get a firefighter in, give him to the end of the season, get rid in May and get the big name when we're hopefully safe and can attract them. I'd be very wary of bringing in a coach with no experience of the PL a month before Christmas. Could be Garde all over again

I retired 11 years ago, but willing to have a crack for the boys 😉

heh