Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[Monty]

The fact they're even thinking about Gerrard is a genuinely terrible sign.

[PaulWinch again]

Hassenhuttl would be very good I think. Saints are on a bit of a shoestring, and they’ve had bad runs, but he is pretty tactically astute.

[Small Rodent]

I admit I haven't read all through the thread but my choice would be Graham Potter of Brighton who seems to be in the Dean Smith mould. Unfortunately, I suspect we will end upwith some foreign chancer using us as a stepping stone to bigger things. Who knows..

You’d prefer an English chancer?

[PhilVill]

Personally, I would have no problem with Stevie G. Has done wonders with Rangers (although he has been helped with Celtic going backwards) and is a born winner. I think after managing Rangers for three years he is ready for the Premier League

[Small Rodent]

I’ve just finished season 5 of The Wire so I don’t trust a thing the newspapers say.

[Toronto Villa]

The fact they're even thinking about Gerrard is a genuinely terrible sign.

But why shouldn’t they “think” about him. What makes him so bad he shouldn’t even be considered? Like most I hope it is someone way more qualified, successful and attainable. But why is it a terrible sign?

[Scott Nielsen]

Hasenhüttl or Gerrard. Is this some elaborate joke at our expense?

[The Man With A Stick]

Who knows what they're thinking, but you can guarantee that the likes of Percy etc. will know the square root of fuck all, same as they knew nothing about Danny Ings coming in.

[Monty]

He has not done wonders with Rangers, he's done alright in a league even more tactically behind than when it was being dominated by Alex McLeish. It would be a pathetic, star-struck celebrity appointment.

[SheffieldVillain]

Don't know. It might be because I liked Smith so much but not one realistic name mentioned so far has made me feel any kind of excitement. Rodgers would be a very solid appointment but I can't see him leaving Leicester.

Whoever we appoint, one of the criteria should be that it is someone who can develop and bring through our young players, not just bring in endless squad players who block their path.

[sickbeggar]

He has not done wonders with Rangers, he's done alright in a league even more tactically behind than when it was being dominated by Alex McLeish. It would be a pathetic, star-struck celebrity appointment.

yep.

[KevinGage]

The fact they're even thinking about Gerrard is a genuinely terrible sign.

There was loose talk of Thierry Henry getting the gig when NSWE Took over and again shortly after Bruce was potted, and it came to nowt. Hopefully a distraction for the press whilst the real choice gets sorted.

[wolfman999]

I admit I haven't read all through the thread but my choice would be Graham Potter of Brighton who seems to be in the Dean Smith mould. Unfortunately, I suspect we will end upwith some foreign chancer using us as a stepping stone to bigger things. Who knows..

You’d prefer an English chancer?

You always know where you are with an English chancer😁

[cdbearsfan]

Personally, I would have no problem with Stevie G. Has done wonders with Rangers (although he has been helped with Celtic going backwards) and is a born winner. I think after managing Rangers for three years he is ready for the Premier League

He is no more a "born winner" than Bruce, Di Matteo, McLeish or any of the other people we have appointed who had successful playing careers. Being a good player is no guarantee of being a good manager.

He hasn't "worked wonders" at "Rangers". He has spent (by Scottish standards) a fortune and won one out of three league titles, zero cups and zero league cups. The St Johnstone manager has won more in one season and nobody would be suggesting him as a viable candidate.

Appointing Gerrard would be fanwankery of the most servile kind.

Apologies that I keep making this same point and probably will do in the coming days but I really, really don't want that prick as Villa manager.

[Villan For Life]

The appointment whoever it is will tell us where we are with the owners grand plan. An underwhelming appointment will mean that we’ve been sold a dud. A bold, ambitious appointment will give us a major boost and show that the owners are still with us.

Just no to Slippy G, Lampard, Terry or Nuno please although I suspect we will soon become John Terry’s Aston Villa.