Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[Rory]

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.

100% my position also.

[London Villan]

Gerrard would split the fans, at the first sign of trouble would have them on his back and ultimately has no experience of english football management. Just wrong on so many levels.

[john e]

Expecting an announcement tomorrow.

Where did you get that info from mate

[Damo70]

I’ve said previously I don’t trust Purslow I think he’ll make an easy lazy appointment That suits himself
Looks like we’re gonna find out sooner than I thought If my fears are founded

Purslow impresses me in the way he comes across. He brought Dean Smith to the club for starters.

[KRS]

Genuine question…why is there such negativity towards Nuno? When he was Wolves manager, I couldn’t bring myself to dislike him as he always came over well and though he had them playing good football (not that I watched them much at all). Would he really be that bad an option?

[PaulTheVillan]

Wonder if Unai Emery’s excuse for not going to Newcastle was true.

[AV82EC]

My biggest concern in all of this is Purslow. To be fair he bought Smith in but this is a whole different level of requirement and like others i'm wondering if hes going to get sold on ex player star quality rather than a man who has the big brass balls to take this on.

[Malandro]

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.

100% my position also.

It would be a ridiculous appointment.

Although I have a soft spot for him, that slip was one of the funniest things I’ve seen in football.

[chrisw1]

I'd love it to be someone who makes people sit up and think 'bloody hell, Villa mean business.  Terry, Gerrard and the Danish coach with a shit CV do not fall into this category. 

[cdbearsfan]

Glad that most of H&V seems against Gerrard but worried we have a significant starfucker element in our support who might further convince Liverpool-loving Purslow that Gerrard would be a popular choice. Quite a few Villa fans wanted Solskjaer and a number of Villa fans, nauseatingly, sang "John Terry, he's won more than you".

[Damo70]

What is Sven up to these days?

With Sven the question is usually who he is up, not what he is up to 

[Toronto Villa]

We need a poll added. Those we think will be considered. Those we hope to be considered

[Risso]

Genuine question…why is there such negativity towards Nuno? When he was Wolves manager, I couldn’t bring myself to dislike him as he always came over well and though he had them playing good football (not that I watched them much at all). Would he really be that bad an option?

Three words K, 'five', 'three' and 'two'.

[cdbearsfan]

Genuine question…why is there such negativity towards Nuno? When he was Wolves manager, I couldn’t bring myself to dislike him as he always came over well and though he had them playing good football (not that I watched them much at all). Would he really be that bad an option?

He's a bloody scruff.

[AV82EC]

Wonder if Unai Emery’s excuse for not going to Newcastle was true.

That was one of my first thoughts this morning. Back to England and a much better squad to work with than at Newcastle.