Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[Rudy Can't Fail]

What about AVB?

Semi-retired.

[N'ZMAV]

Wasn't we linked with Thierry Henry before?

[Monty]

Joachim Lowe 25/1

Getting him would be a massive coup.

Hope not, as that would mean it was 2006 and I wouldn't be of legal drinking age - and then how would I get through all this?

Bloody hell, Monty, I had you down as 70+ fella.

Ha, thanks to the Villa I look and feel like that.

[Lastfootstamper]

Joachim Low 25/1

I think if I was Smith, this would make me have to think, "blimey, can't really argue with that".

[PaulTheVillan]

Wasn't we linked with Thierry Henry before?

Summer before Bruce was sacked

[enigma]

Joachim Lowe 25/1

Getting him would be a massive coup.

Nah.

[Nii Lamptey]

This is what makes me laugh about the new manager debate, so many are saying ‘x’ would be a disaster but ‘y’ would be brilliant. We have zero clue. A name, a former player, foreign, British, a current top manager (within reason of who we could realistically get) doesn’t automatically = success

NSWE/Purslow got the right man the last time around so until they show me they can’t make good decisions then I’m backing them to choose the right man for us again now

I hope you're right. But if they appoint Gerrard, Lampard or Terry, it will show that they have less of a clue than us. Or, indeed, than any six year old who has ever read "Shoot!" magazine.

They should be looking to appoint someone who makes the world sit up and take notice, not Sherwood mark II.

Couldn’t cope if Terry, Lampard or Gerrard were appointed. My tv would be dead within 5 minutes of the start of the first televised game… imagine the constant love-in with Chelsea/Liverpool references!? It was bad enough with Terry as assistant! No thanks.
Has to be Graham Potter for me.

[Sexual Ealing]

Joachim Lowe 25/1

Getting him would be a massive coup.

Nah.

Massive nah from me.

[john e]

This is what makes me laugh about the new manager debate, so many are saying ‘x’ would be a disaster but ‘y’ would be brilliant. We have zero clue. A name, a former player, foreign, British, a current top manager (within reason of who we could realistically get) doesn’t automatically = success

NSWE/Purslow got the right man the last time around so until they show me they can’t make good decisions then I’m backing them to choose the right man for us again now

I admire your confidence
I still think they’ll blow it And will end up with Mr uninspiring

[RichardBatchelor]

Joachim Low 25/1

No thanks.

Great manager, but his day has surely passed.

[chrisw1]

Terry would be nuts as he's untested.  Lampard did pretty well at Derby and not too bad at Chelsea.  Whatever your analysis of Scottish football Gerrard has done as well as he possibly can there.

I honestly don't want Gerrard, but we've no idea if he will be as shit as everyone suggests.  There's a reasonable chance he would be pretty decent.  I don't like the idea of the scouse love in but I think I'd prefer him to, for example, the Danish fella who doesn't seem to have done anything.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Any odds on Diego Martinez?

[PaulTheVillan]

Any odds on Diego Martinez?

Who?

[Sexual Ealing]

Terry would be nuts as he's untested.  Lampard did pretty well at Derby and not too bad at Chelsea.  Whatever your analysis of Scottish football Gerrard has done as well as he possibly can there.

I honestly don't want Gerrard, but we've no idea if he will be as shit as everyone suggests.  There's a reasonable chance he would be pretty decent.  I don't like the idea of the scouse love in but I think I'd prefer him to, for example, the Danish fella who doesn't seem to have done anything.

He absolutely has not done as well as he possibly can there. See posts by cdbullyweefan, passim.

[LukeJames]

My issue with Gerrard is that I don't think he plays particularly exciting football from the few times I've seen them. Granted the only time I have watched them is in the Old Firm so that may just be down to it being a tight game.