Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[Rudy65]

Unai Emery? Seemed odds on for the Geordies and then changed his mind. Maybe because a better opportunity was looming?

[Steve67]

Cant believe people are turning their noses at low. He would be a unbelievable coup. One of the best German national sides in numerous years. Made them absolute beasts defensively and organised. Hard working and a huge name.
A manager like low can attract superstars to the club. I doubt we could attract him but if he was interested he is definitely someone we should look at.

He won't be interested - he makes loadsa money as a German porn star.

I'm struggling to see past the pooey finger smelling episode.

[PaulTheVillan]

Gerrard odds shrinking

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Low hasn't been in club management for years. When he was most of it was in the Austrian and Turkish leagues.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Gerrard odds shrinking

Shit!

[Risso]

That doesn't mean anything other than people are betting on him.

[Toronto Villa]

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.

The thing is none of us know whether a proven manager will succeed or fail, any more than an unproven one. Take Spurs who have churned through all sorts from the most proven to some punts in the past 20 years and won fuck all. It all comes down to what a manager inherits, how he utilizes what he has, and how he transforms the squad with the resources provided to him. For fans some appointments will give us great confidence, others much less so, but in truth much of that will based on emotion and on performances we have viewed from afar, in often very different circumstances. For example, I don’t know if the bloke at Ajax can quickly turn things around or does he need two years for his system to bed in. Any more than Remi Garde who had done well at Lyon, who many thought could right the ship, but came in and was a complete disaster from the off making things much worse.

Right now we need a spark to stop the slide and someone who can get good players playing to their potential again. Get out of danger is a must.

[ozzjim]

He's the most obvious link. Whether he's any good you can't tell in Scotland. He certainly didn't have Rangers dictating the ball in the way I would like a manager too, and I would much prefer Fonseca based on Shakhtar being a better standard than Scotland..

[sickbeggar]

Oh god. Don't think I can cope with Gerrard managing us

[Brazilian Villain]

Also as CDBWF pointed out earlier the Danish manager's record at club level is nothing to write home about so to me that would be a massive gamble.

Did I? I don't remember that.

Pretty sure it was mentioned earlier amidst today's flurry of posts. Must have thought it was you because it was a good point (but maybe it was someone else).

[London Villan]

I can’t see NSWE settling for an average manager. Dean was probably a curve ball for them because of his existing relationship with us. Otherwise it would have been someone like Henry. My gut feeling is that it will be someone impressive.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

That doesn't mean anything other than people are betting on him.

I know it's just the thought of going from a Villa manager with so much class to one that has none.

[Monty]

Any odds on Diego Martinez?

That's just a randomly generated Spanish manager name. Does he wear a black turtleneck, and did he once manage Valencia three times in one season?

Oh Monty! He's the Coach being lined up to replace Bielsa at the end of the season. The Chosen One. He's learning English and spending this season studying the PL.

Well! Get him in then, sounds like the man of the moment.

[Risso]

At least Gerrard has some experience of managing a big football team, even if it is only in the duopoly of Scottish football. I've absolutely no interest in Scottish football at all, so don't know how they play or how successful his signings have been. I've a feeling that they'll go for somebody younger like Gerrard or Potter rather than an older manager like Favre, as they're more likely to buy into the new methods like putting up with our long-haired Pulis-ball genius.

[Richard E]

My opinion of Scottish football is that like western civilisation it would be a good idea.