Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[The Edge]

Carragher said on Sky yesterday that he doesn’t think Gerrard will leave Rangers right now - that although Villa would be very tempting, he wants a couple more trophies and at least one more title before leaving. In his opinion (and he’s obviously close to Gerrard).

It'll be interesting to see how he goes now that Ange seems to have Celtic up and running. First real pressure he'll have faced.

I don't want Gerrard, if we can't let a Villa fan see out his dream of getting Villa into Europe, I don't want a Liverpool fan living out there Dream of doing well enough at Villa to get the Liverpool job.

This.

[gpbarr]

Carragher said on Sky yesterday that he doesn’t think Gerrard will leave Rangers right now - that although Villa would be very tempting, he wants a couple more trophies and at least one more title before leaving. In his opinion (and he’s obviously close to Gerrard).

It'll be interesting to see how he goes now that Ange seems to have Celtic up and running. First real pressure he'll have faced.

I don't want Gerrard, if we can't let a Villa fan see out his dream of getting Villa into Europe, I don't want a Liverpool fan living out there Dream of doing well enough at Villa to get the Liverpool job.

This.

And this again.

[richtheholtender]

I think they will want someone who will give some of the youth a go. There's not really an outstanding candidate is there?

There is. We just sacked him.

[sickbeggar]

Get Gerard and we're getting relegated.

There's absolutely no way of knowing that. However he could be the next great manager. He could be a total flop. It would be a massive gamble and I don't see how he could be considered a better bet than Smith. Then there would be all the shit surrounding Liverpool. We'd be lost in that particular media wankfest Gerrard gets a big thumbs down from me.

yeah, doesn't really point to joined-up thinking by the club if that Percy shortlist is accurate. You've got the sky wankfest/minimum experience of Gerrard, the dull Hasenhuttl in the up and comer category, and the wildcard with the Danish Southgate. I hope they didn't pay someone to come up with that shortlist.

[Drummond]

We absolutely need someone that can handle pressure. Because after Smith, there will be plenty. He took over at such a low ebb in our recent history and couldn't get us doing any worse. Instead he got us going way earlier than the plan. That he clearly understood helped massively.

We need someone who is tried and tested, because we are not a place for someone to learn. The fans have been supportive of Smith, even in some bad times, but the next guy won't have that level of support. There's a good squad of players and expectations are high.

Gerrard can fuck off, I detest him. I'd rather have Lampard, but given how he couldn't get a Chelsea squad organised that's a no. Terry can do one. Howe needs an opportunity but he's going to be a stop gap at Newcastle and it's a no from me.

The Danish guy hasn't got the experience of a big club and the day to day pressure that entails. Emery won't leave Villareal for the Real Villa so soon after committing. 

I doubt Rodgers would leave Leicester at this point, though I'd definitely have him. Thomas Frank is an interesting proposition, but I'm not convinced, same with Ralph Hasenhüttl. Fonseca? I don't know enough about him, but there's potential there and he's had Roma...

[Drummond]

Carragher said on Sky yesterday that he doesn’t think Gerrard will leave Rangers right now - that although Villa would be very tempting, he wants a couple more trophies and at least one more title before leaving. In his opinion (and he’s obviously close to Gerrard).

It'll be interesting to see how he goes now that Ange seems to have Celtic up and running. First real pressure he'll have faced.

I don't want Gerrard, if we can't let a Villa fan see out his dream of getting Villa into Europe, I don't want a Liverpool fan living out there Dream of doing well enough at Villa to get the Liverpool job.

This.

And this again.

And again.

[john e]

We absolutely need someone that can handle pressure. Because after Smith, there will be plenty. He took over at such a low ebb in our recent history and couldn't get us doing any worse. Instead he got us going way easier than the plan. That he clearly understood helped massively.

We need someone who is tried and tested, because we are not a place for someone to learn. The fans have been supportive of Smith, even in some bad times, but the next guy won't have that level of support. There's a good squad of players and expectations are high.

Gerrard can fuck off, I detest him. I'd rather have Lampard, but given how he couldn't get a Chelsea squad organised that's a no. Terry can do one. Howe needs an opportunity but he's going to be a stop gap at Newcastle and it's a no from me.

The Danish guy hasn't got the experience of a big club and the day to day pressure that entails. Emery won't leave Villareal for the Real Villa so soon after committing. 

I doubt Rodgers would leave Leicester at this point, though I'd definitely have him. Thomas Frank is an interesting proposition, but I'm not convinced, same with Ralph Hasenhüttl. Fonseca? I don't know enough about him, but there's potential there and he's had Roma...

Can’t disagree with any of that mate

[ozzjim]

I think every single one of us doesn't want Gerrard for the very reason it's using is to get to Liverpool.

The question is, if getting us into Europe gets him that job, is that a sufficient trade off while we climb the ladder.

[LukeJames]

I dont want Eddie Howe for the simple reason he looks like he should be related to the Gardners.

[sickbeggar]

Gerrard would raise our profile, no doubt about that which could be the thinking behind it. Would need to be backed to the hilt though to attract the sort of players maybe Smith couldn't.

[UK Redsox]

Not that I want Gerrard but, at the moment, any ambitious manager is going to see Villa as a stepping stone to whatever their dream job is.

[London Villan]

We had similar conversations around Ole when he was linked with us...

[Goldenballs]

If I thought Gerrard would get us into Europe then I'd be all for it, even if that meant he had one eye on the Liverpool job. But I don't think he would, I don't think he'd do any better than Smith. Would Smith do a worse job at Rangers than he has?

[Beard82]

Gerrard would raise our profile, no doubt about that which could be the thinking behind it. Would need to be backed to the hilt though to attract the sort of players maybe Smith couldn't.

Genuine question - Joe aside, would a footballer really want to choose Gerrard over say West Ham, Spurs, Arsenal etc - who we want to be competing with? 

My concern is, the way the clubs is run, a lot of key decisions aren't made by the manager, or at least not alone - so I think that limits us to a Head Coach type manager.

I think some of these appointments in coaching an recruitment were force on Dean to some degree

[Drummond]

Gerrard is such an unlikeable character though. Dodgy as fuck too. Reminds me of Joey Barton but a better player.