Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[paul_e]

I hate this time of being a fan, underwhelmed by most of the names
Martinez was not popular at Everton
He failed to win anything with Belgian " Golden generation "
Non of the British names inspire me and god forbid Steevie
It is when you start dreading who could be your worst nightmare, we have been through this with the Scottish one and Bruce
I think I must stop clicking on this thread.

I think the fact that we've already done the unthinkable and appointed Steve Fucking Bruce I'm pretty chilled out over this, there's almost nothing the club could do to disappoint like that again.

[LukeJames]

One thing for sure, this next appointment is going to be extremely divisive. It’s obvious whoever is eventually given the job will have many fans vehemently opposed to their appointment.

Won’t be divisive amongst fans if Gerard gets it as I think it’s pretty much unanimous in that regard

On here maybe, but there's still a big element of our support that would milk it because of his name unfortunately.

[Brazilian Villain]

To be fair we need to acclimatize to the possibility of Stevie Me to soften the shock if it happens


BRIGHTON  20TH NOVEMBER  4.45P.M.

Don't be ridiculous, the game won't be over till 4.53pm at the earliest.

[RichardBatchelor]

One thing for sure, this next appointment is going to be extremely divisive. It’s obvious whoever is eventually given the job will have many fans vehemently opposed to their appointment.

It isn’t unanimous. I, for example, have a lot of time for him, THOUGH not my first choice. I have no idea who is, mind.

Won’t be divisive amongst fans if Gerard gets it as I think it’s pretty much unanimous in that regard

[brontebilly]

One thing for sure, this next appointment is going to be extremely divisive. It’s obvious whoever is eventually given the job will have many fans vehemently opposed to their appointment.

Won’t be divisive amongst fans if Gerard gets it as I think it’s pretty much unanimous in that regard

Purslow can't be that stupid, friends with Gerrard or not. Gerrard himself would be well advised to stay with Sevco anyway to build up his experience before Klopp eventually moves on.

[TonyD]

If we go by statistics in the Prem then Martinez with Everton and Swansea is the best of a pretty poor bunch. That, sadly means you have to ignore his abject failure at Wigwam. Plays quite decent football which may suit our players. Nuno is the second "best" pick from that "pool". 

 If we are appointing a candidate with no Prem League experience then we need to look at the "big 5" leagues and who's done well there, consistently. I would go for Lucien Favre. Kasper Hjulmand has done nothing at club level, his record in the Bundersleague is terrible, Fonseca seems to be hit and miss. Gerard shouldn't be anywhere near the list.   

Is Deano the modern Vic Crowe or Tony Barton?

Was hardly an abject failure at Wigan, they did beat Man City to win the FA Cup. Getting relegated with them was poor but didn't put off Everton too much. I'm struggling to recall why Everton fans were totally against him for a finish.

Definitely a bit of a spoofer, somehow got himself the Belgium job with Henry for whatever reason an assistant. Think he was done a good job there, second best team at last World Cup but their team now ain't what it was. No surprise to me that he would be looking to move on, surely was in the mix for the Spurs and Newcastle jobs of late.

I was looking at his Everton record, and I suspect the fans turned on him because of two back-to-back seasons of 11th place.  That's off the back a decade of David Moyes getting them 6-8th every season.  They were in the European mix pretty much every year for a decade, and then they weren't.

So he was a crapper Moyes. 

[john e]

One thing for sure, this next appointment is going to be extremely divisive. It’s obvious whoever is eventually given the job will have many fans vehemently opposed to their appointment.

Won’t be divisive amongst fans if Gerard gets it as I think it’s pretty much unanimous in that regard

Purslow can't be that stupid, friends with Gerrard or not. Gerrard himself would be well advised to stay with Sevco anyway to build up his experience before Klopp eventually moves on.

On Your first 5 words
I wouldn’t be so sure

[Toronto Villa]

It would be akin to DOL running across to Doug to give him the fist to the chest after a draw vs Stoke or whoever the fuck it was against

You're mixing up DOL celebrating a win at Small Heath (1-0, Kevin Phillips) with Alex McLeish punching the air after a 0-0 home draw with Stoke.

Great. My memory isn’t what it once was. But clearly I’d put some of that to a dark corner of my mind given how miserable both are.

[cdbearsfan]

There can't be this much smoke without any fire, it's like his current employers have spotted a bunch of Catholics that need burning.

So, in answer to the question of whether Purslow could be so stupid, the answer appears to be yes.

[The Edge]

how many of you after seeing the list now wish Smith was still at the helm

I'm just sitting in a darkened room contemplating the events of the last 24 hours or so. The europhia from the owners taking over the club and appointing a lifelong Villa fan with a mission to conquer Europe has worn off. But then I remember who these guys are. They were our saviours not so long ago. They saved us from oblivion at the hands of Tony X surely there's a brilliant plan afoot and we're about to be blown away by them once again or else what was the whole point of the last three years? So I'm going to ignore the hype and speculation surrounding such names as Gerrard and Martinez because again if they do that what was the point of the last three years? I live in hope.

[passport1]

how many of you after seeing the list now wish Smith was still at the helm

Not me.

Me neither.

[chrisw1]

One thing for sure, this next appointment is going to be extremely divisive. It’s obvious whoever is eventually given the job will have many fans vehemently opposed to their appointment.

Won’t be divisive amongst fans if Gerard gets it as I think it’s pretty much unanimous in that regard

Purslow can't be that stupid, friends with Gerrard or not. Gerrard himself would be well advised to stay with Sevco anyway to build up his experience before Klopp eventually moves on.

Klopp will probably be at Liverpool for another 5 years or.  I suspect we'll have at least two, maybe 3 managers in that time.  Of the various reasons for thinking Garrard isn't right, the possibility of him moving on to Liverpool at some point isn't a massive concern to me.

[sickbeggar]

On that there Twitter the Rangers fan sites seem to be taking it seriously...… *shudder*

[edgysatsuma89]

Martinez finished bottom half 2 seasons in a row with Everton. If they can't get near the Everton Cup (7th) then that is abject failure. Just like it would have been for a failure for Smith not to get top half this year had he continued. He has also ruined the best chance Belgium will get to win anything for a long time. I genuinely can't stand him as a manager.

The appointment doesn't have to be divisive like it has been suggested. That's only because we're expecting the worst. Get in the likes of Favre or Galtier (or the out reach likes of Ten Haag) and I don't see how they could be divisive.

[Brazilian Villain]

On that there Twitter the Rangers fan sites seem to be taking it seriously...… *shudder*

Looked at one of their sites yesterday and today, a significant number think it's a realistic prospect plus some saying they wouldn't mind Deano at Ibrox.