Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[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

What has he ever done for you to dislike him so much?

I won't accept any criticism of how corporate e is becuse that's part of his job and pretty much every decent ceo will have that.

He's had a handful of big choices to make at Villa:
Sacking Bruce when he did was the right call
Picking Smith as the replacement was the right call
Sacking Pitarch after a slightly disappointing first season back was the right call
Picking Lange as the replacement seems a decent choice to me
Sacking Smith this weekend was the right call

So he's done a good job when needed. On top of that he was very vocal about reforming the youth setup and has followed through on it to fantastic effect. Right now he deserves the benefit of the doubt but you in particular seem to have him down as some shitty chancer who is 1 decision away from showing his true colours. I just don't get it.

I think this is a really good post/point. What exactly has he done to deserve the vitriol and, in turn, what exactly has Steven Gerrard done to upset so many people other than do a very good job at the first club he’s cut his teeth at.

It’s not vitriol or hatred I just don’t trust him to make the right decision
I think he’ll make the best one for Christian Purslow
You think it’s irrational that’s fair enough it don’t change my mind

If he gets it right and by that I mean appoint a manager who we think is a significant upgrade on Dean Smith
Feel free to come back and batter me round the head with a wet fish

If you’ve got a nagging feeling about someone you can’t not have the feeling just because someone writes a positive post about them on a message board
you think we’re in safe hands that’s great I’ve got no problem with that
You obviously believe he’ll make the right decision that’s great hope he does

I don’t have that same belief And there’s nothing I can do about it at the moment

[Duncan Shaw]

Well it's not Eddie Howe, confirmed at Jawdies

[Lastfootstamper]

What would be a best decision for Christian Purslow? What's in it for him? Surely it's one that reflects well on him, and that has to be good for us.

[CT Villan]

Purslow is not operating in a vacuum, he is part of the recruitment team which will undoubtedly be led by the two owners and include Lange too.

If they still appoint Gerrard, then they must all be mental not just CP. However, the reality of the situation is we really know the square-root of FA about who is on the list.

[ChicagoLion]

What would be a best decision for Christian Purslow? What's in it for him? Surely it's one that reflects well on him, and that has to be good for us.

Gerrard is the celebrity punt, if Purslow is going down that route then I would rather have Lampard because he has more relevant experience although neither inspire me.

[sickbeggar]

Well Purslow looks after the commercial side so appointing someone like Gerrard is undoubtably good for the club on that side but on the playing side who knows? It's like Woodward with Ronaldo. Must have made them a mint re-signing him, but should they have got a midfielder instead?

[ChicagoLion]

Well Purslow looks after the commercial side so appointing someone like Gerrard is undoubtably good for the club on that side but on the playing side who knows? It's like Woodward with Ronaldo. Must have made them a mint re-signing him, but should they have got a midfielder instead?

CEO is more than just the Commercial side. The Commercial side can not thrive unless the playing side is doing well.

[jwarry]

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

What has he ever done for you to dislike him so much?

I won't accept any criticism of how corporate e is becuse that's part of his job and pretty much every decent ceo will have that.

He's had a handful of big choices to make at Villa:
Sacking Bruce when he did was the right call
Picking Smith as the replacement was the right call
Sacking Pitarch after a slightly disappointing first season back was the right call
Picking Lange as the replacement seems a decent choice to me
Sacking Smith this weekend was the right call

So he's done a good job when needed. On top of that he was very vocal about reforming the youth setup and has followed through on it to fantastic effect. Right now he deserves the benefit of the doubt but you in particular seem to have him down as some shitty chancer who is 1 decision away from showing his true colours. I just don't get it.

I think this is a really good post/point. What exactly has he done to deserve the vitriol and, in turn, what exactly has Steven Gerrard done to upset so many people other than do a very good job at the first club he’s cut his teeth at.

It’s not vitriol or hatred I just don’t trust him to make the right decision
I think he’ll make the best one for Christian Purslow
You think it’s irrational that’s fair enough it don’t change my mind

If he gets it right and by that I mean appoint a manager who we think is a significant upgrade on Dean Smith
Feel free to come back and batter me round the head with a wet fish

If you’ve got a nagging feeling about someone you can’t not have the feeling just because someone writes a positive post about them on a message board
you think we’re in safe hands that’s great I’ve got no problem with that
You obviously believe he’ll make the right decision that’s great hope he does

I don’t have that same belief And there’s nothing I can do about it at the moment

So just a hunch then, or you just don’t like his face?

[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.

yeah, he'd walk it up there I reckon.

Plus they usually do okay with managers called Smith.

[brontebilly]

He's done fine. He's not done badly, he's not done spectacularly, he's done OK. We wouldn't be looking at a Rangers manager with this record unless his name was Steven Gerrard, and it strikes me at least as starstruck, immature, hope-over-substance and glamour-dazzled thinking.

If we are looking at Gerrard as manager then surely would be worth giving Neil Lennon a call based on their respective CVs in the SPL.....Gerrard is only being linked with us due to the Purslow connection. Needs to put a lot more on his CV before he should be in the running for any EPL job, not to mind us.

Spurs going for Conte and us going for Gerrard would be some statement about the respective clubs ambitions.

[sickbeggar]

Well Purslow looks after the commercial side so appointing someone like Gerrard is undoubtably good for the club on that side but on the playing side who knows? It's like Woodward with Ronaldo. Must have made them a mint re-signing him, but should they have got a midfielder instead?

CEO is more than just the Commercial side. The Commercial side can not thrive unless the playing side is doing well.

True but that is his background. He negotiated all the deals for Chelsea for instance. That's very important granted and after all provides the money to improve the playing side, but I think its a bit  naive that he wouldn't prefer to do that with a "bling" name like Gerrard rather than Mr. Anonymous Smith which may sway his thinking when he's looking for a manager.

[Rudy65]

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

Not me.

Not me. A change was needed

[ChicagoLion]

Well Purslow looks after the commercial side so appointing someone like Gerrard is undoubtably good for the club on that side but on the playing side who knows? It's like Woodward with Ronaldo. Must have made them a mint re-signing him, but should they have got a midfielder instead?

CEO is more than just the Commercial side. The Commercial side can not thrive unless the playing side is doing well.

True but that is his background. He negotiated all the deals for Chelsea for instance. That's very important granted and after all provides the money to improve the playing side, but I think its a bit  naive that he wouldn't prefer to do that with a "bling" name like Gerrard rather than Mr. Anonymous Smith which may sway his thinking when he's looking for a manager.

I think this is the fear, that the decision will be more celebrity than football related.

[TonyD]

Some of our signings went under the radar - so lets hope they surprise us with a good un.

[LukeJames]

I'm relatively relaxed about the current media list due to the fact that they spent every day of the summer linking us to Will Hughes and had no idea about Ings until he was ITSOTP.