Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[cdbearsfan]

It couldn't be any worse. Of all the realistic candidates he was literally the last on my list, below even Terry.

[JUAN PABLO]

ps  just changing the subject - looks like Trez is training again .

any one come out yet who actually looks good been on the internet all morning trying to get a PS5

[Risso]

Could Dean Smith have done at Rangers what Gerrard has done over the last couple of years?
I reckon so.

Could Gerrard have done at Villa what Dean Smith has managed over the last couple of years?
I doubt it.

Gerrard is NOT an upgrade on Smith. No way.

Impossible to say either way though Andy. I don't think that getting a team with Grealish, McGinn, Mings, El Ghazi and Abraham out of the Championship is much more of an achievement than winning the title in Scotland with Rangers though.

[Smithy]

Its just too difficult to decifer wether Gerrard is ready for the step up to the Premier League based on what he's done at Rangers due to the domestic competition being nowhere near any good.

But out of curiosity I had a look at his record in Europe were he's arguably playing against teams on par with Rangers and its miles ahead of what I was expecting to see.

Played 53
Won 26
Drew 17
Lost 10

I still dont want him though.

I'm guessing this includes Europa league matches against teams we've never heard of (and probably division 2 standard). What's his record in the champions league group stages?

It's not champions league standard, but in the Europa league last season Rangers knocked out Galatasaray to get into the group stages, where they played Standard Liege, Benfica and Lech Poznan.  They topped the group, then knocked out Antwerp before getting knocked out by Slavia Prague (who got knocked out by Arsenal in the next round).

Not exactly Tier 1 European sides, but also not complete nobodies.  This season they'll do well to get out of their group, with 1 win and 1 draw from four matches, and having lost to Lyon and Sparta Prague already.

[Ads]

This makes worrying reading from the Economist's head of sport.

Steven Gerrard “now ready to take up offer” of Aston Villa Manager this week. Compensation close to agreed between two clubs. Did last night’s text from Villa’s most famous fan to Gerrard make a difference? New man to assume role by Friday. More to follow. HA. #AVFC #RangersFC
https://twitter.com/iammrazul/status/1458050034151346176

He's referring to a member of the royal family.

That's a blag account with a Russian singer as its profile picture.

[paul_e]

Could Dean Smith have done at Rangers what Gerrard has done over the last couple of years?
I reckon so.

Could Gerrard have done at Villa what Dean Smith has managed over the last couple of years?
I doubt it.

Gerrard is NOT an upgrade on Smith. No way.

Impossible to say either way though Andy. I don't think that getting a team with Grealish, McGinn, Mings, El Ghazi and Abraham out of the Championship is much more of an achievement than winning the title in Scotland with Rangers though.

Smith managed that in 7 months, it took Gerrard 3 years to get his only meaningful achievement.

[Sexual Ealing]

This makes worrying reading from the Economist's head of sport.

Steven Gerrard “now ready to take up offer” of Aston Villa Manager this week. Compensation close to agreed between two clubs. Did last night’s text from Villa’s most famous fan to Gerrard make a difference? New man to assume role by Friday. More to follow. HA. #AVFC #RangersFC
https://twitter.com/iammrazul/status/1458050034151346176

He's referring to a member of the royal family.

That's a blag account with a Russian singer as its profile picture.

Well that's something. I was about enter the stage of grief called 'at least he's not John Terry'.

[Ads]

This makes worrying reading from the Economist's head of sport.

Steven Gerrard “now ready to take up offer” of Aston Villa Manager this week. Compensation close to agreed between two clubs. Did last night’s text from Villa’s most famous fan to Gerrard make a difference? New man to assume role by Friday. More to follow. HA. #AVFC #RangersFC
https://twitter.com/iammrazul/status/1458050034151346176

He's referring to a member of the royal family.

That's a blag account with a Russian singer as its profile picture.

In fact, the pictufe is the lolololol man if you know your memes. Died in 2012. Some sad twats about on Twitter.

[villa for life]

Incidentally, if it all goes pear- shaped, no matter who the manager is, how long do they get? Do we make another change in Feb if it looks like we are going to go down??!!

[Brazilian Villain]

Could Dean Smith have done at Rangers what Gerrard has done over the last couple of years?
I reckon so.

Could Gerrard have done at Villa what Dean Smith has managed over the last couple of years?
I doubt it.

Gerrard is NOT an upgrade on Smith. No way.

Impossible to say either way though Andy. I don't think that getting a team with Grealish, McGinn, Mings, El Ghazi and Abraham out of the Championship is much more of an achievement than winning the title in Scotland with Rangers though.

Exactly Risso, impossible to say. I'd say one thing though, Stevie G won't be walking up to Bailey at BMH singing "there's only one Leon Bailey".

[villadelph]

If it is indeed Gerrard, I feel like this search lacked any real due diligence.

I'd be interested to see the list of suitors that were actually contacted. If it was just Martinez, Gerrard and possibly Fonseca then there is real reason for concern.

[Sexual Ealing]

This makes worrying reading from the Economist's head of sport.

Steven Gerrard “now ready to take up offer” of Aston Villa Manager this week. Compensation close to agreed between two clubs. Did last night’s text from Villa’s most famous fan to Gerrard make a difference? New man to assume role by Friday. More to follow. HA. #AVFC #RangersFC
https://twitter.com/iammrazul/status/1458050034151346176

He's referring to a member of the royal family.

That's a blag account with a Russian singer as its profile picture.

In fact, the pictufe is the lolololol man if you know your memes. Died in 2012. Some sad twats about on Twitter.

I do not know my memes.

[cdbearsfan]

Getting a team that was midtable in the Championship up to the Premier League in six months was clearly a great achievement and I don't really see any point in thus historical revisionism to try to pretend otherwise.

[PaulWinch again]

Could Dean Smith have done at Rangers what Gerrard has done over the last couple of years?
I reckon so.

Could Gerrard have done at Villa what Dean Smith has managed over the last couple of years?
I doubt it.

Gerrard is NOT an upgrade on Smith. No way.

Impossible to say either way though Andy. I don't think that getting a team with Grealish, McGinn, Mings, El Ghazi and Abraham out of the Championship is much more of an achievement than winning the title in Scotland with Rangers though.

Smith managed that in 7 months, it took Gerrard 3 years to get his only meaningful achievement.

Yeah but it’s not apples to apples is it? We finished 6th in the league and the play-offs offered us the chance to go up. To win a league then you have to finish first. I’m not saying Gerrard could have done what Dean did, but trying to draw read across conclusions feels skewed.

[Villa Lew]

The fact that he has remained silent so far, means Gerrard must be interested in the job, however if Villa do approach Rangers, I think they will probably turn us down immediately, he has a contract until 2024. If that is the case, I can't see Gerrard kicking up a fuss and will stay at Rangers.