Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[Steve67]

“The club want a big name and a strong character and want that individual to make Villa a challenging and intense environment for the players.”

Is that implying Dean wasn’t doing that? Did they think he was too pally with the players?!?

I always felt that Dean was too soft on the players.  No evidence whatsoever to be fair, on my part. 

[Beard82]

I just dont see how we are ambitious by appointing him.  He may be ambitious - but that doesn't mean he's any better qualified because of it

If he was any good he would have been linked to the Spurs job. 

Like I say hope I am wrong - but to lose Dean because he wasn't achieving the owner's ambitions is fine - but I don't see how Gerrard is any better positioned to do it

Call it out for what it is - this is a PR gamble, and shows how small time we actually are. 

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Better change the club crest to SGAV FC, then, on all the club merchandise.

He' won't last 18 months, and he'll never be Liverpool manager.

[tomd2103]

Yes “big name manager” isn’t really true is it.

He is a 'big name' though in the Sky Sports and tabloid world.  If it happens, it will generate a lot of interest and on a global scale as well I would have thought.

I agree with those saying it would be hard to argue that Steven Gerrard is a step up in calibre of manager from Dean Smith.  It would therefore raise the question of whether sacking DS was necessary at this point if a significantly better candidate isn't going to be brought in. 

[The_ads]

Telegraph are reporting that he could be in place before next Monday and that he's interested in the job.

If he is interested as that paper says then it will be him. I have no doubt about it.

Not my first choice but he will get my 100%backing. Time to get over smith people its the past now we need to move on from the smith era

I think its a mistake - but TBH my opinion is pretty shite at the best of time.

All I hope is if this does turn out to be a mistake (And I hope it doesnt), that this doesnt cause a long term derailment of whats been achieved over the past 3 years

If true, it will be another sad day in this club's once illustrious history. i thought we had learned our mistake appointing chancers.

Sorry, he wont get my support at all. It will end in tears.

No wonder that lot over the road laugh at us.

[Beard82]

Yes “big name manager” isn’t really true is it.

He is a 'big name' though in the Sky Sports and tabloid world.  If it happens, it will generate a lot of interest and on a global scale as well I would have thought.

I agree with those saying it would be hard to argue that Steven Gerrard is a step up in calibre of manager from Dean Smith.  It would therefore raise the question of whether sacking DS was necessary at this point if a significantly better candidate isn't going to be brought in.

Whole thing smacks of improving the corporate image of the club, rather than the results

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Telegraph are reporting that he could be in place before next Monday and that he's interested in the job.

If he is interested as that paper says then it will be him. I have no doubt about it.

Not my first choice but he will get my 100%backing. Time to get over smith people its the past now we need to move on from the smith era

I think its a mistake - but TBH my opinion is pretty shite at the best of time.

All I hope is if this does turn out to be a mistake (And I hope it doesnt), that this doesnt cause a long term derailment of whats been achieved over the past 3 years

If true, it will be another sad day in this club's once illustrious history. i thought we had learned our mistake appointing chancers.

Sorry, he wont get my support at all. It will end in tears.

No wonder that lot over the road laugh at us.

Not as much as we laugh at them, though!

[Demitri_C]

Telegraph are reporting that he could be in place before next Monday and that he's interested in the job.

If he is interested as that paper says then it will be him. I have no doubt about it.

Not my first choice but he will get my 100%backing. Time to get over smith people its the past now we need to move on from the smith era

I think its a mistake - but TBH my opinion is pretty shite at the best of time.

All I hope is if this does turn out to be a mistake (And I hope it doesnt), that this doesnt cause a long term derailment of whats been achieved over the past 3 years

If true, it will be another sad day in this club's once illustrious history. i thought we had learned our mistake appointing chancers.

Sorry, he wont get my support at all. It will end in tears.

No wonder that lot over the road laugh at us.

Its incredible isnt it? You don't have to like him as a person but bloody hell he deserves a chance.

Embarrassing

[gpbarr]

Telegraph are reporting that he could be in place before next Monday and that he's interested in the job.

If he is interested as that paper says then it will be him. I have no doubt about it.

Not my first choice but he will get my 100%backing. Time to get over smith people its the past now we need to move on from the smith era

I think its a mistake - but TBH my opinion is pretty shite at the best of time.

All I hope is if this does turn out to be a mistake (And I hope it doesnt), that this doesnt cause a long term derailment of whats been achieved over the past 3 years

If true, it will be another sad day in this club's once illustrious history. i thought we had learned our mistake appointing chancers.

Sorry, he wont get my support at all. It will end in tears.

No wonder that lot over the road laugh at us.

No wonder they laugh when we appoint the latest chancer

[LukeJames]

Why is the Majestic Conference Center laughing at us?

[LeeB]

Who gives a fuck about them? And fuck off with the telling people how they should feel bollocks.

[jwarry]

He’s hardly a chancer, he’s a young manager just starting out and just so happens to be coaching a team that are guaranteed success.  Nobody has a clue whether he’s going to be a good manager and of course there is every possibility he might, so to call him a chancer is plain wrong.

I think our concern is that he is unproven and that is all.  After Dean we all feel we need a world class experienced coach but don’t forget we have Dean a chance who didn’t exactly win a lot himself!

[cdbearsfan]

Telegraph are reporting that he could be in place before next Monday and that he's interested in the job.

If he is interested as that paper says then it will be him. I have no doubt about it.

Not my first choice but he will get my 100%backing. Time to get over smith people its the past now we need to move on from the smith era

I think its a mistake - but TBH my opinion is pretty shite at the best of time.

All I hope is if this does turn out to be a mistake (And I hope it doesnt), that this doesnt cause a long term derailment of whats been achieved over the past 3 years

If true, it will be another sad day in this club's once illustrious history. i thought we had learned our mistake appointing chancers.

Sorry, he wont get my support at all. It will end in tears.

No wonder that lot over the road laugh at us.

Its incredible isnt it? You don't have to like him as a person but bloody hell he deserves a chance.

Embarrassing

What's embarrassing is a club of our stature acting like starstruck teenagers because someone that played for Liverpool flashes a bit of ankle at them.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Better change the club crest to SGAV FC, then, on all the club merchandise.

He' won't last 18 months, and he'll never be Liverpool manager.

We can also change the L in Villa to learner plates.

[Beard82]

Someone in the last few days has said that Dean Smith, and to an extent Jack gave Villa an authenticity

I think that's some of the reason why I am against this - it feels like starstruck bollocks.

If he's not Stevie G, we wouldn't look at him.  If a player comes her cos they want to work under Stevie G, but not Deano - then they can fuck off we don't need players like that