Next Manager Speculation/Hopes

[frank black]

We would get Pochettino easily if we are willing to back him.

That’ll be the sticking point (possibly)

I can see Dyche incoming or possibly Brendan if they fire him.

[coreyfeldman]

We should have gone after potter in the first place. I'd be looking at poaching Frank from Brentford, then possibly Svensson or Knutson. Jury is out on Emery but at least he has PL experience

[paul_e]

How much have we spent during the last 3 windows?

Well I guess it depends if you think actual spend or net spend is what matters. If you're just looking for a stick to beat the owners with then you'll go for the latter and ignore the roughly £160m we've bought in through sales and loans in that time so you can pretend that we've only spent £20m rather than the actually £180m of signings we really made.

[cdbearsfan]

We would get Pochettino easily if we are willing to back him.

That’ll be the sticking point (possibly)

I can see Dyche incoming

Come on, now. We've all had a drink but this is getting silly.

[PeterWithesShin]

I take the one in one out stuff as more controlling the wage bill. Considering more than once we've seen how financially fucked we've been by having too many players picking up wages while sat twiddling their thumbs month after month, I agree with it.

[Drummond]

OK, i've heard speculation on all of
Poch
Franks
Emery (Can't see him leaving Villareal)
Tuchel
Rodgers

Anyone else?

That last option is almost appealing, but the thought that Bruce is out of work again scares me...

[paul_e]

I take the one in one out stuff as more controlling the wage bill. Considering more than once we've seen how financially fucked we've been by having too many players picking up wages while sat twiddling their thumbs month after month, I agree with it.

Not just that, the squad is limited to 25 people, any players over 21 who aren't in that 25 are completely pointless. Including loaned players (in and out) we currently have 29 over 21s (and 25 are actually with us currently). Moving players out to create space is just the right thing to do at this point.

[Sexual Ealing]

Just seen on Twitter that Dyche isn't interested in the WBA job as he's holding out for a PL gig, and thinks he has a chance with a Midlands club shortly. Gulp.

[Drummond]

Just seen on Twitter that Dyche isn't interested in the WBA job as he's holding out for a PL gig, and thinks he has a chance with a Midlands club shortly. Gulp.

Leicester

[Sexual Ealing]

Just seen on Twitter that Dyche isn't interested in the WBA job as he's holding out for a PL gig, and thinks he has a chance with a Midlands club shortly. Gulp.

Leicester

They've got far too much sense to do that. Meanwhile our CEO thought Roy Hodgson was a good fit for for Liverpool.

[chrisw1]

How much have we spent during the last 3 windows?

Well I guess it depends if you think actual spend or net spend is what matters. If you're just looking for a stick to beat the owners with then you'll go for the latter and ignore the roughly £160m we've bought in through sales and loans in that time so you can pretend that we've only spent £20m rather than the actually £180m of signings we really made.

Well it's down to whether you are looking at have the managers had money to build a team or have our owners ploughed significant funds into transfers in the last two years?  The anwer to the second is notsomuch on transfer fees if you are looking for a sign on whether their financial support is waning.  Of course wages have gone up significantly but that had to happen if we wanted to be competitive.

[SamTheMouse]

Just seen on Twitter that Dyche isn't interested in the WBA job as he's holding out for a PL gig, and thinks he has a chance with a Midlands club shortly. Gulp.

Oh fuck. Please God no.

[cdbearsfan]

We aren't appointing Dyche. We don't have Randy Lerner as Chairman.

[chrisw1]

Just seen on Twitter that Dyche isn't interested in the WBA job as he's holding out for a PL gig, and thinks he has a chance with a Midlands club shortly. Gulp.

I quite like Sean Dyche but I do not want him as manager of Villa.

I actually think he's bright enough to adapt his tactics and may be far more progressive with a better squad and may do well in his next job.  I just really don't want us to be the club that tests that theory.

[paul_e]

How much have we spent during the last 3 windows?

Well I guess it depends if you think actual spend or net spend is what matters. If you're just looking for a stick to beat the owners with then you'll go for the latter and ignore the roughly £160m we've bought in through sales and loans in that time so you can pretend that we've only spent £20m rather than the actually £180m of signings we really made.

Well it's down to whether you are looking at have the managers had money to build a team or have our owners ploughed significant funds into transfers in the last two years?  The anwer to the second is notsomuch on transfer fees if you are looking for a sign on whether their financial support is waning.  Of course wages have gone up significantly but that had to happen if we wanted to be competitive.

The second is a pointless thing to care about though, if the money has been available to make signings that the manager wants and thinks will improve us as a team/squad then does it matter where the funds for that have come from?