Next Manager Speculation/Hopes

[Toronto Villa]

He got a good idea by the end

[LeeB]

No,I'm getting carried away thanks.

Haha fair! He has just delivered our best result in yonks.

But being reasonable, he always sounded like a proper coach, and I'd like to think his staying on under the new guy is a total given.

If nothing else, being a coach who when given a chance to manage turned a moribund team into Brazil 70 in two days is going to work in his favour.

[KevinGage]

Well Frank said he had a job to finish at Brentford, on that evidence he's welcome to it.

Relegating them, ideally.

[not3bad]

I wonder if Pochettino was watching today?

[hilts_coolerking]

Hopefully that performance will raise an eyebrow among those who might have thought managing the Villa was a hopeless case.

[itmustbe_it is!]

Happy with Danks till Christmas then see where we are. Clearly he had a good handle on what was wrong with the way  Gerrard set us up and his tactics, and corrected both at the first opportunity.
 

[Lastfootstamper]

Chiming in with everybody else, that is one of the bigger positives from today, that a top-drawer manager might look at it and think there's definitely something there to work with.

[aj2k77]

That performance has bought us some time now as long as the next match we don't do a McDonald and lose 6-0.

[ozzjim]

I wonder if the young whippersnapper in Lisbon was watching it. Imagine you had that today, with Carlos, Kamara and Coutinho firing too. There's quality players in our squad. Even playing McGinn in the 10 slot behind the striker away from home might be a decent way forward.

[not3bad]

That performance has bought us some time now as long as the next match we don't do a McDonald and lose 6-0.

McDonald's first game in charge benefited from Milner being there and in great form. He was gone by the Newcastle match.

[ozzjim]

That performance has bought us some time now as long as the next match we don't do a McDonald and lose 6-0.

McDonald's first game in charge benefited from Milner being there and in great form. He was gone by the Newcastle match.

One of the saddest moments I've had at VP. Applauding Milner off as we twatted West Ham. Albrighton was outstanding that day too.

[Toronto Villa]

Amorin release clause is actually only £10m not £30m as first thought

[N'ZMAV]

I wonder if Gerrard was too stubborn and controlling to allow Danks to train the team for a performance such as today over the past 11 months

[PaulWinch again]

I wonder if Gerrard was too stubborn and controlling to allow Danks to train the team for a performance such as today over the past 11 months

Being realistic that wouldn’t have been down training, he would have had one session max. It’s about organisation, the right shape, and players believing in what they were doing. Hopefully he’ll remain in the new coaching set up and be able to have some influence.

[Dante Lavelli]

I wouldn’t be surprised if this was a team/formation the players picked.  lots of round pegs in round holes and the effort that would go with it.