Next Villa Manager Odds!

we can dream!

"McLEISH OUT DAY" 6th May v Spurs.

You know you've got a bad manager when even Steve Bruce looks like a good option!!!!

Neither list inspires me. I can just remember how well we did this time last year under --- wit for it --- McAlister. Who would have guessed! No, I'm not suggesting him, but I would prefer McDonald to be given a chance for, say, another 5 games.

McCarthy OUT!

ALL of them would be a 100% improvement on what we have. We can't lose with our next managerial appointment, unless of course Randy tries to secure the services of Brian Clough, and even that would be an improvement.

I'd rather not have Benitez, but pretty much anyone else on the list would be great! Lambert for me... Rogers would be good too, but probably wouldn't come. Mcdonald would also have fan backing. Anyone but this idiot would be welcome!

I don't care if Solsjaer uses us as a stepping stone, as long as he leaves us in a better state than he finds us and as an enticing prospect for another manager. Why not, it's a good deal for all concerned. Imo Solskjaer will replace SAF at some point, he's probably the only one who could given his growing reputation as a manager and his already legendary status at MUTD.

WHAT? We are having a day out with McLeish? When was that decided, where we going? Dress code? Bring our own sandwiches or?

Is Sven looking for work still? :)

no to Solskjær as he lost his first game to a team that had just been promoted! Just as stupid fans wrote off Kmac over one or two games. On a serious note I think anyone would be better than Mcloser but most of us knew that before the club took him on. Kmac still for me but I would prefer to see changers further up as they have shown time and time again they really have not got a clue. Doug Ellis had his faults but he looks like god compared to these lot. If they are staying they need to put some board members in place that know what they are doing. All I can see they have taken us from being on a good financial footing having a good season every three years or so to being on a bad financial footing and looking like we are going backwards. Everyone with any sense knew Mcidiot was going to be a disaster, knew that Houlier’s health/ability with transfers would let him down and knew that you should not have let O’Neil’s spend ridiculous amounts of cash on past it/old, over rated, average players. This is who we have running our club! And is why I take no part in supporting it until change happens. I’m no rockets scientist myself but could easily see all this happening and shouting from the roof tops at the time to no avail. It’s so sad to see what’s happened to us in such a short space of time. If they want to do what is good for us they will sack Mclown and give Kmac to the end of the season to prove himself.

Gawd Benitez noooooooooooo dont want a discussion over a milk bottle with another Liverpool fan rather keep McLies. Any chance of sensible options ? Lambert. Poyet even our very own Martin Laurson with Kevin Macdoald as his sidekick ? Why all this admiration for Martinez ? yes i admit he plays better football than Mcleish but at the end of the day he has still spent most of his premiership life flirting with relegation ..

Solksjaer is a good shout, I would like us to go for someone not scared of playing football. That would be a nice change, I would take Di Matteo or Poyet. Anyone who can offer flair, Merson? lol

Did you hear the pundits discussing how Wigan beat Man U & giving Martinez praise. I'd buy a season ticket again if he came (read this Mr Lerner). Also Zola or Poyet

cant argue against the likes of Lambert who has been sensational at Wycombe, Colchester and Norwich and it has often surprised me that no one has taken another chance on Zola. in truth there are some outstanding young managers out there, but it is just getting the right one at the right time. I suppose with yourselves and perhaps even with Spurs if Harry leaves, there is still the thinking that they want a manager who not only plays the kind of football to please the fans, but he probably also needs to be able to develop as opposed to buy talent

There is only one candidate who could be sold to both the fans and Lerner, and that is Paul Lambert. His stock is at an all-time high right now and his education in management was in Germany, where clubs don't tend to run at a loss and financial discipline is part of football culture. This should appeal to Lerner. The Villa fans would be obliged to give him an extended honeymoon period, if they actually managed to push McLeish out and gave him a stamp of approval. If Villa can sort their problems out the post would give him the best job he could possibly aspire to at this stage in his career. The only question is whether he would take a job at a club which is so obviously in decline and apparently has some serious structural issues in higher management. So it would be a big gamble for anyone at such a crossroads in their career. But Villa could definitely do with a dose of whatever Dortmund are on right now.

we need to get a manager thats going to get us out the championship as ive already accepted the fact we maybe there next season

Still think a Director of Football is an absolute must at Villa or some sort of conduit between fans and the honcho's.

It's not been mentioned but what about postman pat ( Capello ) knows bent tried to put gabby in the England squad brought through Wiltshire to England setup so knows a youngster when he sees them. His contacts on the continent must be second to none.

I'd be pretty happy if we got Martinez, he actually encourages his team play and go for it, no matter who they're playing. Whilst he no doubt told his team before the Arsenal game tonight that if they go out there and give them a run for their money, they CAN win. Mcleish just tells us that we should be "realistic" and not expect to beat Arsenal because they're better than us.

I remember feeling relieved when Steve Mclaren took the Forest job therefore making him unavailable for the Villa seat. Now I'm thinking it wouldn't have been so bad.... THATS HOW BAD IT IS RIGHT NOW!!!!!!

Interesting that the word from within the club is that it will be a Poyet/Zola partnership, with Poyet as the manager and Zola as the coach and they are not on the list. I would have them all day long.

Voice, if you don't mind me asking, where are you getting your info from and how reliable do you think it is? No matter how much I want a new manager I just think Lerner will stick will eck. I cant imagine he'd want another summer like the last two plus spending more cash on clearing up another managers contract.

What bout another Norwegian, Ståle Solbakken? He has recently been fired from the manager-eating wreck that is FC Cologne, but before thawt he took FC Copenhagen to ridiculous heights playing some wonderful football at the saqme time. Perhaps Villa would be very wise to go in and doing some deal with mr. Solbakken about taking over very soon.