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He won the UEFA cup with IFK gothenburg..then he went to benfica and won the league twice with them..then he took over sampdoria and did very well with hardly any money at all to spend..i think it was his time in sampdoria that he really made his name as a brilliant manager.

Having said that..his latest journeys from mexico to ivory cost has made me lose a little respect for him and i rather have Moyes or Jol..but if we cant get any of those..Sven would be my choise.

Yes, but Andy Gray used to be a top class centre forward also. I wouldnt want him up there now mind

I want someone at the top of there game NOW not ten years ago

Honest to god, if it is Curbishley, I'll be finished with the Villa and my ST will go back.

1. Don't talk daft

2. You wouldnt get a refund

3. But if your serious, I'm sure plenty of folks would take it off your hands for free

Steve Nichol's just appeared on one bettering site at 20/1

It comes to something when we're all picking our fave candidate on a 'well he's better than the other shit options' basis

What happened to that bright future we were sold once upon a time ?

Anyone know best place to park ?

Curbs can go **** himself. My memory isn't short

If the club are concerned about low gates at the moment. Imagine what they'll be if Curbishley gets the job

He hated playing for the club never mind managing it

Madrid have denied there was ever a bid of £18million.

well there's a surprise. Redknapp talking out his arse ? surely not

By the sounds of it Curbs has had a interview already and fits the criteria outlined

He does ?

What about the bit about being a winner ?

Not such a bad signing then

For them no. For us a **** carthorse

God forbid its a Houllier / MacDonald double act. Reaks of desperation

If we're that concerned about getting someone out of work and out of the loop we should go all out for Ron Saunders

Curbs always reminded me of Christ Tarrant.

Who knows, he could be our saviour.

So could David Icke. Not sure i'd risk either though

Charlton

2000/2001 - 9th

2001/2002 - 14th

2002/2003 - 12th

2003/2004 - 7th

2004/2005 - 11th

2005/2006 - 13th

Not bad for a side like Charlton, plus they got relegated after he left and look where they are now.

West Ham

2006/2007 - 15th

2007/2008 - 10th

He will have better players at Villa.

YEAH!

Those kind of stats really get me excited. Sure to have the crowds flooding back to Villa Park!. I bet the star names we have now would be queuing up to sign new deals too. Its not often a starname like Curbs comes on the market. He's obviously been fending off top job offers for the last few years with a shitty stick.

Bring on the dullest man in football double quick!

I dont see the problem with Curbishley

You should join the board then. They're as misguided as you

Employ him as a scratch card seller by all means. But lets leave him to his inevitable appointment as Fergie or Wenger's successor in the managerial stakes eh

My order of preference of candiates mentioned

David Moyes

Mark Hughes

Alan Cubishley

Sven Goran Eriksson

Ronald Koeman

Kevin MacDonald

Phil Brown

Gareth Saouthgate

Mine ...

David Moyes

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Mark Hughes

Jurgen Klinsmann

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Peter Sutcliffe

Myra Hindley

Les Dawson

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Robbie Williams

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David O'Leary

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Sven

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Koeman

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MacDonald

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A Dog Shit In A Baguette

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Alan Cubishley

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Phil Brown

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Gareth Southgate

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You can just imagine the excitement amongst the lads at Bodymoor tomorrow

Alan Curbishley is a well respected and sought after manager with a track record of exciting and winning football

How he never got offered the job before i'll never know. He shines charisma and positiveness out of his arse like a beacon

Erm, if we were conducting talks with Moyes, do you honestly believe they'd be held in a hotel/bistro in Liverpool ?

More like a garden shed in Droitwich

I can only assume this shit about not wanting a manager who's already in a job is some sort of 'lost in translation' bullshit

Because if you're 'morals' tell you we can only go for someone nobody else wants and thats out of work it doesnt say a lot does it ?

It might explain our last minute transfer window bid for Lee Hendrie though

Time to don the black cape

Gary Megson for me

Actually, the more I think about it, a Klinsmann/ KMAC arrangement with Kev taking on some kind of first-team coaching role does'nt sound so bad.

Scares me to death. Klinsmann's hardly noted for his tactical nous either

any thoughts on Avram Grant?

Yes, he looks like Larry Grayson's corpse

It's a bloody farce

You wont be saying that Gazton if Petrov and say NRC pick up injuries

Who the **** would we replace them with as midfield grafters ???

Sidwell, Osborne and Salifou ?

Top notch!

If its taken 3 weeks to appoint a bloke that was already at the club and who doesn't fit the criteria we were told, it wont take long for people to put 2+2 together and think we've been led up the garden path just to avoid spending any money in the transfer market.

We're 1 injury away from being decimated in the middle of the park due to our reluctance to dip into the market. Really can't wait until Osborne and Salifou have to play due to tiredness or injury to the other few options ... DOH

A brilliant summer all round!