Supervillan78 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) Strange decision by Moyes IMO. Sure there are Premier League clubs he could go to, but none of them are as big as us, or have our potential. Edited May 23, 2016 by Supervillan78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 1 minute ago, briny_ear said: Can't believe really with a vastly wealthy new owner who has nearly £1/2 m loose change sitting in a bank account, is friends with the President of China, and aims to make us one of the top 3 clubs in the world, that we are apparently looking at Di Matteo or Pearson as our manager. Seems a bit of a modest beginning. We are in the championship. Who do you want? Remember, we are in the championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post a m ole Posted May 23, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2016 I'm one of Pearson's biggest detractors but I'd much rather him than Pulis. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villanmac Posted May 23, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2016 3 hours ago, bobzy said: But he was interviewed on Thursday? I dunno. Something doesn't stack up. Apparently Paddy Reilly turned up at the end of the meeting with a Powerpoint presentation and a copy of championship manager. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney_avfc Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 9 minutes ago, avfcwills10 said: Alan Nixon on twitter still insisting that Pulis is in with a shout, say's he'd be interested too. hahaha good one wills. You're messing around again right?......... Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfcwills10 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Also, can anyone think of any big name managers that have actually joined championship teams in say the last 10 years??? The biggest (and I say biggest in relation to the division) is probably Alladyce going to West Ham as far as I can think? It's not like good/successful managers regularly drop to the championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Thomas Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Jeez, Pullis would be utterly depressing - please no. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Everyone talks about the championship being a tough league where you need to fight and muscle your way through if you want promotion - well Pullis could do that for us I think. Won't be sexy but if our Dr Tony is ambitious, he'll just sack him the following year and get someone better in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Honestly moyes was my choice but forget him, if he doesn't want to come I'd rather have someone who wants to be proud to manage us. Pearson or rdm it is then, whoever it is out if the two will get my full support even Pearson who comes across as abit if clown. But if he can sort these losers out then he will be a ledge to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Southampton West Ham Stoke Everton West Brom Crystal Palace Bournemouth Sunderland Burnley Middlesboro Are the teams in the Premiership who Moyes potentially might get a crack at managing in the next 6 months, I cannot see him going back to Everton so out of the rest in terms of size of the club there really is only Sunderland or possibly Southampton because of their set-up. Its a strange one, did he not know we were in the Championship or was this just a case of reminding clubs he is still available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 13 minutes ago, Jareth said: Everyone talks about the championship being a tough league where you need to fight and muscle your way through if you want promotion - well Pullis could do that for us I think. Won't be sexy but if our Dr Tony is ambitious, he'll just sack him the following year and get someone better in. Thing is, the Championship isn't what it's cracked up to be. Yes it'll be tough to get out of but pundits talk about it as if it's a top quality league full of hardened warriors - it's not. Pretty football isn't a priority but we don't have to go to the opposite extreme and get a dinosaur like Pulis either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted May 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 23, 2016 Some good footballing sides have come up from the Championship recently, probably more in that mould than hardcase old-school english chip and run stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarpie Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Pulis? **** NO! I'd rather take MON back than get Pulis, that's how shit I think Pulis is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 6 minutes ago, Mantis said: Thing is, the Championship isn't what it's cracked up to be. Yes it'll be tough to get out of but pundits talk about it as if it's a top quality league full of hardened warriors - it's not. Pretty football isn't a priority but we don't have to go to the opposite extreme and get a dinosaur like Pulis either. It's also given bad press as a league. There's some cracking teams down there - but the individual player quality isn't as high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Moyes really thinks he is still Billy Big Time does he not? I always thought that he would not drop down a division to manage us because he still thinks the PL is the place for him. I think he planned to string us along until a better offer came along. So with RDM having talked to Lazio I guess the field is down from three to one as long as Pearson is not put out by having been kept waiting by us in the same way Moyes tried to do to us.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReasonforRevolution Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Whilst we have to be realistic and accept we are in our lowest ebb for time, there are still positives. I am sure managers will be looking at coming to us as a fantastic opportunity. Arguably the biggest club in the division, we have the facilities, fan base and potential financial backing which is a massive pull. IF whoever comes in acts and spends wisely getting us back to the Prem first attempt he'd be adored and it would sit very pretty on their CV. To be honest Moyes can do one. His career has been in decline since he left Everton. Admittedly his job at Man Utd was going to be difficult but he didn't exactly cover himself with glory. If he feels Villa in the Championship is beneath him we have dodged a bullet. Your stocks low mate and I've had enough of Villa having to drag people to this club like we did with Micah and the likes. Get a manager who wants to be here and feels it isn't beneath him then rid of the players who don't feel the same. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 19 minutes ago, bobzy said: It's also given bad press as a league. There's some cracking teams down there - but the individual player quality isn't as high. Is it? if anything I think it's massively over-hyped. I get the impression that some English pundits genuinely believe it's among Europe's elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcifer Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 The roller coaster that is Aston Villa is in full flow! Take over we are going up, talk of Moyes taking over as manager we are still going up, then the drop after he rules himself out, bigger drop when Pearson is now the front runner. We are now about to pass through the house of horrors! #$@#$ Pulis where is my vomit gif!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Pulis is the Wetherspoon's version of Pearson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 7 minutes ago, Mantis said: Is it? if anything I think it's massively over-hyped. I get the impression that some English pundits genuinely believe it's among Europe's elite. Over-hyped in what way? You get all kinds of comments about how you need "hardened pros" and "sluggers" in the Championship - as if it's some Sunday League kick-in-the-shins fest. It's just not at all. Quite a lot of recently promoted teams - Swansea, Southampton, Bournemouth, Watford, Leicester, Crystal Palace, and even Burnley and Reading to an extent - played really good stuff in getting promoted and staying in the Premier League in some cases. No-one believes the league is "in Europe's elite" - but I reckon it's probably at a very similar standard to the Eredivisie or Primeria Liga, withholding a couple of notable teams in the latter, and probably has more money involved in it overall. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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