TrentVilla Posted October 5, 2016 Moderator Share Posted October 5, 2016 2 minutes ago, Woodytom said: I genuinely don't envisage me visiting villa park for a long long time. I guess that is you out the running for the managers job then.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeps Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 How's about Tim as Bruce's assistant lol. Jokes a side, I'd take Bruce. Only worry is he did struggle at Sunderland who was his biggest club to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 The names mentioned whenever were after a manager always scares the shit out of me, worst part of it is some of them seem like pretty serious suggestions Bruce just doesnt fill me with confidence though if im honest, i know hes the favourite and hes been promoted before but what then? Sack him and hire someone else? Do we just go for a short term guy like that instead of always long term thinking? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Ive decided.. Wagner is my number one choice. Not that it matters.. but we have not had a long term manager for a while.. we are unlikely to to up this season..even with Bruce. So would prefer a long term approach like Wagner. Bruce will just be sacked when we get up and then we have to start again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 58 minutes ago, Keyblade said: I can't believe Villa let me get to the point where I'm actually hoping Steve Bruce will become our manager in the space of 5 years. I feel violated. Don't worry. There is a plan for us to become one of the top five clubs in the world in something less than five years. Steve Bruce would be a concrete step in that progression because, well, I'll leave that for others to explain. But just keep focussed on the vision for 2020, yeah? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Apologies if anyone has already suggested this but how about this for David Wagners song ?.......... "Dayyy-vid Wag-ner, what a Wagner, what a Wagner..." etc....... - sorry its been a long day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 have we been linked to Klinsman? McCleish probably wants another bite of the cherry, he's been obsessing about us for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Woodytom Posted October 5, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2016 46 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: I guess that is you out the running for the managers job then.... Had my interview today. Went well. Well, up until the moment I made them aware I'd be looking to play players in their positions. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 9 minutes ago, Woodytom said: Had my interview today. Went well. Well, up until the moment I made them aware I'd be looking to play players in their positions. Noooo, play all the strikers, ALL THE STRIKERS! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 12 minutes ago, VillanousOne said: Noooo, play all the strikers, ALL THE STRIKERS! They looked at me in that 'you've clearly not read up on the company's background' look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 20 hours ago, MrDuck said: Interesting to see how our managers have performed over the last 20 years or so... http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37551265 The obvious conclusion here is that a Marshall dream team is the way forward. Andy Marshall probably be more useful than Bunn as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 2 hours ago, terrytini said: Blimey. Forgot about 'the Keane years'............ Apropos of nothing in particular.........(and I know they didn't all manage but...) 2010-2016....... Macdonald. Aitken. Houllier. Mcallister. Keane. Wilkins. Sherwood. Lambert. RDM . Clarke. Mcleish. Garde. Black. The Marshalls. That's an entire First Eleven and some Subs in 6 years !!! 1970 - 1982 Crowe. Saunders. Blimey eh ? Wasnt Aitken only here during O'Leary time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I actually hate Steve Bruce, I always have. not just because of blues connection, but when he was at United, Sunderland, Wigan, the way he treated Crystal Palace even his pathetic tantrum at Sheffield United about sportsmanship. I do really despise the man and dont want him near the club 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LakotaDakota Posted October 5, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2016 Just give him whatever he wants... Within just a week, however, Wagner had made his mark. Training schedules were changed to mirror kick-off times. Players were instructed to move within 15 miles of the training ground. And a high-intensity playing style - which the hipsters call 'gegenpressing', Wagner prefers 'Terriers identity' - was vigorously enforced. 'It has worked!' exclaims Wagner, Wagner certainly did not know how his players would respond to a pre-season trip around a chain of uninhabited islands off the Swedish coast. Okay, so the trip was into the wilderness. Canoeing from island to island. Eight hours a day. We built tents. We found water. We found food. We had to fish. We cooked it. There was no electricity. No toilet. No mobile phone coverage. It was great!' he finally exhales, somehow making the notion of such primitive isolation sound like a five-star resort. 'This was the training, for four days. No balls. We made it uncomfortable, because in the Championship there is no comfort zone. Wagner studied biology and sports science at Darmstadt University for five years when he retired from playing in 2005. Why? 'I wanted to understand why a manager did something with me in training,' he explains. 'What happens inside my body when he tells me to run 6 x 1000m with 90 seconds break? Why? Why is this good? I did it as a player, because I trusted my manager. 'But, after studying, let me just say that not everyone was right… I can now talk with my medical team on a different level and we are able to find new ways. It gave me a greater perspective of a manager's work. 'It's good if you know what you are doing to your players!' Five years at university for the father of two young girls was also a test of Wagner's discipline, not to mention his ability to study a new subject. 'To be honest, if I'd known how hard biology was, I would not have done it,' he says. 'The first part was only chemistry, and I hate chemistry. One and a half years studying chemistry! Full article... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3824135/David-Wagner-Jurgen-Klopp-clone-bizarre-bonding-sessions-Huddersfield-dreaming-big-time.html 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 1 hour ago, VillanousOne said: Noooo, play all the strikers, ALL THE STRIKERS! We should give Kevin Keegan a call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) Since O'Neill left we've had 6 permanent managers and aside from Lambert none of them managed to even reach 50 matches. Absolutely mad. Also, the 3 managers in our history with the worst win ratios have all been in the past 5 years. Edited October 6, 2016 by Mantis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Thats what we need......chemistry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AJ Posted October 6, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2016 Hire ALL the managers! If one doesn't work out, we have another waiting in the wings so we don't have to go through this process again. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Making training sessions mirror match times is such a basic thing, I'm stunned every club doesnt do it. No I'm not actually, its become as clear as day that most ppl in football are as thick as pigshit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Starting to think we should go all out for Wagner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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