blandy Posted October 4, 2018 Moderator Share Posted October 4, 2018 2 hours ago, hippo said: Henry would be act of gross stupidity - coming close to Remi Garde proportions. It might a statement of intent - but it would probably be a very short lived one..........all IMO of course. Possibly. I'm not wise enough to know one way or the other, but you're right in so much as no one has any evidence either way, but there's clearly a big risk with a totally untried candidate. They have worked elsewhere in the past - Ruud Gullit, for example - similar big name reputation as a player, able to attract other players similarly well known and good quality. But that was at a London Club in big league, not Championship, and Brum, which is a harder sell. The thing that strikes me is we have new owners with no experience, a CEO with some Prem. league experience, but not masses - 4 years across Liverpool and Chelsea, is it? So the concern is that there's a high risk of making a duff appointment through lack of knowledge, couple with whoever, good or bad, comes in will have to deal with the unbalanced squad Bruce has left - Piles of right backs, midfielders and forwards, and few centre backs, left backs or decent 'keepers. Whoever it is will struggle to fix that mess in the short term. Bruce's biggest failing IMO is what we've got as a squad - he had too much choice, really - given too much rope, so he didn't work with what he had, so much as discard that player and get another, then another, then another. There is no short term fix, and FFP is going to bite. The need is to rebuild with fewer players, but fitting a profile that is of good quality, good age and capable of playing a style that will both gain promotion and then allow us to stay up. There's no coaching staff, and reduced scouting available to whoever it is, too. I think the most likely outcome is someone expensive, with no experience and they're going to struggle and we'll get caught up in the same cycle again. Hope I'm wrong. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) I would think it is overwhelmingly likely that we will get someone who is out of a job. The last time we poached a manager from another club midwway through the season was nearly 21 years ago when we hired Gregory from the mighty Wycombe Wanderers. The betting list is about as accurate as chucking darts on some managers faces. I also presume they have someone lined up fairly sharpish or why would you sack the entire coaching staff. But Villa never make any sense so expect Kevin Mac to be the caretaker for about a month. Edited October 4, 2018 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 16 hours ago, Skills said: why not go straight to the source in Wenger? with Henry as his assistant / successor in a couple years I know it might sound unrealistic, but the challenge might be what Wenger is looking for at this stage of his career... worth the conversation imo Why not go straight to the source on a Thursday? Wenger?! He is basically retired and why would he come back to Britain to manage Villa. He either get a well paid job in Asia or some sort of technical job with the French FA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Can we post about a new manager on one bloody thread. Giving me a headache bouncing from one to the other! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) So just to summarise the believability of the various sources in order and positioned relative to each other on the believability scale, with the top ones being the most trustworthy. The OS The Telegraph VillaReport on Twitter Matt Kendrick Facebook Other people on Twitter Daily Mail Next door's cat The Star Total Guesswork Birmingham Live Reading the Tea Leaves Sky Sports News Birmingham Mail James Nursery Edited October 4, 2018 by TheStagMan 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 1 hour ago, cbr600rr said: the new bread of manager The trouble that this these new type of managers as they are only there for the dough.... We need proper footballing men. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alreadyexists Posted October 4, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2018 1 minute ago, AshVilla said: Look at that hair island! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, AshVilla said: F**K OFF. That is not funny. AshVilla OUT! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Why, whenever Henry is mentioned, is it only ever seen as a risk and only the negative side of the debate/argument is brought up??? Based on literally nothing. What if appointing him turns out to be a masterstroke and he totally revolutionises the club??? I certainly can’t say how it would turn out but I’d rather greet such speculation with excitement rather than complete pessimism. Surely the board and whoever is employed to research and find our new manager has more of an idea than any of us? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisedmambo Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, jim said: True, but technically it was Helena Costa, but she left after a month. Ha technically Diacre is the only woman to have managed a men's professional team in an actual game...and she lasted three years or something and did a good job by many accounts at a club with the lowest budget in ligue 2 (or whatever it's called). She only left to take over the French Women's national team, which seems a shame considering she is a legitimate pioneer. Current pet subject...I had some work related to this topic. I think there was another woman coach in Italy in a similar situation to Costa. My memory is bad. On another note, I'm shocked Corinne Diacre wasn't/isn't more widely known. She only left the post fairly recently. Me i had no idea. Edited October 4, 2018 by praisedmambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, AshVilla said: Was that colored with crayon? Photoshopper out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, AshVilla said: GTFO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 14 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: The trouble that this these new type of managers as they are only there for the dough.... We need proper footballing men. Lambert gives this guy a great reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted October 4, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2018 Moyes? No thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I think we should appoint whoever Siralexferguson writes in his letter to the board. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 16 minutes ago, Jas10 said: Why, whenever Henry is mentioned, is it only ever seen as a risk and only the negative side of the debate/argument is brought up??? Based on literally nothing. What if appointing him turns out to be a masterstroke and he totally revolutionises the club??? I certainly can’t say how it would turn out but I’d rather greet such speculation with excitement rather than complete pessimism. Surely the board and whoever is employed to research and find our new manager has more of an idea than any of us? Name the positive side of the argument? He could work out. He might be great. However, there is absolutely nothing to base this on. What is absolutely certain is that he'd be a risky appointment because he has zero managerial experience. It would be interesting to see how he'd get on, but it's entirely understandable to see his appointment as risky. He's only appealing because he's a big name, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT123 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Moyes hits odds-on with Paddy Power 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Dick said: Did SSN mention Moyes? That's how it works, the build something up and promote it as a price on Skybet, rinse and repeat. This. Don't fret about the odds guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I think that judging by the high number of rumours, linking us to loads of different potential new managers, it’s fair to say that the press haven’t got a clue. NSWE definitely keep their cards close to their chests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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