And So The Dust Settles
By Arch
August 11 2010
So Martin O'Neill was unhappy that he had to cut the wage bill from 85% of turnover to 60%. Can't blame him on one hand. But you just have to look at every sector of the economy at the moment to realise it was not an unreasonable request.
This is a dilemma at the heart of football. Managers want money to buy the best -the Board have to provide it - as best they can.
It has often been said but given Man City's budget you or I could probably get together a collection of world stars who would do very well in the league.
The true test of a manager is one who creates something out of not very much. Step forward Ian Holloway.
Trouble is we fans demand a big name and the agents of the ones who haven't got jobs at the moment [ and some who have] are circling.
But let's give someone who is not well known a chance. A young track suited manager keen to make his mark and who understands the economics. Look what Chris Hughton has done at Newcastle.
Don't know who that person is but, if I was Randy Lerner, I would make it plain that applications are now being received -and not just from the Martin Jol's of this world.
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Villa are one of the biggest clubs in the country with great support and a wealthy owner.
We need someone who can come in and immediately have the respect of the players not someone who is learning the game and is liklely to make mistakes.
I can see us getting someone like Mark Hughes who is ambitious and knows he wont have the resources to go too far in the job he has.
look all the well known managers have jobs and it would cost a fortune to buy them out of their contracts.
MoN will be a difficult act to folow but a young ambitious manager has nothing to lose and wont come with any baggage.