Your Top 5 Villa Managers

[Pride of Lions]

1/ Ron Saunders
2/ Ron Atkinson
3/ Vic Crowe
4/ Graham Taylor
5/ Tommy Docherty

For me, Vic Crowe has to be in there. He steadied the ship and started the re-build when we were at our lowest ebb..... which Tommy Docherty continued of course.

 

[McGrath4Pope]

BodyButter - 27/11/2017 16:59

McGrath4Pope - 28/11/2017 00:24

Ron Atkinson
Brian Little
Graham Taylor (1st edition)
John Gregory
Martin O'Neil (who I hate to include as in hindsight the negatives associated with his reign far outweigh the positives but the post did say 'in your lifetime' ruling out Saunders for me)

I didn't think it was fair to include managers I'd never see in action. Obviously, Ron Saunders was our best manager in modern times but I don't remember any of it.

Fair enough mate - it’s your thread! I happen to agree, you can’t really put managers / players you never saw on your personal ‘greatest’ list.

 

[Chieftoast]

1. Martin O'Neill - raised our level of expectations. Went into games expecting to win. Great man manager. I remember getting a text about him resigning.....made it worse that I read he had re-signed his deal not resigned from his job. Double blow
2. Brian Little - seems a true gent.
3. John Gregory - no messing with him
4. Big Ron Atkinson - entertaining character - he was the boss when I started supporting villa.
5. Tim Sherwood - he's kinda my guilty pleasure.... I don't want to like him but dammit there was always an entertaining factor about him and his interviews even if we all knew they were bull sh!t

 

[buggyvillan]

1. John Gregory
2. Ron Atkinson
3. Brian Little

The rest in my lifetime I either can't remember that well (Ron Saunders, Graham Taylor, etc.) or am actively trying to forget (O'Neill, O'Leary, Lambert, etc.).