Sven in frame for Villa job?

sven and didierThe widespread surprise in Birmingham has today given way to wild speculation as to who will replace Martin O’Neill as Aston Villa boss, the Northern Irishman quitting after a transfer row with the club’s ownership. Names in the frame include Croatian boss Slaven Bilic, US national team gaffer Bob Bradley, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Eriksson admits to having the ambition to manage in the Premier League again, but why Villa appeal to him only he’ll know. They don’t have pots and pots of cash, the chairman is fairly prudent with his money, therefore he must have heard there’s plenty of loose women in the Midlands. Read more.