Former Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore has urged the club to swerve Tim Sherwood.
Sherwood is favourite for the post following the sacking of Paul Lambert.
Collymore told Talksport: "I just want to see someone really experienced that can make good signings in the summer time, that can work on a strict budget which Aston Villa have got and be able to do the basics like motivate players and organise a team, which Paul Lambert just didn't do.
"I'm not convinced by Tim Sherwood, it's a huge job [at Aston Villa]. I've got a sneaking feeling it might be Tim Sherwood but I don't think it should be. It should be a very experienced manager but the question is how many are out there at the moment?"
