The headlines today will be full of links between Thierry Henry and Aston Villa. The former Arsenal forward has emerged as a surprise candidate for the manager's role at Aston Villa, despite Steve Bruce still being in charge.

The news has developed in the wake of investment into crisis-club Villa, significant investment which could turn their summer of discontent into a season of success. NSWE, a company jointly owned by billionaires Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens, are taking a 55% share in the club with a view to a full takeover.

After fears of having to sell of the family silver just to survive, this is one chapter of the Villa story fans will be happy to see develop.

Despite the good financial news, reports that Thierry Henry is on their list of potential candidates might not be the best for the club going forward. there's no doubt Henry has had a great career, but is he really the man to oversee a Championship promotion surge?

Thierry Henry was a super footballer who won more or less everything there is to win. He won a World Cup and European Championship with France, he won the Premier League with Arsenal, a Champions League with Barcelona and more individual accolades than it is possible to note down. One thing he did not win was the Championship, because he never played his football outside the top division of any country he featured in.

Recently he's given up his role as a pundit to concentrate on his dream of becoming a manager, but how does a world superstar such as Henry integrate himself in to a manager's role? He's been coaching with Belgium at the World Cup, but where does he start as a manager?

Zinedine Zidane went straight to Real Madrid as the boss, but when you have such an array of world class talent it is much easier to be a hit, surely. with Henry's lack of experience, is he likely to walk into a huge job? Zizou had managed the Madrid B team before stepping up, but Henry has nothing behind him at present.

If he moves to Aston Villa, he wouldn't have the benefit of the squad Zidane had, he'd be pitched into arguably the most competitive league in Europe in which any one of maybe fifteen clubs could feature in the promotion race. Aside form his medals, what qualifications would he bring to that challenge? what experience could he possibly draw upon?

The jury is still out on the likes of Frank Lampard, whilst big name players such as Alan Shearer and Gary Neville couldn't take their successful playing careers forward into management. There's nothing to suggest scoring 228 goals in 376 games for arsenal equips you for a Tuesday night trip to Brentford, nor does it prepare you to negotiate with Wigan Athletic over buying one of their midfielders.

If the new owners at Villa truly want to succeed, then they need a strategy that relies on far more than a big name with contacts and prestige. They need a coach or manager who has Championship experience, or at least some managerial work on their CV in England. People such as Tony Mowbray, successful with Blackburn, would be a wise choice. Dean Smith, working wonders on a budget at Brentford, would be another great pick.

There's probably a strong argument for not getting rid of Bruce at all. He took Villa to fourth last season in a highly competitive and challenging division. What did he do wrong?

That isn't to say Thierry Henry won't make it as a manager, not at all, but if he truly wants to be a success then he needs to either work his way up through the ranks of a big club, as Zidane did, or find an assistant role at a club such as Villa, with a view to earning the right to manage such an historic and prestigious football club.

After the turbulence of this summer, Villa fans deserve some stability, whether that is through Steve Bruce or another Championship-proven manager.