Second city blues (or claret and blues)

As readers will know, I'm a Wolves supporter, so am able to sit back and have a quiet smile at what's going on with the Birmingham teams.  For those of you not up to speed, the Birmingham City manager has walked out on them, and Aston Villa are actively considering recruiting him as their manager.  Given that there is an intense, and at times acrimonious rivalry between the two sides, this prospect has not gone down well with either set of supporters.  I think to me the most surprising aspect of all this is that the man in question has not got a particularly good recent track record as a club manager - not rubbish by any means, but surely Villa should be looking to do better?