Aston Villa Rumours Archive May 15 2012

15 May 2012 17:52:16
I was over the moon yesterday and glad that I could get my season ticket again. But after listening to talk sh1t and hearing that Mick McCarthy is favourite to take over, looks like the season tickets on hold again. What is our board doing even thinking about McCarthy Lerner sell up and f**k off if this is true

Him being the bookies favourite is nothing to do with the board though... its people putting money on it. It couldn't be more obvious we aren't going to get McCarthy

Don't believe everything you see and hear. Faulkner's statement today was pretty clear and he'd look rather foolish appointing McCarthy after his statement was splashed across every news site in the UK. Anyhow, the board must realise they can't afford to appoint the likes of Mick McCarthy.

Faulkner stated he wants a young manager to get European football.
McCarthy? your have a laugh matey!

Me being a wolves fan ,i can tell you now that MM would a bigger mistake than AM.
You protest to hell if he turns up believe me

It so won't be Mick McCarthy. Trust me, he's not even on the radar. Some bookie somewhere is looking to make a quick buck and lazy journalists lapped up the change in odds. Read nothing into it.

He as been talking to randy about job ,,,believe me he could the next manager

To the previous poster, he COULD be but it's most unlikely. I think you'll find McCarthy's agent made a phonecall to Faulkner. McCarthy has certainly not spoken to Randy Lerner.

To me it's fairly simple. 'Mad Mick' is looking for work so his agent rings PF who may have even had the manners to speak to McCarthy personally but hopefully said thanks for your interest but we're heading in a different direction. Agent makes it sound like Villa were chasing McCarthy and, lo and behold, his name's in the papers again just as other jobs are becoming available. Yes, Villa have a habit of throwing managers at us from left field but I'd be genuinely amazed by the stupidity of giving McCarthy the job after the disaster that was McLeish. Not saying the fans' fave will come out on top but the powers that be still have to tread very carefully around the Villa faithful before their numbers dip any further. It's a make or break decision in lots of ways and we have to trust, even though we've been burnt before, that their sights are set higher than the man given the boot by Wolves.

15 May 2012 12:25:02
The Villa shortlist does contain Martinez, Rodgers and Lambert but the Villa hierarchy are acutely aware that Martinez and Rodgers are likely to turn down the Villa job.

Steve Bruce, Steve Maclaren and Mick McCarthy are also on the list. Maclaren is highly rated by the Villa Board but they remain conscious of fans' opinions.

Lerner has confirmed that the new manager will have to sell before he can buy. This financial limitation is likely to deter some candidates but Steve Bruce has indicated his willingness to accept the constraints.

Bruce is a half wit, we need someone in touch with the modern game to chart a forward tragectory. McCarthy is also a retrograde choice. There is a reason both are unemployed and we cannot get it wrong for the third time. If Rodgers can't be tempted then look to the continent, not the journeymen.

Lerner will not bring in another x bluenose so steve Bruce can f**k off I say go for Ray Wilkins and AVB. Let them enhance what we have and build with experience. I've also heard that mcliesh is going back to blues o I hope it's true.

If Bruce is a half wit look at the players he signed at Sunderland most of them of good quality and look what O'neill has done with his squad since he took over compare those signings to Mcleish's signings

MON won three games out of 14. What is your point!

How do you know who is on the shortlist?Lerner and the boardroom probably have a few names in mind. But you certainly don't know who they are, or if they rate them, or if he is going to give them money to spend.

15 May 2012 00:13:32
Ralf Rangnick is apparently a dark outsider for the villa job, would be a very good appointment, also hearing a director of football may be bought in alongside the manager.

Hope there is something in this rumor, he's the guy who bought Demba Ba to Hoffenheim for peanuts, he saw a player in Sigurosson too.

Would be a shrude move by Randy, unfortunately I can see us ending up with Dave Bassett or someone similar.

I'm sure every one else will ask-who the hell is Ralf Ragnick??

Don't think they will ask that mate, ex Hoffenheim and Schalke manager. Brings in good prospects and develops talent. Like to see us get a director of football who can help get in some good players!

Nope, everyone else has got google

It was a rhetorical question-get a sense of humour.