29 may 2016 00:52:01
just a question for everybody what if the papers who have it so wrong so far what if they got it wrong again and its not roberto di matteo? maybe there could be a surprise just thought i would throw it out there!
29 May 2016 04:26:16
Trying to think of the outsiders at the moment, all I can think is Warnock?
29 May 2016 07:19:53
Maybe it's Bruce. I'd be happy with that. love him or hate him. he knows exactly how to get out of the championship. he didn't look that excited yesterday and their are now doubts about his future at Hull.
29 May 2016 10:37:19
He didn't seem himself yesturday didn't look like a man who just got his team up. also warnocks old but experienced i suppose. i think its prob roberto but you never know people we could be surprised an knowing aston villa we will be surely monday a anouncement.
29 May 2016 10:43:31
What about Gareth Southgate? Doing a good job with the under 21's and he might get the best out of grealish.
29 May 2016 11:14:59
very true mate his ok but another guy who would love the job dwight yorke i would love to sing that song again in the holtend. what's martin laursen doing aswel?
29 May 2016 12:07:19
Just read hull about to be taken over by American Owners, maybe he looked so down because they've told him he isn't wanted? Just speculation didn't see any footage from their promotion.
29 May 2016 01:37:03
Nothing would surprise me anymore; i just hope their good ones, like zlatan joining as player manager!
29 May 2016 04:00:31
You could be right mr.know.it.all, but personally i think RDM was decided some time back and the reason Pearson went to Derby was because exactly that, he already knew that he wouldn't get the Villa job and when they talk about Derby as being a big club there isn't really any point saying anything in reply as I'm sure everyone with a footballing head knows who the biggest Midland team is despite what ever division we are in. Bank holiday Monday seems to be a great day for announcements if you ask me so don't be surprised to hear something. happy days and up the Villa.
29 May 2016 17:11:41
Just throwing a name out there. Gary Neville?
29 May 2016 17:45:52
With you throwing that, let's hope no one catches it! .
29 May 2016 19:50:12
Throw it far very far like Scottish Prem! That's more than a challenge for him!
29 May 2016 20:07:00
Why does everyone want an English manager whether they have achieved or not. It just seems you guys churn out any English managers name just because he is English. RDM maybe Italian but he has more silverware than any of the one you guys are mentioning, plus he knows the English game well Premier League and Champianship.
We are all still waiting to see what happens with Tony Xia's takeover, but if he is as wealthy as he is communicating we just hit the big time and you guys are showing your lack of ambition for the club.
Its ironic that a few years ago when Claudio Ranieri was mentioned by a newspaper as a candidate for Aston Villa; fans slated the idea, look at him now. I think although we are relegated our ambitions should always be higher than the club not visa versa.
If you get Warnock he may get us promoted but he would be gone after that then the merry go round starts again. If it's RDM he got time to build a team not just for the championship.
Just for reference I am not against all British managers just some of the ones mentioned. I would welcome Alan Pardrew, Glen Hoddle, Chris Houghton and Roy Hodgson.
29 May 2016 21:12:51
I think Steve Bruce should be considered, he clearly knows how to get out if thé championship and would jump at thé Villa job! I guess Dr Xia sees Di Mattio as long term though, because he has shown he can mix it in both thé Championship and thé Prem not to mention winning thé biggest trophey of all.
29 May 2016 21:32:47
His sister is the manager/ coach of the England netball team and that is about the level he should be looking.
If any club in the UK was to bring him in it would be the kiss of death for them.
My old Mom would do a better job!
29 May 2016 23:14:06
londonvillain, spot on!
30 May 2016 05:12:04
Same thing they said before we appointed remi garde "he made Lyon the club they are" I couldn't care less he didn't know what he was walking into and effectively relegated us before he stepped into VP, bored of the club repeating the same cycle want a long term manager who has experience, what's the longest Di matteos stayed at a club?
30 May 2016 09:44:28
We where bottom before he had arrived, all confidence and belief was our club before he arrived, and the players where here before he came.
He didn't relegate us
He was promised finds in a transfer window that passed him by, OUR board relegated us.
I agree that garde was the wrong man, but this does not fall at his door!
Also, to condemn any new nabaher to fail before he is appointed, and to constantly bleat on and on about the same flawed argument is crazy.
It's funny, your bored of the club making the mistakes, yet do the same, posting the same comment on every thread.
30 May 2016 09:59:38
Not to self read before pressing send!
We where bottom before he had arrived, all confidence and belief was out club before he arrived, and the players here before he came.
He didn't relegate us
He was promised finds in a transfer window that passed him by, OUR board relegated us.
I agree that garde was the wrong man, but this does not fall at his door!
Also, to condemn any new manager to fail before he is appointed, and to constantly bleat on and on about the same flawed argument is crazy.
It's funny, your bored of the club making the mistakes, yet do the same, posting the same comment on every thread.
30 May 2016 10:00:36
I’m looking forward to this new nabaher you mention Flackie. Is this some kind of Chinese Guru who will lead us out of the wilderness. You must have a brilliant insider source direct to Dr Tony to have the inside track on that one ;)
30 May 2016 10:11:51
I'm sure you just sit there waiting for my mistakes to be posted wittonwisdom!
I think he is going to be director of football or something!
King villa will confirm in a little while!
30 May 2016 14:36:37
confirmed flackie lol.
30 May 2016 14:46:36
Thank you! Loo.
30 May 2016 14:56:08
Please explain how it is a flawed argument? And realistically he was in charge for 75% of the season and won how many games? The funds in January I agree he should of been backed, but you had Gabby saying he wasn't fit at the end of the season, lescott posting pictures of cars and saying relegation is a weight of their shoulders yet being played every week? He was a laughing stock, if they brought in a proper manager at that time we would have seen some fight atleast. And just to add this is a place to post my opinion, of which I've done twice, yes it is my opinion as with thousands of others we should have a British manager, but you keep replying about how I'm condemning any new manager and how the club is such a success at the minute, it's nice.
30 May 2016 15:26:03
I agree that gabby, and the Klingon where a disgrace, and I add to that the captain. But. Are you suggesting that this was the managers fault? I could not agree less, he dealt with them as was right, totally dropped gabby, and the captain, and accepted what worf said.
We was totally adrift when he came, and devoid of all confidence, with a team brought by someone else that was not fit for purpose, and yet when he could address this, he was hung out to dry, and you still blame him?
I do agree with you, that in a perfect would we would have an English manager, but that's beside the point, how ever, I don't agree with your opinion on who, but that is what we are all entitled to. I do think that rdm will be a good appointment, and exactly what we need both on and off the field.
What I don't agree with you about, is your negative, 'we can't succeed if we don't do this' attitude.
It's a poison that runs through this site, and our club, that you, and people like you, condemn us to fail before we even start.
I said on the other site why would you
A) buy the club
B) manage the club
Or C) play for the club with all this negativity. How can you ever succeed when everyone tell you your going to fail?
30 May 2016 15:40:09
Also, I've not once said the club is a success at the moment!
What i say is it won't ever be when certain 'fans' are desperate for failure, just to say when it happens that they told us so!
That when things don't happen how they expect and demand, if things should fail, tell us that they knew better!
30 May 2016 15:40:09
Also, I've not once said the club is a success at the moment!
What i say is it won't ever be when certain 'fans' are desperate for failure, just to say when it happens that they told us so!
That when things don't happen how they expect and demand, if things should fail, tell us that they knew better!
30 May 2016 16:20:37
Don't blame remi for 100% of the relegation, more like 25% him, 25% the squad and 50% the board. What I meant was if we had brought in someone with a bit more "steel" so to speak I think we would have put up more than a fight rather than whimper out. When I say I want a British manager I'm not saying that's the only way we'll succeed looking at Di Matteos record he's been hard done by everywhere he's gone but what I am saying is as you put in a perfect world that would be the best solution. See where your getting this failure state of mind because it's all over here but don't put it in any of my posts, all of my recent posts have been about the manager an that is all, I wanted Pearson but that didn't happen and I said we'd made a mistake letting him go but that's it, didn't say anything about deserving to fail now so you can't throw me in with that category. also bored of the clubs lack of communication, saying we're going to announce a manager in the next week an now it's like 10 days after that and nothing, in an ideal world either they pull a rabbit out the hat and get us Moyes, sacks off the recruitment board and all the lazy, arrogant players and Xia proves all the media wrong, gets the club and backs the manager, or the same with Di Matteo who proves to be a success.
30 May 2016 19:04:13
I actually agree with most of what you said in that post! Except I wouldn't In my opinion touch Pearson with king villas, and I don't think the club said a manager would be announced with in a week, i think the press took what dr x said and either using Chinese whispers, or loss of translation said that.
I agree if we had given a different type of character at the reins instead of garde, then I think things could be different. I even think IF a time when a Pearson was needed it was then, for a short period.
But the damage was done to villa, even before sherwood came, in my opinion. Our toxic old board, owner and self driven scouts are to blame for our plight now. So knowing this, surely now is the time to give a little faith, trust in the new power players, and see where that gets us? We have a very wealthy man, willing to plow millions in to, and this bit hurts, a championship team.
He doesn't owe you me or any of us anything! He is doing it for two reasons:
1) to be a successful club, (speculate to accumulate, we need to be in premier league)
2) to make us a world force, thus getting a return, now this part is off the pitch, but will only work if we are a winning team on it!
I apologise if I implied you are totally negative, but a lot are, and I really think these thoughts, and posts are toxic, and of no benefit.
Yes, we all have an opinion, yes we are well within our rights to tell it. But to constantly express failure etc is poisonous, and not said by true supporters.
31 May 2016 03:06:16
Fair enough it is hard to express what you really mean without proper face to face conversation, hopefully this Xia passes the fit and proper test soon. So everyone knows a bit more an we haven't got to listen to all these in the knows talking rubbish.