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31 May 2012 22:55:02
Mohamed Fofana, Robert Snodgrass, Dominic Maroh and Danny Guthrie - apparently all players Lambert has admired and seems likely to try to lure to Villa park according to various sources
I heard Grant Holt,Jordan Rhodes & Mohammed Diame..
Dream on
31 May 2012 08:59:21
The Sun are reporting that Lambert has left Norwich and Sky Sports breaking news is that his reresentatives will meet with Villa today.
Its on their websites.
Seems from the Norwich statement that they know that Lambert is Villa bound, just a case of how much compensation they are able to extract.
This will be a fantastic move by Lerner, Lambert plays attractive attacking football, just what you want to bring the crowds in.
Fingers crossed Lambert is our man
I would like to see him bring Grant Holt along for the ride.
I think Grant Holt would make an excellent partnership up front with Bent, and move Gabby back onto the wing. Finally positive news for the villa UTV
Gabby has had 2 awful seasons cant all be blamed on managers, its time for him to go
Gabby is the life blood of this club ans should bever be allowed to leave. I agree sometimes he is not at his best, but when he is on it he is frightening. More importantly though is his love for the Club which should not be undervalued
Gabby is lazy. He only played the last game of the season so he was not classed as injured and therefore does not have to come back from pre season early.
31 May 2012 00:26:41
Lambert has resigned from Norwich.
Expect him to be appointed in the next couple of days
This has been denyed by Norwich. Must wait and see, but it does seem as though there is some meat on the bones of this story.
His resignation was denied by Norwich, not the story.
30 May 2012 20:37:01
Rumour is Martinez contacted Lerner & he informed him that AVFC is not intrested due to the antics of last summer.
McLeish could become the new Besiktas manager by next week (I had to laugh at it - LOL!)
Poor Besiktas
30 May 2012 19:43:28
Aston Villa to officially approach Paul Lambert tomorrow.
Lerner should be acting NOW, tomorrow may be too late, Swansea, Baggies both want managers.
I can see us getting rejected again :(
Why would Lambert go to Villa, They may have a big ground but poor support, poor board, no prospects you have to be fave for relegation next season , So I say it again WHY WHY would Lambert want that
Why would Lambert go to AVFC? Let me answer you. Great demanding support, massive prospects if one is positive, Norwich, QPR, Sunderland are all more likely than AVFC to get relegated. all of this is directly opposite to your outlook. What is in it for Lambert? Challenge of taking on the most sleepy major club ion the prem. The belief that he can do what is needed. The opportunity to manage a club with a potential 40/45000 crowd every week. I wonder why Lambert would want to manage AVFC?
Well he just resigned from Norwich , oh & he wants to join a GOOD club!
Bookies seem to think Rangnick to WBA, Holloway to Swansea and Lambert to Villa. I think all three clubs would be pretty happy with those. Come on Paul, you know it makes sense!
One reason VILLA are a BIG club !!two poor seasons admit, But Lambert can see the potential,Martinez,OGS,were only interview not offered the job ,how can they decline as some say
One bad season doesnt make a bad club with a good manager the board will back and the fans will get behind, mcleish wrong fit for the club couldnt get any backing so i dont think that we will be relegation candidates again most probably mid table obscurity
Looks like ur wrong then mate. Just proving that villa is a bigger club then norwich. Unlucky
Norwich were in league 1 a few seasons ago and without lambert will be back there in no time!
Maybe bluenoses and sad norwich city fans,can now stop posting stupid and envious statements on our site.we got lambert,so cry elsewhere norwich fans.and to the bluenoses as ive said many times,enjoy the championship.....suckers,.....big dave avfc forever dublin
You villa t**ts will go down more like! you get a bit of bad form and youll all get on lamberts back like you always do blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.you will realise soon that he has left us too soon to be going into a s**t club with to much to do full of boring supporters. even if he does well really how long do you think he will stay? he used to play 4 us and look what he did
Bye bye bye bye this canary is full of sh*t sounds like sour grapes to me even the legend that is jeremy goss said villa are a much better club much better stadium and loads more potential. to the majority of norwich supporters good luck because i for one think most of you are fantastic fans its just that as much as you argue otherwise villa is a step up for lambert ..... matt utv
30 May 2012 19:29:20
Rodgers to Liverpool and Martinez has confirmed he is staying at Wigan.
Lambert and RDM are the 2 contenders now, possibly with McCarthy as Sporting Director.
I suspect Lambert has the job
One cannot suspect as officially no one has been approached. However the opportunities are diminishing rapidly. Move yourself Mr Lerner.
30 May 2012 18:45:12
Do the eds know who the most likely candidate is to land the job....between lambert and martinez? {Ed001's Note - Lambert is the chosen man, much as I hate to agree with Sly, Lerner won't go back for Martinez after he messed him about last summer.}
30 May 2012 13:18:24
Ian hollaway has stepped into the frame, Martinez and rodgers future is else where, but hollaway has got what it takes to win and all the positive energy he creates can only be good news, let's face it he carnt do any worse than mcleish.
Does not fit the criteria & personally i believe he's a lunatic.
Yeah but let's face he can though you blue nose, anyone who rates holloway as a premier league manager I do not wish to converse with
Poyet heading up M40 as I text, had Tarricco with him and another? How do I know...I was filling up at service station in bay next to him!
Hollaway are you jokin that appiontment would be rubbish. i cant take him serious always seems like he is jokin in his interviews tryin to make you laugh would not like him at all. think the best we could get is lambert.
I've just heard on good authority that villa are lining up an offer for Michael laudrup
Hate to comment on the M40, but from brighton the most likely route is M1, M6.
No its not. Its M23, M25, M40 and M6 actually
I think not. M40 much easier
30 May 2012 00:45:37
Martinez looking to be favourite again as liverpool are sealing rogers deal and wigan will lose him this season.
Martinez turned AVFC down before and he would turn us down again.
He cant turn us down because we havent offered him the job!
I said that "he would turn us down."
Fair comment
29 May 2012 17:04:48
Seeming no one is putting up any transfer rumours i thought i would. I know that we haven't got a manager but that doesn't mean to say we haven't got targets.
possible targets:
Danny Guthrie
Jordan Rhodes
Olic
Bas Dost
Joe cole
Not sure about some of them but you don't know how players will preform e.g. nzogbia
I'd go for l Saha,diame,jenas
Im sure u do have targets...it's a shame your forward line couldn't hit theirs over the last 9 months. Sorry that was a bit below the belt. Your not going to sign anyone until you get your manager sorted. I hope for your sake it's quick as well as I have a feeling its going to affect my team as well.
We don't have any targets until we have a manager you person he signs the players he picks who we sign
I think that we have all given up hope.
Olic has signed for wolfsburg but all the rest sound decent
The only player I'd have out them is Rhodes
I'd have Saha and Diame on a free transfer, Or instead of Saha, have a go for Defoe
Given
Simpson
Dunne
Clarke
Figueroa
Diame
Ireland
Gabby
N zogbia
Das
Its Clark not Clarke
An bet sorry lol
Go for diame, rodallega, owen(pay as you play) all frees, hoilett (small fee) these 4 would give us a good starting squad before we even get a manager in
29 May 2012 16:24:47
Not a villa fan and based in London. Few months back in April time I received a message from a gd friend who reckoned Neil Lennon was being sounded out. So I lumped a bit on mccleish getting sacked next and Lennon as manager. Since then nothing has even mentioned but my first post and wondered if anyone else had heard much. Also source was a player
Heard about Lennon some time back, but only hope that we do better. Lennons only experiance was with a team that plays against local park teams.
True. But solksjaer hardly has had much better experience in the Norwegian league and he was wanted. Lennon is only 40 and has stated he wants to work in England and what with problems with him and family an with sfa could happen.
28 May 2012 19:36:58
Don't think we will move for a manager until Chelsea sort out Di Matteo and Liverpool get their target.
If Chelsea don't appoint RDM then i think he will be offered the job but knowing villa he probably won't.
So we will probably be waiting till after the euros to appoint a manager and then be behind on transfers and ended up picking from the bottom of the barrel (ie heskey)
Still im more optimistic for next season as if we dont get enough players in then it means the youngster have to play more and that can only be a good thing.
B
Why would any one want rdm. he was jt's puppet
Why would anyone want Martinez for more mediocore football the only difference attacking football with no defence rather defnsive with no attack
Lerner doesn't learn. He is waiting when he should be acting. Its a bit like Nero fiddling while Rome burns. Come on Lerner show us what you are made of before we end up with another deadleg that no other club wants. Pull your finger out!!!!!!!
28 May 2012 01:42:57
A lot of money has been placed on Robin Dutt to succeed Mcleish, I can confidently say he along with Gus Poyet are Villa's preferred appointments, Roberto Di Matteo is also high on Villa's wanted list, obviously things will become clearer when his situation is sorted, expect to see 1 of them 3 appointed as early as Thursday this week.
This Dutt fella seems to have come out of nowhere, never head of him myself? but I'm starting to think there might be something in this as it's being posted all over the net.
When Martinez becomes Liverpool boss tomorrow, Villa will talk to Poyet.FACT! BRIGHTON CHAUFFEUR
Hi Chuffer. Seems like your deadline for Poyet is extending by the day. Also the Brighton Orrible has gone very quiet after his predictions fell down the pan.
Its not my fault Villa have to wait for Liverpool to decide who they want before they approach anyone!! It's obvious to all that Martinez is RLs first choice but I think that spaniard is off down the Mersey. Brighton Chauffeur
Ps Brighton Oracle is on his hols but I will let him know that you were asking after him!
Pps all good things to those that wait my little Villa friend x
Chuffer should be writing fairytale books.....................................
Fairytale as in once upon time, Villa used to be a big club, then along came....
Brighton Chauffeur
Randy and The Ginger One!!
27 May 2012 15:26:10
rumour going round that Simon Grayson, apparently the entire squad have been informed, not too confident in this one, but its going round the mill
GO for Poyet
If bird brain Grayson comes in, I will burn my season ticket and replica shirt and send them back to VP
Classic "apparently the whole squad have been informed" yet grayson isn't even on the shortlist of managers.
This is pathetic the board can see what type of manager we want
OGS
POYET
PACIENCA
Even HUGHTON
Listen i posted this with the word apparently because i myself was skeptical so before you say it is 'classic' whatever that indeed means remember he has just won promotion for a third time a deserves some credibility, remember it is a RUMOUR site so don't judge don't take it to heart but if you do at least you have your shortlist ;)
Here's an off the wall suggestion for you guys.
You should look at Paulo Sergio who has just left Hearts.
He's a great tactician, great man manager and his PR is very good.
What he achieved at Hearts in less than one season is a miracle considering the chaos that habitually ensues at our club.
Jambo
OGC doesnt want the job, nor does Palencia and Poyet is apparently not keen either.
Facts are: we can only have a manager who wants to come to Villa Park.
Pointless the fans demanding individuals if those individuals don't want the job.
Forget about "shortlist". We know for a fact that PF spoke with McCarthy, so we can suspect that there isnt a shortlist, rather the club looking at all options
PF never spoke to McCarthy and Pacienca does what the job and Poyet hasn't been asked about the job i don't know where you have you info but it's wrong
Sadly for you, it is you who is wrong.
Faulkner did speak with McCarthy when MM was in Florida. It has been confirmed. What is not confirmed is exactly what they spoke about. It is suspected that PF asked MM's opinion but it is also suspected that MM was a contender for the Director of Football appointment. The club has openly ruled out a DoF but club statements are not delivered under oath. There is plenty of evidence that Lerner would be interested in a DoF.
Palencia does not want the job. He is on record as saying that, albeit his statement implied he might consider an offer if one was made formally.
Poyet has hedged his bets and has not been approached but has indicated that he does not want to leave just yet.
You need to seperate reality from your preferences. You are being subjective and placing your own beliefs in front of evidence
27 May 2012 15:23:58
What happened with these so called "takeover" rumours? They seemed to have calmed down recently.
Was never going to happen but would have loved it, just love if it happened.
27 May 2012 14:27:08
Its believed that Robin Dutt has had a interview with the Villa hierarchy and a has sold himself quite well, would be a good option.
25 May 2012 19:01:09
Ex-Braga boss Domingos Paciencia today emerged as one of several candidates who have stated their interest in the vacant Villa manager’s job.
The 43-year-old led Braga to the 2011 Europa League final and was most recently in charge of Sporting Lisbon but was sacked by them in February after they fell well behind Benfica in the Portuguese title race.
This 1 interests me even though i dont know much of him but place him the same bracket as OGS and Poyet.
I'd be happy with either Poyet or this Pacienca
This 1 interests me as well, haven't heard much about him though but he has a good record and could be a dark horse for the job!
Or he could do an AVB job.
Move over to England & screw up.
The difference with chelsea is the expectation to achieve
25 May 2012 17:14:26
According to the local paper bookies are now say Benitez is now favourite for the job
It must be horrible to support a small team like the Villa that can't fill the ground and can't pick a decent manager with the skill it takes to finish in the top half of the league, All the fans do is moan demonstrate and call for managers head, 4th in three years, And then expect a manager who has done better than the crap you have had to leave his club and come to a dustbin ground with a load of binmen on the field
^^ Typical Blue Nose, hope your having fun in the championship. **** off small heath the city is ours!
Who said I'm a blues fan then
Your stupid comments prove ur a bluenose,enjoy the championship
Your obviously a blues fan.If we fill half of our ground we double the amount in that dump st andrews.typical jealous blue nose.Enjoy the championship again!!!
You're either a blues fan or that delusional norwich fan who is never off this page saying villa are a small club, when really you're just crapping yourself incase we get your manager. Sorry to say but if Lambert and Holt leave, you will be playing with the blue noses next year in the championship.
Holt on a £5000 a week pay rise and a new3 year deal he's not going anywhere neither is Lambert, If I were Martinez I would stay at Wigan, Villa,Liverpool,owned by Plastic yanks who only want the clubs to make money,they are not interested in the fans or the effect it has on your city you are doomed with the yanks
So if Holt is on 15-20k a week you think he'll turn Everton done if they offered 20k-30k your living in cloud cook-koo theres no such thing as player loyalty no more its all bout the money
May I ask the poster calling us moaners and a small team to define what is 'a small team'? Having done that, then provide evidence and statistics to support that, and then maybe, maybe, a proper debate can ensue. Until then stop embarrassing yourself with your ignorance, petty jealousy and plagiarism (look it up!) of stuff on Blues web sites!! Think for yourself, and form your own opinions, it really doesn't hurt.
Poor Norwich supporters who like to have a pop on here about the Villa having one bad season. So much to learn about the Prem League. You get a decent manager or a decent player and they will be gone in a flash once the bigger clubs start sniffing - simple as that and let's be honest Villa are massive next to Norwich- Agents rule, players rule, cash rules, loyalty and fans mean nothing. Sorry to burst your bubble but be prepared for a season of struggle and if we don't have your manasger and best player, someone else will
Well..... the so called 'dustbin ground' hold thousands more than both birminghams and norwich's grounds and even when not full still attracts larger crowds than those teams. and im sure darren bent would have something to say about being labeled a 'bin man'. {Ed007's Note - Oh I'm sure he would be distraught at it.}
25 May 2012 07:17:02
Man Utd are preparing a £10m offer for Aston Villa youngsters Barry Bannan & Cieran Clark.
And pigs can fly....
This could happen.But Bannan isn't really in the style of a prawn sandwich but Clark is a different matter. Would ???? sell?
Already approx £10m saved on wages with departure of Hesky, Cuellar & Guzan.
Although id rather save £7 mill and still have Cuellberg
I can't see anyone else leaving before the new manager is appointed myself
It's not 10m saved with the 3players gone its 7.8m and just for the potential of the 2 Bannan and Clark there worth more than 10m i'd be asking for at least 20m if p.jones is worth 16m and henderson worth 16m and carroll 35m
Not good enought for any prem club thats why he's with you
Barry Bannan is as strong as my 13 year old nephew! Championship player through and through. Clark is a head and shoulders above him in class and height. I'd expect 4 mill for clark and anything from 1.5-2 for bannan.
It is a fact Man U have been looking at Clarke for nearly 3 years
Bannan is without a doubt one of our most skillfull players at villa with pin point passing and good skill on the ball, You need only watch him when their warming up,
Clark is by far our best defender and I see him doing a Barry playing a couple of years in defence before moving into midfield full time.
Their both youth extremely talented prospects easy worth 18-20m
And anyway were getting alot of Blue noses and canaries on here lately next it'll be latics to i think your all scared of losing your managers as they would rightfully jump at the chance of managing a BIG CLUB even if were in a transition period which we'll no doubt come through and be strong again just like Newcastle did.
After failing to win a trophy, United will aim higher than Clark
24 May 2012 23:59:22
choo-choo the Brend Schuster express train will be arriving at Villa park later this week! choo-choo...
Isn't that make of bratwurst German sausage u sausage he'd want about 50 mill to spend not happening I'm afraid
Doesn't fit the criteria (again!)
Not a chance
Be ideal if you cud spell his name and he is not young so he wudnt stand a chance
Who is this complaining of someones spelling? Cud/could, wudnt/wouldn't. Pot, kettle, black comes to mind!! But back to the original statement, wait and see, you dont know, I dont know. Lerner doesn't know.
Bernd Shuster will not become new manager you got more chance of mr blobby been given the job
I wouldve appointed mr blooby ahead of mc clueless,big dave dublin
Who said we have no money to spend? Lerner is worth over 1.5 billion quid. As I see it we are getting wages down to comply with FFP, so we can buy talent as MON paid Champions League wages to Championship players who have finally moved on. We will spend this summer, and get some Bosman's also and we will finish in the top half next season. We have got our house in order early.
24 May 2012 02:04:31
Roger Lemerre is apparently a shock contender for the villa job, Poyet is also in the frame.
Lemerre is 70 years old he is not fitting the young criteria at all
Lambert will stay at Norwich, Poyet is totally unproven, but what if he says no - list looks sick then. Since there will be little money to spend I reckon Glenn Hoddle as manager to bring on the kids would be a shout. But with the squad weaker than last year in numbers and class (If Bent joins Cuellar on the exit list) maybe Villa need a manger proven to get promotion when they go down next season. Is that why Old man Mick and Steve Bruce are mentioned?
Poyet has won 2 league promotions at brighton back to back what has lambert done won 1 rodgers won 1 Martinez just manages to survive season in season out.
Out of the 4 managers he's the 1 who's excites fans the way OGS would of.
I think you are getting Poyet and Lambert mixed up. Lambert won two promotions on the bounce and then had a great year in the prem. Brighton only got promoted once and then had a fairly poor season in the Championship, relative to the amount of money they spent. Good luck though fella!
Lambert won back to back, walked away with title in league 1 WON 2 promotions Beat Swansea twice beat QPR twice last season so think you must take that blind fold off, and Martinez was given a lesson how its done twice
Poyet has won 2 league promotions at brighton back to back what has lambert done won 1 rodgers won 1 Martinez just manages to survive season in season out.
Out of the 4 managers he's the 1 who's excites fans the way OGS would of.
No Poyet has not they are still in the championship and Lambert has done back to back not one
Just shows what these armchair Villa fans know,
23 May 2012 09:30:44
Faulkner will speak to McCarthy again re: MM taking up the Director of Football post, overseeing all footballing matters including transfers but not coaching. Villa seek to appoint Gus Poyet as Coach/manager. This follows OGS rejecting the job
McCarthy is another failed prem. manager, and would raise the same hostile reaction by the fans as McLiesh did when appointed. Wait and see, it might be right under our noses but it may also make one respond with "never saw that coming!"
Villa has already said they're not having a director of football so god knows where you get your info from
Paul Faulkner has already said we dont want a director of football and after mcleish do you really think they will hire a manager with a bad record in the prem.
Dont people read the OFFICIAL CLUB STATEMENTS cause if they did they wouldn't be talking bout Mick McCarthy who Villa have already said they have no interest in and they've said there looking for a manager only no director of football
Big mick is a joke . why have an other has been , it will never happen.
23 May 2012 09:21:53
as i previously stated on here,poyet will be named new villa boss on friday,its a good appointment,ogs wont be coming to villa park,maybe he realises the premier league is a totally different kettle of fish as a manager than a player,he was a great player in his day but could he hack it as a manager in the big league,i doubt it,anyhow i think poyet will be a good appointment.BIIG DAVE
We need to take a risk would av loved ogs but would snap ur hand off for poyet proven player and molde are just like a championship team anyway so I'm team poyet lambert would be ok but Norwich will be crap next year either way every team does well first season but cannon fodder the year after given wigans status ... Stayed up but always on the brink that's why I don't want Martinez . It's a no brained really ain't it poyet hopefully ;)
So you think Norwich will be crap next season do you,? well a team who finishes in the position you did usually get relegated the following season or scrapes it on Goal difference, ask wolves, we will be top half next season.
I'd love it if Poyet turns you down. Face facts, Villa are a poor team. Stop slagging off other teams and accept that you have major issues at your club.
23 May 2012 00:58:58
Despite Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pulling out of the frame for the Villa job. Randy Lerner is set appoint the manager tomorrow. Randy has interviewed all of his three man shortlist, which is rumoured to have Paul Lambert, Steve Bruce & Gus Poyet.
This is total rubbish!
It's obvious that you people didn't see the Sly s n last night, but incase you have neither satalite or brain, Sly say AV have not I repeat Have not Approached Norwich about the availability of Paul Lambert, Paul Lambert himself said he was busy rebuilding Norwich for next season, What gives you the right to try and take a better manager from a better club you only stayed up with luck not skill, the best thing you can hope for is an out of work or lower league manager to come into a deadend club like yours, OGS was being kind and saying it was family reasons why he don't want the job, Face it you will be on the down hill slide next season aswell
Blue nose tos-er. What you going to do when Hughton signs for Baggies? They are a prem. club. Where are you? Oh yes the chumpionship!
Ha ha ha these carrot crunchers make you laugh, little old norwich city bigger than the villa dream on you had a good season but you will struggle next term as teams will know now to play you like man city did.
Listen Villa may have gone through a bad patch of football but Villa are a bigger club than Norwich could ever dream of being you havent achieved anything in comparision so dont talk as if Norwich is bigger than us off just coming out the championship and having a lucky season you'll be relegated within a year or two where as Villa wont and for one I'd rather Gus Poyet Than Lambert to be Villa's manager
Poyet, you can have him, Brighton fans are looking forward to his departure, look at the money he spent on players who couldn't last the distance, only managed mid table finish, very quick burnout just the same way for Villa next season, No and I'm not a narrwich fan.
Is this the same mighty norwich who got shown up by a cook in a half time interval for being s**t fans ,how did it go " where are you " should of said "who are you ".
Typical responce from a thick Dummy Brummy, thats all you can think od to say shows the true mentallity of your fans, How many times during a match has silence fell on Villa park, well I can think of 1 straight away, Pilkingtons, 30yd free kick beat the s**t out of Given, How many season tickets do you hope to sell for next season? we have already sold out of 22000, the ground will be having an extra 1000 seats installed in the summer, that will give us 28000, yes you can boast a bigger Stadium, but you always have around 10.000 empty seats, we will build gradually, just like we always do, By the end of this season we will be debt free how about you. in your rented ground we own ours aswell as the ground around the stadium giving us the room to expand when needed, we can and will fill a 40.000 seater
30 yards? mate, it was on the edge of the box, also known as 18 yards.
VILLA PARK RENTED dont talk SH*T Everything at Villa is Villas the club have a personal loan from Lerner of 65m thats it!!!!!!!
Norwich have achieved nothing we boast 7 league titles numerous cups and oh yeah were 1 of only 5 english clubs to of won the European cup (Now called the champions league) will Norwich ever do this in their 28000 SOON TO BE DEBT FREE STADIUM (dont forget the debt free it will come in handy once Holt leaves as he has ambitions of achieving something before he retires and when Norwich then get relegated the debt free club will manage perfectly in the championship).
Villa are a bigger club than Norwich, and no realistic Norwich fan would suggest otherwise. Likewise, MOST Villa fans would accept that the club is in trouble and that you could be at risk of going down next year. You may be a big club but so are Sheff Wed and Leeds and they went down. I hope it's a good game between us next year though
22 May 2012 22:40:04
Brighton fans resigned to losing Gus to Villa at the weekend. Talks will start Friday when Lerner flies in. You are getting a good manager who will attract good players, has a good assistant in Tarrico. Plays good passing game and your fans will love him for his passion...enjoy! A Sad Seagull
Hi sad seagull. AS a Villan of many years living in the local Brighton area, I hope that you are correct. I would like to see Poyet at VP. He does what you say.
Lerner fly into birmingham on Tuesday so automatically it's dribble
Read that back dopey!! He flies in tomorrow.
22 May 2012 22:29:33
Solskjaer has pulled out of bein villa boss you heard it here first Leighton Birmingham gutted
He withdrew on advice from SAF.
Why are you claiming "knowledge?" Sky were announcing this before 10pm so we all knew!!
No ,I heard it on the BBC news first.
So you're hardly a man in the know then..You'll be telling us tomorrow is Thursday in a minute
Lovin that sarky comment...............lol
If all u imbeciles who wrote after my comment was sent( which was sent by me personally at 940 pm by the way ) that there's a delay on the message bein actually printed and checked first b4 submitted I actually knew b4 so get back in ur boxes call urself villa fans get on my back if u want or sit in ur armchairs reading readers digest .... Or get behind ur team fickle fans u make me Laff put that in ur pipe and smoke it cos it's the truth ... Submit ur idle rumours mick Mcarthy hahah support ur team .... Wasteman !! {Ed001's Note - the time stamp on a post is the time it is submitted to the site, not when it gets placed on the site.}
Yeah, thanks for that. We are clear now
Why is it that if you disagree with someone on a site like this, no matter how idiotic and insignificant their remark was, you are always told to "get behind your team" as if it needed stating ?
We are all behind the team mate, we just don't always have to agree with each other about everything.
I gotta say the editor on this site is cool,he lets everyone post their point of view.well done editor,big dave villa till i die in dublin {Ed001's Note - thank you mate.}
I couldn't agree more......unless I jumped up and down and agreed.
Mendax
22 May 2012 22:13:12
Looks like its going to be Poyet which i dont mind at all fingers crossed if it is him he'll get full backing!
Dave80
I for 1 will be absolutly delighted when Little Villa sort thier dirty washing out and and let the rest of the premier league go on holiday, By the way, did you see what sort of Loyalty was on display at Carrow road last night, thats what you call a club
Norwich fans stick to your own site hey we dont want your manager we want Poyet.
And if your such a big club how come your star player wants to leave?
ANSWER at 31 only just getting prem football he doesnt want to retire having not played at a BIG CLUB and not achieved anything other than promotion to the prem
So who cleans Heskey's zimmer frame, he will be at West Brom and put a few in your net next season
22 May 2012 21:45:16
I posted yesterday that OGS is 100% the new villa boss and no one else have been interviewed . Well THE ORACLE who ever you are mocking me I was right. Souces in Norway say he has been offered the job tonight. So mock away all you like. I only post reliable information not utter lies like some .
AJL
He's turned the job down ok
Looks like you sold the best dummy of the season. lets have facts!
22 May 2012 17:04:36
Cuellar has been released thanking all for showing there support.
I think they should have extended his contract personally.
We always let players leave a year too early cuellar was better than dunne and Collins put together hardly ever put a foot wrong villa always get it wrong we should give makoun a chance this year aswell he's class
Rumour is Villa might resign him on a lower wage under our new manager ;)
21 May 2012 19:26:05
Villa' s new manager will be
OGS,
Poyet or
Di Matteo
All Young managers who play attacking football
Also Roy Keane would be another one of interest
Yeah have to say i loved Di Matteo's brand of attacking football the other night.
Are you crazy di matteo does not play attacking football with chelsea so he definately wouldn't with us
Lerner is said to be flying in on Wednesday expect to hear an appointment made byThursday, my choice would be OGS lets hope it is
21 May 2012 16:51:52
OGS will be 100% Aston Villas next manager. He is waiting for the break in the season and will be joining Aston Villa on the 1st of June. No other manager is being interviewed, Lerner wanted OGS as mcclueless replacement from day one. Welcome to Villa Park OGS.
Also rumours linking Martin Larsson to the coaching side or OGS number 2.
AJ
After seeing Laursen's post about Bent on the official site this morning I am inclined to agree.
I accept that Ole Gunner Solskjaar is 8/11 Favourite, but saying no other manager is being interviewed is simply untrue. OSG, Lambert and Martinez have all have discussions so this post is just a wish and not factual.
The Oracle
Sly Spurts: Laursen says too soon to join villa but he wants to join eventually
He actually said the managers job had come to early. He never said anything about coaching or being a number 2 ??
AJ
21 May 2012 15:28:26
a mate of mine works at villa park,there is a very strong rumour going about there that poyet will be interviewed this week and will be boss by friday,u heard it here first from me big dave
Poyet story has been about for ages and I know he was at Villa Park last week. Wouldn't surprise me at all.
Hmmmmm ive heard his name has been linked with the job but i think OGS will be new manager
21 May 2012 10:33:22
Paul Lambert has turned down the invitation to talk with villa.
Correction: he asked for the oppurtunity to talk with us & the Norwich board won't let him.
Paul Lembert will be at Norwich next year Villa don't want him .....
Thats good news as villa will be in the championship at the end of next season
Typical blue nose comment,the only way is up for villa,the division 1 beckons for birmingham end of next season,read it and weep bluenoses
Why do the blues get on our site? Have they nothing better to do? Oh no, I forgot that they are unable to get into the prem
20 May 2012 23:14:05
If OGS was to be appointed as manager of aston villa expect the announcement as late as wednesday/thursday and expect some real development on monday/tuesday also he will bring Mark Dempsey and Richard Hartis as backroom staff and also said he would want to bring 21 Year Old Ex Man Utd Attacking Midfielder Magnus Wolff Eikrem.
Total rubbish,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,hes not getting the job
20 May 2012 00:48:32
Would much rather have Martinez than ogs. he's got experience managing in the prem, plays good football and has had to work on a small budget at Wigan. Ogs isn't established and has only had one season in management, could be a risk
Martinez has a 20% win ratio. Worse than Eck. I don't want a man who can only motivate players for 8 games end of. Ogs isnt proven but he didn't lose a home game and if memory serves me right they won every home game. Villa park needs to be a fortress again.
This might sound stupid, but I want Villa to take a risk. So many of our previous managers in the last 20 years have been very predictable. Most of them we just expected mid-table finishes with the exception of MON and Houllier (many will disagree with me on that one). If we went with Lambert or Martinez I would expect us to finish in the top half of the table around 8th. I want some unpredictability and OGS provides that. I would say the same with managers like Rijkaard. Villa being so predictable has made it very dull being a fan in recent years, but I believe OGS could change that, playing some nice football and bringing in some good signings in the process.
I disagree. Martinez is probably as risky as OGS. If Martinez gets his team playing solidly for the last third of the season what's been going wrong for the first two thirds? If he's such a great manager Wigan would perform with much greater consistency than they do. I'm sure I'm not the only way who smells a rat.
Would like OGS fed up of predictability
If Villa get Martinez the mediocore football will continue but hey he'll get the results in the last 2 months to stay up.
With Lambert i'd expect 10th finish same if we got Rodgers
But OGS/ Di Matteo are young hungry managers who play attacking football and with backing in the transfer market Villa could be 7-8th with decent cup runs.
19 May 2012 22:23:22
In what way is OGS better than Martinez? Is winning the Danish League better than securing Premier League status three years running, playing good football, spending next to no money, with a club that has no right being in the Championship, let alone the Premier League? Martinez has achieved miracles at Wigan, Give him some credit.
Not danish its the norweigan league
Not that it makes a difference to your comment but it was the Norwegian League that his team won...
A team in a relegation battle sworn to mid table then he joins and instantly they become the top team of norway playing great football. I think would add something new to villa which we havent had before and we desperately need
19 May 2012 19:38:18
Ogs hasn't turned us down u fickle fans as usual keep the faith he's covering his a**** with his club he wants the job u can see that his team aren't happy he's came for talks is love him at villa park attacking football and attracting man u players the future will be great with him as manager would rather have him than lambert or Martinez he's proved that in his first season at molde fact Leighton damms Birmingham watch this space ogs ;)))
And what a great opertunity for him to show the world what he can do as a manager in the worlds best football league, he's been given the stage to perform, and frankly his Knowledge of the premier league is far greater than Martinez and Lambert put together. Fact is he has a very full pedigree,
Well then can you explain the widely reported comment of ' Im not looking for a new job' says OGS
As for the 'I'm not looking for a new job' comment, OGS said he was flattered that a 'big club' like Villa would ask to speak to him about becoming its manager. He said his dream's to manage a PL team but he hadn't expected offers quite so early in his managerial career. His comment has been taken out of context and lots appears to have been lost in translation. He meant he hadn't gone seeking the job, that Lerner or Faulkner or whoever had approached him.
The reports that sly spurts and b8c etc said he didnt want the job were all wrong due to translation he actually said its down to us now if he joins
OGS also stated he had informal talks with Villa as he felt flattered by the interest of Villa being a BIG club in the prem and has ambitions of being a prem manager.
He said nothing has been offered and he's not looking for a new job and is happy to honour his contract with Molde but if Villa offer him the job he'll then decide on his future
19 May 2012 18:21:39
OGS is waiting for the next development from villa .Faulkner has balls up big time with the last managerail appointments.learner is doing the right thing interviewing a few canidates .we never interviewed anybody when O'Neil was appointed .we never interviewed with houllier.we made a call to wigan but never interviewed martinez and went and got mctwit.the board are looking at all options .let's keep the faith .we have though the ginger season and come though.learner will Do the right thing this
time then get rid of Faulkner.
For me OSG with a director of football to oversee transfers
Fat boy Faulkner has said no Director of Football, but that is a real oversight but the real issue is the smoke and mirrors to hide the lack of financial muscle to even be in the top 10.
We need a change from owner, executives, structure, management, scouting, players. The only thing that currently works is the yoof set up and big shout out to Sid The Skills Machine Cowans.
Change our owner for who? Make a suggestion? If randy walked we would be ruined you clown. How about being positive for a change
Do people not realise Cowans does not actually do much at Villa. Its Maccy and his team that do it all Cowns just does the cones etc and is more of a ambassador
19 May 2012 13:16:20
So, OSG turns us down? dear oh dear! I wonder why?
We have not a bean to build a team, we don't have any ambition to compete Lerner just wants the mega bucks that comes with being in the premiership.
I am going to throw up............ My beloved Aston Villa are about to do an even worst impression of Dirty Leeds: sink into oblivion
Thats not true.
Lerner said his decision isn't made up yet!
Seems odd that within a space of a year, 2 young up and coming managers have had an opportunity to manage at a much bigger club, yet after talking with Lerner, have decided to stay where they are. It makes you wonder what he has been saying to them about the constraints they would have to work within. I fear the worst for us as a club unless we are taking over by someone with real financial muscle
OGS says he'll honour his contract for the remaining 2 years
Hey here's one what about Roy Keane he'd be good with the backing of lerner and he'd command the players to
Looks like you lot above have jumped the gun have you ever heard the saying don't believe everything the media say its come out that the media have got it wrong (no surprise) and that he's waiting to hear off villa for a second meeting if they want a second meeting with him support the club not slag the club off!!
Think a little before you turn on the club
Being concerned about your club and expressing it is a whole different thing to turning on your club
19 May 2012 13:14:33
TV reporting o.g.s will not be taking the villa job.
19 May 2012 11:35:11
It's poyet & lambert who will be interviewed by villa next week. Martinez has not been approached. It will be OGS, poyet or lambert leading the lion into battle next season.
Norwich have denied villa permission to talk to Lambert, Norwich have been thrown into turmoil over Holt's transfer request which has been turned down he still has 2 years to run, Lambert only signed a new improved contract last summer, think we will have to look elsewhere, They will slap an enormouse great fee on Lambert and we know Lerner don't like handing out money for anything, lets face it our next manager will come from the ranks of the unemployed
19 May 2012 07:22:00
Randy Lerner has informed Solskjaer that the club has other managers to talk with.
The talks were informal & Solskjaer will return to Molde for now with the Molde board furious at him.
I.e Martinez already spoke with Villa (on Thursday) that is why he didn't have talks with the Kop.
Like Randy told me last week when I went to have a look at his car, "I do have other people phoning me up about it, and someone is coming tomorrow", Has the penny dropped yet
19 May 2012 00:38:43
A depressing rumor going about that Solskjaer may turn down the villa post to manage Wigan (as Martinez is inevitably going to leave) apparently Wigan would be his preferred destination being so close to Manchester, expect this rumor to pick up more tomorrow.
Have heard this myself, if he actually wants to work under Dave Whelen then good luck to him! - we can do better, Paul Lambert step on up!!
Wigan an't bigger enough for him don;t worry he is as good as signed up
Reports in Wigan say Martinez has been given the support from the Wigan board and will be at Villa next week, don't shoot me I'm only passing on information recieved from a Wigan friend of mine, Onwards and upwards here we go
19 May 2012 00:03:45
Sven Goran Eriksson been seen at Birmingham tonight. I say he probably got an appointment for talks at Villa Park, then again it could be West Brom. I think he probably make a decent manager at Villa more than at West Brom. He dose better with bigger clubs. His records still holds that. His last job at Manchester City, did very good only to be axed unfairly. City fans can tell you that, he was taking them to places.
Well am getting in a 150/1 bet now on him landed the Villan hot seat. Wish me luck :)
I was seen in Brum on 19th along with many other people, but we did not have an appointment with Villa.
18 May 2012 21:03:19
Despite approaching Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Villa are set to approach Norwich City for their manager Paul Lambert.
He will decline the invitation
Another fan from another team checkin out the villa page. Jealous because their star striker has handed in a transfer request
There will apparently be talks with Lambert come Monday and Martinez, for some strange reason, is still in the equation.
No, not a chance, take a look at thier web site
18 May 2012 20:48:08
We have a good spine, with given, ireland and bent and we need to build around these types of players. we need to get a leader in the cb position someone that will control play and keep it on the floor unlike dunne and collins. then we can start to fill in the gaps i reckon this would need 25-35m to rebuild.
sales should include dunne, collins, warnock, cuellar, makoun, heskey, hutton, petrov and delph
any ideas of who we could bring in ed? {Ed007's Note - It will depend on who the manager is.}
Do you seriously think villa will sell petrov when he is fighting lukiemia??
Him i meant he wont be playing again.
18 May 2012 19:33:12
Ogs hasn't signed any kind of contract! Just had formal disscusion with Lerner think hell be a good manager with fast attacking football again instead of a defensive minded manager in mcimbecile looking forward to next season and who he signs if he decides to join us Utv Leighton dmms from Birmingham
18 May 2012 18:49:44
lets hope ogs finds his feet fast with villa,and we dont end up playing MOULDEY football,lol dec dublin villain
18 May 2012 17:25:34
So OGS has left England on way back to Norway Media sources in Norway say the deal is done with OGS managing his last game for Molde the weekend before taking over Villa.
And before people say what sources its what its saying on football news sites
So why has he said that he hasn't even been formally interveiwed just had an informal chat SKY SPORTS NEWS
18 May 2012 12:34:38
Randy Lurners Plane has just landed in Birmingham with OGS on board
Solskjaer has already held talks with Lerner and has returned to Norway.ssn
18 May 2012 11:17:17
IF villa do get OGS as manager and he brings in a few man u players i'll be happy he plays attacking football i just hope he gets 30-40m to spend as even though McLeish was rubbish he was doomed from the start with the players he lost and then only having 16m to spend got 3 players out of it and yeah only 1 them is decent in Given
This is the complete opposite of what I want, I don't want him to turn into a Steve Bruce signing all of Uniteds fringe players, and playing weakened teams when we play them to do them a favour. Besides he is completely untested as a manager, Norway doesn't seem all that competitive.
Ok fair enough Norway isn't competitive but OGS won the league with his home town team giving them their first trophy in 100 years so he has some quality and if he can bring a dash of quality to villa then so be it and maybe he'll get villa playing for 93-95 mins rather than 80 as villa have been doing.
And if he's brings a few man utd players in it will only strenghen us
I agree, we could get the likes of fabio, park, cleverley(maybe) on loan. Owen on a free, things are finally looking up ... give him a chance at least {Ed004's Note - I doubt you would get any of them. Cleverley will be a regular starter next season when he comes back fully fit, Fabio is going to Benfica and I can see Park staying or going abroad}
He can only get 2 Owen on the other hand big sick note risk
18 May 2012 11:01:44
Ed I know it's early but I had a call this morning saying ole wants to bring in m larrson and Brian mcclare with cowens and McDonald if this is true that is some coaching set up
Also fabio will be joining on loan plus m Owen rumours are starting to come up
Michael owen is not wanted at villa,hes too injury prone and hes past it.............the bluenoses can sign him though
18 May 2012 08:18:46
Expect talks today and the appointment tomorrow fabio will come in but only on loan but there will be movement with Douglas,diame and possibly Owen
18 May 2012 07:48:50
Ole Gunnar Solskejaer will land in Birmingham in the next 48 hours for final talks with Aston Villa and will be announced as the new manager sometime next week.
18 May 2012 07:36:47
Norwegian press say Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already agreed to become the new Aston Villa manager.
Solskjaer has apparently also been promised considerable funds to rebuild & reawaken the sleeping lion of aston villa.
Given & Bent offer a good start to the squad from tip to toe.
Solskjaer will now be looking to add quality & flair to his midfield & a new look back 4. (Park Ji Sung has been linked! - he could add that flair to the squad)
My sources inform me that hutton,warnock,dunne & collins' days at Villa Park have passed.
Lichaj & Clark will fill half of those vacated first team spots.
Agbonlahor will apparently be used as a shadow striker to lure the ball quickly from midfield upto the crisp finishing which Darren Bent accomplishes.
The future looks bright!!
Who are you're sources that seem to know what Villas defence will look like before a manager has been appointed?
Park Ji Sung is one of the worst players in the league.
18 May 2012 03:15:22
I do feel sorry for mcleish. He was never ever gonna succeed because the backlash started against him before he even took the job. Im not sorry to see him go because tactically we were inept and i fully understand that the players need to take a long look at themselves too as it wasnt all mcleish. After reading mcleish's statement its obvious he is a genuine guy with a bit of class and i hope he does well in the future.
For our future however the prospect of solskjaer would be interesting maybe with martin laursen as an assistant. This would see us get the benefit of both an attacking and defensive point of view.
As for transfers , id take a punt on michael owen as he is available on a free and injury permitting he is a proven goalscorer. Even as an experienced bench player he would be valuable. Also jordan rhodes from huddersfield may be worth a gamble. Other than that i would like nzogbia to be sold off to make room for hoillett. Also we could do with an entirely new back 4 but i know this probably wont happen so i new rb and cb would do nicely. we could improve the central midfield a lot too and there are some bargains to be had out there. we just have to make sure we get too them first.
I spose one thing is for sure , villa fans are certainly more optimistic about next season. UTV!
18 May 2012 01:27:34
People might be getting ahead of themselves here... but a rumor is going about that Solskjaer will be manager and he will sign Fabio from united straight away.
Doubt it about fabio, but owen would be a huge possibility
Probably on loan.
Its in all the norwegian papers today that randy lerner is in norway talking to solskjær. theres even a picture of lerners plane in norway. molde fk confirms aprouch from villa too. check out www.vg.no and translate.
I dont know bout signings but i think it will be a good move bringing in OGS as he'd have links to loan Man u Youth players and sign some like Bruce and Keane have used these links.
OGS has also won the league with his team and sits in 2nd right with them so think is a good choice of a hungry young manager who we need to get behind and give him 2-3 seasons and hopefully Lerner gives him some money for players and i dont mean 10-20m but more like 30-40m which is what is needed to regain villa's status in the league
Good manager choice not happy with Fabio. Hope his signings are better than that
17 May 2012 18:42:51
Apparently Lambert hasn't opened talks with villa due to wanting to see how liverpool pans out so surely now Martinez seems to be on his way Lambert could now open talks if not looks like it will be Ole Gunnar Solskjaer however the manger will be announced by monday at the latest but heres hoping
Stop it ffs. Lambert is said to be re-shaping the Norwich team They wouldn't allow him to do anything like that if he was moving, take a look at sky, He released 5 players yesterday, Would Delia allow that to happen I think we'll get Sholskar
17 May 2012 16:17:41
Fair play to AMC. Love him or loathe him, he has shown great dignity and class admitting that he let the club and supporters down when he could have blamed everyone else and just taken the ash and run Some managers wouldn't do that at all and the almighty MON didn't when he abandoned the club when he couldn't get what he wanted. I wish him all the best- he just wasn't simply good enough to fill our expectations as a club. Fingers crossed for a more suitable manager.
I wholeheartedly agree. He was the wrong man, but as the backlash started before a ball was kicked he was simply never going to succeed. It's his appointment that is the real problem and those responsible should look long and hard at themselves. As frankly should several of the players, who continued to draw a hefty sallary, whilst playing like rubbish. McLeish has carried himself with dignity in the circumstances. Goodbye. I'm not sorry to see you go, but good luck in the future.
Totally agree. Couldn't stand him as a manager or coach but as a bloke he seemed decent.....unlike O'neill who seems to have some kind of personality disorder
Yeh, good luck to the man. He made a mess of the footballing side of things and came out from some daft comments to the press but kept his dignity so fair play. He was made a mug of by the board who spied a chance to grab a scapegoat extraordinaire!
Agree fully with the poster above who says certain players need to take a long hard look at themselves. They did nothing to help McLeish's chances and should be hanging their heads in shame after a season like that.
And so to the fans hang heads in shame you never intended to give him any backing even before he arrived, protest march all these protests were having effects on the players too, so take the blame for Villa's demise on your own chins, its you not the manager who fale'd
17 May 2012 08:32:58
After reading the metro they seem to think that our 4 manager targets are:
Lambert
Martinez
AVB
And a manager who has too many reservations over taking the post which I personally think is Lee Clark after his interview on sky sports some days ago.
Well Don't think it will be Lambert, take a look at thier web site www.canaries.co.uk he is busy with players contracts today,If he was about to jump ship he would not be anywhere near the club Would He
Lambert not coming He's been busy today with player contracts, would Norwich allow this if he was about to leave
17 May 2012 02:58:54
Martinez to be announced by Thursday night, expect to see Villa play the infamous 3-4-3 formation next season too, N'zogbia will seem like a new signing playing this way, two of Moses, Diame, Figuroa are expected to make the move also.
With RL in Norway currently speaking to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, I can't see this happening.
Lerner touched down in England today, I doubt he's away to Norway already.^^
I have a friend who lives in Norway and she confirms Oli is thought to be on his way to Villa, they could also be confused as he owns a massive Villa in the Mountains
I posted that before I fully heard what is happening. It turns out RL's jet is going to Norway to pick him up and bring him here tomorrow.
Sounds crazy but it will happen.
Whelan has given Martinez permission to hold talks with LFC - and I hope the members of the board there are stupid enough to appoint him. Martinez is not, in my humble opinion, the man for Villa.
As for the stories re: Randy jetting off to collect OGS, the plane pictured in Norway and being bandied about Twitter has the wrong 'number plate' or whatever it's called on a plane so it's not Lerner's. Just the rumour mill in full swing again. Mick was yesterday's 'favourite' and Ole is today's. Wonder who tomorrow's will be?
It is a done deal, it is being reported on all sports wires.
Bringing Park, Anderson and Rafael (loan) with him........ Oh and mike 'crock and stale' Owen
16 May 2012 19:42:45
zola,wilkins could work young and experienced combo plus it wont cost anything to get them.
Wilkins was a vastly overrated player who always played the ball sideways. His success was always behind someone else.
Negative player.
Is that the same If you can't the ball break his leg Wilkins,? yes please I love his tactics.
Things always happen for a reason maybe the sacking of dalglish has come at the right time zola/clarke combo.
16 May 2012 18:33:45
Fabio Capello as told friends that he would love the chance to manage Aston Villa.
He can barely speak english, wouldnt want him any where near villa park.
Are you one of his friends? Thought not.
Who would you want then anyone with a better club cv in world football please step forward your ignorance is unreal...
Him winning the league title with each club he has managed just proves why he wouldn't join villa.
Capello at villa park would be amazing i would however like to see AVB instead and Randy Lerner to give him £50 million good days back at villa park then season tickets would sell out and we would fill VP every week
TV also say Fabio wants the Chelsea job and the Liverpool job as well as West brom, seems the fella just wants a pay packet, is he the man to manage Villa
16 May 2012 16:05:47
The agent of Dmytro Chygrynskiy has apparently reviled that Villa have already made an offer for the ex Barca defender, direct replacement for Collins/Dunne.
Will cost a fortune to print his name on shirts xD
Would love it but we are too stupid to realise that Collins is a jcb crane and Dunne is a seaside donkey.
LOL. That's one name that won't be going on the back of my Macron shirt!
So its not the managers job at Villa to buy and sell players then
16 May 2012 11:48:19
Like I said yesterday, well before it hit the bookies, Mick McCarthy is on the shortlist for the Villa job.
Lerner is aware that appointing McCarthy would be unpopular with the fans but the last time he listened to the fans, he dropped Maclaren and went for McCleish.
Lerner believes it was a mistake to have listened to the fans, having been previously convinced that Steve Maclaren was the right man. Lerner still rates Maclaren very highly and has placed him on the shortlist as well. However, it is unlikely that either party will accept the deal.
Martinez and Rodgers won't leave their clubs. Lambert is unconvinced about leaving Norwich for AV.
Consequently, Bruce will the best bet to be appointed Villa manager
Are you having a laugh! The fans wanted mcleish?
Clearly not thats why he got sacked because we never wanted him there!
Mclaren worked wonders at Forest !! (LOL) Did they win a game when he was manager ? Definately a no no, as is McCarthy and Bruce. Benitez is to much like McLeish in his approach. Let's have someone who believes in attacking football !
LOL. Nice one Bluenose.
Please not Bruce not McCarthy not Curbishley no steady eddy obvious choices (for a club on the slide)
If we cant get the top three we must look abroad give the man a 5 year contract and 30m to spend this summer
Have to applaud - because your wind up is tremendously thought out.
You sir are a blue nose!
Utter tosh! How do either McCarthy or Bruce fit the requirement of finding a dynamic manager to take Villa forward and restore their fortunes and football style. Both are old school and tarnished with failure. That alone is sufficient to make an appointment as risky as appointing the last unhappy incubent. McCarthy is a good, honest bloke but does not represent a tactical step forward. Bruce is simply an idiot. If you can't even send an email, then how do you keep abreast of the latest developments in coaching. Just because the bookies are stoking the odds doesn't mean either are candidates. If either were to be appointed Lerner would hear the howls of derision from Cleveland and I for one, amongst countless thousands, will simply give up!
Poyet, Lambert or even Houghton for the next Villa manager all young with good attacking football styles
And each one like to pick a team with no influence from the board room, It seems they do all the buying and selling if the above post is right
16 May 2012 02:39:11
Apparently Mcleish had planned to draft Dimitar Berbatov in for next season, no big loss really.
We could not afford his £85,000 p/w wages.
...or the fees for his stabling.
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 17:24:03
Whoever villa bring in as manager needs to play attacking football. No chance of bruce or mcarthy I think its pretty fair to say and that's good because they are both terrible managers. Martinez has a strong relationship with dave wheelan and didn't come last summer when let's face it we were in a much better position so I can't see him coming. Lambert seems quite likely and he has a reputation of getting the best out of players. If not him maybe rogers, ranieri or would love to see AVB. Unlikely but has a point to prove in the prem. Would be good to see adam johnson out of favour at city and likely to fall further down the pecking order with new additions in the summer, danny simpson, gattuso on a free, sturridge, kranjar and a striker
Sturridge is a pipe dream. Not going to happen.
No way we could attract Sturridge to Villa
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 07:26:52
Paul Lambert will be approached over the current Aston Villa manager's job.
Lambert (who is good friends with Stiliyan Petrov) will announce Petrov as part of his backroom staff if appointed.
What a load of old toss, was at the end of season dinner at Carrow road last night, Norwich will be free of Debt come end of Next season Lambert will have a sizeable amount to get the players he wants, there will be an extra 1000 seats installed in front of Hotel raising capacity to 28000, the club will not risk any sort of mass reconstruction work untill we know we are an established side in the prem, Learner has indicated the new manager who ever it is will have to sell before he buys, Lambert is free to buy the players he wants without selling first dream on Villa He's staying put
Lerner in no way has indicated that. Also, we have a hell of a lot more money than Norwich have, stop clutching at straws about Lambert, accept he may go as hes not committing. Not saying hes coming to villa, just that hes going, he has plenty of choice.
No Norwich fan believes he is staying for ever, when and where he goes we wish him luck, But to go to Villa will kill off any ambition he has for his long term future in the higher echelon of football will not happen at Villa, 4 managers in 3 years says it all, Mickey Mouse club
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We admire and respect what everyone at Norwich, your manager included, has achieved in the past few years, especially the good account you gave of yourselves this season. There's no need to start with the insults - Villa's no 'Mickey Mouse' club.
I hate the way these newly promoted teams think they're amazing because they stayed up. Yes you have a good manager, too good for your club, wait until he and your best players leave, then its down to league one for Norwich. That's the difference between Norwich and Villa, that will never happen to Villa, whereas it has a good chance of happening to you.
He has a point villa would be the nail in the coffin of any young manager too much risk for not enough gain, maybe when o'neil took over it was tempting, randy has lost a ton of money of late and doesnt seem to want to put it into the club.
villa are a bigger club than norwich no one doubts that but they are a mid table team on par with about 7 others
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.
14 May 2012 19:28:29
Didier Deschamps from a usually reliable source on twitter.
Where is the tweet couldn't see anything?
Alan Curbishley is the man, why do you think he turned down the wolves, he was waiting for this to come available, ex-player who knows the club and what the fans want, we havn't got buckets of cash so he would perfect to ease us up the league to some form of respectability.
God help us if Curbs comes in
The board have released a statement saying there looking for a young manager.
Curbishley is not the man to have. Why has he been out of work for 3 years. If he was any good he would be in work by now!!!!!!
If Villa appoint Curbishley (a player who my uncle swears to this day is the worst he has seen in a villa shirt) AVFC will go down next season.
WHAT !!! the worst player your uncles seen in a villa shirt, he obviouslly hasn't been down this year then.. because i can think of about 6 -7 players to beat him hands down.
Curbishley comes, I cry, so much that the pitch will be water logged the entire season
You could always have another protest march or 2
14 May 2012 16:58:33
AVFC Board have a list of candidates.
Roberto Martinez
Paul Lambert
Guy Poyet
Roberto Di Matteo (depending on his Chelsea status of course)
Andre Villas-Boas (as he will be able to build his own new squad)
I think everyone would love avb but is he a realistic target
You missed out Ranieri, and at least a dozen others. Dont watch the bookies, they only want you to spend your money on what THEY say are favourite.
Who says this is their short list?
Where do people get to see these short list of managers,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
In their dreams & warped imaginations!
14 May 2012 16:52:56
avram grant has walked out of his club not sure of the club but i think they won the title this season,i know he is coming to england tomorow, so watch this space,he aint to bad never had a chance at pompey at the hammers he wasnt great but he take chelsea to the champions league final
He took an already good Chelsea tem to the champions league final and no offence, he had plants of time at Pompey and the hammers and knackered those clubs. A good director of football with good contacts but he is not a premier league manager. Not for Villa as he is no better than what we have just got rid of.
Avram is king of getting teams relegated. west ham were shocking under him, a good team but shocking. no way do I want him anywhere near villa park
14 May 2012 16:04:20
Villa's next manager:
Lambert
Poyet
Martinez
I believe it will be Poyet as he was at Norwich game
Did you see him? i doubt it.
Yes I did he was sat half way up in the visitors directors box, couldn't mistake that face anywhere.
14 May 2012 16:01:06
so the board said we had to cut costs and effectively thats what they've done at the expense of attendances depleting.
I believe Mcleish did exactly what he was paid for as anyone we get as a manager now we'll be happy and wont be comparing to O'neill as providing we win more than 4 games we'll be happy
Cause even for Houllier he was a good manager and if he had come in after Mcleish i believe he'd of had a better run
14 May 2012 11:51:37
ed; are we interested in any central defenders,i see james collins didnt make a poor welsh squad lastweek, how can he be fist choice for use far to slow goes to the ground to easy,and who can we replace heskey with, i think the only one can be messi haha {Ed007's Note - Any signings will depend on the new manager.}
14 May 2012 13:22:07
my list of possible next manager
1 Steve Bruce
2 Sam Allardyce (if WHU dont get promoted)
3 Mick McCarthy
4 Neill Lennon
5 Roy Keane
6 Alan Shearer
7 Lee Clark
8 Greame Souness
9 Kevin Keegan
10 Stuart Pearce
More of the same then. MEDIOCRITY!
I have to ask do you support a team in Blue that play in the Championship?
Is that a list of potential managers or McLeish's transfer targets????
Bruce, Mccarthy, Allardyce, Lennon or Keane. Bloody hell. Rather stick with AMC if that is what we are going to get. No better than what we got to be honest. All bloody useless.
Get Martinez from wigan with your resources the good days will be back,he needs a big club and he will prove how good he is.
I'm hoping to God we dont get any of those managers - that really would be a backward step.
My preferences by a mile would be Martinez or Di Matteo.
Then get James Milner back and build the team of youngsters around him.
Neil lennon is a good manager and is young has won trophies and was a player under martin o'neil so thats a good thing but couldnt see him leaving martinez is the best bet for you
Avb pleeeeezz
Neil Lennon would be a PR disaster for the club. No thanks.
Worst list of managers ever!
Neil lennon is a great manger and if he gets annoyed at 1 of the refs that good brings a bit of fight to epl plus he only does it cause he is fighting for his club what is what we wont
Someone Mentioned Paul Jewell he could do a job for us maybe even get top half finish
AVB will never even consider us, Chelsea paid 15m to get him from Porto and paid him a hell of a lot in wages. He will manage some Dubai team who offers the big bucks.
14 May 2012 13:07:24
mctwit to go
he went to say farewell to the players this morning
only bannan and hutton were there
thank god learner has seen sense
faulkner to go next
14 May 2012 09:40:16
Local press saying Mcleish will meet Luner this morning and be sacked.. lets hope so
AMC has gone then and now the game of "guess who we will get" starts. I hate what AMC did to this club this season but you know what? I honestly wish him all the best. He isn't a bad person, just someone who was out of his depth and I dont blame him for being offered the job of managing Villa and fair play to him for having the balls to accept, I wouldn't have in his position. He was in a no one situation. If he won six on the bounce, then we would have wanted seven wins in a row (I know I would have). This was as much Lerners fault as anyone for offering him the job in the first place. You have to back a new manager in the transfer market and Lerner tried to cut to much cost too soon - same as the economy, look where all the cost cutting has done to the country. Yes Mr Lerner, cut costs by all means but do it gradually. Back your next manager with the cash to do the job and dont ignore us fans - its us buying merchandise and turning up for games that fundamentally keeps the club going. Without us fans there is no club so be careful in your next selection of manager and dont ignore us again like last time or you will find that the crowds keep falling.
Most sensible post on this site,well written and true,dec dublin villain
Thanks Dec. Just wrote what I thought was true.
13 May 2012 20:24:43
McLeish set to hold talks with Lerner and Faulkner first thing Monday morning, it's believed that this is the curtain call for McLeish.
Also the board are drawing up a short list for his replacement this list names believed to be down are Paul Lambert, Sven-Göran Eriksson & Gus Poyet.
Not Sven he wasnt gd enough at leicster in championship
Lambert got a fantastic endorsement from the Villa faithful at Carrow Road today, and must surely by interested to move to a BIGGER club?
Lambert's end of season speach today said it all for me today, Dream on Villa he's going Nowhere.
Lambert going nowhere
Canaries would disagree. They reckon Lambert was very subdued and that it seemed like he was saying his goodbyes.
Villa a bigger club than norwich,your living in the past mate,if you were a player ,who wouldyou sign fOR!!!
Ofcourse they would sign for villa wake up we can pay treble the wages than norwich in the blink of an eye, small fish club with a big fish mouth
I can't see us getting someone like Lbert although he would be a good manager. Why not Alan Curbishley. Ex Villa, premier league experience, kept Charlton in the premiership for ages on a shoe string so just the sought of manager we need and I stand corrected think he is available as well.
Go away Dummys, Paul Lambert is very good friends with Oneal, do you think he would advise Lambert to go to your cowboy outfit. He thinks to much of Lambert only an person out of work manager will take that Pit job on
As a player I would not sign for the Canaries! I would look to the future and then sign for niether. However Villa will always be a bigger club than Norwich. Present prem. status does not mean that a club is bigger. History, Finance, ground, crowds etc all come into the recipe for success. Because Villa have a poor manager and owner, it doesn't mean that they are any less than an ever present prem. team. There are only 7! How many years have Norwich in the prem?
Di matteio if he dont get chelsea job
Give it time Norwich will have a stadium size that will make yours look like a Wendy house, We own our Stadium and surrounding land with view to build extra tiers on top of City stand and South Stand, but we won't do it like the Wolves we will make sure we have the team to keep us up first
Norwich isn't big enough to accomodate a BIG club. Farmers have no interest in football, so where are you going to get your crowd, so why do you want to build a multi layered stand. Your road system to get to Norwich is one of the worst in the country. Have they built a dual carriageway yet? I do applaud your enthusiasm and hope that some of your dreams come true. However Villa's dreams have in the past come true and will because an owner, not Lerner , will one day put money into the club and again Villa will rise. If the prem. was cut to 12 clubs as it could be then believe me AVFC would be in there, unlike Norwich. Sorry friend, all this has to be put in the mix of "BIG CLUB."
Norwich have a Catchment area of well over a million all to themselves.People of Norwich love football so no they are not all farmers.Norwich is a great city with a great nightlife etc.
Very loyal fans always sell out regardlous of what division they are in.
Norwich are a sleeping giant along with Sunderland,Hull city,Leeds,Forest etc.
Villa are a bigger club at present but norwich have more potencial.
Btw I am not a norwich fan.
Villa are a big club?
Do you sell out every home match?
Have a season ticket waiting list?.
Have a huge catchment area all to yourself?.
Norwich City do.
Give it a bloody rest you lot. Neither of us is a big club at present. Get used to it and yes I am a Villa fan. This is about AMC and if he goes who will replace him. We won't get Lambert so stop banging on like bloody kids in a play ground about who's club is bigger because neither is a big club anymore. Get back to the real issues that matter.
At the end of the day Villa are stuck in the middle of several bigger clubs with no more than two hour drive from slum land sorry B-ham People say Paul Lambert would be able to get home to scotland quicker from Birmingham, Well at presant it takes 45min via Flybe direct from Norwich Airport to Glasgow and Edinborough, so thats kicked that one out the window.
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Seriously, you think that'll be the deal-breaker? Err, how long do you think it takes to fly to Scotland from Birmingham? I despair at some people.
13 May 2012 07:58:47
aston villa scouts were present at the Birmingham vs Blackpool match.
rumour is villa were looking at a trio of players including: tom ince,matty phillips & nathan redmond.
Young and exciting talent exactly what we need,liked the look of ince deffo could be in the ashley young mould and a big star of the future
I like Ince and definitely Matty Philips, but i doubt we would go for Redmond if he plays for the blue noses.
You never know if Mcleish joins us & Curtis Davies joined them (in the space of 6 months).. who knows what happens next!
So why is it ok for a blues player to go to Villa but not a blues manager? I am lost for words now.
12 May 2012 17:36:22
Alex McLeish hopes to add "quality" to his side this summer.
Though Paul Faulkner (according to the Birmingham Mail) has been in the United States all week for talks with Randy Lerner about the future of McLeish.
If I was Alex Mcleish I would be looking for a new team to manage not new players. He will not be in charge come Tues morning. Poyet will be holding talks with board in the week. He wants his assistant Tarricco with him at Villa.
He could start by signing rodeallga and diame on frees then resigning
I love villa and have supported them for over 40 years and no one gave a bigger cheer than me when we got a point against spurs and stayed up. However I have to be honest and say, I can see Learner keeping AMC. Hope to god I'm wrong but if it's going to cost a fortune to get rid of him, then learner will hang onto him. He has had his financial fingers scorched getting rid of the previous two managers. Hope I'm wrong and I will give AMC the taxi fare home but just got a horrible feeling he won't be leaving.
To the previous post, your wish will come true my friend. Your Villa will be back in good hands with a manager that wants to play fluent passing football back to front. Tuesday is your day of reckoning.
I'm not sure Lerner can afford to keep him!Last season our gates were down on average 4-5000, i'd expect the gates to drop by another 5000 next season if AMC stays in charge. Plus i read somewhere that staying in the Premier League is worth about £26million so what is better for Lerner? Pay roughly £4million to get rid of McLeish or lose £30 million by the end of next season if we get relegated and the attendances continue to fall?
Well, he's added quality alright: he's left! Hooray!
12 May 2012 16:07:42
Hope Qpr get relegated, wouldn't mind Zamora at a cut price.
Nor would I mate but he's off to Brighton if QPR relegated. Always said he would like to finish career there!!
He`s passed it now
12 May 2012 01:24:41
The Agent of Celtic's Efrain Juarez is claiming Villa are 1 of 6 premiership teams requiring the services of the Mexican, seems unlikely though.
12 May 2012 01:18:39
Mohamed Diame will be bought in to replace Jean Makoun who will return to France.
That be amazing
Jean II Makoun has said fairly recently in interviews that he is "bulking up" to return to AVFC because he was told by GH that he was "too weak" for the prem.
12 May 2012 01:17:01
Speculation that Mcleish has identified 5 players he hopes to bring into 'Villa Park' this summer despite the unknown certainty over his future
Andre Ayew - Marseille
Douglas Teixeira - FC Twente
Mohamed Diame - Wigan
Danny Guthrie - Newcastle
Joseph Di Chiara - FC Krylia (apparently this deal is as good as done, similar to the Brett Holman deal)
The usual suspects are all rumored to be leaving also, Warnock, Heskey, Dunne, Cuellar, Makoun, Delfouneso
If he manages to get all them he can stay!
Ayew? One of the biggest young talents in France, why would he join us? And Douglas wouldn't join if Newcastle and Arsenal are interested. Diame is useless and we will probably get him on a free.
11 May 2012 17:23:13
Come on the Villa let's have a great performance at Norwich on Sunday. All us travelling fans are looking forward to a open ATTACKING game from both sides with the Villa nicking it by the odd goal (bit like we did at VP)
Look for Poyet in the stands on Sunday at Carrow Rd...is he looking for a bargain or at his new team to be?... Alex...he's behind you!
Claudio ranieri itsyours
11 May 2012 15:04:31
Villa are eyeing moves for Danny simpson and Leon Best from Newcastle
Real ambitious signings them alex along with karl henry and the already signed brett holman championship here we come next year
Holman may well prove to be a great signing IMO.
He will
Unlikely i have seen him playing for az he is like a headless chicken very poor mcleish is deluded he should get his p45 monday morning but knowing lerner he will give him a new contract, typical as lerner very rarely attends villa park he doesn't know whats going on at villa park more like he doesn't care lerner out mcleish out faulkner out krulak out
Agree McLeish has to go but think you are way off the mark about Holman. He's industrious, creative and intelligent and could be a very useful additon for Villa.
11 May 2012 03:05:53
There is a real possibility that Gus Poyet will be the new gaffer next season, if so don't be surprised to see him bring Lewis Dunk with him.
Get to the bookies quick...Poyet price will be dramatically slashed by 4pm Sunday. Dunk will be staying at Brighton though until court case is over. Brighton Chauffeur
10 May 2012 16:33:45
Ok, so you may think this is silly and won't bother boring you and pretending I'm in with the club, but totally watch the space with Ricardo Fuller coming in from Stoke this season where he is out of favour. Ok, knocking in at 32 but I believe he still has a couple of years left in him. Could be interesting to see him lined up next to Bent..... Could be worse signings, could be better..... Thoughts on this?
You would be better off trying to sign Yakubu cut price! Poyet being interviewed next week by Lerner and board. No 1 on there list.
Hope this is true
The Poyet rumour has been building
McLeish isn't leaving, Lerner won't pay the compo!
Fuller come on were just getting rid of one DONKEY dont suggest another and he's stoke through and through anyway
If Mcliesh stays it will cost more in lost revenue,there are decease's more popular than this chap.
He's not stoke through and through at all you person he's played for god knows how many teams. Furthermore he's greedy through and through, I don't want him anyway at least heskey plays for the team and cares about the club
10 may 2012 14:38:45
paul lambert will be bought in after last games of season and will bring holt with him to replace heskey. will also be give 30 to refresh squad and target owen hargreaves who will leave city on free, and will make landing hoilett his num 1 target.
villa have put in place a 6m deal to bring jordan rhodes to villa park. other deals well on way to being done are grant holt who will come with lambert, hoilett on a free from blackburn, daniel sturidge from chelsea for 8m, big signing will be james millner returning for 12m.
outs will be
d bent liv 18m
dunne
collins
heskey
cuellar
warnock
we will try and tempt shawcross for stoke to play along side clark at centre back.
Sounds awesome (if true)
But he will buy a lot of attakers?!
Milner = awesome (others will want him) and we need a proper Ball Playing DM and some new defenders to replace the 4 going out
Bent is staying!! (and IF we sold him it would have to be around £30m!)
Cuellar,dunne,warnock,collins,heskey.
Hoilett,Leon Best,Danny Guthrie & Grant Holt.
Summer sorted!
Liverpool don't need Darren Bent plus he won't sign to be a bit part player at this point in his career
If only if only if only .Paul franks sports reporter on BBC WM said that learner won't pay any more contracts up as o'Neil and houllier cost him 7 mil and with mc**** that could go to 11 mil.is that a drop in the ocean though as they reckon blackpool or west ham get 90 million though the play offs .how much do villa get off the premier league ? I would think 4 million is little to lose .getting rid of heskey at 65000 a week it would. Take 16 months and even quicker with an extra 10000 people though the gates it was only 2 years ago we got 44000 every home game
Paul Franks and the rest of the reporters on WM are an absolute joke, they're completely anti villa, wouldn't even surprise me if they were Birmingham fans!
Absolute joke of a radio station, i wouldn't pay any attention to them.
So many people pi--ing in the wind with stories of Lambert, Poyet etc. etc arriving at VP and getting interviews. Get real lads, cut the crap and let us all wait and see what Lerner decides to do. How do you know when he has no idea what he is doing?
According to the first comment, were getting hell of a lot of strikers and getting rid of the whole defense? biggest load of bull
After this season we have to dream and hold onto something.let us dream on we might have another nightmare season ahead if learner ,Faulkner ,mctwit play hardball
With Premier league status comfirmed I honestly believe our manager will be here next season and complete his contract, or January at the least. but see him being given funds to strengthen the squad in the Summer, On a bright note No Bluenoses next season
Just a thought but what do you think it will cost the club to sack Mcleish and get Lambert to leave Norwich, I think myself it would be very expensive like £10mil
09 May 2012 22:02:52
Tom Ince of Blackpool is being looked at by both Villa and Reading
Liverpool should have held on to this lad. He might be worth a punt. More inspiring than the likes of Karl Henry anyhow.
Ince has pace & would be what we have lacked
Good player would prefer Matty Philips
09 May 2012 16:19:55
Villa are aaparently interested in Karl Henry from Wolves for 3m although I hope this isn't true
I'd get Jarvis and Fletcher even Kightly or O'hara
Oh my god Karl Henry lol next one will be Keith Andrews to form a dynamic midfield partnership.
I dont want him either. We do need some solid ball playing defensive Midfielders. Petrov demonstrated how important the role was for us this season (and last). But if Henry is the answer we are heading downwards quickly! We had Milner and Petrov in CM and we could have Henry and Herd - Championship here we come.
We should be looking at the likes of Diame and Kayal as realistic targets or Joey Barton (although im unsure of him)
Further to that some new defenders would be nice!
Why dont you buy the rest? Remember they have all been playing in a relegated team. Saying that Jarvis and O'Hara along with Henry, all for £5m could be good business.
God forbid we end up with Joey Barton AND Karl Henry, although at least then we'd be sure to see some explosive action at VP!
Lest we forget Jean Makoun II!
Makoun & Herd at CM!
09 May 2012 15:11:30
I read today that McLeish is going to sign Karl Henry from wolves for 3m to apparently firm up are midfeild!?
To me this is a bad signing as he will spend so much time being suspended due to red cards that it's a complete waste of transfer money and wages.
Karl Henry will give bite at the back. If only the players that turn out for Villa every week had half as much spirit they would not have been near to relegation. Every team needs an enforcer, or even two, how many do Villa have? None. However if they could get Delph to control his aggresion there could be a couple. Sign Henry and tell him if he gets sent off or suspended he doesn't get paid. Lerner wants performance related pay and no play no pay could be his route.
He's only had one red this season & that came against us. Still wouldn't want him if he was as clean as a whistle though. Cheap, sure, but then there's a reason for that.
09 May 2012 12:40:59
AM to sign Karl Henry thats all we need ,could not make the wolves 11,i think AM is destroying the soul of villa fans ! RL you must sack him
Why do you disagree you must be a blues fan ,do you rate AM?
09 may 2012 10:44:13
carl henry is this the press having a laugh or is it true .please please please mr l get rid of mcclueless now don't give him your hard earned money to spend as you will regret it. get a proper manager who knows how to manage how to get the best put of people. get rid of mcclueless nobody wants him
im a taxi driver and trust me on talking to my passengers no one is renewing there season tickets until you get rid of the person as he's giving you a bad name with the fans as well.you sack him and i'll give him a free lift back to scotland aj
I've renewed, in fact bought an extra ticket for the father in law. A true fan would get behind the club instead of moaning about the manager. Players are to blame, and the kids not good enough
And who is that is responsible for bringing the kids on ? Oh, yes, the manager !
True fans are behind the club, just not behind him with the c**p touch. Think he's Midas in reverse, he managers to turn good players into s**t ones.
I'm a better supporter nonsense, boycott the VILLA until the clown has gone
Don't talk about being a true fan I've been a season ticket holder for 45 years. Been to every home and away game for most of that time , been all over Europe including Moscow , seen villa in the old 3rd division I have spent a fortune on my club quite often putting them before my family so don't come on here saying om not a true fan. I have earnt the right to have a go. This is the worst villa manager we have ever had, playing boring football if you were a true fan you would only want the best for the club, and if you think that is mcleish then I'm sorry your not a true fan. And when you have spent as much as I have over the years and been all over the world with the boys supporting them no matter what then and only then I'll listen to you .....aj
If you have renewed then you are a part of problem, i am sorry to say that football is a different game. McLeish will never be backed by me and my mates we have worked out we know of 50 people not renewing whilst mcLeish is still there. Some of these guys are long term ST holders as well. This is nothing to do with him being from heath, we would accept hughtion with open arms
Everyone's entitled to renew or to choose not to. Why does each camp have to blame the other? Each to his own. Live and let live. As we've seen this season, 'fan power' is limited in the mercenary world of modern football.
I think the world of football has created a bubble around itself whcih is going to burst. The fans do not get listened to anymore, and more often than not get mocked by the media. The fans are the life and blood of the game without them the multi million contracts would not exist. Blackburn fans were proved right and they protested all season. Clubs like Swansea and Norwich are the way forward fan based family clubs with no superstars in either squad. I hope Alex mcleish ends up managing Newcastle no dig at the geordies would love to see Alan Shearers reaction to that the arrogant person
09 May 2012 08:32:09
McJudas is looking at signing Wolves ex-captain Karl Henry.
Jeez - sack this guy now!
"Messiah" out!
09 May 2012 06:54:41
According to the gaurdian mcleish has emarked karl henry from wolves to add exprince to our midfield.
Is that what we have to look foward to this summer
villa park will be empty at this rate!!!!!!!!!!!
08 May 2012 13:40:23
Having survived in, at best 16th position, I think it would be appropriate to look t the cost of the appointment of McLeish. Let's ignore the thousands of season tickets which won't be renewed if Mcleish is retained. Whilst our squad wasn't the strongest this season with a half decent manager we should have been more than capable of a mid table finish. So had we finished 10th and not 16th the premiership prize money would have been circa £5m more than we will receive. This may not seem a vast sum but it would have been £5m extra profit or £5m less loss.
Projecting this forward to 2012-2013 and assuming that with a manager capable of motivating the team to play for 90 minutes, to continue to attack when in the lead and the opposition are down to 10 men. Capable of coaching the players of taking advantage of set plays and capable of coaching a strategy of defending corners. We could and should finish several places higher than we will ever finish under Mcleish. On this basis sacking him is self funding !
Well lets face you had how many consecutive 6th place finishes under O'Neill, but that squad was dismantled under cost cutting.
You've been lucky Wolves have been rubbish, Blackburn have been run as a shambles, QPR bought poorly in the summer and Bolton somehow absolutely imploded after previous good seasons.
Always thought he was a strange appointment, its like Liverpool hiring Moyes when Kenny goes, or McCoist going to Celtic, you wouldn't think of it happening, taking the manager from cross city rivals. Bizarre choice.
You sound just like the media! It's nothing to do with where he came from, absolutely nothing it's his style of play (or lack of)!
I'm sure i'm not alone in thinking that I would welcome the current Birmingham manager Chris Hughton to Villa it's just a matter of the type of football played by the manager!
I, like many other fans, was prepared to give Mcleish the benefit of the doubt when he arrived although I did find his appointment strange given his Blues affiliation, his past record in the premiership and his style of play. Unfortunately, we got exactly what it said on the tin, negative style of play, reliance on the long ball and no plan B. As a consequence Villa have won fewer home games than at any time previously, we have scored a 37 goals in 37 games and we have generally been abysmal for most of the season. Now Mcleish may blame this on the players, but, as manager, he must take the fall, he's well paid to motivate these guys to produce a performance ever time they step on the pitch, blatantly he has failed dismally to do so.
Nothing to do with the teams he has previously managed but Villa fans expect a style of football that entertains and is played with passion and, I would suggest, most would be happier if we lost attacking the game rather than trying, and most often, failing to sit behind the ball and kill the game. Spurs showed us on Sunday how to play football, down to 10 men and it was them not us who went for it.
Under Mcleish we will never get attacking football, even if he brought in Messi, Ronaldo & co he would play them out of position in a defensive formation !
I would take Hughtons wife over Mcleish, you are right i dont care about the Blues at all. not really interested whether they win lose or draw. the only thing i care about is Aston Villa FC and Mcleish is not right for the club. the fans dont want him, i dont know anybody who supports the club who does. Karl henry is unbelievable what has lerner done to our club, proud history no Future
"It's nothing to do with where he came from, absolutely nothing it's his style of play (or lack of)!"
Course it has something to do with where he came from. There were protests as soon as he was appointed, and that had nothing to do with his style of play, but everything to do with that he came to you from BCFC.
There are still people protesting about him entirely to do with the fact he's the ex Blues boss. The fact you've had an awful season just backs up what they've been saying. If you'd had had a better season those protesters wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
As for Hughton yes he's a much better manager and would do a good job, but i know a lot of Villa fans that wouldn't want him because of his current job. And lets face it all those currently protesting at McLeish would probably protest at Hughton.
I know Villa fans that slate Heskey based only on that he is an ex Blues player.
McLeish was never going to succeed purely because avast section of the support was alieniated from day one, throw in the cost cutting and the bad run of form, bad run of injuries all taking you into a relegation battle and thats it, there's almost no way back for the guy.
But you can't afford to sack him and he's stubborn to resign so you are stuck with him for the foreseeable future.
The wage bill will shrink further this summer with Heskey and Cueller already on there way out and replacements will be Bosmans and you raiding the relegated clubs.
To the previous poster, those protests were generally very poorly supported from the off so even if what you say is true then the majority of fans didn't instantly despise McLeish just because he crossed the city divide. He was given a chance by the vast majority and blew it. End of. As for Heskey, well, most have slated him for being a strike who can't... erm strike... rather than a former blue. Get with the programme, man. We know our football and every club has a few morons who love an excuse to say 'We told you so' but the key words there are 'a few'.
08 May 2012 07:27:16
Cuellar & Heskey have all but left now.
Collins is following towards the exit.
The Holte End was suggested to be renamed the JML Direct Stand for £25m per season.
Due to fan outrage - the North Stand will be renamed the JML Direct Stand.
Trinity Road is also linked with a deal with Adidas worth £42.5m per season.
Net profit: £67.5m
That money will then be used to fund a club re development plan!
Why would Adidas sponsor us when we are signed to micon
I'd prefer rename doug Ellis than trinity
But I'm all for renaming stands and grounds for money. End of day everyone will still call it villa park even if we change the name of it
I'm all for this idea!
Custom Made x
JML Direct? Classy!
Who's said this (apart from you)? First I've heard of it - and hopefully the last!
Where do you get that from ? £42.5m per season for 1 stand ? Absolute nonsense ! Etihad pay Man City £35m per season for the whole stadium naming rights, and they are a champions league club !
You say it'll be the North Stand renamed "due to fan outrage" over the Holte but how can fans be 'outraged' about something they know nothing about? 15 million squid from JML for naming rights to 1 stand doesn't sound right to me and the 42 million from Adidas for Trinity Rd is quite simply laughable. What time period are you suggesting? 25 years +? Think this rumour can be filed under 'B' for bin.
The same ethihad airlines thats owned by city's owner and due to the fairplay rules coming in bunged his club a 1 billion 10 year sponsorship of the ground and kits, so they can keep spending big
07 May 2012 20:33:16
Reports linking Luiz Felipe Scolari to the Aston Villa job, it's believed Scolari is desperate to return to England. to wash out his disastrous run at Chelsea a few seasons ago.
Which report is this then?
So now it's Phil Scolari? Join the queue, Phil, join the queue. At this rate, the appointment of a new manager won't come until the start of the 2013-14 season because it'll take that long to interview every manager and ex-manager from here to Timbuktoo who has been 'linked' with the manager's job lately! All this before McLiesh has even gone means it's going to be a long, rumour-filled summer for the Villa faithful. Brace yourselves, folks!
07 May 2012 19:45:21
Villa will attempt to bring Nathan Dyer to Villa Park in a deal that would double his current wages at Swansea, free-agents Mohamed Diame, Danny Guthrie and Csaba Somogyi will also be pursued.
None of those are Villa players & never will be.
WITHE FOR MANAGER!
You have to hand it to these comedy script writers, I almost burst my sides laughing at that one.
None of those players good enough,we do need a new manager but not Withe
I would definitely like to see Nathan Dyer at the villa,he's a really good footballer but i don't Brendan Rogers would let him go
07 May 2012 14:13:42
Considering McLeish was brought in to keep us up, from the boards perspective its job well done. I also can't see him resigning based on his post match interview. But if he did go, would anyone like to see Giafranco Zola and Ray Wilkins come in? Just a suggestion.
In what way was he brought in to keep us up? The last 4 years we finished 6th three times in a row then 9th last year. yeah we lost players but we should never have been in the relegation battle.
It was a nothing season. we have no money / no investment this season as houlier / o neil spent on players (makoun etc.) so he was bought in to keep us up at least this season and push on next season.
Zola at the villa, you are the most deluded person ever. He wouldn't consider coming to a second rate minor club like us. So lucky to stay up, two more games and we would have gone. Good luck to the Blues we need more local teams in the premier rather than Londoners
Anyway returning to the actual question!
I'd be open to Zola as manager as it's a attacking style wilkins not sure?
But here's one for Peter Withe VILLA LEGEND wants a shot at managing Villa now i know he's managed thailand and league 2 teams but I'd have him
All this BS about injurys and players sold etc! is anyone trying to tell me norwich, swansea, sunderland etc have better squads than us? not a hope. they have good managers. hes a terrible manager, plain and simple, hes a failure, and he HAS to go
07 May 2012 12:53:16
sources in Holland's De Telegraf are linking Marco Van Basten to the Villa job
He already has new team in holland, this isnt a bad rumour this is a lie
Love that to be true cant see it though
He has signed up to become a boss of a dutch team next season deal done
Heevereen
On top of that you provide no link... i have read the paper and since your post looked through archives and there is no such story
07 May 2012 12:01:19
Well a disappointing season draws to a close. Its clear to me lerner's objectives for mcleish were to keep villa up from day one. He's achieved his objective, so I wouldn't be surprised if he stayed.
And I wouldn't mind tht, aslong as lerner invests about 30mill into the team. I want mcleish out, I won't lie, but I'm ust to our board going against what we want.
Oh and as for the guy who said commoli was at the match.. He left liverpool to move back to france. And he was on a ridiculous wage at them, why would lerner undo all his wage cutting work. Awful rumour.
Low class manager
Owners acting irrationally
Top players either on the sick or not interested.
Selling best talent.
Club needing a total overhaul.
No plan on and off the field
Whilst you may think this is a summary of the blogs on this site it is a 2 seasons ago summary from the NUFC web site.
The similarities at AVFC are frighteningly clear.
I do not want to see the real PL clubs replaced by one season wonders Hull ,Blackpool etc with 16000 fans, so make your voices heard before you suffer the same chastening experience we did.
Good luck I think you need it.
He said that Comoli was apparently there as a guest, its not a rumour that he might be joining at all. It was a rumour that he might of been at the game.
Damien Comolli bought Andy Carroll for £35m, Downing for £20m & Henderson for £20m.
NO COMOLLI, NO FAULKNER , NO MCJUDAS!
07 May 2012 10:28:46
Just read in the Paper that mcidiot is asking for money to spend in the summer. He has also said he isn't taking the blame anymore and it's the players. Randy I beg you to get rid of this person do not trust him with any money take a look at nzogbia and Hutton , if that's the quality he buys then more fool you if you give him any money. He will go for the likes of Dann and Johnson all x blues all got relegated no no no . Mcginger has just given you the results of the lowest amount of points we have ever had in the premier league. In our 138 years of a football club we have only been out of the top flight 12 times mcginger nearly made it 13 so get rid of him , before he gets rid of the ones who really care and that's the fans . Look at the facts ,, last game of the season only 36000 not good could not sell out against man u man city Liverpool arsenal Chelsea not good next season will be worse. Give the fans what they want Hoddle and Wilkins would be great and would not Vostok you a penny have some balls mr Lerner admit you are wrong sack mcginger now .... Aj
Agree
Of course at least some of the players have to shoulder a hefty chunk of the blame. Zog was a good buy on paper at least but utterly absymal and Given's done ok. Hutton was a rubbish buy. From the existing squad, Gabby got off to a good start then lost the plot. Albrighton's been a shadow of the player we saw last season. Dunne's been inconsistent - a liability even at times. Warnock's not worth writing home about. Bent has issues in being too reliant on others and Heskey couldn't score in a brothel. I could go on but you get the point! Not all Eck's fault by any means but it'd be lunacy to keep him. That said, it was lunacy to appoint him so we just have to watch and wait. I have this awful feeling he might stay. Hope I am wrong.
07 May 2012 02:39:56
Emmanuel Emenike is set to replace Heskey next season, the powerhouse striker was keen on a move to england prior to signing for Spartak Moscow, he was also apparently wanted by Houllier before the Darren Bent transfer.
06 May 2012 19:58:58
We have to get rid of Mcleish
What 1/2 decent team would keep a manager who had presided over a set of results and style of play that we have had to endure this season.
Keeping Mcleish would send out a signal to fans and players that we will accept mediocrity and that merely staying in the league is considered success.
It's not a crime that Mcleish is not capable of managing in the premier league. The crime would be in letting him have another stab at it
Get shot, now !
Blue noses or Mcleish himself disagreeing with that, get hom out of our club now. We will NEVER accept him
06 may 2012 18:01:53
safe, but it was too close,lets get mc leish and his cronies out now,get a new manager in and rebuild, ps randy lerner,we never wanted mc leish,your stuborness and pigheadiness nearly cost us our pl status,learn from this or sell up
06 May 2012 10:44:57
Lambert is the numer one target, failing that, Rafa Benitez who is very interested, villa just wary of wages.
Obviously you never watched Goals on Sunday, today anyone could see he is staying at Norwich so dream on Dummies
Benitez would be a good appointment as long as we get someone else to oversea transfers.
To the first guy, I never said he wass coming did I? I said he was the number one target, it would take a lot of persuading for him to come.
To the second, well Damien Comoli was apparently in at the game today as Lerners guest, could mean something?
Would anyone give hoddle/wilkins a shot
05 May 2012 23:05:09
Villa are set to approach Ron Atkinson in the summer as Director of football at the club, it's been said that Atkinson could be offered £2million a season. His first job could be to find a new manager for the club.
Mr Bojangles knows less about football than my Grandmother. He paid £500,014 for a player from M'Boro named David Mills, then it is said, forgot to pick him for the Baggies. First half mill player! He was very good at the odd phrase eg. early doors, but actual footie, pick my Grandma!!!
05 May 2012 20:59:09
Villa are one of 4 teams looking at Miroslav Stoch of Fenerbahce, the others are believed to be Reading, Everton and Fulham.
Good player, surprised he never made it at chelsea, would be healthy competition for N'zogbia. hope we are in for him, thought it does seem like an everton transfer/gamble.
05 May 2012 20:56:18
Villa are monitoring Blackburn's Ruben Rochina as a possible replacement for the exit bound Charles N'zogbia.
N,zogbia going no were FACT
05 May 2012 20:53:04
Former Italy goalkeeper and national team coach Dino Zoff has throw his hat into the ring regarding the managers job at Villa Park according to some sources.
A 70 Year old man who hasn't managed in any other league except for italy and hasnt managed in nearly 7 years. i really doubt that
There was a rumor on here a while back saying Randy Learner is good friends with Zoff, all sounds bizarre tbh, though some of these old school italian bosses seem very strict and thats no doubt what the current squad need.
05 May 2012 16:51:59
FC Twente’s 19-year-old winger Ola John, wanted by Sunderland and Aston Villa
Also Villa are keeping tabs on Wilfred Zaha from Watford
Zaha plays for crystal palace you bluenose BSer
This is comedy gold
05 May 2012 02:30:23
Randy Lerner is rummored to have short list of names to replace Alex McLeish at the end of season. It's believed his number one choice will be Paul Lambert for the role, however failing that is plan b choice will either be Sven-Göran Eriksson or Nigel Adkins at Southampton.
It's said Lerner is planning on giving £30million to new manager in the summer to spend on rebuilding the squad.
I wish
Ive heard the same
Pffft we'll need more like £50m!
why would he posibly want to leave a club like Norwich to go to a club like yours, O'neal would have already told him to stay clear.
£30million plus player sales
Lambert + 30 million would be amazing!
Plus the Villa players would obviously be better playing for a Better Manager than McLeish.
Top half finish next year!
Paul Lambert is on £5mil a year going up to 6+bonuses now we have managed to stay up, So dream as long as you like
I think 30mil should sort us out
1st bit of business get rid of mcusless 3.5mil
That leaves us 27.5 for players I think we need 4 a centre back with pace,n onhoua fits the bill at around 3mil,next 2midfielders one defenceive one creative any 2from o hara,diame,Barton,Jarvis,n zonzi,hoillet the a striker myself I'd like one from Zamora,fletcher,Doyle ,Moses, rodeallga any of these would improve our squad and every club has a markie signing so I think there maybe some movement with Kane or defoe
Can whoever posted the last comment come and work as my accountant? $30m - $3.5m = $27.5m apparently? Glad someone listened in Maths class
To the previous poster, why would we be dealing in dollars in England? Just as the poster prior to you appears to have made a typo, so have you. People in glass houses should get undressed in the basement...
In reply to above, no typo, I live in a country that deals in dollars not pounds... you try and find a pound sign on this computer
04 May 2012 19:28:30
Afcb winger Marc Pugh will sign for Aston villa for 700k / 1m then loaned out to burnley or leeds
I support villa and although this will not be a transfer we expect this lad is quite good. Would be excellent for the future :)
04 May 2012 19:27:03
Aston villa scouts will be at a league one clash against afc bournemouth vs Preston they will be looking at a couple of players including Preston Adam Barton and afc bournemouth winger Marc Pugh and defender/winger Scott Malone
We better not be looking at scott Malone I Went to school with him and he defo weren't good enough to be at wolves then
03 May 2012 20:51:06
I've heard that Aston Villa are trying to sign Johnny Evans from Man utd and also trying to re-sign James Milner from Man City.
What about Mcleish?!
03 May 2012 17:11:16
I work within the club and I can tell you for a FACT that Mcleish will not be here next season. The club,at this moment in time have detailed plans to renew the management and playing staff. He still has half of his contract to go but the board are prepared to terminate his term. The club will be making an official statement at the end of the season.
Easy isn't it ! And I can spell too
Is this another twisted blue nose or havethe baggies joined in now.
Everybody knows some one who works at the club whether the tea lady ,kit man,or next-doors cousin is on school boy terms
Only learner,Faulkner know what is going on.
Aston villa is a multi million pound business.
The season ticket sales from 24000 to the supposed 4000 renewals to date won't matter this money doesn't pay 2 senior players wages
It is the SKY money that counts.Learner and Faulkner are business men .do you think they will jeopardize this money again next season if we manage to stay up .I don't think they will
Mcliesh will walk if not pushed .he looks beat and clueless and has backed down already by not using the technical area at the baggies.
The gig was too big for him and Grant
They will go.I think Faulkner will have a lot to answer for and he may depart or move sidewards
Let's get a point at norwich with the other results hopefully going our way. let's take this as a lesson learnt.
PS come on blackpool
Talking total sense although McClown is to blame Faulkner has to share some of it, clearly the first guy is a blue nose he is boasting about being able to spell.... the only real news villa fans can trust is that we are scouting the french league but thats about it
I am glad you agree.
blue noses are loving it.rumor has it that they will lose chris houghton to albion .he was my first choice last season before mcliesh.would Randy dare do it again.I think he would get the backing of the fans for houghton.I have said from day one it is not the fact they come from blues it was the s**te football and there CV,s were awful. more ups and downs between them that the big dipper
on that note COME ON BLACKPOOL
I think saying the club is only interested in Sky money is ridiculous, if that was the case they would give seats away at games. 20,000 lost customers is an almighty figure for any company to lose. Clubs make money on sponsorship deals if nobody is there to advertise to then the sponsorship advertising money goes down. Also if nobody is willing to buy merchandise then the multi million pound deal signed with Macron means sweet FA. The board have lost sight that they need to keep the fans happy first before they go around licking corporate arse, if we dont buy into the club and its ideals then they dont have a product to sell to all there corporate mates.
Correct
SKY makes the product
SKY sells the product
i am villa though and though but apart from man city,man united ,chelsea how many clubs could survive with out sky money.the sponsership money whilst very handy ,combined with merchandise,and pies would not cover half the wage bill
Sky though TV rights runs the game.look at the FA cup final.TV money dictates the kick off time.clever though just to get prime time tv and advertising time 50,000 liverpool fans will not be able to get home after the game
This 4,000 number for ST renewals is nonsense anyhow. Renewals are round that number already with a month to go until the deadline. I don't know a single ST holder who hasn't renewed or who isn't planning to do so. Once we're safe, regardless of the managerial situation, the STs will be renewed, despite what some are saying.
So go on then fill us in,How many S/Ts have you sold or expect to sell, How many club members do you have and How many fans do you have on your S/T waiting list, if sutch a list were to be found that is, You talk about getting Paul Lambert to Villa well pin your ears back, PL is Mr Norwich he built what we have, what he wants he gets, 22'000 S/Ts already sold out, 1.800 on waiting list, 10,000 ordinary club members 8000 super members, we could fill a stadium of 50.000 with just Norwich fans, It is evident that most of your fans are nothing more than Glory Hunters and only attend when nthings are going well for you, I am old enough to remember when you went down to the 3rd division in the late 60's Villa park was like a grave on match days, much the same as todays crowds, yet when we went down we were still getting 25.000+, last season it was 26000 even when we are on sky, the stadium is still full to the rafters, in short we may not be the biggest club but the fans are the most loyal the club is expanding the stadium but we are doing it a couple of thousand seats at a time, not like the likes of you and Wolves. the fans at Norwich appreciate what we have and we support the club through thick and thin and turn up in all weathers and don't stay at home when Murdock sends in his Camera's, Like I said who would want to leave that to go to a club like you
You numpty! when villa were in the third division we were gettin g record crowds of 48000.
03 May 2012 16:20:19
I work with in the club and I can tell you for fact that Mcleash will be here next season, the club,at this moment in time have no plans to renew the management or training staff, He still has half of his contract to go and the board are prepared to see out his term, The club will be making an official statement at the end of the season.
I Really hope you are wrong! How much money will be spent in the summer?
Be bored to death ,down next year if not this ,how can Randy be so thick GET AM OUT
You can't even spell! go away blue nose!
You work within the club yet spell McLeish's name wrong, absolute codswallop.
That is 25 ST renewals they have lost, that i know of 100%
Mcleish is gonna resign he's family were at the Bolton game and they was on the end of some viscous abuse from fans and obviousley Mcleish was and in a press conference they asked him if he's future is at the club and he said im getting the games out the way im not thinking of my future if he was staying he would of said im staying no questions asked but he never expect him to resign the day after the Norwich game
AM is a good manager, the problem is the owner who is worse than Ellis!!
Just because a person has a little problem like spelling,don't give anyone the right to call them names, Look Harry Rednapp, he is, in his own words Thick, he can't write, but look what he's doing for a living, It might come as a shock to you Shakespear couldn't spell either, he always dictated his work and had it read and proofed by the publishing company.
In other words think before you speak
What you need to do is get rid of Grant look as his record, West ham down Norwich suffered with him Birmingham down, Get Worthington in to work on the coaching.
02 May 2012 22:29:10
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I have heared we will be signing Mick Macarthy on a three year deal, and you know what that means don't you
Lerner would not sacrifice more fans to a disliked manager.
Go away blue nose!
I would take Mick over Mcleish anyday!
02 May 2012 20:51:03
Ed any rumours about mcleish leaving.Also any managers linked ?thanks. {Ed003's Note - Nothing at all }
Well we at Birmingham City think he's done a fantastic job for US - you,not that bad in the Chumpionship, you will be well suited to it loads of empty grounds
Thats such a shame, because we won't be relegated and you won't be promoted so stop typing with your six fingers and concentrate on your season before Hughton leaves for the Baggies.
You have to love the blue noses, they are so wrapped up in the Villa and hating us, that they never get around to supporting there own team. Small Heath is your real name is it not?
You forgot the Harriers bit
Well played tonight, Small Heath! Oops, can't buy players for a while? Gaffer off to the Baggies? Down, down, deeper and down, as the song goes! Enjoy another year in the fizzy pop league.
01 May 2012 22:46:45
Jean-Claude Darcheville is supposedly joining the villa coaching staff, some part of the foreign youth setup - hopefully an indication we'll be scouting the french, belgium etc leagues more.
I just want McLeish OUT that is the only news i want to hear about from VP
01 May 2012 22:41:48
Neil Lennon is coming in at 9/1 to be the next permanent villa boss, just saying...!
Neil lennons coming to villa............rubbish,who wants him,dont u know that if celtic or rangers or any other scottish team were in the premier league,they be relegated first season,and lennon knows that too,big difference between spl and premier league...........post sensible comments,or go post on the bluenoses page
Now now... the guy didn't say he wanted Lennon. He just offered you the odds on him being the next manager and at least 2 bookies are offering 9-1 on it.
01 May 2012 21:58:39
Hi leicester city fan here, what do you villa fans make of heskey coming to us in the summer? have you heard anything?
Ill drive him down myself if you come in for him
I'm willing to drive him/carry him there myself!
Want hutton too on a buy-one-get-one-free?
Heskey is out of contract so it would be his choice so id think you'd be the favorites
I will do his medical!!
What do i think of Heskey going to leciester on a free couldn't you of signed him last season or even the season before one of the most boring players to watch in the game can't wait to be rid of him
01 May 2012 03:19:07
I'm hearing villa are scouting the Croatian league heavily, hopefully the next Modric will be a t villa park next season!
Rubbish
Or the next bosko balaban?
Bosko Balaban absolute quality, unfortunately not at playing football though ;-)
01 May 2012 03:11:54
Douglas Teixeira and Danny Guthrie are Mcleish's two top targets apparently, also the Australian fella has pre-signed a contract.
The way we look and play at the moment, the only Brazilian we will get at V Park is the wax type!
No point in McLeish scouting - the job won't be his in 2 weeks time!
01 May 2012 01:31:32
Former Manchester City leftback Javier Garrido is rumored to be a replacement for Stephen Warnock, who is wanted by Sunderland.
Garrido is good friends with Stephen Ireland, not a bad player, maybe it's a ploy to keep Ireland happy at villa park as he was rumored to be trying for a move.
You wouldn't sign a player on 20k+ a week just to keep another player happy
01 May 2012 01:24:06
2 senior players from French outfit SM Caen are supposedly having a trial with Villa, most likely one is defender Thomas Heurtaux who was linked with a move to England last season.
Think Heurtaux might be heading to Spain? I remember seeing him linked to us and Blackpool last season, wouldn't be surprised if the other player on trial is M'Baye Niang as he's been linked for a while now, exciting player apparently.
M'Baye Niang is a class youngster and would be a great talent for us to develop. He could be the new french 'Drogba' if he develops right
Stop playing football manager