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As far as I'm aware, MacDonald and Thompson played together at Liverpool under Joe Fagan. And as for Thomo saying we played above ourselves under MON, I'd say he is right in some ways. The results we got playing the shite football we did mostly for the last 2 1/2 seasons shows that results to style ratio, damn right we did! Hell, you COULD say that our current league position, considering the performances in two of those games, is 'above ourselves.' People are giving Thompson shite because he is and outsider having a pop at us recently, when really alot have been saying the same on this and other forums over a period too. Get real people, he did a very good job with Houllier at plop, and, when he had to step up to teh plate when GH fell ill, did an outstanding job under the circumstances. We are getting (potentially) a manager and assistant who between them have won a bucketload of trophies, and their so-called failure at Liverpool we'd have given our right arms to emulate! Sure, my personal number choice was, and will always be Moyes. However that looks a no no. Randy for me has looked and decided he can't get the man he originally wanted, and I guess he is as frustrated as the rest of us at that. So he has decided to steady the ship and you know what, I think Houllier has something to prove. And thank **** it's not Curbishley, Bradley, or some of the others on the list!!!

I wouldn't be adverse to Thompason as Houliers number two. He has always spoken quite sensibly about Villa and I think he was a very very good number two whilst at Liverpool.

On a side note, regards Staunton buggering off to the dippers. I remember listening to Ron Toss and Staunton rang him on air saying that he never wanted to leave Villa but Doug had pissed him about regards a new contract. That his agent was trying to get him a new deal but Doug was refusing to pay what he wanted. In the meantime, plop made him an offer which he agreed. Having told Doug that he had agreed to join Liverpool, Doug then made him an offer on MORE money than he had wanted in the first place and more than what Plop had offered but Stan told Doug that he'd made a gentlemans agreement with pool and it would be ungentlemanly conduct to go back on the deal. Then there were leaks of him being a mercenary and always wanting to bugger off which he said was untrue and that he and his family were settled in the area and he never wanted to leave Villa, but he felt that it was unprofessional to go back on his word. So all in all, him leaving to go back to Liverpool was down to Doug playing silly buggers with him regards a new deal.

All I can say about the manager hunt is thank **** Sounness hasn't even been mentioned. Aprt from now that is. Yes I know I'm mentioning him but not in that way. I know, I'm not making much sense. Oh forget it....

If you're asking whether is Sandro availiable to play for Spurs this season in any and all competitions, then yes, of course he is. Guess that one just passed over your head heh Glaston? :winkold:

Has Sandra made twitchin' 'Arry's 25 man squad?

And a return to the days of the communal baths in the changing rooms!

Now I am not saying that they HAVE. I still think we'll be pleasantly surprised by who we get, adn that Randy is chuckling himself over the leaks being about managers we all are frothing at the mouth over so that when he does unveil the guy we go... '**** yeah!'

I still have a feeling that all these names are a smoke screen. Why take this amout of time chatting to managers OUT of work and using a headhunting company? Why would you have to 'head hunt' a guy kicking his heels in between picking up his dole cheque? No, I still think Randy is after a guy who is currently employed and these names being bandied about are a smoke screen. It makes no sense IF we get a guy in who isn't working OR give it full time to a guy already at the club. If that is the case then really, the board have handled this whole thing very very poorly. Say what you like about Deadly but if he wanted a man he'd go get him and pay the compo.

No mention of the treble then :?: Ask a Villa supporter to give an opinion on O'Neil and pretty much come up with some of that other than no trophy's and did about as good as Gregory . Hey they aren't my words MM! Just those of a guy who's a lifelong Dippers supporter. Of course only the title and Euro Cup matter to them, so anything else in their eyes is failure. FSW lasted as long as he did due to Kudos from the CL win. Personally, I think the English game has moved on from the days when Houllier was manager of redscouse. Whoever it is of course I'll give the guy a chance, so we'll see...

Just asked a mate who's a dippers supporter about Houllier. This is his text reply- "He's a manager with big ideas but no possible way of executing them. You would want to sign Ashley Cole but end up with Rigobert Song. You would want to sign Robinho but end up with Titi Camara. He got turned down for various other Premier league jobs over the years (Newcastle springs to mind), and I think Randy would be selling out a bit if he took him on. Best bits of business he did was McAllister and Barmby."

**** it. Go get big Eck. Just to piss the noses off! hahahaha

Getting Houllier in as a DOF type could work in that he was part of the set up that brought through all the great pool of French players. However him as DOF with MacDonald for me wouldn't work. I think MacDonald tactically is not up to the task sadly, and I think if Houllier is making decisions on tactics then just make the bloke fecking manager!? Houllier? Average at best. And even that puts him ahead of some of the names mentioned. I guess at the end of the day if you have the right crop of players that is a ig help. Gullit won trophies at Chelsea, and he is an awful awful manager. I'd say the word for most of these names linked is... Uninspiring. I'm sure alot at the club are tinking the same as well.

Didn't Houlliers's Liverpool get arse raped by MON's Celtic. At Anfield? I hope he's learnt from then. And can find a Robbie Fowler to bail him out in games. Whoeer it is HAS to come in as manager, not DOF. The thought of Kev Mac dealing with tactics after his first choice midfield being the lightweight combo of Petrov and Ireland isn't a confidence filler.

KM has been coaching at the club for 15 years and took 3 weeks to decide to throw his hat into the ring. Doesn't strike me as a man with the fire in his belly or ambition to take on the pressure pot that is a premiership managerial role. A respected coach who perhaps deserves to be more involved in the first team? Yes. Manager? No.

Ah, narrow it down please The buzz new escape of the rich and famous of Europe of the last couple of years. A bit cheaper than Monaco. Fecker Sardinia? Sandbanks innit! he's gone to speak to twitching 'arry!

19 days in football is a lifetime Means nowt. Hodgson on the beebs world cup coverage stated when asked bout being linked with Liverpool that he was happy at Fulham etc... 2 weeks later he was unveiled as Redscouse boss. Much to the annoyance of MON... haha

**** me, if you think we've had it tough over the years and should have been grateful regards MON then those lot are ungrateful c**ts and will really see what a top top manager Moyes is when he eventually goes. Maybe they can get the likes of Walter Smith, Mike Walker and Joe Royle back. Personally, over hte same period DOug recruited far better til Moyes joined them. Come to Villa David and see what you can do with a few quid behind you

I think the General is saying that we'd do things properly rather than approach a manager behind his clubs back, rather than dismiss a guy in employment. He hasn't dismissed us approaching a club about a manager in employment at all. Personally, I think we'll make a formal approach to Everton very soon, if we've not done so already.

*prays to the Gods that it's Moyes*

I don't mean Hiddink as such, just saying that with a man renowned as a football Mr Fixit in Harris then it seems we're looking at someone that we, as a supporters, think we've no chance of getting. Did anyone think that we'd get MON at the time? And wasn't Harris instrumental in getting Randy? And I'd say MON too? So I think that we will be very nicely surprised by who we get in. And the 2 weeks break is perfect for a number of reasons. IF it is a man currently working for a federation then it allows him to contractually abide by the next 2 internationals and if it is a man currently at a club (and I believe it's one of these 2 options otherwise why involve Harris?) then he has a break to allow us to deal with the other club properly AND allow them a period to search for a replacement.

Randy was sat next to Keith Harris at the game. Now I think Harris has some major contacts within the game which suggests to me that whoever Villa go for Harris will be involved in the negotiations, whether they be with the managers current club or football association. Which in turn makes me think that it won't be the likes of Southgate, Brown etc. as surely Randy wouldn't need a major player in the world of agents and negotiations as Harris if he was approaching the Roy Keanes, Gareth Southgates or even the Gerard Houlliers of the world? I think it'll be someone we'll be very pleasantly surprised over. Maybe a Hiddink?

Judging from that statement I think a few quid on Houllier and Sven too.

Looks like Keith Harris to me.

Milan? Don't tell me we're getting the FSW?!