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Leeds are playing well under Marsch. The confidence and work rate the players have is impressive. They're causing the Chelsea backline all kinds of problems with the pressure they're placing on them. Very quick passing and movement off the ball on the counter.

Rose had a lot of injury problems at Dortmund last season too, and still got the club to finish where they were expected. He's my first choice, but is probably the least likely to come to Villa with Purslow heading up the interviews. Purslow's shortlist will probably be Potter, Vieira, and Scott Parker.

CASE IN POINT: https://wfcforums.com/index.php?threads/ismaila-sarr.57245/page-120

lol... Watford's fans seem delighted at the fee and they're being shot of him... Not a good sign... https://wfcforums.com/index.php?threads/ismaila-sarr.57245/page-118 He's described by Watford fans as a one dimensional pace merchant who is lazy and doesn't use it most of the time, not worth 25 million... Considering they paid 28 million pounds for him to begin with, they're very happy.

It's not a panic buy. He's an upgrade on Trez, El Ghazi, and Traore, but he isn't the player a lot on this board think he is. He's the new Shane Long or Vagner Love where the "I only watch Villa" crowd think he's amazing because he performs against us but is extremely inconsistent in his other games. In today's market 25 million is probably market value for him, which is why nobody came in for him before us this summer.

Best available managers currently out of work we should be looking at: Mauricio Pochettino - Probably not realistic, but we should absolutely contact him first. Best out of work manager in Europe. Rafa Benitez - A very controversial suggestion, considering his recent spell with Everton, but he's been successful just about everywhere he's been. Newcastle and Liverpool fans both absolutely adore him and his number 1 strength is organizing defensively. Marcelo Bielsa - Turned a mid-table Championship Leeds side into champions, then finished mid-table in the Prem before the magic wore off. Regardless of the Villa v Leeds rivalry recently, we should definitely consider him. Marco Rose - Didn't work out for him at Dortmund and I was surprised he wasn't given a bit more time than 1 season, but he was brilliant at Borussia Monchengladbach before that and has all the makings of being the next great German manager. Potter has been brilliant at Brighton and should also be someone we talk to, but I'm just highlighting that there are others out there who would instantly improve us and would be capable of pushing us into European contention.

The last Villa manager to go on to bigger and better things was Taylor over 30 years ago to the England job...

Just took a nap and I'm warming a bit to the Sarr signing. Guessing on paper this means we'll be playing one of each of these to make up the front 3. Watkins or Ings Bailey or Sarr Coutinho or Buendia Not going to matter as long as Gerrard is still the manager, but it's a pretty dangerous group for the next manager to make the best of.

Great... Another player to boot the ball into the channel for and hope he does something magical. Massively overrated by VillaTalk too, basically the winger version of Bissouma. Should have sacked Gerrard instead.

It's his fault when we still don't have any sort of discernable style of play or tactical plan after having the job for almost a year. I've seen Sunday league teams better organized than we've looked this season.

My friend is a Spurs fan and he whined nonstop about their performance this morning... I watched the game and thought to myself "why can't Villa play like this?"...

Oh Emi! Almost back in front.

Thank god Ayew is still shit... Should have been another goal for Palace...

Strategy Stevey????

Need a new manager before a new midfielder.

Konsa again lazy marking. Get him off now.

Because he's 29, has been incredibly inconsistent his entire career, and Palace price him like we did Grealish.

Wow... VAR actually saved us and at Selhurst Park, no less...

Good.... The sooner Gerrard the clown is out the better.

FFS... What is it with our set piece defending this season? Horrific again...

He was never being talked about for England outside of VillaTalk and Villa Twitter. Stop revising history.

He was always pretty shit, but everyone kept scapegoating Mings for all the defensive problems...

FFS... Typical...

I really hate the hoofball we're playing, but we're ahead! Good goal!

GOAL!!!! What an assist by Bailey!!!