Sam3773

4 hours ago, villalad21 said:

Have you actually seen him play? What makes you think he will take the level?

Certainly have. Slight OT on the thread but I'll answer. Watch a lot of the PL2 and he's brilliant. Slotted in a couple of times last season in the Championship too. Got an assist I seem to recall for not a lot of game time. I think he's as close to a like for like replacement we've got currently and I have no concerns he'll hold his own in this league. 

16 minutes ago, villalad21 said:

We also don't have a natural replacement when Grealish get injured. Anybody else worried about that?

Whelan, Jedinak and Birkir are all fine players but they aren't creative, so we lose alot when Grealish is out

Cal. 

Welcome (again), Lovre. 

RIP Doug. Only met you once, but your love for the club and its fans was evident. 

Great chance for him to build something here at the club he supports. Get this right and there's no telling where this adventure could end. 

We went for an Arsenal man, a Chelsea man and ended up with a Villa man. I'm happy. 

4 minutes ago, danceoftheshamen said:

Having listened to that TS chat with Simon Jordan earlier today i have to say i was quite impressed, though very concerned with what he said about us. Having been involved in a very detailed look at us, as he was part of a consortium  who were seriously considering taking us over previously, he saw our accounts and basically this managerial appointment is absolutely critical as AVFC is in a critical state. Get it wrong and if we fail to go up this season FFP will be all over us as the finances won't add up. We simply need to get promoted somehow this season or we absolutely will be the next Leeds / Forest and likely be docked points etc. It really does not bare thinking about.

The future of the club depends on this appointment.

Knowing that my thinking has changed. I did want Henry & Terry as it felt new and exciting. But now i do think we need someone who has the ability to drag this squad up somehow. Problem is i have not a clue who i would trust to do that. I like the idea of Terry being involved as assistant as he knows the players well.... but then would that work alongside someone like Dean Smith? That's a huge gamble surely?

You could say Big Sam would be the best person for a quick short term fix and he may just be our best shot actually... But he comes over as half arsed and not really bothered. I fear his best days are behind him.

So personally i pity those in charge as this decision right here has the whole future of the club riding on it.

Scary.

I like Simon Jordan and have no intention of doubting what he's saying - we know the finances were screwed in the summer. 

The EFL tend to look favourably on new owners though, and there was a lot of talk of a deal being done based around FFP. I'm sure we will breach it, but by how much and the punishment, I'm not sure. 

Let's not forget Birmingham are in trouble for ignoring it completely. We certainly haven't done that. 

#VeryOffTopic

9 minutes ago, Jareth said:

Watch this and you will feel good about DS

 

Colour me sold. I want him. 

Well that was Rui. 

At this rate, Gabby will be in the dugout. 

Looks like it's going to be Rui now with all the speculation. I hope to hell he plays a different style of football to his partner in crime. I doubt it. 

One thing's for sure, he's not going to want to be there or there abouts... I'll keep an open and accepting mind.. 

I think we'll see a lot more of Rodgers' name being floated tomorrow, and the odds on him shorten. 

Just another name in the mixer. 

Jardim is the kind of coup we're working with Mendes for, surely. I mean, he's been immediately linked with Man United, but we're Aston bloody Villa. With former England International Micah Richards. 

He'll come. 

Reports at the time claimed Jardim got the Monaco job due to his, wait for it, connections with one Jorge Mendes.

Make it so. 

In 5 years time, when Monaco have been relegated and you're battling for a mid to bottom table job, the Villa vacancy will come up and you'll come begging. 

Your CV will be going in the same pile as Martinez, Moyes and OGS. 

Daily Mail are reporting that Jesus is helping us. 

Buzzing for another KMac masterclass next weekend. 

5 minutes ago, bose said:

 

Kristo Terreur is the nr.1 ITK journalist in Belgium and he says Henry is going nowhere. So for me that means that he's as good as out.

Nah, he's just rehashing Harry Redknapp like everyone else apparently is. 

Kristof obviously listens to TalkSport. 

2 minutes ago, Nigel said:

Love this time of flux, where even the smallest piece of rumour becomes cold hard fact.

The reality is there is no difference to yesterday.

No one really knows anything because we have owners who dont want information getting out.

 

Except these reports are coming from the Henry camp. 

I know what you're saying about the owners not wanting stuff to get out and I agree, but let's not sit here with blinkers on. If a few places are reporting that Henry doesn't know if he wants it and might not take it, that's probably come from the Henry camp, not the owners. 

Usual press caveats, but this whole thing is a press report, right? I mean, it was the press who reported Henry and Terry in the first place. To believe that when it's positive and not believe it when it's negative is a bit naive. 

What a kick in the nuts this would be. 

Rodgers, please. 

10 minutes ago, Sam3773 said:

Spent most of last night with Terry at an awards event. He's probably got as much of an idea as Terry has.. Which is probably more than John Percy or Alan Nixon. 

Alan Nixon, in an obvious attempt to prove me wrong, just tweeted that he's expecting Henry to make his decision today, but he doesn't think he'll come to Villa. 

5 minutes ago, Mazrim said:

WTF does Redknapp know about Henry? Get ****, Bagpuss.

Spent most of last night with Terry at an awards event. He's probably got as much of an idea as Terry has.. Which is probably more than John Percy or Alan Nixon. 

3 minutes ago, av1 said:

I'm beginning to think Rodgers might be the preferred choice, if it was Terry and Henry i think they would have been in by now. 

How about a combo of Rodgers and Terry? Would they have worked together at Chelsea?

From what I've read on the interwebs, Terry isn't Henry dependent and could come in under whoever we get, so Rodgers/Terry could be a possibility. 

Henry or Rodgers - either would be a substantial improvement on what we've seen for the last few years.

Rodgers was my top candidate. Good, attacking football with a bit of experience. Henry/Terry is the exciting option, although the more I think about why, its the potential for good, attacking football. They aren't a known quantity because they haven't done it before, but we know it'll be good football. 

So if the attacking styles are similar, why do we want the dynamic duo in the dugout rather than the experienced head? Maybe we are seeing the glamour of their names. Maybe the celebrity manager is having an impact on our decision. 

I dunno, but damn I'd be happy with either. Rodgers is the known, safe pair of hands to attack the league. Probably the sensible mans option. The Brothers Terry? Well that's the exciting risk. Could be brilliant, could be catastrophic. 

Whoever it is, let's just get on with it.