romavillan Posted March 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted March 19, 2016 11 hours ago, briny_ear said: Not for the first time Villa fans have been sold the idea that a small group of people are responsible for all our woes and that replacing them will make things OK. And that seems to have been swallowed hook line and sinker by some. Fox, Almstadt and (maybe) Riley sacked. So everything is OK now, eh? Err, no, not really. Well, it IS a start, but we've had quite a few goes at this since Lerner took over and it's never gone well. I have very little faith that we will make the sort of appointments we need to sort this out. Personally I'd involve Garde as he is the ONLY member of non playing staff to have been part of a well run football club operating at the top end of their league and doing well in europe. See if with his help we can assemble a team which is not incompetent, that would be enough to be a major improvement on the last 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwj Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I was listening to Talksport the other day and it was mentioned that Villa have this system in place where they predict the amount of goals a player will score or make, from his stats. Maybe you shouldn't read the Henrik Almstadt thread then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted March 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted March 19, 2016 Please begone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 We can see you sneaking out We can see you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 27, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted March 27, 2016 Riley you plonker - this is what happens when nobody's steering the ship - Quote Bernstein is also turning his attention to Riley and The Sunday Telegraph can reveal that the former Manchester City chairman has been staggered by the findings from his investigation into the club’s season. As a result, Riley is on the brink of joining chief executive Tom Fox and Hendrik Almstadt, the sporting director, as the latest high-profile casualty. Riley is responsible for organising and appointing Villa’s scouting network and it is alleged that head European scout Jon Bickers, whose main focus is players in the Bundesliga, has emigrated to Australia. Simon Ward, the regional scouting manager, is studying journalism at university although his remit is to watch players in La Liga and Portugal. Bernstein has also been stunned to discover that other senior staff have no experience of professional football, with the only exception said to be goalkeeping scout Tony Coton, who was appointed by Garde’s predecessor Tim Sherwood. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/03/26/aston-villa-ready-to-part-company-with-remi-garde/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Staggering situation though not surprising really. I'm still concerned moving forward with the decisions this board will make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Reilly your a knob, sack this useless clown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chrisp65 Posted March 27, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2016 The entire club has taken it's clueless half arsed attitude from the guy at the top. If the owner can run an entire football club from a different continent, surely it's ok for the scout for Portugal and Spain to be based up the road in some London Polly? If the boss can run an English club from the USA why can't the scout for Germany be based in Australia? If the owner can pretend he's sorting everything out and appointing experts, why can't those experts pretend to talk to players and make up pretend answers that save the club a few quid and don't even need a claim for travelling expenses. If the owner is a dick that doesn't know he's a dick, is there any surprise he appointed dicks to jobs to cover up for his cock ups. Beyond shambolic. At this rate I'm actually going to be worried for Lerner that by the time he's retirement age he'll have no money but a thousand advisers sending him a thousand scam letters a week. I bet some of them won't even be Nigerian Princes. At what point do the police or social services step in and protect people with Lerner difficulties? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 27, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted March 27, 2016 I really don't see what the problem is here. Actually WATCHING players play football is so last century. We are now living in the moneyball Era. These guys can kick back behind their laptops analyzing players stats whilst chucking another tinny on the barby next to the pool and pick up a champions league winning team for a couple of million In fact my 13 year old picks up some frankly unbelievable bargains on FIFA. we may was well ditch the whole scouting system and employ a couple of teenagers with a Playstation. It's that easy really. Would have saved Randy his £30M losses per annum for the same top quality result anyway Come on Randy, you know it's the way forward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Unbelievable really, we really have been taken for a ride by these spivs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Another great moment for Villa and Lerner, it never ends does it? Once again, someone with even a remote interest in what's happening to his investment would not allow this to happen. Lerner is a naive, spoiled, clueless man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Clown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Why has he not gone yet? If any of that report is remotely true then he should have been fired at the same time as Almstadt and fox. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macandally Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 If the Telegraph article is true then Reilly should be next out the door, sacked for gross dereliction of duty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 He'll surely be gone soon, along with his undercover 'scouting' network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 27, 2016 Moderator Share Posted March 27, 2016 Why has he not gone yet? If any of that report is remotely true then he should have been fired at the same time as Almstadt and fox. News reporting that it is negotiations over his compensation (that sounds familiar). He has three years left and they want to haggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 4 minutes ago, BOF said: News reporting that it is negotiations over his compensation (that sounds familiar). He has three years left and they want to haggle. Fair enough. I'd hope this **** idiot gets a small payout for the shit job he's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam3773 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 I don't understand the nonsense of football contracts. This doesn't happen anywhere else. When I worked for a bank whose name rhymes with Age Yes Be Sea, it was simple. If you weren't up to doing your job, you were put on a Performance Improvement Plan. If your performance doesn't pick up on that, you were shown the door. Paddy clearly hasn't been up to doing his job. Show him the bloody door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 12 hours ago, Jareth said: Riley you plonker - this is what happens when nobody's steering the ship - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/03/26/aston-villa-ready-to-part-company-with-remi-garde/ Absolute farce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 How can it be alleged that the scout has emigrated to Australia, surely he either has or hasn't and it's pretty easy to find out? Also, it doesn't say when he did or whether he still has the same role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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