PieFacE Posted March 16, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) 23 hours ago, DCJonah said: A short term advisor deal announced after fan protests get national media coverage. And people think it wasn't a pr move. It wasn't. There had been talks to bring in Little well before the protests even got going. So my sources tell me lol But yeah, having Little looking at targets is ridiculous. No offense to him, but the game has moved on. But it's what a majority of fans wanted. Edited March 16, 2016 by PieFacE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 11 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Birmingham mail reporting he will be looking at targets. This is beginning to look like a good idea that ends badly. Like a lot of decisions made under Randy Lerner. Little is going to be manager at some point, isn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 5 hours ago, DCJonah said: I'd be very unhappy with that. The last few years of his career have been filled with clubs no where near the level we are or will be next season. I agree but then I don't think he could do worse than almdstat, he has overseen nothing but shite in terms of recruitment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 5 hours ago, DCJonah said: I'd be very unhappy with that. The last few years of his career have been filled with clubs no where near the level we are or will be next season. He might bring back Savo and Curcic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Having a 40% win ratio in nearly 800 games suggests to me he knows a thing or two about the game. I don't really think his heart was in it post Villa, but he did decent jobs at Hull and Tranmere as well. I just don't see a downside for Little coming back to help the club he loves. He won't be the sole answer to our woes, but should be part of the solution. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 At worst if he's only there to remind the board what a club like Villa expect and how to act with class, then it's still a good appointment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 1 hour ago, The Fun Factory said: Having a 40% win ratio in nearly 800 games suggests to me he knows a thing or two about the game. I don't really think his heart was in it post Villa, but he did decent jobs at Hull and Tranmere as well. I just don't see a downside for Little coming back to help the club he loves. He won't be the sole answer to our woes, but should be part of the solution. Hull and Tranmere fans love him IIRC. Isn't he credited with saving them both from administration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post markavfc40 Posted March 16, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2016 Time will tell how big a role he will have here but from what he has said he expects to have an influence on our future. Brian Little has two big things he can bring to the football club. Firstly he has spent all his life working in football in one role or another. The guy has vast experience. The second thing he has going for him is that he loves Aston Villa. The club is in his heart and whatever influence he can have will be done with the best interests of Aston Villa at heart. The appointment of Little is a plus for me. The club is stronger now than it was without him. The appointment of Little alone obviously won't be enough to transform our fortunes but it is a step in the right direction. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 We got rid of the professional and brought in an amateur to replace him. What can go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) 4 hours ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Hull and Tranmere fans love him IIRC. Isn't he credited with saving them both from administration? I don't know about Tranmere but Little certainly stopped the rot at Hull. That was when they were at Boothferry and had no money. And Tranmere fans would be pretty pleased with a league one playoff spot and FA Quarters now. Edited March 17, 2016 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 some interesting comments from Brian in the Mirror. Doesn't sound like he was too impressed with Fox and Almstadt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Truth be told, I am a Wrexham fan first and foremost as my hometown team. Little came in with zero fight and was terrible (he was my hero growing up as Villa manager and I used to send him letter after letter in the post with replies at times). He let Matty Done leave at around 20 years old when he took Wrexham into the Conference, 95% of fans loved Done and saw his potential and he has gone on to have a good career in the football league when deemed not good enough in the Conference under Little. Little was ace in the 90's for Villa with the 4th place finishes but I can assure you that doesn't count for very much in this day and age in the PL. I will always love Brian Little but he's a shell of the 90's Villa hero. After Wrexham he went to Gainsborough Trinity where he had a ton of money compared to most in the league yet struggled to even get in the top half of the table if memory serves me right. It's not what people want to hear but Brian Little having a big influence in decision making nowadays is not something to cheer about imo. Times have changed, the game has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted April 2, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 2, 2016 On Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 23:52, Zatman said: He might bring back Savo and Curcic I watched the 96/97 (or maybe 95/96) season in review the other day.... how good were both those players. To think Savo was backup to Yorke. Dont forget Fernando Nelson.... what a head of hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Savo 'misalot-avic' got a bit of stick back then, he was still way above anything we've got right now. He did score some quality goals in his time though and his 'boom, boom, boom' song was class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Loved milosevic. Curcic played a handful of games in a couple of years and was horse shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 He spat at Villa fans. The End. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 1 hour ago, Woodytom said: Loved milosevic. Curcic played a handful of games in a couple of years and was horse shit. He used to live/rent in symphony court, When Brindley Place was under construction (think it may have been the crescent theatre or Hilton hotel phase) some nose's were singing to him from the scaffold so he came round to the site and kicked off with the agent. As the agent were Villa... All the noses got the sack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 54 minutes ago, maqroll said: He spat at Villa fans. The End. He did and he was transferred out, quite rightly. Still gave me some good memories though, not least the coca-cola cup goal against Leeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 This really is like a "duck shoot" Every appointment is wrong and every move is frowned upon. What are these guys to do ....leave it as it is? When we are appraising the candidates for the new managers job.....It is highly, very highly unlikely that the CV is going to be flawless.....We will not attract those guys......its almost pointless making the point. We have cocked up many times and we could well do so again....but we must try our hardest to get a man that can make an impact in turning this ship around. He may not be the right man for the long term.....but right now we have a massive indiscipline problem at BMH and it requires IMMEDIATE attention. It is unlikely we are going to find someone that can tick every box imaginable, but we must first identify the most pressing need and match that man to that piece of criteria. The depths we have sunk it may take more than one manager to get us back to respectability. Ps On another note there will come a time very shortly when the negativity that is well justified has to stop.....The changes must be given a chance. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I fully agree TRO. I sometimes think that Villa fans have been fed up for that long that negativity is the only response known. Football, like life, is much better with some optimism. Let's hope that these new board members can start to rebuild Villa. They might fail, they might not. But criticising from off won't help. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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