Sam3773 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Lambert leaving Blackburn at the end of the season. He's a shoe in for the Villa then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 44 minutes ago, chrissmith921 said: Id love to see John Gregory back, but that's just me. I used to love Gregory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 1 hour ago, chrissmith921 said: Id love to see John Gregory back, but that's just me. He was totally useless in every other job after leaving us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamsonwoodVillan Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Total hypocrisy from a lot of fans so nostalgic for the Gregory era! We had darn good players in those days. Yes his first run when he took over was amazing, but I think it went sour for him quickly when we went from top at Christmas to finishing 6th. Villa fans of the time moaned constantly of the dour football Gregory served up, and his ridiculous public spats with Ellis and some of the players. In those days we did truly have a squad that should have done better. He was a big disappointment in the most part for me, but stole the hearts of the fans for being a 'Villa man'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 4 minutes ago, DamsonwoodVillan said: Total hypocrisy from a lot of fans so nostalgic for the Gregory era! We had darn good players in those days. Yes his first run when he took over was amazing, but I think it went sour for him quickly when we went from top at Christmas to finishing 6th. Villa fans of the time moaned constantly of the dour football Gregory served up, and his ridiculous public spats with Ellis and some of the players. In those days we did truly have a squad that should have done better. He was a big disappointment in the most part for me, but stole the hearts of the fans for being a 'Villa man'. This. Remember those times well and we did have a good squad, which could have done better. Wasn't it Gregory at the time that said "if only we'd signed Muzzy Izzet, we'd of won the league"? I did quite like him though but bringing him back would be ludicrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted April 28, 2016 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2016 Those days are long gone, but I remember being on the Holte for the return of Brian Little, John Gregory and Allan Evans, as "The Boys Are Back in Town" played over the P.A. For those of us of a certain age it was a fleeting buzz of optimism. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Hollis has said the new manager will be appointed once the takeover is sorted, the new owners can veto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 16 minutes ago, GENTLEMAN said: Hollis has said the new manager will be appointed once the takeover is sorted, the new owners can veto. Hopefully they will have the sense not to appoint Pearson and let him go to Middlesborough or Celtic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 4 hours ago, Sam3773 said: Lambert leaving Blackburn at the end of the season. He's a shoe in for the Villa then.... Sooner him than Pearson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 in his last press conference, Black said "We go again....." aaaaaaagggggggghhhhhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 6 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I used to love Gregory! Really? I thought the football under him was quite dull to be honest with you, strange really when you consider his sort of gung - Ho personality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 2 hours ago, mjmooney said: Those days are long gone, but I remember being on the Holte for the return of Brian Little, John Gregory and Allan Evans, as "The Boys Are Back in Town" played over the P.A. For those of us of a certain age it was a fleeting buzz of optimism. And the Brian's home banner draped from the Holte: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 6 hours ago, ferguson1 said: This. Remember those times well and we did have a good squad, which could have done better. Wasn't it Gregory at the time that said "if only we'd signed Muzzy Izzet, we'd of won the league"? I did quite like him though but bringing him back would be ludicrous. I think it was Christian Vieri or Juninho or Johan Micoud One thing about Gregory was he was very ambitious and in an ideal scenario Lerner taking over when he was in charge could have had good results instead of the players MON signed like Sidwell and Reo-Coker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Wasn't there a Gregory out banner in the Holte end when we were something like 4th in the league I'd take dull and top 6 over dull and relegated any day .... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 29, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 29, 2016 The myth of "dull" football. Good football is winning football. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I never found the football under Gregory that dull though was 15 years ago, he always tried to sign flair players Hadji, Merson, Angel and played a speedy forward striker with midfield runners like Hendrie and Taylor. Also build a strong enough defence. We played some good football at the start of his final season even ripping Liverpool apart at Anfield just after they won 5 trophies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 (edited) I find Barcelona incredibly dull because you know from the start how every game is going to look. They have fantastic players and are extremely skilled at what they do, but possession for the sake of possession becomes boring after having seen it 400 or so times. It's like watching Indy 500 and just waiting for the odd crash - Messi/Neymar/Suarez highlight. Edit: Watching a game with "your team" against watching a game between 2 team you don't support makes a huge difference in how you perceive the game. If your team wins you are probably always going to enjoy the game in some manner, regardless or not if your team played the most visually pleasing football. Edited April 29, 2016 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 With regards to Pearson, I think the plan is that he'll be our next manager if the takeover collapses but if it does go ahead it'll be up to the new owners to decide whether they want him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 7 minutes ago, Mantis said: With regards to Pearson, I think the plan is that he'll be our next manager if the takeover collapses but if it does go ahead it'll be up to the new owners to decide whether they want him. Sounds logic Pearson it is then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Glen Hoddle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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