alreadyexists Posted June 4, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 4, 2016 From memory his sacking at Chelsea was more to do with convenience of getting Benitez (I think it was?) in immediately. A 50% win ratio would do us pretty well next season and this year would've been good enough (depending on number of draws) for 4-5th so slap bang in the play offs. Managers can't do it alone though, the team needs the biggest overhaul we've seen in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Woodytom Posted June 4, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2016 1 hour ago, supermon said: Twitter rumour that RDM is lining up Ed De Goey as GK coach, I'd be happy with that I'd be happy with him as GK 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted June 4, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2016 1 hour ago, AndyBM said: and he will walk in january if we dont get the new chairman in on time or even at all, therell be no money to improve the first team, nobody can work with the dross at this club at the moment. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 yip, thats me, im a glass half empty kind of guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Diego Maradona tells Aston Villa fans what to expect from Roberto Di Matteo World football icon tells Aston Villa fans what to expect Global football icon Diego Maradona has told Aston Villa fans that Roberto Di Matteo will bring harmony to the broken dressing room at Villa Park. Reacting to the news that Di Matteo has been appointed Villa boss, Maradona was quick to give his verdict. He stated: "Tactics, humility and intelligence are key factors at a high level, but most of all Di Matteo has been good at bringing harmony to the dressing room. "Transferring the right character and will to win by fighting, managing to get the very best from his players." Maradona is no stranger to Villa, he was once sensationally linked with the job himself. His official European representative, Walter Soriano revealed Maradona wanted to manage in England – by succeeding Martin O’Neill as boss of Villa. He told the Sunday Mercury at the time: “I think Diego would be very open to the idea of coming to England and managing Aston Villa. “He is very attracted to English football and the way of life in your country and I know he would be very willing to move there. “He loves the English countryside and your respect for privacy, so he would be very happy there, especially at a big club like Aston Villa.” And Mr Soriano added: ‘‘If the owner Randy Lerner wants to make him a serious offer, I am sure he would get a very positive response. 1986 World Cup - England 1 Argentina 2: Goalkeeper Peter Shilton shakes hands with Diego Maradona before kick off. Maradona is one of the biggest and most controversial sports stars on the planet. An icon of Argentinian football he almost single-handedly won the 1986 World Cup in Mexico – after famously cheating England with his ‘hand of God’ goal. He is regarded as one of the two best players of all-time alongside Brazil legend Pele – who the Argentinian crushed in a FIFA Player of the Century award in 2000. 1986 World Cup Quater Final: England 1 Argentina 2: Diego Maradona manages to out jump England goalkeeper Peter Shilton to handball Argentina's equaliser. Maradona had a long and colourful career as a player, first becoming a legend at Barcelona before later moving to Napoli in Italy where brought the unfashionable team title success. But scandals dogged the star, including being sent home from the 1994 USA World Cup for failing a drugs test. His life went into meltdown after his retirement from the game in 1997, with his behaviour becoming increasingly erratic and unpredictable. He was once handed a suspended jail sentence for shooting journalists with an air rifle, and also suffered a heart attack in 2004 after piling on the pounds – linked again to drug abuse. Maradona was admitted to intensive care in a Buenos Aires hospital while thousands of devoted fans gathered outside. But he fought back and eventually recovered after recuperating with his idol Fidel Castro in Cuba. The sports idol underwent a successful stomach stapling operation in 2005, going on to become a popular TV host in Argentina. http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/diego-maradona-tells-aston-villa-11428459? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tommo_b Posted June 4, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2016 34 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Diego Maradona tells Aston Villa fans what to expect from Roberto Di Matteo World football icon tells Aston Villa fans what to expect Global football icon Diego Maradona has told Aston Villa fans that Roberto Di Matteo will bring harmony to the broken dressing room at Villa Park. Reacting to the news that Di Matteo has been appointed Villa boss, Maradona was quick to give his verdict. He stated: "Tactics, humility and intelligence are key factors at a high level, but most of all Di Matteo has been good at bringing harmony to the dressing room. "Transferring the right character and will to win by fighting, managing to get the very best from his players." Maradona is no stranger to Villa, he was once sensationally linked with the job himself. His official European representative, Walter Soriano revealed Maradona wanted to manage in England – by succeeding Martin O’Neill as boss of Villa. He told the Sunday Mercury at the time: “I think Diego would be very open to the idea of coming to England and managing Aston Villa. “He is very attracted to English football and the way of life in your country and I know he would be very willing to move there. “He loves the English countryside and your respect for privacy, so he would be very happy there, especially at a big club like Aston Villa.” And Mr Soriano added: ‘‘If the owner Randy Lerner wants to make him a serious offer, I am sure he would get a very positive response. 1986 World Cup - England 1 Argentina 2: Goalkeeper Peter Shilton shakes hands with Diego Maradona before kick off. Maradona is one of the biggest and most controversial sports stars on the planet. An icon of Argentinian football he almost single-handedly won the 1986 World Cup in Mexico – after famously cheating England with his ‘hand of God’ goal. He is regarded as one of the two best players of all-time alongside Brazil legend Pele – who the Argentinian crushed in a FIFA Player of the Century award in 2000. 1986 World Cup Quater Final: England 1 Argentina 2: Diego Maradona manages to out jump England goalkeeper Peter Shilton to handball Argentina's equaliser. Maradona had a long and colourful career as a player, first becoming a legend at Barcelona before later moving to Napoli in Italy where brought the unfashionable team title success. But scandals dogged the star, including being sent home from the 1994 USA World Cup for failing a drugs test. His life went into meltdown after his retirement from the game in 1997, with his behaviour becoming increasingly erratic and unpredictable. He was once handed a suspended jail sentence for shooting journalists with an air rifle, and also suffered a heart attack in 2004 after piling on the pounds – linked again to drug abuse. Maradona was admitted to intensive care in a Buenos Aires hospital while thousands of devoted fans gathered outside. But he fought back and eventually recovered after recuperating with his idol Fidel Castro in Cuba. The sports idol underwent a successful stomach stapling operation in 2005, going on to become a popular TV host in Argentina. http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/diego-maradona-tells-aston-villa-11428459? What a strange article. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meme Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Quickly changed from the subject of Di Matteo to the biography of Maradona. Come on, article, we know who Maradona is! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDVILLAIN Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Maradona..didnt he sing like a virgin? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dont_do_it_doug. Posted June 4, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2016 More importantly, why on earth is Maradona commenting on this and secondly, how does he know what Di Matteo is like as a manager? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I wish we'd appointed Maradonna as manager when we had that chance. It would have been a proper ride and couldn't really have gone any worse than how things panned out with our 'safe' manager choices. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingsombrero Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) Really should have given Maradona the job back then, we would have been just as much of a disaster but it would have been far more entertaining. Edited June 4, 2016 by flamingsombrero 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingsombrero Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) 6 minutes ago, LondonLax said: I wish we'd appointed Maradonna as manager when we had that chance. It would have been a proper ride and couldn't really have gone any worse than how things panned out with our 'safe' manager choices. Ridiculous idea Edited June 4, 2016 by flamingsombrero 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 1 minute ago, flamingsombrero said: Ridiculous idea Ridiculous or brilliant? It's a fine line between genius and madness. Anyway as I say, the last 5 years can't really have gone much worse. It would have been very entertaining with Diego at the helm, probably would have attracted some entertaining Argentinean players with him as well. As it turned out the last 5 years were a slow painful slide into relegation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Read the three posts above carefully again! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Is somebody out of work and looking for a job by any chance Diego? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Maradona..didnt he sing like a virgin? How do virgins sing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted June 4, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 4, 2016 That biography of Maradona doesn't even mention his two inch penis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 2 hours ago, Rob182 said: How do virgins sing? like they've been touched for the very first time. Like our opponents penalty area in the second half. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 8 hours ago, alreadyexists said: From memory his sacking at Chelsea was more to do with convenience of getting Benitez (I think it was?) in immediately. A 50% win ratio would do us pretty well next season and this year would've been good enough (depending on number of draws) for 4-5th so slap bang in the play offs. Managers can't do it alone though, the team needs the biggest overhaul we've seen in a long time. after last few managers I think 25% win rate is enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) 6 hours ago, LondonLax said: Ridiculous or brilliant? It's a fine line between genius and madness. Anyway as I say, the last 5 years can't really have gone much worse. It would have been very entertaining with Diego at the helm, probably would have attracted some entertaining Argentinean players with him as well. As it turned out the last 5 years were a slow painful slide into relegation. as much as I liked Sherwood, Maradona would have been another level of fun. much more enjoyable than Lambert, McLeish or Garde actually as it stands he could walk into our team as well even if he close to 60 Edited June 5, 2016 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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