srsmithusa Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said: I'd say it's the tip of the iceberg to be honest. If you cannot enjoy a season where we won over 50% of games and scored 70+ goals then yes, we will never agree on anything. Christ, if you get this upset after a season like that I'd hate to imagine what kind of mental state you've been in for the 6+ years prior. With the quality and experience in our roster playing against championship teams, we were depressing. When we were a lesser fish in the ocean it was reasonable. We weren’t that the last 2 seasons. We were the whales in the bathtub. And still played dire, negative, ineffective stuff FAR too often. I blame the manager, you apparently didn’t see it. Edited July 23, 2018 by srsmithusa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Alan Nixon is suggesting Steve Bould would be his assistant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 23, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, Brumstopdogs said: Shoddy imitation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Henry sucks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Could be absolutely brilliant or could be an absolute disaster. Either way nothing is ever boring with us.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabromsgrove Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 This may well be another made up "STAR EXCLUSIVE" .... but consider this scenario .... Sawiris and Edens were sat watching the England v Croatia match 12 days ago. According to their interview this was when they decided to buy Villa and a week later the deal was finalised. Nassef Sawiris has dual nationality, Egyptian and Belgium. Thierry Henri was at the world cup as the assistant manager of the Belgium team at exactly the time the decision was made. He was being praised in the press by the Belgium players for his "astonishing knowledge of football" and Sawiris as a 'Belgium' football fan would have been aware of this. This is where we move into the realm of conjecture. Did Sawiris pick up the phone to Thierry Henry, and sell him this exciting new project that would allow him to get loads of publicity in his very first foray into club management? As I said at the beginning, this is probably no more than a made up 'STAR' story .... but what if? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted July 23, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23, 2018 5 minutes ago, Fairy In Boots said: In fairness does anyone think we’ll get progression from Bruce? Y....E....S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Just now, dudevillaisnice said: Could be absolutely brilliant or could be an absolute disaster. Either way nothing is ever boring with us.. Except the actual football. Hopefully that is about to change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREAT_BEARD_OF_ZEUS Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Oh my lord. If this is true then I don't know what to think.... Sensible half of me: It's too late to change manager this close to a season starting. The players like Bruce and his staff. It's too much upheaval at a time when the rest of the club is going through so much change. Silly half of me: IT'S THIERRY HENRY!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thabucks Posted July 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) I’m not sure Henry is the answer but I’m convinced Bruce isn’t... henry is a young aspirational manager looking to forge a career working his way up to the arsenal job.... we are an aspirational championship side.... every manager is a risk ... why not Henry or Bellamy (just throwing his name out there not because I want him !!!) fear of the unknown is not a reason to stick with something I personally think is wrong. New era all round for me .... new innovative kit set up... new mega rich owners looking for a high yield toy .... new optimism and hope that an actually workable plan will be put in place and actually followed .... new opportunities for our youth players .. so much has changed this past 5 days .... but my feelings on Bruce going havent changed . for me he just has to go .. I don’t want him putting a kibosh on my found enthusiasm and us wasting a new a few months or season on Bruceball when. It is the time to create and renew ... Henry ( or whoever ) in ! Edited July 23, 2018 by thabucks Shoddy penmanship 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 I hope it’s true. I can see him bringing in some very exciting young talent from Europe. Loan deals in the main. I have this feeling we could have a very pacy team next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) 67% of The Star's TV listings turn out to be accurate almost 40% of the time, so this could have legs. Edited July 23, 2018 by Brumerican 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 7 minutes ago, VillaAlex said: Alan Nixon is suggesting Steve Bould would be his assistant. Now that would be a bould move by the new owners! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREAT_BEARD_OF_ZEUS Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) He's got to have been promised funds to bring players in hasn't he? Edited July 23, 2018 by GREAT_BEARD_OF_ZEUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brumstopdogs Posted July 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, Brumerican said: Henry sucks. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairy In Boots Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Villan_of_oz said: Y....E....S I don’t it was painfully obvious to lots of us from the February after his first Transfer window that it was going to be outdated and devoid of plan b. Ok he’s now got a plan B because he’s seen Gareth Southgate do it on the telly. Seriously the only reason he’s still in a job is because we’ve been skint. Just remember the play off final, or the botching of second place post a fluke against Wolves. Infact read the Steve Bruce thread after Jan this year. Dog shit football from a dog shit manager, **** it roll the Dice Edited July 23, 2018 by Fairy In Boots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Might turn out horribly wrong, might be the best thing that’s happened to us, or it might be in between. What I think this would tell us though is that our new owners have a specific way they want us to play, and also how we’ll go about our business. Attacking football with youth and inexperience given the chance to shine. With how FFP works, this method makes so much more sense. And I for one am well up for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Brumstopdogs said: 9 minutes ago, Brumerican said: Henry sucks. I thought it was solid. Would have got a thumbs up from Leonidas too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 5 minutes ago, GREAT_BEARD_OF_ZEUS said: He's got to have been promised funds to bring players in hasn't he? And John Carew as head of hospitality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 23, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23, 2018 I was sat near the dugout the first time Sherwood took control of the team and was gobsmacked by the number of camera men lined up for photos of him.* I cannot imagine what it will be like with Henry, a seething mass of cameras. *I always found the press obsession with him bizarre. He wasn't a particularly high profile player and had done nothing in management. Is the merest connection to Spuds really that powerful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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