commander Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 This certainly seems a Purslow rather than a Lange appointment, which makes you wonder if Lange has had any input here. I would expect the Sporting Director to be picking the manager, especially if he was reponsible for the coaching appointments in the summer. Were Danks and McPhee Smith's men? Should they have been? Or shoudl Lange have bouht them in, same with Gerrard, is it Lange or Purslow? I'm not convinced we have clear remits of who is responsible for who and what. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted November 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2021 Interesting article in the Independent..... Quote Steven Gerrard to Aston Villa has been 12 years in the making for Christian Purslow Villa’s chief executive has been an admirer of Gerrard ever since their time together at Liverpool and has finally got his dream manager Gerrard to Aston Villa has been 12 years in the making Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 37 minutes ago, commander said: This certainly seems a Purslow rather than a Lange appointment, which makes you wonder if Lange has had any input here. I would expect the Sporting Director to be picking the manager, especially if he was reponsible for the coaching appointments in the summer. Were Danks and McPhee Smith's men? Should they have been? Or shoudl Lange have bouht them in, same with Gerrard, is it Lange or Purslow? I'm not convinced we have clear remits of who is responsible for who and what. I have no idea but my intuition says Danks and MacPhee were the clubs men, not Smiths. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sharkyvilla Posted November 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2021 28 minutes ago, tinker said: Interesting article in the Independent..... I have to say I struggle to think that any other CEO in the Premier League would have had Gerrard so emphatically as first choice. I just hope Purslow has judged Gerrard's character as well as he did with Dean and it isn't just the ultimate example of fanboyism. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 I have expressed a few reservations about Purslow, mainly revolving around his love of the limelight. But that’s hardly a big thing. He’s probably made mistakes in the past but who hasn’t? I can’t imagine that he views this appointment as anything but extremely important to the club and therefore equally vital to his own future here. With that in mind he would have made sure that we had undertaken all the necessary due diligence on Steve Gerrard and all the other credible candidates. He may not be perfect, but he isn’t stupid. This appointment is big for us fans, for Gerrard himself, Purslow and of course the owners. No one is taking this as anything but very serious. Fail and us fans will be upset, NSWE will be upset and the other two parties involved will probably be out of work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pas5898 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 hour ago, sharkyvilla said: I have to say I struggle to think that any other CEO in the Premier League would have had Gerrard so emphatically as first choice. I just hope Purslow has judged Gerrard's character as well as he did with Dean and it isn't just the ultimate example of fanboyism. Purslow is hired to make big decisions. He has made 2/3 of his biggest decisions in the last 5 days which will probably shape his tenure at the club. One of those decisions was to remove a Villa man (prematurely in the eyes of many) and replace him with a fairly inexperienced Liverpool man, who he clearly admired from his playing days. If this doesn't go well, it will put him firmly in the crossair of fans if this doesn't work out. He's not stupid, he knows if this doesn't go right and fairly quickly, he will be sacked by owners or the fans will make his job untenable. But he still made the decision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 hour ago, sharkyvilla said: I have to say I struggle to think that any other CEO in the Premier League would have had Gerrard so emphatically as first choice. I just hope Purslow has judged Gerrard's character as well as he did with Dean and it isn't just the ultimate example of fanboyism. I struggle to name another PL CEO let alone know anything about their ability. I’m not defending Purslow I have some doubts about him but he might have got this appointment right. Possibly by luck but let’s see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post avfc1982am Posted November 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2021 Paul Faulkner, Tom Fox.....Purslow might not be everyone's cup of tea but there are levels. His is far higher than those he has preceded. The only thing I am interested in is the direction of the club. I have not in 3 years seen anything to suggest him, Nas or Wes want anything more than an elite PL club. I'm on board with that, all the way because it's about time we had some real ambition in this club. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) The best CEO we have had in a very long time. Had clearly planned things out and has acted in the best interests of the club in a very emotional situation (everyone loves Deano including me). A good few weeks for him, he has come away with a lot of credit with me. Edited November 11, 2021 by ciggiesnbeer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 7 hours ago, a m ole said: I have no idea but my intuition says Danks and MacPhee were the clubs men, not Smiths. I think Gerrard is a much tougher man than smith - I don’t see him being told who to have on his staff , with Dean I think he was happy to be here whatever the restrictions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thabucks Posted November 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) Got to applaud his decisiveness & efficiency even if you don’t personally agree IMO. He hasn’t really put a foot wrong much yet and has acted with class all along the way this far. He’s the real deal and not some chancer/over promoted nobody likenFaulkner, Fox and don’t get me started on Wyness.. Purslow is the best CEO we have had In my 30+ years a Villa Fan and I’m really excited to see the backing they give Gerrard in the summer. Edited November 12, 2021 by thabucks 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Its all been handled swiftly and professionally, which is something we can always level at the ownership and Purslow. None of this Spurs sacking Mourinho with no plan in place, or Everton sacking Marco Silva and scratching around for about a month to end up with Allardyce. We are very efficient at boardroom level and just getting Gerrard to quit Rangers mid season is impressive. He has always maintained excellence as a player and no doubt will hold himself to that standard as a manager too which bodes well for us. UTV 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted November 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 12, 2021 Must have spoke to Gerrard before he sacked Smith to make sure he was up for it and the speed in which it has moved. I wonder how many other managers were interviewed or even asked. Maybe he had spoke to him before the Newcastle job was offered as well, seems likely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 23 minutes ago, tinker said: Must have spoke to Gerrard before he sacked Smith to make sure he was up for it and the speed in which it has moved. I wonder how many other managers were interviewed or even asked. Maybe he had spoke to him before the Newcastle job was offered as well, seems likely. He did.... Purslow " Steven, how are you son, god I've missed you. Anyway now that I've got the other guy out the way, how about you come and work with me as we talked about when I used to clean your boots....with my tongue? I'll pay you huge wages...Don't worry, the owners don't care about spending money or throwing it away, they've no ambition whatsoever. The squad is worth over 300m and we've a huge war chest to spend. What do you say?". Gerrard "Eeeerm....Is there a lock on the chest?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 He must have a good return on investment on Villa as doesn't he own about 5% of the club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted November 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 12, 2021 32 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: Well, we all know on this forum how a rumour can become gospel. Find that a bit hard to believe of a hardnosed businessman like Purslow. Not that I’m disagreeing with you but he was a bit like that with Jack at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 12, 2021 There were a few too many on here earlier in the week wanting to throw Christian to the lions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted November 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, sidcow said: There were a few too many on here earlier in the week wanting to throw Christian to the lions. Give it a game or two and everyone on here could be bringing the lion to his front door , especially if Norwich win a few games with Smith in charge. Fingers crossed Purslow knows what's his doing and a "few too many" don't Our 6th game with Gerrard as manager is...... Norwich Edited November 12, 2021 by tinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) The fact that Purslow said they were disappointed with the 2nd half of the season tells me he was already under pressure before the season and was not happy with 11th. Edited November 13, 2021 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 i think Purslow looked really tired in the press conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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