TrentVilla Posted November 4, 2018 Moderator Share Posted November 4, 2018 I think people know my thoughts on Bruce, it says something then that I was pleased when we didn’t sack him for Henry when the new owners arrived. There is just something about Henry that makes me doubt he will be a good manager, perhaps it’s his arrogance. He has had a poor start but too soon to judge. It would have been a circus at B6 with the media had we appointed him though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, Genie said: How much did they raise from that lot though? Must have been several hundred million. The owners must be held responsible for not keeping them competitive and reinvesting the sales income. They had to swap their "Galacticos" approach when they changed their tax rules for them in France and at the same time their owner got took for half of what he owned in a divorce. after that they started to buy young and develop with amazing results but where still sitting on expensive players and contracts and hemorrhaging money. Playing in front of 7.000 at home doesn't make you rich or give great sponsor deals. Almost all of those players have been moved on and while they have bought some good players you can't really purge a whole team and expect to compete. Granted they should do better but it's hardly surprising they are struggling. It's a bit like the seasons Dortmund have had a few times when they've had their squads totally bought apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 (edited) Monaco currently 2-0 down at home to Club Brugge in first 20mins of champions league match edit - sorry 3-0 after 23mins.... bullet.dodged Edited November 6, 2018 by theboyangel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Monaco currently 2-0 down at home to Club Brugge in first 20mins of champions league match edit - sorry 3-0 after 23mins.... bullet.dodged The only thing funnier is Liverpool are currently 2 down too I like these early kick offs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 That is quite frankly shockingly bad. Even with whats happened with the squad and change of manager, going on 15 straight games without a win is just appalling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted November 6, 2018 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2018 Not going well for him is it? Wonder how close he was to actually being the Villa manager, or if it was all media guff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Nacer Chadli is a player I would put in the Scott Sinclair bracket of crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Another example that laying in to people on Sky Sports with the benefit of hindsight, a bunch of stats analysers in the back room, and a fancy touchscreen doesn't mean that they're cut out for management. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 41 minutes ago, Zatman said: The only thing funnier is Liverpool are currently 2 down too I like these early kick offs And sky sports news has Phil thompson doing the in studio analysis!!! He’s hating it, which makes it better! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 To be fair to Henry, it's only 5 games and he might turn it around. But if he gets sacked by Christmas I might piss myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiltorken Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 25 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Another example that laying in to people on Sky Sports with the benefit of hindsight, a bunch of stats analysers in the back room, and a fancy touchscreen doesn't mean that they're cut out for management. He was an awful pundit, one of the more uninsightful ones on sky and that's a fairly low bar. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 18 minutes ago, kiltorken said: He was an awful pundit, one of the more uninsightful ones on sky and that's a fairly low bar. He was crap and never understood where this alleged great insight he had came from 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 4-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Not going well for him, to be fair it seems as though he is on a hiding to nothing there. You can't sell all your best players and hope to keep the same level of performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowlersrs Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 That Wesley at club brugge is a bit of a handful... what a player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 4-0 at home to Brugge is about as bad as it can ever get. Bloody hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Zatman said: He was crap and never understood where this alleged great insight he had came from He spoke really slow, and would accentuate the odd word, sort of like Phil Neville and Martin Keown do without actually ever saying anything interesting....but it was with a French accent.. Edited November 6, 2018 by rodders0223 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Henry out! Glad he chose them rather than us. Bet he isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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villalad21 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 I freakin called it. Was always negative in the prospect in a man with zero managerial experience taking over Aston Villa. Happy to see i were right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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