TRO Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 20 hours ago, KMitch said: This is the real benefit of having JT on the payroll. As a player, JT's reading of the game was world class. priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 The more I think about this the happier I am with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, LoughboroughLion said: Bet he has a few ideas on who to target in the transfer market too - I’d love to see who’s on Craig’s list I can just imagine Dean sneakily sliding it out of his back pocket, slyly having a peek and slipping it back. Edited August 8, 2020 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 9 hours ago, LoughboroughLion said: Bet he has a few ideas on who to target in the transfer market too - I’d love to see who’s on Craig’s list 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Good choice, experience will benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 9 hours ago, LoughboroughLion said: Bet he has a few ideas on who to target in the transfer market too - I’d love to see who’s on Craig’s list I could imagine Gail Platt coming out with such cringe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Hope he does a good job! Welcome to the club Craig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Just watched his interview on Villa TV. Had no idea he was a local and a Villa fan as well. Seems like another calm head, very good with the media. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, skarroki said: Just watched his interview on Villa TV. Had no idea he was a local and a Villa fan as well. Seems like another calm head, very good with the media. Yeah I just watched it too. I'm confident he will add something to us in terms of an extra-pair of eyes in seeing things happening on the pitch during a game and on the training pitch. Shakespeare is a great coach and hopefully the players can improve to get an extra few percent from them. We also have an extra week of preparation which is massive for us! UTV. Edited August 27, 2020 by Zhan_Zhuang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 27, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) If you think about our senior coaches, O’Kelly had never coached at PL level until this year, nor had Smith, and Terry although played at the top level is very new to coaching. I’m really pleased we have an experienced coach in Shakespeare who has done it in the PL and been around for a long while. Edited August 27, 2020 by alreadyexists 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I'm sure he's good at what he does, but my word, that was one of the most boring interviews I've ever heard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 1 hour ago, lexicon said: I'm sure he's good at what he does, but my word, that was one of the most boring interviews I've ever heard. You've just saved me 10 minutes! Cheers bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 3 hours ago, lexicon said: I'm sure he's good at what he does, but my word, that was one of the most boring interviews I've ever heard. Didn't know having charisma and sass in abundance was a precursor for been a good coach. Maybe you were expecting obafemi style celebrations as he was been interviewed also ? To be honest, i think these interviews with coaching staff, academy manager etc aren't necessary. Smith has media obligations as head coach, that's different but i don't need to hear from Terry, Cutler, O'Kelly and Shakespeare. Villa media side go a bit OTT on this. The work will speak for itself on the pitch and trust me if we got hockeyed and have a terrible start you won't be caring about boring interviews, and vice versa if we start well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Johnnyp said: Didn't know having charisma and sass in abundance was a precursor for been a good coach. How have you managed to come to that conclusion based on what I posted? Some incredible mental gymnastics there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 2 hours ago, lexicon said: How have you managed to come to that conclusion based on what I posted? Some incredible mental gymnastics there. Saying it was boring - implying you wanted a more entertaining, engaging personality, no ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJim Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Seems like a good addition to the team. However, I think we are still light in one vital area: striker coach. If I'm not mistaken, our manager and all our coaches played in defence or midfield. I think we could use the insight of an inventive specialist striker coach to try and take all our strikers up a notch. Any former Villa strikers who might fit the bill? The good ones I can think of would be too old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, BigJim said: Seems like a good addition to the team. However, I think we are still light in one vital area: striker coach. If I'm not mistaken, our manager and all our coaches played in defence or midfield. I think we could use the insight of an inventive specialist striker coach to try and take all our strikers up a notch. Any former Villa strikers who might fit the bill? The good ones I can think of would be too old! Darren bent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, BigJim said: Seems like a good addition to the team. However, I think we are still light in one vital area: striker coach. If I'm not mistaken, our manager and all our coaches played in defence or midfield. I think we could use the insight of an inventive specialist striker coach to try and take all our strikers up a notch. Any former Villa strikers who might fit the bill? The good ones I can think of would be too old! not gabby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 12 minutes ago, BigJim said: Seems like a good addition to the team. However, I think we are still light in one vital area: striker coach. If I'm not mistaken, our manager and all our coaches played in defence or midfield. I think we could use the insight of an inventive specialist striker coach to try and take all our strikers up a notch. Any former Villa strikers who might fit the bill? The good ones I can think of would be too old! O’Kelly used to be a striker and works with the forwards. I agree though, think we could do with someone better or more specialised. Former strikers? Can’t think of many good ones or those that would be available... Dublin? Angel? Saunders? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Johnnyp said: Saying it was boring - implying you wanted a more entertaining, engaging personality, no ? What's that got to do with his ability to do his job? The interview was boring, that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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