Tomaszk Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 11 minutes ago, DakotaVilla said: Lolz. Let’s see where Delaney ends up, I highly doubt he’s going to end up in an equivalent role at an elite club. Club are being ruthless in their pursuit of progress and it’s great to see. Wish Delaney the best but clearly the club have decided that we can do better. If we bring in someone with a track record of player development, it'll probably be a good move. I hope that's what happens and it isn't just someone Purslow likes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 The club are also advertising for a new Head Coach for the U18s as well as for a regular Coach, so seems like the academy is having a little bit of a shake up at U18 and U23 level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 39 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Youth Football Management seems to be a tricky one doesn't it? How do you gauge? As someone earlier in the thread pointed out, all the best players go out on loan etc. We seem to get very promising prospects from the system. Are they judging purely on League placing or? I don't understand it. Imo you can only really judge on player development and that seems to be going quite well at the moment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 18 minutes ago, useless said: The club are also advertising for a new Head Coach for the U18s as well as for a regular Coach, so seems like the academy is having a little bit of a shake up at U18 and U23 level. I swear someone posted about this being filled the other day. Unless I'm getting confused and the announcement was the incumbent leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Zatman said: 2nd Villa man dumped by the club this season. It seems something the club are actively doing to become colder and to annoy fans along with increasing ticket prices If a Liverpool man comes in as replacement then i give up Genius wum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Sam-AVFC said: I swear someone posted about this being filled the other day. Unless I'm getting confused and the announcement was the incumbent leaving. We've been linked with a guy "Roscoe" who was said to be joining villa from Liverpool Whether that's Delaney's replacement not sure. Edit - probably not. https://trainingground.guru/articles/roscoe-leaves-liverpool-to-become-player-care-manager-at-aston-villa Edited May 20, 2022 by hippo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) Purslow appointed Mark Harrison our Head of Academy, the person probably most responsible for everything good about our academy at the moment, it will be him more so than Purslow who will be picking Delaney's replacement. There's a chance it could be someone with a Liverpool or Rangers connection, but that stands to reason as having the U23s and U18s play a similar style to the first team is a common theme these days, so if we were to have someone managing the U23s that has worked with Gerrard previously or knows his methods then that would make sense. Edited May 20, 2022 by useless 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Tomaszk said: If we bring in someone with a track record of player development, it'll probably be a good move. I hope that's what happens and it isn't just someone Purslow likes. I would think he was brought in for his profile in the main and his ability to drive his staff on, he is a winner at heart......His ability to attract better quality players, by his profile, which modern days footballers seem to favour...is also important for a club not in European football. SG brings in Coaches to do the coaching work.....thats what top managers in any field do, delegate.....So he can develop himself there, along the way. SG is the face of our football and it gives us an identity with the Media, who are another important soul to satisfy, in modern football business. Christian Purslow obviously knows the warts n' all of SG so he is bound to feel comfortable with a manager he knows the strengths and weaknesses of. I think its too early to form any hard line opinions of his work, until he gets his own players in and has a pre-season together......even though, I am not happy with 14th place, or losing 18 games in a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen_Evans Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Out of interest mods, why is ex-player ex-coach Mark Delaney in "other football" but ex-player Paul Mcgrath remains in the "Villa Talk" section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted May 20, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, hippo said: We've been linked with a guy "Roscoe" who was said to be joining villa from Liverpool Whether that's Delaney's replacement not sure. Edit - probably not. https://trainingground.guru/articles/roscoe-leaves-liverpool-to-become-player-care-manager-at-aston-villa Was he not a BRMB Dj, called himself the Emperor Edited May 20, 2022 by Follyfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 6 hours ago, DakotaVilla said: Lolz. Let’s see where Delaney ends up, I highly doubt he’s going to end up in an equivalent role at an elite club. Club are being ruthless in their pursuit of progress and it’s great to see. Wish Delaney the best but clearly the club have decided that we can do better. Well he's clearly done a good job with the youths and I was very proud of the cup performance last season so I can see a lower club giving him a chance if he feels he's ready. Pretty sure Rob Edwards was a youth team coach at Wolves, got the Forest Green job last summer and now got the gig at Watford so shows what can happen if you make the right move at the right time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Stephen_Evans said: Out of interest mods, why is ex-player ex-coach Mark Delaney in "other football" but ex-player Paul Mcgrath remains in the "Villa Talk" section? Because McGrath is McGrath, to suggest his thread goes anywhere else aside from the "Villa Talk" section is blasphemous 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Gutted to see this in Other Football. Another disconnect chucked into the mixer for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 LIam Bramley and Sean Verity were in charge of the U18 team that won the FA Youth Cup, Bramley now with Smith and Shakespeare at Norwich. There are so many people involved in our academy in different positions and roles that it's hard to know who plays what and how big of a role in the academy players' development, a lot of what Delaney does for example, such as team selections, tactics and so on, will be based to a large extent on instructions from others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 2 hours ago, useless said: Purslow appointed Mark Harrison our Head of Academy, the person probably most responsible for everything good about our academy at the moment, it will be him more so than Purslow who will be picking Delaney's replacement. There's a chance it could be someone with a Liverpool or Rangers connection, but that stands to reason as having the U23s and U18s play a similar style to the first team is a common theme these days, so if we were to have someone managing the U23s that has worked with Gerrard previously or knows his methods then that would make sense. Yep, purslow strikes me as a guy who will put someone in place and they require them to do their job This appointment should come down to Harrison and Lange not purslow and Gerrard Same as transfers I don't doubt its an open discussion and Gerrard can put a name forward but the club will do due diligence on him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Sad to see him go, seems to have done a good job with U23s. Hopefully we get an upgrade, whatever that means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Stephen_Evans said: Out of interest mods, why is ex-player ex-coach Mark Delaney in "other football" but ex-player Paul Mcgrath remains in the "Villa Talk" section? Because he’s god and he exists everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Wish him all the best and thanks Mark for the years of service. One of the good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 12 hours ago, Stephen_Evans said: Out of interest mods, why is ex-player ex-coach Mark Delaney in "other football" but ex-player Paul Mcgrath remains in the "Villa Talk" section? God is omnipresent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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