VillaAlex Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Apparently they called they called him yesterday at 7pm and he took the job after a 15 minute meeting, it's just a temporary position at the moment till the end of the season. Looking at the positives, if he fails to keep them up this season, they must be giving him a massive chunk of money in desperation for him to take a job that quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted April 18, 2017 Moderator Share Posted April 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Demitri_C said: He is a good manager but poor tactician and wastes money in rap. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 15 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: He called villa fans "filth" Just read up on it - he actually didn't. We're a funny bunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 18 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I think that was the next visit after labelling us filth i thought we'd called him a paedo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted April 18, 2017 Moderator Share Posted April 18, 2017 It appears it's for the 3 games and then if they stay up they will talk in the summer re next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Bahahahahahahahahahahahahah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Can't see him commuting long term from his beach house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Terrible news. He'll probably give them just the kick up the arse they need to beat us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: How did he do at his last club QPR? I wonder if this is just until end of season? 3 games and then they will have a talk about next season according to Harry. He is not wanting money just yet although I would guess his dog is on a huge bonus if he keeps them up (I guess we may never find out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) I am surprised at some of the reactions on here. They have appointed Harry Redknapp not Pep Guardiola. Redknapp has been out of management pretty much for over 2 years after doing a runner from QPR and leaving them deep in the mire. During his time there he took over in November and they were relegated that season. He got them promoted the following season and then left them a couple of months before the end of the season in the relegation places and they again went down. He has clearly gone there for a short term pay day and to get them one win. Looking at the run they are on, their remaining fixtures and now putting a guy in charge way past his use by date I think they may well struggle to get that win. Edited April 18, 2017 by markavfc40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted April 18, 2017 Moderator Share Posted April 18, 2017 11 minutes ago, markavfc40 said: I am surprised at some of the reactions on here. They have appointed Harry Redknapp not Pep Guardiola. Which means they might be able to sort out their defence I agree with you Redknapp is yesterday's man and well past his best. If he had just been given a 3 year deal I'd be laughing. But as a short term, 3 match short term manager I think he will do what is needed. He has always been a manager that could instil confidence in players and that is clearly what they are missing. Its the timing that is causing the reaction. Some including myself are dissapointed that this comes ahead of our game with them and because it was starting to look like they might just go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Yeah it's a shrewd move. He wont lose all three games not a chance. Candleface probably looking at this as his last pay day. Keep them up get a 2-3 year deal and leave them half way through that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 23 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Which means they might be able to sort out their defence I agree with you Redknapp is yesterday's man and well past his best. If he had just been given a 3 year deal I'd be laughing. But as a short term, 3 match short term manager I think he will do what is needed. He has always been a manager that could instil confidence in players and that is clearly what they are missing. Its the timing that is causing the reaction. Some including myself are dissapointed that this comes ahead of our game with them and because it was starting to look like they might just go down. I get the fact that it would have been ideal had they stuck with Zola as they were almost certainly not going to win another game. I just don’t see Redknapp as being so good as to be confident he will turn around a team on the run they are on. Two wins in 22 games, no win in 9, with zero confidence and apparently fighting amongst themselves. I have always seen Redknapp as a wheeler dealer, a guy who needs a transfer window or two to get a real bounce from a team and even that didn’t work for him at QPR. He isn’t some master tactician or even someone who will go all agricultural and stick a centre back up top and find a way to grind out a result, the way someone like Warnock would for example. On paper the easiest game they have is against us as we are likely to be the only team they play with little to play for in terms of league position. That isn’t a great position to be in though is it having to come to a packed out Villa Park, with a rabid crowd up against a team that knows the only thing they can give their fans this season is a derby win. I see them as I did before in terms of them being a poor team on a diabolical run but now instead of being led by a never been manager they are being led by a has been manager who the players already know almost certainly will not be there next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 He's a dinosaur and has been on the shelf for a while now, he was a disaster in his last job too. At best he will have a Sherwood type effect, keep them clear of the drop this season and implode next season when he realises how shit the team is and that he has **** all to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rodders0223 Posted April 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2017 1 hour ago, bobzy said: Why do we hate Redknapp again? I can't speak about others and I don't really care about the carry on in the past at Villa Park...but I hate him because, with the exception of Tottenham ( who wouldn't let him) - he has systematically destroyed or helped to destroy, the last 3 clubs he has managed...and has somehow gotten away with it. The man is complete scum. Naive chairmen with little knowledge chasing short term gains and glory are ten a penny but a so called 'football man' who has been in the game as long as he has he should know better....but again, he doesn't care about these historic clubs, their fans, their stability or their future. He just spunks money up the wall chasing his own personal glory. £131m wage bill on gate receipts of 20,000. Nothing spent on infrastructure, nothing spent on the youth academy, nothing spent to benefit the future of the club. The man is as guilty as the people who run these clubs, perhaps even more so with his knowledge and background. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 18, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2017 17 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: I can't speak about others and I don't really care about the carry on in the past at Villa Park...but I hate him because, with the exception of Tottenham ( who wouldn't let him) - he has systematically destroyed or helped to destroy, the last 3 clubs he has managed...and has somehow gotten away with it. The man is complete scum. Naive chairmen with little knowledge chasing short term gains and glory are ten a penny but a so called 'football man' who has been in the game as long as he has he should know better....but again, he doesn't care about these historic clubs, their fans, their stability or their future. He just spunks money up the wall chasing his own personal glory. £131m wage bill on gate receipts of 20,000. Nothing spent on infrastructure, nothing spent on the youth academy, nothing spent to benefit the future of the club. The man is as guilty as the people who run these clubs, perhaps even more so with his knowledge and background. He also blatantly lies about it all as well. When in charge of QPR he gave an interview saying how they couldn't afford to spend, couldn't add to the wage bill, even if the chairman gave him money he wouldn't spend it because he knew the club couldn't afford it. A week later he'd added about £250k a week to the wage bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) With the exception of Rowlett, this lot remain at least consistent with the calibre of person they employ. I couldn't have picked a bigger bellend for them even if I put in more than 5 mins thought to it (which I didn't, he was first to spring to mind) Edit: I would like to add that Harry Redknapp is also the only British person I have known in my lifetime to not be able to read. (or...claims he can't) Edited April 18, 2017 by islingtonclaret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I feel like they're going to win and stop up now. Hate the bloke as much as I hate that club, so obviously they'll turn us over and stop up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 My god, I thought I couldn't possibly hate either of these two any more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 4 hours ago, TrentVilla said: Confirmed.... its Redknapp!!!! The perfect synergy between man and club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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