villarule123 Posted November 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 and a half years.. Isn't that how long Klopp has left? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villatillidie1980 Posted November 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 minute ago, villatillidie1980 said: He's already got the look of disbelief on his face for when Mings drops a clanger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, villarule123 said: 2 and a half years.. Isn't that how long Klopp has left? I mean that’s totally embarrassing if we’ve agreed that. He better be bloody amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted November 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Sky saying gerrard and purslow dined in London last night and gerrard villa bound on 2 and half year contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Just now, villatillidie1980 said: This appointment just becomes more bizarre with that deal length (yes I know that’s when Klopp’s runs out). Purslow working for Liverpool now(again)? Lining up managers for them and using us as a testing/training ground? Are we Liverpool B team? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hippo Posted November 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, villarule123 said: 2 and a half years.. Isn't that how long Klopp has left? As @TrentVilla has said it's pretty much irrelevant. It gives him 2 full seasons. If we like him and he likes us we can offer him an extension. if he bombs we don't have to pay out on a 4 year contact. if we put him on a 10 year deal. He would still go if Liverpool came calling. don't see the downside of a shorter deal esp as most prem managers don't make the 3 year mark 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Lining it up to the end of a season makes sense, I suspect the Klopp contract is a coincidence, but it's not a good look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, nick76 said: This appointment just becomes more bizarre with that deal length (yes I know that’s when Klopp’s runs out). Purslow working for Liverpool now(again)? Lining up managers for them and using us as a testing/training ground? Are we Liverpool B team? And then do we wave goodbye to a couple of our best players when they want to go with him. Is that going to be the selling point to any new players we want to sign? Come to a Villa and then I’ll take you to Liverpool in a couple of years? They could have made it a little less obvious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villatillidie1980 Posted November 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2021 If we’re in a position where Liverpool want him to take over from Klopp in 2.5 years, surely we’ll be in a far better position than we are now? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted November 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2021 Deal length does not matter in the slightest. If he or we wanted out even before then it would not be an issue. We’ve hardly had to pay big to get him here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 We always were Danny Murphy’s second team 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 15 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: It's on SSN now. Saying 2 and a half year deal. so lines up exactly when Klopps deal expires!? hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Couldn’t give a shit if he goes to Liverpool in 2 years, least it would mean he had been successful here. Does seem a very short contract though. Maybe there are extension triggers if he does well and if not less compensation to give him the boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosopher Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) For me 17 minutes ago, Villastine said: With all due respect Pochettino was highly rated and had done a great job in La Liga with a broke club. His tactical approach and emphasis on developing youth players (through necessity really as they kept selling his best players) had got the attention of media and clubs alike. Cortese appointed him because he perfectly fitted what they wanted to do at Southampton. Sell star players, develop youth team players etc. Gerrards not had to do that and when Rangers (approaching bankruptcy) tightened the purse strings he threw his toys out the pram. How many youth team players has he brought through in 3 years in a league where many games are won at half time? This is one of my main worries. The other being he isn't that good anyway. If we fail to bring through the likes of Chukwuemeka, Iroegbunam and Kessler then that most would mostly likely mean the manager failed to give them sufficient opportunities. I can easily see a first team made-up of 4 or 5 from the under 23's in two or three years time if nurtured correctly and given sufficient opportunities. It would save us millions. We wouldn't be a premier league team back in 2019-20 season had it not been for developing Jack. We wouldn't have had 100m to spend in the summer either. Spurs wouldn't be where they were if they didn't bring through Kane, West Ham if not for Rice. If you want to break that top 6 you need to do more than buy wisely, you also need to produce a few as well. Man U didn't become the dominant force until Beckham, Scholes, Nevilles, Butt broke through. developing 2 or 3 top class players to bring through together would be a game changer, and we have a chance to do that if handled right. Where would Chelsea be now if James and Mount weren't brought through by Lampard. That's 150m of talent. Or what about the 60 odd million they made from selling Tammy and Tomori? Would they have been able to buy Lukaku? People shit on Lampard but his work in developing players was very good. He has proved more than Gerrard, so who wants Lampard? Edited November 11, 2021 by Philosopher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2.5 years seems odd but really it’s nothing to worry about. If he does well then he could earn a new deal from Villa, it’s less risk for us if he doesn’t do well. If he wants to **** off to the scousers then he will do that regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted November 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2021 Don't really understand why people care about the length of contract. It's far more likely we'll sack him before he sees out his contract, that's just the nature of football these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 oh come on people, it just means that we give him the rest of this season then two more to make a mark. it's like some of you lot are digging tooth and nail for things to whip our upper brass with XD. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 I think people are being very naive with Gerrard and the idea that he's going to manage Liverpool, it's highly unlikely that it will ever happen, their aim is to challenge for titles and European Cups, so are going to want a world class manager to help them achieve that, and given that they probably won't have a budget to match some of their rivals then it's more important for them to have one of the best managers in the world to help them make up the difference... Unless Gerrard has us playing the Champions League and maybe has won a trophy he probably won't even be considered for the Liverpool job. Also Klopp's contract will probably be extended anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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