sidcow Posted November 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 minute ago, il_serpente said: Is there a KW equivalent when it’s not merely innuendo? I believe a Sid James would be entirely appropriate 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 49 minutes ago, Robtaylor200 said: The King is dead Long live the King, Just had to google it. He is the 24th Villa manger I have seen at VP since I started going at age of 10 No one has lasted more than 4 years since MON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosopher Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 hour ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: This is nonsense though, the job he has been given at Aston Villa is the same as the one he has been doing for 3 years at Rangers. So it's like the CEO of Ford hiring the lead car designer of Jaguar as a their own lead car designer. The levels are very different. It's more like Ferrari hiring Lada's lead car designer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Honestly wondering how the scouse mafia of players/pundits in the media will start viewing us now. A lot more favourably probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted November 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Johnnyp said: Anyone else think the outside of Ibrox looks like a young offenders institute . Fun fact - Ibrox was designed by Archibald Leitch, the same architect who designed the original Trinity Road stand. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Peter Griffin said: Gerrard rejecting Liverpool in 3 or 4 years to stay with Villa for our Champions League campaign may help to get some of the anti Gerrard on side. Not all of them, but I think a few may start to support him a bit more This is ridiculous. Don't get me wrong, I think Gerrard is a terrible appointment from a business decision perspective, purely because of the risk associated with his inexperience. We hired him purely based off of who he was as a player and 3 years of managerial experience equivalent to learning how to ride a bike with training wheels on. He could turn out to be brilliant, or Steve Kean 2.0 on the other hand, but has a higher chance of just being OK (think Lampard) than one extreme or the other. Do I want him to succeed? Absolutely. Would I have hired someone else instead? Yes, but that ship has sailed already. He's here now, so I'll back him completely until he proves he isn't up to the task any longer. If he gets us into the Champions League in 3-4 seasons, he'll be one of the best Villa managers of the past 30 years. The suggestion he'll never win some of us over is moronic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CWI-nJbI9B1/?utm_medium=copy_link Post from Gerrard himself about getting started and the warm welcome. Looking forward to Brighton now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 My first manager was Vic Crowe. How many managers have I seen, anyone care to tell me ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, KMitch said: This is ridiculous. Don't get me wrong, I think Gerrard is a terrible appointment from a business decision perspective, purely because of the risk associated with his inexperience. We hired him purely based off of who he was as a player and 3 years of managerial experience equivalent to learning how to ride a bike with training wheels on. He could turn out to be brilliant, or Steve Kean 2.0 on the other hand, but has a higher chance of just being OK (think Lampard) than one extreme or the other. Do I want him to succeed? Absolutely. Would I have hired someone else instead? Yes, but that ship has sailed already. He's here now, so I'll back him completely until he proves he isn't up to the task any longer. If he gets us into the Champions League in 3-4 seasons, he'll be one of the best Villa managers of the past 30 years. The suggestion he'll never win some of us over is moronic. Quote joke noun a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline. "she was in a mood to tell jokes" https://www.google.com/search?q=Joke+definition&oq=Joke+definition&aqs=chrome..69i57.6006j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincenzo Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 It’s a massive gamble imo He’s never managed in the Premier League He’s gonna feck off if he is successful to Liverplop…that’s his dream job (whether we’re in Champions league or not) What’s r plan then? Don’t get the logic tbh I’ll still support him though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 hour ago, HKP90 said: He’s hard Let’s do this properly: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 20 minutes ago, KMitch said: Globally, I'm pretty sure they have a bigger fanbase than we do. Hell, Rangers had the only football supporters club in Detroit ~15 years ago when I started following the sport. Yes they probably do but they are in a mid sized parochial league in northern Europe and Villa are in the biggest league in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said: My first manager was Vic Crowe. How many managers have I seen, anyone care to tell me ? Snap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, KMitch said: The suggestion he'll never win some of us over is moronic. Read back on this thread. That is exactly what some fans are saying their view is. Its moronic to post something on a thread without actually reading the thread to see what has been discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted November 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: No one has lasted more than 4 years since MON. Indeed. MON is the only one since Saunders who lasted four years (Gregory being awkward and departing after 3 years and 11 months). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted November 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: Fun fact - Ibrox was designed by Archibald Leitch, the same architect who designed the original Trinity Road stand. And Cary Grant’s sound-alike. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said: My first manager was Vic Crowe. How many managers have I seen, anyone care to tell me ? 22? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said: My first manager was Vic Crowe. How many managers have I seen, anyone care to tell me ? Mine was Dick Taylor so 1 more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 I like how his shirt today is exactly the beautiful Aston Villa shade of light blue. Nice detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosopher Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Peter Griffin said: Should we only recruit players that have 15 years experience too? Over 35 year olds only? We should probably scrap the youth development too. None of them have any experience Like jn every other job, you work your way up one level at a time. An u18 is an apprentice. An under 23 is doing their final exams. Getting into the first team squad is the supporting role. Becoming a first team player is when you become a proper player. And so on. Gerrard is no longer a novice manager, but the proper progression would be established championship club looking to get promoted. Instead he skipped that and went straight to midtable Premier league team. So he'll either sink of swim. Now he is here I hope he thrives, but I'm not going to bet on it. And I am definitely not as positive about the clubs direction as I was previously. Hopefully he exceeds my expectations which are rather low now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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