Stratvillan Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Tomaszk said: The exact people who have been behind Gerrard would have been moaning beyond belief with either. They want a big name. What's this based on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 PSG look out of this world without Poch in charge..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, messi11 said: PSG look out of this world without Poch in charge..... Poch out? I’ll start a thread. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Tayls said: Poch out? I’ll start a thread. I give him some time tbf. 1 game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tomaszk said: The exact people who have been behind Gerrard would have been moaning beyond belief with either. They want a big name. Not just “they” the l club NWSE wanted a big name. A bigger name was the next logical progression. It’s how you evolve and hopefully improve especially given their starting base was Steve **** Bruce Edited August 21, 2022 by thabucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 minute ago, thabucks said: Not just They, the club NWSE presumably wanted a big name. A bigger name was the next logical progression. It’s how you evolve and hopefully improve especially given their starting base was Steve **** Bruce They were wrong then. Instead of a big name, why not a good manager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, Stratvillan said: What's this based on? The praise and defence for the appointment of Steven Gerrard over Dean Smith, an actual Premier League manager. The continued insistence despite poor team performances and evidence to the contrary Gerrard is the improvement we needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daft Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Did you guys hear about the kittens? The **** needs to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 3 hours ago, daft said: This is some very sound thinking by Jonas Boldt of Bayer Leverkusen. Whenever it happens, it needs to be right, and we must understand what that person needs and how to recreate the good part of his previous successes: Last time we did anything like this was with Gregory. I know he'd gone to Wycombe for a bit but he was with Little for a good while, knew the club etc... and we were flying under him - until the Yorke & Collymore shit. I just wish there was an ex-Villa player out there as a top manager right now, because if we came knocking, they'd not turn us down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daft Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 minute ago, UpTheVilla26 said: Last time we did anything like this was with Gregory. I know he'd gone to Wycombe for a bit but he was with Little for a good while, knew the club etc... and we were flying under him - until the Yorke & Collymore shit. I just wish there was an ex-Villa player out there as a top manager right now, because if we came knocking, they'd not turn us down. Jesus guys, you latch on to the wrong thing. Internal is just one possible way that takes YEARS. I should have been more clear that I meant recreating the things that led to success part primarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratvillan Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 31 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: The praise and defence for the appointment of Steven Gerrard over Dean Smith, an actual Premier League manager. The continued insistence despite poor team performances and evidence to the contrary Gerrard is the improvement we needed. What's this got to do with "they" wanting a big name. How do you know "they" would have moaned at either of the others you name? There's a danger that 1 viewpoint gets conflated with another. I don't think anyone who has watched Villa under SG is impressed. I don't think anyone necessarily wants a big name, but if anyone on this forum is asked an opinion on a coach it's invariably going to be based on a well known coach because that's who we know about. Gérard wasn't "welcomed" by fans because he was a name, it's because he offered a different approach to a manager (who I loved), but had clearly lost his way. If you wanted Poch or Potter would you be guilty of wanting a big name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted August 21, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) Edit: it's fake, sorry! Edited August 21, 2022 by Lichfield Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daft Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Lichfield Dean said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratvillan Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Big name!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Some kid called Liam running their Official Twitter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, Lichfield Dean said: FFS you had me there for a minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaHatesMe Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 I don't have any specific replacement in mind if/when it happens, but I won't feel any differently than I did when Smith was sacked. If you're talking a big game about competing for European spots, hire a manager who has proven he can get there, or at the very least has proven he can get the most out of a team. The system isn't important to me. Hiring somebody with the experience and ability to manage a club, both in the locker room, in training, and on the pitch are what matters to me. That was always my problem with the Gerrard hire, and why I was skeptical when it was the direction we chose. He had success at Rangers, but he never had to prove himself as a manager of a club that wasn't guaranteed to finish in the top two of its league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macandally Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) May be controversial but I think Pochittino is a busted flush, didn’t do well at PSG and should have. Potter has a faint whiff of Lambert about it, was awesome at a club that will never win anything and is aiming to just stay in the Premier League. Low pressure, low risk management. The more I think, the more I want Rogers. Knows how to build teams, tactically and technically astute and a steady hand on the tiller for 3 or 4 years to push us on. Given where we are, I think he is the safest option, particularly against the exotic overseas names. We simply cannot gamble with the clubs future again Edited August 21, 2022 by macandally 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 I would like to see Potter but I'd take Rodgers in a heart beat right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted August 21, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 21, 2022 22 minutes ago, ender4 said: FFS you had me there for a minute Ah balls sorry guys! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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