BOF Posted September 3, 2010 Moderator Share Posted September 3, 2010 If Houllier is hired as a DOF with KMac as manager then the bookies will pay out on KMac and not on Houllier. Oh how I'll laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Joint managers. Power struggle which houllier won. Kmac doesnt want to be manager he wants to coach if he didnt want to be manager then surely he wouldnt have applied to be the manager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceoftheshamen Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 If it is Houllier/K Mac i will trust our board to have come up with the best option for the club. They were the ones who interviewed everyone afterall! It could be a perfect match actually with K mac taking some of the work load off Houllier which would be better for him with his health concerns & Houllier bringing a wealth of experience & knowhow to the table & doing the manager stuff which KM has clearly indicated he does not like. KM will have more knowledge of the playing staff than anybody else alive & both enjoy the development of youth systems etc. I am sure they can work out an agreeable system of working between them they are grown men afterall! Of course this will most likely all change tomorrow mind with someone else throwing his hat in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Did anyone else see how Sky Sports understands that only McDonald and Houllier are the only people in the frame for the job. I cannot find it online anywhere but they reported about 6ish tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I am wondering if the job has been sold to Houllier as part of a team in a DOF format or is he expecting to come in and be the boss. If the former is true and he is OK with that then he must feel that it can work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 3, 2010 Moderator Share Posted September 3, 2010 Did anyone else see how Sky Sports understands that only McDonald and Houllier are the only people in the frame for the job. I cannot find it online anywhere but they reported about 6ish tonight... Yeah I heard that too, then they showed Sven getting out of a car presumably about to go for another interview elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 yeah, they had Pete Colley stood outside the ground - he reported Sven and Curbs were out of the running and Houllier had impressed Randy and Faulkner a lot and was due to work with KM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Is this whole Houllier/K-Mac thing actually true or just more media speculation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJ83 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I am wondering if the job has been sold to Houllier as part of a team in a DOF format or is he expecting to come in and be the boss. If the former is true and he is OK with that then he must feel that it can work Unless he is getting a good pay packet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Is this whole Houllier/K-Mac thing actually true or just more media speculation? latter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I'm really not sure how a Houllier and K Mac pairing will work. Do they even know each other any more than in passing and the odd pleasantry? do they share the same footballing philosophy - like to play the same style of football etc. If as I suspect they don't know each other will they be able to be frank with each other and tell the other one they are wrong and most importantly will each of them be able to trust the other. I would suggest it is a massive risk to just throw two people together and hope they click and it works. I'm also not convinced what makes a man who as far as I know as never coached above reserve team level at club level suddenly good enough to be the first team coach of a top 6 Premiership side never mind considered good enough to be manager. If this is indeed the way the club is going then I wish these two the best of luck as I think they are going to need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieB Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Yeah I heard that too, then they showed Sven getting out of a car presumably about to go for another interview elsewhere Smile Didn't I read somewhere that HIS interview became "animated"... THAT''s what we need a bit of passion for the job!!! "SHOW ME THE MONEY LERNER!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 is it just me but I just cant imagine Sven getting animated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted September 3, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted September 3, 2010 How does an interview end in contretemps though really?? Not the best way to sell yourself by all accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 so if k macs appointed we was lied to my randy and co as we was told with PREMIERSHIP experience. he has none whatsoever id rather houllier manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 3, 2010 Moderator Share Posted September 3, 2010 is it just me but I just cant imagine Sven getting animated. I'm having more trouble imagining a scenario where a job interview NEEDED to get animated in the first place. And by whom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy1 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 ...like Spud? Just a wee dab o speed, man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeps Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Houllier will head up 3-man Aston Villa dream team Published 23:00 03/09/10 By John Percy Gerard Houllier is set to be unveiled as the head of a new Aston Villa boot room on Monday - part of a major gamble by Randy Lerrner. The 62-year-old Frenchman is prepared to take on the role of Director of Football as part of a new three-man strategy to be unveiled by Villa’s American owner. Houllier will head up the operation to assist new head coach Kevin MacDonald and Steve Staunton, who will join the Villa Park staff as assistant coach. Lerner has taken a major risk in adopting the continental strategy favoured on the continent, but which has hardly been attempted in England. He has gone against the warning of former boss Martin O’Neill - who claimed before his resignation that managers in the Premier League should be allowed to run `all football matters.’ Houllier has not been involved in management since he left Lyon in 2007 and also suffered heart problems during his six-years in charge of Liverpool and had to undergo a heart by-pass. Villa are reluctant to expose the Frenchman to the intense pressure of Premier League management, but feel he could work alongside MacDonald. Former Liverpool midfielder MacDonald, 49, is regarded as an excellent coach, but his lack of extensive managerial experience at the highest level has been exposed during his short stint as caretaker. Villa have responded to advice given to them by former manager Graham Taylor, who met with chief executive Paul Faulkner in a brain-storming session last week. The former England manager is convinced such a structure would work well and would leave MacDonald on the training ground where his strengths lie. MacDonald has been interviewed for the post by Lerner and made it clear he would be happy to work in such a partnership with a more experienced figure. His appointment, crucially, will also be welcomed by the Villa players - with many of the current squad left disillusioned by O’Neill’s final months in charge. Staunton, 41, worked with MacDonald with the Republic of Ireland and will also be a popular appointment after spending seven years as a player with the club. Villa insiders claimed last night the process is still `ongoing’ but it is understood they are set to announce their new set-up early next week. Aston Villa have re-signed veteran goalkeeper Andy Marshall on a one-year deal clicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 3, 2010 Moderator Share Posted September 3, 2010 Staunton ... will also be a popular appointment I'm going to take that bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 So Staunton and MacDonald working together? Thats not dream team material thats nightmare city! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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