Steven Gerrard To Aston Villa - Official

[Moody Blue 10,010]

1 minute ago, ritchieshearercaldow said:

Very true, I’ve criticised Gerrard’s tatics at times maybe a new manager will have different ideas

Avoiding using 3 defensive midfielders would be a start 

[King Jela 21,645]

Just now, DBBTB said:

Some of the suggestions I’ve seen banded about in this thread are wild, absolutely fucking wild. Do people realise it’s not 2015 and we aren’t on our knees as a club anymore? 

We're not far away from it if we fail to win the league 

[Valance1690 4,097]

Just now, Nameless Ghoul said:

"Don't ask me silly questions then.." 

That aged well. 

That interview on repeat is all you'll hear for the next week

Clearly just another lying bastard saying what people want to hear

[esquire8 45,208]

1 minute ago, DBBTB said:

Some of the suggestions I’ve seen banded about in this thread are wild, absolutely fucking wild. Do people realise it’s not 2015 and we aren’t on our knees as a club anymore? 

New manager will still have fuck all money to spend unless he wins the league.

[Rum Ham 2,076]

3 minutes ago, Ger_onimo said:

He won’t exactly be leaving us on a high while we’re flying. We’ve been plodding along well below par for the whole season. If it’s anyone half decent, the new manager bounce might be enough to get us over the line as far as the league is concerned 

Was pessimistic at the start of these rumours, but this is the way I'm thinking now.

Been about 7 results so far this season which haven't been good enough and its only November.

Biggest worry is the run of fixtures through to Christmas that a new manager will have in his first couple of months of managing us.

[Marco 1,780]

2 minutes ago, Toronto2Glasgow said:

Don’t understand the move. Chance at champions league proper vs a relegation battle. 

Villa aren't a relegation side. He already has a squad there that he can turn around and move up the table with. As for Champions League, there's no denying that Ibrox on a CL night is far, far more special than anything he'll experience at Villa, but Villa will be playing CL calibre teams every few weeks in that league.

Aye, he delivered 55, but there's multiple flaws to SG as a manger and this season, once again, he's looked a bit lost for ideas at times. Think he's cashing in his chips and getting that EPL move. And to hell with us.

[BlueSuedeSambas 56,396]

1 minute ago, esquire8 said:

New manager will still have fuck all money to spend unless he wins the league.

The new manager inherits multiple sellable assets that we didn’t have when Gerrard came in. 

[Ladytonbear 395]

8 minutes ago, GOAT said:

He said a few weeks ago he was settled and happy not too ask stupid questions, he then said on Sunday, all he was focused on was a cup semi final and it was the most important thing to discuss right now.

if he now leaves after all the he’s a disgrace.  

Doesn't change anything, but when you look back now with the benefit of hindsight  he actually deflected the question and didn’t answer it. Every chance he was never a real contender for the Newcastle job

[Willis 20,919]

1 minute ago, tm91 said:

In London talking to Villa. Sky reporting he's interested. ITK poster on FF claiming it's been a cert since Sunday. Bookmakers have him on stupid odds, journalists in England all seem certain he's off. 

Fs what a shambles man

[TheFamousPigeon 9,352]

Honestly the thoughts of a Stuart McCall, Derek Mcinnes coming in...

[Ladytonbear 395]

apologies- don’t know how to delete a duplicate post- and don’t know how i did one in the first place!

[Moody Blue 10,010]

1 minute ago, tm91 said:

In London talking to Villa. Sky reporting he's interested. ITK poster on FF claiming it's been a cert since Sunday. Bookmakers have him on stupid odds, journalists in England all seem certain he's off. 

And RM a mixture of…

[The Dude 20,027]

Just now, Ladytonbear said:

Doesn't change anything, but when you look back now with the benefit of hindsight  he actually deflected the question and didn’t answer it. Every chance he was never a real contender for the Newcastle job

He wasn't

[BlueSuedeSambas 56,396]

We better be starting our own processes of looking for a replacement now. We can’t afford to sit around twiddling our thumbs for the next few days waiting for this to be confirmed.

[Bears r us 31,337]

54 minutes ago, ger4life_1872 said:

Yeah this is the beginning of the end even if he doesn't go , speaking to another club isn't acceptable 

That is how I see it as well. 

[KingKirk 26,487]

That video makes me angry it is what it is tho. 

[ayro 3,515]

Just now, LiverpoolBlue said:

Just had a quick gander at the Villa fans forum, they don't seem overjoyed at the choice of SG 

Dean Smith was ‘one of their own’ and basically got punted as they couldn’t win without Grealish.

I can see why they would be underwhelmed by SG and entourage as even if he is successful (finishes 7th) Klopp contract is up in 2024, he will fuck off and join them.

If he isn’t successful and ends up in a relegation dogfight then what was the point of getting rid of Smith?

[TheFamousPigeon 9,352]

Scenes when he comes back with a player from Arsenal or Chelsea...

 

[ritchieshearercaldow 22,389]

In any other league a decent manager would jump at the chance to take on a team at the top of the league and the prospect of winning trophies, a team struggling to avoid relegation not so much. Funny old world.

 

[Bearsden bear 2,376]

2 minutes ago, Number5 said:

Have the same view.

However like most he'll spout whatever he needs to to keep the fanbase on-side. The offer probably wasn't on the plate weeks ago? I do believe this club means a lot to him. The family plays a bit part, might work well for his whole team to be in the Midlands? 

He's gave us a decent run, there's been times when we've stuck by him when he could have been booted, he came to do one thing essentially and he did it, he hasn't over-achieved and arguably given the same funds and timescale others may have achieved greater things?

The timing is terrible, but we've got a good squad that have been together for a while and know the job in hand, some old heads in Davis, Shagger, Arfield and Tav etc who can keep everything in perspective. We're in a decent position in all fronts, the next month is massive though and will possibly make or break the season. 

However getting fucked out of the cups means little in the grand scheme of things as the League has to be the focus.

 

Exactly, players are used to comings and goings it comes with the territory.

We are a different proposition now and will lure a good manager, no probs.

Lets face it, all we need to do is beat a 56  yr old Aussie with a wafer thin squad of midgets. We have the biggest and best squad and the players know their role in the system, having done it for 3 years.

[TheFamousPigeon 9,352]

Just now, ritchieshearercaldow said:

In any other league a decent manager would jump at the chance to take on a team at the top of the league and the prospect of winning trophies, a team struggling to avoid relegation not so much. Funny old world.

 

Shows the power of the Premier League over us eh...

[the goal machine 7,990]

1 minute ago, DBBTB said:

We better be starting our own processes of looking for a replacement now. We can’t afford to sit shout twiddling our thumbs for the next few days waiting for this to be confirmed.

I’d like to think we would have started. Wilson should have a list of names ready to go in case anything happened.

[KingKirk 26,487]

2 minutes ago, DBBTB said:

We better be starting our own processes of looking for a replacement now. We can’t afford to sit shout twiddling our thumbs for the next few days waiting for this to be confirmed.

So u think Wilson will go down the foreign route or British. 

[writingranger 1,450]

I can't understand why he would even think of going to villa.

[Rum Ham 2,076]

11 minutes ago, surfsup2 said:

If SG goes rather than rush into a big decision.

What about Neil McCann till the end of season see how he goes .

 

 

 

Seeing how it goes isn't really an option this season