Steven Gerrard To Aston Villa - Official

[Prso's headband 35,957]

7 minutes ago, NeoGeo7 said:

Had a really successful career, played here and knows what it takes to win here, won league and cups at a decent level as a manager and his playing style is a decent fit with the one Gerrard has put in place i.e. 4-2-3-1

The question is if we can’t offer assurances of money to spend will he want to sign?

I think now Gerrard is gone the board and players will be happy for some to move on. 
 

I’d say to him sell who or what you want in January and we’ll reinvest roughly  half of it. Fag packet maths Kamara and Goldson bring in a combined £20m you get 6-8 to spend. 
 

Win the league and his transfer kitty rises significantly for the summer. 

[bluenoz 31,348]

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The release clause for any club wanting Gerrard before his contract is up is £4.5m. If you factor in the money that Aston Villa will have to spend to get Michael Beale and Gary McAllister on board as well, the figure goes up substantially. https://patreon.com/posts/inevitable-58517144…

 

[The Ibrox Derry 9,031]

1 minute ago, The Specky Liar said:

It's not a fact though is it

Will be very soon

[MattyBlue 17,220]

4 minutes ago, AdzKyle said:

This kind of “patter” is just pathetic and gives us all a bad name. 

Ah well 

[jintybear 8,660]

8 minutes ago, Big Dunc said:

Hearing on Talksport McInnes and Barry Ferguson.

Oh dear god. Please let this be a joke

[Mclean RFC 1,278]

Just now, The Specky Liar said:

He doesn't mean literally

thank you for pointing that out.

[graeme_4 35,409]

16 minutes ago, esquire8 said:

Couldn't give a fuck if he knocked us back before, he is still a shit manager. 

 

13 minutes ago, hammer93 said:

Mate he is fucking chronic, his Aberdeen side could have won the league against Delias celtic but they bottled every important game aswell as every cup final against them....if it genuinely ends up being Mcinnes then we are fucked

Is he though? 

Promotion with St Johnstone in his first job, and kept them in the league. Knocked back WBA during that period. 

Took Bristol from bottom of the Championship on a run of eight unbeaten to stay in the league, before a dreadful run in the following season and sacking mind you.

Took the Aberdeen job and won their first silverwear in 20 years, qualified for European group football and has made multiple cup finals over that period. Finished 2nd or 3rd every year he was there from 2014 onwards until Gerrard, including finishing above us. Pumped Gerrard’s Rangers out of the cup two (or three times). Knocked us and Sunderland back. 

As I said, I don’t want him, and don’t like his style of football, but he’s nowhere near as bad as made out. 

[BlueSuedeSambas 54,664]

2 minutes ago, The Specky Liar said:

It's not a fact though is it

The amount of people who don’t only seem to be willing to accept, but seem to actively want, us to go backwards is well and truly baffling.

[B1872 21,200]

Just read that Villa have had 9 managers in 10 years. Absolute basket case. No doubt Gerrard will be back with his mates on BT Sport before we know it.

[mitre_mouldmaster 21,510]

 

22 minutes ago, The Dude said:

It's absolutely true. We wanted Nisbet and have done for a long time under Gerrard. We've been in contact with his agent at least twice that I know of (once at Hibs and once at Dunfermline)

Wanting him is one thing. Him being the absolute essential top target is another.

[scottyc06 6,927]

1 minute ago, frenv said:

If he does go, the timing's certainly shit but I can't begrudge him the move if it's largely based on being nearer his family. 

My main worry is just how much of the backroom staff and assistants all go with him, and potentially which players may then follow come January - that's a lot of change with just a small cushion available in the league right now.

 

Every single one of the backroom staff that came with him will leave with him! 
 

Can’t begrudge him potentially setting us back years? 

[Negri's lovechild 14,612]

1 minute ago, jintybear said:

Oh dear god. Please let this be a joke

He's talking shite jinty

[The Specky Forum Organiser 66,701]

1 minute ago, The Ibrox Derry said:

Will be very soon

Based on what

[KingKirk 25,864]

All this "rat " shit needs to stop man yes it's really really bad timing but cmon man we as a fan base are better than that. 

He gave us 55 and has left us in a better place than he inherited. 

We will continue 

[BallochBear 1,613]

Don't want him to go but now appears inevitable, however I'm more worried about who he might want to take from us come January, Kent, Kamara, Hagi, Goldson etc.

[esquire8 43,724]

1 minute ago, graeme_4 said:

 

Is he though? 

Promotion with St Johnstone in his first job, and kept them in the league. Knocked back WBA during that period. 

Took Bristol from bottom of the Championship on a run of eight unbeaten to stay in the league, before a dreadful run in the following season and sacking mind you.

Took the Aberdeen job and won their first silverwear in 20 years, qualified for European group football and has made multiple cup finals over that period. Finished 2nd or 3rd every year he was there from 2014 onwards until Gerrard, including finishing above us. Pumped Gerrard’s Rangers out of the cup two (or three times). Knocked us and Sunderland back. 

As I said, I don’t want him, and don’t like his style of football, but he’s nowhere near as bad as made out. 

Yup. Still shit.

[sausagetrunks 6,102]

4 minutes ago, frenv said:

If he does go, the timing's certainly shit but I can't begrudge him the move if it's largely based on being nearer his family. He won the league we needed the most, so if he goes I wish him all the best.

My main worry is just how much of the backroom staff and assistants all go with him, and potentially which players may then follow come January - that's a lot of change with just a small cushion available in the league right now, and this season's league is arguably just as important as the last given the CL entry.

cant see villa buying many of our players? 

[southcoastbear 1,639]

If we did go for GVB youd certainly  hope he could get more out of Barasic than we do at the moment.

[Roy Hobbs 2,346]

2 minutes ago, superallysbears said:

He's been sacked already ffs 😂

There's very few experienced managers that haven't been sacked. It's the nature of modern football.

[graeme_4 35,409]

I’m up for Gio, Rebrov or Jon Dahl Thomason. 

All managerial upgrades based on their records, and don’t think any are out of our reach. 

[jintybear 8,660]

Just now, Negri's lovechild said:

He's talking shite jinty

Caught me off guard there! Been a stressful day 😂

[jamess 3,453]

Unless he gets the promise of a long contract and hunners of transfer dosh, I don't think this is the one he would jump for.

[Dado'sMulls 2,679]

12 minutes ago, Prso's headband said:

Btw the more I read about Gio it’s a clear upgrade on Gerrard. 

Was about to make a similar post, more you think about it Gio just makes sense on every level. 

[Junior Soprano 22,428]

He goes with my goodwill. Wish villa all the best, and thanks for last season.

But your time has been coming to an end for the last few months imo. 

[cbagan92 235]

Some of the suggestions for manager are outrageous you must be the fuckers who shout the absolute nonsense around me in the stadium during the games. 

Mindblowing.