Gary McAllister

[dazzyg]

Gary McAllister must be one of the worst  Assistant's we have ever had what does he actually do?
Houllier recruited him from Middlesbrough who were also in trouble when he left. The role of the assistant is to bridge the gap between mgr and player but all he seems to do is jump out the dugout now and then speak to the players then jump back into his seat. We need leaders don at Villa Park not quiet
meek and mild people. For christ sake Randy do something postive now before it gets much worse.

[garyshawsknee]

You should re-post this on the scapegoat post. He's the worse one we've had since things were going tits up last season and people blamed Robertson.

[Simba]

Well done. This man is actually my instinctive problem. Nothing positive in his cv. And nothing from the players to suggest he is doing a proper job. We could insist on his going and find support for the cheese eater without a public outcry or too much compensation. Half measure I know but something is very wrong in this role at Villa.

Something tells me it is him that is the issue.

[eastie]

Total failure at Coventry Leeds and boro as both a coach and manager- awful appointment!

[Pete3206]

Hardly a great Villa memory thread

[El Hurricane]

Totally agree with this post.Mcallister has no track record of success whatsoever.Leeds,Coventry and Boro has been said before.Queiroz is available as one name and his contacts and "another language" speaker for negotiations in transfers would be very useful.Anyone else got an idea for a number 2?

[TopDeck113]

Some people can be very good, even great coaches, but not able to hack it as a manager.  Brian Kidd is a good contemporary example. 

However, McAllister had failed as both a manager and as a coach, so why, other than being able to reminisce about their great days at Anfield on long coach journeys, Houllier appointed him is beyond me.

Another example of why you shouldn't appoint as manager someone who has been six years out of the loop.

[Legion]

Moved as requested.

[Salsa Party Animal]

Let hope Gerald is monitoring his work and be ready to look for alternative no 2. I would though John Gregory is a possible suggestion if he is willing to come back home.

[Legion]

Never go back.

[eastie]

John gregory no way- phil Thompson was the man who took the flak at anfield and was the bad cop while houllier was the good cop- Gary mac is clearly not the kind of man we need in the role - maybe Sammy lee ?

Thompson by accounts had told sky he was leaving to work at villa and then changed his mind , that may have seen things pan out much better for us but gary mac is a failure not just here but every job he has coached!

[WikiVilla]

We don't want pinnochio or Sam Lee this is villa not the BinDippers FC!!

[eastie]

Yes and the best person to work in that role is someone whose worked successfully in it with houllier before- as was john ward with graham Taylor , and alan Evans with brian little , and robbo with mon!

They do not have to be villa men , just comfortable in the role !

[Dave]

To run with a point that Paulie made on the Houllier topic, presumably a thread on how Cowans must be a rubbish first-team coach is now imminent?

If McAllister is being blamed, why shouldn't Cowans get just as much stick?

[WikiVilla]

Because Sid is given no control in the set up as it is