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Offline Rip Van We Go Again

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2011, 10:51:02 AM »
GT mark 1 saved our bacon and we could be where Sheff Wed are now if it wasn't for him.

Really shouldn't be on that list at all, he has a genuine affection for our club, unlike the two O'Twats.

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2011, 11:12:18 AM »
Thinking about it, there do seem to be parallels between Sir Graham the 2nd and Gezza:-

1.  Both were very successful managers previously who everyone thought had all but retired from the game.
2.  Both inherited teams that were doing reasonably well after large investment, but with some fans thinking the old manager had taken them as far as he could.
3.  Both have struggled and will/did finish bottom half.

Main difference is that GT had a huge amount of affection already built up with the fans that kept them off his back, where as Houllier has a huge amount of affection for the Liverpool fans.

As I said in another thread, he now needs a VERY strong end to the season or the pressure on him, and Randy, will be immense!

Offline Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2011, 11:15:07 AM »
GT mark 1 saved our bacon and we could be where Sheff Wed are now if it wasn't for him.

Really shouldn't be on that list at all, he has a genuine affection for our club, unlike the two O'Twats.

Yeah, that O'Neill is a right twat. Just look at how shit we did - consistently shit season after season!

With the luck Blues had, it could've easily been us with a cup in the trophy cabinet last season. But Man Utd and Chelsea are totally different to Arsenal, so we didn't.

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2011, 12:30:06 PM »
I refuse to vote until someone takes Sir Graham off the list!
It would be O'Cunty though, definitely.

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2011, 12:33:57 PM »
O Leary never got the grasp of how big villa are and always seemed to belittle us and put us down

You could say the same for GH

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #20 on: March 03, 2011, 01:59:26 PM »
You could argue that DOL (Don't like him) and Sir GTMK2 were hampered by the overspend of JG before them. GH could say the same about the overspend of MON.
I have to say that MON could be said to be the worst because he had everything going for him, addoration of fans and a chairman with money who let him get on with it and then he walked away when things got a bit tough, look at Fergie and Moyes who stuck with their club when money dried up. I wonder if with a preseason and more funds Sir Graham would have done better.

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #21 on: March 03, 2011, 06:38:59 PM »
Cant believe 5 people have voted for MON, cant believe he's even on the list.
Just goes to show how blinded some people really are by their hatred for the man.
Any which way you look at it - Give me a 6th place finish and a cup run over a relegation battle, but obviously some Villa fans prefer a relegation battle.

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #22 on: March 03, 2011, 06:41:35 PM »
'publicly polling' Graham Taylor against DOL is a fuckin disgrace!

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #23 on: March 03, 2011, 06:43:14 PM »
GT mark 1 saved our bacon and we could be where Sheff Wed are now if it wasn't for him.

Really shouldn't be on that list at all, he has a genuine affection for our club, unlike the two O'Twats.

Yeah, that O'Neill is a right twat.

Agree 100%

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #24 on: March 03, 2011, 06:48:45 PM »
O'leary the worst but Houllier is on his tail

foreign managers don't work at Villa, remember Jozef Venglos ?

who could sort the mess out ?
someone like Ian Holloway perhaps, similarities to GT in 87

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #25 on: March 03, 2011, 06:56:12 PM »
Wow

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #26 on: March 03, 2011, 07:36:42 PM »
O'Leary.

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #27 on: March 03, 2011, 07:39:31 PM »
O'leary the worst but Houllier is on his tail

foreign managers don't work at Villa, remember Jozef Venglos ?

I like the logic. Then again, we've also had loads of rubbish British managers, so they must not work either, so we can't actually hire anyone.

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #28 on: March 03, 2011, 07:48:30 PM »
I hated O'leary.

I can't help but think Taylor had no chance to succeed and coming back was a mistake on both parties. I wish he didn't blemish his record with us.

MON I enjoyed having as our manager for the most part.
Very frustating at times but his record was not bad. Some of his signings was not great, that I can forgive, all managers make blunders in the market, but the contracts these players were/are on are a huge burden. Who is at fault for this, I'm not sure?

I don't know why but I really think Houllier if given a chance will go on to bringing back the good times to Villa Park.

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Re: Villa's last four managers
« Reply #29 on: March 03, 2011, 07:50:31 PM »
I hated O'leary.

I can't help but think Taylor had no chance to succeed and coming back was a mistake on both parties. I wish he didn't blemish his record with us.

MON I enjoyed having as our manager for the most part.
Very frustating at times but his record was not bad. Some of his signings was not great, that I can forgive, all managers make blunders in the market, but the contracts these players were/are on are a huge burden. Who is at fault for this, I'm not sure?

I don't know why but I really think Houllier if given a chance will go on to bringing back the good times to Villa Park.

Great post.

 


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