Sir Graham - yet more dignity

[nigel]

Sir Graham should have been on our board. Should be on our board. Forever.
If I was in Randy's shoes, knowing Villa needed football men in decision making and advisory positions, I'd have appointed both Taylor and Ron Atkinson to the board.

The GT bit seems a no brainer to me, especially if he steps down as chairman of watford.

Definately a yes from me for Sir Graham.

[Clampy]

If there were more people in the game like Sir Graham, football would be a lot better off for it.

It's a yes from me.

[Salsa Party Animal]

I think we should have Big Ron, Sir Graham Taylor, and Brian Little on board that three different view and a former player ideally Sir Dennis Mortimer.

 

 

[Legion]

Another vote for Sir GT.

[bertlambshank]

Another vote for Sir GT.

And me.

[john e]

cant remember ever listning to SGT and not agreeing with him on everything he said

[brian green]

The thing which sets Sir Graham head and shoulders above the so called elder statesmen of contemporary football is the unswerving dignity with which he dealt with all the media ridicule and vilification generated by the very badly advised documentary and the inability to get England success in an era of piss poor players.

He has taken everything and not let it make him bitter or vengeful.   He is a great credit to the game.   Whether he would make a big difference on the Villa board I doubt.   These are days of duckers and divers, Gucci shod geezers and corporate knives in undefended backs.   If Villa is to get going again we need Arry clones not gentlemen.   Source of great regret but I feel that is the way football has been driven.

I am looking forward to the Brad Pitt movie Moneyball which I am told deals with these kind of issues in sport.

[Legion]

Can I bore you all senseless again with the story of the letter he sent me?

[Clampy]

His 2nd stint was nothing short of a disaster

His first stint was nothing short of fantastic management.

[SheffieldVillain]

Can I bore you all senseless again with the story of the letter he sent me?

Yes, please do. I don't remember hearing the story.

[dave.woodhall]

Not for me. 

His 2nd stint was nothing short of a disaster and again he reccomended GH.

Which is like judging the Beatles by Free as a Bird.

[Legion]

After he was roundly booed at VP when he made an on-pitch announcement at the end of the season, I was so incensed at the way he was disrespectfully treated that I wrote a letter to the Express and Star which got published. I sent him a copy. I got an appreciative reply (which I still have) in which he thanked me for the support. It was signed and dated on the day he handed in his resignation.

[SheffieldVillain]

After he was roundly booed at VP when he made an on-pitch announcement at the end of the season, I was so incensed at the way he was disrespectfully treated that I wrote a letter to the Express and Star which got published. I sent him a copy. I got an appreciative reply (which I still have) in which he thanked me for the support. It was signed and dated on the day he handed in his resignation.

Nice story, and typical of the man he seems to be.

[Fuse]

An absolute no brainer for me in having SGT back on the board. As to him getting stick for recommending GH - his reasoning was more abotu hiring a manager who would revolutionise the scouting and youth acquiring abroad. For this reaosn alone GH looked like a fantastic candidate. Personally I think GH givne time and support would have been a success at Villa.

As fro Sir Brian Little - I;d have him back as Manager tomorrow. My favourite ever Manager after The Lord Ron Saunders.

[old man villa fan]

Attributes for a manager and a director are completely different and therefore what he achieved/did not achieve as a manager here should not influence his appropriateness as a director.

GT's two stints as manager were under differing circumstances and he was almost in a no win situation the second time around.

As a well respected football person with a great knowledge of the game and a level headed approach to the modern game, I think he would be an ideal person to have as an addition to management of the club.