Quote from: Toronto Villa on April 16, 2014, 11:12:50 PMGiven sounds like an all round good egg and along with Sid this might be just what Lambert needed. You get the impression that Culverhouse and Karsa became a bit Keyes and Gray. I'm glad they're gone (almost) and that good people and football people are getting a chance, if only possibly temporarilyAndy Gray is obviously intelligent on the football side of things and has experience of being an assistant manager. Shay Given strikes me as the same sort of football thinker. Sorry to say this but I think Gordon Cowans has been around at Villa Park for far too long without showingany exceptional coaching skills. But he is, of course, popular with the fanbase because of his playing skills.Its quite possibly Lambert is using him to gain favour with the support and if that is true it is disgraceful.
Given sounds like an all round good egg and along with Sid this might be just what Lambert needed. You get the impression that Culverhouse and Karsa became a bit Keyes and Gray. I'm glad they're gone (almost) and that good people and football people are getting a chance, if only possibly temporarily
Quote from: Ron Manager on April 17, 2014, 10:16:16 AMQuote from: Toronto Villa on April 16, 2014, 11:12:50 PMGiven sounds like an all round good egg and along with Sid this might be just what Lambert needed. You get the impression that Culverhouse and Karsa became a bit Keyes and Gray. I'm glad they're gone (almost) and that good people and football people are getting a chance, if only possibly temporarilyAndy Gray is obviously intelligent on the football side of things and has experience of being an assistant manager. Shay Given strikes me as the same sort of football thinker. Sorry to say this but I think Gordon Cowans has been around at Villa Park for far too long without showingany exceptional coaching skills. But he is, of course, popular with the fanbase because of his playing skills.Its quite possibly Lambert is using him to gain favour with the support and if that is true it is disgraceful.Anyone who genuinely thinks Lambert is "using" Cowans to gain favour with Villa fans simply does not like Lambert. Ron, all due respect but I think that theory is crazy.
To be fair Louzie0, the best bit of Saturday was not losing - again!
I think the reality is that the club at board and management level have become too detached from the fans. Getting Sid back with the first team should give everyone a big lift as he has such a presence at Villa. Plus he's worked with the likes of Wiemann, Gabby, Clark and Baker in the past, so perhaps Sid knows how to get more out of them.Having sat in the Trinity Road stand, I can vouch that Culverhouse has been, shall we say, rather obnoxious with one or two of us. If you don;t like the heat Ian then you shouldn't go in the kitchen.Seems strange going onto Saturday that the number one nd number two in the dugout are former European champions!