Ian Taylor left out of tour...

[Ron Manager]

Has he been sacked?
I noticed Hendrie was with the players on tour, I'm wondering if he now has Taylor's job.

God, I hope not!  Surely the powers that be wouldn't be that daft!

[SashasGrandad]

They just need the extra hotel room for our new signing.

Scratch Taylor

Insert Messi

[mrastonvilla]

Where was it confirmed that Ian Taylor was going on the Texas tour?

[saunders_heroes]

Has he been sacked?
I noticed Hendrie was with the players on tour, I'm wondering if he now has Taylor's job.

God, I hope not!  Surely the powers that be wouldn't be that daft!

Has he been sacked?
I noticed Hendrie was with the players on tour, I'm wondering if he now has Taylor's job.

God, I hope not!  Surely the powers that be wouldn't be that daft!

Has he been sacked?
I noticed Hendrie was with the players on tour, I'm wondering if he now has Taylor's job.

God, I hope not!  Surely the powers that be wouldn't be that daft!

I know, but what other reason would he be there for?

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

He retired ages ago. I know Ki has apparently turned us down, but surely we can do better than this?

[garyshawsknee]

When I've heard him on the radio he always seems a little reserved and sits on the fence,so I'm surprised by this.

[Saunders9]

From Lee Hendrie on Twitter

 "@leehendrie77: Tails is still doing his same role. He couldn't attend this trip. So I've been lucky enough to be asked. I'm over the moon to be apart of it"

[garyshawsknee]

Were all the other ex players busy ?

[edgysatsuma89]

I'm going to go pedantic on his ass, surely it's 'Tayls'.

Pedantry over.

[TheEgo]

Taylor has had several 'digs' at lambert on twitter over the last few months of the season. He's a fan like us all and I don't blame him. The problem is he's also paid by villa to be an ambassador, so as much as I dislike Lambert I can see why he wouldn't want him there. Just another PR gaff to add to all the others.

[dave.woodhall]

Taylor has had several 'digs' at lambert on twitter over the last few months of the season. He's a fan like us all and I don't blame him. The problem is he's also paid by villa to be an ambassador, so as much as I dislike Lambert I can see why he wouldn't want him there. Just another PR gaff to add to all the others.

It's not a 'gaff' at all. According to Lee Hendrie Taylor is unable to make the trip due to other commitments. According to an un-named media source he's not wanted because he's criticised the team, and indirectly the people who pay his wages. In those circumstances I wouldn't want him there either so I can't see how anyone can be blamed.

[Gregorys Boy]

This is an odd one if true.  I have not seen the content of Taylor's tweets so cannot comment, but I do believe in freedom of speech and all, but nowadays there is always a line.  If it is a choice between Taylor and Hendrie on the tour?  Taylor all the way for me.

[The Laughing Policeman]

Does it really matter who is carrying out the Ambassadorial role over there? As long as it's not Hodge of course.
After all, all they have to do is shake hands with people and say nice things about us and how wonderful their club is. He's hardly going to be involved with the playing side of things is he?
And let's face it, for all his faults L'il Lee is Villa through and through.
Just for the record I'd rather believe Hendrie's version than some journo I've never heard of.

[TheEgo]

Taylor has had several 'digs' at lambert on twitter over the last few months of the season. He's a fan like us all and I don't blame him. The problem is he's also paid by villa to be an ambassador, so as much as I dislike Lambert I can see why he wouldn't want him there. Just another PR gaff to add to all the others.

It's not a 'gaff' at all. According to Lee Hendrie Taylor is unable to make the trip due to other commitments. According to an un-named media source he's not wanted because he's criticised the team, and indirectly the people who pay his wages. In those circumstances I wouldn't want him there either so I can't see how anyone can be blamed.

Did you miss the bit of my post where I said I can understand why lambert doesn't want him there? What I mean by PR gaff is that it's just more perceived bad news that potentially could of been avoided if the communication was right. As I said, I can see it from Lambert's perspective.

[TheEgo]

Oh and by better communication I mean the club. Ian Taylor is employed by villa, so he could have tweeted today clarifying it all. Brian Doogan could have said something. The vacuous nature of the whole club leads to speculation and sometimes unfair criticism as they are too slow to react.