John Terry - Gone

[Hookeysmith]

Before we all clamour for the return of Terry the player - he has missed all of pre season, he has been on holiday for most of it and he is now 38

It would probably take the rest of this year in full on training to get anywhere near enough fit to play - and I am sure he will have other things to concentrate on

[Drummond]

Before we all clamour for the return of Terry the player - he has missed all of pre season, he has been on holiday for most of it and he is now 38

It would probably take the rest of this year in full on training to get anywhere near enough fit to play - and I am sure he will have other things to concentrate on

Great, he's got 9 days.

[Toronto Villa]

It will be interesting to see where he fits in amongst Smith's backroom staff, especially if Richard O'Kelly comes in.

Richard O’Kelly has joined

[ChicagoLion]

If he gets fit enough to come off the bench to help shore a lead up then that could be very useful.

[VinnieChase84]

It will be interesting to see where he fits in amongst Smith's backroom staff, especially if Richard O'Kelly comes in.

Richard O’Kelly has joined

Dean Smith has two assistants

[UK Redsox]

Before we all clamour for the return of Terry the player - he has missed all of pre season, he has been on holiday for most of it and he is now 38

It would probably take the rest of this year in full on training to get anywhere near enough fit to play - and I am sure he will have other things to concentrate on

Even allowing for all that, he'd still be the best option after Chester and Axel

[CT]

It will be interesting to see where he fits in amongst Smith's backroom staff, especially if Richard O'Kelly comes in.

Richard O’Kelly has joined

I was just about to ask regarding this. I couldn't see anything about O'Kelly officially but heard SSN mention this morning that he'd joined alongside JT.

[mike]

It can’t have been a coincidence that he formally retired during the period he was being recruited, it just seems odd given the fact we are so desperate for a centre half. I can only imagine he’s either chronically unfit or he wants to separate playing and coaching roles.

[clash city rocker]

It can’t have been a coincidence that he formally retired during the period he was being recruited, it just seems odd given the fact we are so desperate for a centre half. I can only imagine he’s either chronically unfit or he wants to separate playing and coaching roles.

He will be on less as a coach than if He was a player so perhaps we just can't afford to pay him as a player. Plus I suppose it's a bit of a can of worms. Pay him for one job but expect him to do two.

[clash city rocker]

I would imagine there are one or two players that did or said things while Terry was here as a player and are thinking it may now come back to bite them on the arse.

[Comrade Blitz]

I love it.

[jwarry]

Really can’t understand the media trying to stir it with Richard coming in. They never seemed to bother when we had 3 assistant managers under Bruce!

[VillaAlways]

Very reassuring read.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/10/13/john-terryhappy-learn-ropes-new-aston-villa-manager-dean-smith/

[TheMalandro]

It will be interesting to see where he fits in amongst Smith's backroom staff, especially if Richard O'Kelly comes in.

Richard O’Kelly has joined

I didn't realise he's already had a six-month stint at Villa. His middle name is also Florence.

[mike]

Very reassuring read.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/10/13/john-terryhappy-learn-ropes-new-aston-villa-manager-dean-smith/

I never thought I’d be pleased to read a Torygraph article. That is very reassuring.