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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Hookeysmith on June 20, 2011, 04:09:37 PM

Title: Press conference
Post by: Hookeysmith on June 20, 2011, 04:09:37 PM
Sorry if it is on another thread but i have not seen anything about it - has there been one yet?
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: Toronto Villa on June 20, 2011, 04:15:09 PM
Sorry if it is on another thread but i have not seen anything about it - has there been one yet?

Hookey, check out the AM thread around pages 37-39. It went well, he came over as being determined to prove he is the right man for the job, and that a goalie is top priority. Nothing earth shattering.
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: Edvard Remberg on June 20, 2011, 04:17:59 PM
Just saw it on the offical site.
And he came quite good out of it. Better than Houllier
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: VillaAlways on June 20, 2011, 04:20:20 PM
Here's the link.Came across really well I thought
http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2379166,00.html
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: ozzjim on June 20, 2011, 05:23:30 PM
He clearly loved the skoda comment re Blues. Very funny.

Clearly the wage budget is the big thing still too.
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: mozza on June 20, 2011, 07:59:42 PM
Listened on radioWM and watched  since ...............obviously primed to mention our
94/96 League Cup wins and the owner's connection with The Browns

Made me chuckle when asked if he 'pinched himself' after getting the job
he made reference to people wanting to 'puch him' 
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: cheltenhamlion on June 20, 2011, 08:51:45 PM
Just watched the interview. I thought he came across quite well. He will never be favoured by some but, if nothing else, seemed like a decent bloke to have a pint with.
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: Des Little on June 20, 2011, 09:03:47 PM
Just seen it.  He'll do for me.  Foward we go with Eck.
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: Ian. on June 20, 2011, 09:16:04 PM
Good interview. He sounds confident. He sure must be to make the move he did. I'm behind him and looking forward to what he can achieve here.
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: Walmley_Villa on June 20, 2011, 09:16:47 PM
He came across very well I thought. There is a look of determination in his eyes and I hope he does well as we will all then benefit.
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: DeeBoy1 on June 20, 2011, 09:26:59 PM
Well he did absolutely nothing wrong there - rightly or wrongly appointed it's time to get 100% behind now. Exceeded how well I thought he would come across, especially hung out on his own....
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: Phil from the upper holte on June 20, 2011, 10:01:12 PM
I can't get it to work, what does he say about wage bill? If its a problem why did we pay him 150% more than what he was on at blues?
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: Chris Smith on June 20, 2011, 10:21:28 PM
I can't get it to work, what does he say about wage bill? If its a problem why did we pay him 150% more than what he was on at blues?

We haven't really, that's just a bit of press mischief to make it appearvworse than it really is. His contract their had a 50% cut for relegation so it's a 150% increase on that lower figure which works out at 25% more on what he was on last season. I reckon the Villa job is worth at least that more than the Small Heath one.
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: Phil from the upper holte on June 20, 2011, 10:25:40 PM
I still bet he's on a good wage. Do you know what was said about wage bill?
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: Dave Clark Five on June 20, 2011, 10:27:01 PM
He clearly loved the skoda comment re Blues. Very funny.

I noticed a quote that he made when Small Heath managed to win the League Cup. It said something along the lines of 'for a small club like us to beat a big club like Arsenal'.
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: hawkeye on June 20, 2011, 11:15:07 PM
why cant the press ask any decent questions, nothing about style of play just the obvious questions which I thought he handled very well.
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: Lambert and Payne on June 21, 2011, 10:55:11 AM
I was hoping they would ask about the style of play. Its rather important question. When he said about being punched it was hilarious!
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: King of the Nørth on June 21, 2011, 11:05:05 AM

 TBF when he did an interview on talksport they did bring the style of play up and he pointed towards his time with Motherwell, Aberdeen and stated he tried to get Rangers playing the ball along the floor when there. I think such a massive deal has been made about his style of play that 'hopefully' he has no choice but to try to play positive football to appease the masses.
Title: Re: Press conference
Post by: Ger Regan on June 21, 2011, 11:48:10 AM
TBF when he did an interview on talksport they did bring the style of play up and he pointed towards his time with Motherwell, Aberdeen and stated he tried to get Rangers playing the ball along the floor when there. I think such a massive deal has been made about his style of play that 'hopefully' he has no choice but to try to play positive football to appease the masses.
I hope that he gets us playing a style that is likely for us to win as many games as possible.
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