Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: johncvilla88 on June 27, 2011, 12:34:48 PM
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Rumours circulating on twitter are that Avram Grant is being considered for a job at villa either as DOF or Assitant Manager. Personally I belive he would do a good job of DOF but why did we move Houlier on and not just give him the position! Only logical explaination is he wouldn't accept the offer.
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I don't believe it for one second.
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Queue much wailing and gnashing of teeth from people who don't really understand the difference between Grant's managerial career in England and his potential abilities as a DoF
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I do agree though that GH would be a much better option, should he want it.
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We might as well get Ian Holloway in to help with match day entertainment
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Nobody will no more about relegation than us.
Only joking. Any help we can get from someone as experienced as Grant would be worth having.
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The thing with GH would surely be the salary. Id say that a DOF gets paid significantly less than the manager. So it would have either meant asking GH to take a pay cut to move upstairs, or over paying him.
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Fair point actually, glasses. We could always offer him a take it or leave it package. Considering he got a pay off for leaving the managerial post, I don't think he'll be too stuck for money. It's obvious he loves the game, but a role such as this could be the best option for him. Much less stressful but still heavily involved in long-term planning.
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He was doing the DOF thing at Chelsea, and quite well if you believe what you hear, and that got him the managers job when Mourinho left. I see no harm if talking to him about it, if the reports are true.
As for Gezza, I think he wanted to stay as manager so maybe his departure was less than friendly, hence him not being considered as a DOF?
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GED nearly died. He will not return to any form of work for anyone. The man needs to rest!
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Utter bollocks
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Well, it seems obvious that Grant don't have the decisiveness to be a successful Premier League manager, but that doesn't mean that he would be useless in a DoF role.
However, in my opinion, McLeish is not capable to an omnipotent manager a la Ferguson and Wenger (or perhaps Houllier), and appointing a DoF to complement him might not be a bad idea.
Not saying that Grant is the right/a good choice, mind.
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This rumour comes from a fake General Krulak account. The same account has tweeted we will be bringing in Holloway as Youth Team coach to complete a relegation treble. Move on, it is a wind up.
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Bizzarre idea.
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It's Peter Grant his number 2 at Blues not Avram Grant.
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GED nearly died. He will not return to any form of work for anyone. The man needs to rest!
Geds already being linked to a five plan developing Saudi Arabian football apparently.
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What an absolute load of cobblers, we going to get in Holloway as kitman to complete the set?
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Bizzarre idea.
Not that I think it will happen, but why is it bizarre?
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Incidentally, whoever is doing the Krulak twitter account (and whoever it is obviously posts on here), quit while you're ahead, it's getting a bit tedious now.
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It's the relegation dream team
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It's actually Eddie Grant - he already lives near the ground in Electric Avenue.
Sorry
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Incidentally, whoever is doing the Krulak twitter account (and whoever it is obviously posts on here), quit while you're ahead, it's getting a bit tedious now.
I said so last week. Too much like sado-masachism, necrophilia and beastiality.
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Queue much wailing and gnashing of teeth from people who don't really understand the difference between Grant's managerial career in England and his potential abilities as a DoF
"Wail, wail, nash, nash".
He must be the least inspiring man in the world. I'm sure he's a lovely chap and very knowledgable but why would anyone put him in charge of anything?
We'd be better off with Sheila Grant.
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Can we have a Grantathon - I do hope so.
This would be a more ludicrous appointment than the taxi driver that raped Sheila Grant.
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Grant Mitchell.
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We definitely need a football man upstairs.
I'm not sure it should be Grant though. Actually I am sure. It shouldn't be.
Who is advising the board, Paul Tait?
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Bizzarre idea.
Not that I think it will happen, but why is it bizarre?
Was going to say something sensible, but I see Chris Smith has already articulated my thoughts.
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Grant did well when he was DoF at Chelsea, didn't he? My main concern about McLeish is that he will struggle to identify and attract little-known future stars from abroad. If he gets someone in to help him, that would be good news I reckon.
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Hitchens of The Daily Heil is forever banging on about the Facefuckosphere being a "morons' index", but it is surely only a matter of time before the Twattosphere replaces all other forms of communication and the world is full of twitching tweeters twatting away.
Avram looks sad.
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This is surely a joke. I won't take anything other than the DOF dream team of Richard E & Russell Grant
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Please no I don't want Grant at Villa would prefer somebody else maybe an ex Villa player I wouldn't mind that but not Mr Toad.
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Please no I don't want Grant at Villa would prefer somebody else maybe an ex Villa player I wouldn't mind that but not Mr Toad.
He speaks very highly of you though Darren.
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Great.
Another bullshit rumour from twitter that some people are willing to believe.
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I trust Twitter impicitly. It was right about the rumours of Ryan Giggs shagging Trevor Francis, why wouldn't it be right this time?
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I trust Twitter impicitly. It was right about the rumours of Ryan Giggs shagging Trevor Francis, why wouldn't it be right this time?
Sweet tweet.
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People keep bringing up, on several threads on here, that GH should have been kept on in some capacity "..well if we are going to give ______ the job why not just have kept Houllier.."etc...
The guys heart was about to shut down FFS. Medically he could not continue...in any capacity. Let him go sit on a beach and sip a beer.
Once GH was declared medically unfit to be Manager - in my mind he was declared medically unfit for any role at the club. If we had kept him on as DoF for example and he had kicked the bucket in the board room, everyone would have been jumping on Villa for sending a sick man to his grave - too much liability for Randy in my opinion.
Just let GH go FFS.
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People keep bringing up, on several threads on here, that GH should have been kept on in some capacity "..well if we are going to give ______ the job why not just have kept Houllier.."etc...
The guys heart was about to shut down FFS. Medically he could not continue...in any capacity. Let him go sit on a beach and sip a beer.
Once GH was declared medically unfit to be Manager - in my mind he was declared medically unfit for any role at the club. If we had kept him on as DoF for example and he had kicked the bucket in the board room, everyone would have been jumping on Villa for sending a sick man to his grave - too much liability for Randy in my opinion.
Just let GH go FFS.
erm... has someone told Houllier he's about to die? I think he should know.
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Let's get Student Grant in. He was good at making a little go a long way...
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I'd rather have Grant Mitchell.
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Park under bullshit
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It's actually Eddie Grant - he already lives near the ground in Electric Avenue.
He's gonna take us higher.
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It's actually Eddie Grant - he already lives near the ground in Electric Avenue.
Not so.
He's currently living on the front line.