The General C. Krulak Thread XV

[dave.woodhall]

You can guarantee that one of the votes will be Legion trying to vote for somebody else.

[Toronto Villa]

General, please reassure us the the talks held with Alan Curbishley is just a red herring to throw the press off. I have a lot of respect for everything the board has done since coming to Villa, but this would be a major strike if there is any truth to it. As you have mentioned many times, don't believe everything you read in the papers, so I'll heed your advice on this one also, and kick the Curbs rumour to the curb...so to speak.

[eastie]

General this interview process seems a bit unusual to me - generally the big clubs decide who they would like and then approach him with a view to seeing if he would take the job.

It is unusual for interviews like this to take place and the process seems a long drawn out affair- surely the club should be knowing who they want and going out to approach them and if turned down move to the next target rather than sifting through applications ?

[hulkamania]

Surely we should be going for the best man for the job. Whether he is employed elsewhere shouldn't make a difference. If he is 'the one' then as a club and a business we go get that man? Business isn't nice. Business is business. Its a dog eat dog world

[Dave Clark Five]

General

I hope that the interview process does not assume that someone with a foreign sounding name will automatically be a better manager than one who has spent a lifetime in the English game, albeit maybe at a humble level, managerially. I assume that the club would take absolutely no notice of the preposterous replies to its facebook page where everybody seems to change their view as soon as a new name comes up, regardless of whether they know of the individual or not .

[chrisw1]

In fairness, the Poll includes lots of people who have ruled themselves out and the majority of votes were made some time ago on an 'if I could have any one in the world' type basis.  I'm sure if we did a fresh Poll based on the current more realistic candidates, Curbishley would get more votes.  Maybe even 5 or 6.

[jonzy85]

General,

Why did it take over 3 weeks to interview Alan Curbishley?

(Still hoping it's not true)

[RickySlade]

General,

As a slight aside to the current manager situation, my 2 visits to Villa Park this season - West Ham & Everton - have unearthed an even more serious problem.  The lack of draught beer in the lower north stand.
I am a season ticket holder and was not too impressed on the opening game of the season to find that the draught machine had broken 20 minutes into operation.  I'd expected that it would be up and running by the Everton game but I was wrong.  £2.50 for a piddly bottle of fosters equals an extremely expensive pre match beer. 

Cheers

[Chris Smith]

General,

Why did it take over 3 weeks to interview Alan Curbishley?

He talks very slowly.

[abc123cox]

Curbishley = No
KevMac      = No
Koeman     = Yes
Sven          = Yes


Please pass on my thoughts. I am serious about placing my season card in the drawer and not spending my kids inheritance down VP if Curbs gets the job. If KevMac gets it, I will be disappointed but will continue to support the club. If an internationally recognised manager with credentials gets the job, I will relax and admire my clubs ambitions to be amongst the best. A substandard appointment will take 10k off the attendance! What would that cost us? If the best costs, the fans will be back. Appoint pants, we all lose.

Thanks GK and continue to be our voice (this is my opinion, before anyone has a dig!)

i agree with this General

also......
 
Klinsman - Yes
Moyes - Yes

but mostly SVEN - YES YES

[Malandro]

General,

Why did it take over 3 weeks to interview Alan Curbishley?

(Still hoping it's not true)

It will take longer than three weeks to identify the virtues that make him capable of managing Aston Villa.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Say it ain't so General.

[Risso]

When I have to report slightly underwhelming figures at work, I usually exaggerate how bad they are before releasing them, then when they're actually higher, it doesn't seem so bad. I think the Curbishley story is merely the board doing something similar.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Koemann was a decent player but as far as I'm aware has been nothing more than mediocre at the biggest clubs in Holland, Portugal and Spain.

[placeforparks]

When I have to report slightly underwhelming figures at work, I usually exaggerate how bad they are before releasing them, then when they're actually higher, it doesn't seem so bad. I think the Curbishley story is merely the board doing something similar.

i'm fully expecting to see robert mugabe, flanked by faulkner, holding a villa scarf aloft!