The General C. Krulak Thread XV

[AlexAlexCropley]

General just a note to say if Curbs is our next manager I will not go down B6 till he`s gone.
What about Ranieri,Gullit,even Toshack or Walter Smith.

Ridiculous.

Not going to the Villa if they dont appoint a manager you approve of is, IMO, ridiculous. And you wouldnt carry it thorough!

How else do I show my disapproval?Go down and boo my own manager?Curbs is a one way ticket to nowheresville and I ain`t catching that train.

[Chris Smith]

General just a note to say if Curbs is our next manager I will not go down B6 till he`s gone.
What about Ranieri,Gullit,even Toshack or Walter Smith.

Ridiculous.

Not going to the Villa if they dont appoint a manager you approve of is, IMO, ridiculous. And you wouldnt carry it thorough!

How else do I show my disapproval?Go down and boo my own manager?Curbs is a one way ticket to nowheresville and I ain`t catching that train.

You give him a chance before deciding he's shit?

I hope we don't appoint him but if we do then I'll get behind him.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I'm the same as you Chris, I won't be impressed but I'll still go, Can't be worse than Dolly.

[Nastylee]

I'm the same as you Chris, I won't be impressed but I'll still go, Can't be worse than Dolly.

And that's your benchmark? Crikey!

[andyh]

General,

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

(Still hoping it's not true)

He kept trying to buy a train ticket for  place that doesn't exist....Burminum New Street.

General - Please give us hope that Curbishley in not in contention for the job.

[Andy Poole]

He did well at Charlton but there is a very big difference between someone that made Charlton a mid table team a few years ago and what is required for Aston Villa and where we want to go.

General. Can we avoid delusions of grandeur when appointing our next manager please. It's about time we took stock of where we really are in the grand scheme of things. Don't get me wrong i'm Villa through and through but i think a dose of realism is needed here.

[pauliewalnuts]

He did well at Charlton but there is a very big difference between someone that made Charlton a mid table team a few years ago and what is required for Aston Villa and where we want to go.

General. Can we avoid delusions of grandeur when appointing our next manager please. It's about time we took stock of where we really are in the grand scheme of things. Don't get me wrong i'm Villa through and through but i think a dose of realism is needed here.

I appreciate we're not Real Madrid, but surely we're a sufficiently decent proposition to go after a better class of manager than a former Charlton boss who has been sat at home watching Homes Under The Hammer and Bargain Hunt for two years, though?

[Tom_Mc9?]

"General. Can we avoid delusions of grandeur when appointing our next manager please. It's about time we took stock of where we really are in the grand scheme of things."

What are we meant to be? A team allegedly attempting to get into the Champions League I thought. Would Spurs or Man City go for Curbishley? I think not. If you think I have "delusions of grandeur" there, let's put it down a level and say we're trying to get a UEFA Cup place (or whatever it's called nowadays). Would Everton go for Curbishley? No. He's a bottom of the Premier League standard manager at best. We'd be a laughing stock if we appointed him.

[tarzansbrother]

General just a note to say if Curbs is our next manager I will not go down B6 till he`s gone.
What about Ranieri,Gullit,even Toshack or Walter Smith.

Ridiculous.

Not going to the Villa if they dont appoint a manager you approve of is, IMO, ridiculous. And you wouldnt carry it thorough!

How else do I show my disapproval?Go down and boo my own manager?Curbs is a one way ticket to nowheresville and I ain`t catching that train.

You give him a chance before deciding he's shit?

I hope we don't appoint him but if we do then I'll get behind him.

Chris how many of your mates queued up to take the piss about Curbishley this morning? I just cant imagine getting behing Curbishley on match day. Im actually shaking when writing this. Moyes in charge or Kilinsmann with Macdonald as coach for me.

[ktvillan]

It has to be said that regardless of what you think of Curbishley's record, it's difficult to imagine any of the top 8 or so clubs from last season genuinely considering him as the kind of manager that will move them forward.  With the possible exception of Villa it seems.  I doubt Newcastle and maybe Sunderland  would seriously consider him either.

[dave.woodhall]

Once more - there's a managers thread for discussing managers.

[boboonthecorner]

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

Koemans record for the last 8 years has been utter shite, he's left every team he's managed in a worse position? Arguably the same can be said for Sven......

[ROBBO]

I find this interview process puzzling, shows a lack of knowledge in the Villa set up.

[Bosco81]

I find this interview process puzzling, shows a lack of knowledge in the Villa set up.

I agree with you, this apparent drip feeding of certain names to test the water seems a bit strange, Curbishley is as uninspiring as Houllier, this reluctance to poach anyone who is currently employed might be noble but it's not a passport to success. If we hadn't poached Atkinson or Little from their clubs we may be looking at 28 years without a trophy, rather than the 14 we are currently on.
 If it was me I would get David Moyes at all costs.

[Chris Smith]

I find this interview process puzzling, shows a lack of knowledge in the Villa set up.

Why?

Do managers normally get appointed without speaking to their new clubs?