The replacement for MON...?

[TonyD]

Assistant manager should be KM.   It will probably the scouse twat that doesnt know the squad.

[eastie]

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[atomicjam]

The Guardian say its three years, not two:


Gérard Houllier agrees three-year deal to take charge at Aston Villa
• Frenchman will not be reunited with Phil Thompson
• Villa keen to look after Kevin MacDonald

Gérard Houllier has agreed a three-year contract to become Aston Villa's manager and is set to be confirmed as Martin O'Neill's successor , after he has held talks with the French Football Federation about the terms of his departure.

Houllier, who has been working as the technical director of the FFF, has shaken hands on a deal with Randy Lerner and given the Villa chairman his word that he will accept the position. Although there are some minor details to be ratified, Villa do not anticipate any problems and expect Houllier to be presented to the media on Thursday or, at the latest, on Friday.

The Frenchman will not be reunited with Phil Thompson, who worked alongside him at Liverpool. Thompson had been tipped to become the assistant manager at Villa Park but will instead continue with his media work. It remains to be seen whether Houllier will turn to one of his former players at Anfield to fulfil that role or offer the position to Kevin MacDonald, who was placed in caretaker charge when O'Neill resigned five days before the start of the season.

MacDonald eventually put his name forward to be considered for the manager's position and, although he has missed out, Villa are keen to look after the Scot, whose coaching ability and work in developing youngsters at the club over the past 15 years are highly regarded by Lerner. At the very least, Villa will keep open the reserve team manager's position that MacDonald held before O'Neill stepped down.Houllier's first game will be at the Britannia Stadium on Monday night, when Villa face Stoke City in the Premier League. The 63-year-old will be only the second foreigner to manage Villa, following Jozef Venglos's brief reign between 1990 and 1991.

[eamonn]

Only our second foreign manager, unusual in this day and age.
O'Dreary mustn't count even though he came from a completely different planet.

[PaulTheVillan]

Only our second foreign manager, unusual in this day and age.
O'Dreary mustn't count even though he came from a completely different planet.

The planet of Cock head.

[eastie]

excellent read about houllier here -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2010/09/why_houllier_deserves_respect.html

[Chico Hamilton III]

Only our second foreign manager, unusual in this day and age.
O'Dreary mustn't count even though he came from a completely different planet

Born in London wasn't he? the old sex text pest

[PaulTheVillan]

Dietmar Hamman involved? Says our 'Villa Insider' friend.

[Concrete John]

My ideal coaching set up under him would be K-Mac as a coach (his strength and gets on with the players) and a firey assistant (the shouter who plays bad cop when it's needed).  That would make up for where I would percieve Houllier is not strongest.

[olaftab]

Where was GH in the vote list? 19 names in there and we didn't think about  him ...tut tut

[eastie]

i think gerard should decide whether he wants kmac as coach , he may feel kmac is too pally with players in which case a fresh start would be better for all concerned.

[PaulTheVillan]

My ideal coaching set up under him would be K-Mac as a coach (his strength and gets on with the players) and a firey assistant (the shouter who plays bad cop when it's needed).  That would make up for where I would percieve Houllier is not strongest.

Thompson?

[Concrete John]

My ideal coaching set up under him would be K-Mac as a coach (his strength and gets on with the players) and a firey assistant (the shouter who plays bad cop when it's needed).  That would make up for where I would percieve Houllier is not strongest.

Thompson?

He would unfortunately fit the bill, even if I do personally think he's a bit of a twat.

[pauliewalnuts]

i think gerard should decide whether he wants kmac as coach , he may feel kmac is too pally with players in which case a fresh start would be better for all concerned.

That's the thing, for all the talk (other thread) about whether or not we want Phil Thompson, if we've appointed GH, he and he only should be choosing his staff.

If that means KM goes back to work with the reserves, then unfortunately, that is the way it has to be.

[mozza]

Pinocchio isn't coming to Villa Park after all (according to TalkSport) -

By all accounts Houllier is talking to FFF today - perhaps they will
persuade him to continue in his role with them .............and the search
for a new manager goes on and on and on