Sky now saying phil Thompson will not be assistant!

[eastie]

Garry mac is assistant to strachan at boro- Sammy lee might be the call , maybe hodgson wouldn't mind Sammy going-I wonder what changed thommos mind?

[eastie]

intersting article here   
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/7987962/Phil-Thompson-snub-for-Gerard-Houllier-and-Aston-Villa.html

[BannedUserIAT]

Why would the big nose twat take the role?
Probably less money. He'll be the whipping boy for his SKY mates when Villa lose. Some of the players seemingly do not like him.

Makes no sense to take it. At all.

[Concrete John]

intersting article here   
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/7987962/Phil-Thompson-snub-for-Gerard-Houllier-and-Aston-Villa.html

If true this is slightly worrying as any new manager needs to choose his own staff.  If Gezza (I'm trying it out) likes K-Mac then brilliant, but if he prefers Pinnochio then that should be his choice and Kev goes back to the reserves.

[Bosco81]

intersting article here   
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/7987962/Phil-Thompson-snub-for-Gerard-Houllier-and-Aston-Villa.html

If true this is slightly worrying as any new manager needs to choose his own staff.  If Gezza (I'm trying it out) likes K-Mac then brilliant, but if he prefers Pinnochio then that should be his choice and Kev goes back to the reserves.

We've lost a manager, assistant, coach and a goalie coach, so all of them need replacing, and if Houllier is our choice then he needs to decide who he wants helping him out.

I'm willing to whack half volleys at the keepers to help out in the meantime.

[VillaAlways]

Garry mac is assistant to strachan at boro- Sammy lee might be the call , maybe hodgson wouldn't mind Sammy going-I wonder what changed thommos mind?

Maybe he's been reading this thread 

[jonzy85]

Soccer Saturday will make for interesting viewing to see what kind of (if any) grilling he gets off Jeff and the lads.

I suspect it was a case that the money on offer was no better than what he gets for shooting the shit with other ex-pros and who can blame him.

Actually, having thought about that, it must have been more but probably no enough to give up the cushy number he has.

[Astral Weeks]

Why would the big nose twat take the role?
Probably less money. He'll be the whipping boy for his SKY mates when Villa lose. Some of the players seemingly do not like him.

Makes no sense to take it. At all.

I object to your nosist remark. There's nothing wrong with having a bit extra in the proboscis department.

[JUAN PABLO]

Garry mac is assistant to strachan at boro- Sammy lee might be the call , maybe hodgson wouldn't mind Sammy going-I wonder what changed thommos mind?

Maybe he's been reading this thread 

yeah Mcallister and Hamann mentioned in todays paper..

[PaulTheVillan]

I thought Sammy Lee was assistant to Rafa and not Houllier

[Lambert and Payne]

intersting article here   
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/7987962/Phil-Thompson-snub-for-Gerard-Houllier-and-Aston-Villa.html

I still dont believe that K-mac wanted the job, he's always been reserves and has a proud record in that, if he wanted the job he would have made himself look more interested from the start.

[Lucky Eddie]

Bottom line, Villa will appoint the best person for the job and we'll be left to support that person.  End of.

Behave yourself, like past appointments we'll appoint the person willing to come for the money we're prepared to offer them to then give them twenty times more to spend/blow as they see fit.

We certainly wont get 'the best' person for the job.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I think that atricle is a load of bollocks, I feel they are making it up as they go along, Houllier has many years in the game, he'll have no problem getting a number 2 and I wouldn't mind if it was our Kev either

[Lucky Eddie]

Having been initially chilled to the bone by the news of Thompsons possible arrival I have to admit that the idea had grown on me and that I think some of our squad could possibly do with a Thompson character making it clear when they aren't pulling their weght.

[Dave Clark Five]

Having been initially chilled to the bone by the news of Thompsons possible arrival I have to admit that the idea had grown on me and that I think some of our squad could possibly do with a Thompson character making it clear when they aren't pulling their weght.

Definitely. Can't be doing with players telling the media which managers / coaches they like or don't like. Anyway, why didn't the come clean about disliking O'Neill before he left? Exactly. They will all be writing little articles in the papers about how great it is with whoever gets the job. Curtis Davies will be first.