Sky now saying phil Thompson will not be assistant!

[Lucky Eddie]

Why is everyone so angry about Thommo possibly coming to Villa??? 

Because they think it is the fashionable thing to do.

Or maybe because having watched him on tv for ten years without a single good word to say about us they doubt that he has Aston Villa's best interests at heart?

[eastie]

we are all in this together , please lets get behind gerard and thommo and give them our full support and backing , they are coming to our club and they want to succeed as much as we want a successful aston villa - lets put personal feelings to one side and enjoy the journey and see where they take us!

[thejoker]

we are all in this together , please lets get behind gerard and thommo and give them our full support and backing , they are coming to our club and they want to succeed as much as we want a successful aston villa - lets put personal feelings to one side and enjoy the journey and see where they take us!

Wise words - a few more on here should listen to them.

[Lucky Eddie]

Mind you, the idea of Thompson motivating our troops is actually growing on me.

[Damo70]

I will back both of them but I aint happy!- Thompson slaughtered Curtis Davies on Sky for his comments after mon left so that should be interesting.

[Dave Clark Five]

Why is everyone so angry about Thommo possibly coming to Villa??? 

Because they think it is the fashionable thing to do.

Or maybe because having watched him on tv for ten years without a single good word to say about us they doubt that he has Aston Villa's best interests at heart?

I rarely get the chance to watch Sky Sports News so have not got the benefit of your experience there.

[john e]

Let's think this through.

Andy 'Mr Claret and Blue' Gray. Told to choose between being assistant manager at Villa and working for Sky. Chose Sky.
Phil "Er, he's a Scouse bastud" Thompson. (seemingly) Same choice. (seemingly) Chose Villa.

Which one of those is more deserving of our respect?

thats the problem, its just jobs for them,
Gray stayed at sky he is well paid, and has a far bigger and better job there than Thompson who is only on TV  a few hours a week,
i dont think Thompson is coming to Villa because of any love of the club, its because its a better job.
 i know you didnt say Thomo was coming for that reason, but i dont think the comparison is a good one.
Gray is a Villa  legend, Thompson is a Liverpool one

there are some well over the top posts on here,
but if i'm honest, i'm struggling with this one.

i dont know why people post things like 'i'm going to give them a chance' you havent got a choice,
we will just get on supporting Villa whether we like it or not, thats what happens and always will

it wont be a thrilling sight to look down at the dugout and see a  ex liverpool manager and playing legend sitting there.

it will soon be forgotten if they bring success,
 got me doubts now though

[Dave Clark Five]

I will back both of them but I aint happy!- Thompson slaughtered Curtis Davies on Sky for his comments after mon left so that should be interesting.

Curtis Davies should look more at his own performances than criticise O'Neill. He has been useless ever since he came to Villa Park. 

[Chico Hamilton III]

First thing Thompson needs to do is to come on an all out charm offensive. Say all the right things about Villa and he might just buy himself a honeymoon period.

He seems very enthusiastic and full of energy, maybe he'll play good cop (kop?) to Houlier's Inspector Clouseau routine? be the best mate of all the players

The last thing he wants to do, if he does get any stick from the fans, is to come out with any O'Leary-isms about fickle Villa fans. He won't last 5 minutes if he does.

I'm not overly enthusiastic about this, but them's the cards we've been dealt.

 

[Pete3206]

I will back both of them but I aint happy!- Thompson slaughtered Curtis Davies on Sky for his comments after mon left so that should be interesting.

I wouldn't condemn anyone for slaughtering Curtis Davis.

[Chris Smith]

There's this weird attitude with football fans, that to to be a good manager or coach a man has to also be a jolly nice person. I really don't care if he the players hate him or what he said about us an Sky TV it's the job he does and the results he gets that matters.

[eastie]

not sure bout thommo being the good cop , reports ive been reading suggest houllier is the quiet reserved one and thommo the brash sergeant major type who gives out the rollickings - either way it seemed to work for them , and i look forward to seeing what they bring to our club.

as chris says they will be judged on results.

[usav]

He seems very enthusiastic and full of energy, maybe he'll play good cop (kop Holte?) to Houlier's Inspector Clouseau routine? be the best mate of all the players 

Fixed it for you, mate.

[villasjf]

The silence from Villa Park is deafening,nothing has been confirmed yet.

[cdbearsfan]

Why is everyone so angry about Thommo possibly coming to Villa??? 

Because they think it is the fashionable thing to do.

Or maybe because having watched him on tv for ten years without a single good word to say about us they doubt that he has Aston Villa's best interests at heart?

Why would he have Aston Villa's best interests at heart before being employed by us? Do you have Liverpool's best interests at heart?

Let's not turn into Midlands versions of deluded Geordies and start insisting we only employ people who have got programmes and ticket stubs proving that they have been attending Villa Park since Johnny Dixon was playing.