Villa's last four managers

[Mellin]

Taylor MkII
O'Leary
O'Neill
Houllier

No wonder it's been such a forgettable decade in our history. Now, this probably isn't the best time to start this thread, all things considered, but who do you consider to have been the worst of the four, and for what reasons?

Apologies to our Graham. I'm thankful for your first spell, and you had us on the back of Gregory's big spending, but they were dark times Allback aside.

[luke25]

O'Leary without a doubt, a complete and utter ****** who thought he was a lot better than he actually was

[Lambert and Payne]

O'Leary without a doubt, a complete and utter c*** who thought he was a lot better than he actually was

And he got rid of the decent players of the time

[Michel Sibble]

GT Mk II

The consummate professional, but dear god it was the worst time ever supporting Villa. Shit beyond belief.

As much a c***curtain DOL was, he was nowhere near as bad as GT.

[PeterWithesShin]

O'Leary, by a million country miles.

[Mellin]

O'Leary may have been a wanker, but he like GT was working on a relatively tight budget. Again, in relative terms, his first season was arguably our finest of the last fifteen years.

I feel dirty.

[KevinGage]

Yet at least two of those overseen periods of genuine excitement at the club and fostered a belief (albeit temporarily) that we were on the way back.

GH made noises about 7-12 being our station in life from the outset and -the way he's going- might not even be up to that modest level of accomplishment.

[PeterWithesShin]

As far as i'm concerned, the credit in the bank that Graham Taylor has in the Villa bank means he shouldn't even be on that list.

[Mellin]

Sorry, no chance. He doesn't earn the right not to be criticised for his second stint just because of his first. As brilliant as it was.

[brontebilly]

David O'Leary absolute c*nt that he was had a very decent first season. Also made some good signings - Laursen in which he was unluckly as he was a crock, Bouma developed into a fine player for MON, Solano was superb for the small while he was with us. He also brought JPA out of semi retirement to have a cracking season. He was the one I hated the most.

Taylor Mk2 was the worst. Allback, Leonhardsen, Enkelman, Kinsella, Staunton - Ive tried to funnel that time away in my mind.

[Louzie0]

MON - superb - except when he left within the first week of this season starting.  I still have a problem with that. I have read the posts for and against on here.  Possible reasons. Excuses.  All I know is that I was enjoying being a villa fan and it seemed as if we were getting somewhere and then there was a problem with Barry, deferred for a year, followed a year later with Milner.  And then teddy went out of the pram.

[LeeB]

As far as i'm concerned, the credit in the bank that Graham Taylor has in the Villa bank means he shouldn't even be on that list.

Amen.

[jonzy85]

MON - superb - except when he left within the first week of this season starting.  I still have a problem with that. I have read the posts for and against on here.  Possible reasons. Excuses.  All I know is that I was enjoying being a villa fan and it seemed as if we were getting somewhere and then there was a problem with Barry, deferred for a year, followed a year later with Milner.  And then teddy went out of the pram.

Sums it up well, O'Leary gave us something to shout about for a year and Martin Laursen, Taylor was awful 2nd time around but that was the depths of the Ellis era.

Houllier has made some exciting signings but in every other facet of his management has been completely atrocious.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

For starters Sir Graham should not even be on that list.

As for the other three, as much as I want to strangle Houllier right now and as much as MON left us up shit creek without a paddle it has to be O`Leary by a country mile.

Every facet and characteristic of his personality is unacceptable. I would rather deal with someone who is a complete and utter bastard and honestly wears a sign on the top of their head saying "complete and utter bastard" than a well dressed  disreputable swarmy unprincipled twat with a false smile who carries beneath that well cut suit metaphorically speaking sharpened knives to stab you in the back with and in his pocket carries a membership card for the The Secret Society of Complete and Utter Bastard Fellowship.

Vote DOL.

PS. Havent given order of preferences. Is this 1st past the post or AV? 

[eastie]

O Leary never got the grasp of how big villa are and always seemed to belittle us and put us down, graham and martin were both proud to manage a club of villas history and talked the club up, as for GED after last night god knows- but I'd have to say o Leary because of his constant talking down of the club.