Villa enlist Glenn Roeder

[Rip Van We Go Again]

He was a close friend of Gascoigne, don't know if that's still the case.

[Billy Walker]

This is classic media shit-stirring.  So what if he's doing some work for the club?  Every club does this type of thing and will hire all sorts of folk for all sorts of small, stop-gap positions.  I read Nursey's article on this in The Mirror and if ever a non-event of a story was written up and presented to wind up Villa fans than that was it.

 I'm sure Nursey will have plenty more shit-stirring stories lined up for the weeks ahead.  Keep the positivity going and ignore absolute tripe like this would be my view.

[Simon Ward]

Well said Billy Walker

[Salsa Party Animal]

I am sure he is capable of identifying what we need to do to beat team X. Getting players to do it and picking team is completely different ball game. Don't slag him off.

[not3bad]

This is classic media shit-stirring.  So what if he's doing some work for the club?  Every club does this type of thing and will hire all sorts of folk for all sorts of small, stop-gap positions.  I read Nursey's article on this in The Mirror and if ever a non-event of a story was written up and presented to wind up Villa fans than that was it.

 I'm sure Nursey will have plenty more shit-stirring stories lined up for the weeks ahead.  Keep the positivity going and ignore absolute tripe like this would be my view.

Spot on.  So Glen Roeder's doing a bit of indformation finding about the opposition.  Does he need to be a great manager or coach to this?  No.  Get a grip people.

[Clampy]

Only James Nursey would write a negative article like that. Terrible journalists write for terrible papers.

So he's doing a bit of scouting for us, fine by me.

[Greg N'Ash]

Seems odd to me, but maybe GH's just doing him a favour

[Chris Jameson]

I liked Roader as a player.

Shame Ian Diwie was busy helping build a neighbours conservatory.

[Villa'Zawg]

I think the people asking people to get a grip should get a grip.  Things must be bad if we can't have a bit of piss-taking over the involvement of someone like Roeder. I'd like to read Glenn Peen's take on his namesake.

[Olneythelonely]

I think the people asking people to get a grip should get a grip.  Things must be bad if we can't have a bit of piss-taking over the involvement of someone like Roeder. I'd like to read Glenn Peen's take on his namesake.

I remember the days when you were one of the people constantly asking opeople to get a grip. Ahhhh the good old days. I wish Martin would return.

[ROBBO]

Here we go again, if we were mid table this story wouldn't see the light of day and none of us would be interested, only as an item of little interest. It seems some are ready to turn every none item put together by some hack into a major bloody disaster.

[not3bad]

I think the people asking people to get a grip should get a grip.  Things must be bad if we can't have a bit of piss-taking over the involvement of someone like Roeder. I'd like to read Glenn Peen's take on his namesake.

I think people telling the people saying get a grip to get a grip should get a grip.  If you want take the piss that's up to you.  I have stats that prove 76.2% of the last 58 piss taking jokes you've cracked have raised smiles for only 13 of the average 35 readers.

[Toronto Villa]

I think the people asking people to get a grip should get a grip.  Things must be bad if we can't have a bit of piss-taking over the involvement of someone like Roeder. I'd like to read Glenn Peen's take on his namesake.

That's rather rich don't you think? He's been appointed in a minor capacity, and it immediately prompts some to man the lifeboats. How about taking a Zen approach to this non-event, and just accept it and move on. It's not at all a big deal, or worth taking a back handed shot at the club/Houllier/Faulkner over.

[dave.woodhall]

I think the people asking people to get a grip should get a grip.  Things must be bad if we can't have a bit of piss-taking over the involvement of someone like Roeder. I'd like to read Glenn Peen's take on his namesake.

I think people telling the people saying get a grip to get a grip should get a grip.  If you want take the piss that's up to you.  I have stats that prove 76.2% of the last 58 piss taking jokes you've cracked have raised smiles for only 13 of the average 35 readers.

Which is 3.5 less smiles per 35 readers than Spurscock raises despite a slower net connection.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

A maritime analogy.

If you appointed the Captain of the Titanic to give you tips on ship driving at least we might stand a chance of avoiding the fucking iceberg.