Indecent haste?

[Lucky Eddie]

The amount of comments on this thread suggesting that Ged's missus will have 'the major say' in how much time he spends at Villa Park explains a great deal..........

[Mazrim]

The amount of comments on this thread suggesting that Ged's missus will have 'the major say' in how much time he spends at Villa Park explains a great deal..........

Go on...

[exiled on the wirral!]

My missus does!

[eastie]

The big worry for me would be I'd GED recommended Gary mac to the board.

[Concrete John]

The big worry for me would be I'd GED recommended Gary mac to the board.

A concern I'd share.

He's known to be friends with Moyes, so even if he has some loyalty to G-Mac he'd surely have to admit Moyes is the better manager!

[Mazrim]

The board would not allow McAllister to be manager in a milion years. They're not experienced football people but they're not naive either.
If somebody takes over from Houllier he will have to have some clout as a top flight manager.

[eastie]

I really think moyes could do with a new challenge and would be tempted by a move to villa - one would hope that either way a decision is reached at the end of the season as to whether Gerard will or will not continue in the job, as we have a lot of wheeling and dealing to do in the summer.

I find it difficult to believe that he would return to such a stressful job given his health issues and history.

[pauliewalnuts]

The board would not allow McAllister to be manager in a milion years. They're not experienced football people but they're not naive either.
If somebody takes over from Houllier he will have to have some clout as a top flight manager.

My worry is that they'll give Gerard too long to make his mind up / recuperate and we'll be stuck with GM well into next season.

I know that sounds a bit heartless, but the club has to move forward. If GH doesn't feel medically up to it, then we have to move on, or at least be prepared to.

[Concrete John]

I know that sounds a bit heartless, but the club has to move forward. If GH doesn't feel medically up to it, then we have to move on, or at least be prepared to.

I don't think it's heartless and totally agree with you.

Despite my less than favourable opinion on the job he's done with us, I've always considered Houllier to be an honourable man and expect that he'll put the club first by not labouring a decision.

[TonyD]

The board would not allow McAllister to be manager in a milion years. They're not experienced football people but they're not naive either.
If somebody takes over from Houllier he will have to have some clout as a top flight manager.

My worry is that they'll give Gerard too long to make his mind up / recuperate and we'll be stuck with GM well into next season.

I know that sounds a bit heartless, but the club has to move forward. If GH doesn't feel medically up to it, then we have to move on, or at least be prepared to.

Totally agree.   This season has been truly awful.  Everything that could go wrong has, including the manager falling sick, which was always a possibility given his background.  To even consider keeping GH - fit or not is too risky.  This appointment has failed.   The board must start to look to the future asap.

[pauliewalnuts]

The board would not allow McAllister to be manager in a milion years. They're not experienced football people but they're not naive either.
If somebody takes over from Houllier he will have to have some clout as a top flight manager.

My worry is that they'll give Gerard too long to make his mind up / recuperate and we'll be stuck with GM well into next season.

I know that sounds a bit heartless, but the club has to move forward. If GH doesn't feel medically up to it, then we have to move on, or at least be prepared to.

Totally agree.   This season has been truly awful.  Everything that could go wrong has, including the manager falling sick, which was always a possibility given his background.  To even consider keeping GH - fit or not is too risky.  This appointment has failed.   The board must start to look to the future asap.

I disagree with that bit.

I'd give him a season, but only if he's in sufficiently good health to do it. If he's going to take a chunk of next season to recuperate, then I think we should move forward with someone else.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I honestly can't see the Doctor's giving him the green light to carry on managing, but we'll see.

As Paulie says above, let's hope the club move swiftly and avoid a repeat of the early season debacle.

[Risso]

The board would not allow McAllister to be manager in a milion years. They're not experienced football people but they're not naive either.
If somebody takes over from Houllier he will have to have some clout as a top flight manager.

I'd say if Newcastle hadn't spanked us 6-0 that Kevin MacDonald would be our manager now.

[not3bad]

As Paulie says above, let's hope the club move swiftly and avoid a repeat of the early season debacle.

In order for the club not to look like 'heartless bastards', I think the decision should come from Houllier (perhaps with the help of his wife and doctors) before the club moved swiftly or otherwise.

[pauliewalnuts]

The board would not allow McAllister to be manager in a milion years. They're not experienced football people but they're not naive either.
If somebody takes over from Houllier he will have to have some clout as a top flight manager.

I'd say if Newcastle hadn't spanked us 6-0 that Kevin MacDonald would be our manager now.

That seems a very long time ago now.

Usually when you say that in relation to a bad thing, it means good stuff has happened since to make it seem that way, but in this case, it has been largely constant shitness, and yet it still seems a long time ago.