The future of Houllier and McAllister?

[Greg N'Ash]

i just can't see benitez becoming manager if only because of the precious way some of our fans reacted to GH's return to anfield and their reaction to him recalling his time there fondly. First game at Liverpool, FSW would turn up wearing a full liverpool kit and sit in the home dug-out

[Zhong Yi]

SOS STEVE
 MCLAREN.

Jesus Wept...Steve McLaren?

NO Steve McLaren
NO Owen Coyle
NO Paul Lambert
NO NO NO Alan Curbishley

YES Louis Van Gaal
YES Jurgen Klinsmann
YES Claudio Ranieri
YES YES YES Martin Laursen

[Mazrim]

No to Coyle and Lambert and yes to Martin Laursen?
I'm not sure about that.

No to Shteve McLaren though, agreed.

[fbriai]

Not found this anywhere and not sure whether this is the appropriate thread, but I'll put it here for want of finding anywhere better - quote from Luke Young in the Guardian match report after the Wigan game:

"It's criminal we're not at least eighth with what we've got," said the full-back Luke Young. "We've had a season where we're supposed to be moving on from the last regime and basically we've wasted a year and are no further down the line. We need to know who is going to be in charge next season. Hopefully Gérard [Houllier] is fine and can carry on but no one knows what is going on. It is a bit of a mess."

Aston Villa's season of torment takes its toll on Emile Heskey
by Sachin Nakrani
The Guardian, 09/05/11

Sounds as though the players want the situation resolved, too.

[eastie]

Houllier may still do a decent job but only if he changes his backroom team- I don't think Gary mac is up to the job and his record elsewhere suggests that too.

I would however prefer houllier to step upstairs and have a fresh start next season as this has been a truly dreadful season for many reasons.

[pauliewalnuts]

Not found this anywhere and not sure whether this is the appropriate thread, but I'll put it here for want of finding anywhere better - quote from Luke Young in the Guardian match report after the Wigan game:

"It's criminal we're not at least eighth with what we've got," said the full-back Luke Young. "We've had a season where we're supposed to be moving on from the last regime and basically we've wasted a year and are no further down the line. We need to know who is going to be in charge next season. Hopefully Gérard [Houllier] is fine and can carry on but no one knows what is going on. It is a bit of a mess."

Aston Villa's season of torment takes its toll on Emile Heskey
by Sachin Nakrani
The Guardian, 09/05/11

Sounds as though the players want the situation resolved, too.

Crikey, well spotted, not seen that posted before

Indeed that does say it all

[Merv]

"It's criminal we're not at least eighth with what we've got," said the full-back Luke Young. "We've had a season where we're supposed to be moving on from the last regime and basically we've wasted a year and are no further down the line. We need to know who is going to be in charge next season. Hopefully Gérard [Houllier] is fine and can carry on but no one knows what is going on. It is a bit of a mess."

I just read that too... I'd say that's a pretty accurate summary of the season.

[DB]

Everytime I see McAllister's name as being in charge of our team I shudder, it is a mess. Even if Ged wanted to carry on next season, his Dr's may advice otherwise. As someone mentioned what happens a few weeks into the season and he's ill again, I don't want to be harsh but we cannot take the risk. Hopefully the board are already tackling this issue and looking for a top replacement... i.e. Moyes.

[Toronto Villa]

Maybe Luke Young doesn't know what's going on because either way he won't be playing in a Villa kit next season. When you're a part of the triple tag team, also featuring Richard "Pie Pounder" Dunne and "The Red Ringpiece", James Collins, it should be surprised that he's been left in the dark.

[pauliewalnuts]

Maybe Luke Young doesn't know what's going on because either way he won't be playing in a Villa kit next season. When you're a part of the triple tag team, also featuring Richard "Pie Pounder" Dunne and "The Red Ringpiece", James Collins, it should be surprised that he's been left in the dark.

To be honest, it is pretty hard to imagine that some of the players know more about what's going on than others.

[Toronto Villa]

Maybe Luke Young doesn't know what's going on because either way he won't be playing in a Villa kit next season. When you're a part of the triple tag team, also featuring Richard "Pie Pounder" Dunne and "The Red Ringpiece", James Collins, it should be surprised that he's been left in the dark.

To be honest, it is pretty hard to imagine that some of the players know more about what's going on than others.

I also don't think that the players need to know at this stage. The decision regarding GH is still up in the air, but I can't imagine that behind the scenes the management is just sitting on their hands waiting for something to happen.

It's also hardly as if Luke Young was ever going to come out and say, "Yeh, we've all been told what's going on and we're all happy/unhappy about it". Before you know it it's on Twitter or some other social media, and being spun out of control with anyone with an agenda. It's hard enough to keep a secret these days, so if Villa are doing a decent job of it, like they did when signing Bent, then it might be the best thing.

[MoetVillan]

Im not a fan of criticising the management, as its a tough job (managing, not criticising).  I do have a lot of time for Houllier, and think he is a man that can take us forward.  However.  I dont think McAllister cuts it.  He doesnt speak like someone with confidence or looks like he can fire up players or make them feel loved.  He was clueless on subs at the weekend.  Heskey should have been out of the firing line the moment he reacted, and replaced with Gabby.  Yet he wasnt even on the subs bench?  Petrov got knackered at 60 mins, just the time to get Delph on.... no movement.  So for me its Houllier in (hopefully health allowing) McAllister out

[Mazrim]

The players should just get on with it and not play like ******. Or am I thinking in too basic terms?

Imagine going into work and doing a half arsed job and then saying to your customers; "I'm sorry about that, I should be doing a lot better but I'm mooning out of the window wondering what's going to happen next year."
You'd get a round of fucks/sacked and rightly so.

Not that the current situation is helpful of course and yes, it needs to be sorted asap. But how about some fucking effort lads, eh? You earn MILLIONS of pounds a year.

[MoetVillan]

Mazrim, you obviously have not had to go to mothercare in crewe, mamas and slappers in Stoke or any outlet of pizzaslut.  ALL the staff are like that.  True they dont get paid millions.  The fact they get paid at all irritates me

[pauliewalnuts]

Of course, the players should just get on with doing their jobs, and if they had done them a bit better, we wouldn't be in this embarassing mess.

The problem is, for whatever reason, that hasn't happened this season. We just have to make sure we salvage the situation over the summer. We're not going to be able to go out and acquire almost an entire new squad, we're going to have to "win back" (yes, I know this kind of talk is insane for people who earn millions of pounds, but that's the way it is, sadly) a lot of them, and to start doing that, we need to clarify the managerial situation as soon as we possibly can.