Official - Houllier leaves by mutual consent (p.28)

[hartman_1982]

I can not believe there has been no talk about Sanchez Flores. Out of a job and a very good young and hungry manager. He is the man to turn our Barry into Xavi!

[Stu]

Sorry to sound like a broken record, but why is Van Gaal dreaming? I mean he’s currently out of work, has stated his desire to manage in England AND crucially given the circumstances is more than happy to slum it as long as he is given the correct control i.e. AZ.
We need to make a statement here and not go once more for the safe 'Villa' option. Get him in, be patient, build a lasting youth system and then reap the benefits.

I fully agree with you, I wasn't taking the piss. I posted up here a few weeks ago that'd I'd like LVG in charge, but at the same time I reckon he'd want a bigger job at this stage in his career.

Reading what you have pointed out, then who knows? I'd like to think he's the calibre of manager we're looking at though.

[Mister E]

The thing that worries me about appointing Ancelotti, is that as a club we are just a bit below his level. By that, I mean I think he may go out and spunk loads of cash on new players, but that cash will probably not be enough. Then when it doesn't go immediately to plan, there'll be noises about the board not backing him enough and rifts and he'll do one to Juve or Inter and we'll be left footing the bill.

Good point. As soon as he started doing well we'd have speculation he'd be off for every available job.

I made a point on another thread that we might be better off with a manager who is not a Billy-Big-Bollox, but someone on the up and up from the lower divisions; who would regard our job as an honour and priviledge rather than as a stepping stone.
Problem is: I felt then - and still do - that this would only work if GHou stuck around as the senior partner and mentor.

An untried manager at Prem level? That'd just cement what a lot of people already think: AV are also-rans, content to have the occassional run in the cups and europe, but don't think big enough to truly challenge. I'm fucking sick of it. If something like that happens, then it would just confirm the above for me as well.

And I'd still fucking go down to the match as well, the c***s.

Maybe, Stu; maybe.
I'd still be going to the games, too.

[SteveD]

We need the best man available. And there quite a few good men who are and a few others who could become so. If Ancelotti used us as a stepping stone for a couple of years and improved us I'd be delighted. Otherwise, let's get Dave Jones in and be done with it.

[charlie659]

I see the neighbours are slating us for our poor treatment of GH (in a non-obsessed fashion of course).....
http://www.that lot.com/read.php?1,542454
.....which I find a little hypocritical as they're doing their best to hound out their most successful manager ever.

Clowns

[Risso]

I see the neighbours are slating us for our poor treatment of GH (in a non-obsessed fashion of course).....
http://www.that lot.com/read.php?1,542454
.....which I find a little hypocritical as they're doing their best to hound out their most successful manager ever.

Clowns

Christ, they are really are thick as pigshit.

[Stu]

I see the neighbours are slating us for our poor treatment of GH (in a non-obsessed fashion of course).....
http://www.that lot.com/read.php?1,542454
.....which I find a little hypocritical as they're doing their best to hound out their most successful manager ever.

Clowns

They can do one. Those lot over there don't like having the piss ripped out of them, evidenced in their closing of the forum for a day or two after they got relegated. The bummers.

[dave.woodhall]

I see the neighbours are slating us for our poor treatment of GH (in a non-obsessed fashion of course).....
http://www.that lot.com/read.php?1,542454
.....which I find a little hypocritical as they're doing their best to hound out their most successful manager ever.

Clowns

They can't even work out whether to praise us or not.

[hartman_1982]

I love the bloke on the first page who is telling everyone how good we could be. Brilliant!

[cdbearsfan]

Not particularly bad by their standards I didn't think. Calling us 'Vile' though... so hurtful! They love us really.

[The Man With A Stick]

The training facilities at Villa were given the twice over a couple of weeks back and were unexpectedly viewed more recently by someone who raised a few eyebrows.

Roger Moore?

John Inman?

It can't be Noel Gallagher as he's only got one.

Sir Roger gets my vote.  Last I heard he was heading towards B6 after flying in to Heathrow.  He's currently stuck at Chiswick roundabout.

[glasses]

I see the neighbours are slating us for our poor treatment of GH (in a non-obsessed fashion of course).....
http://www.that lot.com/read.php?1,542454
.....which I find a little hypocritical as they're doing their best to hound out their most successful manager ever.

Clowns

As far as I could see on that thread, only one person criticised the fans for putting too much pressure on him? have I missed something.

[Stu]

The training facilities at Villa were given the twice over a couple of weeks back and were unexpectedly viewed more recently by someone who raised a few eyebrows.

Roger Moore?

John Inman?

It can't be Noel Gallagher as he's only got one.

Sir Roger gets my vote.  Last I heard he was heading towards B6 after flying in to Heathrow.  He's currently stuck at Chiswick roundabout.

"Hello, Alan"

[robbo1874]

The thing that worries me about appointing Ancelotti, is that as a club we are just a bit below his level. By that, I mean I think he may go out and spunk loads of cash on new players, but that cash will probably not be enough. Then when it doesn't go immediately to plan, there'll be noises about the board not backing him enough and rifts and he'll do one to Juve or Inter and we'll be left footing the bill.

Good point. As soon as he started doing well we'd have speculation he'd be off for every available job.

My point was more that he'll want and will most likely be given, a lot of cash to spend on players and their wages; but if/when it doesn't work out - because whatever money we do have available will not be enough to compete with the top 4 or 5 clubs for more than a season - he's sufficiently high profile to be able to fvck us off pretty easily and go back to one of the big italian clubs.

In short, I just don't think we've got the money to have a proper go over a couple of seasons and we should be going down the steadily building road. I'd question whether the likes of Ancelotti would fit that model. Whereas someone with a reputation still to make for themselves might be better suited to that role and less of a gamble financially.

Ultimately i suppose over the next few years, the money a manager is allowed to spend will be a reflection on the size of a clubs turnover with the new UEFA rules coming in, so that could well have a bearing on who we'll be able to attract and who they appoint.

[Risso]

I like how they get all confused between themselves as to who finished 5th and 6th out of us and Everton.  Mind you, I don't suppose they pay much attention to the top of the league table.  Bit like me and the top of League 1 say.