What i'd give for a Brian Little to step in right now.
As I said on a previous post BFR was a very popular manager and i remember asking my mate to confirm using Ceefax (internet of the day) if what i had heard was true. I remember somebody in the office telling me they had heard Villa had sacked Rowan Atkinson. I did not know wether to laugh or cry.However rhe desicion was right as the team was growing older with the manager and a rot had set in for some time, the fact that BL came in and by 1996 we were 4th with another league cup under our belt proved Doug right.My worry now is that there is no BL or a BL type of manager to come in and would the chairman be able to find a manager like that?
Great article although pretty depressing. Didn't Wimbledon score first in the 7-1 game as well?!
Quote from: Fred on November 10, 2014, 12:31:02 PMAs I said on a previous post BFR was a very popular manager and i remember asking my mate to confirm using Ceefax (internet of the day) if what i had heard was true. I remember somebody in the office telling me they had heard Villa had sacked Rowan Atkinson. I did not know wether to laugh or cry.However rhe desicion was right as the team was growing older with the manager and a rot had set in for some time, the fact that BL came in and by 1996 we were 4th with another league cup under our belt proved Doug right.My worry now is that there is no BL or a BL type of manager to come in and would the chairman be able to find a manager like that?Those managers, like Sir Graham, found him. That's the biggest difference between Doug & Randy; the former had the knack of always coming up smelling of roses.
Quote from: tom jennings III on November 10, 2014, 01:42:33 PMGreat article although pretty depressing. Didn't Wimbledon score first in the 7-1 game as well?!Yes. We came past some of their fans on the way out and they were singing "1-0 up, 7-1 down." The next game was the 4-4 with Leicester.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on November 10, 2014, 12:39:08 PMQuote from: Fred on November 10, 2014, 12:31:02 PMAs I said on a previous post BFR was a very popular manager and i remember asking my mate to confirm using Ceefax (internet of the day) if what i had heard was true. I remember somebody in the office telling me they had heard Villa had sacked Rowan Atkinson. I did not know wether to laugh or cry.However rhe desicion was right as the team was growing older with the manager and a rot had set in for some time, the fact that BL came in and by 1996 we were 4th with another league cup under our belt proved Doug right.My worry now is that there is no BL or a BL type of manager to come in and would the chairman be able to find a manager like that?Those managers, like Sir Graham, found him. That's the biggest difference between Doug & Randy; the former had the knack of always coming up smelling of roses.Thank god Sir Graham did find Doug and wanted the job, Reading about his time at the club he seemed to know how to work with and handle the chairman.
What was Sir Graham's 'don't clip my wings' threat to Doug about? I can't recall off the top of my head.