Aston Villa: Stan Collymore hits out at former club following Roy Keane's exit Former Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore says club must answer some big question after Roy Keane's exit and insists fans want Randy Lerner to sell upNov 28, 2014 14:28 By Gregg EvansEx-Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore has hit out at his former club following the departure of Roy Keane.The talkSPORT host said that today’s news is yet another blow for Villa who are winless in eight ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Burnley.Explaining his feelings in full, Collymore tweeted a link to the extract below which questions where Villa are heading in these times of uncertainy.He wrote in a social media blog: "Roy Keane. Had to write something about the state of Villa for a while because it’s becoming increasingly clear that all is not well at the club, and frankly to many fans the whole situation is an embarrassment. An owner who wants to sell, a team with no playing style or direction, and now an assistant manager leaving midway through a season. Add the last few years of struggle, the manager or owner who both seem reluctant to speak openly to fans about the direction of the club, plus 25k at Villa Park for the Southampton game, Villa fans everywhere could be forgiven for thinking “ What on earth is going on.“Relevant questions for management are,1.Is the club any closer to being sold?2. Why was Roy Keane brought to Villa Park unless there was a cast iron agreement that Villa was his priority, he’s a “football man” after all, so did the manager sound out which of his jobs was most important? Seemingly not.3. What style of play are Villa actually playing? Passing team? Counter attacking? All i’m seeing is defending on the edge of the box? That’s not coaching, that’s hoping.”“All Villa fans want is to see the club sold, a progressive ownership come in with fresh, vibrant ideas, complimenting a playing style befitting one of England’s great clubs and traditions.“As we celebrate our 140th birthday, it’s about time the process of sale was accelerated and a vision created by the current ownership of a club moving forward, not stagnating. This is not good enough for Aston Villa Football Club, and it needs to change quickly.“This isn’t any ordinary football club, we started the whole damn thing.”
'That's not coaching, that's hoping' is one of the best summaries of our 'style' that I've seen.
Does Stan write in the official match day programme?
Quote from: paulcomben on November 28, 2014, 09:44:28 AM'Keane came to the decision after admitting that fully committing to both jobs and making the necessary time for his family was proving impossible.He said: “Ultimately, my roles with Villa and Ireland and combining my commitment to these have become too much,” 'We are not successful and show no signs of attaining success. That is why he left.
'Keane came to the decision after admitting that fully committing to both jobs and making the necessary time for his family was proving impossible.He said: “Ultimately, my roles with Villa and Ireland and combining my commitment to these have become too much,” '
I find it very difficult to disagree with Stan there. While I am not arsed that Keane has gone, it just one piece of a much larger picture. We're not trying and falling short, we're simply existing and it isn't good enough.While it may be difficult to change the ownership, we can and should be doing things a lot better. Sacking the manager would be a start.
Has there been anything on the Official Site yet?
"That's not coaching, that's hoping" is probably the most succinct summary of Lambert as a coach that I've heard.
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