It's not Sherwood!

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Contract until summer 2018.

[Rudy65]

Oh

[Andy Poole]

Underwhelmed.

[Dave Javu]

Contract till 2018.

[PeterWithesShin]

OS

Aston Villa Football Club are delighted to announce the appointment of Tim Sherwood as our new manager.

Tim, 46, joins after a long and successful coaching career with Tottenham, culminating a short but successful period as manager, and has agreed a contract that will see him take charge until the end of season 2017-18.

The club are excited to have secured the services of one of English football's most highly sought after managers.

Tom Fox, Aston Villa chief executive: "Randy and I are really pleased that Tim has decided to join the club.

"Tim had a fantastic career at Tottenham, not only in his brief spell as first-team manager but, just as importantly, in the role he played in developing young talent.

"We are determined to build a football operation with a long-term vision and a commitment to youth development.

"We strongly believe Tim has the qualities to get the best out of our current squad and help us build and develop for the future."

Tim Sherwood said: "It is a great honour to manage one of the biggest clubs in English football.

"I can't wait to get started and I'm really looking forward to the challenge."

Villa chairman Randy Lerner commented: "While being forever conscious of the frustrations that we all suffer, we feel that a change that offers a positive, fresh approach will be very good for the club.

"I know that Tom and many others at Villa worked very hard to recruit Tim in the face of severely limited time constraints and pounding pressure.

"More importantly, I know further that internally we remain focused and committed to challenges we face, and I am deeply appreciative for that."

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Bollocks.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Official:

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~4487424,00.html

[caster troy]

I guess I won't be coming back this season after all, motherfuckers!

[Brend'Watkins]

Could be great, hope he is. Big gamble though.

[PeterWithesShin]

Underwhelmed, and until 2018, really? Still, I wish him all the best and welcome.

[warleyboy]

Jesus Christ, we are some kind of f**king joke.

[OCD]

As someone said on another thread, the key now is who gets brought in as his backroom staff.

[Marlon's Hairy Wood]

absolutely terrible decision on so many levels

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

The coin has been flipped.

I wonder who his backroom team will be, with Ramsey and Ferdinand staying at QPR?

[Phil from the upper holte]

The club are excited to have secured the services of one of English football's most highly sought after managers...Really?