New Back Room Staff

[tomd2103]

Bent's contract runs out in the summer. I think N'Zog's has another year but feel free to correct me.

Right on both counts. Four and a half year deal for Bent in the January under Houllier, five years for N'Zogbia the summer after.

5 year contract, bloody hell!

Given signed a 5 year deal around the same time if I recall correctly. 

[Tom_Mc9?]

Just after - he was a McLeish signing.

[Diablo]

We've had very poor value for N'Zog (his free-kick against West Ham being his only significant contribution) and Bent (once Lambert took over). Easily spent £30m just on those 2 players' contracts.

The rebirth of N'Zog is flowering nicely with the arrival of TS. As long as he stays free of injury he's gonna be a major factor in keeping us up. Watch this space...

[OCD]

We've had very poor value for N'Zog (his free-kick against West Ham being his only significant contribution) and Bent (once Lambert took over). Easily spent £30m just on those 2 players' contracts.

The rebirth of N'Zog is flowering nicely with the arrival of TS. As long as he stays free of injury he's gonna be a major factor in keeping us up. Watch this space...

Bare in mind the date of that original comment.

[Toronto Villa]

Tony Coton ex-Watford keeper appointed specialist Goalkeeper scout. Never heard of us needing that type of position and he was GK coach for 10 years at Man U. But I'm fine with us doing a lot of things differently to the past few years. Will work with Tony Parks.

[pauliewalnuts]

Tony Coton will be better known here for one of his other employers, I suspect.

[pooligan]

I am surprised to hear the news about Coton joining Villa. He hates the Villa. I use to live in Tamworth back in the 70s and use to see him quite often when i was out with my friends and more often than not he was pissed  up with his mates in the town  singing anti Villa songs and acting like a idiot.

[Toronto Villa]

That's funny. I completely forgot he played for that lot. I'm getting old.

[brian green]

Coton used to go out of his way to wind up the fans at VP. Quite prepared to take our money now though it would seem.

[PeterWithe]

Funny, was only talking about him the other day as a mate of mine used to play with him for a pub team in Tamworth, he said he used to be a real handful and a big boozer before disappearing overnight when his pro club heard of his antics.

[Ron Manager]

Despite his off the field behaviour Coton was a very safe goalkeeper. Big and imposing. His first touch in professional football was to save a penalty, if my memory  has recalled correctly.

Unfortunatlely it was  for our beloved neighbours!

He was certainly the worst behaved of the infamous trio of Hopkins,Blake and Coton. Drank far too much. Perhaps he has grown up!

[ciggiesnbeer]

Strange role. Considering its a scout for a position in which we have two good first choices plus a backup. It is hard to imagine us buying more than one an extra backup in the next year or two. Then again Parks seems to have a broader role than just goalkeeping so maybe this is filling in the gaps.

Oh well, Sherwood is entitled to manage his staff as he sees fit. He can hardly be weirder than Lambert.

[pooligan]

Yeah he saved a pen after 54 seconds against Sunderland. Could be wrong about this but i think he was on Villa's books as a kid.

[Dave Cooper please]

Could be wrong about this but i think he was on Villa's books as a kid.

Don't think so unless he was released at a very young age. Blues signed him from Mile Oak Rovers.

[UK Redsox]

Then again Parks seems to have a broader role than just goalkeeping

He does appear to be the designated touchline shouter