New Back Room Staff

[N'ZMAV]

No room for sentiment when you're in the bottom 3 with 13 games to go.

[Salsa Party Animal]

We don't need to change coaching staff outside first team until end of May and we should focus on first team changes.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Sherwood has been director of an academy that currently has 3 players in the Spurs first team including the top English  scorer in the top division. I want his input in the u21s straight away! The club have said they want to bring more through. Part of his appeal is his academy record to the board.

All that time Sherwood was Academy Director "the top English scorer in the top division" was out on loan. He deserves credit for giving him a chance in the first team, I have no doubt but let's not start inventing reasons why he's so brilliant and clever and should write the blueprint on the future development of Aston Villa. I'm sure he can certainly contribute but right now I want him to focus on keeping us up. He even hinted himself that he won't be looking to the youth to solve the problems of the first team in the near future.

Poor bloke has a chat with the players for a few minutes and we start making a never ending list of things we want him to do. He's under enough pressure as it is. Let's not throw away the baby with the bath water until we have a much better understanding of exactly who he is because right now, I don't think anybody rightly knows, other than he's not McLeish Lambert.

[PaulWinch again]

It may sound heretical, but in a way I would be heartened if he got rid of Sid. Not that he deserves to be sacked but it would show that Sherwood is creating a new backroom staff from top to bottom and isn't afraid of making unpopular decisions. 

I agree. Our backroom staff has badly needed refreshing for a long time. We need some proven coaches.

[Dante Lavelli]

It may sound heretical, but in a way I would be heartened if he got rid of Sid. Not that he deserves to be sacked but it would show that Sherwood is creating a new backroom staff from top to bottom and isn't afraid of making unpopular decisions. 

I agree. Our backroom staff has badly needed refreshing for a long time. We need some proven coaches.

As far as we know there is still the advert for a DoF out there.  My guess/hope is that the U21s would primarily fall under the DoF's remit.  Obviously Sherwood can and will have a say, but his energies and time should be focused on the first team, especially in the immediate future. 

[GarTomas]

It may sound heretical, but in a way I would be heartened if he got rid of Sid. Not that he deserves to be sacked but it would show that Sherwood is creating a new backroom staff from top to bottom and isn't afraid of making unpopular decisions. 

Did they play together at Blackburn?

[Dante Lavelli]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Sherwood brings in a completely new staff tailored to his requirements.

I'd hope so.  I'm surprised when managers don't do that, as the other coaches need to be such that they complement the manager's weaknesses.

[ciggiesnbeer]

It may sound heretical, but in a way I would be heartened if he got rid of Sid. Not that he deserves to be sacked but it would show that Sherwood is creating a new backroom staff from top to bottom and isn't afraid of making unpopular decisions.

Unlikely, he mentioned in his interview he knows Sid from his playing days and thinks very highly of him.

[Toronto Villa]

I think most would feel that if he's good enough as a coach in the opinion of Sherwood then he should stay, but don't keep him just out of any sentimental reason.

[pbavfckuwait]

The one thing we must not let happen again, is what has just happened, for what ever reason Paul Lambert was not pressurized into having an Assistant and also very few numbers behind the scenes, i.e. no attacking coach, what we were left with when we sacked him was no kind of structure to guide the club, so an appointment ( I believe they have that right) had to be made very very quickly, even though I do believe he was sussed out a long time ago. If he was our Plan A and it did not work, there is a need for a structure to be in place, ot just left to the likes of the two Marshalls.

[silhillvilla]

Sid is the least of our worries at the moment. Tinkering with the u21's is not the priority at this critical time for the club.

[leylandalbion]

That was quick.....gone already!
http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~4495003,00.html

[Legion]

Blimey! New broom approach or what!?

[andyh]

Lerner at BMH today apparently.
Flying visit, leaving this afternoon.

A twatter rumour said he was here, that Marshall was leaving and that new coaches about to be appointed.

2 out of 3 so far. 

[leylandalbion]

He must have someone lined up....even Timbo is not so arrogant to believe he can do all coaching and managing