Rank Villa's managers since Sky ruined football

[Tom_Mc9?]

So you've got the following:
Big Ron (one League Cup win)
Brian Little (one League Cup win)
John Gregory (FA Cup finalist)
David O'Leary (sugarbag)
Martin O'Neill (League Cup final/three sixth place finishes/ruined the club?)
Gerard Houllier (hot and cold, unfortunately ill)
Alex McLeish (sexy football)
Paul Lambert (we were excellent)
(Tim Sherwood) - probably a bit too soon to put him in there.


Edit: I realise I missed out Sir Graham! Maybe I didn't want his legacy spoilt.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Big Ron
Brian Little
Martin O'Neill
John Gregory
Gerard Houllier
Paul Lambert
Alex McLeish
David O'F*cking Leary

[PONGO49]

Brian Little
Big Ron
Martin O'Neill
Graham Taylor
John Gregory
Gerard Houllier
David O'Leary
Tim Sherwood
Paul Lambert
Alex Mcleish

[aj2k77]

Big Ron
Little
Gregory
MON
O'Leary
Taylor
Houllier
Mcleish
Lambert

[castlefields_villan]

Big Ron -    that football from the 1992-93 was some of the best ever seen at VP - I'm still
                 anguishing from that Coventry game (AAAAAAAAARGGHHH) Plus a League Cup
Brian Little -  some superb football in 1995-96 and a League Cup/FA Cup Semi - should've
                     been the start of bigger and better things for us
Martin O'Neill - again promise not completely fulfilled
John Gregory/
Graham Taylor
Gerrard Houlier - did we really finish 9th in 2010-11 ?
Paul Lambert - Popular choice when appointed but nearly 3 years of dour football
Alex McCleish -  I actually thought he may be ok - but seemed happy to lose 1-0
David O'Leary -  Although a decent first season - this wasn't one of Doug's better choices


 

[Deano's Mullet]

Big Ron/Little. Cant separate them, loved them both. Little's team for two seasons felt like it could climb the toughest mountain while BFR's team at its best was simply sublime.
MON.
Gregory
O'Leary
Taylor
Houllier
McCleish
Lambert.

Lambert is by far the worst manager we've had since I've been a fan. Every week it felt we had reached the depths of ineptitude and then along came the next......

[rob_bridge]

Joint Winners

Big Ron - gave us a profile and a long awaited trophy. Played some great fucking
football. Went awry towards the end.
Brian Little - lower profile, another trophy.  Played some great fucking football. Went awry towards the end.

7.5/10 but 6 months before they went would both have been sitting on a higher mark

Martin O'Neill - big profile. Played some decent football. Always had a chance in every game. Went awry towards the end and we never recovered.

5.5/10 should have done much more with the resources at hand.

John Gregory - similar to O'Neill but the football was turgid. We could knock over crap but rolled over in too many big games

5.5/10 should have done more with the resources at hand.

The FickleCunt Poor first few months followed by a very calendar year (2004). As good as it got and the downward spiral nearly ended with us relegated. More punchable than practically anyone ever associated with Villa by talking the club down, and bearing in mind some of the competition a remarkable feat.

4.5/10 less resources than others but should have done better 05-06.

Taylor - inherited a bloated though still decent enough for a comfortable mid table finish. Added with buys which didn't come off, a man well past his time at this level and we were not far off relegated.

3.5/10

Houllier -  inherited a bloated though still decent enough for a Top 8 finish. Decided to attempt to match O'Leary in the unpopularity stakes, with players and (some) fans alike. Like Taylor, on a paper an experienced steadying influence whereas the reality well further past his sell by date than wartime can of spam. In a relegation battle until the last couple of games which was utterly shameful based on the quality in the squad.

3.0/10

Lambert - inherited a total mess and proceeded to make many unwanted records. Saved from bottom by the 3 months in spring 2013 where we looked as if we had turned the corner. Clueless by the end and should have been put our of his misery after spring run of abject performances and defeats in 2014.

2.5/10

OH ECK - totally out of his depth from about a week, nay a decade before he took the job, the most turgid football ever, directly contradicting his deluded viewpoint. A relegation battle. The ROI of his signings - CNZ (£20m), Jenas (c£3m), Hutton (c£8m) until 2014 and Given (c17m) has been pitiful.
Absolutely no redeeming features to his reign - not being relegated prevents a lower score.

1.5/10

[Lobsterboy]

Very good - Big Fat Ron + Brian Little
Promising but ultimately disappointing - M'ON + John Gregory
Not great - Taylor + Houllier
Absolute dog shit - O'Leary + McLeish + Lambert

[The Left Side]

Very good - Big Fat Ron + Brian Little
Promising but ultimately disappointing - M'ON + John Gregory
Not great - Taylor + Houllier
Absolute dog shit - O'Leary + McLeish + Lambert

Can't argue with that

[Flamingo Lane]

Isn't there a bit of inconsistency in the theme/title of this thread, since if (as you suggest) Sky has ruined football, why are you asking folk to contribute posts that cover only the post-Sky period?

[Tom_Mc9?]

I wouldn't say so. You can still debate the merits (or lack of) of managers throughout the period whether you think the game is enjoyable at the moment or not.

[Damo70]

The good

BFR
Brian Little
MON
Gregory

The not so good

Houllier/McAllister
O'Leary
SGT Mk.II
Lambert
McLeish

[Tom_Mc9?]

McAllister? He beat Arsenal away and Liverpool at home!

[Flamingo Lane]

I wouldn't say so. You can still debate the merits (or lack of) of managers throughout the period whether you think the game is enjoyable at the moment or not.

Still don't get the significance or relevance of Sky.

[Tom_Mc9?]

Oh, I was just being flippant. I meant since 1992. Don't read too much into it!