Stanley Victor Collymore

[Axl Rose]

I like him, but I can see why others don't.

[mattjpa]

He cares about the club and makes good points, both in recent history and in this article. His problem is, he is a bit of a loose cannon and seems to struggle to keep his emotions intact, especially when arguing with 14 year old keyboard warriors on Twitter.
I would gladly have him involved with the club, I think it would add value but there would have to be strict guidelines laid down with regards to what he can/cant discuss on the radio and with regards to his use of social media.

[Toronto Villa]

I think he has been and can be misguided in his thoughts. However nobody goes to the lengths that he has if they didn't care. And he admits his faults and what he's not liked by everyone. I'd be willing to give him an opportunity to work for us. And I think he wants to, in part to make up for what he admits is lost time. His playing career at Aston Villa wasn't what it should have been.

[edgysatsuma89]

He cares about the club and makes good points, both in recent history and in this article. His problem is, he is a bit of a loose cannon and seems to struggle to keep his emotions intact, especially when arguing with 14 year old keyboard warriors on Twitter.
I would gladly have him involved with the club, I think it would add value but there would have to be strict guidelines laid down with regards to what he can/cant discuss on the radio and with regards to his use of social media.

I agree that he cares about the club but your point about him struggling to keep his emotions intact is exactly why he shouldn't be involved with the squad at all. He is simply too insecure and that comes across in his long messages as well so I don't think we would and should employ him. I'm more than happy for him to chat with Sir Brian Little though. I trust him to voice those ideas to the board if he feels they are worthy of it but other than that... no thanks Stan... and stop getting emotional with criticism, it doesn't look good.

[Stirchley Villain]

I don't think he really cares about Villa. I think we gave him gravitas at the right time for him to advance his career. Not as naff as Arsenal or Man U but a PL club with kudos. It'll be interesting to see who he hoists his petard to now that we've jumped off the PL gravy train.

[Jon Crofts]

I don't think he really cares about Villa. I think we gave him gravitas at the right time for him to advance his career. Not as naff as Arsenal or Man U but a PL club with kudos. It'll be interesting to see who he hoists his petard to now that we've jumped off the PL gravy train.

All Stanley ever cared about was Stanley.

[SheffieldVillain]

I don't see what role he would fill.

What does he bring to the table?

Never been a coach. Never been a manager. Never had any operational role in football. Not a businessman or clued up in finance, or PR, or any of the other areas we have been short in.

Apart from hosting a radio show which is of no value to running a football club, the only thing he has done of note is failed to fulfill his potential as a player. We've got plenty of current players who are experts in that.

[Phil from the upper holte]

We can here but as a broadcaster I don't feel it's right he should be talking about who is and isn't surplus to requirements

[four fornicholl]

Surely his dodgy past is the proverbial nail?

[seanthevillan]

I know it's not really the point of the article, but noone abroad has every brought up Collymore as a former villa player (Yorke yes, Angel, Young etc.), has this happened to anyone else?

[hipkiss92]

He cares about the club and makes good points, both in recent history and in this article. His problem is, he is a bit of a loose cannon and seems to struggle to keep his emotions intact, especially when arguing with 14 year old keyboard warriors on Twitter.
I would gladly have him involved with the club, I think it would add value but there would have to be strict guidelines laid down with regards to what he can/cant discuss on the radio and with regards to his use of social media.

This is his biggest problem, while he makes good points, they often get lost in a stream of consciousness when he posts longer articles like this on twitter. He could really do with an editor at times.

[tomd2103]

Having just read the article, I agree with a lot of what he said.  I think it would have been more better as an opinion piece along the lines of "how I would turn Villa around" without the overt angling for a job at the club. 

[Steve67]

The article is much more measured than one of his usual rants and therefore has a bit more credibility.  Be a positive voice instead of a knob Stan. Then the Villa fans might take you more seriously.  Could be useful as a fan/club go-between but needs to listen to fans much more and come up with solutions rather than problems.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

I don't see what role he would fill.

What does he bring to the table?

Never been a coach. Never been a manager. Never had any operational role in football. Not a businessman or clued up in finance, or PR, or any of the other areas we have been short in.

Apart from hosting a radio show which is of no value to running a football club, the only thing he has done of note is failed to fulfill his potential as a player. We've got plenty of current players who are experts in that.

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[mr underhill]

girlfriend abuser and serial dogger. Thanks, but no thanks.