Stanley Victor Collymore

[AV82EC]

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

Ah the 15 year old news stick to beat him with....

[rob_bridge]

We have enough problems without employing SVC FFS

[godzvilla]

Imagining a Collymore & Pearson team.....conjecturing a Box of Frogs ( as in ´mad as a box of´..) ......Godzvilla!

[mr underhill]

AV82EC - that sort of behaviour transcends time. It's totally reprehensible, period.

[dave.woodhall]

I don't know how much his problems can excuse what he is - that's not a rhetorical question, I genuinely don't know, in the same way that I don't know how much of his outpouring is genuine and how much is self-publicity. I'm sure that he has ideas on how to put things right, the same as many of us do. I'm not so sure whether his input would be any more valuable than that of anyone else.

[Toronto Villa]

I think in part he is what he is because his current job affords him the opportunity to be vocal and controversial. And while he has some opinions that none of us agree with he also says things that we all do. Given the right environment it is entirely possible he would be able to control what he says for the good of the club. His issue now in coming forward is that while there might be some good intent, his intense and almost personal criticism of the current owner will diminish his appeal at the club given that Randy is still here.

[bobcat]

He was in my train last Saturday from Stafford and it was rammed being Easter weekend. He gave up his seat in first class for a girl to sit down, without any drama or "don't you know who I am?" nonsense. Seemed a nice guy.

Did his waste his talent as a player? Yes
Does he love the Villa? Yes
Could we do with all the help in the world right now, even if it is just highlighting our plight in the media? Yes, 6 months out of the Prem we will be just glad any media attention.

[brian green]

I have only met Stanley just the once, briefly.  My impression from that and from everything I have seen and read about him is that he has problems of self control.  He lapses briefly into rants and raves but recovers and makes great efforts to atone.

If he were a musician or a poet or a playwright or a painter or an actor his personal failings would go uncommented upon and dismissed as the creative temperament.  But he is an ex footballer earning a living in the media.  Football and the media individually put participants under the spotlight of prurient intrusiveness, together they are destructive.  SVC is in the very last place to find the atonement he appears to seek for past mistakes.

[peter w]

I have no problem with Stan, nor do I have any objections to the club asking him as a former player who loves the club for his opinion. I think he's deluded in angling for a job and referring to Lerner as Mr Lerner, however. He had a job once and was removed because of his criticisms of Lerner.

[Lizz]

Think I've posted something similar before, and maybe it's not so subconscious jealousy, but I can't get worked up over the Ulrika attack. I may be very wrong here, but I doubt Stan has subsequently lacked feamale company.

[danno]

Please give me a job, please, pleeeeeeaaaassee??

He makes some obvious, but fair points, but has heaped so much self hype and frankly utter bull in there with it that it is nauseating to read, and a little cringe.

I remember hearing a similar pitch on Talksport 2 or 3 years ago when Mcleish had left Nottingham Forest.
No footballer lacks self belief I suppose, but hearing him sometimes you'd think he has a red cape and an aversion to kryptonite.

[dave.woodhall]

Think I've posted something similar before, and maybe it's not so subconscious jealousy, but I can't get worked up over the Ulrika attack. I may be very wrong here, but I doubt Stan has subsequently lacked feamale company.

When his book came out there were so many people at a signing in Walsall the shop was on the verge of calling for police help. Most were women.

[Stirchley Villain]

Even if by some miracle he was gifted a job with us he'd flounce off at the first perceived slight.

[Nunkin1965]

I personally have no problem with him. He fights our corner (oops) in the media and gets a lot of what I (we) feel and puts it out there. Better for us to be talked about than not at all surely?

I stood on the Holte and watched him under perform week in and week out. So are we going to dismiss him outright because of that? He's clearly a passionate supporter wanting to offer help and ideas under the right circumstances and has a platform to do this at TalkSport.

Same as usual. Human beings. Easy to shoot people down with negative words when somebody sticks their head up out of the trenches, especially somebody like SVC. Let's face it We're all fucking hypocrites to a smaller or larger extent anyway.

Isn't it all about what people can positively offer anyway. Can't we just use Stans good input?

[SheffieldVillain]

I personally have no problem with him. He fights our corner (oops) in the media and gets a lot of what I (we) feel and puts it out there. Better for us to be talked about than not at all surely?

I stood on the Holte and watched him under perform week in and week out. So are we going to dismiss him outright because of that? He's clearly a passionate supporter wanting to offer help and ideas under the right circumstances and has a platform to do this at TalkSport.

Same as usual. Human beings. Easy to shoot people down with negative words when somebody sticks their head up out of the trenches, especially somebody like SVC. Let's face it We're all fucking hypocrites to a smaller or larger extent anyway.

Isn't it all about what people can positively offer anyway. Can't we just use Stans good input?

As what? What would his role be? Does he have an insight into managing or coaching? Contract negotiations? Is he an experienced administrator? Lots of scouting contacts abroad? Some kind of PR guru?

If it's just being passionate about the Villa then I'd suggest there are plenty of people who'd fit that bill.

I'd prefer we carried on with this recent novel idea of actually appointing people who are qualified to do a particular job.

If he wants to talk us up as part of his job at TalkSport, great, but why would we employ him to do that?