Don't disagree with that. He does need to shut up once in a while. I don't mind his show with Mark Saggers but as much as I might agree with a lot of what he says, he needs to take a breath and let others speak.
I'm highly dubious of his self proclaimed love of all things AVFC.Collymore is nothing more than a big gob, with little or nothing that qualifies him for any role in football, let alone one in a club that's in the state we are. I can't image Collymore as anything more than someone who would be highly disruptive.
Quote from: Toronto Villa on April 17, 2016, 03:06:27 PMDon't disagree with that. He does need to shut up once in a while. I don't mind his show with Mark Saggers but as much as I might agree with a lot of what he says, he needs to take a breath and let others speak.Isn't that what TalkSport's all about though? They like their presenters and pundits to be loud and in your face. It's part of the job. For the record I love hearing Collymore talk about the Villa. Hits the nail on the head time after time, but I doubt if he'll ever get the chance to work for us though. It'd be interesting to see if he could deliver some of the things he claims he could though.
Ok the Marwood example wasn't great. It's something he's mentioned and clearly Marwood was cut out for that given his prior experience. But for the other stuff he's mentioned, I don't see why not. We've been asking to have football knowledge at the club and he has it. And as for prior experience of scouting, it's not like our existing scouting network with all their experience are proving their worth. It would be hard to do worse.
Quote from: john2710 on April 17, 2016, 03:14:54 PMI'm highly dubious of his self proclaimed love of all things AVFC.Collymore is nothing more than a big gob, with little or nothing that qualifies him for any role in football, let alone one in a club that's in the state we are. I can't image Collymore as anything more than someone who would be highly disruptive.I've never understood this - why would anyone claim to be a fan of a football when he secretly isn't?He's a Villa fan and that's it.
Quote from: saunders_heroes on April 17, 2016, 03:17:22 PMQuote from: john2710 on April 17, 2016, 03:14:54 PMI'm highly dubious of his self proclaimed love of all things AVFC.Collymore is nothing more than a big gob, with little or nothing that qualifies him for any role in football, let alone one in a club that's in the state we are. I can't image Collymore as anything more than someone who would be highly disruptive.I've never understood this - why would anyone claim to be a fan of a football when he secretly isn't?He's a Villa fan and that's it. I was never a fan of those plastic 99p footballs you could buy at garages etc.
The one thing that's clear about Collymore is that he can't bear the slightest bit of criticism without flying off the handle. That alone makes him unsuitable for any job at a football club.