Manager for next season

[conman]

If John Carver has applied it's only so he can relegate us again. The bitter fuckring.

Newcastle United manager John Carver admits he'd be happy to see Aston Villa relegated from the Premier League

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2972693/Newcastle-United-manager-John-Carver-admits-d-happy-Aston-Villa-relegated.html#ixzz44bmD7D8B

[eamonn]

File under ´April Fool ´...surely?! :

http://leagueofireland.ie/index.php/2016/04/01/dundalk-fc-manager-stephen-kenny-flying-to-england-to-interview-with-aston-villa-about-managers-job/?

Current Dundalk FC manager Stephen Kenny is flying to England on Saturday morning to meet with Aston Villa and their board about the vacant management role at the Birmingham based club.

The Dubliner who has won the SSE Airtricity League twice in two years, along with the FAI Cup with Dundalk has been approached by the Villa board about the possibility of taking over the club on a short term deal until the end of the season.

Kenny has previous experience of management in the UK as the manager of Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic (2006-2007) and guided the Pars to a Scottish Cup Final only to lose out narrowly to Celtic on the day.

Aston Villa will be hoping Kenny can emulate his reign in Dundalk across the pond, as he inherited a team that was kept in the Premier Division on the last day in a relegation play-off in 2012 but since then has guided them to second in the league the following season and as stated above has won the league every year since then with the Louth club.

Kenny is looking to bring in the experience of former Villa legend and Dundalk man Steve Staunton as his assistant for the short period.

If all goes well this weekend then an announcement will be expected early next week from the Aston Villa board.

No doubt someone on a wind-up but, I've seen evidence of how Stephen Kenny operates.  He took Longford Town from near extinction to become a team that gained promotion to the FAI Premier League.  He oversaw the building of a new stadium and achieved European football for Longford, a dream come true for the locals.

He moved on to other things and, has been successful wherever he has gone.  Whilst not a serious candidate for the Villa job, it would be a foolish man that underestimated his ability.

I met Stephen Kenny by chance in a pub in Donegal a good four years ago.  I ended up chatting to him at the bar and what struck me about him - apart from his being an absolute gentleman -  was that he knew everything about Villa.  I think we were in the thick of the McLeish season and I was venting my woes whilst he nodded sagely, hot whiskey in hand.  After I'd finished, he started reeling off the whole Villa squad, those whom he rated, those whom he didn't rate, formations he'd use etc., etc.  I was just astounded by his knowledge and grasp of the situation Villa were in.

I would file this under "April Fool" but that is not to demean Kenny, his track record suggests he is a very talented manager.

Great story. Had he got N'Zogbia's card marked even then ?

Kenny always comes across well. Although didn't he have an ill-fated spell in Scotland?

[lovejoy]

Anyone who has the ability to kick the following out of the club permanently - preferably head first:

Gabby
CNZ
Richards
Richardson
Lescott
Bacuna
Guzan
Hutton
Clark
Wesrwood

Agree with some of those. Hutton, Clark and Westwood is about not having Premier League quality, not bad attitudes. Thing the attitudes need to go first, then look to remove those three later.

If we have a turnaround of 15 players out/up (assuming we lose the likes of Ayew, Veretout, Gana, Adama and someone like Gil, Sanchez or Amavi) we won't go up. Fulham did that a couple of years ago and it just doesn't work.

Key is getting rid of the toxic (Agree with top 5/6 of that list) and then working to improve the quality. The three of those could be okay squad players in that league. Even if they would need replacing were we to come up.

Agreed, Clark, Hutton and Westwoods lack of ability won't be such a problem in the second tier, they are also tryers and that's all I ask for at this point.

[VillaAlways]

Mick McCarthy anyone?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3519454/Aston-Villa-line-Mick-McCarthy-option-new-manager-Ipswich-Town-boss-leaving-door-open-move.html

[dave.woodhall]

Mick McCarthy anyone?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3519454/Aston-Villa-line-Mick-McCarthy-option-new-manager-Ipswich-Town-boss-leaving-door-open-move.html

No.

[conman]

Mick McCarthy anyone?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3519454/Aston-Villa-line-Mick-McCarthy-option-new-manager-Ipswich-Town-boss-leaving-door-open-move.html

yes please

[Steve67]

Mick Mack? Jeez. Have we sunk that far?

[ciggiesnbeer]

Mick McCarthy anyone?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3519454/Aston-Villa-line-Mick-McCarthy-option-new-manager-Ipswich-Town-boss-leaving-door-open-move.html

No.

The Yorkshire Alex McLeish? No thanks.

[LTA]

File under ´April Fool ´...surely?! :

http://leagueofireland.ie/index.php/2016/04/01/dundalk-fc-manager-stephen-kenny-flying-to-england-to-interview-with-aston-villa-about-managers-job/?

Current Dundalk FC manager Stephen Kenny is flying to England on Saturday morning to meet with Aston Villa and their board about the vacant management role at the Birmingham based club.

The Dubliner who has won the SSE Airtricity League twice in two years, along with the FAI Cup with Dundalk has been approached by the Villa board about the possibility of taking over the club on a short term deal until the end of the season.

Kenny has previous experience of management in the UK as the manager of Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic (2006-2007) and guided the Pars to a Scottish Cup Final only to lose out narrowly to Celtic on the day.

Aston Villa will be hoping Kenny can emulate his reign in Dundalk across the pond, as he inherited a team that was kept in the Premier Division on the last day in a relegation play-off in 2012 but since then has guided them to second in the league the following season and as stated above has won the league every year since then with the Louth club.

Kenny is looking to bring in the experience of former Villa legend and Dundalk man Steve Staunton as his assistant for the short period.

If all goes well this weekend then an announcement will be expected early next week from the Aston Villa board.

Wouldn't put this sort of appointment past the club given the terrible decision making over the last 6 years.

[four fornicholl]

John Carver anyone!!!!!!!
Hes applied via his agent, WTF HAHAHA

[dave.woodhall]

File under ´April Fool ´...surely?! :

http://leagueofireland.ie/index.php/2016/04/01/dundalk-fc-manager-stephen-kenny-flying-to-england-to-interview-with-aston-villa-about-managers-job/?

Current Dundalk FC manager Stephen Kenny is flying to England on Saturday morning to meet with Aston Villa and their board about the vacant management role at the Birmingham based club.

The Dubliner who has won the SSE Airtricity League twice in two years, along with the FAI Cup with Dundalk has been approached by the Villa board about the possibility of taking over the club on a short term deal until the end of the season.

Kenny has previous experience of management in the UK as the manager of Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic (2006-2007) and guided the Pars to a Scottish Cup Final only to lose out narrowly to Celtic on the day.

Aston Villa will be hoping Kenny can emulate his reign in Dundalk across the pond, as he inherited a team that was kept in the Premier Division on the last day in a relegation play-off in 2012 but since then has guided them to second in the league the following season and as stated above has won the league every year since then with the Louth club.

Kenny is looking to bring in the experience of former Villa legend and Dundalk man Steve Staunton as his assistant for the short period.

If all goes well this weekend then an announcement will be expected early next week from the Aston Villa board.

Wouldn't put this sort of appointment past the club given the terrible decision making over the last 6 years.

12 hours 4 minutes. Who had 12 hours 4 minutes?

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Mick McCarthy anyone?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3519454/Aston-Villa-line-Mick-McCarthy-option-new-manager-Ipswich-Town-boss-leaving-door-open-move.html

Christ No!

I'd take Pearson any day over him.

[AV89]

File under ´April Fool ´...surely?! :

http://leagueofireland.ie/index.php/2016/04/01/dundalk-fc-manager-stephen-kenny-flying-to-england-to-interview-with-aston-villa-about-managers-job/?

Current Dundalk FC manager Stephen Kenny is flying to England on Saturday morning to meet with Aston Villa and their board about the vacant management role at the Birmingham based club.

The Dubliner who has won the SSE Airtricity League twice in two years, along with the FAI Cup with Dundalk has been approached by the Villa board about the possibility of taking over the club on a short term deal until the end of the season.

Kenny has previous experience of management in the UK as the manager of Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic (2006-2007) and guided the Pars to a Scottish Cup Final only to lose out narrowly to Celtic on the day.

Aston Villa will be hoping Kenny can emulate his reign in Dundalk across the pond, as he inherited a team that was kept in the Premier Division on the last day in a relegation play-off in 2012 but since then has guided them to second in the league the following season and as stated above has won the league every year since then with the Louth club.

Kenny is looking to bring in the experience of former Villa legend and Dundalk man Steve Staunton as his assistant for the short period.

If all goes well this weekend then an announcement will be expected early next week from the Aston Villa board.

Wouldn't put this sort of appointment past the club given the terrible decision making over the last 6 years.

Well done.  You've posted a comment with any personal attacks on people.

[ciggiesnbeer]

John Carver anyone!!!!!!!
Hes applied via his agent, WTF HAHAHA

Got to be a wind up. He openly hates us.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

John Carver anyone!!!!!!!
Hes applied via his agent, WTF HAHAHA

Got to be a wind up. He openly hates us.

He's openly fecking useless!