Manager for next season

[Dante Lavelli]

Fuck off and die wasn't a good choice of words. But had he just told him to fuck off, after sustained abuse I can absolutely see why he snapped and said something. To me it doesn't show that he can't take pressure. It shows that one person after a lot of very personal abuse got to him to provoke that reaction.

It's not just a one off though is it? He lost his rag with a junior reporter after a fairly innocuous question, then again the next week with Pat Murphy, not to mention the 'joke'' throttling.

yeah he would sort those birmingham mail journalists out

have you watched the videos of the press conferences?  The 'fuck off and die' comments by comparison are nothing compared to the awkwardness of the press interviews [the ostrictch one, and the pat murphy follow up].

[PeterWithesShin]

It's not just that he does these things, it's also that i've never seen him look like he thinks he has done anything wrong. Be it the fans, press or McArthur incident. I'm sticking with he's a twat that should never be considered worthy of employment by Aston Villa no matter how shit we are.

[cdbearsfan]

Indeed.

[OCD]

In other news, I can't work out whether this is a pitch or somebody serving up a very cold dish that their dog discovered in Jersey called 'Revenge': http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/04/10/aston-villa-could-only-be-in-championship-for-a-seasonthey-may-w/

"I look at their team and I don’t know who half the players are."

Yes Harry, that's because you're a twat who signs the same half a dozen players over and over again bankrupting each club you're at in the process.

He also blamed it on the foreign players but said Ayew looked good. Gana's stats put him on a similar level to Kante, Veretout seems to have some ability but hasn't been consistent and Traore's been injured most of the season. So he's guilty of spouting his mouth off without really knowing what's going on - just as he often is.

[conman]

Fuck off and die wasn't a good choice of words. But had he just told him to fuck off, after sustained abuse I can absolutely see why he snapped and said something. To me it doesn't show that he can't take pressure. It shows that one person after a lot of very personal abuse got to him to provoke that reaction.

It's not just a one off though is it? He lost his rag with a junior reporter after a fairly innocuous question, then again the next week with Pat Murphy, not to mention the 'joke'' throttling.

yeah he would sort those birmingham mail journalists out

have you watched the videos of the press conferences?  The 'fuck off and die' comments by comparison are nothing compared to the awkwardness of the press interviews [the ostrictch one, and the pat murphy follow up].

yes they were brilliant , and so was nigel

[PeterWithesShin]

They don't want him here!

[conman]

They don't want him here!

no , oh well , i guess who ever gets the job there will be plenty saying its the wrong appointment

[tomd2103]

Fuck off and die wasn't a good choice of words. But had he just told him to fuck off, after sustained abuse I can absolutely see why he snapped and said something. To me it doesn't show that he can't take pressure. It shows that one person after a lot of very personal abuse got to him to provoke that reaction.

It's not just a one off though is it? He lost his rag with a junior reporter after a fairly innocuous question, then again the next week with Pat Murphy, not to mention the 'joke'' throttling.

yeah he would sort those birmingham mail journalists out

have you watched the videos of the press conferences?  The 'fuck off and die' comments by comparison are nothing compared to the awkwardness of the press interviews [the ostrictch one, and the pat murphy follow up].

The Pat Murphy one is a classic.  Everything about Pearson's body language and facial expression says he wants to jump over the table and throttle Murphy, but he can't.  He is hopelessly out of his depth with the line of questioning so has to retort to childish one line replies and comes out of it looking like a complete clown.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Fuck off and die wasn't a good choice of words. But had he just told him to fuck off, after sustained abuse I can absolutely see why he snapped and said something. To me it doesn't show that he can't take pressure. It shows that one person after a lot of very personal abuse got to him to provoke that reaction.

It's not just a one off though is it? He lost his rag with a junior reporter after a fairly innocuous question, then again the next week with Pat Murphy, not to mention the 'joke'' throttling.

Pat Murphy was the twat in that incident, not Pearson. Making Pat Murphy hate us even more as a club than he already does  would be one of the very few positives from Perason joining.

[SheffieldVillain]

Fuck off and die wasn't a good choice of words. But had he just told him to fuck off, after sustained abuse I can absolutely see why he snapped and said something. To me it doesn't show that he can't take pressure. It shows that one person after a lot of very personal abuse got to him to provoke that reaction.

It's not just a one off though is it? He lost his rag with a junior reporter after a fairly innocuous question, then again the next week with Pat Murphy, not to mention the 'joke'' throttling.

Pat Murphy was the twat in that incident, not Pearson. Making Pat Murphy hate us even more as a club than he already does  would be one of the very few positives from Perason joining.

Not at all. Murphy was sticking up for his junior colleague. Pearson's answers were akin to those of a 5 year old.

[john2710]

We can all concede that Pearson is an obnoxious arsehole, you don't have to look too far to find evidence to support that. I think appointing him would be a mistake. Having said that there are no perfect candidates out there that I think we could get.

For me the man we need was at Villa Park on Saturday but I think we have zero chance of getting him. The man they're targeting is already in a job, that tells me it's Steve Bruce.

[brian green]

Bizarre point I confess, but in addition to all the other baggage Bruce brings, he looks so unhealthy. All our managers back to MON have looked twenty years older after six months with us.  Or in the case of Remi Garde 157 days.

[rob_bridge]

Bizarre point I confess, but in addition to all the other baggage Bruce brings, he looks so unhealthy. All our managers back to MON have looked twenty years older after six months with us.  Or in the case of Remi Garde 157 days.

Bruce looked 40 when he was captain of Naarwich in his mid 20's. He looks about 70 now.

He has said on record he made a mistake managing Sunderland (as a Newcastle fan) and thought McLeish had by moving to Villa and could never see himself managing Villa

[mr underhill]

good to know.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Brian Clough used to leave journalists trembling. I also remember him chinning a couple of Forest fans who invaded the pitch after a game against Derby - he then invited them both to Forest's training ground as an apology and kissed them. Also have vague recollections of Cloughie man handling a fan who was dressed as a clown and trying to get on the pitch. He grabbed him and shoved him back into the stands.  And his humiliation of Trevor Francis at the player of the year bash was legendary "take your hands out of your pockets young man".

I'm not comparing Pearson's record to Clough's, of course, just highlighting the fact that some managers are respected for being mad, others ridiculed. And Clough was nearly our manager, if rumours are to be believed.