Riley - When Will It Happen

[Toronto Villa]

Just by casting an eye over it he'll be stopping a lot of it. When nobody takes notice a lot of weeds grow. Now that everyone there knows there is someone in charge paying attention to details many of the little things will go away. He'll also appoint (as he has been) additional staff to pay attention to it and turf those who have been asleep at the wheel if they can't cut the new order.

[ROBBO]

It just shows how incompetent Lerner has been, he may be a nice bloke but jesus wept how many errors of judgement can one man make. The money Lerner has laid out we should be challenging the top sides not facing certain relegation, continually putting people in positions far above their capabilities has been the hallmark of his ownership. I feel sorry for Garde he came with the best intentions but has been hung out to dry by those that should have been supporting him, but I don't want the players to get off scot free either.

[VinnieChase84]

PR was labelled useless at Liverpool wasn't he? Seems that he was way way out his depth and to an extent blagging his job role (if the latest media reports are accurate)

[mr underhill]

I would administer an enema to all of them for every point lost between now and May. No one emerges from this season with any real credit other than Garde.

[brian green]

That Telegraph article strikes me as the peddling of an agenda by somebody inside or very close to the club.  It is all too black and white and cut and dried to ring true.  It reminds me of the closing scene of a Columbo/Poirot where the Suspects are all lined up and the guilty parties exposed.

I have always been a supporter of Remi Garde but I seriously question that the January balls up was all Reilly's fault.  I also doubt that Garde has actually said that it was all Reilly's fault.  If Garde did not speak to potential targets until after the window closed he is equally at fault.  When you want to do something important - buy a house, apply for a job, choose a school for your kids and a third party stalls you, you get involved personally before final decisions are made.

The dialogue should go - Reilly) Remi, .........says he does not want to come.  Garde) Let me talk to him, see if I can change his mind.

The big picture for years at Villa Park has been one of mice playing in the absence of the cat.  I welcome the fresh pragmatism of Steve Hollis but no amount of new broomery excuses unfair blame being shuffled around to settle scores and defend positions.

[Des Little]

Too many people have been taking the piss for way too long. Let the heads roll this week.

[Malandro]

Unbelievable, what a shambles our club has become. Hollies has his work cut out to stop the rot. yes Lerner does seem culpable but the guys he hired were just taking the piss

Just one look, that's all it took.
Just one look.

[aj2k77]

A student as chief scout in Spain and Portugal haha. Luna and Crespo, how I'd be pissing myself if these stories were about other clubs.

[The Man With A Stick]

Never mind sacking them, we should be taking legal action against these idiots.

[Ron Manager]

When Steve Hollis has finished his investigations I would not be at all surprised to see Gordon Cowans leave the club.

[JUAN PABLO]

The portfolio of players PR has scouted you would be over the moon.

All over ruled by Fox and Almstadt .

maybe thats why he is still here.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

The portfolio of players PR has scouted you would be over the moon.

All over ruled by Fox and Almstadt .

maybe thats why he is still here.

Exactly my thoughts as well.

[sickbeggar]

The portfolio of players PR has scouted you would be over the moon.

All over ruled by Fox and Almstadt .

maybe thats why he is still here.

Yeah but why were they overruled.?If it was fee's and/or wages then it wasn't Fox or Almstadt doing the overruling.

[kingstanding villa]

The same players he scouted for Liverpool and there over the moon with the players he got in. oh yes I forgot the last two managers he helped get in . As I have  said before that's what you get when you get the bloke who did the Friday night quiz and counted corners and throw ins under Oneil buying players

[Steve67]

I wonder if the club will wait until they appoint a new Manager before they decide to sack Reilly? Will they ask the new Manager if they want to use Reilly as scout or will they choose their own players through their own network?