Welcome Roberto Di Matteo and Steve Clarke

[Hookeysmith]

So if Clarke does sign then the next moves are usually

Fitness / conditioning coach - Already a rumour about the Italian guy with big reputation

GK coach - surely Parkes has to be replaced

[aj2k77]

Where is the new manager photo with shirt/scarf?

Odd. Surely Tony the guy on the gate has a camera phone.

Possibly waiting for new owner/chairman/board/manager combined photo shoot?

[Chris Jameson]

Welcome RDM and Steve Clarke it can only get better.

yes

This.

[AV89]

Morons.

@PaddyPower Villa and Di Matteo. Like doing a final lap of the nightclub, finding someone similarly pissed and desperate, and both deciding it'll do.

[Ads]

Clarke has a good reputation for organisation, so we'd hope for something more out of the back four and those who sit and cover in front of them this year.

If we can get tha solidarity to the spine, then i'd be hopeful of RDM getting a good tune out of our better attacking players.

[Mister E]

On paper at least it seems a good partneship.  Roberto should be able to improve our style of play, and should have some good ideas fro the younger players to improve their games, whereas I think Clarke will be more hands on, on the training field and bring some different experience of his own.  Still think they have their work cut out for them, but then would probably be the case no matter who we got.

Clarke is the critical component here, I think, because of his reputation as a coach. So, guarded applause for the RdM appointment; I'll reserve my full approval when the coaching staff is announced.

[Diablo]

Does he remind anyone else a bit of Parker from Thunderbirds

Yes m'lady

[PaulWinch again]

I don't see what either of them being previously employed by WBA has anything to do with things. RDM has proven experience at getting them out of the Championship at the first attempt as well as winning the Champions League with Chelsea. It all bodes well for me.

I agree.

[Jon Crofts]

Hopefully Clarke comes along with him in the next few hours/days.

Also encouraging to see he's on a 2 year deal which fits in with the promotion in 2 years clause between Tony Xia & Randy Lerner, blimey, connected thinking by Aston Villa, times really do seem to be changing.

[robbo1874]

Hadn't realised he was also a player and him and RDM played in the same Chelsea side, as suggested by the BBC article?

Part of the final Chelsea teams before they become disgustingly rich.

Him, Frank Sinclair and Erland Johnsen across the back, Eddie Newton and Gavin Peacock in midfield and John Spencer up front. As mediocre a team as you can imagine.

He was on the way out by the time Di Matteo was coming in, but there will have been a couple of years of crossover.

cheers Dave - appreciate it

[Chris Jameson]

Gavin Peacock, he's now a batshit crazy preacher in America. If you have Twitter take a look @Gpeacock8.

[Desi]

Next Aston Villa manager: Steve Clarke, Kevin Bond and Massimiliano Marchesi set to join staff

http://myinforms.com/en-gb/a/35360668-next-aston-villa-manager-steve-clarke-kevin-bond-and-massimiliano-marchesi-set-to-join-staff/

Steve Clarke and Kevin Bond would be terrific additions.

[Matt Collins]

Yep, v happy w that

[aj2k77]

I would be very happy with that set of staff. Please make it happen Villa.

New owner, new management, a proper set up. I can't wait to see who our first signing is.

[paul_e]

Next Aston Villa manager: Steve Clarke, Kevin Bond and Massimiliano Marchesi set to join staff

http://myinforms.com/en-gb/a/35360668-next-aston-villa-manager-steve-clarke-kevin-bond-and-massimiliano-marchesi-set-to-join-staff/

Steve Clarke and Kevin Bond would be terrific additions.

Don't underestimate how big a deal Marchesi would be, he's got a fantastic reputation getting in someone with his profile is a big positive and fitness was, in my opinion, what did for us last year, Sherwood got the summer totally wrong and it fucked us over for the entire season.