Welcome Roberto Di Matteo and Steve Clarke

[West Derby Villan]

The Hateful Eight
Guzan, Richards, Lescott, Okores, Gabby, Richardson, Bacuna, N'Zogbia.

Brilliant

[Villa in Denmark]

****** Club.

The first rule of ****** Club is....

[West Derby Villan]

c*** Club.

The first rule of c*** Club is....

Remember the first rule?

[markeeeebeeee2005]

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.

Not sure if it still is, but it used to be Harriet Harman and Jack Dromey's son who did the Paddy Power communications, stunts and social media.

He knows some people I know, and I met him at a party. He's a complete plank, he spent the whole night trying to get off with my friend who's in a long term relationship.

[kiddylion]

The Hateful Eight
Guzan, Richards, Lescott, Okores, Gabby, Richardson, Bacuna, N'Zogbia.

Unlike the other 7 I don't think Richardson was a "bad egg" ie trouble maker,he was just way past his best - only contribution I can ever remember him making was heading 1 off the line in the semi final


Brilliant

[villan from luton]

Not inspired by RDM but with Clarke as assistant that seems a top double act for a championship club. As for the players, would love to keep Amavi, Grealish and Gureye, but other than that, any of the top squad can go . Ayew had a horrible attitude in the premiership, feck knows what he will be like when he is getting lumps kicked out of him now.

[Steve R]

Is his middle name short for Diane?

Diablo

[Steve R]

Why are people so taken with the appointment of Kevin Bond? He seems to have sent most of his post-playing career coat-tailing Harry Redknapp in mostly unsuccessful stints as various clubs or getting a quiet exit from Newcastle after having his name mentioned in the doggygate bungs scandal.

[Mister E]

... Ayew had a horrible attitude in the premiership

Really? Yes, he got sent off at the Spammers but I didn't see much evidence of "horrible attitude".

[Mister E]

Why are people so taken with the appointment of Kevin Bond? He seems to have sent most of his post-playing career coat-tailing Harry Redknapp in mostly unsuccessful stints as various clubs or getting a quiet exit from Newcastle after having his name mentioned in the doggygate bungs scandal.

I think the point is they appear to be assembling a coaching team - in Clarke, Bond and Marchesi - that has experience and credibility; that has been around the block a few times. Bond has been highly talked of for a while as a no-nonsense defensive coach ... Isn't that what we need?

[brian green]

Agree Mister E.  The most important words being "no nonsense".  The whole squad has to look up to the coaching and management team.  It is the mutinous anarchy of the dressing room and the blatant refusal to play to orders on the pitch that has put us where we are.

[tim]

Why are people so taken with the appointment of Kevin Bond? He seems to have sent most of his post-playing career coat-tailing Harry Redknapp in mostly unsuccessful stints as various clubs or getting a quiet exit from Newcastle after having his name mentioned in the doggygate bungs scandal.

I think the point is they appear to be assembling a coaching team - in Clarke, Bond and Marchesi - that has experience and credibility; that has been around the block a few times. Bond has been highly talked of for a while as a no-nonsense defensive coach ... Isn't that what we need?

I wonder where this sudden jump in the clubs logical thinking has come from. As you say, a competent and credible trio which would have been useful back when things started to look grim (i.e. January, as opposed to 2012!). I'd like to think that Brian Little has played his part and done what we all hoped for, which was to actually provide someone there with some football, and Villa, knowledge.

[Chris Smith]

Agree Mister E.  The most important words being "no nonsense".  The whole squad has to look up to the coaching and management team.  It is the mutinous anarchy of the dressing room and the blatant refusal to play to orders on the pitch that has put us where we are.

I concur with you two gentlemen. If we want to make a swift return then the squad need to know exactly what is expected of them from the start.

[manic-road]

... Ayew had a horrible attitude in the premiership

Really? Yes, he got sent off at the Spammers but I didn't see much evidence of "horrible attitude".

Horrible attitude? Never seen it myself only a look of being pissed off if we didn't win which was very often.

[damon loves JT]

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.

Not sure if it still is, but it used to be Harriet Harman and Jack Dromey's son who did the Paddy Power communications, stunts and social media.

He knows some people I know, and I met him at a party. He's a complete plank, he spent the whole night trying to get off with my friend who's in a long term relationship.

It's all about relatable content.

Er... 'mate'