Thankfully 0% Villa now - Tim Sherwood, chancer extraordinaire

[PeterWithesShin]

On Amavi

"I'm delighted to have secured the services of someone we consider to be a terrific young player.

"Jordan has been one of the outstanding players in Ligue 1 and is still very young and can become even better.

"There were a lot of clubs after him this summer so we are really pleased to welcome him to the club."

On Rudy

"I've known about Rudy since he was at Cardiff and he is a player I've always admired," said Sherwood.

"His goalscoring ratio last season was fantastic and he is someone who certainly knows how to find the back of the net."

On Gueye

"He's been one of the best young midfielders in France for the last few seasons. A lot of clubs were trying to sign him," said Villa boss Tim Sherwood.

"I believe we are signing a player who is hungry to succeed, is entering what should be his best years and is perfectly suited to the Premier League."

[eamonn]

He probably signed off on those quotes written by one of the press officers. Doubt he said/meant them.
He probably chose Rudy though (along with the two English eejits, Richards and Lescott).

[PeterWithesShin]

Well we're up to 5 that we can be pretty sure were 'his' signings, which is a different story to the one he peddles. And I have no doubt he had a final say on the others even if they were recommendations by Riley.

[SoccerHQ]

Ayew and Adama were the only two I remember him saying that he'd followed for years (remember him saying he came across Adama when he was coaching one of the Spurs youth teams).

I'm sure if we'd signed a host of players from France this summer Steve Bruce would've been saying the same things as that's what you do when you get a new signing in the building.

I've already said I doubt Sherwood would've signed better if he had 100% control given the rubbish he came up with from these shores.

[paul_e]

I don't see how it matters,  he accepted responsibility for them when they were signed, whether that's true or not doesn't change the fact that slagging them off a couple of months later when you're tactics are shown up as utterly inept is a shitty thing to do.

[PeterWithesShin]

I don't think anyone genuinely believes we signed 10 players or so costing about £50m and just said to Sherwood, "here you go we've signed him". Which is the guff Sherwood is suggesting. This is the bloke who said he wasn't manager of Swindon despite picking the team, signing the players etc.

[brian green]

Alternative facts as Kellyanne Conway would say.

[Hookeysmith]

I would still have him over this twat

[aj2k77]

If you have Tim Gobshite in charge you might as well employ the bloke down the pub who thinks he's the dogs bollocks and knows it all who everyone sniggers at behind his back.

[avfcpg]

I would still have him over this twat

Me too...I liked him. Bad timing and poor owners.

[PeterWithesShin]

Tim Sherwood

[Monty]

If Sherwood were in charge last season we'd be in League One now.

[Ads]

He says he knew personally about Rudy. The use of we is key here as a synonym for the club.

[PeterWithesShin]

Ultimately I think he's a wanker who will throw anyone under the bus to try and save Tim Sherwood. I have little doubt that if for example Amavi becomes a top player he'll be taking some credit for it.

[Toronto Villa]

Like Donald Trump he talks and acts in the third person. That qualifies in any language a Massive, massive wanker.