John Terry - Gone

[PaulWinch again]

Good stuff.

[eamonn]

Percy is a good journalist, Telegraph or not.

Surprised that Terry and Smith only spoke on the phone prior to their recruiting and didn't have a number of physical meetings together during the process.

[Clampy]

Didn't John Percy say we were looking at a manager who wasn't even in the betting?

[SheffieldVillain]

Didn't John Percy say we were looking at a manager who wasn't even in the betting?

I think that was Alan Nixon - he later said he was talking about Patrick Vieira.

[Clampy]

Didn't John Percy say we were looking at a manager who wasn't even in the betting?

I think that was Alan Nixon - he later said he was talking about Patrick Vieira.

Yes, Nixon's name popped in my head just after I posted.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Looking at it from Terry's perspective, it's a fantastic opportunity to work daily with such a great Coach. It's a very smart move on his side and should help him develop into the Manager he wants to be long term. Comparisons with Lampard should be shelved for a few years. Let's see where both are in 5 years time. My money is firmly on Terry.

[Dave P]

Looking at it from Terry's perspective, it's a fantastic opportunity to work daily with such a great Coach. It's a very smart move on his side and should help him develop into the Manager he wants to be long term. Comparisons with Lampard should be shelved for a few years. Let's see where both are in 5 years time. My money is firmly on Terry.

Yep.  Terry is going down a road called 'Mourinho' whereas Lampard is going down one called 'Paul Ince'

[olaftab]

I agree RCF and also shows Terry has the right mindset and  no "airs and graces" and wants to develop himself in his chosen path.

[Drummond]

Looking at it from Terry's perspective, it's a fantastic opportunity to work daily with such a great Coach. It's a very smart move on his side and should help him develop into the Manager he wants to be long term. Comparisons with Lampard should be shelved for a few years. Let's see where both are in 5 years time. My money is firmly on Terry.

Yep.  Terry is going down a road called 'Mourinho' whereas Lampard is going down one called 'Paul Ince'

Shudder. I had been thinking Tony Adams...

[Hookeysmith]

If you listen to the Brentford fans wishing Smith all the best as it was a lifelong ambition to come to Villa, then I really hope in a good few years and when he is ready we can do the same when JT eventually takes up a Managers role elsewhere - especially if it was with Chelsea

Although we maybe a bigger team than them by then 

[clash city rocker]

If you listen to the Brentford fans wishing Smith all the best as it was a lifelong ambition to come to Villa, then I really hope in a good few years and when he is ready we can do the same when JT eventually takes up a Managers role elsewhere - especially if it was with Chelsea

Although we maybe a bigger team than them by then 

By then our new owners will have bought Stamford bridge and turned it into a shopping centre and Chelsea will play their home games at craven cottage.

[Fred Crump]

Just a quick request - can we now please stop all the Appleyard shit and give our assistant coach some basic respect by calling him by his real name.

[chrisw1]

Just a quick request - can we now please stop all the Appleyard shit and give our assistant coach some basic respect by calling him by his real name.

Exactly.

[Bad English]

It's only about five, maybe three, people on an internet forum who call him Appleyard you know. Nothing to worry about really.

[Drummond]

It's only about five, maybe three, people on an internet forum who call him Appleyard you know. Nothing to worry about really.

Stone him! He said it, blasphemer!