Quote from: ktvillan on August 13, 2019, 11:32:52 AMFor years I've been frustrated at the way Villa have been run. Irritants included lack of discernable transfer strategy, lack of clear playing style and tactics, signing older journeyman players with no resale value on high wages and long contracts, signing late in the window so no settling in time, poor scouting network, dinosaur managers whose idea of tactics is to shuffle the pack or tell players to roll their sleeves up. We weren't the only ones, far from it, but I'd watch in frustration as clubs like Liverpool signed young talent early in the window and hired forward thinking managers and coaches, studiously avoiding the likes of O'Neill. It's not rocket surgery but Purslow shows how we are now, finally, doing things in a sensible way. It boils down to common sense and business sense (players as assets rather than liabilities? who'd a thought it?) and it's great how quickly NSWE and Purslow have applied these simple concepts and turned things around. What is surprising is the degree to which previous regimes were unable to grasp, let alone apply, such simple concepts. Let's hope it works, because it deserves to. Well said kt. This is the first time it feels like this since Brian L was appointed. Let’s hope they can sustain it this time rather than Dougs approach of wallowing in the 96 League Cup win. We’re coming to the party it seems about 20 years late but if we can now start to sort off the pitch as well then maybe just maybe we’ve got a Champions League club on our hands.
For years I've been frustrated at the way Villa have been run. Irritants included lack of discernable transfer strategy, lack of clear playing style and tactics, signing older journeyman players with no resale value on high wages and long contracts, signing late in the window so no settling in time, poor scouting network, dinosaur managers whose idea of tactics is to shuffle the pack or tell players to roll their sleeves up. We weren't the only ones, far from it, but I'd watch in frustration as clubs like Liverpool signed young talent early in the window and hired forward thinking managers and coaches, studiously avoiding the likes of O'Neill. It's not rocket surgery but Purslow shows how we are now, finally, doing things in a sensible way. It boils down to common sense and business sense (players as assets rather than liabilities? who'd a thought it?) and it's great how quickly NSWE and Purslow have applied these simple concepts and turned things around. What is surprising is the degree to which previous regimes were unable to grasp, let alone apply, such simple concepts. Let's hope it works, because it deserves to.
True there was a massive feelgood factor in 2006 when Lerner bought us and O'Neill came in. But despite the 6th place finishes it was very soon clear that O'Neill was anything but a progressive coach who did things in a sensible way. And once he left it was crystal clear that Lerner didn't have a scooby. these guys are light years ahead.
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I was disappointed that 'Vicky' didn't bring up the Kappa debacle, the shocking half-time beer and pie service at Villa Park, and the clunky club website.