Richard O'Kelly

[Sexual Ealing]

There are a few men here in Ireland that I'm aware of whose middle name is Mary.

Now I think of it, I was taught by a nun called Sister Kevin.

[KevinGage]

Bless you my child.

[Sister of Top Cat]

where are your family from Sister? We share something in common!

Kirkby in Ashfield, Notts

[mr underhill]

mine all come from Warwickshire!

[Sister of Top Cat]

mine all come from Warwickshire!

That's a shame - TC and I don't have many relatives!

[UK Redsox]

Slight tangent but Bob Wilson's middle name is Primrose 

Well i'd like to meet Stephenson the engineer
And i'd like to meet Faraday and buy him a beer
And i'd love to meet the bloke who had the bright idea of
Bob Wilson, anchorman

[brian green]

Wasn't Bingo Billy McNeill's middle name Blackadder.  Jack Lemmon's middle name is Uhler. (Uhlar? Uhla?).

[Footy-Vill]

People go round shaming Smith but I think this O'Kelly isn't exactly anything of note for a premier league level.
Sounds and acts rather lower league and I think bringing in some other coaches to aid and assist would be helpful.
O'Kelly just gives of a whiff of happy to be here and I bet he can't believe his luck.
Anyone questioning Smith (and JT ) has to also question this man and his pedigree
Good luck to him but don't know how effective he is in dealing with premier league players when he's been based at smaller places and less expectant clubs.

[rougegorge]

People go round shaming Smith but I think this O'Kelly isn't exactly anything of note for a premier league level.
Sounds and acts rather lower league and I think bringing in some other coaches to aid and assist would be helpful.
O'Kelly just gives of a whiff of happy to be here and I bet he can't believe his luck.
Anyone questioning Smith (and JT ) has to also question this man and his pedigree
Good luck to him but don't know how effective he is in dealing with premier league players when he's been based at smaller places and less expectant clubs.

Well Smith clearly doesn't question his pedigree as he had him at Walsall and Brentford, so by that token, that would make Smith culpable for bringing him to VP in the first place.

[Clark W Griswold]

No, once again that sounds like a complete and utter load of fucking bullocks.

‘Sounds and Acts lower league’? What the fuck is that even supposed to mean? Do you know him then?

[Footy-Vill]

Think what you like I know how about football and how these things work.
JT connects the players with Smith and advises with defense
O'Kelly there to implement training, attacking  and familiarise the new players with Villas playing style
They both work on all aspects but O'Kelly has had no top flight history and i think is quite amenable to players rather than being much authority or running sessions that are being understood his work in attacking with Wesley has been pretty awful.
Of course hes very experienced and developed Maupay superbly well.
Seems to be struggling with dealing a Brazilian striker as well as his responsibility to run drills.

Smith allows shared responsibility for coaching but oversees and runs specific play and tactics .
O'kelly is his man he is there to assist in getting that message across to players in passing and movement off the ball.
Thank you.

[Legion]

Gone.

[PeterWithe]

That's not good news on the back of Terry leaving as well.

[Footy-Vill]

Christian Purslow always said this day could come and that we have planned for it 😉

[SoccerHQ]

Bit shocked. He's always followed DS around as number 2. Last managed at Hereford in 2012 so wonder who's offered him a job unless it's family reasons?