Steven Gerrard - yes or no

[SamTheMouse]

Regardless of whether he turns out to be any good or not, the titanic wankathon that will inevitably be our next trip to Anfield is enough to make my stomach churn. It's a maudlin enough place as it is, but the return of 'Steeeevie G" will see Villa treated as a total irrelevance in a Scouse orgy of melodrama.

The players will be washing jizz out of their hair for a fortnight afterwards.

[WarszaVillan]

if he gets the job, I wont be listening to any manager interviews as I cannot stand hearing that bloody scouse accent.

As I said yesterday, it is a pity we can't judge people based on their record and have to bring so much pejorative stuff about where they are from, how they speak etc.

Ian Rush says if Stevie G doesn't drink milk he won't be good enough to manage Aston Villa

[LeeB]

if he gets the job, I wont be listening to any manager interviews as I cannot stand hearing that bloody scouse accent.

As I said yesterday, it is a pity we can't judge people based on their record and have to bring so much pejorative stuff about where they are from, how they speak etc.

My problem is there's not enough record to judge.

[PeterWithe]

If there is a positive to the appointment, its the welcome return of the word ‘wankathon” to the board. You’ve been gone too long.

[usav]

As I said yesterday I admired him a lot as a player, time will tell on his managerial capabilities.

One thing that maybe overlooked is he should have good pull in attracting some new players in January.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

if he gets the job, I wont be listening to any manager interviews as I cannot stand hearing that bloody scouse accent.

As I said yesterday, it is a pity we can't judge people based on their record and have to bring so much pejorative stuff about where they are from, how they speak etc.

My problem is there's not enough record to judge.

Same here.. and that stupid haircut.

[Brazilian Villain]

If he does get us top six, and he does then move to Liverpool, we'll be having to look for another manager. I'd rather pass on that one.

Any manager that gets us into the top 6 will be coveted elsewhere.

Exactly, if we appointed Rodgers, ten Hag, Favre or Pochettino and they were successful they'd more than likely leave if Liverpool, Citeh or Yanited came calling. Mightn't be palatable but that's the way it is just as Sevco fans will be miffed if Stevie G leaves them for us.

[Demitri_C]

I don't think Gerrard would give less than his all, but I do think we'd have to be looking over our shoulders all the time. If any other manager got us top six we'd be looking to improve rather than expect him to leave but whatever Gerrard did we would always have that uncertainty. And more than anything, if we get him we'll have to endure the media agenda that we're just so lucky to have him.

If he gets us top 6 and wants to go liverpool he goes with my best wishes.

The calibre of manager we could attract should that happen would be great. We could look at a conte or ten hagen. At this stage sitting 15th those two wouldnt be looking at our job

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Regardless of whether he turns out to be any good or not, the titanic wankathon that will inevitably be our next trip to Anfield is enough to make my stomach churn. It's a maudlin enough place as it is, but the return of 'Steeeevie G" will see Villa treated as a total irrelevance in a Scouse orgy of melodrama.

The players will be washing jizz out of their hair for a fortnight afterwards.

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I'm dreading it all already. I'm so relieved I don't have any satellite sports channels to watch Villa games on! The rest of the media won't be any better, though!

We're going to have to have a collective strong stomach for the impending SGAV FC era, fellow Villa fans...we'll need it!

[Brazilian Villain]

Having said that, I just made the mistake of reading what some of those boneheads on Follow Follow are saying about us and it's almost making me want him to come just to stick it up their horrible arses.

The thread on there reminds me of the Jack saga here, will he/won't he, why now, wouldn't have minded if he gave us another season, leaves a sour taste, he could have been a legend etc.

Yeah - there is the same sense of inevitability about it.  I think that's a good comparison.  It feels like another time everyone loses. 

They're now in the 'greeting' stage of grief...hope Villa get relegated, rat boy etc.

[Nunkin1965]

I suppose you could look at it that we can use Gerrard as a bit of a stepping stone ourselves.
Get hopefully 3 good years and then go for a next level manager if he goes to Liverpool.
You never know.

[Drummond]

As I said yesterday I admired him a lot as a player, time will tell on his managerial capabilities.

One thing that maybe overlooked is he should have good pull in attracting some new players in January.

More than Conte, Tuchel, Arteta, Guardiola, Benitez, Bielsa, Rodgers, Moyes, Klopp, Ranieri, Vieira, potentially Lampard, and Man Utd?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Let's just pray he doesn't relegate us.

[usav]

As I said yesterday I admired him a lot as a player, time will tell on his managerial capabilities.

One thing that maybe overlooked is he should have good pull in attracting some new players in January.

More than Conte, Tuchel, Arteta, Guardiola, Benitez, Bielsa, Rodgers, Moyes, Klopp, Ranieri, Vieira, potentially Lampard, and Man Utd?

Ignoring your irrelevant list, however, he should have more pull than Dean Smith.

[Smithy]

I don't think Gerrard would give less than his all, but I do think we'd have to be looking over our shoulders all the time. If any other manager got us top six we'd be looking to improve rather than expect him to leave but whatever Gerrard did we would always have that uncertainty. And more than anything, if we get him we'll have to endure the media agenda that we're just so lucky to have him.

If he gets us top 6 and wants to go liverpool he goes with my best wishes.

The calibre of manager we could attract should that happen would be great. We could look at a conte or ten hagen. At this stage sitting 15th those two wouldnt be looking at our job

I think this is where I am with it now.  He's far from my first choice, I don't think he would be the right appointment, but if he came in and did well enough for us that Liverpool wanted him in a couple of years, then we'd obviously have to be in a much better position to get the NEXT manager.