Steven Gerrard - yes or no

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

If it is to be him then it has to include Gary Macallister, then I'd be a little happier.

If it's not him then I'd be even happier.

I remember when MacAllister took over from Houllier when he was ill and we played at the baggies. We were 1-0 up and coasting until Mac’s game management and substitutions cost us the game. That season we finished in an undeserved 9th mainly because opposition teams didn’t bother turning up towards the end of the season.
It’s still a NO from me regarding gerrarrrrrd and MacAllister.

[Demitri_C]

A lot  / most of support based on media polls will be thinking great, we have got a top name manager and this puts Villa on the map.
H&V does not represent the majority view.
I hate the idea but I am just going to have to get used to iit.
looking forward to going to the Brighton game whatever.

Thats where im at CL.

I dont want Gerrard. Not because i dislike the man, i dont know him. But because as others have said, despite the noise on here, which i was part of, we have sacked a still highly regarded gaffer in Dean Smith, with one that is a bigger name, but has far less experience but is Purslows mate, its a totally vanity project and makes us look small fry as well as being a huge risk.
However, it looks to be almost 100% nailed on that he will be our next manager. I will be at the Brighton game, i will have the same nervous excitement i always do on match days, especially the Saturdays at 3pm, I hope we win and i hope Gerrard is successful as it means Villa are.

Gerrard has experinece in europe smith doesnt so that argument is flawed
 Dean had zero premier league experience also but he didnt do badly at all last year.

Poch came with no experience and had huge success.  Yes it could go tits up but no the experience part isnt something to beat Gerrard with

[Clark W Griswold]

If it is to be him then it has to include Gary Macallister, then I'd be a little happier.

If it's not him then I'd be even happier.

I remember when MacAllister took over from Houllier when he was ill and we played at the baggies. We were 1-0 up and coasting until Mac’s game management and substitutions cost us the game. That season we finished in an undeserved 9th mainly because opposition teams didn’t bother turning up towards the end of the season.
It’s still a NO from me regarding gerrarrrrrd and MacAllister.

That was the only game we lost in a run of 8 games after Houllier's ill health which McAllister oversaw and turned us from relegation fodder to 9th, so he didn't do too badly. If Gerrard comes in i seriously hope he's with him, but although i'm not quite as outraged as some about the potential Gerrard appointment i'm still a no due to his lack of relevent experience.

It was time for Smith to go though, either way. He'll be remembered by me as one of my favourites over the past 30 odd years and did a brilliant job in reviving us. It does need someone else to make us great again though. I very much doubt Gerrard will do that, he might be a top manager one day but it takes more time than he's been at it and i can't help but think he'll have a poor first 6 months like a rabbit in the headlights and not recover.

[Axl Rose]

I'm voting 'no' again.

It might just put me off football seeing that peanut head in the dugout.

[mr woo]

A lot  / most of support based on media polls will be thinking great, we have got a top name manager and this puts Villa on the map.
H&V does not represent the majority view.
I hate the idea but I am just going to have to get used to iit.
looking forward to going to the Brighton game whatever.

Thats where im at CL.

I dont want Gerrard. Not because i dislike the man, i dont know him. But because as others have said, despite the noise on here, which i was part of, we have sacked a still highly regarded gaffer in Dean Smith, with one that is a bigger name, but has far less experience but is Purslows mate, its a totally vanity project and makes us look small fry as well as being a huge risk.
However, it looks to be almost 100% nailed on that he will be our next manager. I will be at the Brighton game, i will have the same nervous excitement i always do on match days, especially the Saturdays at 3pm, I hope we win and i hope Gerrard is successful as it means Villa are.

Gerrard has experinece in europe smith doesnt so that argument is flawed
 Dean had zero premier league experience also but he didnt do badly at all last year.

Poch came with no experience and had huge success.  Yes it could go tits up but no the experience part isnt something to beat Gerrard with

Of course the lack of Premiership experience is a relevant argument against.  Its not a be all and end all but its a yardstick for judgement. 

As I've  posted before this is all about looking after a mate.  And that sort of thing usually ends in tears.

A MASSIVE no from me.  And a huge drop in respect for Purslow on the back of this.

[Drummond]

Well, we've only got to wait a month for the love-in to really start.

Imagine our manager being more popular with the opposition supporters than our own. 4 games in to his tenure.

[purpletrousers]

Well, we've only got to wait a month for the love-in to really start.

Imagine our manager being more popular with the opposition supporters than our own. 4 games in to his tenure.

Only just voted, wow 82.4% like me feel it doesn’t taste right. I wonder if owners do give thought to fanbase feeling. I’ve not had chance to read all the threads but surely if we are going British Potter must be prised away?

[mr woo]

I said this to Woodhall just now, but I fear Gerrard represents a massive hole in the ground and Purslow is about to walk into it.

They've sacked Smith saying the progress had not continued as they hoped - the clear intimation here being that Smith was not the man to take us to the next level. If they now appoint someone in his place with even less experience as a manager, let alone evidence of being able to take teams forward, the entire line of reasoning looks extremely questionable.

Furthermore, with Gerrard, they will be replacing a life long Villa fan with someone with is one of the most identifiable 'club men' for another club in the world. It will look like "they're replacing a Villa legend with a Liverpool one" which isn't a good look. I don't really give too much of a shit that Smith is one of us and Gerrard is not, but that is the way it is going to get spun.

On top of that, it will be Purslow making the decision, and he is a former Liverpool CEO. Again, it starts to look like a Liverpool love-in.

To top it all off, there seems very little appetite for Gerrard from the fanbase, meaning he'd be starting on the wrong foot.

I just hope they're not stupid enough to do this, they'd be digging their own graves in terms of credibility.

Yeah 100%

A hundred and fuckin fifty percent.

[Demitri_C]

A lot  / most of support based on media polls will be thinking great, we have got a top name manager and this puts Villa on the map.
H&V does not represent the majority view.
I hate the idea but I am just going to have to get used to iit.
looking forward to going to the Brighton game whatever.

Thats where im at CL.

I dont want Gerrard. Not because i dislike the man, i dont know him. But because as others have said, despite the noise on here, which i was part of, we have sacked a still highly regarded gaffer in Dean Smith, with one that is a bigger name, but has far less experience but is Purslows mate, its a totally vanity project and makes us look small fry as well as being a huge risk.
However, it looks to be almost 100% nailed on that he will be our next manager. I will be at the Brighton game, i will have the same nervous excitement i always do on match days, especially the Saturdays at 3pm, I hope we win and i hope Gerrard is successful as it means Villa are.

Gerrard has experinece in europe smith doesnt so that argument is flawed
 Dean had zero premier league experience also but he didnt do badly at all last year.

Poch came with no experience and had huge success.  Yes it could go tits up but no the experience part isnt something to beat Gerrard with

Of course the lack of Premiership experience is a relevant argument against.  Its not a be all and end all but its a yardstick for judgement. 

As I've  posted before this is all about looking after a mate.  And that sort of thing usually ends in tears.

A MASSIVE no from me.  And a huge drop in respect for Purslow on the back of this.

Potter had no experience and he isnt doing too badly?

I dunno about lookimg after a mate that points irrelevant to me as we dont know what goes on behind the scenes sorry mate.

I dont think gerrard is the best appointment but not the worst either. If it was Lampard would be much worse

[dave shelley]

If as seems likely Gerrard gets the job I'll be interested to see how much leeway he gets from Purslow if he doesn't hit the ground running and struggles.  It might be a masterstroke or the biggest mistake ever, we can only wait and see.  I'm guessing that the talking to Steven Gerrard about this job didn't just start on Sunday.

[MattW]

Strong presser: https://twitter.com/RampantRyanJack/status/1458093442337316869?t=lh7Kll3Glb0blH_Tbf5VGw&s=19.

Interesting reads: https://www.skysports.com/football/story-telling/11788/12236762/the-evolution-of-gerrards-rangers; https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/mar/07/steven-gerrard-pressure-rangers-champions.

Rangers fans seem bummed that he's going.

Not convinced inexperience means he's not worth bringing in, particularly if the more experienced alternatives haven't been successful.

I'm among the 17%.

[Border villan]

If Gerrard is the answer I’m not sure what the question is.

[darren woolley]

If we can someone better and with more experienced then that would be good but if the owners chose Steven Gerrard then he's got my backing.

[BC Villain]

Well, we've only got to wait a month for the love-in to really start.

Imagine our manager being more popular with the opposition supporters than our own. 4 games in to his tenure.

That Liverpool game is going to be an absolute circus

[Demitri_C]

Well, we've only got to wait a month for the love-in to really start.

Imagine our manager being more popular with the opposition supporters than our own. 4 games in to his tenure.

That Liverpool game is going to be an absolute circus

Its at villa park its when he goes Anfield thats when it will be bad. But i expect he will want the win more than going to anfield to say hello to afew scousers