Neil Critchley - Former Assistant Head Coach

[olaftab]

Apparently we've quadrupled his wages.

So that’s £400 a week. He must be pinching himself.

[adrenachrome]

Apparently we've quadrupled his wages.

So that’s £400 a week. He must be pinching himself.

Ha ha.

Whatever happens, he will be able to retire somewhere more salubrious than hitherto imagined.

[Londonvilla]

Critchley WALKS OUT ON BLACKPOOL to join VILLA!

Nice little video

[Londonvilla]

Has Steven Gerrard Improved Aston Villa?

This video looks at how we approach games.......which is important as Blackpool play with a 442 or a 3412 and we play with either a 4312 4321 or a 433.

[cdbearsfan]

Has Steven Gerrard Improved Aston Villa?

This video looks at how we approach games.......which is important as Blackpool play with a 442 or a 3412 and we play with either a 4312 4321 or a 433.

WOAH THERE! We'll have none of that five at the back dressed as three at the back nonsense, please.

[Chris Smith]

My concerns with Beale going were that we could end up wasting time on the recruitment and building relationships with the new appointee. Neither of those things are happening which gives the impression that work was happening in the background even while they were publicly hoping he stayed.

[algy]

I wonder if he sees Doug as a DM?

Don't need a UEFA Elite badge to answer that. 

Think it's quite impressive that we've been able to attract a settled manager of a Championship club to come and be assistant. Do wonder with the speed it has happened and that he applied for a couple of jobs,  whether Beale's departure was not by choice?

Yeah, I was wondering similar things this morning.

[LeonW]

i don’t think you can underestimate the power of being able to take a manager from championship side (whilst in post) to become an assistant manager at a premier league club that finished bottom half. If Neil was the guy the club wanted, a lot of credit is due to securing him and at speed. Welcome Neil.

[Risso]

Apparently we've quadrupled his wages.

So that’s £400 a week. He must be pinching himself.

Ha ha.

Whatever happens, he will be able to retire somewhere more salubrious than hitherto imagined.

More salubrious than Blackpool? Does such a place even exist?

[Ads]

Lytham is alright. Bars there are an interesting exprience.

[dave shelley]

I wonder if I've been over thinking this a little bit?  Could this appointment, although necessary, be some very long-term planning for when SG eventually moves on to his dream job when Klopp calls it a day and Villa have improved beyond recognition?  NC has the coaching credentials with the added bonus of a successful stint as a championship manager.  It would be an example of the Liverpool system of promoting from within without too much revamping of the backroom staff, A smooth transition.

I didn't sleep well last night as you can see!

[cdbearsfan]

Maybe, or perhaps Critchley just fancies the Liverpool assistant manager's job? 🙂

[Clark W Griswold]

Apparently we've quadrupled his wages.

So that’s £400 a week. He must be pinching himself.

Ha ha.

Whatever happens, he will be able to retire somewhere more salubrious than hitherto imagined.

More salubrious than Blackpool? Does such a place even exist?

Beverley Hills has similarities. Well, they both start with a ‘B’ anyway.

[Neil Hawkes]

i don’t think you can underestimate the power of being able to take a manager from championship side (whilst in post) to become an assistant manager at a premier league club that finished bottom half. If Neil was the guy the club wanted, a lot of credit is due to securing him and at speed. Welcome Neil.

Thank you, glad to be here.

[OCD]

I wonder if I've been over thinking this a little bit?  Could this appointment, although necessary, be some very long-term planning for when SG eventually moves on to his dream job when Klopp calls it a day and Villa have improved beyond recognition?  NC has the coaching credentials with the added bonus of a successful stint as a championship manager.  It would be an example of the Liverpool system of promoting from within without too much revamping of the backroom staff, A smooth transition.

I didn't sleep well last night as you can see!

Roy Evans was the last time Liverpool promoted from within...30 years ago!

Houllier, Benitez, Hodgson, Dalglish (demotion from the board of directors), Rodgers and Klopp since.