Danks and MacPhee

[Risso]

Maybe the double pivot and wingers wasn’t down to these two after all? Not that I want to take credit away from these, bust sacking a manager and having one employed so quickly who play this way, makes me wonder if we had sounded out Emery already.

Nah, I think it was totally down to Danks and whoever else was around this week. Even if the owners had been having conversations with Emery for a while it's doubtful that he'd know enough at this stage to be picking the team like that.

[PeterWithesShin]

Danks for the Emery.

[Somniloquism]

Maybe the double pivot and wingers wasn’t down to these two after all? Not that I want to take credit away from these, bust sacking a manager and having one employed so quickly who play this way, makes me wonder if we had sounded out Emery already.

Yep, does add extra layers to that decision now. Look we do have players who can play like that if these others are dropped.

[Clampy]

I hope they both stick around under the new regime. Mr Wakeman gets a bit of stick on here but not every set piece is going to work like perfection.

[Nev]

"Big Cutts" was very much to the fore yesterday, at least as much as McPhee.

[Walmley_Villa]

To be fair to Nanny and the other coaches we have no idea if SG took their advice/recommendations? Looking at the freedom they played with on Sunday I get the feeling SG was very controlling and the players were playing with fear?

[algy]

I do wonder if Danks/McPhee are effectively Lange signings - bought in so that there's some continuity in the staff when the coach changes.

Given the timing of both of them coming to the club, plus the departures of ROK & Terry, it does make me wonder if Deano's days were numbered before last season began.

Either way, Danks has made a good first impression & I think the roadie gets a bit more stick on here than he actually deserves.

[pauliewalnuts]

"Big Cutts" was very much to the fore yesterday, at least as much as McPhee.

I noticed that too.

Contrast with Gerrard, MacAllister and Critchley who clearly enjoyed a nice sit down.

[Ger Regan]

I do wonder if Danks/McPhee are effectively Lange signings - bought in so that there's some continuity in the staff when the coach changes.

Wasn't that confirmed as being the case around the time they joined?

[ozzjim]

Ballague suggested talks started properly about a week ago.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

"Big Cutts" was very much to the fore yesterday, at least as much as McPhee.

I really hope we keep him, he's so highly rated and Martinez has said numerous times how it's great to work with him.

[LeeB]

Ballague suggested talks started properly about a week ago.

If that is the case, I know we were joking a bit about him setting the team up on Sunday but I wonder if it was a trial run, as much for him as anything to see if the players would fit his system, and being happy with the result he's agreed take it.

Probably bollocks but hey.

[Hookeysmith]

"Big Cutts" was very much to the fore yesterday, at least as much as McPhee.

I really hope we keep him, he's so highly rated and Martinez has said numerous times how it's great to work with him.

When looking at Emery's trusted back room team one is a very experienced GK coach Javi Garcia so i hope there remains a place for Cutts

[FatSam]

Funny that Villa currently managed by a Blues fan, and Blues managed by a Villa fan.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

"Big Cutts" was very much to the fore yesterday, at least as much as McPhee.

I really hope we keep him, he's so highly rated and Martinez has said numerous times how it's great to work with him.

When looking at Emery's trusted back room team one is a very experienced GK coach Javi Garcia so i hope there remains a place for Cutts

Not sure you can have two first team goalkeeping coaches. Cutts is very highly thought of and if we were to lose him I'm sure he'll have a queue of clubs inviting him to join. Martinez has previously worked with Garcia and I did smile at Emi's Instagram post when Emery and Garcia were sacked by Arsenal; "Thank you, Unai and Javi. I'm sorry we let you down. It's out fault for not performing the right way. I'm sure we will meet again." Psychic Emi!