The He Who Shall Not Be Named Thread
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"Merd"
Vital Football Hero
Yeah, the list of 20 probably included Pep, Klopp and probably Mary Poppins, so the initial enquiries didn't take long
I'd say they were keeping tabs on various managers, their availability and what their current team is doing. It's a long stretch to state that we had 20 targets.
1 Target is quite enough.Yeah, the list of 20 probably included Pep, Klopp and probably Mary Poppins, so the initial enquiries didn't take long
I'd say they were keeping tabs on various managers, their availability and what their current team is doing. It's a long stretch to state that we had 20 targets.
eltoro
Man on the edge. Of what I don’t know!
In fairness that still could be a good point, time will tell.
(It wasn’t me by the way)
The Fear
A Wise Man (once sat next to him)
Clubs always have dossiers on managers they rate, would like, who they think they should keep an eye on, nothing at all unusual in that.
When Smith was sacked, they would already have known the 2-3 they wanted, and most likely will have sounded out the agent and probably, as I said at the time, knew the one they were going to get.
When Smith was sacked, they would already have known the 2-3 they wanted, and most likely will have sounded out the agent and probably, as I said at the time, knew the one they were going to get.
Divine_islet
Vital 1st Team Regular
mike_field
Vital Football Legend
Melon Donkey
I am a little bit perplexed
Unless we get relegated by 3 points or the odd goal . No defeat will seem easy to take then will it.
Villan57
Alert Team
So you interview a candidate for a 5m a year job by video link, I don't think so, they may have contacted 4 and 3 said no and left SG who Purslow wanted in the first place. Don't forget this all allegedly happened in 3 days.
I'm pretty sure they knew who the wanted and sounded him out before they sacked Dean. If they didn't they are as stupid as Newcastle.
I don't suck up everything the club puts out as gospel but the timescale sounds far fetched and they were all as sheepish as hell, even Mr smarmy pants.
Platypus
Vital Football Hero
The whole world has been doing a lot bigger business by video link for the last two years now. But even if they had done it face-to-face it's not like he would have had to go by horse and cart or actually *he* didn't necessarily have to come to *us*. Ten days is a looooong time in big business.
Silhillvilla
Vital Football Legend
whilst I enjoyed the words and content coming from Gerrard the whole thing again left me a little bit uneasy. It was all a bit too polished and convenient, Purslow to an extent makes my skin crawl, I liked Matt Kendrick second or third question which really irked Purslow.
Silhillvilla
Vital Football Legend
I now have Thomas Frank image blazer shirt tie, pyjama bottoms and slippers on a zoom call
The Fear
A Wise Man (once sat next to him)
Sit back, have hopes, enjoy the ride. It is done now. He could be excellent, if not, we just start all over again.
Not sure there is anything to be uneasy about, every appointment has a risk element, used the John Gregory example before, no one really wanted him, he was a breath of fresh air.
Silhillvilla
Vital Football Legend
I guess my uneasiness stems from the lack of wriggle room we have. That said I'm fully on board with this appointment, it's a gamble , a bold one but we had to do something
Villan57
Alert Team
Just happen to think it's bull shine and if it is any other club you'd be saying the same, as we did with Conte at Spurs and who evert the latest Watford manager is. One sacked one-day new bloke in virtually the next day. I suppose we did take 3 days.
The club is not going to say we contacted him two weeks ago are they, look bad on them, not to mention an illegal approach. Obviously, we'd never do that because we are Aston Villa but other clubs do
danvilla2
I’m not an expert
No credible board of directors would sack a General Manager in any business without head hunting first
Villan57
Alert Team
Nope, those jobs don't get advertised on the internal notice boards, just Like Villa didn't advertise the Head Coach role or Coaches roles. Gerrard was headhunted and he's brought his sidekicks with him.
BringbakMON
Vital Football Hero
cobblers innit -
would have been fun if Purslow had cut the bs - "yep we tapped him a while back, I'm such a fan and of yep course he'll be off like a shot if he does well"
danvilla2
I’m not an expert
Just a small point on Gerrard watching his interviews, he’s obviously had some coaching on his presentation and question answering. Gone are the “yeah course…”, he’s very deliberate with his words, the breaths, the hands, the body language.
I like that because it shows that he is an academic of all aspects of the game and willing to learn.
Someone posted a few days ago (forgot who it was but I did like the post), I wasn’t blown away with Stevie G but the more I’ve seen of him this week the more relaxed and confident I am in him. He couldn’t have have been more professional and proven his drive even if he wanted to.
I like that because it shows that he is an academic of all aspects of the game and willing to learn.
Someone posted a few days ago (forgot who it was but I did like the post), I wasn’t blown away with Stevie G but the more I’ve seen of him this week the more relaxed and confident I am in him. He couldn’t have have been more professional and proven his drive even if he wanted to.
McParlandTheGreat
Vital Champions League
You're not supposed to approach the manager but there's nothing to say you can't approach his agent, to gauge potential interest. The long list of 20 sounds OK to me; you've need a reasonably comprehensive list of potential candidates if you're going to be thorough about it. I wonder who was on the shortlist though; I don't trust the names being bandied about.
