We've appointed wrong guys at the wrong time, managers who were destined to fail from the moment they initially strode through the Villa Park entrance door, mainly due to incompatibility and/or ability issues, the majority arguably simply not up to the task, guys whose appointment had us shaking our head because the owner/boards actions in appointing them simply beggared belief.
The latter Lerner years certainly have a lot to answer for.
At least we now have a manager in place who complements exactly where we are as a club, a manager who inherited an absolute shambles of a dressing room, but who is showing slowly but surely that he has the wherewithal, the knowledge, the ability to get us back on track, and more importantly, back into the top flight. Yes, he's maligned by many, but few can surely argue that he's getting the job done, despite set backs we've suffered, and setbacks that will inevitably raise their ugly head in the months ahead.
I see that Remi Garde is still chasing after another managerial position, two years plus after we to one's great relief we sent him packing from Villa Park. Supposedly highly thought of in his native land, and by Arsene Wenger, inheriting the managerial position at Birmingham B6 hasn't done him any favours.
No, the Randy Lerner era scarred a few hopeful managers resumes, that's for sure.
Still, I regret that I don't have too much sympathy for their lot. The Randolph Lerner chapter nearly brought the club to its knees, and left us the supporters pretty damn scarred too.
We though couldn't just walk away.
Still chaps, those little green shoots of revival that are slowly beginning to appear suggest that better days lay ahead. We can but hope.
Up The Villa, and Viva Vital Villa.
