Yeah, the list of 20 probably included Pep, Klopp and probably Mary Poppins, so the initial enquiries didn't take longExactly what I was thinking when I heard 20 ! Either we have created a world record in hiring the earliest after interviewing 20 candidates or it was predetermined that it was always going to be Gerrard and feeding us pure BS. Frankly, I don't care as long as I see him do what he should.
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.
In fairness that still could be a good point, time will tell.To be fair, there was at least one poster on here that said that a loss against Southampton would be a good thing so that the club would sack Smith.
Ah with you now.
This is a great forum by the way stick around , just take no notice of Mike Field and you'll be fine
Tbf,if a Saints defeat meant the demise of Deano,then if that is for the betterment of the Villa,that's a sound position to take. .
Who's saying that the 20 were anything other than a desktop exercise and that Lange hadn't had that ongoing before Dean got the boot. The club easily could have had 4 names ready as Dean was being given the chocolate watch.
Interviews-wise, has anyone heard of Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp or Skype?
You guys and your conspiracy theories. Don't go changing.
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.So you interview a candidate for a 5m a year job by video link, I don't think so
Surprised by this comment tbh in view of the current downward spiral and the generally poor form in 2021.…[
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.Exactly what I was thinking when I heard 20 ! Either we have created a world record in hiring the earliest after interviewing 20 candidates or it was predetermined that it was always going to be Gerrard and feeding us pure BS. Frankly, I don't care as long as I see him do what he should.
I now have Thomas Frank image blazer shirt tie, pyjama bottoms and slippers on a zoom callThe 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.
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.
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 somethingSit 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.
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.
I would imagine the list was already in place before Deano was sacked tbh.
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.No credible board of directors would sack a General Manager in any business without head hunting first
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