Purslow and Smith and his coaching team have definitely done enough in their careers at Villa to stay for at least another season. Pitarch, from what I can see, hasn't done his job in recruiting suitable playing staff. He needs to go and we need someone with more PL experience.Bit of pressure, and there seems to be a scatter-gun approach to pinning blame on anybody with any visibility. Pitarch is obviously to blame; he scouted such disasters as Luiz (... oh wait!) Then there's Purslow; he's Pitarch's boss. Then there's Doris; what does she put in the tea?
Fact is everybody from the owners down wants to take this club in the direction which the fans want (excepting those who were apparently wanting us to stay in the Championship). It's a tremendously difficult job going from a failing Champs club to one finding success in the PL. Fact is if anyone thinks its possible to recruit 12 players and have them all brilliantly successful, or even the majority of them, they're living in cloud cuckoo land; some players are not going to click. I reckon last summers recruitment only failed in the lack of fire-power up front.
Purslow's done a lot for this club; he's been behind all of the revamp carried out for the owners, much behind the scenes, and deserves credit for that.
Purslow and Smith and his coaching team have definitely done enough in their careers at Villa to stay for at least another season. Pitarch, from what I can see, hasn't done his job in recruiting suitable playing staff. He needs to go and we need someone with more PL experience.
Fair but I think it helps personally. Every league is different and the premier league and aston villa is a totally different fish to la Liga and Valencia. I'd prefer someone who knows the league, knows Villa, knows what we want as fans.It's a fallacy to think PL experience is necessary. The PL isn't the "English game"; it's an international game. It is where it is because of recruitment from all over the world, and the ingredients that brings. How much PL experience did Wolves use to build to where they are now? None.
I think Wolves are a one off and to be fair to them they have got their recruitment largely bang on, they’ve also been very well funded and have bought in champions league players like Neves, Moutinho, Rui Patricio, Jimenez which is a far cry from the calibre of players we’ve been able to bring in. I find it quite surprising how anyone could look at us and think the lack of experience isn’t an issue but everyone is entitled to their own opinion.It's a fallacy to think PL experience is necessary. The PL isn't the "English game"; it's an international game. It is where it is because of recruitment from all over the world, and the ingredients that brings. How much PL experience did Wolves use to build to where they are now? None.
I think Wolves are a one off and to be fair to them they have got their recruitment largely bang on, they’ve also been very well funded and have bought in champions league players like Neves, Moutinho, Rui Patricio, Jimenez which is a far cry from the calibre of players we’ve been able to bring in. I find it quite surprising how anyone could look at us and think the lack of experience isn’t an issue but everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
Where did he say Fox & Co were better, or the snake oil salesman.Selective memories are never a good idea. You actually think Fox & Co were better? Or the snake oil salesman?
Whether we go down or not there has been a lot of real investment in the club, and the overall organisation is probably sounder, better thought out than the club has ever had. And it should get better.
Yes it will be interesting, are they going to stand up and be counted or are they going to meekly allow Purslow and the management team continue to mess it up. I want to see action early from the owners in sorting out those to blame for this terrible season. Certainly if it was my money wasted I would be extremly annoyed at the moment.Be interesting what the owners make of it is, where they think the blame is and what they intend to do about it.
Think Smith and Purslow in that combined interview at the start of the season said judge us on results, didn't they?
Well...........
To be honest he is stating the f*cking obvious,while having a pop at the fans. No thanks.Interesting article (for a change) from b.mail:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/be-very-careful-blunt-truth-18528405
Think Alex Berwick hits a few nails on the head.
To be honest he is stating the f*cking obvious,while having a pop at the fans. No thanks.
Well I'm sure he was very pleased with himself when he wrote that article.Ah good, not just me then!
Well I'm sure he was very pleased with himself when he wrote that article.