Johnnyp Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, CosmicVillan said: I don't thinj the owners will mess about, it will be bang - bang - bang ....next I hope their thinking when it comes to Purslow is - Well you hired Suso , he's been a disaster. You also hired Smith, again not very good. Adios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Neither Smith or Suso have been a disaster, the club's situation has improved considerably since they came in, even if we're relegated this season. And there's much more to Purslow's job than what's happening on the pitch, you can't keep sacking the CEO whenever you have a bad season, if you're going to go as far as saying he should go because he appointed Suso and Smith you might as well turn around and say the owners should go for appointing Purslow. Smith and Suso are responsible for the football side of things so they're the ones who's postion will be in question because of poor performances on the pitch. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Nicola Cortese. He'd get shit done. A ruthless b.astard if ever there was one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, useless said: Neither Smith or Suso have been a disaster, the club's situation has improved considerably since they came in, even if we're relegated this season. And there's much more to Purslow's job than what's happening on the pitch, you can't keep sacking the CEO whenever you have a bad season, if you're going to go as far as saying he should go because he appointed Suso and Smith you might as well turn around and say the owners should go for appointing Purslow. Smith and Suso are responsible for the football side of things so they're the ones who's postion will be in question because of poor performances on the pitch. Contradictory. No ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 17 minutes ago, Johnnyp said: I hope their thinking when it comes to Purslow is - Well you hired Suso , he's been a disaster. You also hired Smith, again not very good. Adios. Where does that leave us? A Yank who hasn't a clue about our sport and a bloke from Egypt. I'd stick with Purslow for now, he at least knows football and the industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 No it's not contradictory, although it might be a little too nuanced for it to reveal it's finer point at first look. Even if we go down this season, that in itself won't mean that Smith and Suso have been a disaster, because overall we will still be in a much better place than when they arrived at the club, we now have the premier league money, parachute payments and value in players such as Grealish has increased considerably. But that doesn't mean to say they shouldn't be held accountable for relegation this season, Leicester sacked Ranieri, he was far from a disaster for them, Arsenal sacked Wenger, he too wasn't a disaster for them. There's a difference between judging the current season and whether or not a manager might be the right person or not going forward, and judging a person's overall time at a club. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Johnnyp said: Nicola Cortese. He'd get shit done. A ruthless b.astard if ever there was one. Yes he came to mind the other day when thinking about that good few years Southampton had. Certainly knew how to attract manager and was also ruthless sacking Nigel Adkins which we need a bit of here. Has he even been working in football since he left Southampton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Yes he came to mind the other day when thinking about that good few years Southampton had. Certainly knew how to attract manager and was also ruthless sacking Nigel Adkins which we need a bit of here. Has he even been working in football since he left Southampton? Think he's gone back into banking which was his background anyway. Got serious flak when he sacked Adkins ( who had them outside the relegation zone at the time ) Pochetino didn't speak a word of English. Cortese stayed calm and asked fans to trust him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Mug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 These owners need to have a hard look at this fraud, shambles from top to bottom this season has turned out to be 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Anyone remember the video hastily filmed after the play-off final where Purslow claimed: "We are Aston Villa....we won't be just making up the numbers...(in the PL)"? It was awful then and more so now, I recall seeing Smith visibly squirming in his seat as he had to endure Purslow's foolhardy comments. 'Foolhardy' just about sums us up, the season has been a disaster. Naive management from the top down and mirrored by signing a bunch of players untested in the PL. We needed a Cahill-type next to Mings, a Milner-type next to Luiz and a proven goalscorer to support Wesley. Abject failure complete....almost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Anyone remember the video hastily filmed after the play-off final where Purslow claimed: "We are Aston Villa....we won't be just making up the numbers...(in the PL)"? It was awful then and more so now, I recall seeing Smith visibly squirming in his seat as he had to endure Purslow's foolhardy comments. 'Foolhardy' just about sums us up, the season has been a disaster. Naive management from the top down and mirrored by signing a bunch of players untested in the PL. We needed a Cahill-type next to Mings, a Milner-type next to Luiz and a proven goalscorer to support Wesley. Abject failure complete....almost! Loves the limelight too. The interviews. Going into the sky sports news studios was cringe giving that interview pre season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Part of the problem 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 We start every match with at least 7 players that aren’t good enough at this level. Thats on him. I’d rather see him go than Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted July 10, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: We start every match with at least 7 players that aren’t good enough at this level. Thats on him. I’d rather see him go than Smith. Purslow (supposedly) made the worst decision of the season by giving Smith the extension for no apparent reason at all. The real owners seem to have bet on the wrong horse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I think this guy needs to go. He talks the talk but I think he’s full of shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Can’t believe people want Purslow to go. Haven’t looked at this page for a while but it’s laughable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, nick76 said: Can’t believe people want Purslow to go. Haven’t looked at this page for a while but it’s laughable. Why? Do you think he’s in tune with the clubs predicament and has a good plan for next season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Why? Do you think he’s in tune with the clubs predicament and has a good plan for next season? What has he done to be sacked. 90 percent of his work is behind the scenes You cant just sack everyone when it doesn't go your way. We be taking the piss if Newcastle or West Ham fans having similar tantrums 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Zatman said: What has he done to be sacked. 90 percent of his work is behind the scenes You cant just sack everyone when it doesn't go your way. We be taking the piss if Newcastle or West Ham fans having similar tantrums True. I just always look back to how he recruited Hogson for Liverpool though. Whilst his a good manager it just seem like crazy judgement for who the right person could be a for a particular team. You don’t have to be a football genius to just know that appointment was going to fail. You’re right though. We’re getting a bit carried away saying sack him. Edited July 10, 2020 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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