hippo Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Still not convinced this is a done deal. Wouldnt surprise me if Gerro leaves us in the lurch at the last minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEgo Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 30 minutes ago, PerryBarrPet said: Do you remember when some idiot decided to put a fence top to bottom, down the middle of the Holte, to separate left from right? One daft guess: it was planned to allow away supporters to be on one side! We soon pulled that down! Was there to allow stewards, medics and police get up and down quickly. Left side give us a swing, left Sid left side give us a song....ssssssssssshhhhhh!!! AAhhhhhhhhhh!! Good old days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted November 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Jareth said: If Petrov thinks its a good idea, I'll follow. (Don’t mention Tonev) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TrentVilla Posted November 10, 2021 Author Moderator Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, Peter Griffin said: Odds are certainly shortening. Gerrard is now 1/25 with Paddy Power They are shorter than Lee Johnson 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Gerrard’s the face. Beale’s the brains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted November 10, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted November 10, 2021 Just now, hippo said: Still not convinced this is a done deal. Wouldnt surprise me if Gerro leaves us in the lurch at the last minute He will be confirmed by Friday and in post by Monday I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted November 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 10, 2021 33 minutes ago, PerryBarrPet said: Do you remember when some idiot decided to put a fence top to bottom, down the middle of the Holte, to separate left from right? One daft guess: it was planned to allow away supporters to be on one side! We soon pulled that down! What year was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ada86 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 He is at villa park don’t post much but believe if u wish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 24 minutes ago, Peter Griffin said: If they can't we should sign Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb if they're currently playing for west brom's academy there is every danger... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, hippo said: Still not convinced this is a done deal. Wouldnt surprise me if Gerro leaves us in the lurch at the last minute I wasn't last night or this morning but it is very much looking like Gerrard is our next boss. No denial from Gerrard and it is not just one 'ITK' suggesting it. Every single mention of the Villa on social media is saying Gerrard is coming to Villa. It is time to start believing I suspect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: He will be confirmed by Friday and in post by Monday I think. So long as he doesn't have an awards dinner to go to ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 18 minutes ago, nick76 said: Really?, easiest decision and job to walk into. Bigger job, stable squad, talented squad, plenty of talented youth coming through, easy to improve under performing team, rich good owners, great fan base, large war chest, no real issues plus probably a huge pay rise, closer to home, in the PL and your boss (Purslow) is a friend. Kind of agree and disagree. I think in June it was a very easy job to walk into. Real buzz based on the final league position, some of our early season / end of season results, success in the Youth Cup, etc. Seemed like Jack might stay and that with Emi B arriving we would be a huge attacking threat. But anyone now will be aware that we are still struggling post Jack and that it will be tough to sort that out in January through new signings. So it will be big challenge to get us from mid-table into European contention. What I like about SG is that he clearly has an aspiration to get to the top (demonstrated this as a player for Liverpool and England countless times) and that his top is competing for and winning things. So in some ways for him taking us over and finishing 9th / 10th / etc is far higher risk (in terms of his overall ambition) than other names on the list for whom 9th / 10th would be an improvement on before and maybe another small step forward in their career. Us finishing 12th seems like it would impact SG's reputation much more than maybe someone like Potter for whom that might be good enough to get another shot with a club in a similar position. So I think SG would be excited about many of the things in your list but he'll also know that if it doesn't work out then he might struggle to get a second chance elsewhere. So I still think that leaves a reasonably big "sell" in terms of ensuring that SG sees that our aspirations are achievable and that he has a great chance of enhancing his reputation. That said there really aren't that many other clubs that can compete in opportunity - you'd have to say that he'd be unlikely (at the moment) to be offered a job with the Super 6. Leicester unlikely to make a change soon. West Ham similar. Everton would not be an option. Newcastle is a massive gamble - most of the players know that if they stay up this season then they will be replaced and so motivation could be a massive problem if they don't escape from the relegation fight quickly). Then everyone else becomes pretty much a stepping stone to a stepping stone. So for someone wanting to prove themselves in the PL we're a pretty good option. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, ada86 said: He is at villa park don’t post much but believe if u wish went from glasgow to london to villa park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 10, 2021 1 hour ago, meregreen said: If they’re small, they’re irrelevant. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, ada86 said: He is at villa park don’t post much but believe if u wish Thought he was getting of the train in London an hour ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Wasn't my choice, far from it. But now is the time to back him. LETS GO STEVEN GERRARD BARMY ARMY 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted November 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 10, 2021 Just now, villa4europe said: went from glasgow to london to villa park? Was cheaper to change at euston than to get a direct train. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEgo Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Just been told SG has had the tour at BMH etc! it does appear this is accelerating, so unless we get a last minute yes from a previous no, it will be Gerard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: He will be confirmed by Friday and in post by Monday I think. I wouldn't be surprised if he was confirmed late tonight or tomorrow. He had an overnight bag with him getting off the train. He presumably expects to sort it all out with one visit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 30 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: He fails and his managerial career is over. Look at all our managers over the years. Where are they now? If he wants the Liverpool job he’s going to have to prove himself at somewhere other than Rangers and he can’t have a better, softer option than Villa….everything is in place for him to succeed. If he fails, that’s on him, if he decides to stay at Rangers he won’t get his dream job at Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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