steaknchips Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Rijkaard + Cowans + Duverne = A very very tastey combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREAT_BEARD_OF_ZEUS Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Someone has just tweeted that MYSTERYMAN has posted on a forum to say it's not McClaren or Hughes. Now i know that info was passed onto us by Mazrim but why is MM posting somewhere else after dumping us? I feel like i've been cheated on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlastonSpur Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Villa have missed a big trick in letting Fulham snap up Martin Jol. He's a guy that knows the Prem well, took Spurs to 5th two seasons running (which is higher than MON ever managed at Villa) and sets up his teams to play attacking, entertaining football. Moreover, with his direct knowledge of football in England, Holland and Germany, he'll be well clued-in when it comes to identifying a wider pool of potential transfer targets. I'm not sure where this leaves Villa now. Unless Moyes can be persuaded to jump ship, you'll be left with either taking a big gamble on a manager who has no Prem managerial experience or else appointing a current or ex-Prem manager - e.g. Hughes - of inferior calibre to Jol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Rijkaard is said to have knocked our door and shown interest in the job.. Its a no brainer if you ask me.. A no brainer as in we shouldn't go anywhere near him? Apart from Barca, where he had some incredible players, he's never done a good job as a manager. Most of his good work at Barca also came with Henk ten Cate at his side. Do not want him here. He is the manager, if you want Villa to go forward..Turned Barca into the team they are today. Done a great job with the Netherlands and improved Galatasary's finishing possition on the season before, despite the lack of funds and having Turkish players to try and adapt to his style of play. He will turn us into a top 4 club in under 2 seasons if he was appointed. I think he would be loyal too. Another Barca in the making. How did he turn Barca into the team they are today? His side was on the way down when he was there. In all fairness, he was there for quite some time (five seasons I think, winning La Liga twice and the Champions League once) - an impressive feat in and of itself with the board any Barca manager has to work for. He also promoted the likes of Victor Valdes, Iniesta and Xavi from the youth team, so it could be said that Guardiola inherited a very good situation from which to build upon. I really have no idea how he would fare in the Premier League but I wouldn't necessarily read too much into his unsuccessful spell at Galatasaray as an indication of anything either way. Worth a gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 There are better managers than Jol available, cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkvillan Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 like last season, they'll probably wait untill the transfer window has closed and unveil someone who was available all along. wouldnt suprise me at all. Which part of that ridiculus statement was 'like last season'? when did MON leave? when did houllier take over? during which time did the transfer window not expire? coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatesAvfc Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 According to a Retweet on Twitter from VitalVilla, MM has posted on AV Forums saying it's neither Hughes or Mclaren.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maradona10 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Valdes and Iniesta i will agree with. Puyol was promoted by Van Gaal as was Xavi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garvey13 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 If any one realistically thinks it gonna be anyone other than Mark Hughes then I feel people will be disappointed. This for me is the only reason that the club has been waiting and I give it 24 hrs then we will see villa appoint Hughes seems so obvious from where I'm sitting just seeing if we can grab Carlo fist hence the 2 interviewees. But we can dream of a massive gamble on an unknown manager like rijkard (well in the prem anyway) seems daft to me to even consider it. The wally with a Brillo isn't even in the frame IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotcomsimon Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 MM posted on H & V this morning, Whether it really is MM I dont know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackneyVillain Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I think Rijkaard would be a gamble worth taking. As steaknchips points out he is widely seen as paving the way for the current Barca team. He's had failures but he might well have learnt from these. I'd like to think he would be given serious consideration and interviewed at least. if its a choice of Rijkaard or Hughes I know which I'd go for. For those who are interested here is his wiki http://bit.ly/iJI5eq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerlad Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Villa have missed a big trick in letting Fulham snap up Martin Jol. He's a guy that knows the Prem well, took Spurs to 5th two seasons running (which is higher than MON ever managed at Villa) and sets up his teams to play attacking, entertaining football. Moreover, with his direct knowledge of football in England, Holland and Germany, he'll be well clued-in when it comes to identifying a wider pool of potential transfer targets. I'm not sure where this leaves Villa now. Unless Moyes can be persuaded to jump ship, you'll be left with either taking a big gamble on a manager who has no Prem managerial experience or else appointing a current or ex-Prem manager - e.g. Hughes - of inferior calibre to Jol. Hughes will be going to Spurs when 'Arry takes the chelsea job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwichmann Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 like last season, they'll probably wait untill the transfer window has closed and unveil someone who was available all along. wouldnt suprise me at all. Which part of that ridiculus statement was 'like last season'? when did MON leave? when did houllier take over? during which time did the transfer window not expire? coincidence? Is this serious? Please tell me you are on the wind up, or 8 years old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Villa have missed a big trick in letting Fulham snap up Martin Jol. He's a guy that knows the Prem well, took Spurs to 5th two seasons running (which is higher than MON ever managed at Villa) and sets up his teams to play attacking, entertaining football. Moreover, with his direct knowledge of football in England, Holland and Germany, he'll be well clued-in when it comes to identifying a wider pool of potential transfer targets. I'm not sure where this leaves Villa now. Unless Moyes can be persuaded to jump ship, you'll be left with either taking a big gamble on a manager who has no Prem managerial experience or else appointing a current or ex-Prem manager - e.g. Hughes - of inferior calibre to Jol. I just hope it is Hughes. But everyone in the media seems certain it isn't. - Seems very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 There are better managers than Jol available, cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdistheword Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Someone has just tweeted that MYSTERYMAN has posted on a forum to say it's not McClaren or Hughes. Now i know that info was passed onto us by Mazrim but why is MM posting somewhere else after dumping us? I feel like i've been cheated on! Yep, heroes and villans forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steaknchips Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Hughes, McClaren,Ancelotti,Jol and Benitez = all ruled out according to various sources? That leaves; Rijkaard Moyes As the 2 stronger names left....I would take either but think Rijkaard would add a bit more spice to the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted June 7, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted June 7, 2011 like last season, they'll probably wait untill the transfer window has closed and unveil someone who was available all along. wouldnt suprise me at all. Which part of that ridiculus statement was 'like last season'? when did MON leave? when did houllier take over? during which time did the transfer window not expire? coincidence? Errr... yeah. What a complete load of toss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerlad Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 like last season, they'll probably wait untill the transfer window has closed and unveil someone who was available all along. wouldnt suprise me at all. Which part of that ridiculus statement was 'like last season'? when did MON leave? when did houllier take over? during which time did the transfer window not expire? coincidence? Oh, sorry, so was GH available all that time was he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerlad Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 So is MM on H&V deffo the same MM that was on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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