Gerrard

[Monster munch]

Re: Gerrard

Difference being you could achieve Champions League football and a cup every year at Rangers no matter who your assistant is, whereas keeping a team like Villa upper to mid table in the prem is a real achievement.

I agree it’s not a decision I would have made, even though I’m sure he got paid nicely and he’ll get a championship job in no time.

I'm sure our board are now considering it if he's available - tap into the south wales liverpool plastic fans market to get them down the city by unraveling one of their heroes.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Re: Gerrard

His assistant Neil Critchley's also been sacked. Wonder where he'll go next.

[jon1959]

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His assistant Neil Critchley's also been sacked. Wonder where he'll go next.

He did well at Blackpool and according to Wiki "He is one of sixteen coaches worldwide to have obtained UEFA's elite badge."

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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He did well at Blackpool and according to Wiki "He is one of sixteen coaches worldwide to have obtained UEFA's elite badge."

Blackpool fans were very unhappy when he left. Quite smug today though!

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All this 'Gerrard's destined to be Liverpool manager one day' bollocks reminds me of Bryan 'Captain Marvel' Robson's destiny to be Man Utd manager. That worked out well for him

[dml1954]

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All this proves to me is that some of the people who post on this board wouldn't recognise a good football player or manager if they tripped over him.

[splott parker]

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No need for the sarcasm. It's Friday, have a day off.

Managerial-wise, it was always a stupid move. He's been fired and Villa looked awful under him. Facts.

Didn’t mean to be sarky AB, sorry if it came over as that. It’s just that Villa wasn’t a bad move for him, he was never going to walk into a top, top job. He’s in such a position in the football world that the respect he’s earned would require him to commit a major felony to topple completely. Villa, as all middling Premier League relegation flirters, is always going to be a tough job, that’s why it’ll always be avoided by the top echelon. He’ll always make a living in the football world, he’s got too many mates who’ll look after him not to. He’ll most probably come out of this with many admiring him for taking on such a ‘mammoth task’.

[WJ99mobile]

Re: Gerrard

Id have him here

[Moodybluebird]

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All this proves to me is that some of the people who post on this board wouldn't recognise a good football player or manager if they tripped over him.

I think it's far easier to recognise a good footballer than a good manager. Identifying a good footballer is self evident if you've been watching the game for long enough but the only thing a manager can be gauged on is success.

How would you or any other person on this board know whether a manager is good or not ? We can only go on the results his team achieves. Would you have claimed Nathan Jones was a good manager after his stint with Stoke ? I doubt you would but his record with Luton is excellent so does that now make him a good manager ? So many factors come into play when assessing football managers I don't think any of us on here are qualified to make that judgement. We can only give our opinions which whether you agree with them or not should at least be respected.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Gerrard

I think it's far easier to recognise a good footballer than a good manager. Identifying a good footballer is self evident if you've been watching the game for long enough but the only thing a manager can be gauged on is success.

How would you or any other person on this board know whether a manager is good or not ? We can only go on the results his team achieves. Would you have claimed Nathan Jones was a good manager after his stint with Stoke ? I doubt you would but his record with Luton is excellent so does that now make him a good manager ? So many factors come into play when assessing football managers I don't think any of us on here are qualified to make that judgement. We can only give our opinions which whether you agree with them or not should at least be respected.

Gerrards record without Beale isn't great, it looks like he could have been the Jeremy Hunt to Liz Truss, is he a good Manager, the Jury's out!

[Alan Lung]

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Beale should apply for the Villa job, just for a laugh.

[Ivortheengine]

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How many league titles did he win ? Can someone please tell me?

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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How many league titles did he win ? Can someone please tell me?

How many did Alex Ferguson win as a player?

[Mr Soul '68]

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But he'll be managing Liverpool in a few years, so it's OK.

There's only one 'pool he'll be managing, and that's Hartlepool.

[Moodybluebird]

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There's only one 'pool he'll be managing, and that's Hartlepool.

Welshpool is nearer.