Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

[Ivortheengine]

Like Eddie Howe up on Tyneside, Gerrard will be under huge pressure from the start to make an improvement. Basically, he’s on a hiding to nothing. Winning the Scottish Premier League is no big deal. I could have taken Rangers to the title with the squad they’ve got, especially with only one other serious challenger, who were miles behind at the finish. Villa are in free fall right now , losing 5 on the trot, and to arrest that situation will be a big challenge. Villa are a big club, with big expectations, and will be looking for an improvement immediately. Since Grealish left for the Etihad, they’ve spent a lot of money, and had little reward for their investment.I don’t envy Gerrard, and if I was a Villa fan , i’d Just be hoping they could stay in the Premier League. To me, that would be a success.

[delmbox]

Re: Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

I think he'll do really well there, I think he'll turn results around quite quickly and end up building a decent team

[PhyllisStant]

Re: Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

It's a funny appointment for me. As you say they are in free fall and in neither his playing or managerial career does he have any experience of this. I'm not say he won't do well but it's a bit of a gamble for a club who are only 2 points above the drop.

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

I think he'll do really well there, I think he'll turn results around quite quickly and end up building a decent team

Me too. I like Gerrard. Would have loved him to come to us. We're raving about Morison but he's even less experienced (not having a go at Morison). I can't stand Liverpool or Villa but I'm interested to see how he does. Do well, and he's nailed on for the Liverpool job. He's a legend there.

[Ivortheengine]

Re: Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

Why do you think that ?

I think he'll do really well there, I think he'll turn results around quite quickly and end up building a decent team

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

Like Eddie Howe up on Tyneside, Gerrard will be under huge pressure from the start to make an improvement. Basically, he’s on a hiding to nothing. Winning the Scottish Premier League is no big deal. I could have taken Rangers to the title with the squad they’ve got, especially with only one other serious challenger, who were miles behind at the finish. Villa are in free fall right now , losing 5 on the trot, and to arrest that situation will be a big challenge. Villa are a big club, with big expectations, and will be looking for an improvement immediately. Since Grealish left for the Etihad, they’ve spent a lot of money, and had little reward for their investment.I don’t envy Gerrard, and if I was a Villa fan , i’d Just be hoping they could stay in the Premier League. To me, that would be a success.

Maybe many Villa fans think like you do in your last sentence and that he is therefore not on a hiding to nothing.

[2b2bdoo]

Re: Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

It will be interesting, media seem to rave about what he has done at Rangers. No doubt he has done well but this is a new ball game.

[Trigger]

Re: Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

I'm not sure he even needed to take the step to Villa to one day land the Liverpool job.

Would have gained experience at a decent club, plenty of other club legends walk into the managers job with similar or less. Even without rangers he'd always have doors open to him at Anfield.

Can only assume the SPFL is quite boring after a while and the money and challenge is alluring.

[2b2bdoo]

Re: Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

I'm not sure he even needed to take the step to Villa to one day land the Liverpool job.

Would have gained experience at a decent club, plenty of other club legends walk into the managers job with similar or less. Even without rangers he'd always have doors open to him at Anfield.

Can only assume the SPFL is quite boring after a while and the money and challenge is alluring.

That’s true, maybe he felt he needed the challenge before taking the Liverpool job. Maybe they just offered him a load of money

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

Can only assume the SPFL is quite boring after a while and the money and challenge is alluring.

This.

[Hilts]

Re: Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

Premier League with a big club like Villa or the SPL with 4 big matches a season.

Time to move on.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Re: Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

Me too. I like Gerrard. Would have loved him to come to us. We're raving about Morison but he's even less experienced (not having a go at Morison). I can't stand Liverpool or Villa but I'm interested to see how he does. Do well, and he's nailed on for the Liverpool job. He's a legend there.

Are Cardiff fans really "raving" about Morison? I think there's been some encouraging signs, but I don't think many are going overboard, just yet.

[JamesWales]

Re: Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

Obviously I have no idea about the details or how happy Gerrard is in Glasgow etc, but, I'd have stayed. I think he's made an error.

Rangers are a huge club, albeit in a weak league, so he wouldnt want to stay forever. However, this season they will quite likely win the league, thus cementing his legacy, they could win the SFA cup (not since 2009) or the league cup (not since 2011) and get out of the group stage of the Europa league.

Then take his pick in England.

Villa, I dunno...bit of a poisoned chalice for me.

[delmbox]

Re: Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

Me too. I like Gerrard. Would have loved him to come to us. We're raving about Morison but he's even less experienced (not having a go at Morison). I can't stand Liverpool or Villa but I'm interested to see how he does. Do well, and he's nailed on for the Liverpool job. He's a legend there.

I read his autobiography and liked him as a player so followed his career in Scotland more than I would usually, was curious to see how he'd do as a manager because he was a born winner as a player.

I don't know for sure how he'll do outside of Scotland of course but seems to have the right combination of respect in the game, winner's attitude and from what I've read about him up there, thoroughness of preparation that good managers have so I think it's a good appointment.

* cut to Aston Villa relegated by Christmas :hehe: *

[WJ99mobile]

Re: Gerrard to Villa- big mistake

He's clearly done very well at Rangers. Regardless how small people believe the league to be, on the face of it he couldn't have done hell of a lot more.

A risk for Villa but I wouldn't write him off. I'd certainly take him here