Steven Gerrard - Aston Villa Manager

[Bjornebye]

Just now, Pete said:

Would. 

Her eyes look upside down so you might be in with a chance mate ! 

[Trojan1892]

16 minutes ago, tokyojoe said:

Celtic and Rangers fans would both outnumber us in a European Final. Can't think of anyone else who would.

Yeah righto.

[Johnlj]

Cecil and Gerrards first signing will probably be Joe Cole. 

 

Cecil loves him. Gerrard thought he was on par with Messi. 

[VladimirIlyich]

4 minutes ago, Johnlj said:

Cecil and Gerrards first signing will probably be Joe Cole. 

 

Cecil loves him. Gerrard thought he was on par with Messi. 

Messi from Okido? (One for the parents/granparents of very young children who watch CBBC.)

[Baltar]

Personally don't think it's a good move. Should have stayed and won another league title with Rangers and get more experience in European games. With his reputation he's going to be under enormous pressure to do well at Villa. If they can sack a guy who got them promoted and did as well as Smith did last season, Gerrard won't be safe from the chop if he goes on a bad run. I can see the appeal of Villa for him but if I were him, I probably would turn them down.

[nimrod]

Good luck Steve and good luck to Villa if he takes the job.
I've a soft spot for Villa as my brother lived for decades in West Brom so i was down there a lot and my nephew loves pub crawls so went to plenty of West Brom and some Villa pubs, always enjoyable sessions.
Brummies are generally sound.

 

[3 Stacks]

Xavi went from fucking Al Saad, whatever that is, to Barca. Stevie doesn't need to do this. He can almost only hurt his reputation or stagnate unless he somehow makes Villa a competitive Europa League team at least. He has no need to prove himself, he's Steven Gerrard. Just stay at Rangers and keep fighting for the league and playing in Europe there.

[Ne Moe Imya]

I actually think this is a great thing for Liverpool.

 

Either Gerrard is one of the top 10 managers in the world (or on his way to becoming one of them), or he's not good enough for Liverpool, simple as. Doesn't matter that he played for us - Solskjaer, Lampard, Arteta, the world is full of examples of why that's not enough.

 

So this is the perfect move because it will show his level. Villa are a decent enough side, not great, but probably not relegation candidates. Let's say they have roughly the 13th-15th best side in the league. So if he can finish top 10 with them for a couple of years, including a really good cup run or maybe flirting with a spot in Europe one year, then maybe, just maybe, Gerrard really is good enough for us to consider appointing him as manager.

 

But if they finish 15th and then 12th, or something similar, then he's getting them to play to roughly their talent level, which, fair enough, they'll probably be reasonably happy with, but it will squelch any media lackeys and our dumber fans from starting to beat the "Gerrard should replace Klopp" drum.

 

Probably not the perfect move from his perspective but from a Liverpool perspective, it's great.

[Guest]

8 hours ago, Heinze said:

Either her head is upside down or her glasses are. 

[A Red]

2 hours ago, Ne Moe Imya said:

I actually think this is a great thing for Liverpool.

 

Either Gerrard is one of the top 10 managers in the world (or on his way to becoming one of them), or he's not good enough for Liverpool, simple as. Doesn't matter that he played for us - Solskjaer, Lampard, Arteta, the world is full of examples of why that's not enough.

 

So this is the perfect move because it will show his level. Villa are a decent enough side, not great, but probably not relegation candidates. Let's say they have roughly the 13th-15th best side in the league. So if he can finish top 10 with them for a couple of years, including a really good cup run or maybe flirting with a spot in Europe one year, then maybe, just maybe, Gerrard really is good enough for us to consider appointing him as manager.

 

But if they finish 15th and then 12th, or something similar, then he's getting them to play to roughly their talent level, which, fair enough, they'll probably be reasonably happy with, but it will squelch any media lackeys and our dumber fans from starting to beat the "Gerrard should replace Klopp" drum.

 

Probably not the perfect move from his perspective but from a Liverpool perspective, it's great.

This is a very good point. I would love Gerrard to stay with Rangers for a few more years and smash Celtic then come back to us and continue Klopps success. However the SPL is not anywhere near the Premier League or other major European leagues for quality and a major step up. 

 

If Gerrard comes back to us it needs to be because he has proven himself in a top league, not just because of who he is.  Wanting him to stay at Rangers is not wanting the best for LFC.

[Guest]

Who cares which club is bigger between Aston Villa, Rangers and Celtic when being at the wheel requires experience at Molde and Cardiff? 

[Stickman]

11th December should be interesting 

 

 

 

[M_B]

Hope it works out for him. Except when he plays us.

[Vincent Vega]

Sky saying he’s set to sign a 2 1/2 year contract which would coincidentally end at the same time as Klopp’s current contract. 

[Chris]

6 hours ago, 3 Stacks said:

Xavi went from fucking Al Saad, whatever that is, to Barca. Stevie doesn't need to do this. He can almost only hurt his reputation or stagnate unless he somehow makes Villa a competitive Europa League team at least. He has no need to prove himself, he's Steven Gerrard. Just stay at Rangers and keep fighting for the league and playing in Europe there.

Doesn't mean we should appoint a manager with no experience in a proper football league though does it? We're savvier than that. This is a good move from his point of view. 

 

"No need to prove himself, he's Steven Gerrard" – thank Christ you're not in charge of recruiting our managers, because that preordainment could land us in a world of shit if he, you know, doesn't turn out to be a very good football manager. 

 

Reds who want Gerrard back at Liverpool should be happy with this move. It's another realistic step towards it happening. 

[Haan'sThunderbolt]

Wish him well - but I'd have preferred him to move to another club, probably in Europe ( I liked Neil from TAW's suggestion about Germany)  to finish his education before taking a job in the PL.

[Moo]

6 hours ago, Ne Moe Imya said:

I actually think this is a great thing for Liverpool.

 

Either Gerrard is one of the top 10 managers in the world (or on his way to becoming one of them), or he's not good enough for Liverpool, simple as. Doesn't matter that he played for us - Solskjaer, Lampard, Arteta, the world is full of examples of why that's not enough.

 

So this is the perfect move because it will show his level. Villa are a decent enough side, not great, but probably not relegation candidates. Let's say they have roughly the 13th-15th best side in the league. So if he can finish top 10 with them for a couple of years, including a really good cup run or maybe flirting with a spot in Europe one year, then maybe, just maybe, Gerrard really is good enough for us to consider appointing him as manager.

 

But if they finish 15th and then 12th, or something similar, then he's getting them to play to roughly their talent level, which, fair enough, they'll probably be reasonably happy with, but it will squelch any media lackeys and our dumber fans from starting to beat the "Gerrard should replace Klopp" drum.

 

Probably not the perfect move from his perspective but from a Liverpool perspective, it's great.

Exactly.  It's perfect for us, and the good thing is Stevie would probably agree.

[El Rojo]

Has Steven Gerrard just blown the Scottish Premiership two-horse race wide open? 

[Bjornebye]

[Creator Supreme]

Eeuuurgghh, Rangers sloppy seconds, no ta.

[Kevin D]

26 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said:

Sky saying he’s set to sign a 2 1/2 year contract which would coincidentally end at the same time as Klopp’s current contract. 

 

You and your conspiracy theories.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

39 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said:

Sky saying he’s set to sign a 2 1/2 year contract which would coincidentally end at the same time as Klopp signs an extension for a squillion years. 

Fixed 

[Mark M]

I think its a strange move - Whats a successful 2 half years for Gerrard at villa ? Whats the expectations of the fans & the board ?Is it a top 10 finish - Europa League ?

 

 

[sir roger]

Still think he shouod have stsyed put at Rangers until the Summer and added some silverware and European experience. He wouid have still been in demand and might have had more choice. Looking at the table , Villa are not getting Europe this season so will be 18 months at earliest before he gets any more European experience which he needs on his cv to become a top, top manager.

[Captain Turdseye]

The Athletic are going with the line that funds have dried up at Rangers and they’re in the process of transitioning into a self-sustainable club. 
 

Winner of the SPL this year goes straight into the group stage of the CL. With the riches that brings then whoever wins it this year should dominate for a while.