Very odd goings on at Villa. First the players are alleged to have invited a reporter to training to release a statement against Doug Ellis, that can be found here at the bottom of the page. Interviewed today, Lee Hendrie said he had never seen the statement. Sky Sports is indicating that Thomas Sorensen (always thought he was the revolutionary type) was one of the instigators. As I write David O'Leary is being questioned by the club, the suggestion being that if he is found to have been behind the statement he's out the door. How ridiculous.
Fact is, Villa fans want them both out. And they both know this- see here and here. What i expect is happening here is that both are trying to win favour by booting the other out the door. O'Leary might well have orchestrated the revolt, albeit pretty badly, to make Ellis' position untenable, therefore seeming the hero whilst getting Ellis out before he sacked him. Ellis can now sack O'Leary, which would certainly be a popular decision, diverting attention away from the fact that no-one likes him either. Get it? Both want to be responible for the others demise, diverting the fans from the fact that they are shit.
However hillarious it is to see Villa be repeatedly mediocre, do us a favour and both piss off.
2 comments:
dunno to be honest. curbishley and o'neil will inevitably be linked purely because they have prem experience.
From William Hill, the favourites in order are:
Alan Curbishley
Martin O'Neill
Alex McCleish
Glenn Hoddle
Roy Aitken
Mike Newell
Greame Souness
Brian Kerr
Hugh McCallion
George Graham
John Gregory at 51-1 is worth a punt..he's definitely being pretty vocal about the whole thing and openly anti-Ellis. Roy Keane's at 26-1. odd.
The real question is...who would be prepared to work under Ellis?
I think Gary Barlow's the man to take Villa forward.
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