Chris Jack - "Aston Villa on course to name Rangers boss Steven Gerrard as manager"

[mdingwall]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1458195746197475330

 

[Thor]

Gutted

 

[JRei8790]

Shit is getting real

 

[Hurricane Run]

If its from Jack its probably true, unfortunately

 

[Coopertrueblue]

Is there a reason for the new thread? More "concrete"?

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Horrible timing. Don’t grudge him going but the timing is a c*nt

 

[londonbluenose]

%^*&

 

[Markie55]

Bad timing. Very bad. Slightly disappointed by Stevie but his words recently may suggest he's peed off with the board.

Got to thank him. He brought 55. That was the job. Legend.

 

[Amo6591]

Massively disappointed in the gaffer if he feels that's a step up. Ah well. Time will only tell.

If he's truly away, thanks for 55. Whos next?

 

[The Lone Sniper]

Fuckin hell.

A massive season underway and we're searching for a coach and his staff.

 

[Crouchy]

Jack is well connected, right?

 

[subversive_bear]

Nothing has happened yet. No point freaking out about it.

 

[Henry Hill]

Oh dear…

 

[xd182]

From telling the players that no game in the next few weeks is as big as the semi final against Hibs, to then (potentially) not even being here when they’re back from international duty… Deary me.

 

[Inspector Blake]

He was a good bear.

 

[CooperBlu11]

Fair do's. He gets my best wishes.

Hopefully the new manager has deep pockets to buy his own players like Gerrard had to do ... according to those who shall remain nameless.

 

[SilvioBerlusconi]

 

[ForzaLaudrup]

An enormous backwards step if he were to go

He will win nothing there
He will qualify for nothing there
He will be hailed a “success” if he manages to keep them up
He will be no closer to the Liverpool job if he goes there

That is not the Steven Gerrard we know as a player and as a manager

I just need to hope he says no thanks

 

[Talktalk]

If he wants to go then go as we want people to want to be here . It will be a sad day but another door opens and he has certainly left us in a far better place than he found us.

 

[be11y]

Aww shite

 

[bean57]

Aww jeez really thought he would stay until end of season at least hopefully no truth in this.

 

[JD1872]

Writing is on the wall I’m afraid. Time to see what Ross Wilson is made of

 

[theredwhiteandblue]

Aston F*cking Villa??!! Surely not

 

[Coopertrueblue]

Betting hasn't moved much despite these stories and the bookies aren't usually wrong

 

[KGR98]

Kick in the stones right now but if the next appointment is right we could really kick on and take this season by the scruff of the neck

 

[londonbluenose]

If he does go will lose alot of respect for Gerrard. Just because of the timing, leaves the club at the worst possible time. End of season I understand it tbh

 

[madride]

Was always going to happen in the near future.

Timing is awful though

 

[PT98]

Betting hasn't moved much despite these stories and the bookies aren't usually wrong

He was 1/3 earlier.

 

[NoSurrenderDavieWeir]

Absolutely nothing in that article of substance. What does it tell us that hasn’t been speculated elsewhere?

 

[Markie55]

Fair do's. He gets my best wishes.

Hopefully the new manager has deep pockets to buy his own players like Gerrard had to do ... according to those who shall remain nameless.

What's this story???

 

[Struths Canary]

He's dead to me the second he leaves.

We move on. We have a title to win.

 

[Avengers]

Let’s wait and see. Come on Stevie stay with us for another couple of years.

 

[TheScotty]

If he’s seriously considering it let’s hope he sees sense and has a change of heart.

There are always jobs like the Villa job cropping up.

 

[The Spaniard]

An enormous backwards step if he were to go

He will win nothing there
He will qualify for nothing there
He will be hailed a “success” if he manages to keep them up
He will be no closer to the Liverpool job if he goes there

That is not the Steven Gerrard we know as a player and as a manager

I just need to hope he says no thanks

It's a good job to get as their players are better than the league position suggests so he could easily turn things around and get them top half of table. That would do better for his CV than a second spl medal.

 

[Empire]

Jack is well connected, right?

Personally thought he was one of King’s men. Doesn’t seem to have the same relationship with board these days.

 

[SimonLeBon]

Sad news if its true. I reckon he's off as Chris Jack is mates with Thomas Jordan Aston Villa communications Director and ex Evening Times sports journalist.

 

[Recoba]

Nothing has happened yet. No point freaking out about it.

It's pretty clear which way this is heading.

 

[geronimo]

If true Gerrard has made a massive error for his career.

 

[Inspector Blake]

Betting hasn't moved much despite these stories and the bookies aren't usually wrong

Even money yesterday now 2/7.

 

[CooperBlu11]

What's this story???

When we appointed Gerrard some of those moonhowlers kept spreading that we were so skint Gerrard was buying players out of his own pocket . It was pretty funny tbf

 

[somervillain]

Aston F*cking Villa??!! Surely not

They're a big club to be fair. You say that as though they're Leyton Orient or some shit

 

[Lovenkrands Dug]

If he does go will lose alot of respect for Gerrard. Just because of the timing, leaves the club at the worst possible time. End of season I understand it tbh

If he left during the summer or next summer I don't think anyone would complain really. Leaving two weeks before a cup semi-final, a Europa qualification decider and probably the most important month of fixtures? Doesn't even bear thinking about man.

 

[Sunnyvale_Loyal]

Won't belive it till I see it.

 

[Earth Worm Jim]

If true Gerrard has made a massive error for his career.

And lied to the fans

 

[RangersLad1983]

Bad timing. Very bad. Slightly disappointed by Stevie but his words recently may suggest he's peed off with the board.

Got to thank him. He brought 55. That was the job. Legend.

If he was not interested then he could have stopped all the talk by making a statement, the fact he has said nothing speaks volumes, if he goes this early in the season I would never forgive him, just my personal feelings, we shall see what happens.

 

[Coopertrueblue]

He was 1/3 earlier.

From 1/2 and still 4/11

 

[RWB92]

Until Gerrard has a say on this il be confident hel stay. Without the press conferences this week, it build speculation which is a gold mine for journalists.

 

[sofakineazy]

Aw feck. Not a great time to leave but he has left as a Legend.

 

[londonbluenose]

If he left during the summer or next summer I don't think anyone would complain really. Leaving two weeks before a cup semi-final, a Europa qualification decider and probably the most important month of fixtures? Doesn't even bear thinking about man.

I agree mate

Not winning the league this season is unthinkable. It will give the tims a lift aswell

I do wonder what some of the players will be thinking too. Worried

 

[Yer da]

So likely a caretaker manager for both a semi final and a massive European tie? Fucking hell.