The Official Aston Villa supporters thread

[A Quinn Martin Production]

Word is he's going to manage the Cork hurlers

[lurganblue]

f**k that is a shock. Must be something going on behind the scenes. Can't see many signings coming now as we search for a manager.

[ross4life]

Has to be serious back room problems when a manager leaves 5 days before a season starts

[Archie Mitchell]

I blame Harry Redknapp.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

didnt think he'd take the sale of shorey that bad 

[Hoof Hearted]

typical kilrea man, bottling it 

[The Real Laoislad]

I could see him back at Celtic before the end of the year...
What about Bob Bradley for Villa boss?

[ross4life]

I could see him back at Celtic before the end of the year...
What about Bob Bradley for Villa boss?

Or Mancini out before xmas & O'Neill in at City

[lurganblue]

There are no great replacements about really. I heard people already talk about Martin Jol

[norabeag]

I could see him back at Celtic before the end of the year...
What about Bob Bradley for Villa boss?

Or Mancini out before xmas & O'Neill in at City

Wouldn't be surprised at the City one

[thewobbler]

It seems strange why he's quit when his team are second in the league.

[Family guy]

Where to now for villa??How can you be optimistic as a supporter wen they cudnt break the top 4 last year,they lose there manager and are set to lose milner and have yet to add to there shallow squad,gettn fed up bein a villa fan,from bein excited yday with the thought of keane and ireland working with oneill till this bombshell 2day

[Carmen Stateside]

Very shocked myself, any reasons yet?

[Denn Forever]

On 5Live, someone was saying (a journalist) that the straw that broke the camel's back was talk of selling Friedel to Fulham so Fulham could sell Swarcter to Arsenal.

How that benefited Villa I don't understand.

[barelegs]

Goal.com reporting on story below. Apparently the money gained from selling Milner wouldn't have been re-invested.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2010/08/09/2063311/revealed-the-full-extent-of-the-power-struggle-that-provoked