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It's just so they can get the compo, and that's fair enough imo. If he was to quit and then go to Villa just because he knew they'd approached Norwich for his services, Norwich's manager that has taken them from League 1 to Premier League mid-table essentially gets poached for nowt. It is a bit backwards as you say, but there's a reason behind it which makes sense. I think they're being sensible about it, to be honest.

Martinez is staying at Wigan as he hasn't had any more offers. We didn't sound him out this time (after Whelan made us look like idiots last year), his people sounded us out, but no go, they'd decided on Lambert. Dave Whelan really should shut the fuck up every now and then. What a bell end.

With this sequence of managers saying no, how long can it be till MON gets his dream and a call from John Henry?

All the hints are that it is, but I think Lambert is still in the hunt, too.

There's a limit to how much they can piss around, really. He's got a clause in his contract saying he can leave in a PL club comes in for him. The word on the street is that an appointment will come somewhere towards the latter end of this week.

Nah, how could anyone sack someone with that funny teenage girl face?

What have we done wrong? We asked to speak to him, they said yes. We spoke to him. The messiness is at Molde's end. Honestly, what kind of investor says he's withdrawing investment based on something like that? And then as for releasing the private conversations .... it all sounds a bit mad at that end. not saying Villa have done anything wrong its just typical of how Villa have been going lately that this has happened What has happened, though? We talked to someone about our job, he got in trouble over there with their mental owners. We only sacked McFuck almost a week ago. The new man will be in place by the end of this week.

What an absolute shambles they are. Honestly, someone should tell the owners that the best procedure towards getting a decent manager in is not to sack all the upper echelons of the club, plus the current incumbent, in the same week, then say you're going to interview a dozen or so people for it. I thought our American owners were fucking hopeless at hiring managers, but really, they're utter genius compared to these FSG bozos.

*thumbs up* He's Chelsea personified.

What have we done wrong? We asked to speak to him, they said yes. We spoke to him. The messiness is at Molde's end. Honestly, what kind of investor says he's withdrawing investment based on something like that? And then as for releasing the private conversations .... it all sounds a bit mad at that end.

Oh well. Every cloud has a frankly continental sized silver lining.

Incidentally, I couldn't believe his price went out from odds on to 6/1 on the basis of that badly translated press conference. So much so, I piled on at that price.

He quite clearly has not turned us down, in fact, quite the opposite. http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2012/05/19/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-i-want-to-manage-aston-villa-97319-31006416/ The stuff this morning was the BBC and SSN falling for a mistranslation of the press conference, which they subsequently went back on. Events this evening with the board of Molde are quite incredible. Leaking private conversations and so on.

Maybe Rodgers realises also what a fucking mess Liverpool are. They've got no CEO, no DoF any more, no PR head, they've just sacked a bloke who was a club legend, and the owners are making no attempt whatosever to sort out a new stadium plan. What's more, they've arranged commercial loans should the club need more transfer dosh, so they're not even putting any money in. I heard that gobby cunt Dave Whelan this morning on the radio saying they went to Liverpool the other week, and it was as if there was nobody actually running the place - no directors present, owner not there, just a load of lower level "staff". They then say they're going to interview about 12 people. Imagine if you were the no 1 choice, and you get your interview, only to hear that they're intending to interview another 11 managers instead of actually investing their trust in you? The club is abysmally run at the moment, and the chances of crashing and burning are far too high for a younger manager, so I think Rodgers (who, to be honest, I suspect does well at Swansea largely on the fruits of the labours of others) did well to tell them to go and shit the bed.

How long until they approach Nick Griffin, I wonder?

Pas du tout, pas du tout. I just understand how MON's mind works, and when it comes to transfers, it works in a very predictable way indeed.

Yes, but he's played in the UK, which is the major criteria.

Good shout with Can't Control After his loan period with us, we were for about three years terrified MON would bring Can't Control back.

Shortly before MON walked out, having promised to work on the wage bill and move a few unused players on, he walked into Lerner's office and said he wanted to buy McGeady. Lerner asked how much they should pay for him, and MON shouted "as much as it takes". Lerner again asked what was a reasonable figure, and suggested that if it was too high, he might want to move some players on. MON walked out without saying a word, and three or four days later, quit. True story, that. The cunt.

Kevin Davies tbh. Oooh, good call. Heskey Davies Fletcher Doyle There must be a fifth entry in the "obvious MON purchases" list.

That whole banners shit, really, I thought it was a bit pointless on our part, but let's remember, it was, what two banners? The time to worry is when you get relegated and nobody bats an eyelid or gives a shit.

Lerner just arrived in the UK. His jet went to Oslo, then to Molde, and is coming back tomorrow - you'd assume with a passenger. I'm aware this sounds like a Spurs ITK and their council of ITKs pronouncing the future, but it's off someone on VillaSquawk who has access to aviation info and works at Bham airport. There's a 45 minute documentary on Solksjaer on youtube ('Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - Gunning For Glory') which is actually pretty good viewing. I watched it and after could entirely see why Lerner would think of him.

Like i said - one of our players tweeted just after MON walked out that he had been "gutted" when he didn't get the Liverpool job when Hodgson got it. He'd snap their hand off if they offered it to him now

Me too. http://cdn.randomfunnypicture.com/wp2/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ice-cube-ak47-fishing-pole.jpg

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