Premier League - Paper Round: Houllier set for Villa
Aston Villa have closed the door to Sven-Goran Eriksson leaving Gerard Houllier in pole position for a shock return to English football.
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Aston Villa have closed the door to Sven-Goran Eriksson leaving Gerard Houllier in pole position for a shock return to English football.
Aston Villa Liverpool Former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier is now the favourite candidate to replace Martin O’Neill as Aston Villa boss, Press Association Sport understands. Houllier left Anfield six years ago and has been employed as technical director at the French Football Federation since parting company with Lyon in 2007. But he has been interviewed by Villa owner Randy Lerner and created …
Aston Villa Liverpool Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier is in line for the vacant job at Aston Villa . The Daily Mail says Houllier is set for a dramatic return to English football with Aston Villa . The Frenchman, who has been out of work for three years, has held talks with Villa owner Randy Lerner about succeeding Martin O’Neill. Houllier has jumped to the top of Villa’s wish list …
Aston Villa Liverpool Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier is set to be employed as director of football at Aston Villa . The Frenchman is in line for a Premier League return, six years after he managed in the English top flight. Houllier has emerged as one of Villa’s most wanted men to help whoever the club brings in to replace Martin O’Neill at the helm after club officials undertook a …
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Gerard Houllier would not be interested in a director of football role at Aston Villa and neither are the club intending to implement a two-tier style of management that would incorporate such a role.
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Former Aston Villa player Alan Curbishley has emerged as one of the candidates to succeed Martin O’Neill as manager of the midlands club, Press Association Sport understands.
Aston Villa Alan Curbishley is in the frame for the Aston Villa job. Curbishley, out of football since ending his spell as West Ham boss two years ago, is understood to have been interviewed by Villa on Wednesday. He joins reserve-team coach Kevin MacDonald, who formally applied for the job on Tuesday after a spell as caretaker-manager, in being in contention for the post. Curbishley carved out …
Aston Villa Former Aston Villa boss Graham Taylor has told his old club not to appoint Kevin MacDonald as manager. In his column for the Daily Express , Taylor wrote: “Villa expect to have a new man in charge soon. What they must not do is appoint Kevin MacDonald as the manager. “Villa are a club I have a lot of affection for, having worked there twice as a manager and also been on the board …