I think you are wrong if you think getting players is going to be easier than getting a manager - unless we go for championship standard players.
Put yourself in his position. Being held on a string by the Allams as their last resort if all else fails. He has roots in the North West and all of those connections with Man U. He's better connected than the jokers running our club. When they've got nobody by next Thursday he can name his price , assuming a PL club has to have a 'manager' in place to play a fixture. Why the **** would he want to stay in East Yorkshire after being thought of as 'you'll do' by the Allams , PL or not. He might actually have some pride.
To get pl football on his cv. No future employer will see this as anything but a massive tick for hiring him so it's all doing him a world of good.
Jim White on Twitter indicating we might stick with Phelan apparently 4 bids in for players. Not sure whether that's for players incoming or outgoing. Another randomer has stated new manager incoming on Monday with £50m to spend. He also says Maguire is going. Apparently came from a Q&A with Deano tonight? Probably both bullshit. A lot of Villa fans thinking they are trying to sign Hernandez - They can **** right off.
If its outgoing then we won't be able to field a team against Leicester! Which Monday? ... And is he bringing his own cash? RH reckoned Harry was going nowhere earlier today Villa fans have always been deluded
So on his CV will be ; Managed Hull City 2016/2017 (4th choice) Relegated 2016/2017 Hardly a great testament to success. I do genuinely hope I'm wrong. It will be interesting to see what happens.
As I said, no one looking in expects us to be anything other than 20th. If Phelan has us playing half decent football and can pick up a few points, that will be a mark of success for him.
Weeks of ****ing about and we're back at square one, **** sake if it is Phelan, he could have been a couple a weeks into trying to sort this car crash that is the city out .