I’m dreading the outcome from today’s game. No manager, no coaching staff to speak of, team selection supposedly leaked yesterday, questions asked about the Villa model by knowledgeable people playing against a team who are well drilled and definitely know what they’re doing. It’s a mess and today’s outcome could be a disaster.

Villa have become a manager’s graveyard. They are lured to the club with promises of potential riches and rekindling glories of old only to have their careers dashed against the rocks that seem to surround our claret and blue isle. I can’t think of any that have gone on to succeed elsewhere )although I suspect SG will go on to buck that trend). No wonder the choices are starting to dry up as potential managers with any pedigree are are saying no to an approach. I think we will be left with has beens who fancy one last throw of the dice or young potential candidates who are naive enough to think they can do better.