Due to the sudden departure of former boss Martin O'Neill, Aston Villa has been without a long
term manager following their first three weeks of Premier League action and the club will most
likely have a new manager by their next match set to be played on Monday, September 13th. All
Premier League sides have this upcoming weekend off due to the debut matches of Euro 2012
qualifications and Villa will use the brief holiday effectively by trying to land their new coach
in what Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner has referred to as a 'beauty parade' of potential
candidates.
Gerrard Backs Capello Ahead Of Euro 2012 Qualifiers
English captain Steven Gerrard has defended Fabio Capello ahead of England's first Euro
qualifiers versus Bulgaria and Switzerland, calling the cries for his ousting "crazy."
"It's important Fabio is still given a chance.
By Chris Wright
Current French Football Federation technical director Gerard Houllier is
currently mulling over an offer from Aston Villa to become their new manager, not their
director of football as some sources were suggesting last week.
WEST Ham will suffer more woes when they face Chelsea at Upton Park in the Premier League, that's
according to former Hammers manager Alan Curbishley.
Avram Grant's side have experienced an awful start to their campaign and Curbishley, now an expert
pundit with soccermillionaire.com, says Carlo Ancelotti's side will be too strong for them this
time of asking with the Blues recording a 3-1 win.
