Aston Villa suspend Lamberts assistants

[kippaxblue76]

Aston Villa suspend Lambert assistants Culverhouse & Karsa
Aston Villa have suspended assistant manager Ian Culverhouse and head of football operations Gary Karsa pending an internal investigation.

Gordon Cowans and Shay Given have been temporarily promoted to assist manager Paul Lambert and his coaching staff, the club has said.

Villa did not explain why Culverhouse and Karsa had been disciplined.

The duo joined the club after Lambert was appointed in June 2012, having worked with him at Norwich.

Villa are currently 14th in the Premier League table, four points above the relegation zone going into Saturday's home game against Southampton.

Cowans, 55, steps up from his role as development coach, while Given, 37, is the team's reserve goalkeeper and only returned from a loan spell with Middlesbrough at the end of February.

"I'm delighted to have Gordon and Shay to assist me in preparing the team for Saturday, which is what the whole group is focused on," said Lambert.

Given added: "As players, it's important that each and every one of us take responsibility right now and I'm delighted to play my part in helping the manager and the team go and try to win on Satur

 

[moomba]

Interesting.

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

There's no way in hell Lambert had any say in Cowan or Shay either. Something really funky here.

 

[Matty]

I wonder whether this is another example of betting within football? Cases seem to be coming to the fore more and more at the moment, there's obviously something gone on behind the scenes as this is completely out of the blue.

 

[CityFan94]

Definitely a strange one.

Anyone heard anything?

 

[supercity88]

Child porn. Always the answer.<br /><br />-- Tue Apr 15, 2014 3:37 pm --<br /><br />

I wonder whether this is another example of betting within football? Cases seem to be coming to the fore more and more at the moment, there's obviously something gone on behind the scenes as this is completely out of the blue.

You do have to wonder if Villa can be that poor on purpose.

 

[BlueTG]

Definitely a strange one.

Anyone heard anything?

If there's anything in the offing about why then it will come from a club source or someone close to them. I read they are keeping tight lips on this until further investigation.

 

[jimharri]

Child porn. Always the answer....

Meanwhile, in Bluemoon's legal department;

 

[mat]

I wonder whether this is another example of betting within football? Cases seem to be coming to the fore more and more at the moment, there's obviously something gone on behind the scenes as this is completely out of the blue.

That was my first thought.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Definitely a strange one.

Anyone heard anything?

Says on sky's web page that villa have said they were suspended "in response to media speculation"......doesn't say what.