We have all asked what Michael Henke with his fantastic record can bring us.
When he was appointed he was seen as a fantastic and high profile signing. The kind of chief scout we have been crying out for in years, the type of scout we needed if costs were to be kept down.
However the paper Donau Kurier is reporting he will soon be assistant coach of FC Ingolstadt 04
I am very disappointed at this news as his reputation was very strong and it seems like a sidewards step for him (maybe he prefers day to day involvement with players ??). I would hope this does not signal Lerner once again going back on his word and not funding the scouting system that is needed.
This does not seem to have been picked up on the general Villa forums, blogs etc (they will now !!) and thanks to @SteLewis84 @maradona_avfc10 on Twitter for informing us of this news.
Lets hope we can find an equally qualified replacement for Henke and more importantly he needs the funds to do his job.
Sack Lambert m’lord, sack Lambert.
Sell us now m’lord, sell us now…
Why would he stay in this climate, he wants a good career and he sure as hell wont get one now from villa. Lambert = Sack
Get behind Lambert they shout. I agree. Then kick in up the backside and tell him to sort his brain out. Tactically, he is somewhere close to my sons ols youth league coach.
I’m sure Henke has realised he is wasting his time here. Whats the point of him trying to find players when the owner won’t pay anything above league one wages and isn’t interested in making quality signings.
LERNER OUT
“Dream of scouting network dies.” Boring ianrobo hysteria, check.
So Henke leaving in Feb (Mat Kendrick), will not affect transfer plans (stop sniggering there !!)
Will anyone apologise ?
It seems he’s jumping ship don’t blame him as this ones sinking.
and it blows the golden plan apart
Does anyone know why bloke has a massive reputation and how it has been earned ?
From what I can see, he was with some crap team in Iran prior to us, and is now linked with being a coach at a lower league German team.
What golden plan was there ?
Perhaps Randy has seen through him and doesn’t want to waste any more cash ?
He was otmar Hitzfelds assistant manager for years