‘Two frauds sacked in the one day’ ‘PERFECT DECISION’ ‘Managed as he played’ Joy for Aston Villa fans as Gerrard is sacked

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Aston Villa fans got their best result of the season last night. An hour after their 3-0 defeat at Fulham the club announced the sacking of Steven Gerrard- the second high profile dismissal in London of the day.

The Daily Star lettuce is still on the shelf, starting to lose colour and fray a little but it has outlasted one Prime Minister and the manager of Aston Villa.

Two wins and nine points from 11 matches left Villa above the relegation zone, coupled with a grim style of play it proved too much for the club board that had appointed the poster-boy 11 months ago to replace local hero Dean Smith.

There were plenty of hints last season that Gerrard was out of his depth, after the initial bounce results nose-dived with Villa fans quickly detecting problems.

In Scotland a fawning media and on-message referees created a myth that Gerrard might be the one player from England’s alleged Golden Generation to crack it in management.

That message was relayed by former Liverpool team-mates such as Danny Murphy and Jamie Carragher but as he prepares for the next chapter Gerrard left Villa on the back of defeats from Chelsea and Fulham.

When Michael Beale walked away to join QPR in the summer it left the clueless Gary McAllister as Gerrard’s sounding board.

With Truss and Gerrard going it leaves Giovanni van Beonckhorst in place, on Wednesday he takes his European heroes to face Napoli.

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