Happy for him, of course, and hope it works out.
I'll never be mad at former players/managers doing what they have to do and taking a job - even if it's at a rival club.
King Kenny managed Blackburn after us and even won the title with them (at Anfield, no less), and he is no less loved by us for what he means to us.
That being said, I think it's a risk to leave what was a relatively cushy situation with Rangers.
The SPL is a two-team league and Celtic are currently on a down swing and slump these past couple of seasons, so it was a chance for him to pad that resume with titles and possibly get Rangers into the Champions' League as a consistent contender witha benchmark of getting them out of the group stages (to me that would have been a good achievement for him to aim for with a team of that calibre to prove his readiness to take over here).
Villa are what they are.
He could surprise everyone and do a Viera at Palace or a (puke!!) Moyes at the Hammers and make them a team no one can afford to ignore.
Or it go all go tits up like it seems to be going for Rafa at the Bitters.
I'm not too fussed about a former player managing us. We've had a mixed record with that in the past (King Kenny, of course, and at the other end of the scale Souness).
Certainly Arsenal (at this moment,...now) are not regretting having a former player of theirs at the helm there as Arteta seems to have righted the ship, and they looked like they could have had a replacement option ready in Viera if things didn't improve with Arteta.
And for all we know, Jurgen could change his mind and put off his retirement from club football for another couple of seasons and extend his contract at the last minute (especially if the national team job is still not available), rendering all this talk of his succession moot.
We could do worse than Pep as a gap year(s) manager replacement (we could also do better). But at least now Stevie gets to prove himself in a "real" league to show he's really up to levelling up to manage a team of our calibre if he,....say,...gets Villa into the Europa league and a deep run there. And also depending on what type of team he builds there and what style of football they end up playing under him.
He seemed to be trying to model his Rangers after a Klopp-style team (i.e. lots of attacking intent but also lots of holes at the back for opposition to exploit)
'I got told there's an English phrase, 'You don't win trophies with kids'. I didn't know that' ... - Jurgen Klopp
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