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Josh: Very risky for Stevie G that. In his shoes I maybe would have carried on for another season or two at Rangers to gain some more experience. The Premier League is a hard hunting ground. Stephen: Good move for him, he's probably taken Rangers as far as he can and this just feels like a natural step up for him.

Obviously if it goes well there's a good chance Gerrard will be the one to take over at Liverpool when Klopp eventually leaves.

Phil Parker Critchley: I disagree with people saying "he's taken Rangers as far as he can", thinking of treble-trebles, Champions League knockout stages. Laurence: Risky move for him, if he has Liverpool ambitions. Liverpool will take Gerrard at some point regardless. It's inevitable. Benspursfan Big challenge for Gerrard! Will he progress Villa or will he show the board just how bad a decision it was to get rid of Dean Smith and in the process show what a great job he actually did.

That also took a bit of getting used to. In Smith, Villa had a manager who was one of us. A boyhood fan living the dream. Having Terry at the club showed the influence a superstar player and a born winner can have on a dressing room and his departure in the summer must have had a negative impact on the team, especially the defence which has been poor this season.

In Gerrard we have a manager who has proven he can cope with the most fierce pressure and scrutiny as Rangers manager. He has also shown that he is not just living off his reputation as a star player as he has turned Rangers into the dominant force in Scottish football.

Forget talk of him using this as a stepping stone to the possible Liverpool job in the future. New head coach Steven Gerrard is already well known to Villa chief executive Christian Purslow, who was previously managing director at Liverpool.

His subsequent achievement in winning the Premiership title with Glasgow Rangers really caught our eye as did his experience in Europe. Steven Gerrard says he is "immensely proud" to become Aston Villa head coach. The year-old has agreed a three-and-a-half-year deal at Villa Park after leaving Scottish champions Rangers. Helping them secure a record-breaking 55th league title will always hold a special place in my heart.

Big move for Gerrard. I sat down at the start of the season and said 'I want to put myself in the conversation and really push' - it's definitely a goal of mine.

Ward added: "There surely must be question marks around her. Tell me when she last had a bad game. She's not had one this season. With Lucy Bronze - one of the world's best players - ahead in England's pecking order, Mayling is "realistic" about her prospects.

But is she still underappreciated in the WSL? She has it all. She is a talented player and probably one of the most professional players I've worked with," said Ward. Mayling added: "I do get told it a lot from the girls and maybe from the outside. In previous years I don't think I've done enough to be talked about. I had a good last season and was consistent.

If people appreciate it, that's great, if not, that's fine. I think my bit of magic is my set-pieces but consistency is the main thing. Arnold Schwarzenegger on having the guts to go green. Listen to nocturnal mixtapes specially curated from his music collection. Sarah Mayling spent four and a half years at Birmingham City before returning to Villa in the summer Sarah Mayling knows what it is like to play on both halves of the Second City divide.

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