MERSE WANTS MAC AT BESCOT 

PAUL MERSON HAS TOLD THE MEDIA HE WANTS VILLA COACH KEVIN MACDONALD AS HIS NUMBER 2.  

^{Macdonald is a former Walsall player and worked with Merse at the Villa.}

^{MacDonald had a relatively successful playing career  with  Leicester and Liverpool and also went on to have spells with Rangers, Cardiff, Coventry. He arrived at Bescot in the Summer of 1990 after leaving the Sky Blues.}  

^{MacDonald was an experienced midfielder who added some much needed experience to a Saddlers side who had been rocked by two successive relegations.} 

^{MacDonald is currently the Reserve team manager at Aston Villa, a role he earned following an impressive spell as Youth Team Manager.} 

^{Merse does seem a little reluctant to approach MacDonald having told the Express and Star...}

^{"Kev has got an unbelievable job at Villa and after how well he's done it wouldn't be right to bring him in on the chance of one year, because if it doesn't go right he wouldn't have a job and that wouldn't be fair."}

^{How much can we read in to Merson's comments? MacDonald could well be interested in playing a more active role at a Club.} 

^{It looks as though Merson will look to appoint someone he knows well. Someone he has worked with in the past.} 

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