article_snippet: Sherwood’s appointment has had the transformational effect owner Randy Lerner envisaged and that many observers were sceptical would happen.
article_snippet: Sherwood affected ignorance about the extent to which Villa had been goal-shy before his arrival.
article_snippet: To be honest, I’d not taken too much notice of Villa Villa before I came here,’ his said.
article_snippet: Sherwood and Poyet played together at Tottenham and asked if he had sympathy for he old friend’s plight, Sherwood said:
article_snippet: Aston Villa'smanager Tim Sherwood, right, celebrates as Sunderland's manger Gus Poyet, left, stands dejected .