Aston Villa waste no time and appoint Tim Sherwood as permanent manager

Well, if you're not a Villa fan you can sit back and enjoy the ride at least.

Things are about to get interesting regardless. Aston Villa have just announced the appointment of Tim Sherwood as their new manager and he has been given a contract until 2018. The former Tottenham boss comes in to replace Paul Lambert after the Scotsman was sacked on Wednesday night. Villa owner Randy Lerner needed just Thursday and Friday to put Sherwood in place by today. We're saying nothing... Lerner was quoted as saying: "While being forever conscious of the frustrations that we all suffer, we feel that a change that offers a positive, fresh approach will be very good for the club. "I know that Tom and many others at Villa worked very hard to recruit Tim in the face of severely limited time constraints and pounding pressure. "More importantly, I know further that internally we remain focused and committed to challenges we face, and I am deeply appreciative for that." New boss Sherwood, meanwhile, is excited. "It is a great honour to manage one of the biggest clubs in English football. I can't wait to get started and I'm really looking forward to the challenge." https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/566604389763547136