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I am going to renew my season ticket tomorrow because I support Villa much more tham any hatred of a rival team. I would prefer Hughes or Moyes but if it is McLeish so be it. It will sort the real supporters out. Those who really love Villa will follow the club no matter who is the manager. When I was young my father said, son I have something to say and what he told me I'll never forget until my dying day. He said son you are a Villa fan and that's the way you'll stay, happy to be a Villa fan until your dying day.

Ive also noticed that things are very quiet regarding his future, other than his desire to stay in England. I think its a strong a possibility he has already agreed to take over the reigns of another club, but is it us? Why are most not in favour of FSW? 1. Barrygate. 2. Negative tactics. 3. Being fat. 4. Having a wild beard. 5. Poor signings for top dollar such as Babel, Aquilani and Keane. Why do people always nail the 'bad' signings? Torres, Xabi Alonso, Reina? People nail his bad signings because all of his better signings were in his early years at Liverpool. If I was confident he could bring in the quality of Torres, Alonso and Reina to Villa I would back him. However, his last year at Liverpool and his spell at Inter were poor. He also chopped and changed his team for no apparent reason, which used to frustrate their supporters.

Ive also noticed that things are very quiet regarding his future, other than his desire to stay in England. I think its a strong a possibility he has already agreed to take over the reigns of another club, but is it us? Why are most not in favour of FSW? 1. Barrygate. 2. Negative tactics. 3. Being fat. 4. Having a wild beard. 5. Poor signings for top dollar such as Babel, Aquilani and Keane.

Yes there was a lap of honour and DOL was getting loads of abuse from even the docile supporters in the North Stand.

I honestly don't think Mourinho is that far fetched. It's fact that he wants to return to England and the Man Utd job isn't free any time soon...neither is arsenal. Chelsea he won't go back to so the only really feasible clubs left are spurs and man city. If he was offered the Villa job with a sizeable wage (sticking issue) then I'm sure he'd consider it at least. Trouble is I cant see the board having the ambition to even think about approaching him let alone offering enough in terms of wages and transfer kitty. i want some of what your on Crack cocaine, I swear by it. Seriously though is not worth an approach? How are we going to ever improve if we dont show some ambition. Think of the scenes at Villa Park the day O'Neill was appointed...now imagine for a second what it would be like if Jose was appointed! Is it wrong to dream a dream? Jose is the man. Go for it Randy.

What does 'Tim' mean? :? Think we should start a Mourinho to Villa campaign That was Draper's nickname at Villa. Tim - nice but dim.

Please Randy do not appoint Benitez. He was effectively sacked by Liverpool and Inter Milan so why would he be successful at Villa?. Some of his last signings were poor, he constantly changed the team and employed negative tactics. We do not want another Liverpool reject. Collymore, Baros and Houllier is enough for any club. None of them have been any good and Benitez would be the same. However, as he is out of work and it would not upset any other club if we employed him, I fear this is the option we will take. I agree with Mark Draper (Tim), why not offer it to Jose. He is probably fed up with all the politics at RM and might relish the challenge of turning a club like Villa into a real force again.

I find it very strange that Ireland was given a contract worth £65,000 a week. We are led to believe that one of the reasons that MON left was his refusal to cut the wage bill, but as soon as he is gone we give Ireland a monster contract. I can't see any club being prepared to pay him anywhere near the contract he is on at Villa. Therefore, we are likely to be stuck with him for the next three years. I think that the only way Man City got rid of him was to pay him off, but Ireland still managed to break his confidentiality clause and may not get his money. He will probably be happy to do a Beye and play in the reserves while he costs us a fortune.

The easy option for Randy is to stick with Houllier and MacAllister and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if they are both there at the start of next season. However, given the doubts about Houllier's health I think this would be the wrong choice, not to mention how bad results have been.

I do not want him, fat sam or rafa. He may have built a great side at Chelsea, but he was given alot of money. Could he do the same at Villa with a much smaller budget and a brief to cut the wage bill? He has been awayy from the premiership since 2004 and I think he would find it tough to come back, just like Houllier did.

Claudio Ranieri as next Villa manager, do I not like that. He is another old manager who has seen better days. The tinkerman has been sacked by Chelsea, Valencia and Juventus and resigned from Roma and Atletico Madrid before they could give him the boot.

No way. I watch alot of Portuguese football and Porto have been fantastic this season. In the last two games I saw them play over the easter holidays they beat Benfica away 3-1 and beat Villareal 5-1.

Except Porto wasn't his first job... his work at academica got him the porto job.. getting them to mid table and promoting "attractive football" ... I understand what your trying to say though as it's a gamble. I would rather us take a gamble on an up and coming manager than take an older manager who has failed elsewhere. However, does Faulkner have the footballing knowledge to find that person? Moyes was an inexperienced manager at Preston when Everton took a chance on him and I think he has done a fantastic job there. Perhaps somebody like Lambert could do a similar job for us and given our greater spending power even get us challenging for a CL spot.

One of the things that used to annoy Liverpool fans with Benitez was his negative tactics. He would also constantly be changing the team even if it had just had a good result. He would rest Torres when he was on fire and as a result Liverpool under achieved. It really is up to Faulkner to do his research and find us a manager who can take us places. Look at what has happened with Porto this season. They appointed Andre Boas who is 33 years old with no playing pedigree. They have just won the league and cup and are are on the verge of the Europa Cup final. Although I would be happy to see Hughes or Moyes, I am open to suggestions from Faulkner. The trouble is I reckon that most Villa fans know more about football than him. I remember when Villa appointed Ron Saunders as manager. The majority of Villa fans didn't want him as he had done poorly at Man City, but within a month we had changed our minds and he turned out to be the best manager we have ever had by a country mile.

Benittez may have won the European Cup and Spanish title, but if he was that good Liverpool would have kept him. Houllier has won the French title and cups in England. That did not make him right fo Villa. My mate is a Liverpool season ticket holder and he was not impressed by his transfer dealings towards the end of his time there (Keanne £19m and Aquilani £17m). However, I will admit that he made three great signings in Alonso £11m, Reina £6m and Torres £20m in his early years at Anfield. I just think that Moyes or Hughes would be able to work within the budget that Randy is likely to put in place. He wants to cut the wage bill and I am not convinced that Benitez could do it and still keep Villa competitive. Moyes in particular has shown that he can work within a tight budget.

I really do not want another Liverpool reject. If he is not good enough for Liverpool he is not good enough for Villa. Given all the stick he has taken from the Holte End being a fat Spanish waiter, I think he would face the same sort of problems as Houllier. It has to be Moyes or Hughes for me. Seeing Sidwell set up Fulham's second goal yesterday made me think that Hughes has given him the confidence that our managers never could.

Is Gardner ready for first team action because we need somebody who can drive us forward from midfield.

How did Bradley play?

Interesting to see that Bradley is playing for the reserves tonight. He could give us more presence in midfield than JM2. I do not think it is fair to judge Bradley on one poor game at Man City.

What a fantastic professional Downing is. First of all he is asked to play on the right by Houllier. Has he moaned? No he has adapted. I thought he was brilliant yesterday. He has come out in support of the manager when all around him have been blaming any body but themselves. For example, is the fact that we have conceded so many goals from set pieces Houllier's fault or just poor defending from international players?

I was directly in line with the ball and it did not look in to me. I think that the TV replay is inconclusive therefore a goal should not be given. The penalty was harsh and typical of the luck we are getting. It is the first penalty they have been awarded this season. However, JM2 should have been replaced 10 mins earlier by Delph and then the problem would not have arisen. Men of the match were the 3,000 Villa fans who backed the team to the hilt. We need that sort of support for the Newcastle game.

Well I am glad you are so optimistic. Would you have said the same ten minutes after the Wolves game? I am going to the Everton game more in hope than great expectation that we will win.

I am driving to the game and can give you a lift.

In all fairness his choice of managers was pretty hit and miss.Better than this.. Deadly brought in Dr Jo and I think he appointed Bingo Billy.

The thought of the big boot up field with Big Sam is quite depressing, but if he could keep us up I would go for it. Give him a short term contract with a big bonus if he keeps us up. He would probably put Bradley in midfield, bring Carew back in the summer, sign Samba and put Carlos at right back. At least we wouldn't concede so many goals from corners, but the football would be dreadful.