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Are you for real. An England international who was our player of the year last year but we can easily replace him?? Just like we easily replaced our last player of the year.........oh hang on!! The fact you champion Kris Commons as a potential solution to our current attacking situation speaks volumes.

I will give you a clue Mr Argumentative, Goals and Assists not tackles and clearances.

Whilst this shows the respective merits of each in attacking sense, what it doesnt show is/was how reliable Downing and Ash are in working back to support their fullback. Something N'Zogbia is not reknowned for?

This. If you cant see the signals that the appointment of McLeish sends out then you must be blind or stupid!

No, an England International with a creative spark for a problem child and a relegated keeper.

Thats the most uninspiring thing I have read since the appointment of McLeish. Waste of money both. The point is, players will want to be part of a club that is progressing, competing and with a positive message. We have lost all of that in the space of two years. The rights and wrongs of ONeill aside, the reason players like Young, Downing, Milner etc joined us was because we looked to be on the up. Now, we are heading in the opposite direction, the appointment of McLeish sends out a signal of resignation and even with 40 million to spend I fail to see how he can inspire quality players such as Downing or the like to sign or re-sign. Its no good having a big kitty if players are seeing a club losing its quality players. If Downing goes, I will be surprised if Bent is still here in January.

OMG, woke up this morning hoping this was all just a bad dream..............................but its really happening :-(

In fairness, after the last two weeks and this friggin appointment I dont think Randy and AVFC need any help doing that.

So going back four, nearly five years ago when ONeill came in on a wave of feelgood factor, then Doug left and Randy took over, YOU NEVER thought top four was possible. Genuinely!! You really must be Mr Negative!!

Good luck to those who are big enough to see some form of positives, or more likely are resigned to the fact that there is nothing we can do. I wish I could be like that, but as much as I support this club, the appointment of McLeish feels like we are running a white flag up the pole of the top four. We have failed and now the agenda is totally differant, we are no longer anything more than a team hoping for the UEFA Cup place and maybe a good cup run. Very, very sad day.

I think you have to expec that unfortunately. The fans have done what they can, first reasoned argument via forums and emails to the club. Then by protest via facebook and outside the ground. Finally, the last straw is to lash out at those they believe to be culpable, in this case, Randy and the board. I cannot believe how disappointed I feel. All those years of yo yoing with Doug, feeling like we were nearly there then failing when it mattered most. The appointment of ONeill quickly followed by Randy buying the club generated a massive feel good factor at the club and amongst the fans. That feeling, along with the 5 year plan has gradually eroded and I genuinely feel that we are now at a stage where Villa are stagnant at best, declining at worst. I will always support the club, I dont know how not to. But the money I have spent on merchandise and watching games with my kids will stop. McLeish (if appointed) is on a hiding to nothing. I cannot possibly see a way for him to win. We will not go on massive winning streaks, we will not be competing for players like Young, Delph, Bent and Downing any more as we dont have the draw of a charasmatic manager or the feel of a club on the up. We are destined for mediocrity, again, a feeling that I have had for more than 30 or my 40 years as a fan. I had hoped my kids could expect better.

Gutted, the day the dream died