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We need some unity at this club starting with the fans,its no point half the following wanting one bloke and the other half wanting somebody else.We got to find a manger we all like and we want to succeed,of course finding that man might not be so easy,so can we all agree that villas-Boas would be everybodys choice?

His mistake happened because, as in the Nooocastle game he has slowed down, and not able to get there as quick as he could.He is a diminishing return, and quite frankly he has a mistake in him every game.

Should be got rid of.

If we got rid of every player who made one mistake in every game, we wouldn't have a squad left.

if the one mistake a game leads to a goal against,then i would get rid of them.

i didnt see the game today,just wondering if the penalty was just bad luck or one of Dunnes classic kick the legs from under them like he did against Arsenal.

I love Peter withe,but,i dont want to see him as manager.

Have you noticed how everybody with hindsight is an expert?

If the word "professional" footballer ever really did apply it was a long time ago.You cant get away with anything in this media age we live in.Sack em all.

**** martinez - only gets wigan to start playing when the shit hits the fan in the last 5 games....... besides that theyre usually shite !!

My thoughts exactly,plus im sick of us giving money to wigan in the way of transfer fees and any compensation that may be involved.

Stay up with..........Mcjock

It was men vs boys. When Heskey came on, we got a man in our team. That shows you Heskey's worth. He takes up a lot of space.

i dont need space occupied i need goals,he aint going to score goals.

Just had shivers down me spine thinking about the AV floodlights.

Both Chelsea goals should not have stood. Wigan should of taken 3 points not 0. They are the team performing the best in the bottom half. Yes it benefits villa but you want to see fair play. I still think Wigan will get out of it.

Martinez doing a good job there would like them to stay up ..providing it's not at our expense

Rubbish!Martinez and Wigan have been in the bottom 3 all year,they finally show some fight the past 4 weeks and youd think Martinez is OUR saviour if he came to the Villa.

I think he's alluding to how quick we can be to criticise players, like Ireland, Nzogbia, Bent and Gabby.

Correct & Baker, the abuse he got off here on Saturday was **** appalling

I refuse to take certain posters seriously

Like those who suggest David Platt or Peter Withe as potential Villa managers?

I actually suggested David Phatt hes the larger version of platty,but nevermind you wont see the funny side in that either,next time ill add a little smiley face to help ease your pain.

Is Peter Withe capable of managing at this level ?

It's almost like we need a Villa Legend back at the club to re-unite everyone

Lets get david Phatt from man c,lol.

Just read the news,stan,mate, keep fighting all the way.

Relegation?Well maybe not this year,not because we avoided it,but we were lucky to have teams who are worse than us,hard to believe but true.

Next season under the current regime i believe we will start in the bottom three and remain there until we ARE relegated.

Their has to be a change in the way we play games or next season will define this clubs future,we dont want to be the next Leeds or Forest.

Every time i see a rumour like this one, im going to laugh,and say"cant wait to see him in a Villa shirt".Or maybe he will just sign with Valencia.

Didn't we finish 6th and qualify for the Europa league under MON ?!

The same Europa league that Mon treated with contempt,it just got in his way of a failed attempt at champions league football.

What's all this talk of Rafa?!

Bookies have him as favourite to be the next Villa manager, not that the bookies are ITK or anything.

Oh please let the bookies be right and let it be very soon!

Ex Liverpool manager Rafa 'the spanish waiter'Benitez?I thought their was a clear hatred for any previous managers who had managed Liverpool?

I cant understand how the board can let Mcleish drag us down to the championship, just the way he did last season, and sit back and let it happen.I saw the blues play Arsenal last game of the season and their was no will to win and no fight in the players,just like this lot down the villa.Mark my words,this team as relegation written all over it and theirs nothing we can do.

"Its not where you are from-it's where you are taking us"

I like it, simple but effective. Someone make it happen!

Its perfect,i just want him to show the fans that hes not hell bent on getting us relegated.

Hes had to play under three managers in three years who had different ideas on how to play and your wondering why a kid coming up through the system has lost his way.

What is all this about Eck going to the Browns to "discuss ideas"...

I'm sure the Browns finished bottom of the league last season, didn't they? Apart from man-motivation, what possible use can meeting a coach who had an atrocious season in an entirely different sport have to our manager?

Hes only meeting with the defensive co-ordinator,no point talking offense while hes there he does not use it.

Time to go,his playing style is not what we want at Villa park,he has no idea who to play or where to play them.

The Next four games will prove McLeish's worth as manager, away to Wigan & Blackburn, then at home to Fulham & Bolton.. Think we should wait off judgement til then, no shame in losing to top of the table 1-0.

Theirs no shame in losing to any team.......as long as OUR team plays to win.Playing not to lose at home is a disgrace to all Villa fans!

Not sure you can say it was excellent, an excellent game plan wins a game.

It wasn't bad though. You almost nicked a draw. Opening up against us can lead to big scorelines. McLeish was just hoping to keep it close and get a goal.

Don't get me wrong, I never rated McLeish at all. But when it works for Moyes he's a genius, and when it fails for McLeish he's a terrible manager. That's football.

Defending a goal lead better than defending a nil-nil but neither of them are good game plans. The Villa fans know this to be the case, the amount of times over the last few years that we have defended 1-0 leads for the majority of games only to eventually crumble under the pressure, it doesn't bear thinking about. It simply isn't a good gameplan for any football club to invite pressure on, it's incredibly risky, especially for a club like ours at the moment where our defence are atrocious and costing us from an alarming amount of stupid mistakes.

Aside from that, and granted I know we were playing Man City today, but we were the home team, and the fans are all against Mcleish already. It's hardly the right time to go out and play defensive, especially when you've been throwing out various quotes to the media rubbishing that you're a defensive manager.

Believe it or not, most Villa fans knew the chances of us winning today were slim. Mcleish could have at least made fewer enemies by going out and having a go. Norwich and Swansea go out and have a go for crying out loud, look where it gets them.

Woudnt it be nice to see them come out and try to win!Mcleish acts as if the opposition coming to Villa park as a god given right to pin us back in to our own half.