This seems to be a theme with us. Last season Sherwood didn't get the players fit preseason. This year RDM the same. What a absolute joke. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37669066
New Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce says that lack of fitness appears to be one of the biggest factors behind their poor start to the campaign.
Villa, who drew Bruce's first game in charge 1-1 against Wolves on Saturday, have taken the lead seven times in 12 Championship games this season - but have only once gone on to win.
"I wouldn't like to say anything against another manager," said Bruce.
"But it's fair to say that some of them could be in better condition."
Bruce, who took over on Wednesday following the sacking of Roberto di Matteo, told BBC WM: "I can now understand why they've been conceding late - but that's an easy one to sort.
"To play in the Championship, you have to have intensity. But we can work on that.
"There's a lot to be done and we can only get better. This is a wonderful football club with wonderful support. They're not used to seeing their team play at this level and there's a lot of expectation - and it's my job to try to put smiles on faces."
Further hampered by calf injuries to captain Tommy Elphick and fellow defender Micah Richards, ruling them out of Tuesday's trip to Reading, Bruce said that, in retrospect, he might also have left out Mile Jedinak.
"Jedinak only got back from Australia on Friday morning," said Bruce, after withdrawing the Australia midfielder early in the game. "Maybe I should have left him alone, but I wanted his experience. That was a mistake by me."