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I agree with the bit about Bruce, deluded and egotistical - not so sure about McLeish always thought of him as a man of good character and if Aston Villa come knocking it would be hard to look the other way. It’s just a shame he is not a great manager, come to think of it, he wasn’t much of a player either - I still have time for him as a proper football man
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But equally JV he wasn’t afforded minutes when he was fit to prove his worth
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Totally agree - we all know Bertie’s weakness, but we also know what a mercurial genius he is too - why would you not want this in your locker ?
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Ridiculous JV that he no longer wears our colours - The guy is a magician and could have been a brilliant impact player
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Not sure you can mention Sansom in this context - none of us have seen him play enough minutes to make this judgement - anyway sorry, back to this thread.
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I’m not sure if you can include Dean’s tenure, given Sansom was injured for most of this time, as for attitude, is there a source for this ? Or did the Man Utd substitution create an urban myth? Given our position - you would have thought Gerrard might consider all options !
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Exactly how/what have you based this opinion on? I have followed Villa since 1975, so I feel I have learned just a little about the game in this time, I’ve seen some truly gifted players and some downright dreadful players in my time. so if anyone asks me about Sansom - given the minutes we have seen of him, I would have to be honest and say I can’t really give an assessment of him, however given what I have seen, I would say that he has done enough to earn more of an opportunity to show us all, exactly what he can/cannot do
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Don’t think he was ever really good enough - bit like that other plonker - all speed, but rarely had the ball under control, and would readily bounce off him. Credit where it’s due though, very good work ethic good picture as well
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Completely agree - like Buendia, he is a fall guy but x 5. I would love to see him given a prolonged run in the team say 7-8 games, I honestly believe he would make the shirt his own if so.
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Players you wish we’d bought and players we should look at now
ChesterDad replied to burchy's topic in Villa Talk
Robbie fowler, Mark Falcoa, Tim Sherwood, Gavin Peacock, Lee Bowyer, Tim Cahill, Dimitar Berbatov - to name a few, apart from Fowler - we could have got the rest -
I’m afraid TRO in our current circumstances and their own predicament a draw isn’t good enough and will do very little to help our current trajectory and mindset. This doesn’t mean that I think we will win - I don’t, but all things considered a draw is not enough. Maybe if you want Gerrard gone at all costs - it will fuel your fire further maybe? I do want him gone asap but not at the price of losing the game.
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Are you sure about this ? I would say this accolade belongs to Danny ings - sure Leon will score us some worldys from time to time, but given the right service - in my humble opinion Danny ings is our best goal poacher
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There are a lot of people JV who simply want to see the back of Gerrard, fearing the man cannot take us forward - and the truth of this, is that some people are willing to accept some short term pain, in the hopes of a longer term gain, and if this means swallowing a couple of defeats in order to force the club to remove Gerrard, then I do believe that some, will see this as a price worth paying.
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We would all want this - it’s just I can’t see him being the right man to make this happen.
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I make you right - there is now a feeling of apathy and doom around the club. Gerrard offers no connection to the club whatsoever imo, and us fans do pick up on this, as a consequence he is afforded very little slack. if truth be told it was a ridiculous appointment and one doomed to failure, pretty much like Bruce really.
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I kinda think that is very subjective tbh with you. I think there is plenty of energy in the team. I actually think there is also plenty of quality in the squad, I just don’t think they are being coached, schooled, managed, whatever - this is down to you know who
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I’m pretty much non plussed about this signing tbh - based on a good friend who has a season ticket at dingles and whose opinion I trust - he told me, he is a work horse, but not much else
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Moment when you knew a Villa manager was done
ChesterDad replied to KentVillan's topic in Villa Talk
McLeish at home to Bolton and Bruce the moment he walked through the door - awful appointment and destined for one outcome -
He might be on Hause - but not Konsa - not even an out of form Konsa
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I have a dingles season ticket holder mate who says the same - not one to get over excited about!
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There is a rizla paper between them that’s for sure
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The issue I have with this is that he is never given enough of a run to build and sustain confidence/momentum - it was not difficult to predict a difficult night for him. it feels like that unless he is motm and scores a worldy each game, then he is benched this is unfair and unrealistic imo. He needs to be told his shirt is safe for 7-10 games minimum and then he can be appraised more realistically
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That’s an unrealistic stick to beat him with - you could flip it and argue that a player coming in from the cold proved to be our best player, and should have been rewarded with a start for the following game, based on him being our best performer - would you not think?
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Thats’s really harsh my friend, most villans I know think that the cameo’s he has been afforded have warranted much more of an opportunity. He was our best player at wolves last season and his reward was the bench ??
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With all due respect TRO - this is a tad convoluted if you don’t mind me saying so. Its painfully there for all to see - Gerrard can’t get a tune out of a group of pretty talented individuals - I’m not suggesting we are world beaters by any stretch of the imaginations - but we are a darn sight better than the current fayre. Its got to be down to Gerrard/ Tactics/ Leadership/ Man management and so forth. We are sleepwalking a road that is taking us nowhere - in my humble opinion it’s time to draw a line with him and move towards.
