piav_k4 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 3 minutes ago, sexbelowsound said: Disagree. The nice thing to do was to allow him that chance. Most other teams would have binned him over the Summer in favour of someone who had much more experience. It wasn't just the nice thing to do. He'd lifted the place and had some really impressive results. Plus he still had 3 years on his deal. In hindsight it would have been the right thing to do, but a lot of fans felt positive pre season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) One year ago. All talk, isn't he? "Product" If Villa was a product, I'm not **** buying it, Tom. Edited December 28, 2015 by maqroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piav_k4 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 6 minutes ago, TRO said: This team is not good enough and in addition to not being good enough they are lightweight in just about every department. Spot on and a big part of why we are where we are, I know it's not Rugby, but we lack physical presence everywhere on the pitch. Clark one of our CBs today, Gana weighs 5 stone ringing wet... Westwood, Richardson,Veretout etc. Even Gestede for a big bloke doesn't seem overly strong. Delph is a good example of a smaller player who's tenacity means he gets away with it. These lot don't even have that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 2 appointments, no 2 appalling appointments by him and we are down and out. About as clueless as his first appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Just listen from 5 mins onwards laughable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 19 minutes ago, piav_k4 said: Spot on and a big part of why we are where we are, I know it's not Rugby, but we lack physical presence everywhere on the pitch. Clark one of our CBs today, Gana weighs 5 stone ringing wet... Westwood, Richardson,Veretout etc. Even Gestede for a big bloke doesn't seem overly strong. Delph is a good example of a smaller player who's tenacity means he gets away with it. These lot don't even have that. Its been a particular worry for me for some time now. We seem to keep walking in to the same mistakes every time.....don't get me wrong, I don't want a team of Basketball players, and we do need a balance ,but we have too many that are "shot shy" and lilly livered. We need to be tough in duels and individual battles and be keen to enter in to them.....so many things in a game seem to remedy themselves from that....It gets the crowd going, who then get the players going, it become infectious. We show the opposition fear right now.....and when we enter the transfer market, we need to be mindful of this. Ps I would have signed Joey Barton in the Summer, until we could get the hardened players we really want. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted December 28, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 28, 2015 So far Mr.Fox has been quite the failure. Talks a good talk, but it's getting desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCAM Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I was buzzing when we appointed Fox, really thought he would push us to the next level. How wrong I was. Randy has conceded, he's awful at this, that's why he's tried to sell and he's not been involved much...so he passes the day to day decisions to our boy Tom, who's make a right royal cock up of it. 2 managerial appointments, both of which are now looking a bit stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 To me everything he speaks off involves the back room of the club, the marketing, the facilities. I never really hear him talk about the players, the results, the manager. It just seems his priorities are anything but the results on the pitch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 20 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: To me everything he speaks off involves the back room of the club, the marketing, the facilities. I never really hear him talk about the players, the results, the manager. It just seems his priorities are anything but the results on the pitch. His background is commercial in football, not making player or management choices. And so far it's not looking good for the non fantastic Mr Fox. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post markavfc40 Posted December 29, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) I wonder what he is thinking at the moment. The guy has said that he believes we have a good squad of players, thinks the transfer policy over the summer was the right one, and given he was instrumental in sacking Sherwood it seems he thinks it was a case of the manager over the first 10 games not getting the best out of that squad. Nine games later we have 4 more points and have gone from being 4 points from safety to 11. It seems Tom is either wrong in thinking we have a decent squad of players or has been instrumental in appointing poor managers. Or perhaps it is both. Whichever one it is this guy needs to stop insulting our intelligence by spouting absolute shit. Fox much like the last handful of managers is a bit part player in our demise but much like the managers who have carried the can he needs to accept his share of responsibility for where we are rather than, publically at least, being in denial or taking us for a bunch of mugs. Edited December 29, 2015 by markavfc40 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arj Guy Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 He should resign 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 17 hours ago, AshVilla said: Just listen from 5 mins onwards laughable sounds exactly like a politician. the guy is full of shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I'm really hoping that we get bought out soon and Villa becomes a yank free zone, they have caused more than enough damage to this football club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 In the position we're in, this clearing in the woods has the audacity to claim we're building something special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RimmyJimmer Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 5 minutes ago, DCJonah said: In the position we're in, this clearing in the woods has the audacity to claim we're building something special. Yep i read this on ssn app. If i didn't know better it sounds like he is taking the p**s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 We are building something this January, It'll be a team that is capable of avoiding relegation from the Championship next season. And then fails miserably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I think the very least we deserve is some answers. He has already said that we are now building and Remi Garde will be with us in the championship next season.....(It seems the club have already resigned themselves to the fact) We have barely crept in to the new year and just about everyone and his dog has accepted we are as good as down, baring a mathematical miracle. Most observers of Villa's demise, chooses to see it as a long term decline and it may be fair to say that excluding "Nero" ( RL) There have been many incumbents that have contributed to an unprecedented period where Aston Villa have managed to negatively break just about every record you wouldn't want to break. Tom Fox is clear we are now building so with that in mind he must know what He has/wants to change(d)/ or what went wrong to be sure/confident that we are back on the road up. I would like to know from Tom Fox in chronological order of events..... Where has it all gone wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, DCJonah said: In the position we're in, this clearing in the woods has the audacity to claim we're building something special. I thought, idle rhetoric, but hey, benefit of the doubt and all that.....what substance has he to back that up. He is so detached from the reality on the terraces.....If he is so sure, let HIM tell us, WHAT WENT WRONG. Edited January 2, 2016 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 On 12/29/2015 at 12:35, Demitri_C said: sounds exactly like a politician. the guy is full of shit Just like every marketing person. They are the ultimate spoofers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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