markavfc40 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Just putting aside the debate on performances and individual errors. One win in 11 competitive games against Championship and League two opposition is shocking. The manager currently has a 9% win percentage. We are currently closer to bottom than we are to 10th. I can't see how the above can be defended. We have signed a lot of new players I'd accept that but the manager wasn't given peanuts to buy them he was armed with a fortune for this level and yet has moulded a squad that he doesn't have a clue how to get best out of. His constant chopping and changing of the formation shows that. Him going from an attacking positive mentality playing on the front foot to a negative one and sitting deep shows that. It seems he is hoping to stumble on something that works rather than working to a game plan he had in mind when he spunked 60 mill on nine new players and had carte blanche on who he wanted to keep from what he inherited. I had my doubts about him but to say I am disappointed in him is an under statement. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaCas Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 On 15 September 2016 at 07:06, VillaCas said: Do I think we are playing badly? No but I don't think we are playing anywhere near well enough given a £60m investment. If we win the next game and one of the two after that then I will be happier and he earns a little more patience, but say for example we lose the next three then personally I would be happy for RDM to go I posted this before the Ipswich game and for me RDM has not shown me anything since to suggest things will improve any time soon. He seems to lack passion and impact and for me it's time to let him go whilst the gap to the top is still bridge-able. i thought he needed six points minimum to warrant continued support - three further draws just doesn't cut it. Get rid now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax_Villa Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Rumours of Di Matteo getting sacked and Dean Smith replacing him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaCas Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 1 minute ago, Reivax_Villa said: Rumours of Di Matteo getting sacked and Dean Smith replacing him Where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 As much as it is bloody annoying at present I don't think sacking him is the right move. If the club thought he was the right guy in the summer they should stick to this and ignore the keyboard warriors. If the Doctor sacks RDM now then it we are yet again back to square one fishing around for a system and style of play- though this could be said at present in fairness. It is very frustrating that we are not performing to our abilities but I still think once we get that first win it will settle everyone down. We have only lost the twice but obviously have drawn a ridiculous amount of games which is not good enough. I think we will win at Preston and that will give RDM some time over the international break to think over a few things. Like how not to let in goals in the last 5 minutes of every ruddy game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Who is Dean Smith? The one I know is a South African clearing in the woods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 9 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: If the Doctor sacks RDM now then it we are yet again back to square one fishing around for a system and style of play As you have acknowledged yourself you have just described where we are now. 12 competitive games under a manager that spent a fortune at this level and put a squad together that he has zero clue how to get the best out of other than it seems to keep changing formation hoping he stumbles on something that works. I am all for giving a manager time if you can see he knows what he is doing. Can see he is working to a game plan and sticking to it. Can see progress in how we are playing, and can ultimately see an upturn in results. I see none of that at present in Di Matteo. In fact I see the total opposite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie09 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Just back from the game, and having been at every game this season bar Luton and Ipswich then for me he has to go now. We're regressing with him in charge and I have no faith in him whatsoever. As Mark said earlier it's like he's hoping to stumble on a winning formation and with every passing game it's getting worse. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 1 hour ago, villarocker said: Someone, somewhere must be making a fortune off all these draws? A draw pays 2.25 to 1 on average. After seven draws that's a big return on your money. I thought McLeish was the draw specialist but Di Matteo seems to be better. I'm not much of a betting man but it's quite easy to make decent money on Villa. All you've got to do is wait for us to take the lead and then bet on a draw sometime before the last 10 minutes or so. It's do depressingly predictable that I'm genuinely surprised that the bookies have such long odds on these equalisers even now. 1 hour ago, VillanousOne said: how the **** did RDM get promoted with West Brom with what must have been probably a worse squad than ours? This club is rotten to the core. As I said before, there is this mentality at the club which is very hard to shake. Not that RDM is blameless - he's got to go now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I understand how some would say to give him time, and that is fair enough. It was a big ask to take a rebuilt squad, and to get them working together. Also, it would be a shame to see Villa become a club that sacks its manager every few months, because it is hard to progress if there is no stability. However, in giving a manager time, it would be understandable if mistakes are made, but at least they are learning from it and not repeating those mistakes again. This is not what is happening at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 How can you keep McCormack on the bench when Jack is having a mare and looks knackered? Why take Adomah off to bring Gestede on when Gestede never holds the ball to release pressure? He hasn't a clue. One game to go. Try for Big Sam or Dean Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 1 hour ago, VillaCas said: Where? Agent Dave twitter account, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I've been all for giving him time but golly we need a bloody win sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Field Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Weird situation to be in, results thus far have just not been acceptable. But changing manager all the time is just not the right way to go about business. What worries me the most about RDM is that we have seriously seemed like a team that just the bought the best players available instead of trying to assemble the squad, I get that it is difficult to assemble a squad in one summer, but spending £60m in one summer in the championship and fighting relegation is not good enough. The players that we have bought makes it seem like our management has never seen the championship but just seen statistics from last season. They just seem to simple, we tried to buy the top 5 top scorers from the championship last season, got 2 of them, Elphick, Chester, Da Laet and Adomah have been promoted and were available, only Tshibola and Gollini seemed like signings where the players had been scouted with Jedinak being a safe signing. The weirdest thing about our signings is that most of them seem to be players where fans have started the rumors before the club signed them and the players have only been bought to please the fans, these players have not been signed with a bigger picture in mind, most of them seem like last minute desperate signings. This is what worries me the most, is it RDM that just hasn't been following the championship since the last time he was there and just buying the biggest names available (a lot like when City got rich and bought all those average players for too much money) or he simply does not have a bigger picture in mind is what worries me, also that he waited so long before signing players is unacceptable, everyone in the entire world knew that the squad from last year was not good enough to compete. Also a good manager knows how to kill a game when necessary (the amount of late goals conceded is unacceptable and can't be a coincidence ) especially when he has assembled such an expensive squad, players bought individually bought are good, but they seem to random, a good team does not need many superstars, it needs to be a squad, look at all of Ferguson's squads at Utd. I do not believe firing managers all the time is the right answer, I do not believe that firing a manager after 11 games is right, but I am seriously worried about our results so far and I am seriously worried about our signings and how much money has been wasted this summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 2 hours ago, Heretic said: Agent Dave twitter account, I believe. So it's bollocks then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Sack him and get Fat Sam in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 42 minutes ago, Ikantcpell said: Sack him and get Fat Sam in. sack him yes, fat Sham no. I for one do not want a known corrupt crook as manager of my club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Dean Smith is a good shout. Villa fan. Has only ever improved the team's he's been at. His team's play football, score goals. Bruce guarantees nothing, DiMatteo got promoted too before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 6 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: As much as it is bloody annoying at present I don't think sacking him is the right move. If the club thought he was the right guy in the summer they should stick to this and ignore the keyboard warriors. If the Doctor sacks RDM now then it we are yet again back to square one fishing around for a system and style of play- though this could be said at present in fairness. It is very frustrating that we are not performing to our abilities but I still think once we get that first win it will settle everyone down. We have only lost the twice but obviously have drawn a ridiculous amount of games which is not good enough. I think we will win at Preston and that will give RDM some time over the international break to think over a few things. Like how not to let in goals in the last 5 minutes of every ruddy game. I just think the fact we are conceding late in so many games is what's worrying. Once or twice even fair enough. 5 times in 10 games is unforgivable and that's not including the second half capitulation against Bristol City. Getting 3 points Saturday only masks over things imo. It will happen again if we stay with the current managerial setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted September 28, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted September 28, 2016 I'd take Sam. I want to win that bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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