Robbie09 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 He tried to get him in August but was rebuffed. He wasn't good enough 4 years ago so hardly an improvement on what we've already got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 While I understand people's frustration with Mcliesh - is there any need for people to be so abusive about him? I have no doubt he is giving it his best shot and wants the best for villa and although his best may not be good enough - that doesn't make him a bad person. All the name calling is a bit embarrasing tbh. A thousand times this. McThis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 While I understand people's frustration with Mcliesh - is there any need for people to be so abusive about him? I have no doubt he is giving it his best shot and wants the best for villa and although his best may not be good enough - that doesn't make him a bad person. All the name calling is a bit embarrasing tbh. A thousand times this. McThis. Agreed. Its all very childish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I said it the day we appointed him, I used the phrase "Dead man walking" immediately, because I knew 100% for sure what would happen. Not proud of that of course, because it hurts me to see the Villa suffer - but why should I get behind the manager and the decision when I know deep down that it is the wrong one and that it has only one outcome? Since he got appointed I have lost quite a bit of interest in Villa. I do not watch all the games even though I have access to every one of them. Our team has very few heroes in it, very few crowd-pleasers such as Ashley Young used to be. I don't even like players such as Hutton, Collins, Heskey, Ireland, Beye and Jenas. So why do I want McLeish out? 1. His general reputation has never been good enough to manage Aston Villa 2. He has a very old-school mentality, a total lack of adaptability to the new era of football 3. His tactics are extremely defensive and out of date. Does not even do that job well either 4. Negative interviews, excuses, giving up before the game, limiting liability etc 5. Poor record in the transfer market, which is a shame when you only will get pennis to spend 6. His side does not have a spine, it does nok look like they believe in the cause or are willing to get dirty 7. Every single fan is againt him. People do not come to the stadium, everyone has lost faith in Villa 8. And above all; I fear we will get pulled into the relegation race this season if something is not drastically changing. We have a few good players, players that Swansea and Wigan can only dream about, but they can make up for it by having spine and guts in their team. They know how to lose, they lose all the time, but they also know how to fight and grind out results. We do not, we seem very lacklustre at times and have only developed in a negative fashion. Like the players are slowly realizing that playing for McLeish will never last, that someone new will come in and eventually steer them away. Dangerous times ahead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I want him gone for all of those and for the fact that the longer he is here the more difficult it will be to correct the things he has done and the more opportunity he will get to waste what little cash we have on shit signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Alex McLeish's approval rating has gone up to 4%. He will be doing a Highland fling if he ever gets to 5%! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Alex McLeish's approval rating has gone up to 4%. He will be doing a Highland fling if he ever gets to 5%! A similar figure to that of our ball possession over the entire season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 McThis. Mc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis_B Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Clearly we have it all wrong, we are not boring we are playing just like Holland used to with flying wingers.......it's just that their wings have been clipped HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 not my own work - else I would have put it as a front page article. Its going viral via email FA CUP 3RD ROUND BRISTOL ROVERS 1 ASTON VILLA 0 Bristol Rovers eased past relegation battlers Aston Villa with a comfortable win at the Memorial Stadium. Rovers’ winning goal came in farcical fashion in the 11th minute, Stephen Warnock’s dreadful backpass forcing Villa keeper Brad Guzan into a rushed clearance which rebounded off one of Richard Dunne’s chins and trickled over the line. Villa spent much of the first 45 minutes camped on the edge of their penalty area and seemed content to protect their one goal deficit. The first half was interrupted by a couple of lengthy delays, firstly when a pass from James Collins brought down a Boeing 737 which crashed near the dugout, waking up the Villa substitutes and causing Peter Grant to get up and point at something and sit down again. Then play had to be stopped when Darren Bent sent a carrier pigeon to his team-mates with a message to give him the ball, only for Richard Dunne to eat the pigeon with some roast potatoes and wash it down with a bottle of 1976 Pinot Noir. When play resumed Villa’s defence continued to hold firm in the face of no threat and attempted to smash the press box whenever they accidentally won the ball. Villa skipper Stilian Petrov had to have treatment for a neck injury and severe dehydration after running a total of 400 miles watching the ball sail over his head. Emile Heskey, playing in the midfield playmaker role, also had treatment for an injury to his hip after his left leg collided with his right leg and made him fall over. The half-time whistle was met with gales of laughter by the home support, which woke up the travelling support. Villa improved marginally in the second half, with Heskey managing a shot which hit the fourth official in the shorts pocket and squashed his Snickers. Rover’s keeper Bevan was occasionally tested, but only by the Times Crossword which he had brought out for the second half. He completed it on 65 minutes and went on to do the sudoku before tearing the paper up and making an origami zoo. Darren Bent worked hard as always, spending the second half studying Rosetta Stone on his ipad - by the end of the match he was able to ask for a transfer in four different languages. On 72 minutes a pass from James Collins smashed a floodlight. Villa’s midfield was sorely lacking presence and bite; Stephen Ireland remained on the bench despite Alex McLeish’s claims that in training he was playing like “a man possessed by the spirit of George Best,” and Charles N’Zogbia was left out of the squad for missing his breakfast. Villa were reduced to ten men in the 75th minute when Alan Hutton was dismissed for a reckless two-footed studs-up challenge that demolished the snack bar and wrote off sixty sesame seed buns and thirty-five polystyrene cups and broke the glasses of a man in the queue. Villa briefly threatened in the dying moments when a clearance from James Collins rebounded off the moon before taking a deflection off Richard Dunne’s buttock and creeping past the post. However, Rovers were never in trouble, and by the time the referee blew the final whistle their players had already changed into their pyjamas. Alex McLeish: “We started slowly, the goal was unfortunate but we showed lots of character in the second half. Alan Hutton was unlucky, he’s not that sort of player. Obviously we’re disappointed to be knocked out, but you have to remember that Bristol Rovers beat Barnet last week, it’s never easy when you come here. Heskey was tremendous.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houlston Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Clearly we have it all wrong, we are not boring we are playing just like Holland used to with flying wingers.......it's just that their wings have been clipped HERE **** hell, it really wasnt 433. I'm sure if someone died McLeish could try and put a positive spin on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Indeed. It was a far cry from 433, perhaps 4141 at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDrums Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Clearly we have it all wrong, we are not boring we are playing just like Holland used to with flying wingers.......it's just that their wings have been clipped HERE Sweet Jesus. Based on the Dutch system? How the f@ck is this clueless mong paid £1m a year and managing in the Premier League? What manager actually comes out and explains their tactics in so much detail? Not that they would ever come to fruitation on the field anyway. 0 shots against United in the first half. The pressure is on. He's said that because everyone is talking about how dreadful, negative, and crap his tactics are and him as a manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I didnt realise it was april the 1st again with what he said about playing like holland He really is clueless aint he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchard Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I didnt realise it was april the 1st again with what he said about playing like holland He really is clueless aint he Do they think we don't have eyes or something? I really wish the club would stop with all the bullshitting. It's no difference to Krulak saying 'Imagine what McLeish would be like with money'. Well if it's anything like his football, he'll try and pay for a laptop with a five pound note and try to convince the person behind the till its a £500 note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatty Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 With regards to the name calling etc of AM I too agree that its largely uncalled for. I dont think that anyone believes that he's purposely setting out to get us playing poorly etc. I am sure he is doing all that he can to turn this situation around. The problem with this is that I just dont think he has it in him! I cant see AM turning around and saying I give up so this is where we need strength and direction from Randy. He must recognise that things arent good in terms of both results and performance. This isnt likely to change with the current manager/squad so something has to give, either he pumps more money into the team and hope AM spends it wisely and gets us playing better and picking up more points else he decides to ask AM to leave. In my opinion both are required, a new manager and some money to bring in 3/4 players. All in all I dont think that calling AM names etc is called for and I havent taken part myself (though ive made it clear from day 1 I thought it a bad appointment) however Randy must be aware of it and that the negative reception to AMs appointment hasnt turned into positive in anyway and in fact those who were neutral or thought it a good move in the most part have largely now lost faith. I just think negative chanting and name calling towards AM is a way of letting Randy know we're not happy. We've got to be approaching the "vote of confidence" stage soon I'd have thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 We know the chant next time then............'its just like watching Holland, Holland' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 not my own work - else I would have put it as a front page article. Its going viral via email FA CUP 3RD ROUND BRISTOL ROVERS 1 ASTON VILLA 0 Bristol Rovers eased past relegation battlers Aston Villa with a comfortable win at the Memorial Stadium. Rovers’ winning goal came in farcical fashion in the 11th minute, Stephen Warnock’s dreadful backpass forcing Villa keeper Brad Guzan into a rushed clearance which rebounded off one of Richard Dunne’s chins and trickled over the line. Villa spent much of the first 45 minutes camped on the edge of their penalty area and seemed content to protect their one goal deficit. The first half was interrupted by a couple of lengthy delays, firstly when a pass from James Collins brought down a Boeing 737 which crashed near the dugout, waking up the Villa substitutes and causing Peter Grant to get up and point at something and sit down again. Then play had to be stopped when Darren Bent sent a carrier pigeon to his team-mates with a message to give him the ball, only for Richard Dunne to eat the pigeon with some roast potatoes and wash it down with a bottle of 1976 Pinot Noir. When play resumed Villa’s defence continued to hold firm in the face of no threat and attempted to smash the press box whenever they accidentally won the ball. Villa skipper Stilian Petrov had to have treatment for a neck injury and severe dehydration after running a total of 400 miles watching the ball sail over his head. Emile Heskey, playing in the midfield playmaker role, also had treatment for an injury to his hip after his left leg collided with his right leg and made him fall over. The half-time whistle was met with gales of laughter by the home support, which woke up the travelling support. Villa improved marginally in the second half, with Heskey managing a shot which hit the fourth official in the shorts pocket and squashed his Snickers. Rover’s keeper Bevan was occasionally tested, but only by the Times Crossword which he had brought out for the second half. He completed it on 65 minutes and went on to do the sudoku before tearing the paper up and making an origami zoo. Darren Bent worked hard as always, spending the second half studying Rosetta Stone on his ipad - by the end of the match he was able to ask for a transfer in four different languages. On 72 minutes a pass from James Collins smashed a floodlight. Villa’s midfield was sorely lacking presence and bite; Stephen Ireland remained on the bench despite Alex McLeish’s claims that in training he was playing like “a man possessed by the spirit of George Best,” and Charles N’Zogbia was left out of the squad for missing his breakfast. Villa were reduced to ten men in the 75th minute when Alan Hutton was dismissed for a reckless two-footed studs-up challenge that demolished the snack bar and wrote off sixty sesame seed buns and thirty-five polystyrene cups and broke the glasses of a man in the queue. Villa briefly threatened in the dying moments when a clearance from James Collins rebounded off the moon before taking a deflection off Richard Dunne’s buttock and creeping past the post. However, Rovers were never in trouble, and by the time the referee blew the final whistle their players had already changed into their pyjamas. Alex McLeish: “We started slowly, the goal was unfortunate but we showed lots of character in the second half. Alan Hutton was unlucky, he’s not that sort of player. Obviously we’re disappointed to be knocked out, but you have to remember that Bristol Rovers beat Barnet last week, it’s never easy when you come here. Heskey was tremendous.” I'm laughing harder at this. Brilliant . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchard Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 And another thing. I don't see Holland playing with a big useless lump like Heskey on the wing, either. It's all just waffle and bollocks basically to and pull the wool over our eyes. Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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