nick76 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 People are saying if we chant and protest this will affect the youngsters, well I bloody well hope so.......so what are we supposed to do is sit here and be polite and watch us lose the last three games, surely protesting cannot make the situation any worse, for f*cks sake we have only won four times at home this season, cant make things any worse can it. Maybe it will have the opposite effect, not sure how but cant really see how we will be worse off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Also the kids are late teens and even some are early twenties..........that is an adult, so man up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAndLoyal Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Why would anyone give a flying **** about what Richard Dunne thinks? Youngsters are affected by booing? Do me a favour. You only have to look at their Twitter accounts these days to see they can give it out just as much as they take it (Barry Bannan being just one example). Not to mention that any dissent has been firmly directed at the manager anyway. I don't know why people hide behind that pathetic excuse about lowering morale. As far as I can see, morale is at an all-time low anyway. All that said, I am firmly in favour of a protest outside the ground before Spurs but when that whistle blows we do need to give the team our support. And pack Villa Park for once, after all it could well be our last home game in the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova26 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 We do indeed need to give them 100% support throughout that match, none stop proper support too. Mcleish will be gone in three games time anyway and if not we'll arrange a proper protest not a few bed sheets with marker pens. 100% support vs Spurs please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 If someone was booing me I wouldn't **** whine and complain. I would go do something about. These are spoiled little footballers that expect to be treated like royalty. We deserve better that what we have been seeing. If players like Weimann, Lichaj and Herd can handle it so can the rest of these primadonnas. Earn your **** paychecks and we will stop booing and chanting. We just want to see effort on the pitch and a good game. I don't care if we lose with respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Villan Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 If you protest after the season finishes, it won't be nearly so effective, you won't get nearly so many people involved. I'm sure Randy is counting on this. I don't think getting behind the team has worked so far this season, so I don't see what's to lose results-wise from protesting as loudly as possible for the next three games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 If you protest after the season finishes, it won't be nearly so effective, you won't get nearly so many people involved. I'm sure Randy is counting on this. I don't think getting behind the team has worked so far this season, so I don't see what's to lose results-wise from protesting as loudly as possible for the next three games. Agree with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 That guardian article is bang on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolteEndRob Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 At last, a journo that **** understands. Great article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Would love to see all the anger and all the hostility aimed at Randy Lerner. He's the one destroying the club at the moment and he's the one choosing to stick with Mcleish. Maybe if the pressure was on him he wouldn't be able to stick with this manager. As for booing effecting the team. I thought apart from the last 5 minutes, the fans against Bolton were very supportive. And where did that get us? **** Lerner and **** Mcleish. We should let them have it every chance we get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOTTI-THE-GOD Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 whats this guardian article ppl are referring to ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 If anyone ever needed confirmation that Doug Ellis has senile dementia then his comments in the Birmingham Mail today are firm and final evidence. The silly old duffer thinks we will finish in the top 6 next season and he reckons we will beat Spurs because we have beaten them before! Where on earth does AVFC get them from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAndLoyal Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Would love to see all the anger and all the hostility aimed at Randy Lerner. He's the one destroying the club at the moment and he's the one choosing to stick with Mcleish. Maybe if the pressure was on him he wouldn't be able to stick with this manager. As for booing effecting the team. I thought apart from the last 5 minutes, the fans against Bolton were very supportive. And where did that get us? **** Lerner and **** Mcleish. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchard Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Would love to see all the anger and all the hostility aimed at Randy Lerner. He's the one destroying the club at the moment and he's the one choosing to stick with Mcleish. Maybe if the pressure was on him he wouldn't be able to stick with this manager. As for booing effecting the team. I thought apart from the last 5 minutes, the fans against Bolton were very supportive. And where did that get us? **** Lerner and **** Mcleish. This. I think wishing anger and hostility on anyone is a little bit of a poor show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 26, 2012 Moderator Share Posted April 26, 2012 In fairness to BJ10, he is only asking that the existing anger be re-directed, rather than him asking for it to be created in the first place. A subtle but important difference. Not that I agree with him. I just see a distinction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAndLoyal Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 In fairness to BJ10, he is only asking that the existing anger be re-directed, rather than him asking for it to be created in the first place. A subtle but important difference. Not that I agree with him. I just see a distinction. Why wouldn't you agree with him? Randolph Lerner, the chairman, has created this whole mess ultimately. No-one else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 26, 2012 Moderator Share Posted April 26, 2012 I want McLeish out, so in my opinion the anger that is being shown should be at him. And it appears as if it is happening that way. Which is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmythomas Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Protesting is futile. The Occupy movement will tell you that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildwood Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Protesting is futile. The Occupy movement will tell you that. What about in the Middle East where protests ousted governments? Whilst I disagree with violent protests, there's something that can be said for peaceful ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAndLoyal Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I want McLeish out, so in my opinion the anger that is being shown should be at him. And it appears as if it is happening that way. Which is nice. McLeish was simply offered a ridiculously lucrative contract at a Club steeped in history and tradition. Who wouldn't have taken that job? As much as he is an utterly shite manager, I don't actually blame him, as we knew how bad he was even before we appointed him. Who is keeping him in the role? Who appointed him in the first place? Where the anger is being directed, and where it should be directed, are two completely different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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