A pity the coaching staff and players don't feel the same as you Billy.
Man City was the straw that broke the camel's back - after a decent run, he gave up on the tie.
Quote from: bigad82 on March 20, 2011, 01:50:14 PMA pity the coaching staff and players don't feel the same as you Billy.The French team revolted against their training regime at the World Cup last year. They were dispirited, looked knackered and were clearly angry. Very much like Villa players yesterday. It is surely no coincidence that the French fitness coach in South Africa is now doing the same job at Villa, literally crippling the team.
It's all very laudable calling for unequivocal support from the fans, but it's hard to do when fans have given up a large proportion of their disposable income to go and watch the tripe that Houllier's team has served up this season. I can't think of a team in the land whose supporters would sing their hearts out after watching the Aston Villa team go through the motions this season. It's a two way street, with the onus firmly on the players and management. We pay to go and watch them, after all.
Quote from: Risso on March 20, 2011, 01:53:47 PMIt's all very laudable calling for unequivocal support from the fans, but it's hard to do when fans have given up a large proportion of their disposable income to go and watch the tripe that Houllier's team has served up this season. I can't think of a team in the land whose supporters would sing their hearts out after watching the Aston Villa team go through the motions this season. It's a two way street, with the onus firmly on the players and management. We pay to go and watch them, after all.The problem is that confidence is such a key ingredient in sport and it was clear that yesterday that the longer the game went on the more it ebbed away. One way of helping that come back is, as Billy says, for us to play our part and offer up as much encouragement as we can muster.
The fans are not the problem- the management and players are the problem and they alone can get us out of this mess- we will be left to pick up the pieces not them.