A theory: Murphy was saying it would be McClaren from very early on, when it turned out to be bollocks he had to have a way of covering his arse so came out with the club bowing to fan pressure story.
Murphy is a sad, bitter man with an axe to grind as the club don't speak to him like they used to under the previous regime.I thought the criticism of McClaren was over the top, but it's nothing that wouldn't have been said by fans of just about every other top half Premier League team in a similar position.
Quote from: Chris Smith on June 09, 2011, 11:31:51 AMA theory: Murphy was saying it would be McClaren from very early on, when it turned out to be bollocks he had to have a way of covering his arse so came out with the club bowing to fan pressure story. It's a theory. Not one I subscribe to, it's not as if he is Oliver Holt, he has at least some more credence I think.
Quote from: kippaxvilla2 on June 09, 2011, 11:36:16 AMQuote from: Chris Smith on June 09, 2011, 11:31:51 AMA theory: Murphy was saying it would be McClaren from very early on, when it turned out to be bollocks he had to have a way of covering his arse so came out with the club bowing to fan pressure story. It's a theory. Not one I subscribe to, it's not as if he is Oliver Holt, he has at least some more credence I think.ha ha ha Oliver Holt and credence in the same sentence. Ha ha Ha ha
Quote from: AV82EC on June 09, 2011, 11:39:12 AMQuote from: kippaxvilla2 on June 09, 2011, 11:36:16 AMQuote from: Chris Smith on June 09, 2011, 11:31:51 AMA theory: Murphy was saying it would be McClaren from very early on, when it turned out to be bollocks he had to have a way of covering his arse so came out with the club bowing to fan pressure story. It's a theory. Not one I subscribe to, it's not as if he is Oliver Holt, he has at least some more credence I think.ha ha ha Oliver Holt and credence in the same sentence. Ha ha Ha haI do hope you understand that I was not associating Oliver Holt with any credence whatsoever.
Just check out the top 5 stories on Newsnow and see the "Blog" that seems to be taking over the whole of Villa related Internet traffic. The Internet can indeed be a dangerous thing.
In any other reasonably sized commercial business what owner of that reasonably sized commercial business cancels an interview with a prospective managerial candidate based on the backlash of a rolling 800 people logged onto one of two main unofficial internet forums. I am all for listening to fans, but this is unprecedented and weak leadership isn't it - whatever we think of the potential incumbent. I really do miss Steve Stride and I never thought I would say that.NB - I am sure it was my wally with the brolly comment that finally put it to bed :-)
Quote from: Risso on June 09, 2011, 11:29:23 AMMurphy is a sad, bitter man with an axe to grind as the club don't speak to him like they used to under the previous regime.I thought the criticism of McClaren was over the top, but it's nothing that wouldn't have been said by fans of just about every other top half Premier League team in a similar position.Whilst I agree with your first point, see my above comment. Don't miss my point re McLaren - I didnt want him as my first choice either, however, mine was more about leadership at the club, if the cancellation of the interview was as a result of the 'backlash'. Let's put this into context. There are circa 400-800 people posting (in relative secrecy) on internet message boards at any one time. There are around 33,000 people who haven't had a say on the face of it.