What would it take to get you back on side?

[willywombat]

He starts with a clean slate for me so I'll judge everything on merit and not on what has happened in the past.

That just about sums it up for me although I understand why some on here feel differently. Please God, let's make some good signings and get off to a good start - I think we're all a bit weary of the bloodletting

[Chris Smith]

The most disappointing thing about appointing McLeish is not that he’s
a bad manager, he isn’t.  It’s not that he plays defensive football.
That’s not a crime. It’s not that he’s come from our closest
rivals. Who cares?
 
It’s that it lacks inspiration.  It sends out a signal that Villa
have accepted their place in autocratic meritocracy that is football as also-rans.
There simply to make up the numbers.
 
And that’s the nub of the protest we witnessed last night.  The euphoria
that greeted Randy’s take over has now gone.  And fans aspirations have
gone with it.   When you take football fans’ hopes and dreams away
there is nothing left.
 

I see where you're coming from, Mac, but if Randy was just after the quiet life why make an appointment that will cause him so much grief?

[pauliewalnuts]

The most disappointing thing about appointing McLeish is not that he’s
a bad manager, he isn’t.  It’s not that he plays defensive football.
That’s not a crime. It’s not that he’s come from our closest
rivals. Who cares?
 
It’s that it lacks inspiration.  It sends out a signal that Villa
have accepted their place in autocratic meritocracy that is football as also-rans.
There simply to make up the numbers.
 
And that’s the nub of the protest we witnessed last night.  The euphoria
that greeted Randy’s take over has now gone.  And fans aspirations have
gone with it.   When you take football fans’ hopes and dreams away
there is nothing left.
 

I see where you're coming from, Mac, but if Randy was just after the quiet life why make an appointment that will cause him so much grief?

Which brings us back to the sheer weirdness of this appointment.

If you look at what his intentions are, it is hard to see it making sense on any level, whatever his intentions are.

[ROBBO]

Randy has waved the white flag and declared Villa to be a middle of the table at best side, we will be battling it out with  Blackburn, Fulham and the like to get an eigth or nineth spot, we certainly are not chellenging the better sides.

[garyfouroaks]

To answer the OP - for mcleish to resign.

[jonesy73]

To get me onside, RL has to have the following in the contract:

Relegation cannot and will not be tolerated by anybody at Aston Villa Football Club.  Relegation from the Premier League will automatically activate your resignation from the football club and no compensation will be paid.

[Ger Regan]

To answer the OP - for mcleish to resign.

So there's absolutely no way you'll ever support him, no matter how successful he might become (an unlikely scenario, granted)?

[spirit of 82]

Some enjoyable performances would be nice,lets not forget some of the dross we watched at VP last year.A couple of decent signings would placate a few people.I like the idea of a fans forum to enable him to get his thoughts on how we are to progress.

[eastie]

Seems pretty clear that randy showed ambition if we did sound out ancelotti and others but sadly we are not likely to attract that calibre of manager in our currrent situation.

We don't know who randy went for so it's harsh to say he lacked ambition and I'd think it's pretty clear mcleish wasn't 1st choice originally but now he's here it's all aboard and ready for a new season and a new era.

[jonzy85]

The most disappointing thing about appointing McLeish is not that he’s
a bad manager, he isn’t.  It’s not that he plays defensive football.
That’s not a crime. It’s not that he’s come from our closest
rivals. Who cares?
 
It’s that it lacks inspiration.  It sends out a signal that Villa
have accepted their place in autocratic meritocracy that is football as also-rans.
There simply to make up the numbers.
 
And that’s the nub of the protest we witnessed last night.  The euphoria
that greeted Randy’s take over has now gone.  And fans aspirations have
gone with it.   When you take football fans’ hopes and dreams away
there is nothing left.
 

My thoughts exactly since we started talking to Martinez and to be honest since MON left. The "no longer sharing the same vision" line meant that MON wanted £££ to keep trying for Champs League, Randy didnt.

[Barney74]

If that fuckwit takes over at Villa Park I'm following Accrington Stanley

[cdward]

I look forward to Randys explanation of why he and his team think AM is the best man for the job, and also what plans they have to make this apppointment a success, and i will take it from there.
Assuming they say all the usual bulls*it, bright future blah, blah, then he has to be backed, as any Aston Villa manager should be in his transfer dealings, any sign of penny pinching here and Randy will never recover from this.
Assuming he is backed in the transfer window, then we have to win games with good performances, and be sniffing around the top 6 all season.
AM will have to hit the ground running with results and performances as there will be no honeymoon period for manager or chairman on this one.
I fear it is too much to ask, but stranger things have happened.

[charlie]

Winning FA cup and finishing top 10 would do.

[Klaus Katt]

Beating Spurs at least once.

[Bad English]

I might be tempted by a two for one Villa mug deal.