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Offline Legion

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Life's a pitch
« on: October 27, 2011, 11:59:57 AM »
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Offline Monty

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Re: Life's a pitch
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2011, 12:21:53 PM »
Obviously, clubs should pick managers, not fans. That doesn't mean, however, that clubs are always 100% right and fans always 100% wrong.
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Re: Life's a pitch
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2011, 12:46:01 PM »
The fans that didn't want McClaren were certainly 100% right!
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Offline Tokyo Sexwhale

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Re: Life's a pitch
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2011, 01:11:22 PM »
Unfortunately, I think the fans that didn't want McLeish will be proved right too.
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Offline Merv

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Re: Life's a pitch
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2011, 02:02:09 PM »
Odd discussion. Fans have always debated the appointment of a new manager, and always will do. It's not unique to Villa... and I'd have said the reaction to McLeish's impending arrival was far far stronger to the suggestion of McClaren being on a shortlist of candidates. And the board didn't take the slightest bit of notice in what he majority thought of McLeish.
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Offline Vanilla

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Re: Life's a pitch
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2011, 03:02:55 PM »
Quote from: Merv on October 27, 2011, 02:02:09 PM
Odd discussion. Fans have always debated the appointment of a new manager, and always will do. It's not unique to Villa... and I'd have said the reaction to McLeish's impending arrival was far far stronger to the suggestion of McClaren being on a shortlist of candidates. And the board didn't take the slightest bit of notice in what he majority thought of McLeish.

I think the suggestion of 'compensation' payment to 'da blues' highlights what the timeline was in the current managers appointment.

Something had obviously happened before McClaren's interview and even before Hughes resignation. Villa's distancing of themselves from both of the above was nothing to do with the reasons suggested i.e. a candidate was already good to go!
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Offline TimTheVillain

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Re: Life's a pitch
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2011, 03:03:40 PM »
For me, coming from SHA isn't a problem.

The style ( or lack of) of football that we play, will be the determining factor.

Alongside results of course.

These media guys were also saying how good McClaren would  be for Forest, interestingly incorrect.
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Online dave.woodhall

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Re: Life's a pitch
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2011, 03:10:03 PM »
There are very good reasons why McLaren and Hughes weren't appointed, and if my legal team was better than theirs I'd say why.
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Offline SO Villa

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Re: Life's a pitch
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2011, 04:24:30 PM »
Quote from: dave.woodhall on October 27, 2011, 03:10:03 PM
There are very good reasons why McLaren and Hughes weren't appointed, and if my legal team was better than theirs I'd say why.

And are they the same reasons that we ended up with McLeish?
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Offline Iago

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Re: Life's a pitch
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2011, 05:09:15 PM »
Steve McClaren was excellent for Forest, what do the internet fans know? They are reactionaries and fools.
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Offline Damo70

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Re: Life's a pitch
« Reply #10 on: October 27, 2011, 05:55:22 PM »
Nice to know that we are all reactionary, odd, sinister and unintelligent.
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Offline TimTheVillain

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Re: Life's a pitch
« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2011, 06:08:40 PM »
Quote from: dave.woodhall on October 27, 2011, 03:10:03 PM
There are very good reasons why McLaren and Hughes weren't appointed, and if my legal team was better than theirs I'd say why.

Hughes would have been perfect.

Get a better legal team Dave :)
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Offline Rigadon

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Re: Life's a pitch
« Reply #12 on: October 27, 2011, 07:04:09 PM »
Quote from: dave.woodhall on October 27, 2011, 03:10:03 PM
There are very good reasons why McLaren and Hughes weren't appointed, and if my legal team was better than theirs I'd say why.

Oohh that's a tasty morsel Dave!  I'm intrigued!  If we all club together for a decent lawyer would you consider spilling the beans so to speak? 

Fans have a feel for a club that only a rare outsider can ever get close to, by and large though they don't have a level enough head to pick a manager. 
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Offline Rigadon

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Re: Life's a pitch
« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2011, 07:05:06 PM »
For what it's worth I would've gone for McLeish over Hughes or McLaren anyway.
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Re: Life's a pitch
« Reply #14 on: October 27, 2011, 07:45:20 PM »
Quote from: Merv on October 27, 2011, 02:02:09 PM
And the board didn't take the slightest bit of notice in what he majority thought of McLeish.

The majority that were down at VP protesting were there for the wrong reason.
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