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Author Topic: Lost Dressing Room? - Update! (Nzogbia Row?)  (Read 54700 times)

Offline Shoody

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Lost Dressing Room? - Update! (Nzogbia Row?)
« on: February 05, 2012, 04:17:44 PM »
Rumours circulating about the players having a little bit of a backlash versus McLeish today. First about 25 minutes into the game this appeared by Simon Bird from The Mirror (yes, I know... the mirror)

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'McLeish furious with Ireland for not cutting out cross. Told him so then Ireland 2x shouted back F-off to his manager. #avfc'

But I'm sure I heard somebody saying the same thing happened at another game recently, Ireland shouting fuck off at McLeish mid-game. This time Ireland was taken off at half time and we come out looking like a different team..

Stan Collymore just tweeted this, and I presume it's being discussed on Talksport now ( I dont listen to it)

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Couldn't believe how many Villa players were back chatting to McLeish through the game. Can't be very healthy..

Not good to hear, and I'm willing to hedge my bets on the players dissenting were the usual suspects.. but atm it is all rumours but two 'journos' have both mentioned it today. Suffice to say I would quite like a new manager if McLeish has lost the dressing room.
« Last Edit: February 10, 2012, 10:50:12 PM by Shoody »

Offline Billy Walker

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Re: The Dressing Room.
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2012, 04:21:58 PM »
If it's the same problem players as last year Shoody then I think I'd rather back the manager.

Offline Shoody

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Re: The Dressing Room.
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2012, 04:28:42 PM »
Yeah good point actually. The entire defence needs to go. And Ireland if he is causing problems (hopefully once the defence have gone he wont make a problem)

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Re: The Dressing Room.
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2012, 04:31:31 PM »
I wouldn't tell McLeish to fuck off.  That's all I know.

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Re: The Dressing Room.
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2012, 04:34:45 PM »
If its true , when Keane goes we could be struggling .I personally wouldn't be surprised if there is truth in it .

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Re: The Dressing Room.
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2012, 04:34:50 PM »
Tony Morley scored then gave the V sign with associated verbals to Ron Saunders. I wonder what the reaction would be to something like that today?

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Re: The Dressing Room.
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2012, 04:44:03 PM »
I hear that the coach driver fell ill and at half time Barry Bannan offered to drive the coach home.

It would explain the second half performance.

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Re: The Dressing Room.
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2012, 04:54:03 PM »
Stan collymore has said that N'Zogbia, Bent and Ireland all showed decent to Mcleish.

It will never work with him as our boss.

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Re: The Dressing Room.
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2012, 05:03:37 PM »
McLeish likes players being decent.

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Re: The Dressing Room.
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2012, 05:20:49 PM »
Not good but at least its a sign they do actually care. I remember Paul Merson saying how if Arsenal lost there was always a discussion among the players and staff which often kicked off. This was when Arsenal were winning things. When he came to us he was suprised how quickly the defeat was forgotten and they would just go home.

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Re: The Dressing Room.
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2012, 05:23:50 PM »
That's fair enough, but its a bit different when it is carried out during the game, surely?

The stuff last season about the rucks on the team bonding day was a bit worrying, it'd be worrying to think that is lingering.

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Re: The Dressing Room.
« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2012, 05:37:08 PM »
That's fair enough, but its a bit different when it is carried out during the game, surely?

The stuff last season about the rucks on the team bonding day was a bit worrying, it'd be worrying to think that is lingering.

That's what worries me. In game decisions being doubted. It's not a matter of personal issue like it seemed to be with Houllier, here it seems to be of the tactical sort. While it seems worrying, I think McLeish's skin is too thick to really reconsider his strategy. I don't think we can afford to have Ireland unsettled again, especially with the exit of Keane imminent.

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Re: The Dressing Room.
« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2012, 05:37:31 PM »
According to Twitter, McCleish took them all on, in a dressing room smackdown. Apparently, he beat a player so hard that he cried real tears.

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Re: The Dressing Room.
« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2012, 05:53:31 PM »
According to Twitter, McCleish took them all on, in a dressing room smackdown. Apparently, he beat a player so hard that he cried real tears.


Warnock defo

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Re: The Dressing Room.
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2012, 06:05:38 PM »
N'zog just tweeted "first time in my life I'm not happy plsying football "

 


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