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Online pauliewalnuts

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #30 on: May 03, 2015, 04:03:42 PM »
I remember somebody suggesting Dean Saunders at one stage. And it wasn't villakicks or whatever he's called these days.

"Dean Saunders"

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #31 on: May 03, 2015, 04:05:05 PM »
I remember somebody suggesting Dean Saunders at one stage. And it wasn't villakicks or whatever he's called these days.

"Dean Saunders"

Arf!

Although it could be Dean Sahnders if it's Ron Atkinson talking about him.

Offline not3bad

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #32 on: May 03, 2015, 04:06:15 PM »
At my very lowest point Pulis began to look less horrible than he had before. Does that count as wanting him in?

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #33 on: May 03, 2015, 04:28:31 PM »
As we have another shame thread, who thought we should have appointed Pulis?

I'm embarrassed to say I did but then we did look doomed at the time. That man could probably get a new job every jan/February if he wanted.

In my defence I thought he'd be good as a temporary appointment.

I did not want Pulis but I did want Lambert when he was at Norwich, so you are in good company!
Shame fell on me.
My only consolation is that it took me only one season to realise that he was not the right for the job and that he should be sacked, can't understand why the club let him in charge for such a long  time.

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #34 on: May 03, 2015, 04:31:14 PM »
never in my lowest times have I ever wanted Pulis or Alardyce

they represent the total opposite to everything I want to see from a football team I support

Same here.

Offline enigma

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #35 on: May 03, 2015, 05:24:38 PM »
I wanted him to come in and save us from relegation. It had become more of a case of anyone but Lambert towards the end.

More interesting would be who was disappointed in the hiring of Sherwood?

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #36 on: May 03, 2015, 05:27:32 PM »
I wanted him to come in and save us from relegation. It had become more of a case of anyone but Lambert towards the end.

More interesting would be who was disappointed in the hiring of Sherwood?

Disappointed is a bit strong but I think my first words were underwhelmed. I'm surprised how well he's done if I'm honest but I think we all knew we had a decent bunch of players, we just needed a half decent manager/coaching set up to get them firing. As Paulie says whether he's for the long term who knows but he's madea grand start....

Offline aj2k77

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #37 on: May 03, 2015, 05:30:15 PM »
I wanted anyone but Lambert, I was so desperate to get rid of him I would have taken Pulis.

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #38 on: May 03, 2015, 05:32:40 PM »
Same here but with an added clause of sacking him at the end of the season.

I don't do 'stability'.

Online TheMalandro

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #39 on: May 03, 2015, 05:41:30 PM »
never in my lowest times have I ever wanted Pulis or Alardyce

they represent the total opposite to everything I want to see from a football team I support

Same here.

But would you have preferred relegation? I saw it as a lesser evil - club stays up, gets sold, Pulis eventually walks/pushed and we get somebody more suitable.
I was wrong, however, as sherwood is looking far better.

Sherwood looked like a huge gamble at the time, well to me anyway.

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #40 on: May 03, 2015, 05:47:32 PM »
never in my lowest times have I ever wanted Pulis or Alardyce

they represent the total opposite to everything I want to see from a football team I support

Same here.

But would you have preferred relegation? I saw it as a lesser evil - club stays up, gets sold, Pulis eventually walks/pushed and we get somebody more suitable.
I was wrong, however, as sherwood is looking far better.

Sherwood looked like a huge gamble at the time, well to me anyway.

personaly and I know I will be in a tiny minority here, I would have taken the gamble of relegation rather than have Pulis at the club
yes I hate his brand of football that much

Online TheMalandro

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #41 on: May 03, 2015, 05:54:29 PM »
Ah well, I applaud the decision made, better job than I would have done.

Offline john e

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #42 on: May 03, 2015, 06:02:39 PM »
Ah well, I applaud the decision made, better job than I would have done.

absolutely

no one in their right mind would have predicted turning the most boring Villa team in my lifetime into a decent version of Barcalona in a matter of weeks,
 entertaining, freescoring and playing possession football, with a FA cup final thrown in for good luck

but there you have it, its all a bit mindblowing really

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #43 on: May 03, 2015, 08:00:41 PM »
We have 12 points from 10 games since Sherwood took charge, which isn't amazing by any stretch of the imagination. Think the 3 wins in the cup have glossed up the indifferent league form since he took over - we are after all still only 2 points above the relegation zone.

I'm not saying he's been a bad appointment, but I'd rather wait until we are mathematically safe before getting excited for the future which I have no doubt would be better than if Pulis was here - as long as we are in the premier league next year.

Offline walsall villain

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Re: Hands up - Pulis...
« Reply #44 on: May 03, 2015, 08:06:54 PM »
We have 12 points from 10 games since Sherwood took charge, which isn't amazing by any stretch of the imagination. Think the 3 wins in the cup have glossed up the indifferent league form since he took over - we are after all still only 2 points above the relegation zone.

I'm not saying he's been a bad appointment, but I'd rather wait until we are mathematically safe before getting excited for the future which I have no doubt would be better than if Pulis was here - as long as we are in the premier league next year.
Think it's 13 points but I know what you mean. It's not just the points though, the performances are getting better week by week. Players who we thought weren't good enough have played so much better, N'Zogbia, Gabby, Bacuna and Cleverley for example.

 


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