The General C. Krulak Thread XIV

[ckrulak]

General Krulak here:

1.  It was great to be back at Villa \park and have the opportunity to see many of the Fans I have missed seeing this year.  It was definitely good to be "home.:

2.  Went all the way to Heathrow early this am to catch a flight back to the Colonies only to find out that a volcano erupted in Iceland...the clincher!

3.  The game:  I guess I won't be as critical as I have read on the game thread...probably because I thought it was a cracking game to watch.  I would agree that the quality of play may have lacked at times but the intensity was surely there...and not just from our side but from Everton.  There was no question that both sides wanted the win and the flurry in the last 10 minutes proved that.  I thought James was HUGE...lifted the middle of the field all by himself.  I actually thought we had the best of the game in the first half...and probably should have had one or two but for some great work by Tim Howard (damn Yank).  Cahill did what Cahill does best...and we should have marked him well.  We didn't and we paid for it.  We needed the game...so did they...but it didn't happen.

[graham poll]

Whats your plans now all the flights are down General?
Have you been to the BALTI triangle?

Do you think youve  got 2.2 million spare for some dodgy blues shares?

[Mazrim]

Whats your plans now all the flights are down General?
Have you been to the BALTI triangle?

Do you think youve  got 2.2 million spare for some dodgy blues shares?

In case you dont know Sir, its like the Bermuda Triangle, but instead of ships and planes going missing, the contents of your bowels do.
You must try it. Especially at 0300, 12 pints to the good.

[ckrulak]

General Krulak here:

1.  Aside from doing my laundry in the tub, I will be going to the reserve game.  I desparately want a win!!!!!!!!!

[Loxton01]

General,

Great to hear you were back at VP yesterday and that your health is improving.

Also I feel your assessment of the result and game was very fair.

Im sure your unlikely to respond to this question but I feel it is a fair and reasonable one to ask. Randy has spent alot of money in both transfer fees and wages in the last year to 18months or so on the likes of Habib Beye, Luke Young, Steve Sidwell and Fabian Delph.

These players are players bought by a manager so is it not fair and resonable to expect them to play as they are rarely used. I would expect these 4 players are commanding 100K a week in wages and they must between them get around 1 game a month.

Is randy being short changed General by the lack of ability to rotate and make subs?

[SashasGrandad]

General

Good to see you at the Supporters Consultation Group meeting.

Pity we didn't get a win afterwards.

Just to say thank-you to your colleagues for their hospitality. Our table had a long chat with Nicola Keye - she does know her stuff and hopefully when we get to Wembley again she can show Wembley where they are going wrong in terms of ticket allocation.

Will you be coming back before the end of the season? Assuming you can get a flight out!

[sfx412]

All this time not being able to visit the UK General and now we won't let you leave :)

Is there any time scale in Randy's plans for Villa General. I appreciate if there is they will have a degree of flexibility to them, but no manager can operate a business without targets and some way of assessing whether they have been achieved.

[ckrulak]

General Krulak here:

1.  I met with Randy for several hours on Wednesday and with MON yesterday and they are both focused on the remaining 5 games and what we need to do going forward.  Because the season is not over, it is difficult for either Randy or MON to put an exclamation point on anything.  There have been many pluses...if one were to do a highlight video of the season, it would be a good one.  Peace Cup to start the season, two appearances at Wembley, solid wins against top competition, etc. etc.  It is easy to look at the missed chances....and I think we all do...but at the same time, it has been a pretty good season so far with a chance to move up.

2.  I was at Bodymoor Heath today and spent some time looking at the conditioning capability of the Club.  I have been around a good many programs and I don't think I have seen a better setup and system.  It is both technically sound and because of the way it is set up, very measurable.

3.  The reserve game was really a good one.  Some of our younger lads looked very strong...which is proven by the fact that the team is undefeated.  The youth team has a big game coming up...and they are doing us proud.

4.  I have had the time to meet with most of the staff at Villa Park and they are really motivated about the progress on the grounds.

[Kevin Dawson]

General - is there any news on the redevelopment of Villa Park? I seem to remember a report / plan was being put together.

[Villa'Zawg]

General,

Great to hear you were back at VP yesterday and that your health is improving.

Also I feel your assessment of the result and game was very fair.

Im sure your unlikely to respond to this question but I feel it is a fair and reasonable one to ask. Randy has spent alot of money in both transfer fees and wages in the last year to 18months or so on the likes of Habib Beye, Luke Young, Steve Sidwell and Fabian Delph.

These players are players bought by a manager so is it not fair and resonable to expect them to play as they are rarely used. I would expect these 4 players are commanding 100K a week in wages and they must between them get around 1 game a month.

Is randy being short changed General by the lack of ability to rotate and make subs?

Those 4 squad players have 77 appearances this season.

[hilts_coolerking]

Those 4 squad players have 77 appearances this season.

I realise this isn't a question for the General, so apologies in advance, but I think it's worth pointing out that those 4 squad players have started 48 games between them in the 9 months of this season.

An average of 12 games each over 9 months.  Not much more than loxton01 was suggesting.

[PaulTheVillan]

General,

Are you and Randy going to any World Cup games in the summer?

Have you ever been to South Africa?

[mozza]

Evening General-

Didn't get chance to shake your hand in the Holte Suite before the match against Everton but you looked in fine fettle which was good to see-

Maybe if the airlines are still grounded at the weekend you could extend your stay and take in the trip to Pompey - I'm sure the travelling support would treat you to a soft drink or two

[ckrulak]

General Krulak here:

1.  I will be at Pompey for sure!!!  Clean skivvies and all!!

[villasjf]

General now that you have been forced to stay in our country a little while longer than planned a couple of questions

When will the new kit be unveiled and are we getting a different sponser.

Following the coverage of our matches being shown in the USA from your understanding have we more supporters from over the pond?