The General C. Krulak Thread XV

[Irish villain]

We are an extremely fortunate bunch of supporters to have people like General Krulak at the club who are so willing to communicate with us. It is really appreciated.

The General is spot on in what he says and in many ways echoes what disgruntled supporters have been saying for the past 18 months or so. There'd be a lot more people on the dole ques if people quit work everytime their boss asked them to do something they didn't quite like.

MON was backed to the hilt by the club and was given free reign in a way most modern managers are denied. What we got in return was deteriorating football the last couple of seasons, a huge wage bill, a squad that wasn't being rotated even though players were suffering fatigue and inflexible tactics. Don't get me wrong, he did a lot for the club, but there has been stagnation the last while and a sense we had gone as far as we could with him.

With the right man at the helm, a breath of fresh air will blow through villa park and we may even get a right back playing at right back! We have a very strong squad and the new manager might be able to gel an even better team out of the tools at his disposal by bringing in certain players who have been out on the fringes.

Thanks again General for your updates..

[Rip Van We Go Again]

General, I'd like to apply for the vacancy at Villa Park

Shall I send my CV to Nicky Keye?

I need to come in a bit late on Tuesdays

I'm willing to do the job short term on a casual basis, cash in hand.

You'll have to do without me Thursday mornings though, I sign on at 10.

[Apyadg]

General,

3 days ago, you commented elsewhere that, year on year, we've sold more season tickets than last year. In the press, it's been widely reported that we're 40% down.

Did we really sell more than 40% of last season's season tickets this close to the start of the season, or are the newspapers all making it up? Would you be able to provide a rough number that we've sold this year, compared to this time last year?

[sfx412]

General Krulak here:

2.  I am not sure what needs to be clarified in my statement.  We have supported Martin for the past 4 years...and are willing to support again.  At the same time, that support has to make sense.  It isn't "all about money" but to think that we can just throw money around...keep players on the wage bill that aren't going to get on the Pitch...and have a successful Club is not reasonable or good business.  Adding players without respect to the total outlay of the Club is the quickest way to get into danger...and this was reiterated many times over the past weeks.  It was NOT a case of spending money...it WAS a case of the weekly wage bill.  This was not a shock to Martin or anyone else...it is just smart business and something that even the wealthest Clubs must watch.

I didn't either General your message came over very clear to the majority of us, many of whom have been suggesting something similar for several seasons. The ones who may still not see are probably those who do not want to see it, probably because they are finding it hard to let go, something Mon had no problem with when it suited him.

I'm assuming our media guys will be providing the right information to counter those biased views being expressed in most media sites this morning. no doubt because they expect to hear more from Mon and little or nothing from RL in the future.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Well at least we got front page on The Sun.

[MadJohnnyC]

General
The recipe for Champions league football CANNOT be to sell your best players over and over again.

Might want to ask Lyon, Arsenal and Man Utd about that one.

are they selling Rooney and Van Persie then?

General
The recipe for Champions league football CANNOT be to sell your best players over and over again.

Might want to ask Lyon, Arsenal and Man Utd about that one.

are they selling Rooney and Van Persie then?

Doubt it - They sold Ronaldo and Adebayor though didn't they? (Amongst many others)

[Malandro]

Edited.

General, do I take it transfers in, will be on hold until we have a new manager?

[dicedlam]

Its appreciated General that you take the time out to communicate with us here on H&V.

I cant really add much to what's already been said, but one thing is for sure..I believe Randy will do what's best for Aston Villa.


..for a lot of reasons I feel confident in saying that..honestly, I dont feel one tiny bit worried.

[expatvilla]

General, as has been stated so many times on here THANKYOU for everything yourself and Mr Lerner have done for our club.
Supporters like myself who have have spent he bulk of their livesd watching the villans, can see the efforts youve made.
In my opinion mon was a good mngr, but wasted a lot of money, mr lerner deserved better players for his money (not all but most) and I hope the next mngr has a better sense of responsibility and to the board and the fans and wont quit as soon as we have to tighten the coffers temporarily.

[Chris Jameson]

General, I'd like to apply for the vacancy at Villa Park

Shall I send my CV to Nicky Keye?

I need to come in a bit late on Tuesdays

I'm willing to do the job short term on a casual basis, cash in hand.

You'll have to do without me Thursday mornings though, I sign on at 10.

I can cover your Thursday mornings Mark and might be able to do Tuesdays until 3 Chico if that helps.
I need to be able to pick the kids up from school at 3.30pm though.

[tima]

i think we should give kevin mac and sid a chance with this squad, see where we are at christmas

players know and seem to respect them, they might get albrighton and fonz playing (as well has luke young and curtis davies and reo coker) and they are not sven or curbishley or bob effin bradley

[Chris Smith]

General, I'd like to apply for the vacancy at Villa Park

Shall I send my CV to Nicky Keye?

I need to come in a bit late on Tuesdays

I'm willing to do the job short term on a casual basis, cash in hand.

You'll have to do without me Thursday mornings though, I sign on at 10.

I can cover your Thursday mornings Mark and might be able to do Tuesdays until 3 Chico if that helps.
I need to be able to pick the kids up from school at 3.30pm though.

With your back?

[eastie]

General, when will randy be releasing his much awaited statement to put the boards side of the story, as most of the press seem to sympathise with mon?

It is only fair randy puts his point across to the fans and maybe the media may take a different view.

[Risso]

General, I'd like to apply for the vacancy at Villa Park

Shall I send my CV to Nicky Keye?

I need to come in a bit late on Tuesdays

I'm willing to do the job short term on a casual basis, cash in hand.

You'll have to do without me Thursday mornings though, I sign on at 10.

You'll be able to share a lift to the job centre with O'Neill.

[Chris Jameson]

With your back?

Thanks a lot Chris, remind me not ask you for a reference. You've just blown any chance you had of selecting the music for the dressing room.