The General C. Krulak Thread XV

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Will we be listening to our captain when he says we need to improve and get a manager in asap?

"We need to improve all over the park, we’re not doing things right.... It’s be nice to know who’s going to be manager of the club.”

[Nastylee]

This is embarrasing - four years on and we back to where we started on the field. The writing has been on the wall and I feared this year would be a disappointment even before MON left us in the lurch. Now it appears worse than that.

Football is simple, the team with the best players wins which does not explain why we keep selling our best players, why we have no one in charge to select players and why we are in no position to strengthen our squad when the window shuts in a few days. This whole process in nothing short of a disgrace and the lack of comments from RL, our supposed leader is also shocking. All we keep hearing are the ramblings of man way out of his depth who is acting like a rabbit in the headlights. I almost feel sorry for KMc since he has had no guidance from above as far as the public are concerned. It is obvious the indecision is affecting players (Petrov alluded to that after the game) and it should have been sorted one way or another by now. What a waste of £500 on my ST - I feel sorry for my dad who bought his first ever ST and chose this season of medocrity to do it. Looking forward to plenty more disappointment

[levico]

General

I honestly suggest that you don't attempt to respond to what has been said tonight. We are all too angry to hear stuff like 'trust Randy'  'nobody wanted this to happen'  'things are happening behind the scenes'  etc. etc

Do you know what - it's all sounds like Bullshit!!  Just be honest and admit it if it is. If Randy has lost interest or can't afford to run a  Premier League club anymore then sell us quickly to someone who can before we reach the point of no return.

[tarzansbrother]

General any chance you can get Davies shot after one of the most comical clearances I have ever witnessed in football. Roy keane would sort this shower of shyte out.

[Nastylee]

General any chance you can get Davies shot after one of the most comical clearances I have ever witnessed in football. Roy keane would sort this shower of shyte out.

Like he did at Sunderland?

[K3Villa]

Jesus Christ. I don't know if I've mellowed over the last week but its been two poor games not months of defeats. We were left in the shit when MON left and its always gonna be tough to get a good, suitable manager with just days to go until the season starts. I accept we need some leadership and progress but to be calling the situation a disgrace is a bit too much for me. I'm angry, but do you know what? I'm angry at the players tonight. Yes there were players out of position but that team should have been good enough to win that tonight. Guzan, Beye, Davies and NRC were very poor. Who bought them and who threw his toys out of the pram when the going got tough? I feel the blame for these last few weeks lie solely with one man.
All those talking about the board getting their fingers out etc. Who is available? Who could we get in?

[hipkiss92]

General, I know you're not at fault here, to me O'Neill has really left us in it 5 days to got until the start of the season with a squad of average players. I'd also like to add that I have just posted this as my Facebook status having returned from the match.

Aston Villa can fuck off if they think they're having any more of money this season. That was the most gutless, spineless performance I've ever seen. Heskey, Beye, Davies, Petrov can get shot for all I'm concerned, they aren't fit to wear the shirt.

[London Villan]

General, we need strong leadership on and off the pitch and it has to begin now, otherwise it will be a very long and painful season.

[Shaun Teales mom]

General, have you any idea how much the season tickets will be next season when were in the championship?

[The Situation]

General;

1. Tell Randy to have a good manager in by Monday so he can sort our team out. Randy has had enough time to pick his man and get him in, it's obvious Macdonald isn't the man for the job. No excuses really, if Randy hasn't appointed a new man by Monday some Villa fans will start to turn on him.

2. If we keep playing Petrov and not get a better central-midfielder than him before the transfer window closes, we can forget about another top 6 finish. JUST GET FLAMINI.

3. Tonight wasn't very good. Letting them score 2 goals in 5 minutes is poor... most Villa fans don't care though as the club doesn't seem that bothered about the Europa Cup.

Regards,
Annoyed Villa Fan

[TimTheVillain]

General, we need strong leadership on and off the pitch and it has to begin now, otherwise it will be a very long and painful season.

Culminating in a visit to the Coca Cola League for the club's very first time.

I bet Moyes is rubbing his hands with glee at the thought of playing this Villa club on Sunday.

[regular_john]

General, I assume you still have MONs contact details, any chance you can pass on a message?

Dear Martin,

Thank you for being kind enough to leave our club completely in the shit. Thank you for taking all your coaching staff with you five days before the start of the new season. Thank you for wasting £100 million on average (at best) players.

You are an odious little prick, a bottler who 'downs tools' (even though you swore not to) at the slightest provocation.

We hate you,

Lots of love,

Aston Villa

[regular_john]

P.S. On a less offensive note, pass this along to K-Mac before the Everton game

--------Petrov----NRC----------
Albrighton---------------Young
--------------Ireland------------
-----------Agbonlahor----------

This is a winning formation. You have two disciplined and defensively solid midfielders protecting the defense and keeping possession, two wingers in their natural positions, an attacking CM playing in his best position and feeding through balls to a speed demon of a striker.

Easy eh?

[sfx412]

General, for 3 seasons our European qualification has been blown away by giving no respect to the opposition and picking weak teams, especially in the away leg.
I appreciate the new policy is to use the kids as much as possible, to save money perhaps, but it hasn't worked. Does the Board appreciate this, and should a miracle happen and we qualify again next season, which seems very unlikely, will the team selection policy remain the same?

Whilst I appreciate we won the Peace Cup and went to Wembley twice,  we have sold off our 2 best players in successive seasons and are now managed by a reserve team coach who on his last 3 results doesn't seem to have grasped the idea of what is required to manage a great club in the Premiership.

In your opinion is that the way a club with top 4 ambitions should be run, even in the short term?

Lastly has the shameful exit from Europe again affected the chances of signing a decent top manager, if one was being considered ?

[pauliewalnuts]

General, for 3 seasons our European qualification has been blown away by giving no respect to the opposition and picking weak teams, especially in the away leg.
I appreciate the new policy is to use the kids as much as possible, to save money perhaps, but it hasn't worked. Does the Board appreciate this, and should a miracle happen and we qualify again next season, which seems very unlikely, will the team selection policy remain the same?
Whilst I appreciate we won the Peace Cup and went to Wembley twice,  we have sold off our 2 best players in successive seasons and are now managed by a reserve team coach who on his last 3 results doesn't seem to have grasped the idea of what is required to manage a great club in the Premiership.
In your opinion is that the way a club with top 4 ambitions should be run, even in the short term?

If we're judging winning the Peace Cup as some mark of success, we're only a couple of steps above the Blues and their listing FA Cup semi final appearances on their "honours" list.

I'd hope we'd be way above that.