The General C. Krulak Thread XV

[pablopicasso_10]

disgraceful yet again, no direction on or off the pitch...

it takes time to get the right manager in, yes, but it has been 3 weeks since o'neill cowardly ran away, and according to macdonald, interviews havent even started yet...

disgraceful way to run our great club...

[MattW]

If we can't get a manager - tell us
If we can't afford players - tell us
If we have financial problems - tell us
If we have to sell out best player to bring in cash every year - tell us.

We support Villa, whether it be good or bad, we just want to know where we stand and what cards we're trying to play with.

I thought I'd log on to find a number of posts on the General thread.

I feel largely the same as the poster above.

[Hookeysmith]

Decisive action to appoint the CORRECT manager is needed NOW general

The CORRECT manager is (currently unemployed) sitting at home waiting for the call. All it takes is for Mr Lerner to decide NOW to call him. It's so obvious when you think of it rationally.

If you are suggesting what i think you are (That Randy asks MON to come back) then i think you have lost your mind or on serious drugs..

Have at no point you seen what the selfish, egotistical, arrogant bastard has done to our club - have you?

I honestly would rather get relegated than go back crawling to the slime ball that created this mess just so he could get off on the adulation.

I hope to God Randy feels the same

MON was good when he started - we needed him to stabalise the club - he did that , year on year he improved us (supported by untold funds lets not forget) then he hit his ceiling and started to waste funds on shit players that he then refused to play.

He had taken us as far as he ever was going to go - the clubs above us not only have huge funds available but they also have imaginitive managers who are tactically astute and know how to play the game at the highest level - unfortunately MON bottled it as he knew he would be out of his depth as well to be able to manage what he had.

Wycombe
Norwich
Leicester
Celtic

He had never managed at this level before and for once his hype outwieghed his actual ability

Time to move on - the future can still be bright - but it will be with out the selfish one

His resignation could and will do more damage in one fell swoop than ever his ability to improve us could - and he knew it

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

MON was good when he started - we needed him to stabalise the club - he did that , year on year he improved us (supported by untold funds lets not forget) then he hit his ceiling

He had taken us as far as he ever was going to go - the clubs above us not only have huge funds available but they also have imaginitive managers who are tactically astute and know how to play the game at the highest level

entirely agree with that

[eastie]

Troy I find your idea that randy asked kmac to throw last nights game quite ridiculous frankly.I too found his team selections bizarre but I'm sure it wasn't to throw the game.

I just think he was totally out of his depth and the fact he hasn't removed himself from the managerial speculation is dissapointing. K

kmac has done himself and Aston villa no favours over the last week and it's sad to see.

However we have had 3 weeks almost and not interviewed anyone yet and for that I find incompetent and unacceptable running of our club at the very top.
Holding back may have saved randy money in transfer fees general but in the long run it will cost him far more!

[dave.woodhall]

There's a few threads elsewhere to discuss managers past, present and future.

[montague]

Some of the the hysterical rants on this thread are disrepectful and pathetic. The General has explained what the club are doing and has said they will take their time to get the right man. Cant we just trust the board to do this without demanding an update every 5 minutes. Doesnt everybody think that Randy has earned the right to be trusted on this. Four seasons of year on year improvement, wembley trips, the classy way they have conducted their business (Acorns etc) and sensitive way they have acknowledeged our heritage, the Generals honesty on these forums etc  - yet the first blip and you would think we had Gillette and Hicks in charge. They deserve better than some of the comments now being thrown around on here and I only hope the General does not think that this is representative of all Villa fans because if it is, and I was Randy I, would just tell us to stuff it.

Also some people need to find some perspective in their lives. This isnt life or death. We have lost a couple of football matches whilst trying to replace a manager who walked out on the eve of the season. Nobody has died. We are not trapped down a mine until Xmas. The owners have done a great job and I believe they will get this right. How about giving them space to do this and everyone calm down and concentrate von getting behind the team on Sunday.


   

[andyh]

what sanctimonious drivel !!
Most fans who are expressing an opinion are doing so because they care passionately about the club and what happens to it.
it called emotion. 

[pablopicasso_10]

we have been told in the past that actions speak louder than words...

never has that been so appropritate, as now...

[peter w]

As right as tyou are montague we're the ones who spend our money supporting a club that are seemingly drifting aimlessly. We all support Randy, and Kev Mac, but its hard to be posiitive when two average sides put 9 past you, you see the transfer deadline day looming and not a sniff of Villa transfer activity - in or out, you see a caretaker manager out of his depth but seemingly working with a cross-fingered board that it suddenly comes right so they don't have to spend on a new manager.

So, whilst you are right that no-one has died, we're not trapped down a well, and I'm not beseiged by the River Indus, my mundane existence is enlivened by my family and Aston Villa. When one or t'other start to fuck-up then it causes my great angst. I, an many others know where football ranks in our lives and know that we will always overreact. Its part and parcel of being a fan.

So, I'll have to finish this with a question to make it thread-specific, General, do you agree?

[TheTimVilla]

Decisive action to appoint the CORRECT manager is needed NOW general

The CORRECT manager is (currently unemployed) sitting at home waiting for the call. All it takes is for Mr Lerner to decide NOW to call him. It's so obvious when you think of it rationally.

I've even put my phone on loud, in case I'm in the toilet or having a nap.

[TheTimVilla]

Or both.

[eastie]

3 weeks almost montague and no one interviewed- while randy has had a break in milan and attended NFL meetings- this is not a playthings and needs his full attention right now- we are fully entitled to let the general know if we feel angry with the situation!

Many of us eat , sleep and breathe Aston villa and it hurts to see the club like this- mon going is no bad thing , he should have gone in may though- but 3 weeks without even interviewing anyone until the transfer window is over is unforgivable!

[sfx412]

Is 3 weeks drifting aimlessly ?
General K did suggest it would not get better quickly and again he's not far wrong.
yes we need a man appointing before the next kickoff against Stoke, yes we need to try and keep the likes of Young away from Spurs, yes we need to improve the squad, and yes we need some leadership and not this designer vacuum that's been created. We are after all a football club not a private business but I don't think for one minute RL is allowing the club to drift aimlessly. Is that not right General?

[jembob]

Decisive action to appoint the CORRECT manager is needed NOW general

The CORRECT manager is (currently unemployed) sitting at home waiting for the call. All it takes is for Mr Lerner to decide NOW to call him. It's so obvious when you think of it rationally.

If you are suggesting what i think you are (That Randy asks MON to come back) then i think you have lost your mind or on serious drugs..

Have at no point you seen what the selfish, egotistical, arrogant bastard has done to our club - have you?

Absolutely not, it was an attempt at sarcasm! The thought that it is so simple to find the CORRECT manager NOW is laughable however the thought of MON returning is even more absurd. I'm just bemused that people seem to think that there is this supply of top managers out there who are available straight away. Hint: the really good ones already have good jobs at good clubs.