vote on GH's era

[Dave Cooper please]

When did 54% become a vast majority anyway?

[sfx412]

Maybe the selector of bollocks could tell us who he would appoint, provided they would be willing to join a club who sack a manager after three months.

Are you suggesting no manager worth his wages would join the Villa. Are you saying there is not a manager out there who could motivate and at least generate some passion in our poor squad.
Do you think Houllier will.


I'm no fan of sacking managers quickly, but sometimes, you have to re-evaluate your decision and for now Houllier doesn't look like he's able to do much other than dream of times past.
RL isn't renowned for moving managers on in any of his clubs, but sometimes needs must.
I wonder if he'll get the dreaded Vote of confidence from the Board this week.
He's certainly got it full on from the fans and they can't all be wrong. If he is going to turn it around, he'd better come up with something fast or it will be too late.

[Bosco81]

I like how 11% bothered to vote despite being in the don't know camp.

[villa for life]

If you go back about twenty pages, you'll see the majority opinion when he arrived was "he's the best of a terrible list of candidates." Randy should have had the nerve to wait and given KMac the job untill someone became available....
It was my view then...and is now...

[UsualSuspect]

No wonder D'ohleary called us all fickle.

After 2 wins in 12 (Burnley and Blackpool reserves) what do you expect?

Polite applause?

If Houllier has been here for say 2 seasons he would have been sacked with that record.

I know Gerard just put Carew and Pires on that will really shit them up.......

[eastie]

If you go back about twenty pages, you'll see the majority opinion when he arrived was "he's the best of a terrible list of candidates." Randy should have had the nerve to wait and given KMac the job untill someone became available....
It was my view then...and is now...

if kev mac was still in charge now i think we would probably be in the relegation zone now!

[Chris Harte]

No wonder D'ohleary called us all fickle.

After 2 wins in 12 (Burnley and Blackpool reserves) what do you expect?

Polite applause?

If Houllier has been here for say 2 seasons he would have been sacked with that record.

I know Gerard just put Carew and Pires on that will really shit them up.......

Is sacking a manager after 10 games with an injury list as long as your arm and no opportunity to make signings really the way to go.

I'd got serious reservations when he turned up but now he's here we need to get behind him.

[john e]

if we got rid of the manager now, after a few games and no transfer window, we'd be a bigger laughing stock than Newcastle.

results havent been great, and performances mixed, but i'm still not worried about relegation yet, i still think we are good enough for a top half finish

i actually like GH, and think we will just have to get used to his quirky ways and  the stuff he says,
i would even prefer him to Joll, who for me is probably the most overhyped manager around at the moment,

lets see how he gets on st Newcastle, if thats where he goes, and see if w'ed still swop them come the end of the season.

the only question mark i have about GH, is does he still have the appetite for the managment game, and more specifically for Villa, if he does, then i'm prepared to back hin, if not then obviously we/he made a mistake

[Locko]

If Randy wants to preserve his investment remedial action is required - relegation would be a disaster! He looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights at present and his nauseating Liverpool love in last night convinced me he doesn't have the appetite for the job. Move him on and get Jol in, in an effort to salvage the season. 

[dave.woodhall]

And if Jol doesn't want to join us, so we're left with no manager at all?

[Chico Hamilton III]

Move him on and get Jol in, in an effort to salvage the season

Can somebody tell me one thing about Jol that would convince me that he could do a job at Villa?

Other than the fact that he isn't Houllier

[TheSandman]

if we got rid of the manager now, after a few games and no transfer window, we'd be a bigger laughing stock than Newcastle.

results havent been great, and performances mixed, but i'm still not worried about relegation yet, i still think we are good enough for a top half finish

i actually like GH, and think we will just have to get used to his quirky ways and  the stuff he says,
i would even prefer him to Joll, who for me is probably the most overhyped manager around at the moment,

lets see how he gets on st Newcastle, if thats where he goes, and see if w'ed still swop them come the end of the season.

the only question mark i have about GH, is does he still have the appetite for the managment game, and more specifically for Villa, if he does, then i'm prepared to back hin, if not then obviously we/he made a mistake

I agree with that. The only bit I'd doubt is the relegation battle bit but even then if we can get a win any win then things will start to change.

[Locko]

If Jol were offered the job and declined - make Kmac caretaker until next season ( results can't deteriorate from here...)  and use that time to recruit a top notch manager.

[KevinGage]

Sacking him now will make us look like cants.  Give him the next window to make a decent fist of signing players more suited to his style of play (preferably of the younger variety with a decent resale value if it all goes tits up) wait until we get the likes of Petrov and NRC back and see.

Hopefully we can at least get through until the end of the season and then reassess.

If we're still in a similar (or worse) position in March though matters might need to come to a head.

[Jockey Randall]

No wonder D'ohleary called us all fickle.

After 2 wins in 12 (Burnley and Blackpool reserves) what do you expect?

Polite applause?

If Houllier has been here for say 2 seasons he would have been sacked with that record.

I know Gerard just put Carew and Pires on that will really shit them up.......

Is sacking a manager after 10 games with an injury list as long as your arm and no opportunity to make signings really the way to go.

I'd got serious reservations when he turned up but now he's here we need to get behind him.

Spot on. On a positive note regarding last night I would say that I thought the sub he made at half time was the right one and almost got us back in the game before the 3rd knocked the stuffing out of us. I would never have expected O'Neill to make a sub in that situation.

Having said that, the worrying thing I took from last night was the feeling that some of the senior MON favourite XI boys are not trying for Ged. Some of those hoof balls from Collins and Dunne last night smacked of protest at being told play our new style because they are bloody useless with a ball at their feet.