Gerard Houllier

[Moorski]

Faulkner stated this morning that Houllier will definetly be the manager until the Summer,

If that is the case then maybe he should go with him

[curiousorange]

Faulkner stated this morning that Houllier will definetly be the manager until the Summer,

If that is the case then maybe he should go with him

I think Faulkner's comments are completely counterproductive. Yes, support the manager but I don't think anybody is ever convinced by a 'vote of confidence' like this and when he gets the boot (which he will do, I'm sure of it) it just makes the board look stupid. Houllier's position was pretty much untenable before tonight's debacle and if these comments had to be spoken they should have been for Houllier and him alone.

[Shrek]

Who the fuck are the 7 that still want him as the manager of Aston Villa?

7 fans that are entitled to an opinion.

Of course, I'm not having a go, I just would love their optimism right now.

[Legion]

It's 8 now!

[villa for life]

Well...I am not one of the 7 who want him to stay...but I did say that I would have preferred Allardyce to Houllier when he was appointed and the abuse that any pro Allardyce posts got suggested that an opinion of that kind was not entitled!!!

[The Situation]

Faulkner stated this morning that Houllier will definetly be the manager until the Summer, IF that is the case then god help us!!

Did he? I heard someone mentioning about Houllier current status as manager but it would be awful to hear him say it. Will he still be the manager if we get relegated? No... so why don't you just fire him now to save us looking like buffoons?

[pauliewalnuts]

They're in a very sticky position now.

Sack him now, three weeks of transfer window left, but they'd have to be on the phone to potential replacements NOW - right now - to make it work. I can't see them being that proactive.

Back him, and you have to give him money to spend, absolutely have to, and quite a lot of it.

Back him, give him money to spend or not, and we lose at home to Man City (which we will), we get knocked out the FAC (which we will) and we lose to Blues (which we will) and his position is absolutely untenable, and we're rooted at the bottom of the table, so for all the support of backing him, we're still stuck at the bottom of the table.

I feel for them, it is really awful timing, and this season has been an utter disaster right from the off, but what we need now is determined, calculated, strong leadership. We need it now, though, not after a few weeks of prevaricating, because on the evidence of tonight, it is not only getting worse, it is actually starting to look very much like it will never get better.

[Moorski]

It's 8 now!

8 short sighted noses by any chance!

[Cuz]

Well...I am not one of the 7 who want him to stay...but I did say that I would have preferred Allardyce to Houllier when he was appointed and the abuse that any pro Allardyce posts got suggested that an opinion of that kind was not entitled!!!

I agree with you, he will keep us up and get the lads playing

[dl9]

Right, I'm off to bed now but feel an overwhelming urge to tell Houllier to fuck right off before I do.

So...........Houllier FUCK RIGHT OFF!!!!!!!!!!!

That's better.

Goodnight.

[curiousorange]

They're in a very sticky position now.

Sack him now, three weeks of transfer window left, but they'd have to be on the phone to potential replacements NOW - right now - to make it work. I can't see them being that proactive.

Back him, and you have to give him money to spend, absolutely have to, and quite a lot of it.

Back him, give him money to spend or not, and we lose at home to Man City (which we will), we get knocked out the FAC (which we will) and we lose to Blues (which we will) and his position is absolutely untenable, and we're rooted at the bottom of the table, so for all the support of backing him, we're still stuck at the bottom of the table.

I feel for them, it is really awful timing, and this season has been an utter disaster right from the off, but what we need now is determined, calculated, strong leadership. We need it now, though, not after a few weeks of prevaricating, because on the evidence of tonight, it is not only getting worse, it is actually starting to look very much like it will never get better.

This is very much beyond a 'bad run of form'. The club is falling apart in all sorts of ways and I really don't know what would be the best outcome. I really wouldn't like to see us get relegated but there's a probability that should we survive, it'll just paper over some Grand Canyon-sized cracks anyway.

[Legion]

It's 8 now!

8 short sighted noses by any chance!

No, more probably 8 better-informed and more articulate Villa fans.

[Drummond]

89% of people want him gone on here, 95% of people on Villatalk do.  The fans have made their feelings known.

Some of the fans have.

The ones who can be arsed to vote in a poll. The ones who want to come online and vent their feelings. What a difference from the post-Chelsea reaction.

[The Situation]

89% of people want him gone on here, 95% of people on Villatalk do.  The fans have made their feelings known.

Some of the fans have.

The ones who can be arsed to vote in a poll. The ones who want to come online and vent their feelings. What a difference from the post-Chelsea reaction.

Not really though. We all acknowledge it was a great result, but what was the point of getting that result then following it up losing to fuking Sunderland at home? One step foward 2 steps back.

[Risso]

89% of people want him gone on here, 95% of people on Villatalk do.  The fans have made their feelings known.

Some of the fans have.

The ones who can be arsed to vote in a poll. The ones who want to come online and vent their feelings. What a difference from the post-Chelsea reaction.

Sounded to me like most of the ones who went to the game agreed.  The Chelsea game was a blip.  No manager has ever gone a season without winning a game so there will always be things to cheer, but our overall trajectory this season is towards the Championship.