Gerard Houllier

[levico]

Relegation would be an absolute fucking disaster, a humiliating one at that.

However, I'd rather go down than have Allardyce inflicted on us with his gut wrenchingly horrible brand of "football".
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Unbelieveable!  Guess what - you will get your preference. See if you still believe this after three years in the Championship!

[pauliewalnuts]

Unbelieveable!  Guess what - you will get your preference. See if you still believe this after three years in the Championship!

I'd rather not do either, but Allardyce is the anti football.
Did you see Blackburn this season? Basically just assaulting the opposition.

Fuck that.

[TonyD]

When will he finally be sacked?

After which game:

Sheff United
Blues
Man City
Wigan
Man U
Fulham.

Place your bets.   My money is after the Blues game.

[pauliewalnuts]

After Blues, by which time the transfer window is shut, we're in even more trouble, and it's basically getting very close to being too late.

He's clearly going to get nothing from the next two league games, which is going to make his position untenable. This backing today looks like just delaying the utterly inevitable.

[Risso]

Unbelieveable!  Guess what - you will get your preference. See if you still believe this after three years in the Championship!

I'd rather not do either, but Allardyce is the anti football.
Did you see Blackburn this season? Basically just assaulting the opposition.

Fuck that.

I can't say that I noticed that when they beat us 2-0.  In Dunn and Pedersen they have two creative players who would walk into our side.  Blackburn are a small club though in any case, and need to do what they can to stay up.

[TonyD]

After Blues, by which time the transfer window is shut, we're in even more trouble, and it's basically getting very close to being too late.

He's clearly going to get nothing from the next two league games, which is going to make his position untenable. This backing today looks like just delaying the utterly inevitable.

When does the transfer window close?

[peter w]

Pederson is only a 50-50 player though. he is more often frustratingly poor and is why he's stayed at Blackburn for so long. And mentioning Blackburn beating us is noe petard to hoist Allardyce upon. We were shit. A worryingly increasing, regular, phrase to describe us this season.

[pauliewalnuts]

After Blues, by which time the transfer window is shut, we're in even more trouble, and it's basically getting very close to being too late.

He's clearly going to get nothing from the next two league games, which is going to make his position untenable. This backing today looks like just delaying the utterly inevitable.

When does the transfer window close?

Jan 31st.

Blues game =

aaah, actually, sorry, though Blues was after Man City.

[JJ-AV]

If we lose to Blose he has to go. Not because it's them, but the games are going, we're losing to relegation rivals and we have to win 6 games.

[K3Villa]

This made me chuckle.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A79236138

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When talk was rife suggesting Mon, could be sacked and fans decided on their favourites for his position, plenty was said about Moyes, Hughes, Hodgson, Grant, even.

Funny old game football ain't it.

[Olneythelonely]

Some of the "football" we've served up is far, far worse than anything Big Sam has come up with.  What was our plan B last night.  Dropping Young and Bannan into defence and having them launch long balls into the box. 

Yeah, but that plan B is Big Sam's plan A.

[Walmley_Villa]

The problem we have is that Houllier has never bonded with the fans and alienated us after the Liverpool game. He also does not seem to have bonded with the players apart from Heskey. Villa fans need a Moyes type character that can unite the club. You could tell by the lack of atmosphere last night that the club is not together and that could certainly lead to the drop...

[Risso]

Some of the "football" we've served up is far, far worse than anything Big Sam has come up with.  What was our plan B last night.  Dropping Young and Bannan into defence and having them launch long balls into the box. 

Yeah, but that plan B is Big Sam's plan A.

I seem to remember Dunn absolutely bossing things from the middle of the park in the game against us.

[MoetVillan]

I dont think he will be sacked. I also think he will keep us up, and we will end up in the top half.  He knows what he wants to change.  We have players coming back to full fitness, and after a taste of it, our youngsters look like they are champing at the bit to play.  That game was ours last night but for a stupid move by the up to then man of the match.