Sack the Manager?

[OzVilla]

Most the players have been a disgrace under both managements this season, why will it be any different if we sack Houllier now for another?

You're right about the players. I mean, we know they care damn all for our club but you'd think they'd have some pride in themselves. Do they not realise their value and their wages will drop substantially if we go down? Maybe that message should be drilled into them to get them to pull their collective fingers out.

Call me cynical, but I don't think they give that much of a shit to be honest , they'll just go to another Club, kiss the badge and we'll be a blip on their resume.

[PaulWinch again]

Phil , we are talking temporary here, 8 games- offer him £1m bonus to keep us up and I'm sure sam would take the bait and we would stay up.

Offering Sam Allardyce a million pounds to keep us up is right up there with flattening Villa Park and building a Netto there in terms of ways to move the club forward.

Agreed he should never ever be Aston Villa manager, regardless of our state.

[Irish villain]

Phil , we are talking temporary here, 8 games- offer him £1m bonus to keep us up and I'm sure sam would take the bait and we would stay up.

Offering Sam Allardyce a million pounds to keep us up is right up there with flattening Villa Park and building a Netto there in terms of ways to move the club forward.

So going down with Houllier would be preferable? Did you see his post match comments? He was smiling when told the fans were booing and said our luck would change. I hope he's not really depending on luck. If villa don't take action now, it'll be like nero fiddling while Rome burned.

[Greg N'Ash]

short term i'd probably prefer someone connected with the club who the poison in the squad couldn't turn on.  graham taylor or BFR till May?

[ozzjim]

A little like the car they have to drive if theirs goes wrong on top gear, Allardyce is the safe option to see you home, but you would never want to drive it again.

[pauliewalnuts]

Phil , we are talking temporary here, 8 games- offer him £1m bonus to keep us up and I'm sure sam would take the bait and we would stay up.

Offering Sam Allardyce a million pounds to keep us up is right up there with flattening Villa Park and building a Netto there in terms of ways to move the club forward.

So going down with Houllier would be preferable? Did you see his post match comments? He was smiling when told the fans were booing and said our luck would change. I hope he's not really depending on luck. If villa don't take action now, it'll be like nero fiddling while Rome burned.

No.

Appointing Allardyce would:

1. Not save us.
2. Cost a fortune, to no effect.
3. Lumber us with the anti football manager incarnate, and he wouldn't be here just for 8 games if he kept us up.

[lovejoy]

Leave off. Claiming relegation is a self sulflling prophesy.
Leave off GH we are where we are.

We are supporters not booers.

[eastie]

Staying in the premiership is the main thing here- if that means big Sam coming in and getting a huge bonus for 8 games work and we avoid relegation I'd take that over keeping GED and going down.

He would organise the defence , get players motivated and improve team spirit- I'm sure he would be tempted on a 2 month deal if the money was right and quite frankly as long as we survive that's all that matters right now.

Coyle in the summer - yes please.

[Dazvillain]

Not sure of the exact terma or length of contract but i honestly dont think Randy can afford to sack him and pay him off ?
Meet MON in a hotel and get him back, at least the players played for him. I wouldn't minf Holloway or Pulis but wish we could have a younger manager with a bit of Villa heritage 

[eastie]

Paulie -

1. He would save us and sort out defence , team spirit and motivation.

2. Save a fortune from being relegated.


3. Be here on a short term contract till June only , safe or not, if the money was right he'd take it.

[pauliewalnuts]

Paulie -

1. He would save us and sort out defence , team spirit and motivation.

2. Save a fortune from being relegated.

3. Be here on a short term contract till June only , safe or not, if the money was right he'd take it.

1. No he wouldn't.
2. No he wouldn't.
3. I'm quite sure he would.

[TopDeck113]

Frankly, the deed should have been done at Christmas.

I hope, just like that season under Venglos, we somehow stay up.

And then, just like that season under Venglos, we see it as a well-intentioned gamble that failed, sack Houllier and bring in someone who can at least take us back to where we were twelve months ago.

[ozzjim]

I would sooner get Phil Thompson in as GH' bulldog, and it would achieve as much imo.

[Greg N'Ash]

sorry but big sam just seems wrong. I see the logic and he may well keep us up. but nah. Too awful to contemplate.

[Risso]

Paulie -

1. He would save us and sort out defence , team spirit and motivation.

2. Save a fortune from being relegated.

3. Be here on a short term contract till June only , safe or not, if the money was right he'd take it.

1. No he wouldn't.
2. No he wouldn't.
3. I'm quite sure he would.

He'd be better than Houllier.