Sack the Manager?

[Concrete John]

Don't think he was too bad last season.

However this season he's been put into a position that doesn't suit him, which for some strange reason seems to have coincided with him getting so far up his own arse he makes Ronaldo look like Alan Wright.

I actually want him to fuck off in the summer now.

[oodman]

is he still in charge ??

[not3bad]

In charge and with a vote of confidence.

[frank]

Plugging the side project as well, here's my lengthy opinion: http://bit.ly/dHysFL

Spot on, Dave. As you say, the Houllier experiment has failed and sooner or later the board will have to accept this and act.

[Concrete John]

In charge and with a vote of confidence.

That's him fucked then.

[achilles]

I would have sacked him after the Sunderland game but its too late for that now, we have to stick with him for better or worse. A new manager at this point of the season is just too risky, short term and long term. The only manager that could possibly get us out of this mess is SA but I wouldn't want him as along term replacement!

As GH will continue to play the same system (i.e. 4-5-1) that has failed so far and the players obviously don't want to play for him, I don't believe that we can get out of this mess ourselves! My only hope is that three other teams help us out of the predicament that we find ourselves in and get themselves relegated instead of us!

[PaulTheVillan]

We need to get Heskey in the team for Ashley Young.

Never thought I'd be saying that a couple of years ago.

[rob_bridge]

Clueless Houllier should never have been given the job. 3 years away from day to day management and boy has it shown more or less from Day 1.
No point him focusing on scouting network and players nutrition if we can't win games. Or look like winning them.
The Liverpool debacle was reason enough to bin him, the Sunderland farce a seconder with the clinching being the Cit-eh away (both times). Unacceptable leadership.
We are doomed - we are like Newcastle 2 yeas ago. No direction, no steer, no players with any fight (odd exception BF / NRC) and the most abject, pitiful, arrogant, aloof manager I can remember. He seems to have less self awareness than O'Leary.
Give Allaradyce a short term contract - 8 games with a bumper bonus to keep us up.
Thereafter see what happens with Moyes situation in the summer otherwise go and head hunt Paul Lambert.

[ozzjim]

The options are for the board - do nothing - risk of relegation is now high, with the players under performing and the squad looking completely devoid of character and confidence.

Do something to help the situation - get a coach in the Houllier is happy with (or two) for a minimum of the remaining 3 months to keep us up and then re-evaluate the situation.

Do something drastic. Sack him, bring in Curbishley or Allardyce and go back to basics to stay up, the risk being that next season will be mediocre and the standard of player that Houllier appears to be able to attract is unlikely to be the same under them.

Number 2 is the most cost effective, number 3 cost is relative to the consequence of doing 1. I do hope that Faulkner and Lerner are sitting down with Houllier today though, and kicking his ass into action.

[WikiVilla]

In charge and with a vote of confidence.

Well that is nothing short of a death warrant signed. Good night Aston Villa

[woodie1978]

I agree with the post above as in curbs or big sam must come in now, b4 it is to late, i am fed up with GH and his lack of ownership of the problems we have faced this season.

we shoudl bring one of the above in on a short term contract till the summer then bring in a bigger name if need,

the darren bent signing had fuck all to do with GH to be honest.

[Villa'Zawg]

 PaulTheVillan: We need to get Heskey in the team for Ashley Young. Never thought I'd be saying that a couple of years ago.
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I knew things were bad and I've read some outlandish proposals for getting us out of trouble but this takes the biscuit.

I quite like Ivanhoe for the limited things he can do in a well structured formation, replacing Ashley Young isn't one of those things.

[glasses]

We need to get Heskey in the team for Ashley Young.

Never thought I'd be saying that a couple of years ago.

We need to play two strikers up front, agreed. Putting Heskey in the team, who has missed more than one empty net this season, when we need goals is daft IMO. Gabby up top, choose two from 3 wingers, 442. 

[PaulTheVillan]

We need to get Heskey in the team for Ashley Young.

Never thought I'd be saying that a couple of years ago.

We need to play two strikers up front, agreed. Putting Heskey in the team, who has missed more than one empty net this season, when we need goals is daft IMO. Gabby up top, choose two from 3 wingers, 442. 

Bent is always on the edge, always hungry & always ready to pounce. We need someone along side him who can offer something different. A target man, someone to win the ball, bring it down, build up play.

[eastie]

Great article dave woodhall- spot on.

I'm surprised that the club retain such confidence in houllier - what's that old saying a fool and his money?

Randy seems to have made his call in backing houllier and I fear that we are fucked now- maybe the board have misread the situation but I really think we are a sinking ship and cannot see how we can survive with this manager at the helm.

What a sad depressing day !