Sack the Manager?

[Ricky]

Gary Mac interview with Pat Murphy on after seven on 5 live.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Gary Mac interview with Pat Murphy on after seven on 5 live.

I'm expecting lots of 'dead air'
Doubtless Pat Murphy will have to keep saying
'Gary just nodded there' 'Gary just shook his head then'

[WikiVilla]

It speaks ?

[peter w]

They all respect each other y'know? the players. Its just that they hate the management seemingly.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

I wonder if after seeing Ashley on the wing on saturday he will have the bottle to put him there against Everton ?? PS he will not be sacked this season .........

[hawkeye]

Friedel on 5Live earlier saying there is no mutiny, the players behind the manager blah blah blah

[JUAN PABLO]

http://www.examiner.ie/breakingnews/sport/houllier-gets-villa-board-backing-500254.html

[WikiVilla]

Let's just do our talking on the pitch

[Phil from the upper holte]

That's an old story though isn't it and its an old Picture of Houllier as well

[VillaAlways]

That's an old story though isn't it and its an old Picture of Houllier as well

It's just a hash of what's on the OS today

[Villa'Zawg]

Houllier gets Villa board backing

Thursday, April 07, 2011 - 09:46 AM

Aston Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner has backed manager Gerard Houllier to keep the club in the Premier League.

The experienced French coach has been targeted by the Villa fans after failing to impress since taking over at the club early in the season following the departure of Martin O‘Neill.

They go into this weekend‘s fixtures just two points above the relegation zone, but Faulkner insists Houllier is still the man for the job.

“Yes, total support,” he told AVTV about his position with the former Liverpool boss.

“We are focused on these last seven games, getting the points we need right now to get out of the situation we are in.”

Houllier, meanwhile, has set his players a 10-point survival target and insists “excuses are not an option”.

He believes Villa will need 44 points to guarantee top flight football for another campaign ahead of Sunday’s home clash with Newcastle.

They will also take on Stoke, Wigan and Liverpool at Villa Park, plus away meetings with West Ham, West Brom and Arsenal.

Houllier said: “The number of points needed to stay up will be higher than normal.

“I think ideally 10 points will put you in a safe position and that is what we want.

“It could be eight or nine but you do not know.

“We have four home games and three away and what we require is results.
“Excuses are not an option. We want results and points.”

[not3bad]

Excuses are not an option. We want results and points.

Sounds like a warning.

[DeKuip]

Surely with four home games and three away the target should be 21pts, not 10.

[Concrete John]

10 points is realistic on face value, but our best chance of getting them are beating Newcastle, Stoke and Wigan at home and then a point away at either West Ham or Albion.  That would be a level of consistencey we've not come even close to showing so far this season.

[oodman]

cant beleive he is still in charge !!

Go get David Moyes and Ray Wilkins !!!