What would it take to get you back on side?

[pauliewalnuts]

If that fuckwit takes over at Villa Park I'm following Accrington Stanley

Accrington Stanley??? Who are they?

[andyh]

I look forward to Randys explanation of why he and his team think AM is the best man for the job, and also what plans they have to make this apppointment a success, and i will take it from there.
Assuming they say all the usual bulls*it, bright future blah, blah, then he has to be backed, as any Aston Villa manager should be in his transfer dealings, any sign of penny pinching here and Randy will never recover from this.
Assuming he is backed in the transfer window, then we have to win games with good performances, and be sniffing around the top 6 all season.
AM will have to hit the ground running with results and performances as there will be no honeymoon period for manager or chairman on this one.
I fear it is too much to ask, but stranger things have happened.

I think you'll be waiting a bloody long time.

[Concrete John]

If that fuckwit takes over at Villa Park I'm following Accrington Stanley

Accrington Stanley??? Who are they?

Exactly!!!

(well, someone was gonna do it!)

[Rip Van We Go Again]

If that fuckwit takes over at Villa Park I'm following Accrington Stanley

Accrington Stanley??? Who are they?

Exxxaccccctly (in milk throated Scouse accent)

[not3bad]

I look forward to Randys explanation of why he and his team think AM is the best man for the job, and also what plans they have to make this apppointment a success, and i will take it from there.
Assuming they say all the usual bulls*it, bright future blah, blah, then he has to be backed, as any Aston Villa manager should be in his transfer dealings, any sign of penny pinching here and Randy will never recover from this.
Assuming he is backed in the transfer window, then we have to win games with good performances, and be sniffing around the top 6 all season.
AM will have to hit the ground running with results and performances as there will be no honeymoon period for manager or chairman on this one.
I fear it is too much to ask, but stranger things have happened.

I think you'll be waiting a bloody long time.

I'm not so sure  - as has been stated:

1) If Randy was happy to allow Villa to become a middle of the road club, why make an appointment that's caused such a storm.
2) On this forum, the General stated that the new manager would be back as 110% by Randy.  How would you interpret that as "we're giving him no money"?
3) In his Facebook 'rant', the General stated that Mcleish was not backed well at BCFC, so what would happen if he came to a club that was did back him well?
4) All the signs are that Villa did make enquiries about Ancelotti, but were turned down.  Is this lacking ambition?

[Holy Trinity]

To win me over top 7 and a cup semi final.

[Billy Walker]

I've decided to spin AM's record in my head in order to get onside.  In three and a half seasons he managed to get Blose to their highest ever league finish (I think) and got them to win their first major trophy in a Wembley final.  This is despite working for Gollivan and the crowd from Hong Kong.  That, sort of, gives me a glimmer of hope.

It seems he has a very good relationship already with Randy, so, who knows, with stability, a game plan and ambitious financial backing AM just might produce the goods.  His transfer kitty and subsequent squad building will be very interesting.

On a final note, I certainly admire AM's bottle and desire to take the job on.  He knows the challenge ahead and all it entails - if we get behind him it just could be a better season than we imagine.  I'm forever the optimist: if we get in the right quality of signings we can make another assault on the top six.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Top six, winning all four derbies, and stuffing Blues in one of the cups.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I'm a Villa season ticket holder and supporter and I always will be, but the board have lost my support.

[The Laughing Policeman]

I'm already onside. Always have been always will be. If I was to throw a hissy fit over who the manager is, then it would have happened when Tommy Cummings was in the job.
I don't support the club because of who the manager is, but because it's Aston Villa Football Club.
That doesn't mean that I'm overjoyed with the likelihood of AM getting the job. But I can live with it.

[littlevillain]

i'm still in shock that we are doing this. relegated twice, lowest goals scored,10 men at the back football, and to top it he's a nose.
If you was gonna take the piss out of villa fans for a laugh you would tell them i'm hiring mcleish.

[Billy Walker]

I'm a Villa season ticket holder and supporter and I always will be, but the board have lost my support.

Yes, my feelings about the Board have changed, too, in regard to their integrity, competence and general ability to put together a long term game plan for success.  They seem to be ditherers and muddlers and certainly not the dynamic, blue-chip people I hoped they would be.  I don't doubt for a second that Randy is an excellent man with many fine qualities (and I certainly don't doubt that he has a lot of feelings for Villa) but any thoughts I had that he could be the man to re-establish us as a very real force in the game have gone. 

"Judge us by our actions" is something the General has written on a few forums...what else can be said?  An interesting summer awaits.

[Witton Warrior]

I've decided to spin AM's record in my head in order to get onside.  In three and a half seasons he managed to get Blose to their highest ever league finish (I think) and got them to win their first major trophy in a Wembley final.  This is despite working for Gollivan and the crowd from Hong Kong.  That, sort of, gives me a glimmer of hope.

It seems he has a very good relationship already with Randy, so, who knows, with stability, a game plan and ambitious financial backing AM just might produce the goods.  His transfer kitty and subsequent squad building will be very interesting.

On a final note, I certainly admire AM's bottle and desire to take the job on.  He knows the challenge ahead and all it entails - if we get behind him it just could be a better season than we imagine.  I'm forever the optimist: if we get in the right quality of signings we can make another assault on the top six.

Billy mate, this is what I want to believe and I am a "realist" (read hopeful pessimist)

[not3bad]

1.  Front up the fans.  The last thing they should do is hide away and limit themselves to press conferences and club statements.  In a past life I ran a call centre and when doing training I always said "If someone wants to complain - let them!"  They'll get angrier if you try to tell them they're wrong and it's therapeutic to be able to get it off your chest.  So arrange some kind of fans forum and have AM there to explain his ideas, what he plans to do and answer our questions and doubts.  This will show he's a strong and honourable man and start the him on the road to actually being liked.

John, are you going to post this in the General's thread?  I think this is a very good idea.

[Mac]

the fact he still wants to be our manager suggests he is really hungry for it.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Or just like the majority of managers and players - greedy

Did I dream it but doesn't his wages halve in the Championship?