woeful attendance

[Vanilla]

The sooner this Premier League gets real and starts adopting the German League's pricing policy the better.

While the money is still rolling in from TV coverage, advertisements etc etc, the only thing the Premier League will be looking at are things like each team playing a league game in the Far East. 

[dazzyg]

The reason that there is no atmosphere at VP is simple ALEX McLEISH the majority of fans didnt want him and never will want him. Wwhatever people say we all know where he has come from and that is the real reason why we don't want him - simple. For the first time in years fans are no longer chanting the managers name and rightly so he has only come to us for his wages and nothing more.

Villa forever

[Clampy]

The reason that there is no atmosphere at VP is simple ALEX McLEISH the majority of fans didnt want him and never will want him. Wwhatever people say we all know where he has come from and that is the real reason why we don't want him - simple. For the first time in years fans are no longer chanting the managers name and rightly so he has only come to us for his wages and nothing more.

Villa forever

I think i'd rather have McCleish as our manager than fans who think like you.

[cheltenhamlion]

What a load of bollocks. There could be many reasons why people stay away but I would hope most right minded individuals have not stopped going to the match because McLeish used to manage that lot.

[dazzyg]

It's the same old story the fans are split on McLeish you either accept it or fans LIKE ME who cant stand the bloke as our manager. He will never been accepted by fans LIKE ME (season ticket holder since I was five now I'm 40). The atmosphere is terrible there is no incentive to go albeit after paying nearly £600 for my season ticket.

[willywombat]

The reason that there is no atmosphere at VP is simple ALEX McLEISH the majority of fans didnt want him and never will want him. Wwhatever people say we all know where he has come from and that is the real reason why we don't want him - simple. For the first time in years fans are no longer chanting the managers name and rightly so he has only come to us for his wages and nothing more.

Villa forever

What a crock of shit

[dazzyg]

Why then do the fans who are paying to go into the game still create no atmosphere? As soon as we lose a game thats when we can get on the back of AM and show him (vocally) what we think of him

All stand up if you hate McLeish

[dazzyg]

"What a crock of shit" I wonder if this fan goes to many games???

Armchair I wonder?

[NeilH]

What a load of bollocks. There could be many reasons why people stay away but I would hope most right minded individuals have not stopped going to the match because McLeish used to manage that lot.

Absolutely right. The reasons for the falling attendances are complex. It has nothing to do with the bloody manager and especially who he managed before.

[russon]

What a load of bollocks. There could be many reasons why people stay away but I would hope most right minded individuals have not stopped going to the match because McLeish used to manage that lot.

Absolutely right. The reasons for the falling attendances are complex. It has nothing to do with the bloody manager and especially who he managed before.

Agreed

[Clampy]

"What a crock of shit" I wonder if this fan goes to many games???

Armchair I wonder?

I think what you've written is a crock of  shit as well and i've only missed 1 game since the Man City cup debacle.

[john e]

when Mcliesh was muted for the villa job, there was absolute mayhem on here, the likes of that probably has never been seen before.
 not many wanted him and warned that there would be a massive problem with crowd attendances. even seasoned posters refused to think it would happen right up untill the bitter end, when he was finally confirmed

when he was got the job, everyone had to revise their position as he was now 'ours' and we still supported the club, so we then had the 'i didnt want him but he's our manager so i will support him' posts, which is much the view i have taken.

but lets not forget what we were saying before AM got the job,
 and its much the same as what dazzyg is still saying, but maybe not with a lot of tact or sensitivity
 if Randy was concerned about crowd attendances and atmosphere then he appointed the wrong man, and if we all look back at our posts pre AM thats what many if not all of us were saying,

its a bit hypocritical to now say AM not in any way to blame for the low attendances, when we all were warning of that before the appointment.

[VillaAlways]

You sound like you can't wait for us to lose

[Dante Lavelli]

[quote author=dazzyg link=topic=44558.As soon as we lose a game thats when we can get on the back of AM and show him (vocally) what we think of him

All stand up if you hate McLeish

You sound like you can't wait for us to lose
[/quote]

If that is the view of the majority of fans - and I'm pretty sure it's not - then the fans, by creating a toxic atmosphere, will have done more damage to Villa than McLeish ever has* or will.

* even as manager of Birmingham City honk honk!

[Dave]

As soon as we lose a game thats when we can get on the back of AM and show him (vocally) what we think of him

Ooh, I can't wait.