Alex Mcleish - good or average start?

[hawkeye]

Bannan for Heskey and the probabilty that we conceded on one of Wolves corners in the dying minutes would have increased. I wouldn't have been surprised if that was a consideration that played part in AM's decision.

Scoring goals is also a good idea.
So we keep Heskey on as an auxilary defender, are you Alex Mcleish

[PeterWithesShin]

I quite like Heskey, but it seemed obvious to me he was fucked with half an hour to go. He'd played well up to then but I reckon it was because he was fucked that he made such a clumsy challenge that led to their late freekick, which I was convinced they were going to score from.

[olaftab]

Is he really our Manager?

[Zhong Yi]

Garbage start.

Against Wolves in the second half it looked like they were at home.

0-0 at home against a team that will be in the bottom six in a couple of weeks time until the rest of the saeson is ...garbage.

[LeeB]

Garbage start.

Against Wolves in the second half it looked like they were at home.

0-0 at home against a team that will be in the bottom six in a couple of weeks time until the rest of the saeson is ...garbage.

They didn't get out of their half until about 75 minutes.

Some of the shite posted on this board is beyond ridiculous at times, I'm worried that the general concentration of fuckwittery is increasing to unsustainable levels.

[AV82EC]

Garbage start.

Against Wolves in the second half it looked like they were at home.

0-0 at home against a team that will be in the bottom six in a couple of weeks time until the rest of the saeson is ...garbage.

They didn't get out of their half until about 75 minutes.

Some of the shite posted on this board is beyond ridiculous at times, I'm worried that the general concentration of fuckwittery is increasing to unsustainable levels.

Indeed and well said. I'm no happy clapper and have some serious concerns about the current direction of the club but even I could see  we were probably unlucky not too win.   It's early days, we're not a top 6 club at the moment so let's stop expecting miracles.

[Ads]

Garbage start.

Against Wolves in the second half it looked like they were at home.

0-0 at home against a team that will be in the bottom six in a couple of weeks time until the rest of the saeson is ...garbage.

They didn't get out of their half until about 75 minutes.

Some of the shite posted on this board is beyond ridiculous at times, I'm worried that the general concentration of fuckwittery is increasing to unsustainable levels.

I agree entirely. Somebody has clearly poured water on them or fed them after midnight, because the exponential increase in people talking total bollocks is staggering.

[mal]

06/11/2010    15:00    A    Fulham FC    Fulham FC    1:1
26/02/2011    15:00    H    Blackburn Rovers                  4:1
19/03/2011    15:00    H    Wolverhampton Wanderers         0:1

F   A   pts
5   3    4

This season:
F   A   Pts
3   1    5     

Is  an improvement.

[woody4866]

its an OK start by an OK manager with an OK team

all in all it will be an OK season

nothing more, nothing less

[john e]

I think the general quality in the prem is not as good this season, by that o mean teams like Wigan, Stoke, Wolves etc are all a bit stronger and can compete,

In my view, apart from Man u Man c and Chelsea, everyone else is capable of beating everyone else, the gap is closer than it's ever been,
This was much the case last season when the bottom 10 were looking over there shoulder right to the end, not a lot of points separating them, I think it's even closer this time round.

So when we expect to turn certain teams over at home
(although we haven't done it for years) It's
Much tighter, and more difficult to do, however we can also expect to pick up more points from unexpected places as well

[PaulWinch again]

It's been an ok start, I feel sorry for Mcleish to be honest.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I think Heskey at home though, is not what is required when the onus is on us to dictate the tempo of the game.

I said something very similar on the post match thread. Despite Heskey doing well, it's the overall balance of the team that's not right and with Bannan currently very confident, he deserves his chance. He'll most certainly find a ball or two through to Bent which is something the team are just not supplying. If McLeish wants to be more defensive away from home, then fine but at Villa Park we need to be more brave. A good measurement for our performances at home, is ask after the game whether you'd expect all the fans there to want to return in a fortnight? After the Blackburn game I'd have said absolutely "yes" but the Wolves game, despite our great 20 minute spell, you'd find it difficult to get excited about returning.

Still too early to judge McLeish but I do see Saturday as two points unnecessarily dropped. Wolves, though much improved, were there for the taking. We just didn't have the belief to go for it.

[hawkeye]

My concern with Mcleish  was his negative football and Saturday proved the point, if you cant make a positive change to the side when one of your attacking players is on his knees and you have penned a very ordinary team in their own half for 25 minutes then when are you goint to.
This is the same bloke that didnt give Phillips enough time on the pitch which last season and they got relegated.

[john e]

How do you pen a team into there own half for 25 minuets playing negative football ?

[eastie]

A solid start and hes got the defence much better sorted, still some tinkering to be done i feel in the attacking midfielder role but we will be harder to beat this season and if we can create a few more chances then im sure bent will deliver goals.