Players had 2 days off??!!

[UsualSuspect]

http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2011/09/23/aston-villa-assistant-boss-peter-grant-expects-positive-response-from-team-to-fans-jeers-97319-29472635/

Wouldn't it have been an idea to read them the riot act and get them in first thing on Wednesday?

[Monty]

http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2011/09/23/aston-villa-assistant-boss-peter-grant-expects-positive-response-from-team-to-fans-jeers-97319-29472635/

Wouldn't it have been an idea to read them the riot act and get them in first thing on Wednesday?

Much as I am suspicious of most of McLeish's methods that I have heard of or seen, I don't necessarily think this is a bad idea. Trying to keep the players heads and confidence up would be a good thing, as opposed to literal punishment and shouting. There's more than one way to skin this particular cat.

[LeeB]

Monty, I was going to reply to your post about 'exploding' on the other thread, then I read this one.

Case in point?

[darren woolley]

Let's hope it has the desired effect on sunday.

[Dave Cooper please]

Does adding superfluous question and exclamation marks to the title make your post more valid than it would otherwise be?

[Boz]

If the players got a rollicking after the Bolton game, perhaps the two days off was to allow them to reflect, but I don't believe many of them will have. 

[kippaxvilla2]

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Damn Straight?!!!!??!!!

[eamonn]

It's Great When You're Straight Yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Laughing Policeman]

From what I understand, there was a frank exchange of views in the dressing room after Tuesdays match. So maybe it was thought that a couple of days off for everybody to think about what had been said was the right idea.
Let's hope it worked and something positive comes out of it.

[villadelph]

From what I understand, there was a frank exchange of views in the dressing room after Tuesdays match. So maybe it was thought that a couple of days off for everybody to think about what had been said was the right idea.
Let's hope it worked and something positive comes out of it.

Agreed.

Cooler heads will prevail. The last thing we need in our dressing room is a season of tension. Let the players clear their heads and focus on the job at hand. They know what it takes to win, the mission hasn't changed.

[Matt C]

I think last season proved the players don't respond too well to the hardline approach.

[TopDeck113]

If I have a bad day at work, if it so happens to be a Friday, two days off over the weekend usually does me more good than when it occurs midweek and I have to go in the next day. 

[brian green]

I do not think it matters what goes on in the dressing room or whether they have days off or naughty step days sweeping up leaves in Aston Park.   The players are not playing well enough and many of the players are not good enough.   All the rest is peripheral arse covering by those facing criticism.

Let's see what Sunday brings.   My expectation is that we will play well and win.

[Villanation]

Well they must have been exhausted having played there socks of v Newcastle and then Bolton.

Need R&R time in preparation for QPR.

[Ads]

I always work better after a day off.