Can we have our club back please

[Legion]

Great post, Brian.

[pauliewalnuts]

Anything less than 3pts at the weekend and I would expect AM to do the honourable thing and say "this is not going to work", and go.

You are living in a parallel universe if you think there is any chance of that happening.

[Legion]

We're stuck with the buffoon.

[PeterWithesShin]

Unless we are taken over or relegated, I have little doubt McLeish will still be manager this time next year.

[PeterWithe]

To be fair he's not bad at getting teams promoted to the Premier League.

[Chipsticks]

Should have had Chris Hughton, now we've done a swap - Blues are the good footballing team playing in Europe and we're the hoof' ball team with no ambition.

[Compass]

Anything less than 3pts at the weekend and I would expect AM to do the honourable thing and say "this is not going to work", and go.

You are living in a parallel universe if you think there is any chance of that happening.

Yeah, when has he ever done something honourable? He ditched his country home team for the shit down the road and then ditch them for us when they were really in the shit.

Why is it also people call him a 'nice bloke'. It's like people get brainwashed on the stuff he says and believe it. He's a bullshitter. He knows he can't ditch us because no other Premier League club would be stupid enough to touch him. He probably still can't get over the fact he has gotten a bigger salary for being a failure.

[Irish villain]

Realistically we are unlikely to get anything against the top sides as the gulf is big. However its never impossible because thats football. You don't always have to be the better side to win but you've got to try. If we don't compete and take the game to the opposition whenever possible we give ourselves no chance.

For many years we have had a great record against the so called top sides. Chlsea, United, Arsenal and Liverpoolk have all found us a very tough opponent since 06 and we have picked up wins against them all. That's what amde the Spurs game last night such a complete and utter disgrace.

[KevinGage]

Anything less than 3pts at the weekend and I would expect AM to do the honourable thing and say "this is not going to work", and go.

You are living in a parallel universe if you think there is any chance of that happening.

I honestly think he'll get through this season at least by doing just enough.

Bad defeat at home to a poor Bolton side (their reserves FFS)  - and a decent performance and result in the next two league games.

Abject surrender away to Man Citeh and home to the Olbiyun-  decent performances v Sunderland and Norwich.

I think there will be widespread dissatisfaction, particularly on internet messageboards. But we won't be bad enough for long enough to turn the atmosphere at home games. We probably will see gates continue to barely scratch above the 35k mark though (I'd put money on a high 20k gate at some point in the league this season). 

[bertlambshank]

Am will get the sack after taking 6 points out of 24 next season in the championship.
I didn't want him,but when he was appointed I was ready to back him.
Not any more.

[Greg N'Ash]

Can't really see a way out really. At least with Houllier there was the promise of him being allowed to spend in the summer - some hope of bringing in players who shared his way of playing while getting rid of those who didn't, which was my main reason for sticking with him. Now thats gone, who can we bring in better than AM? Only going to get the unemployed or a lower league manager willing to take the risk which is how we got AM in the first place. And even if we could attract a sound manager he's got nowt to work with. Youngsters, a load of work-shy duffers and the likes of gabby and Bent who will probably be exiting through the back door as he's arriving in the car park. The guy in the daily mail did a good piece today about our midfield and how AM has already decided he can't rely on 20+m of signings in Ireland, Delph and N'zogbia and how he expects him to bring in the all important midfielder this January. I fear he's sadly mistaken or he's forgotten about Jenas

[cdward]

To be fair he's not bad at getting teams promoted to the Premier League.

One promotion, two relegations. The promotion only possible because of the relegation.
AM will be here as long as Randy wants him here. He was the only manager willing to put up with the cost cutting and players being sold. His appointment is like his game plan at Spurs, don't bother trying to achieve any success, just try and avoid any failure. Unfortunately like last night, when the failure becomes a reality and we will be staring at relegation, he won't have a clue what to do, and will just blindly stumble on.
I'm sure Randy wants to avoid relegation, so if we do stay up, which is more likely to happen, AM we be around for a long long time.
Our ambition will be to finish above Wolves and West Brom.

[villajoy]

Agree and very depressing but to cheer yourself up go to VP and watch Garry Gardner and co play some fantastic football and win games. Tonights win again Ajax was amazing so many people in the crowd commenting how different it was to the first team.  Players were skillfull but also played their heart out!
Well done Villa youth!!

[Vanilla]

The team selections smack of desperation, and yet we haven't even got a massive injury list.

If you look at the team against Spurs, you would have though we sold Downing and Young and replaced them with Hutton and Heskey.

It does kind of have the ring of what happened to Villa when Doug came back in the early 80s i.e.: take a team that has been successful; instead of making a few additions to replace old guard you sell the best players and replace with inferior ones; bring in manager with very modest potential; get relegated.

[Chris Smith]

Should have had Chris Hughton, now we've done a swap - Blues are the good footballing team playing in Europe and we're the hoof' ball team with no ambition.

Where do you get the idea that 1-1 at home to Peterborough are a good footballing side?