Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Villanation]

You have to say this is a must win, after this we don't surface until Swansea, lose this as in my opinion we will and its head for the lifeboats and hope we get rescued in time for Swansea.

By rescued I mean change.

[JUAN PABLO]

Im still shocked about the Jenas deal .  my goldfish would have made sure there was a clause in it with an injury prone player .     17-0 to Bolton please , Mcthick to go , Faulkner to go with him and Randy , please wake the f**k up . 

whats happened to us ?  ;(

[VancouverLion]

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[Malandro]

I'm suddenly more hopeful after Mcleish revealed we are trying to copy Holland's footballing style.
Heskey is a perfect fit for what he described as "fluid football"

[ozzjim]

I'm suddenly more hopeful after Mcleish revealed we are trying to copy Holland's footballing style.
Heskey is a perfect fit for what he described as "fluid football"

Did Houllier not refer to Heskey as Beckenbauer?

Closer we get to the game, the less confident I am am. Defeat. Followed by another week of calling for his head. I don't think, by the time he leaves, there will ever have been a more unpopular manager of Aston Villa.

[Chris Smith]

I'm suddenly more hopeful after Mcleish revealed we are trying to copy Holland's footballing style.
Heskey is a perfect fit for what he described as "fluid football"

Did Houllier not refer to Heskey as Beckenbauer?

Closer we get to the game, the less confident I am am. Defeat. Followed by another week of calling for his head. I don't think, by the time he leaves, there will ever have been a more unpopular manager of Aston Villa.

The Heskey comment was a joke.

To a lot of you, MON was just as unpopular, as was DOL, many were also slagging off Houllier. It's just the way some people operate. The only difference this time is that they turned after 18 minutes not 18 months.

[Iago]

Did Houllier not refer to Heskey as Beckenbauer?

Laughable. AM really does love this guy, I suppose they can recall their favourite Blues moments to each other.

[Chris Smith]

Did Houllier not refer to Heskey as Beckenbauer?

Laughable.

That's the normal reaction to jokes.

[Iago]

Heskey is one big joke thanks to AM.

[Dave Cooper please]

Im still shocked about the Jenas deal .  my goldfish would have made sure there was a clause in it with an injury prone player .     17-0 to Bolton please , Mcthick to go , Faulkner to go with him and Randy , please wake the f**k up . 

whats happened to us ?  ;(

The most shocking thing to me is the amount of people who actually want us to lose.

[Risso]

I'm suddenly more hopeful after Mcleish revealed we are trying to copy Holland's footballing style.
Heskey is a perfect fit for what he described as "fluid football"

Did Houllier not refer to Heskey as Beckenbauer?

Closer we get to the game, the less confident I am am. Defeat. Followed by another week of calling for his head. I don't think, by the time he leaves, there will ever have been a more unpopular manager of Aston Villa.

The Heskey comment was a joke.

To a lot of you, MON was just as unpopular, as was DOL, many were also slagging off Houllier. It's just the way some people operate. The only difference this time is that they turned after 18 minutes not 18 months.

You'll do your ususal about turn when McLeish is gone.

[Chris Smith]

How can I do an about turn on saying it is too soon to judge him?

On the wider point, you're completely wrong. I didn't change my mind on Houllier, I said give him time and repeated earlier in the week that despite the problems, he had done enough to have another season (if he'd been well enough). I haven't changed my mind on MON and argued as much to the Sunderland an on that thread. DOL, I said as we'd finished mid table he didn't deserve to be sacked and I'd judge him again at the end of the season.

I can understand why people are reacting as they are but it doesn't change the basic premise that I think there is far too little evidence on which to make an informed decision. I know all the arguments the other way so there's no need to repeat them but that is what I believe and I'm not going to compromise that just to fit in.

[JUAN PABLO]

Im still shocked about the Jenas deal .  my goldfish would have made sure there was a clause in it with an injury prone player .     17-0 to Bolton please , Mcthick to go , Faulkner to go with him and Randy , please wake the f**k up . 

whats happened to us ?  ;(

The most shocking thing to me is the amount of people who actually want us to lose.

well I think 17-0   would be the final nail in AM's Villa coffin



maybe I should not have put please ....     

[Phil from the upper holte]

Win 1-0 as i'm going (puts optamistic hat on)

[rutski]

Im still shocked about the Jenas deal .  my goldfish would have made sure there was a clause in it with an injury prone player .     17-0 to Bolton please , Mcthick to go , Faulkner to go with him and Randy , please wake the f**k up . 

whats happened to us ?  ;(

The most shocking thing to me is the amount of people who actually want us to lose.

well I think 17-0   would be the final nail in AM's Villa coffin



maybe I should not have put please ....     

i never ever want us to lose!