Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The feeling amongst a large section of fans is nearing oiling point .

They really should try Clearasil.

[dave.woodhall]

Got to admit when I look ahead I cannot see the association between Alex Mcleish and Aston Villa ending well.  At that point I guess Dazzy and Compass will be very happy and expecting people to thank them when they say "I told you so".

I will never ever say "I told you so " but I tell you what that day cannot come quick enough. The feeling amongst a large section of fans is nearing boiling point . I don't know who is arranging the protest on Sunday or where exactly it is etc but do people on here not realise that this is really happening becuase I honestly think that some fans think it's a minority of fans it really isn't.

You don't know where a protest is taking place when it's plastered across the front page of a website? of course.

[Ian.]

The feeling amongst a large section of fans is nearing oiling point

That's pretty slick.

Made me laugh!

[Ger Regan]

The feeling amongst a large section of fans is nearing oiling point

That's pretty slick.

Made me laugh!

It was a crude, yet effective joke.

[pauliewalnuts]

The feeling amongst a large section of fans is nearing oiling point

That's pretty slick.

Made me laugh!

It was a crude, yet effective joke.

It's a barrel of laughs on here, innit?

[dave.woodhall]

The feeling amongst a large section of fans is nearing oiling point

That's pretty slick.

Made me laugh!

It was a crude, yet effective joke.

It's a barrel of laughs on here, innit?

You'll miss us when we're gone. Tankers for the memory.

[Ian.]

Post WW2 Villa Managers records in the first 23 games in order:

Rank Manager Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

1 John Gregory 23 17 4 2 39 16 23 55

2 Ron Atkinson 23 11 3 9 34 29 5 36

3 Alex Massie 23 10 5 8 35 27 8 35

4 Tony Barton 23 10 5 8 35 32 3 35

5 George Martin 23 8 7 8 35 33 2 31

6 Brian Little 23 7 9 7 28 26 2 30

7 David O'Leary 23 8 6 9 26 27 -1 30

8 Alex McLeish 23 6 10 7 28 31 -3 28

9 Graham Turner 23 7 7 9 31 38 -7 28

10 Jozef Venglos 23 6 9 8 24 24 0 27

11 Eric Houghton 23 8 3 12 36 44 -8 27

12 Martin O'Neill 23 5 11 7 24 28 -4 26

13 Gerard Houllier 23 6 8 9 29 38 -9 26

14 Graham Taylor 23 6 5 12 21 29 -8 23

15 Billy McNeill 23 5 8 10 29 43 -14 23

16 Dick Taylor 23 7 2 14 28 51 -23 23

Thats really interesting, thanks Legion. Surprising to see MON so low down on the list.
Also  I'm so glad Graham Taylor was given a bit of time to stamp his mark on the club.

[Chris Smith]

The feeling amongst a large section of fans is nearing oiling point

That's pretty slick.

Made me laugh!

It was a crude, yet effective joke.

It's a barrel of laughs on here, innit?

You'll miss us when we're gone. Tankers for the memory.

Diesel go down is history.

[Concrete John]

The feeling amongst a large section of fans is nearing oiling point

That's pretty slick.

Made me laugh!

It was a crude, yet effective joke.

It's a barrel of laughs on here, innit?

You'll miss us when we're gone. Tankers for the memory.

Diesel go down is history.

They're certainly getting well drilled.

[pauliewalnuts]

The feeling amongst a large section of fans is nearing oiling point

That's pretty slick.

Made me laugh!

It was a crude, yet effective joke.

It's a barrel of laughs on here, innit?

You'll miss us when we're gone. Tankers for the memory.

Diesel go down is history.

They're certainly getting well drilled.

Yep, the smooth efficiency of Stiliyan Petrol.

[dave.woodhall]

And it's all good clean fun. Nothing crude at all.

[Ger Regan]

And it's all good clean fun. Nothing crude at all.

Oi(l)! I used that pun already. Although knowing you mods, you'll probably rig my posts and claim all the credit.

[cdward]

So, When the players mess up it's not the fault of the manager but the players.
When the players score great goals, it's the manager who is responsible.
I think we need some balance, it is the manager who is responsible for the teams performance, you cannot pick and choose which bits he is responsible for. Also they are his players, you can't keep blaming a manager from 2 seasons ago for Warnocks poor form. It is up to the manager to get the results and performances from the players, if Warnock is playing poorly it is the managers responsibility, so it follows that Ireland's good form is also because of the manager.
I am not a fan of McLeish, but I do recognize the team have played well under him, we have also played poorly, we dont have any consistency, that is down to the manager.
This is McLeishs team, obviously he has not been helped with lack of funds, but we should judge him at the end of the season, because who knows how we will play, we could beat Citeh but just as easily get hammered.

[Concrete John]

Yep, the smooth efficiency of Stiliyan Petrol.

Our season would have been so much better if we still had Oilof Mellberg at the back.

[Ger Regan]

So, When the players mess up it's not the fault of the manager but the players.
When the players score great goals, it's the manager who is responsible.
I think we need some balance, it is the manager who is responsible for the teams performance, you cannot pick and choose which bits he is responsible for. Also they are his players, you can't keep blaming a manager from 2 seasons ago for Warnocks poor form. It is up to the manager to get the results and performances from the players, if Warnock is playing poorly it is the managers responsibility, so it follows that Ireland's good form is also because of the manager.
I am not a fan of McLeish, but I do recognize the team have played well under him, we have also played poorly, we dont have any consistency, that is down to the manager.
This is McLeishs team, obviously he has not been helped with lack of funds, but we should judge him at the end of the season, because who knows how we will play, we could beat Citeh but just as easily get hammered.

As with Paulie's post, it works both ways. There have been enough people seemingly unwilling to give any credit to McLeish for any of the positive results (see people saying after the wolves game saying that he had to thank Keane for saving his job, completely ignoring the fact that it was McLeish who signed him, albeit on a short-term deal).