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Author Topic: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?  (Read 193647 times)

Offline Lee

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #780 on: February 08, 2012, 02:50:52 PM »
If you had to live in Wolverhampton you would think everything was shit, I suppose.

I think if you lived in Wolvo your shit perception sensors would be burned out within 24 hours. You would become anaesthetised to shitness, shitness would envelop you like an old-gold egg-cosy of cack.


And you would grow old, decline and die, unaware of how shit everything was.

I was talking to a London-based colleague in the office today, and he made reference to the concept of model towns based on times gone by, and asked loudly: "For example, what's the name of that town set in the 19th century just outside Birmingham?" (meaning that Black Country Living Museum place).

I said "Wolverhampton?" and he nodded, oblivious to the piss take, the snidey London tossbucket.

 .. would have been better if you said Tipton. last time I passed through there, they had made their own "Stonehenge" out of some old Morris Marinas

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #781 on: February 08, 2012, 02:57:19 PM »
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.

No Ron Saunders or Vic Crowe in that list ? or am I missing something ?


**just seen First Divison only cheers.
« Last Edit: February 08, 2012, 03:01:14 PM by Dr Butler »

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #782 on: February 08, 2012, 03:04:01 PM »
First division only.

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #783 on: February 08, 2012, 03:42:43 PM »
How come Sir Graham's in there and Ron Saunders isn't then?

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #784 on: February 08, 2012, 03:48:43 PM »
How come Sir Graham's in there and Ron Saunders isn't then?

Second coming I thought Dave...

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #785 on: February 08, 2012, 03:51:37 PM »
How come Sir Graham's in there and Ron Saunders isn't then?

Second coming I thought Dave...

Ah. Of course.

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #786 on: February 08, 2012, 04:16:33 PM »
I worry that all this talk of protests against McLeish has really put the Exxon him.

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #787 on: February 08, 2012, 04:36:24 PM »
I worry that all this talk of protests against McLeish has really put the Exxon him.
He looked a Shell of a man on tv the last night.

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #788 on: February 08, 2012, 04:40:35 PM »
I can see I am going to have so much fun against certain people on here......you know who you are. Ha ha.

I bet **** knows all about lubrcation thats if the rumours are to be believed

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #789 on: February 08, 2012, 04:40:36 PM »
This thread's really going down the sump.

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #790 on: February 08, 2012, 04:45:47 PM »
This thread's really going down the sump.

** knows far too much about lubrication and being taken from behind

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #791 on: February 08, 2012, 04:50:06 PM »
I can see I am going to have so much fun against certain people on here......you know who you are. Ha ha.

I bet **** knows all about lubrcation thats if the rumours are to be believed


How pathetic can you get?

Offline Dave Clark Five

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #792 on: February 08, 2012, 04:51:50 PM »
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.
Well said. No need to fuel further speculation.

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #793 on: February 08, 2012, 04:53:27 PM »
Total-ly right

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Re: Are We Alex McLeish's Claret & Blue Army Now?
« Reply #794 on: February 08, 2012, 04:55:52 PM »
This thread's really going down the sump.

** knows far too much about lubrication and being taken from behind

Same shit homophobic "joke" two posts running.

 


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