Saturdays Pre Match Entertainment. ( The McLeish Out Demo).

[The Man With A Stick]

I've just got back from town and you could hear the squealing from New Street station.  Though it may have just been the brakes on the 14:25 to Lichfield Trent Valley.

[UK Redsox]

Well, was there a protest ?

[hawkeye]

I think more worrying than a protest is the General Apathy, its like we had a go, it didnt work, what do we do now? Plan B anyone?
Yes lets sell our best players and muddle through for a bit and pretend that we are trying.

[Greg N'Ash]

Funnily enough i had a look at their site today and you'd think if they were that annoyed with him they'd have spent a bit of time on it. Just a badly photoshopped picture of AM and 1 paragrapth of text. The facebook site wasn't any better either. Only way AM's going to get the push is if enough people get fed up with results and performances rather than some mental blose-based irrational hatred

[Phil from the upper holte]

Protest or not the crowd was piss poor today.

[caster troy]

Protest or not the crowd was piss poor today.

Fans are voting with their feet, can't say I blame them. I won't be back for more of this tripe next season. 'McLeish's Villa' is just soul destroying.

[cdbearsfan]

Altogether now...

Your protest, your protest, your protest was fucking shit. Your protest was fucking shit.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Protest or not the crowd was piss poor today.

Fans are voting with their feet, can't say I blame them. I won't be back for more of this tripe next season. 'McLeish's Villa' is just soul destroying.

Agree that's what I've been doing

[Simba]

Protested with my feet too. Watched the first half on the computer, said f**k that and went out. Bored out my mind and embarrassed. I recorded the full game to watch this morning, woke up and deleted it.

Can't be bothered anymore after 50 years or more of watching the Villa. It is a real protest when you simply have no interest. I am coming back to the UK to live and was really looking forward to going down the Villa. Even looked at houses close to rail and road links to Brum. Not any more.

[The Laughing Policeman]

Apathy has really set in when the protesters can't be arsed to turn up and protest.
Or maybe it's as I suggested a few pages back and they couldn't find Villa Park.

[willywombat]

Protested with my feet too. Watched the first half on the computer, said f**k that and went out. Bored out my mind and embarrassed. I recorded the full game to watch this morning, woke up and deleted it.

Can't be bothered anymore after 50 years or more of watching the Villa. It is a real protest when you simply have no interest. I am coming back to the UK to live and was really looking forward to going down the Villa. Even looked at houses close to rail and road links to Brum. Not any more.


Really? You don't honestly believe it's always going to be like this do you? By the time you get here we'll probably be owned by Qatari super rich and you'll be struggling on trains to VP from Norfolk

[cheltenhamlion]

If you want to protest about the crap football then do so by voting with your feet.

They are making it bloody hard for me to stump up for a renewal at the minute.

[Malandro]

I'm not sure if there is any evidence, but I'd guess the club has lost a lot of people like me - people who have to drive (travel) a combined amount of at least 120 miles.

You have to have some motivation to do this every week. The 'show' on offer is frankly not worth the ticket and travel.
Perhaps I'm not a real fan however.

[Rico]

I'm really suprised that there has not been any demonstrations about the owner of the club. Considering the cock ups of the last few years I just can't see any manager doing a better job than the current one given the financial constraints placed on him. I think that until we reach the time that we are able to offload the high earners who contribute bugger all to the team we're going to have to get used to the current crap until the finances of the club are back on more of a solid footing.

But if we are going to stick with the current austerity plan for the next few years we need something to re-ignite the hopes and dreams of the fans, something to make us proud, something that will set us apart from the current run of the mill club. I have a few suggestions, and yes I know they are not going to make the team better, but if they make the fans proud again then perhaps the enthusiasm from the supporters will filter through to the players.

So here goes:

Replace the AV floodlights. Even if its just cosmetic it stood us apart from any other club, and I always felt a sense of pride in seeing them lit up at night.

When we next change our kit lets go back to a traditional kit and the classic white away kit of the late 70s early 80s. Then keep it! Forever! Make it a club tradition that we are know world wide as the club that respects our history and pedigree. While on the subject of the kit lets get back to a proper badge with a claret lion, and how about giving a free home or away shirt to season ticket holders?

Introduce a loyalty bonus for season ticket holders. Make every fifth renewal half price.

Anyway that's my take on things. I think the foitball that we're gonna see for the next few seasons will be awful, but I just want to feel good about my club again. A bit like the way the club restored our pride in the early 70s. Children of the revolution style!
UTV

[ChrissyPrice]

I'm not a real fan either. I came up for the Baggies game and a lot has to change for me to make the effort again. Paying good money for a wasted Saturday holds no appeal.