AVFC statement - McLeish sacked.

[damon loves JT]

Our "This is Anfield" sign "We are Aston Villa, we'll try not to be shit"

`Excuse me. This is Villa Park, I'm afraid'

[pauliewalnuts]

Surely not being shit is a given as an aim of football clubs?

Remember a few years ago when it was all the rage to have a company mission statement, you know you told everyone what it was you did and had always done but you threw in the latest buzz statements as well. Perhaps we could revive that 'We are Aston Villa, we'll try not to be shit'

Or

"We are Aston Villa, we'll try not to be shit, by and large"'

[Dave Clark Five]

'This is Villa Park. Don't even think about leaving early.'

[Aston Manor]

'This is Villa Park. The points will probably be yours'.

[Fergal]

I don't think anyone 'expects' free flowing football from us, but surely we should aspire to it ?

I don't expect free flowing, but with the players we have, and a goal scorer too, we should be doing better in terms of performances.

Just over a goal a game is not good enough.

[old man villa fan]

My problem with McLeish is simply that he seems too limited tactically - without ball defending, with ball attacking.

How many ex-players that played mid 80s to mid 90s have made decent managers.  Has football moved on to a different level from management that they played under.  I believe it has, significantly.

What we are seeing now is a very tactical game relying on good coaching more than good management.  Foreign managers have for a long time seemed to have been better 'students' of the game and more suited to the modern game.  There are, however, a number of young British managers that are following in the same vein.

There are some good 'old school' British managers but they are few and far between, as can be seen from the limited number of candidates for the England job.

I do not think McLeish's style of management and tactics suits the game as it is played today.  There is too much thinking about the next match rather than the future or, as we have seen, the next 45 minutes.  Too much thinking about just getting over the line rather than comfortably strolling across the line.

 

[Toronto Villa]

'This is Villa Park. Don't even think about leaving early.'

Surely not being shit is a given as an aim of football clubs?

Remember a few years ago when it was all the rage to have a company mission statement, you know you told everyone what it was you did and had always done but you threw in the latest buzz statements as well. Perhaps we could revive that 'We are Aston Villa, we'll try not to be shit'

Or

"We are Aston Villa, we'll try not to be shit, by and large"'

This is Villa Park. The home of Charity.

[Vanilla]

'This is Aston Villa - Try not to fall asleep'

[Concrete John]

"This is Aston Villa.  Don't worry - we regularly beat ourselves."

[N'ZMAV]

'This is Aston Villa - We will make our own life difficult'

[Mazrim]

"Aston Villa welcomes cautious managers"

[luke25]

"Aston Villa, recommended by Fergie"

[KevinGage]

"Aston Villa - winning is overrated."

[The Laughing Policeman]

"This is Aston Villa - You won't play as badly as we do."

[JUAN PABLO]

"Aston Villa , see what we can do , when we back the manager "