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Author Topic: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish  (Read 42231 times)

Offline itbrvilla

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #135 on: March 30, 2012, 01:23:59 PM »
I'd have been content enough if we'd just made progress correcting one of those problem areas this season.  But we haven't.   We're still suspect at the back, we don't create many chances and he's somehow managed to turn a £24 million pound England international  into Cameron Jerome.
This is absolutely disgraceful.  He scored shit loads for everyone including Charlton FFS.  It is cleary the tactics and training.  I will not attend a game till McLeich has gone.

Offline achilles

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #136 on: March 30, 2012, 02:04:41 PM »
There is only one way that anyone at the club will take notice of the discontent and that is by not attending the games, otherwise they don't give a shit!

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #137 on: March 30, 2012, 02:26:10 PM »
To mark the Easter festivities, how about pelting McLeish with creme eggs? 

Without Dunne to intercept them they'd do some damage.

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #138 on: March 30, 2012, 02:27:00 PM »
The trouble with the 'protest outside, support inside' idea is that just about every protestor I've known has taken their miseryarsedness into the ground and been the first to moan at kick-off. It also means that the game gets overshadowed by the event. What's wrong with just getting behind the team? The manager isn't going anywhere so it's wasted energy. 

You could just as easily say that some of the brilliant support from the fans (especially away) has been wasted energy if you go down that route.

The end result of an action isn't always directly measurable, and in any case, if people are standing up for something they believe in, then that isn't a waste of energy.

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #139 on: March 30, 2012, 02:29:10 PM »
I believe I'm right though.

Everyone on the whole internet thinks they are right.

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #140 on: March 30, 2012, 02:59:52 PM »
Perhaps the protest could be postponed in light of our captain's plight? Footballing matters don't strike me as the most important display we, as fans, could make at the present time. I think more appropriate would be banners in support of Stan and making a huge noise inside VP.

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #141 on: March 30, 2012, 03:00:56 PM »
Totally agree Monty.

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #142 on: March 30, 2012, 03:01:27 PM »
Perhaps the protest could be postponed in light of our captain's plight? Footballing matters don't strike me as the most important display we, as fans, could make at the present time. I think more appropriate would be banners in support of Stan and making a huge noise inside VP.

Fully agree!

Offline The Man With A Stick

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #143 on: March 30, 2012, 03:02:09 PM »
Was just about to say the exact same thing.  Hopefully this awful news might make them put a fucking lid on it for ten minutes.

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #144 on: March 30, 2012, 03:02:22 PM »
Perhaps the protest could be postponed in light of our captain's plight? Footballing matters don't strike me as the most important display we, as fans, could make at the present time. I think more appropriate would be banners in support of Stan and making a huge noise inside VP.

*Nods head*

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #145 on: March 30, 2012, 03:05:10 PM »
Whilst I fully agree with the protest, I think tomorrow is the wrong time in light of the news today.

Offline Des Little

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #146 on: March 30, 2012, 03:06:25 PM »
Perhaps the protest could be postponed in light of our captain's plight? Footballing matters don't strike me as the most important display we, as fans, could make at the present time. I think more appropriate would be banners in support of Stan and making a huge noise inside VP.

*Nods head*

Shouldn't even be considered.

Offline D.boy

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #147 on: March 30, 2012, 03:07:24 PM »
Perhaps the protest could be postponed in light of our captain's plight? Footballing matters don't strike me as the most important display we, as fans, could make at the present time. I think more appropriate would be banners in support of Stan and making a huge noise inside VP.
Spot on Monty.

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #148 on: March 30, 2012, 03:25:11 PM »
Perhaps the protest could be postponed in light of our captain's plight? Footballing matters don't strike me as the most important display we, as fans, could make at the present time. I think more appropriate would be banners in support of Stan and making a huge noise inside VP.

Totally Agree. Some things are more important.

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Re: Aston Villa fans' group in call to join protest against Alex Mcleish
« Reply #149 on: March 30, 2012, 03:32:09 PM »
They've called it off on Twitter.

 


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