Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers Post-Match Thread

[ez]

Why are we the only side down there that can't conjure up a fookin win?

[CT]

Like someone said earlier, I actually feel sick.

[timeoutbigbar]

Stunned.  I genuinely never thought we would actually go down until today.

[richard moore]

Pleased, but of course not pleased really, to see the realism finally dawning on everyone. As I said on the match thread, I have been utterly amazed at the certainty that people have had on here right up to tonight that there is no way we are going down. I am at a loss to understand how anyone could even remotely think we were safe...

[Monty]

Strange substitutions. Swapping a forward for a forward? Then a winger for a winger? Bolton made it clear they were happy to defend for the last 15 mins so why not take off a defender and bring on a forward?

In fairness, Bannan and Albrighton are hardly similar players, and Delfouneso on for Herd basically was a forward for a defender. However, McLeish really doesn't know how to use attacking players with flair and talent. He's alright with brainless system drones from the pool of British and Irish, mediocre, early 30s, "experienced" jobbing pros, but anyone with any gifts? Not a clue.

[KevinGage]

Take the game as a whole -first and second half, and you could say we were unlucky.  I'm not sure I'd entirely agree, as we had plenty of time to respond after Bolton's 2nd.  But couldn't.


Take the season as a whole though, and we aren't unlucky.   This is karma, karma for all the games we didn't even try to win.

A while back McLeish said he wanted to 'stamp his own personality' on the team.   Congratulations.  Job done.

Go now.

[ktvillan]

Tonight was just so predictable I can barely raise any anger or frustration.  Our general predicament was also predictable, almost inevitable, as soon as the most insane managerial appointment in the history of football was made last summer.

To all those saying how safe we were a few weeks ago, you really weren't seeing the bigger picture.  This manager is beyond incompetent and he's unlucky to boot.  A fatal combination.  No doubt that ****** Ferguson will still be bigging him up when he takes us down.  Which is now looking extremely likely as we are the only one of the bottom few who don't look anything like getting a win.  And we haven't done for weeks.

All so avoidable. 

[Seb_AVFC]

At this stage I'd even have Dion Dublin as manager. Fuck me, sack him and get someone in who can rally the troops. I don't care who. Then rebuild and get a manager with some vision in.

[ian c.]

Mr. Walnuts summed it up for me.

We are poor, the manager is not up to it and we are jinxed. 

2 more points might well be enough to stay up, but I would not bet on us to get them. 

[gervilla]

Is he gone yet ?

[PaulWinch again]

I genuinely think the situation is so desperate now, that I'd sack McLeish tonight and put KMac and Sid in charge for the remaining fixtures in the desperate hope we get a bounce from ditching this fucking idiot.

I agree we need some sort of lift, and Mcleish's reign at the club has been terminal for some time.

[The Situation]

Looks like I was right about McClueless' team selection.

All we had to do was win tonight and we would be all but safe. We can't even do that. We need wins not draws. It's win or bust. Despite our relegation rivals pulling rabbit out of the hat wins I can't see us winning.

I feel sick.

[maigrait]

yes he has a lot of injuries but I feel there is no plan B... and quite a lot of the time no plan A. Albrighton amongst others are way overrated - his crossing for a winger is quite a lot of the time woeful.

McLeish please go. We are about to enter the trapdoor.

If we do go however he will never get a managers job again. Oversaw 3 relegations? T1t...

[VinnieChase84]

I've followed the Villa since 91 and I've never felt as sick as I do tonight!
For the love of god please sack the useless wanker tonight and out Sid and Kmac in charge until end of season.
If he doesn't go we are definitely going down. Can't believe it's come to this (well I can and that's the problem)
I have never hated our manager before. Actually hate. If he stays it's going to cost the club a fortune in a massive irate security team for the useless twat

[eastie]

Been dreadful since the chelsea away game , we deserve to go down and financially will be fucked by relegation-lerner has put this club back years but some people think hes done a good job -crikey doug was so much better than this clown who seems to treat villa as a toy hes bored with.