Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers Post-Match Thread

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Coyle hit out at the reaction of the Villa fans towards McLeish and branded their reaction "poisonous".
 
He said: "It is not a nice part of football. We have the best game in the world and that sort of thing is something I would like to eradicate.
 
"Surely there is an onus on you as a person to make your point without being poisonous about it."

Owen Coyle - stay out of our business !

[CambsVilla]

I wasn't happy about the McLeish appointment but I felt I had to give him a chance.
What other choice did we have? He was here - get on with it.
Since Mid January I have felt my patience running thin.
A month ago I decided enough was enough and predicted to my friends that we were going down - I was shouted down.
It is real now and this idiot is taking us to Charlton,Millwall,Barnsley and Peterborough - FUCKING PETERBOROUGH!!
Tonight we played well and I encouraged our "stars" to keep going. We were rewarded with a well deserved lead and then it went tits up.
What a lovely drive home to Cambridge listening to the chelsea wank fest on the way...
McLeish OUT - NOW!!!!!

[JUAN PABLO]

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

this .   I knew he was bad but thought we would just be alright.  But what a idiot Randy Lerner is , we knew , yet he didnt have a clue.

[OzVilla]

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish insisted he received positive support from club owner Randy Learner following a 2-1 home defeat by Bolton.

McLeish admitted Villa are now in a relegation battle after the Trotters recovered from trailing to a Stephen Warnock goal through a Martin Petrov penalty and a David Ngog close range finish.
 
Fans chanted 'f*** off McLeish, the Villa is ours' and 'sack McLeish my lord' but the Villa boss understands why they did it.
 
He said: "I can understand the fans' reaction. We went into a deserved lead and to see the game turn like it did was horrible.
 
"The reaction was a first for me. But, like I said, it was understandable because we had the three points in our grasp.
 
"I spoke with Randy (Lerner) and Paul Faulkner (chief executive) after the game and they were supportive and said to keep your head up.
 
"They said everyone has to stay together and battle through this fight."
 
McLeish admitted: "We are in a relegation fight but we have got to rally the troops for the next game.
 
"There are still nine points to play for, our destiny is still in our own hands.
 
"I believe in the players and believe we will still be in this division next season."

http://www.espnstar.com/football/premier-league/news/detail/item792013/McLeish:-I-have-Villa-owner's-support/

I think he knows the games up, he's been there before so he knows how this will probably play out.  Hanging on in there for his Compo.  No inspiration, confidence shot to pieces.

As for Randy and Faulkner, what a pair of useless gimps.

[Stu]

Coyle hit out at the reaction of the Villa fans towards McLeish and branded their reaction "poisonous".
 
He said: "It is not a nice part of football. We have the best game in the world and that sort of thing is something I would like to eradicate.
 
"Surely there is an onus on you as a person to make your point without being poisonous about it."

Owen Coyle - stay out of our business !

Its always easy to be magnanimous in victory. He can fuck off.

[Pete3206]

Coyle hit out at the reaction of the Villa fans towards McLeish and branded their reaction "poisonous".
 
He said: "It is not a nice part of football. We have the best game in the world and that sort of thing is something I would like to eradicate.
 
"Surely there is an onus on you as a person to make your point without being poisonous about it."

Owen Coyle - stay out of our business !

Eradicate what? Fans blindly shelling out hard earned for dire performances every week? Fucking twat.

[JUAN PABLO]

blose are coming up to replace us ..NNNOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     FFS

[OzVilla]

Coyle hit out at the reaction of the Villa fans towards McLeish and branded their reaction "poisonous".
 
He said: "It is not a nice part of football. We have the best game in the world and that sort of thing is something I would like to eradicate.
 
"Surely there is an onus on you as a person to make your point without being poisonous about it."

Owen Coyle - stay out of our business !

Yey another example of the Managers looking out for each other - expect every ST holder to get a scolding letter for Siralex.

4 games won at home all season (worst in Club's 138 year history), 6 in total, lowest goals scored, lowest PL points tally, players sold and not replaced, while paying the most expensive ST prices in Clubs history, broken promises from invisable owner, surrendering games routinely whilst watching our relegation rivals win same fixtures. 

Quite frankly, I think the supporters have been very patient with it all.

[CambsVilla]

As an additional comment I should warn you folks against asking Randy Lerner to sell up.
For every Sheikh Mansoor you will get a Carson Yeung.
Yes we know his past two managerial posts haven't worked but at least we have (and will have) a club to support and critiscise in the future...Want to be Leeds/Portsmouth/Rangers?
Just a thought - and in the wrong thread - sorry Mods...   

[tomd2103]

Don't know if it has already been mentioned, but anyone see the stewards in the Holte trying to grab the banner that was held up towards the end of the game?

[Rob92]

I've not long been home and can't be arsed to read the thread, so sorry if I'm repeating what others have said.

Tonight was just depressing, as I thought the lads gave everything and I can't fault their effort - they're simply not good enough. We bossed the game for an hour, but lacked quality in the final third. When we took the lead I thought that would be it, I never imagined we'd be losing within 2 minutes.

I said to my mate before the game that if we lost tonight, we'd go down. I really can't see where we'll get points from in our next 3. WBA will be well up for Saturday and will relish the chance to put us in the shit, Spurs are chasing the top 4 and Norwich away on the last day will be tough, especially with the amount of pressure on us.

I've been supporting Villa since 98 and this is the lowest point for me. I literally can't believe we're going to be a league below Reading next season. I'm absolutely gutted.

[Brian Taylor]

Serious shite..serious! How? Simply how? Who are these people? This is the Villa. THE VILLA!

[PeterWithesShin]

Those couple of minutes after we scored were like watching a train wreck in slow motion. I think I'm still in shock.

[Stu]

I've been supporting Villa since 98 and this is the lowest point for me. I literally can't believe we're going to be a league below Reading next season. I'm absolutely gutted.

We haven't been relegated you know.

[adrenachrome]

Coyle hit out at the reaction of the Villa fans towards McLeish and branded their reaction "poisonous".
 
He said: "It is not a nice part of football. We have the best game in the world and that sort of thing is something I would like to eradicate.
 
"Surely there is an onus on you as a person to make your point without being poisonous about it."

Owen Coyle - stay out of our business !

Look on the positive side. He knows MacSheesh is now a dead man walking.