Next weeks planned protest - not in my name

[Surrey Villain]

Spurs played frighteningly brilliantly today, admittedly against a Blackburn team who didn't have one shot on goal all game and looked resigned to their fate.  So the chances are they will take us apart like they did at White Hart Lane but instead of admiring their football we will be booing and protesting.  I don't think that will come across at all well on MOTD even if we're not likely to be last like we are usually because they will be showing Spurs not Villa and probably edit out as much of the aggro as possible.  As someone else said, who would want to stick their head in this lions' den?

[villajk]

Support the team and show some class and integrity. The board are more than aware of how the fans feel, but first things first, Back our players. Any prospective managers/players will not be interested in coming to Villa having watched protests that are of a nasty and personal nature. We will always be here Mcleish wont ..........

Spot on.

Agree with this. 

[SX150]

Totally agree with getting behind the team and can't see why that can't be done whilst giving McLeish some sh*t. It could be his last game at home and deserves one last F*ck *ff out of Villa Park.

[exiled on the wirral!]

We need the points but we also need to show how unhappy we are about McLeish being at the helm, support the team but give him hell.

I thought we all did that pretty well on tuesday night...i think the board got the point then.

[Greg N'Ash]

Totally agree with getting behind the team and can't see why that can't be done whilst giving McLeish some sh*t. It could be his last game at home and deserves one last F*ck *ff out of Villa Park.

See i'm not sure how that works tbh. How do you aim nasty chants at the manager for 90 minutes and still  produce an atmosphere where the players will feel the fans are behind them

[joe_c]

there is no point,
 he's on his way out anyway.

Mcleish is no more
he has ceased to be
he has expired
if you hadnt nailed him in the dug out he would be shopping at sainsbury's
this is an Ex Manager

The Glaswegian Blue?

[SoccerHQ]

Spurs played frighteningly brilliantly today, admittedly against a Blackburn team who didn't have one shot on goal all game and looked resigned to their fate.  So the chances are they will take us apart like they did at White Hart Lane but instead of admiring their football we will be booing and protesting.  I don't think that will come across at all well on MOTD even if we're not likely to be last like we are usually because they will be showing Spurs not Villa and probably edit out as much of the aggro as possible.  As someone else said, who would want to stick their head in this lions' den?

Are they now the reincarnation of Brazil 1970 again then? What is now for them, 2 wins in 14 games?

If they were soooo good, they wouldn't have lost dismally at QPR last week.

[Greg N'Ash]

Personally i think spurs made hard work of beting an utterly dismal Rovers.I'd hope even with the current team we'll be slightly more of a game for them.

[Mister E]

there is no point,
 he's on his way out anyway.

Mcleish is no more
he has ceased to be
he has expired
if you hadnt nailed him in the dug out he would be shopping at sainsbury's
this is an Ex Manager

The Glaswegian Blue?

very good!

[curiousorange]

The Spurs result went as well as it could for Villa - Blackburn lost, Spurs didn't get a hatful and the fans still sense they're brittle but untested. This is an ideal opportunity for Villa to sign off against a team playing three games in seven days with the pressure of 4th spot weighing down on them. If we take it as normal to expect Man City to beat QPR a week later, we're out of trouble as of this moment.

But what does this have to do with McLeish? Well, there's no point in a protest as we all expect he's going to get the elbow, and a decent atmosphere could make any fears of relegation moot. Being supportive of the players is not a u-turn from us to the manager. So if there is an organisation of a protest in the offing, I'd rather you let it drop because it won't serve any purpose.

[Pete3206]

Ignore McCleish, pretend he's already gone.

Roar us home Villa fans.

[pbavfckuwait]

Support the team for 90 mins then give AM all the shit possible as he walks hopefully to the dressing room for the last time.
Sorry not getting off your seat to attempt to give instructions because your worried about a reaction, to me is just
not on, he is at the moment still AVFC's manager and should carry out his duties as normal, if that is not possible, he should do the decent thing and go, before the next match.

[nigel]

Support the team for 90 mins then give AM all the shit possible as he walks hopefully to the dressing room for the last time.
Sorry not getting off your seat to attempt to give instructions because your worried about a reaction, to me is just
not on, he is at the moment still AVFC's manager and should carry out his duties as normal, if that is not possible, he should do the decent thing and go, before the next match.

It's reckoned that it was done for the good of the team.
It can't do much for the players when all you can hear is abuse towards the manager.

[Rick_avfc]

Just support the lads for the last home game of the season.  You never know, the support may lead to a win and safety.  Theres no point in protesting as we all know he is good as gone. 

[themossman]

Sorry not getting off your seat to attempt to give instructions because your worried about a reaction, to me is just
not on, he is at the moment still AVFC's manager and should carry out his duties as normal, if that is not possible, he should do the decent thing and go, before the next match.

He may have been a poor manager for us but I don't believe McLeish could be accused of lacking balls or not wanting to do right by his players.