Norwich City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[The Situation]

I don't know if anyone has suggested this. Is it possible the players were trying to ensure he got the sack?

Paul Franks hinted at this earlier on, the body language of many of them in the last few weeks certainly suggests an utter lack of faith.

Was saying the same a couple of weeks ago. It must be miserable playing for him.

[Monty]

Fuck. Ing. Rub. Bish. We can only hope this was the last whimper of the disastrous man in the dugout.

[garyshawsknee]

Well thank fuck that's all over. Was out all day and was only following the game on Twitter. Sounds like our support was man of the match,some good songs being sung.

The man has no excuses left to use,you're way out of your depth,take your pay off and sling your fucking hook. UTV.

[myf]

We'll win again don't know where don't know when, but i know we'll win again some sunny day

[pestria]

it's bad, yes. Houllier didn't do much better with Young and Downing, that's all I'm trying to say.

This is the same nonesense spouted by Ron Toss last week.  The argument is totally flawed.

AMc inherited a squad that with was a top 6 side based on form in the second half of the season after the acquisition of Bent.  Yes, Young and Downing were then sold but he did reinvest getting on for 18m on their replacement.

Avoiding relegation by the barest of margins is another abject failure from the master of abject failures. 

There simply is no defence form his performance.

[Merv]

How bad does someone have to be to play such a team devoid of any attacking threat? Warnock, Herd and Clark in midfield. Cueller as fullback. Lichaj playing on the left, which he doesn't look right at (he's not good enough any how). Heskey up front is pretty much a defensive choice too.
Worse still, 81 minutes, we have Carruthers and N'Zogbia on the bench who could come on to provide width. What does he do? Bring on Baker!! That's one of the most moronic decisions in the history of football. The games pretty much lost. Why make a defensive change to sure things up??

Really really poor. Last game of the season, literally nothing to play for - and he starts with two players confirmed to be leaving in the summer. Could/should have gone with Lichaj in at RB, maybe given Baker a game at LB. N'Zogbia starting and maybe even a first start for Carruthers - why not?

But then this manager has no vision, none at all. He's verging on totally incompetent.

[Legion]

Verging?

[Irish villain]

Verging?

Was he daring the club to sack him I wonder?

Would somebody who's determined to keep their job and regain their reputation ever contemplate such a line-up in a game where there's only really pride to play for? It was a day of baffling decisions. Baker for Warnock with ten minutes left and 2-0 down?

[timeoutbigbar]

9th, 16th, only because of what the two Macs did before and after him!!!

Bollocks.  That is all.

[Steve kirk]

Thank god that utterly miserable season is over, didnt watch or follow the game today I was to wrapped up with events at the etihad, as others have mentioned if there had been one more game to play this season we would have almost certainly have gone down, if Mcshit stays we will probably finish bottom next season, Randy give us some hope and restore our faith in you a little bit by loading that fuckin bullet.

[Lobsterboy]

We were shit under Houllier last season but fair play to McLeish he has managed to take us down several levels in only a matter of months

Outclassed by an average Norwich side, seven defenders in the starting eleven and a complete lack of tactical nous or ambition shown in 90 minutes just about rounded off our season perfectly

Absolute dog shit

[littlevillain]

Its a funny old game. Mcleish should obviously be sacked. But Mancini was only one minute away from winning as much as the villa, and surely after spending that much he would have been sacked aswell. A minute later and he's top of the world. nuts

[Risso]

Was he daring the club to sack him I wonder?

Exactly!

After Bolton it was "I'm not thinking about the end of the season, I just want to make sure we've stayed up."

Now that he HAS thought about it, he knows that if the club want to sack him, they've got to pay off his contract at £5m.  All of his interviews of the last few days have basically been saying "if you want me out, you have to sack me!" whereas post-Bolton, I imagine that Lerner was hoping that McLeish would agree his position was untenable, and settle for a bit less.

[VILLA MOLE]

Was he daring the club to sack him I wonder?

Exactly!

After Bolton it was "I'm not thinking about the end of the season, I just want to make sure we've stayed up."

Now that he HAS thought about it, he knows that if the club want to sack him, they've got to pay off his contract at £5m.  All of his interviews of the last few days have basically been saying "if you want me out, you have to sack me!" whereas post-Bolton, I imagine that Lerner was hoping that McLeish would agree his position was untenable, and settle for a bit less.

if his remit was to stay up he has done it so he y well be entitled to a pay off ffs

[The Left Side]

It is scary to read the post match comments and hearing the excuses coming out, he is blaming anyone but himself while harping on about his history of winning trophies. A word in your ear Alex, you have had a season working, training and instructing these players, you are useless so do the right thing and walk.