Norwich City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[rob_bridge]

I'd settle for a repeat for those old enough to remember the weasel David Mellor losing his seat in Putney in 1997 and Sir James Goldsmith leading the chorus of

'OUT! OUT! OUT! OUT!'

just after the result was announced

Let's face facts there would be a long queue to lead the chorus

[villa `cross the mersey]

He didn't do that badly. We were effectively safe with one game to spare. Last season, we weren't really safe much earlier. Houllier had Downing and Young. McLeish didn't. I don't want him to be manager of Aston Villa, but he didn't do much worse than Houllier!

You`re joking...right?

[PaulWinch again]

He didn't do that badly. We were effectively safe with one game to spare. Last season, we weren't really safe much earlier. Houllier had Downing and Young. McLeish didn't. I don't want him to be manager of Aston Villa, but he didn't do much worse than Houllier!

You`re joking...right?

What in the name of bloody fuck are you talking about Villa for Life? You seriously think 2 wins in 18 games isn't bad?

[villa for life]

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

[SimonP]

thank god the season is over, goodbye Mcleish

[TaxDodger]

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

9th... 16th.

[villa for life]

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

[JUAN PABLO]

He didn't do that badly. We were effectively safe with one game to spare. Last season, we weren't really safe much earlier. Houllier had Downing and Young. McLeish didn't. I don't want him to be manager of Aston Villa, but he didn't do much worse than Houllier!

thats made me feel better about him .

[villa for life]

Good to know Pablo. We were effectively a team just two games away from the drop last season, so to take the two best players away from that team was always going to be tough.

[not3bad]

He's getting sacked in the morning (if not before), sacked in the morning (if not before)...

[Nev]

Good to know Pablo. We were effectively a team just two games away from the drop last season, so to take the two best players away from that team was always going to be tough.

And add Hutton, CNZ and not know what to do with him. A negative and cowardly approach to the game, a constant refusal to try and win games, a doe-eyed affection for the "elite", a pig headed refusal to accept the inevitable, a disgraceful habit of blaming everybody else and denial of his own misgivings. And terrible results.

Other than that, yeah, he's been good.

[villaparkb6]

an unmitigated disaster.........end

[BedsVillain]

Good to know Pablo. We were effectively a team just two games away from the drop last season, so to take the two best players away from that team was always going to be tough.

Yeah and it's not as if McLeish was given the best part of £20m to replace them was it?

[JUAN PABLO]

Good to know Pablo. We were effectively a team just two games away from the drop last season, so to take the two best players away from that team was always going to be tough.

And of course Wigan , Swansea , Norwich and West Brom have got much better squads , thats why they finished above us .

[TaxDodger]

'But for three minutes last season I'd be the greatest manager in Birmingham City's history'. Yes Alex, that's because they've always been fucking shit.