Why do some people get so wound up when other posters don't want Alex McLeish castrated? He just wasn't good enough, that's all. He never slagged the club, or the fans. He was just shit.
Quote from: Rigadon on August 23, 2012, 05:27:47 PMWhy do some people get so wound up when other posters don't want Alex McLeish castrated? He just wasn't good enough, that's all. He never slagged the club, or the fans. He was just shit. Well, I thought that at first. But I lost a lot of respect for him as he went on and on blaming all others, including the players, for the failings. In public. That was appalling man-management, and terrible for results, so the only explanation is that he was saying it all to cover his own arse. The idea that a Villa manager would be so cowardly as to even undermine results to avoid taking responsibility for his failings was not endearing.
Quote from: Montbert on August 23, 2012, 05:36:13 PMQuote from: Rigadon on August 23, 2012, 05:27:47 PMWhy do some people get so wound up when other posters don't want Alex McLeish castrated? He just wasn't good enough, that's all. He never slagged the club, or the fans. He was just shit. Well, I thought that at first. But I lost a lot of respect for him as he went on and on blaming all others, including the players, for the failings. In public. That was appalling man-management, and terrible for results, so the only explanation is that he was saying it all to cover his own arse. The idea that a Villa manager would be so cowardly as to even undermine results to avoid taking responsibility for his failings was not endearing.I agree. He may not have had an regrets about last season but I do - it was £500 of my hard earned cash down the pan with absolutely nothing to show for it. Not one half decent performance and a number of absolutely shameful ones. For him continue to blame everybody but himself is insulting and craven.
Quote from: jembob on August 23, 2012, 05:42:16 PMQuote from: Montbert on August 23, 2012, 05:36:13 PMQuote from: Rigadon on August 23, 2012, 05:27:47 PMWhy do some people get so wound up when other posters don't want Alex McLeish castrated? He just wasn't good enough, that's all. He never slagged the club, or the fans. He was just shit. Well, I thought that at first. But I lost a lot of respect for him as he went on and on blaming all others, including the players, for the failings. In public. That was appalling man-management, and terrible for results, so the only explanation is that he was saying it all to cover his own arse. The idea that a Villa manager would be so cowardly as to even undermine results to avoid taking responsibility for his failings was not endearing.I agree. He may not have had an regrets about last season but I do - it was £500 of my hard earned cash down the pan with absolutely nothing to show for it. Not one half decent performance and a number of absolutely shameful ones. For him continue to blame everybody but himself is insulting and craven. Craven. Nicely put.
I get why folks are pissed off at the shite we watched last season and I was 'outraged of Bromsgrove' in many a post match thread. I just don't think he's bright enough to put on an act of being a nice guy to curry favour and I think the craven-ness is just his fairly low intellect on display. He was a disaster of an appointment though and yes, it would be refreshing to hear that now and again from people in the game but when it's your livelihood you're hardly likely to come a=out with that kind of thing. It appears that in this interview he has gone for the only option he has for an excuse (injuries) and I can't say he's totally wrong. Maybe 5% of the dross served up was a result of players missing or carrying knocks but the rest was that he just wasn't up to it. No mud-slinging though and he speaks highly f the club as he always did.
Fucking hell Chris. You'll need to dig up Johnny Cochran for this one if you are planning on defending McLeish. Most rational people gave him every chance to succeed....
Quote from: Rigadon on August 23, 2012, 05:53:54 PMI get why folks are pissed off at the shite we watched last season and I was 'outraged of Bromsgrove' in many a post match thread. I just don't think he's bright enough to put on an act of being a nice guy to curry favour and I think the craven-ness is just his fairly low intellect on display. He was a disaster of an appointment though and yes, it would be refreshing to hear that now and again from people in the game but when it's your livelihood you're hardly likely to come a=out with that kind of thing. It appears that in this interview he has gone for the only option he has for an excuse (injuries) and I can't say he's totally wrong. Maybe 5% of the dross served up was a result of players missing or carrying knocks but the rest was that he just wasn't up to it. No mud-slinging though and he speaks highly f the club as he always did. Did you miss the part where he mentioned the fans who were never going to give him a chance?
I agree. He may not have had an regrets about last season but I do - it was £500 of my hard earned cash down the pan with absolutely nothing to show for it. Not one half decent performance and a number of absolutely shameful ones.
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