How depressing has it all become?

[saunders_heroes]

It started at Wigan with groans of discontent. It still wansnt close to the Bolton night though.

It was a bit more than groans.  I think it was the first time that the "Fuck off McLeish, the Villa is ours" chants started. 

Spot on. I was at that game and I've never seen a Villa manager abused by the fans so much before or since.

[Percy McCarthy]

That was nothing. You should have been round our house the other night when O'Leary turned up on the doorstep selling double-glazing.

[PeterWithesShin]

That was nothing. You should have been round our house the other night when O'Leary turned up on the doorstep selling double-glazing.

Serves him right for being crap on the X Factor.

[cheltenhamlion]

It was a long way short of being the whole away end that was chanting against him in the Wigan match though. He copped for some but nothing on the scale of the Bolton game.

[silhillvilla]

Wigan away was a bit of a tipping point last season. Not only was there the McLeish chants but there was also a loud rendition of "Darren Bent what a wanker". He went down shortly after and that was his season over ? Albeit he was miraculously fit for the Euros ??
I remember walking out that day after Heskey came on and sliced a shot out for a throw.

[Risso]

Can't say I heard that Darren Bent chant at all.  McLeish got absolute dog's abuse though, which was the first time I'd really heard the away crowd go after a manager like that.

[rutski]

Wigan away was a bit of a tipping point last season. Not only was there the McLeish chants but there was also a loud rendition of "Darren Bent what a wanker". He went down shortly after and that was his season over ? Albeit he was miraculously fit for the Euros ??
I remember walking out that day after Heskey came on and sliced a shot out for a throw.

someone stirring up trouble here, how many sang that? i never heard it and i have never heard anyone sing stuff like that at our own player!

[Mister E]

Can't say I heard that Darren Bent chant at all.  McLeish got absolute dog's abuse though, which was the first time I'd really heard the away crowd go after a manager like that.

Yeah, and I don't recall hearing the DB stuff either.
So, Silhill, you're at the vanguard of the "DB out" campaign, are you?

[silhillvilla]

To be fair the Bent chant started after he didn't track back after a ball he'd lost. It may have been confined to a few 100 near me to the right of the goal. I hasten to add I was not part of that group.

[Clampy]

Wigan away was a bit of a tipping point last season. Not only was there the McLeish chants but there was also a loud rendition of "Darren Bent what a wanker".

It can't have been that loud because i was there and i did'nt hear anything like that and bearing in mind how quiet the crowd were that day, i think a lot more people would have.

[silhillvilla]

Like I say I was behind the goal to the right slightly. It may have just been a pocket of fans near us, but it definitely happened. I was very shocked to hear it but tempers were boiling over that afternoon.

[Clampy]

I think a few more would have heard it if it was a loud rendition by a 100 fans.

[eastie]

Only two real times I recall large scale hatred towards villa players were the hodge incident at home to Norwich in 86 and the savo spitting incident at Blackburn- certainly not heard chanting aimed at bent and if true totally uncalled for.

[Legion]

Alpay when he 'shushed' the Holte End did not go down too well.

[eastie]

Alpay when he 'shushed' the Holte End did not go down too well.

True but not to the degree of hodge and savo incidents.