Who Do You Blame/Who Are You Angry With?

[PaulTheVillan]

Difficult to imagine anyone bears more responsibility than Lerner and Faulkner.

Lerner took 12 months too long in realising O'Neill was limited, to say nothing of his wasteful spending.  Then he appointed a manager who hadn't had a decent Premier League season for 10 years but who did have a history of serious health problems.  Fast forward 9 months and we're fighting relegation and the manager has had to retire due to serious health problems.  It doesn't take a genius to see that as a potential outcome, but Lerner apparently did not.

Then Lerner seemingly goes through a list of replacements before deciding that Alex McLeish was the answer.  But even then he had thought about Roberto Martinez - and the type of football he plays - before going for McLeish, and the type of football he plays.  In Lerner's method there didn't appear to be any common sense or even a clear idea of what he wanted.

And through all that period we've been selling our best players, and only partially reinvesting the money - often on inexperienced players - with the predictable effect on the overall quality of the squad.

It really does surprise me that there isn't more criticism of Lerner and Faulkner, especially on H&V

Lerner didn't appoint McLaren because of a internet fan back lash.

Then he appoint McLeish. Haha. He's a bell.

[eastie]

Don't blame it on o Neill, don't blame it on houllier, don't blame it on big Eck - blame it on the boogie!

[rutski]

the last few days of whingeing is really pissing me off. Fact! i dont blame anyone, any number of the decisions made could have been masterstrokes(apart from tsm obviously).
we have good times, we have bad. this season was always going to be a bumby ride but one that is being done for the good of the future of the club long term.
i am serious in my belief that it will all be right by the end of the season, but stop with the bellyaching!

[villa `cross the mersey]

Blame lays firmly with Lerner and his poor judgement (of appointments and advisors) and I am angry with my wife - she renewed my season ticket whilst I was in hospital, because she thought it would cheer me up!

[Ron Manager]

Best to blame it on The Pony Express.

[Steve R]

I blame Drummond.  Nothing ever good comes from *that* side of the Pennines.  Whippet-botherers.

Times are hard Risso. Many of us have to make do with ferrets.

[Ron Manager]

Denise van Outen - the slut.

Things have never been the same since she corrupted Stanley VC.

And how she is getting top marks on Strictly I'll never know. Can't be sleeping with the judges as only 1 of them prefers women.

Er wasnt it Ulrika SG. I dont think DVO knows Stanley Victor

[Mister E]

we have good times, we have bad. this season was always going to be a bumby ride ... with the bellyaching!

You really ought to fix the broken spoke on your bicycle.

[The Laughing Policeman]

I blame Ron Saunders. If he hadn't stropped off to SHA in 1982 we'd still be League and European champions.

[Legion]

MO'N.

[hilts_coolerking]

MO'N.

Just MO'N?

[Legion]

Initially, yes. I blame him for being the root cause of our current situation. He is not solely culpable, though.

[SoccerHQ]

The board haven't covered themselves in glory at all since MON left really.

[Risso]

Initially, yes. I blame him for being the root cause of our current situation. He is not solely culpable, though.

He was just an employee.  The responsibility rests with his employers.

[Doorbell]

I've changed my mind, I'm going to blame the whole of the 1980’s and sports science.  If players were still allowed to smoke on the pitch and drink beer at half time, we'd have none of these highly tuned, highly paid players...I'll apply this to all sports....although Jimenez is keeping it real in golf with his cigar smoking.