Ian Taylor left out of tour...

[saunders_heroes]

Tayls is at fault here. I don't use twitter. And if he has got nothing good to say about the business that pays his wages then maybe he shouldn't use it either.

He is one of my all-time heroes but how anyone can defend him is beyond me. 

I'm glad he spoke his mind. We need someone connected to the club to have the balls to speak up when things get as shit as they are right now. He deserves at pat on the back from fans not criticism.

[Ads]

If he wanted to "speak up" then he should have resigned.

[pauliewalnuts]

Tayls is at fault here. I don't use twitter. And if he has got nothing good to say about the business that pays his wages then maybe he shouldn't use it either.

He is one of my all-time heroes but how anyone can defend him is beyond me. 

I'm glad he spoke his mind. We need someone connected to the club to have the balls to speak up when things get as shit as they are right now. He deserves at pat on the back from fans not criticism.

But that is a different point.

I, too, am glad he spoke out, someone needed to say it.

I can also see, however, why it might get him into trouble, which it has.

[saunders_heroes]

If he wanted to "speak up" then he should have resigned.

He probably should have. I did hear a rumour that Charlie Aitken quit his role at the club because of the way the club was run. Not sure how true it is though.

[Clampy]

Tayls is at fault here. I don't use twitter. And if he has got nothing good to say about the business that pays his wages then maybe he shouldn't use it either.

He is one of my all-time heroes but how anyone can defend him is beyond me. 

It depends how far he's gone with his criticism for me. If it was along the lines of 'the clubs a shambles, Lambert's clueless, Randy needs sell up' or slammed one or two players etc, then obviously he'd have overstepped the mark. If he's come out and said something like 'the results are not good enough' then that's fair enough surely, because they weren't. Even a club ambassador couldn't begin to defend 20 defeats in one season.

[saunders_heroes]

Tayls is at fault here. I don't use twitter. And if he has got nothing good to say about the business that pays his wages then maybe he shouldn't use it either.

He is one of my all-time heroes but how anyone can defend him is beyond me. 

I'm glad he spoke his mind. We need someone connected to the club to have the balls to speak up when things get as shit as they are right now. He deserves at pat on the back from fans not criticism.

But that is a different point.

I, too, am glad he spoke out, someone needed to say it.

I can also see, however, why it might get him into trouble, which it has.

I agree. The bit I find depressing is that he kept his job probably because he's agreed never to speak out again.

[garyshawsknee]

Id rather Taylor talk on the radio from the heart about Villa than be a club ambassador, sounds a bit of a naf role and besides I bet Hendrie needs the money more than Taylor does.

[saunders_heroes]

Id rather Taylor talk on the radio from the heart about Villa than be a club ambassador, sounds a bit of a naf role and besides I bet Hendrie needs the money more than Taylor does.

It's a well paid role apparently. No wonder it's highly sought after.

[LeeS]

Id rather Taylor talk on the radio from the heart about Villa than be a club ambassador, sounds a bit of a naf role and besides I bet Hendrie needs the money more than Taylor does.

I agree, it does seem a bit naf. But we are not a charity. The job should go to whoever is best suited to the role, not just be used to give handouts to profligate former players who pissed all their vast wealth on fast cars and booze.

Last season a mate of mine was on a corporate trip to Kiev with Man Utd and they took Bryan Robson, Nicky Butt and a few others along. Their job was basically to stay up all night boozing with the clients and making them feel important. It seems like such a come down for a genuine footballing legend like Robson. Although, he is a top bloke by all accounts.

John Barnes does a similar role with Liverpool.

[john e]

Tayls is at fault here. I don't use twitter. And if he has got nothing good to say about the business that pays his wages then maybe he shouldn't use it either.

He is one of my all-time heroes but how anyone can defend him is beyond me. 

For one of your all time heroes you sure don't know much about him

'Nothing good to say' have you ever heard Taylor talking about Villa ?
Obviously not, I can't think of any other ex player who has promoted and talked positively about the club on a regular basis as Taylor

It's beyond me how anyone can fault Taylor for his support of the club over the years,
To be honest the criticism of Taylor by Villa fans for saying next to nothing is a disgrace

[dave.woodhall]

Tayls is at fault here. I don't use twitter. And if he has got nothing good to say about the business that pays his wages then maybe he shouldn't use it either.

He is one of my all-time heroes but how anyone can defend him is beyond me. 

For one of your all time heroes you sure don't know much about him

'Nothing good to say' have you ever heard Taylor talking about Villa ?
Obviously not, I can't think of any other ex player who has promoted and talked positively about the club on a regular basis as Taylor

It's beyond me how anyone can fault Taylor for his support of the club over the years,
To be honest the criticism of Taylor by Villa fans for saying next to nothing is a disgrace

I may be wrong but I think he's the only ex-player the club employ; that makes a difference. Then again this just goes to show the ludicrous emphasis placed on social media. Every organisation seems paranoid about it and everyone's thoughts are given ridiculously wide coverage.

[villasjf]

I wonder if Stan Collymore will be writing in the match day magazine next season as he has spoken about the club saying how he sees it.

[garyshawsknee]

Tayls is at fault here. I don't use twitter. And if he has got nothing good to say about the business that pays his wages then maybe he shouldn't use it either.

He is one of my all-time heroes but how anyone can defend him is beyond me. 

For one of your all time heroes you sure don't know much about him

'Nothing good to say' have you ever heard Taylor talking about Villa ?
Obviously not, I can't think of any other ex player who has promoted and talked positively about the club on a regular basis as Taylor

It's beyond me how anyone can fault Taylor for his support of the club over the years,
To be honest the criticism of Taylor by Villa fans for saying next to nothing is a disgrace

I may be wrong but I think he's the only ex-player the club employ; that makes a difference. Then again this just goes to show the ludicrous emphasis placed on social media. Every organisation seems paranoid about it and everyone's thoughts are given ridiculously wide coverage.

It true what Danny Kelly said last night, it's modern day pub talk but it stays out there forever and is no gauge to how the majority think.

[dave.woodhall]

Tayls is at fault here. I don't use twitter. And if he has got nothing good to say about the business that pays his wages then maybe he shouldn't use it either.

He is one of my all-time heroes but how anyone can defend him is beyond me. 

For one of your all time heroes you sure don't know much about him

'Nothing good to say' have you ever heard Taylor talking about Villa ?
Obviously not, I can't think of any other ex player who has promoted and talked positively about the club on a regular basis as Taylor

It's beyond me how anyone can fault Taylor for his support of the club over the years,
To be honest the criticism of Taylor by Villa fans for saying next to nothing is a disgrace

I may be wrong but I think he's the only ex-player the club employ; that makes a difference. Then again this just goes to show the ludicrous emphasis placed on social media. Every organisation seems paranoid about it and everyone's thoughts are given ridiculously wide coverage.

It true what Danny Kelly said last night, it's modern day pub talk but it stays out there forever and is no gauge to how the majority think.

Excuse me. It's true what Danny Kelly AND I said. Unfortunately, as with some of the general's comments we saw how something posted online can be blown up and twisted for public consumption. 

[Chico Hamilton III]

Regardless of whether Taylor was right or wrong to criticise the club, why didn't Villa come clean about his absence? so we need a new manager, new owner, couple of midfielders, a defence and a new Head of Public Relations.