Poll - Sherwood - got rid

[Stirchley Villain]

We'll be down by Christmas at this rate. The worrying thing is he looks like he's given up already. Maybe he just wants his compo? Is so its Fat Sam for me... as I don't think Moyes would come. I feel dirty for saying it though.

[SoccerHQ]

Has to go and I've been a fan.

His team selections are getting bizarre now, where on earth did Crespo come from, was Clark injured?

Benching both Gil and Grealish, it's been shown year after year pace at home dosen'r work, we need guile and creativity. Stoke wouldn't park the bus like WBA so to not start either was criminal.

It's been a relatively good start to the season with regards who we've played. To simply pick up 1 point since the opening day is as bad as Lambert was producing so for me Sherwood started with a home game v Stoke and it should end with a home game v Stoke.

Gap is already at this early stage opening up between bottom 3 and the rest. Even if we beat Chelsea away or Swansea at home we'll still be in the bottom 3.

[silhillvilla]

Get rid now while we have a 2 week gap

[Ian.]

I've seen a few posts where people are saying it's time for Fox to admit his mistake etc. I don't think it was a mistake as Sherwood kept us up, I just think that's his limit though and now the right thing to do is to make a change and bring someone in who's experienced and proven tactically enough to bring together what looks like the makings of a good squad.

I reckon if I was appointed last season instead of Tictac Tim I'd have kept us up too. I'd have also fucked it up this season cause I'd have spent my limitations as a football manager.

[Villafirst]

Get rid now!! Bring in Moyes or Allardyce. He's out of his depth. Our dozy board probably won't act. No football brains at the top and a dumbwit who sits on the other side of the Atlantic...

[Ian.]

Id get rid of him tomorrow if I knew we'd be able to attract a decent manager to replace him, but what manager worth his salt would want to work under the restrictions of our esteemed chairman and his "couldn't give a fuck" attitude?

Not saying he would want to but Moyes might be able to achieve something here with the players we have and limited funds in January.

[kippaxvilla2]

I can't believe it's the same manager who was leaping around the dug out at the end of last season.

I'm starting to think that something has gone on and it's led to his demeanor changing.

I noticed that today, too.

Spent a lot of time sat down, expressionless.

They are human at the end of the day.  Great rewards yes.  But people baying for your blood everywhere you turn must be horrible.  I just don't think people who come to the club get how difficult a step up it is unless you are battle hardened and experienced especially in this league.

[aj2k77]

That's because he doesn't know what to do kippax. If he can't even get the basics of knowing what his first 11 should be and how he wants them to play then he's got no fucking chance of conjuring something up on the fly as things go wrong in real time.

[OzVilla]

I'm quite shocked at how poor and clueless we've looked and how quickly the TS experiment has collapsed.  I didn't ever want him, thought we needed experience but fuck me we should be miles better than we've shown this season.

I thought we should give him to Christmas but his post match comments really give it away. He has no idea what to do and that's just not acceptable, nor is his lack of fitness claim - ridiculous.  For a Manager of a professional Football club to admit he doesn't know his best team, what formation he wants hem to play and that they're not fit enough this far into a season is appalling and quite frankly farcical.

[Toronto Villa]

I can't believe it's the same manager who was leaping around the dug out at the end of last season.

I'm starting to think that something has gone on and it's led to his demeanor changing.

I noticed that today, too.

Spent a lot of time sat down, expressionless.

That's what happens when you've run out of ideas.

[kippaxvilla2]

It does again highlight the ludicrousness of footballs seemingly endless propensity for appointing people to senior positions without the required experience.   Imagine if I rocked up to Lloyd House at the age of 45 applying for a job as Chief Inspector, getting it, then watching the crime figures in my area go through the roof.  And then blaming it on having a lot of younger officers getting used to the conditions having been recruited from the Jean D'armerie.

[aj2k77]

No one has a clue what team is going to turn up at Stamford Bridge, including Tim.

[Ormy Droid]

I honestly thing he's going through some kind of mental breakdown at the moment. A different and even more bizarre line up every game, formations being ripped up after each half, the increasingly fractured nature of his post match interviews - it's all far too random, and the result of a frazzled mind. I don't think his pride (or his bank manager) will allow him to quit, but I think it would be the best thing for him and us now...Section him Villa, section him now!

[Percy McCarthy]

I honestly thing he's going through some kind of mental breakdown at the moment. A different and even more bizarre line up every game, formations being ripped up after each half, the increasingly fractured nature of his post match interviews - it's all far too random, and the result of a frazzled mind. I don't think his pride (or his bank manager) will allow him to quit, but I think it would be the best thing for him and us now...Section him Villa, section him now!

I couldn't bear Doug Ellis, but he'd spot all this a mile off and end it. Randy won't. Our only hope is Fox.

[Ian.]

I've just looked up some old posts from last season pre-Liverpool. It's all good and the one massive difference was that the team was set up to attack, quickly and efficiently. We even was tight at the back. We had belief and a hunger to win games. It was an exciting period after the dross we have had to endure for so long.

It's easy to fall for a manager which served that up pretty much from his appointment. The cracks began after the semi but he'd built up steam and a our first FA Cup final for god knows how many years for us to turn a blind eye to the poor end of season to the non appearance of our cup final. The signs were there though.