Poll - Sherwood - got rid

[four fornicholl]

I genuinely think that the team that we have would be made to work under .....Brian Little. I honestly think that he jumped too early and has been treading water ever since. Once he had the Villa job he never really had his heart in any other job. Brian Little for me.

I was going to say the same
but it just doesn't seem right,does it?

[peter w]

It didn't but I think it does now. Its the right time.

[silhillvilla]

I genuinely think that the team that we have would be made to work under .....Brian Little. I honestly think that he jumped too early and has been treading water ever since. Once he had the Villa job he never really had his heart in any other job. Brian Little for me.

Think he's doing stuff for Jersey FA and Eire FA aswell as some radio work.
I'm not sure he'd want the stress of PL management.

[dave.woodhall]

1996 LC (W) FAC SF
2000 LC SF FAC Final
2004 LC SF
2010 LC Final FAC SF
2013 LC SF
2015 FAC Final

Considering we've managed that under the leadership of Doug and Randy, I'm impressed.  Just imagine what we'd be like if there was a financial level playing field and plastic clubs weren't allowed to buy trophies.  Or to flip it, just imagine how we'd do if we had competent, ambitious people running the club. If there was a level playing field we would more than hold our own against any club.

And I'm sure every other club could say the same.

[PeterWithesShin]

Considering most of think we've been at best under-performing, at worst shit, for a lot of the last 20 years and it's only Liverpool, Chelsea, Man Utd, Arsenal and Spurs that can match our cup runs, I doubt it.

[Lastfootstamper]

1996 LC (W) FAC SF
2000 LC SF FAC Final
2004 LC SF
2010 LC Final FAC SF
2013 LC SF
2015 FAC Final

Considering we've managed that under the leadership of Doug and Randy, I'm impressed.  Just imagine what we'd be like if there was a financial level playing field and plastic clubs weren't allowed to buy trophies.  Or to flip it, just imagine how we'd do if we had competent, ambitious people running the club. If there was a level playing field we would more than hold our own against any club.

And I'm sure every other club could say the same.

Yeah, but they're all deluded.

[Billy Walker]

Why don't cups count in your world? If anyone can do it, why are they the only clubs that can match us?

And it's 9th.

Cups do count but again they're a rarity rather than the norm as with top table clubs .

Cycles of success Luke.  Be patient and the wheel will turn Villa's way again . Those "top clubs" you're on about have all had long spells of being shite.  Villa have more roots, pedigree and history than the lot of them.

[Villa in Denmark]

Why don't cups count in your world? If anyone can do it, why are they the only clubs that can match us?

And it's 9th.

Cups do count but again they're a rarity rather than the norm as with top table clubs .

Well I wouldn't call averaging at least a semi final every 3 years a rarity. In fact with our strike rate, you're kind of arguing against yourself.

No one's claiming that we're on a plane with the megabucks clubs, but we sure as hell are a damn sight bigger and better than the majority of the rest of the division and a good chunk of Europe too.
Not even the soul numbing shitness of the last 5 seasons can destroy that (yet).

[four fornicholl]

class is permanent

[PeterWithesShin]

It's every other year! 9 times we've reached at least the semi-final of a cup competition in the last 20 years.

[Dave]

Considering we've managed that under the leadership of Doug and Randy, I'm impressed.  Just imagine what we'd be like if there was a financial level playing field and plastic clubs weren't allowed to buy trophies.

I daresay that there were plenty of clubs complaining about the lack of a financial level playing field when we were able to spend thirty million quid two summers in a row buying two new defences, or even when we were able to throw £24m at a striker to make sure we weren't relegated.

I forget who did go down that summer, but I bet one or two or them would might have grumbled that they might have stayed up had they been able to sign one of the best strikers in the league that January.

[Pat McMahon]

When it comes to showing my football knowledge credentials, may I own up to being one of the 98% that didn't want Ron Saunders as Villa manager.  Neither did I think Peter Withe was a good signing at the time he signed.  Brilliant me.

We must have shared a brain at the time Dave, as I felt the same on both counts.

[four fornicholl]

brian little and sid?
stupid or inspired?

[Lastfootstamper]

When it comes to showing my football knowledge credentials, may I own up to being one of the 98% that didn't want Ron Saunders as Villa manager.  Neither did I think Peter Withe was a good signing at the time he signed.  Brilliant me.

We must have shared a brain at the time Dave, as I felt the same on both counts.

I wasn't quite old enough to have been sufficiently well-informed to venture an opinion at the time on Saunders being appointed. But replacing my Andy with some journeyman clogger? He could fuck right off.

[four fornicholl]

fa cup finai 2015 European cup 1982 fuck em
were not that bad
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