McGrath right as Div 3 beckons

[passport1]

Several months ago I said on here that the atmosphere around the club reminded me of the late 60s. Someone took issue with me saying it was the most over the top statement he  had read on the site. Well I will say it again. The degree of apathy at every level of our club reminds me of the dog days of the sixties and early seventies. We all know what that lead to.

[clash city rocker]

Not putting this out as a conspiracy theory but watching the team ( yes I know it doesn't resemble a team) and listening to bits and pieces that appear in the press there seems to be an element of poison in the dressing room. Whether Garde will have the balls should he stay to get shut of the characters responsible remains to be seen.. but if certain players are causing problems then whoever the manager is next season should have these people identified to him and we should get shot of them no matter what it costs.

[Ron Manager]

Dog days, early seventies?. Vic Crowe I might tell you took us to Wembley after the two greatest games I have ever seen the club play...and that includes the European Cup Final!  In 71 even though we lost we were far superior to Spurs even though we were two divisions below them!

[placeforparks]

If we manage to be a solid top half Championship table team next year, I'll take it.

i'd just take some happy saturday afternoons!

[garyfouroaks]

I couldn't have anything to do with a club managed by Pearson.

There will be plenty who won't have anything to do with us managed by someone else.

[Lastfootstamper]

Can someone enlighten me as to what I could expect from a Pearson Villa? Would it be high-speed clinical goal-scoring football somehow achieved with the current squad of players a la what happened at Leicester, or should I turn up on matchdays and be unsurprised to see that he's lived up to some perceived psychotic persona by literally beating the life out of our starting XI in some mental dressing room "I'll fuckin' 'ave all-a ya"-style rumble in the hope that that works? Cos I've got to admit that I'm struggling to see any reasons at all to make me think he'd do any good here.

[Salsa Party Animal]

Trevor - where the article about McGrath saying this. Just want to read it.

[ronshirt]

Borrowed the works' time machine last night. First game 2018-19 is Dover away.

Here's the team:


                                                                                                                                    Guzan


                                                                                    Jong-An             Heung-Ree                  Auld          Dannn     

                                                                                                         Weir                                        Reid

                                                                         Money                                           Ball                                             Punt

                                                                                                                       Traficone


Subs: Flail Justinette Forza Carson Cash.


We get an away point.



                                                                                                                                             

[trevor fisher]

Sorry salsa party animal for taking a long time to reply, could not find the file I had put the article in. McGrath said this in the Daily Mail of 16th December 2015, interviewed by Spencer Morgan for Mail on Line. WHile the Mail is suspect, the quotes are as follows and as the interview did take place and there are pictures of him I have no reason to doubt they are genuine.

Headline is "We're heading for League One! Aston Villa legend Paul McGrath fears Randy Lerner will drag his old club to England's third tier".

Key quotes "I have always loved Aston Villa and it is because the way the fans have treated me. If there are not people who love the club then it is going downhill anyway. We are going to be second division next year, probably third division after and we are not going to come back".

he then discusses Randy Lerner. Article should be on line.

On signing my name, as there are no rules against it and some people like it , I will continue to do so. Its a name I am proud of, Hockley was my upbringing and Villa my heritage. A third generation supporter, my grandfather was the first and I was brought up to believe Villa could achieve anything it wanted to. THe sixties were the first time I doubted that, but once Vic Crowe brought us back out of the old third division it seemed we would never go back.

Sadly McGrath may be right.

Trevor Fisher

[olaftab]

Borrowed the works' time machine last night. First game 2018-19 is Dover away.
Here's the team:
                                                                                                                                    Guzan


                                                                                   Jong-An             Heung-Ree                  Auld          Dannn     

                                                                                                         Weir                                        Reid

                                                                         Money                                           Ball                                             Punt

                                                                                                                       Traficone

Subs: Flail Justinette Forza Carson Cash.
We get an away point.                                                                                                                                           

I think after that equaliser Traficone is heading for White Hart Lane where resurfacing is going on after their move to the new stadium.

[Dave Cooper please]

On signing my name, as there are no rules against it and some people like it , I will continue to do so.


Trevor Fisher

You tell 'em Trev.

Dave Cooper

[Legion]

Agreed.

Legion

[Toronto Villa]

Spot on Dave Cooper

Toronto Villa

[adrenachrome]

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[mr underhill]

Keep on keeping on Trevor.
Mr Underhill