Eric Black

[Chris Jameson]

I don't get the hate and abuse for Black, we're down, we've been down for months and he isn't responsible. I'm all for the shower of shite that has got us in this mess playing the remaining matches and being held up for ridicule. The only thing he's not got right is not insisting the cowardly twat of a club captain turns up to face the music.

[Steve67]

Chris, in a way, you're right but I think the vitriol for Black is that he keeps picking the same old shit and hasn't addressed the poor play on the pitch. We seem as bad, if not worse, than ever.

[Chris Jameson]

Don't get me wrong I'm not a fan or hoping he stays! He's been left with a bunch who have seen off two managers this season and don't look like they give a single toss about the club, Guardiola wouldn't get anything out of this rabble.

[mattjpa]

Sorry PW completely disagree, he is making a shit storm of it. If he put in a team made up of the few first teamers still with credit and the youngsters/b team the fans would be behind them 100% regardless of result. The atmosphere would change, heads would rise and foundations would be laid for next season. U talk about no choice but would this line up have done that much worse today;

Bunn
Hutton Okore Clarke Toner
Lyden Westwood Gueye Grealish
Ayew Green

Subs Gestede Traore Veretout and a few from the academy

So you'd have Bunn who hasn't shown he's much cop and despite his completely fallen stock with many Guzan has been okay ish recently. Clark was injured apparently, Toner is a kid who you'd introduce into a volatile atmosphere out of position, Okore has said he won't play, Lydein isn't a wide midfielder - I think - so you'd open him to scorn when yet another cross isn't successful or a run isn't made. Grealish for all his promise is coming off a very poor season and some injuries. Green is an interesting one but Black thought it best not to blood him right now. I can't see other than fans wanting or believing Green is going to make that much of an impact why Black's call isn't the right one.

Just because we don't like many of our players we shouldn't be shoehorning kids in.

You are missing my point, play that team and I don't think the atmosphere would be volatile. The fans don't want to be booing their own team, it needs to stop and I think most people want it to. Playing that team would give the fans a side to get behind, it would feel like the start of the next era. Okore is in there because it is a falling out with black that means he is not playing (he also gives a different account to black). Lyden could play in a 3, jack and green either side of Ayew. My point is we are down. The team that went out have now (on the whole)lost 10 in a row, only a fool keeps doing the same thing and expecting different results.
I stand by my original line up- they would beat what we sent out on Saturday IMO (hypothetically of course)

[clash city rocker]

There I was going to bed as I have a 5.00 am start tomorrow. Yep I know he has inherited the shisters from hell but he hasn't changed a bloody thing. Just same old same old but what really pissed me off about him was that comment which basically said the supporters know fuck all. Well Eric I'm sorry but from a playing perspective I think you should give the fans a lot more credit. We can sometimes see things that the likes off you can't. 

[ciggiesnbeer]

I dont hate him Chris, I am however very upset at his constant surrender attitude. Its embarassing more than anything else. Every press conference he does it, the last game he trotted out "we needed to score 4 goals and nobody expects that" or some such, the week before it was "nobody expects us to win so I thought we did well" then his most recent comparing the fans opinions to his 35 years of experience , after he just lost, again.

Yes he has a hard job, but even with the very low expectations put on him he has managed to disappoint.

[Toronto Villa]

I can't understand there being any reason to play Bacuna. None whatsoever. Not only is he horrible but it's a huge negative distraction. And Richards over Okore, Richardson over anyone. I don't entirely disagree with him not playing the kids but there are other senior players he could be playing instead of ones who are roundly disliked.

[dave shelley]

Have all you that are on Twitter seen Shaun Teale's comments re Black and Lescott today?

[Steve67]

Have all you that are on Twitter seen Shaun Teale's comments re Black and Lescott today?

Pray tell for those of us who aren't please.

[dave shelley]

Well jolean it proves on thing with or without pressure on your shoulders your still wank. ..oh and while we are on that subject do you think you could go and nourish Mr Lerner

Been a bit busy so just catching up .....Mr Black I have a question why o why play the same fucking jokers that have taken us down ....just shows you are a clueless Scottish prick


Copied and pasted.  Legion posted them on Facebook.

[Villa in Denmark]

Jack black could pick a better team than Eric black
Not one supporter in vp yesterday or anywhere in the world would of picked that Team

I'd fancy Bernard Black to pick a better line up than yesterday's.

Mind you it did have a suspicion of a Manny Bianco team talk.

[Villa in Denmark]

Well jolean it proves on thing with or without pressure on your shoulders your still wank. ..oh and while we are on that subject do you think you could go and nourish Mr Lerner

Been a bit busy so just catching up .....Mr Black I have a question why o why play the same fucking jokers that have taken us down ....just shows you are a clueless Scottish prick


Copied and pasted.  Legion posted them on Facebook.

Quite apart from the choice language, I'd say that must cut more than when McGrath weighed in a few weeks ago.
They can always lean back and say, well you can't compare us to a once in a generation player. But with Teale, who the greatest respect to the greatest moustache in 90s football, was a hard working journeyman, probably never had the talent some of these wasters have, but he'd eat this lot for breakfast and have enough left over for elevenses.
And why? Because he'd want it and it would kill him to think he hadn't left everything he'd got on the pitch trying.

[andyh]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/04/24/eric-black-pays-tribute-to-the-courage-of-boo-boy-joleon-lescott/

Black is seriously pissing me off.
He really doesn't get it does he?

[Risso]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/04/24/eric-black-pays-tribute-to-the-courage-of-boo-boy-joleon-lescott/

Black is seriously pissing me off.
He really doesn't get it does he?

He's clearly as thick as pigshit.

[Toronto Villa]

Is it possible that we have experienced the worst stand in Managers of all time? We have that fucking bonehead Kmac and his glorious team selections at Southampton and Tottenham, followed by this fucking moron. Is he that oblivious to the shit that has come out of Lescott's mouth recently, let alone his arse pocket tweeting cars? Oh and Wycombe the thick bastard. The sooner this club is rid of Kmac and Black the better we will be.