Eric Black

[castlefields_villan]

Should have give the job to Eileen.

Come on. Eileen?

Now I must say, more than ever.

[PaulWinch again]

There is no justification for picking the team he picks each week. I may not have 35 years experience in the game, but I think my belief that maintaining consistency of selection, when all it brings is defeat, is completely pointless. I also think selecting some of the players who have some flair about them might just help bring the crowd back onside a bit. He goes on about the atmosphere in Villa Park, but he's massively contributing to that by picking tried and tested failures.

[ChicagoLion]

He is a complete idiot.
Can we list his achievements in those 35 years?

[ciggiesnbeer]

Managerial? None. Terrible track record.

Apparently he was a good enough player though.

[Exeter 77]

I've been thinking about all the players who played under Ferguson at Aberdeen and ManUre and can't think of any who have made a real impact at managerial level. Hughes and Bruce being the most successful with others such as Robson, McGhee and McLeish being uninspiring at best, Black doesn't even belong to the latter category.

[Malandro]

Perhaps I have the wrong attitude but I really don't give a hoot about Black and his team selections.
Since our relegation was more or less confirmed, I've been enjoying watching some of our players squirm.   

[dave shelley]

I understand what you're saying Mal but the minute the final whistle went confirming relegation was the minute the preparation for the promotion push should have started.  Despite whatever is going on at boardroom level, Black's position is one that he should be doing his utmost to  put that promotion plan into operation.  His team selections have proven the total opposite.  Get feckin rid.

[ChicagoLion]

Managerial? None. Terrible track record.

Apparently he was a good enough player though.

yes that was what I meant, his managerial success.

[Dave]

What are the chances - there can't be more than four people in the world who would put the current version of Kieran Richardson in a Premier League starting lineup, and they've all managed us this season.

[Malandro]

I understand what you're saying Mal but the minute the final whistle went confirming relegation was the minute the preparation for the promotion push should have started.  Despite whatever is going on at boardroom level, Black's position is one that he should be doing his utmost to  put that promotion plan into operation.  His team selections have proven the total opposite.  Get feckin rid.

He'll be gone soon enough but I don't believe he's sabotaging us like our last caretaker.
My hope is NOT for a new manager. I want a new owner first.

[gpbarr]

I get the abuse though think it's over the top. What does he have to gain by doing anything other than naming the same tired 11 or 12? He's going to lose his job, he sees what everyone else sees (players don't give a toss), and while he sticks around he will pick up a nice pay check.

He is hardly motivated to do anything.

[aj2k77]

He is hardly motivated to do anything.

No one at the club is. Theyre all place holders in limbo waiting to see if/when we are sold. Show any ambition above anything than going through the motions and Lerner reigns you in.

[PeterWithesShin]

Metro

Acting Aston Villa manager Eric Black has said the ‘difficult atmosphere’ at Villa Park has made him scared to field young players.

Villa suffered another home defeat on Saturday, losing 4-2 to Southampton just a week after their relegation to the Championship was confirmed.

Some supporters have called on Black to ditch players who took the club down and give younger players a chance in the first team.

But Black says he is scared of exposing young players to the toxic atmosphere at Villa’s home games, which has reached a crescendo in recent weeks.

‘I’m fearful of that [fielding younger players]. I don’t want this to be detrimental,’ he said.

‘This is a difficult atmosphere for young players to play in. Certainly the home games’.

One experienced player who has come in for the brunt of supporter’s criticism is Joleon Lescott.

The former Manchester City centre-back has suffered a poor season at the heart of a Villa defence which has conceded the most of
any team in the Premier League (69).

Against Southampton, fans chanted ‘weight of the shoulders’ in response to how Lescott describing the feeling of going down.

But although Black said improved performances were the only way Lescott could repair his relationship with the fans, the 52-year-old commended the defender’s attitude in the face of all the abuse.

‘He’s a Birmingham boy and he’s been a fan all of his life. I can only imagine that he’ll be feeling it tough. But I can imagine that’s why he’s not downed tools and he keeps turning up,’ he said.

‘I can’t point a finger at Joleon Lescott in terms of his attitude. His desire to be in the team. So I’ll give him credit for that.’

[London Villan]

Oh just fcuk off Black.

[Jimbo]

Is this bloke thick or what?