Eric Black

[The Edge]

He's simply carrying out the task his employers have set him. What else can he do? From the off I've found him to be very dour,dull, tactically inept and has absolutely no intention of appeasing the crowd. He seems about as inspirational as a pair of old carpet slippers. And he shows absolutely no affinity to the club and it's supporters. He will carry the can till the end of season then stand in line for his pay off. A fitting end to this shambolic season......
Onwards and upwards.

[BOB MANSFIELD]

Evening.
Don't know if you've tried watching this 2nd Division stuff, but I am watching now hopeful of a Middlesbrough landslide ( Blue shite of course - been singing " sh*t on the Villa since before the start) but it is really abysmal dismal stuff, giving the ball away all the time, kicking lumps out of people's heads ( that's OK when a Boro player does it ), Georgie Boateng trying to be a pundit.
It is dreadful.
It should suit us fine.

[brian green]

I am NOT linking Hillsborough with Eric Black and it is not a cheap shot.  I related something I am currently thinking about the way football fans have been treated by all forms of authority for as long as I can remember.  I had a very long conversation with my son on this very topic and as you all know my son has been covering this story in depth.  His words were the fans did not erect the fences they were crushed against.

The point, I accept, is not ideally suited for a thread devoted to Eric Black but regardless of that, my thoughts about football supporters' place in the modern game and more importantly the game's attitude to them,  are sincere, valid and honestly expressed.

[Allan C]

It's not Eric Black's fault. As a succession of managers have found out, the team are awful. It's that simple

[PaulWinch again]

It's not Eric Black's fault. As a succession of managers have found out, the team are awful. It's that simple

Losing is not his fault. However picking the most conservative team possible is. The majority of fans want to see a bit of flair and excitement in our last few games, but Black has selected teams that will lose in a boring manner and that is the issue. We have players who could, potentially, excite the fans. Now is the time to give them a shot.

[Allan C]

It's not Eric Black's fault. As a succession of managers have found out, the team are awful. It's that simple

Losing is not his fault. However picking the most conservative team possible is. The majority of fans want to see a bit of flair and excitement in our last few games, but Black has selected teams that will lose in a boring manner and that is the issue. We have players who could, potentially, excite the fans. Now is the time to give them a shot.

That sounds great and we would love it but which players will show flair and excitement?? Black is in exactly the same position as the others. The players picked are possibly the best available and that's why we are going down. I don't think any other manager would do any better with the awful squad we have. I feel so sad but it's a fact

[mike]

He has been given two slices of bread and a steaming pile of poo. I don't think we can criticise him for serving up a shit sandwich or telling us in his defence that he accepts it's a shit sandwich and he only had two slices of bread and a steaming pile of poo to work with. Adding in a couple of different players may give him the option to serve us shit on toast for a change, I suppose.

[Villain1874]

He's simply carrying out the task his employers have set him. What else can he do? From the off I've found him to be very dour,dull, tactically inept and has absolutely no intention of appeasing the crowd. He seems about as inspirational as a pair of old carpet slippers. And he shows absolutely no affinity to the club and it's supporters. He will carry the can till the end of season then stand in line for his pay off. A fitting end to this shambolic season......
Onwards and upwards.

^^This^^
Plus I don't like him...

[adrenachrome]

[claret and blue blood]

Lol!

[CAitken]

It's not Eric Black's fault. As a succession of managers have found out, the team are awful. It's that simple

Black creates the toxic atmosphere by selecting players that the fans are going to jeer straight from the announcement of the team. As soon as we concede it's" you're not fit to wear the shirt". If he selected Lyden, Grealish, Traore, Veretout, Okore ( before he pissed him off), Clark, Gil, Gestede,put some of the U21's on the bench, the jeers would be stifled. We would still probably lose the game but the support would be behind them. The habitual losers he keeps selecting now are despised by the fans and now so is he.

[ChicagoLion]

It's not Eric Black's fault. As a succession of managers have found out, the team are awful. It's that simple

Black creates the toxic atmosphere by selecting players that the fans are going to jeer straight from the announcement of the team. As soon as we concede it's" you're not fit to wear the shirt". If he selected Lyden, Grealish, Traore, Veretout, Okore ( before he pissed him off), Clark, Gil, Gestede,put some of the U21's on the bench, the jeers would be stifled. We would still probably lose the game but the support would be behind them. The habitual losers he keeps selecting now are despised by the fans and now so is he.

yep and he has done it again

[curiousorange]

I have some sympathy for Black. I too cannot wait for this season to finish.

[UK Redsox]

No Guzan in goal, so there won't be a Jackpot win today

[CAitken]

2-1 up with 10 men and he takes off a Gana and puts on Sinclair. Suicide, the man's a moron.