Quote from: Toronto Villa on December 29, 2017, 02:51:28 PMWe continue to obsess over the owner when the finger should be pointed firmly at the manager and his inability to get the players playing to a level reflective of the investment made in them.There are 641 pages of fingers being firmly pointed at the manager, most of the 251 pages on here are about the owner's nonsensical tweets, hardly obsessing.
We continue to obsess over the owner when the finger should be pointed firmly at the manager and his inability to get the players playing to a level reflective of the investment made in them.
IN HINDSIGHT. I am sure all decisions made were in the best intrest soft the club at the time,Also Zia wants success with the Villa but it is not quite as simple to get things right first time from the car crash we were.Look at Wolves for example they have finally got something going now, but they went down to div 1. We can look at our injuries this season & I believe if we had Kodjia firing on all his cylinders we would be in a far bett position playing more palletable football than at present. Here's hoping 2018 can be better & the team take a bit more responsibility also put their chances away
Wolves may have gone down to League One, but their current success wasn't based on their resurgence. They were crap last season and new owners, new manager and better players have led to their dominance, not some culling of deadwood.
Quote from: curiousorange on December 29, 2017, 05:21:39 PMWolves may have gone down to League One, but their current success wasn't based on their resurgence. They were crap last season and new owners, new manager and better players have led to their dominance, not some culling of deadwood.I would also suggest the timing of their success is also linked with the tossing aside of old school british managers and coaches from top to bottom and replacing them with modern european ones.....Nuno Espirito SantoHead CoachRui Pedro SilvaAssistant Head CoachJulio FigueroaFirst Team CoachRui BarbosaGoalkeeping CoachAntonio DiasFitness Coach
Dr. Tony XiaVerified account @Dr_TonyXia1h1 hour agoLots fans asked me comment about someone’s opinion about ‘ambition’. I did learn dreams only come true when you practically work hard on it and I do think we may need 1or2 strengths at the most,no more instability. #UTV33 replies 36 retweets 352 likes
“Our FA Cup tie at Aston Villa on Saturday will be a fantastic experience for our chairman Darragh MacAnthony, the board of directors, manager, the coaching staff, players, officials and our supporters. When I was manager of Birmingham City I spent a lot of time at Villa Park as my old mate Ron Atkinson was in charge“The stadium is one of the best in the country, it creates a fabulous atmosphere and I am sure there will be a big crowd there at the weekend. I always got a lot of stick at Villa Park because of my Bluenose connection and no doubt I will get a lot of stick again.“Villa fans do not know how lucky they are to have Steve Bruce as their manager. Steve could easily have been Manchester United or England’s manager let alone Villa’s. I can’t understand some of the stick that Steve has received since he took over at the club, his record at getting Championship teams into the Premier League is second to none.“Villa have been in turmoil since Martin O’Neill left in my opinion. What I am amazed at is the lack of ambition shown by the Villa owner – why buy Villa if you don’t want to take them back to the Premier League? They have a great stadium, training ground and a huge fan base – I cannot believe the club is not backing Steve to the hilt.
From an article on theposh:Quote“Our FA Cup tie at Aston Villa on Saturday will be a fantastic experience for our chairman Darragh MacAnthony, the board of directors, manager, the coaching staff, players, officials and our supporters. When I was manager of Birmingham City I spent a lot of time at Villa Park as my old mate Ron Atkinson was in charge“The stadium is one of the best in the country, it creates a fabulous atmosphere and I am sure there will be a big crowd there at the weekend. I always got a lot of stick at Villa Park because of my Bluenose connection and no doubt I will get a lot of stick again.“Villa fans do not know how lucky they are to have Steve Bruce as their manager. Steve could easily have been Manchester United or England’s manager let alone Villa’s. I can’t understand some of the stick that Steve has received since he took over at the club, his record at getting Championship teams into the Premier League is second to none.“Villa have been in turmoil since Martin O’Neill left in my opinion. What I am amazed at is the lack of ambition shown by the Villa owner – why buy Villa if you don’t want to take them back to the Premier League? They have a great stadium, training ground and a huge fan base – I cannot believe the club is not backing Steve to the hilt.