Dr T has pulled the trigger

[paul_e]

All that really does though is show how badly he fucked things up after that for most of us to not be all that shocked that he's gone.  That's the problem for me, we looked very good against Forest and his response was to completely change the shape of the team and remove all our attacking threat and we've put in about 45 minutes of acceptable performance since.

That's my take on it too.

Didn't we have 29 shots against Forest? Somehow that turned to about 3 against Preston.

we needed to find a way to keep the 29 shots, score from more of them, and when in the lead shut down the game in the last 10 minutes. And instead after having blown another late lead to Brentford we left Portman Road without having a shot on target. It was a true WTF moment.

Yep, that's his Leicester moment.  Didn't lose the game but threw away all the positives that had been there and only got them back for 30-35 minutes against Newcastle (I think I got things backwards and said Forest earlier).  Even then we found a tempo that made us look threatening and then went into the next game having slowed things down even more before playing Preston like a training ground exercise in keep ball.  It really is hard to overstate how poor it was from the manager.  I don't think the players did him any favours but if you're the manager and you see a team performing like that and you just sit and watch then you're fucked.

[sickbeggar]

I think Dr. T made a mistake. too early for him to make a judgement despite the appalling performance againt preston. good luck to the next guy but promotion this season? Nah.

[auntiesledd]

I think Dr. T made a mistake. too early for him to make a judgement despite the appalling performance againt preston. good luck to the next guy but promotion this season? Nah.

I think his biggest mistake was appointing RDM in the first place, but we all have our own opinion(s) on the matter. The fact is he's now decided a new manager is needed, so we can but hope he - & the rest of the Villa big-bugs - choose wisely and give the new guy a reasonable amount of time to get busy. Fingers crossed we get this shit sorted & get some much-needed positivity back into the club. It'll have been a long time coming.

[Comrade Blitz]

Someone needs to respond to the dressing room full of useless ****** in this way:

[ciggiesnbeer]

Good decision. I like RDM and given time he could have been decent, but Dr.X refuses to accept second best and given the amount of money he has invested I dont blame him.

[villadelph]

Good decision. I like RDM and given time he could have been decent, but Dr.X refuses to accept second best and given the amount of money he has invested I dont blame him.

Second best is one thing, 19th in the second division is a whole different story.

Love that Money Ball reference. I said it too many times already but I want someone with venom.

[Havencheese]

One of RDM's major downfalls I haven't seen mentioned here yet, was how late in the window the money was spent. I know there was the Euro tournament going on but how many of our prospective players were involved? Money talks and the Dr stumped up.

Elphick and Tshibola was a start but we didn't see McCormack until under about a fortnight before the season started and it went on from there. There was competition from Norwich to get him in also and wasters to get rid of but the tardiness to form this squad I believe has been a major contributor.

If RDM was waiting for the squad to gell, why wait until so late in the window to buy? Did RDM even know what players he wanted in the first place, or was he making it up as he went along? There's talent in this squad no doubt but some dents in the armour it seems.

The sheer woolliness of our past few (four? I've lost count) manager's is really starting to piss me right off. We need someone with a semblance of control over the squad, on match day and an eye on the future.

[mr underhill]

where on earth has the Tim Sherwood redux shit come from? FFS!

[sid1964]

Sky Sports must have Sherwood's number on speed dial, because every time there is a vacancy they phone him to talk about it. Can see Tim being manager of QPR, before much longer.

[mattjpa]

why oh why any genuine fan would want Sherwood back is beyond me. The job is way too big for him as proved last time. He was afforded some leway last time due to hitting the ground running and having his hands tied behind his back somewhat - this time there is nowhere to hide. Whoever comes in needs 2 wins out of the first four games

[Nelson Lodge]

There were enough mentalists on WM last night wanting Dim Tim. Even little Alan Wright on WM talking to Goldberg this morning mentioned him as a possible!! Who in their right mind would want to go through that nightmare again. Plus none of these nut jobs said anything about his £2mill compo - no wonder TS says he wants another go at VP. Has the club motto been changed to "Mugs".

[paul_e]

I just assume there's plenty of idiots around who like him because he 'tells it like it is'.

[Damo70]

I just assume there's plenty of idiots around who like him because he 'tells it like it is'.

Except when his idea of 'what it is' is subject to change at short notice. Appreciate him for survival and the final and he was probably ideal short term. But I don't want him back.

[Bad English]

There were enough mentalists on WM last night wanting Dim Tim.

@Dr_TonyXia "Do not confuse Dim Sum and Dim Tim FFS!"

[remy]

Think the TS return is simply to wind the bulk of the fans up.

Read that a couple of neanderthal ex-players Mills and Savage seem to think Bruce wont be allowed to come because of his Birmingham connections ala Mcleish. No boys, it's because he was shite and proved it. The rest is media myth that perpetuates because of lack of interest in "ordinary" news.