Dr T has pulled the trigger

[Ad@m]

If Bruce is the answer the questions wrong.

If RDM does get the boot, I'd bring in Pulis. He'd piss this division with our squad.

[Walmley_Villa]

Interesting to note that Steve Clarke never leaves his seat during games. With his coaching experience surely he can see the problems? I wonder how much of his input RDM is listening to?

[sid1964]

Please don't mention Pulis in the same breath as Aston Villa

If Pulis became our Manager, I would return my season ticket!

[PaulWinch again]

7 games in and time to look at the table...

17th in the fucking 2nd Division.  1 win, 2 points above relegation, 5 from the play offs.

How can anybody defend the manager? Appalling.

I don't defend him, but at the same time I think it's ridiculous to be talking about sacking him at this stage. I'm not happy with results, but it's 7 or 8 games. It's too soon to sack him.

[Clampy]

7 games in and time to look at the table...

17th in the fucking 2nd Division.  1 win, 2 points above relegation, 5 from the play offs.

How can anybody defend the manager? Appalling.

I don't defend him, but at the same time I think it's ridiculous to be talking about sacking him at this stage. I'm not happy with results, but it's 7 or 8 games. It's too soon to sack him.

Agree. Talking about sacking him is ridiculous. If Blues or Albion fans were doing the same to a new manager 7 games in, we'd be ripping the piss out of them for their fickleness. People need to calm down.

[VillaAlways]

7 games in and time to look at the table...

17th in the fucking 2nd Division.  1 win, 2 points above relegation, 5 from the play offs.

How can anybody defend the manager? Appalling.

I don't defend him, but at the same time I think it's ridiculous to be talking about sacking him at this stage. I'm not happy with results, but it's 7 or 8 games. It's too soon to sack him.

Agree. Talking about sacking him is ridiculous. If Blues or Albion fans were doing the same to a new manager 7 games in, we'd be ripping the piss out of them for their fickleness. People need to calm down.

Bit of a difference between the expectations of Blues chairman to Dr T. Blues haven't spent millions on new players. Dr T is seeing what we are seeing  and I can't see him lasting much longer.

[Clampy]

7 games in and time to look at the table...

17th in the fucking 2nd Division.  1 win, 2 points above relegation, 5 from the play offs.

How can anybody defend the manager? Appalling.

I don't defend him, but at the same time I think it's ridiculous to be talking about sacking him at this stage. I'm not happy with results, but it's 7 or 8 games. It's too soon to sack him.

Agree. Talking about sacking him is ridiculous. If Blues or Albion fans were doing the same to a new manager 7 games in, we'd be ripping the piss out of them for their fickleness. People need to calm down.

Bit of a difference between the expectations of Blues chairman to Dr T. Blues haven't spent millions on new players. Dr T is seeing what we are seeing  and I can't see him lasting much longer.

It's still too soon however much money you've spent.

[The Edge]

I'd give him the season personally, unless of course we do start to struggle. Sacking a manager 7 games in after giving him all that money would be embarrassing.

Surely 1 win in 8 is struggling?

I'd like to know what the half time team talk is about because they certainly don't out fired up and motivated.

[LukeJames]

What Blues fans think is completely irrelevant, every time they lose Rowett is 'A dirty Villa bastard'.

[David_Nab]

Has 3 games in my eyes ..if still not into double figures he will have to go.

Managers do need time but
1)He spent a bloody fortune and was clear after that  the midfield was   seen as an issue but many on here  and it's proved to be accurate
2)The players he brought alot was made of them being club captains ,experienced at this level.We are not seeing this

If he is sacked it could look too soon alternatively you leave it longer and when you still sack him the season is a right off.

Also take into account Dr Tony is trying to improve out branding ,get us more global recognition ...with all due respect losing to Luton ,failing to beat teams like Brentford who we have massively spent more than is not going to facilitate that .

[Clampy]

I'm just glad the internet wasn't around during Sir Graham's poor start.

[The Edge]

I'm just glad the internet wasn't around during Sir Graham's poor start.

Every  cloud.

[PaulWinch again]

7 games in and time to look at the table...

17th in the fucking 2nd Division.  1 win, 2 points above relegation, 5 from the play offs.

How can anybody defend the manager? Appalling.

I don't defend him, but at the same time I think it's ridiculous to be talking about sacking him at this stage. I'm not happy with results, but it's 7 or 8 games. It's too soon to sack him.

Agree. Talking about sacking him is ridiculous. If Blues or Albion fans were doing the same to a new manager 7 games in, we'd be ripping the piss out of them for their fickleness. People need to calm down.

Bit of a difference between the expectations of Blues chairman to Dr T. Blues haven't spent millions on new players. Dr T is seeing what we are seeing  and I can't see him lasting much longer.

It's still too soon however much money you've spent.

Exactly. What happens when the new manager hasn't won in his first three games? is it time to start looking around then?

I think there are three clear issues which conceding late goals consistently shows. Firstly that if you continue invite pressure in games you will eventually falter, we have to be more proactive and pressure teams. Secondly those 'leaders' in our team aren't doing enough at the moment. Thirdly I don't think our fitness is up to it, as it's impacting our collective concentration.

All three issues can be address and the manager needs to get a handle on it, but sacking him after 8 games is not going to do any good.

[brian green]

Our recurring problem over and over again is that we have been too slow to react to what is actually happening on the pitch.  The attitude that there is plenty of time and it will all come right in the end is what has got us 17th in the Second Division.  Caution will prevail and this season will go down the drain.  I might go to the odd game now and again but I am not going round the Wrekin again of a manager getting £3 million a year getting elementary things wrong.  Whatever they do or don't do, whoever comes through the doors of Villa Park or goes out of them it is too late to reignite my enthusiasm.  The combination of Lerner's vacuousness, the treatment of Remi Garde in the January window and the treachery of Eric Black reduced my Villa passion to a flicker.  RDM, nowhere near as bad as most of his predecessors, is my last straw.

[The Edge]

Our recurring problem over and over again is that we have been too slow to react to what is actually happening on the pitch.  The attitude that there is plenty of time and it will all come right in the end is what has got us 17th in the Second Division.  Caution will prevail and this season will go down the drain.  I might go to the odd game now and again but I am not going round the Wrekin again of a manager getting £3 million a year getting elementary things wrong.  Whatever they do or don't do, whoever comes through the doors of Villa Park or goes out of them it is too late to reignite my enthusiasm.  The combination of Lerner's vacuousness, the treatment of Remi Garde in the January window and the treachery of Eric Black reduced my Villa passion to a flicker.  RDM, nowhere near as bad as most of his predecessors, is my last straw.

If they dropped out of professional football altogether my enthusiasm for Aston Villa would never wane. It's in my DNA.