Dr T has pulled the trigger

[aj2k77]

What's draining for me is having another goon manager who reacts slow and makes obvious dreadful tactical calls and selections. Its tiring going over the old give him time we are unlucky and he's still learning routine. There hasn't been a single manager here the last 20 years that I can remember who made a miraculous turnaround in to something different than when they first took the reins. We can give him all the time in the world but he is what he is. Without the huge financial advantage we'd have no chance. If he's not the right one lets not give another manager years and hundreds of millions of resources to fail and fuck us up long term and ruin the owner.

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Gregory.

He made us attacking an exciting to go from 19th or what have you to 7th. Then slowly turned us into the most boring Villa side I've ever seen.

[aj2k77]

Quite right, can you remember anyone who started off making terrible errors and poor selections then tactically transformed positively in a few months? The pressure of the villa job has seen off many a charlatan.

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Nope. Only ever gets worse. Its not looking good and I cannot believe anybody has any genuine confidence that the balloon will turn it round.

[David_Nab]

The errors where made in the window , the midfield was left one paced without mobility made worse by the horrible tactics we are playing.

Beyond Tony I can't believe that Wyness and Round ,who have been in game long enough are going to sit watching this thinking the team is woefully unbalanced.

I suspect RDM will be sacked and Jan will see us either buying or loaning to try and salvage the season

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I feel gutted about RDM really, as its yet another abject failure.

I wish McLiesh was still in charge, as it would have meant we'd finished top 8 or something year in year out. I hate it when they fail, the useless bastards.

[Chico Hamilton III]

We were on 6 points after 7 games under Taylor but then we went on an 11 game unbeaten run, winning 7 of them. Time to turn it round, RDM, or things will start looking very bleak for him and us

[RussellC]

Make it happen.

[OzVilla]

I agree that it's too early to drop RDM but he's left himself no margin for error in the next 8 games. we've played well in the main but not got the results.

I want him to succeed but we're in he Championship, it's all about winning games regardless of the opposition.

[wozwebs]

Stick with him for a while longer but Tony the Tweeter has been ominously quiet on there since the result.

[mr underhill]

if we get spanked like QPR did  against the Jawdies, Tony's going to pull the trigger

[Holte L2]

I'd be straight over to St Andrews for Gary Rowett.  He's tactically astute, and has made that shower look a decent side.  He's a Villa man and with our financial clout surely we could get him.

[RussellC]

I'd be straight over to St Andrews for Gary Rowett.  He's tactically astute, and has made that shower look a decent side.  He's a Villa man and with our financial clout surely we could get him.

To be honest, that's a very good shout.

[AVH87]

It is still early, but we aren't improving like we should be given the fact we've been adding to the squad as games have gone by and RDM has had longer to work with the players.

If he doesn't show some tactical nous (which he probably won't as he doesn't appear to have any) and get results in the next 4 games leading up to the International break, then I think he could be a goner in early October. If we get beaten heavily by Newcastle before that, he probably won't even last that long. Steve Bruce would be my choice, 2 promotions with Hull and 1 with SHA. I don't care if he isn't glamorous, he doesn't need to be, the players are and would prosper under an organiser.

[Holte L2]

Maybe we should play Grealish as a third central midfielder? He might not be the strongest but he doesn't lose the ball much these days, he does work hard, and he might do fine if shielded by another two.

I'd play 4 in Midfield.  Jack on the left - Adomah on the right once fit. Jedinak and Tishbola in the middle. 

Ross and Kodjia upfront. 

We're accomodating players. Four strikers starting a match is utterly ridiculous. Especially when we need to change things and we have no options.