Time to Rebuild?

[old man villa fan]

What’s the latest on the ‘Villa Engine'?

The mechanic didn't know how to change the oil.

[four fornicholl]

What’s the latest on the ‘Villa Engine'?

The mechanic didn't know how to change the oil.

Nor get the fkn thing started.

[ChicagoLion]

What’s the latest on the ‘Villa Engine'?

The mechanic didn't know how to change the oil.

Nor get the fkn thing started.

What’s the latest on the ‘Villa Engine'?

The mechanic didn't know how to change the oil.

Nor get the fkn thing started.

The bloke who came up with this bollocks is the one that would be responsible for the rebuilding.

[in exile]

What’s the latest on the ‘Villa Engine'?

Someone put diesel in it and now it's ruined

[clash city rocker]

What’s the latest on the ‘Villa Engine'?

It's a solar powered engine so is always going to struggle in the winter months.

[kippaxvilla2]

It’s electric.  And doesn’t work on boxing days when Asda is closed for charging it up.

[Malandro]

What’s the latest on the ‘Villa Engine'?

Ask the African reverser

[brian green]

Dekcuf si ti.  Yrros.

[Mister E]

I genuinely thought Clarke and RDM would be catalyst for meaningful and long-term change.
This current guy was a retrograde step following the RDM crash-and-burn experiment.
After RDM, I'd have gone for Warburton who was at Rangers at the time.
Now, I think it has to be someone like Koeman or de Boer: both have experience of working in clubs where the academy is taken seriously and seen as a genuine feeder for the first-team squad; both are 'serious' candidates; both see beyond the narrow confines of the English game; both will bring some gravitas to the role and have credibility within the club.

[itbrvilla]

O thought that was what Wyness was doing being as he's a football man

[ChicagoLion]

It’s Pining for The fjords.

[eamonn]

Have Clarke or Di Matteo given any interviews since they left with insight into their time at the club? Would be interesting to hear what they thought.

[brian green]

I heard only one second hand story that RDM did not mind being sacked.

[SoccerHQ]

Already covered in the FFP thread but that will really bite us hand in the summer if we don't go up and we will have to sell key players.

Think we'll have no choice but to appoint a long term outlook manager, certainly won't have the resources to get another quick fix, chequebook manager.

[KevinGage]

I agree with the general train of thought, but think if we don't go up in the summer then it is the time to be looking at that kind of approach.  We still have a decent chance of going up this season if we can get the current squad performing and add a few decent signings next month.  Whether Bruce is the man to do that is highly questionable. 

Agree for the most part.

But say we muster one point or less from Boro away and Bristol at home (not an unthinkable sequence of results) and we could be seven points off the play-offs. That might just be enough to force the issue this season.

Automatic looks as good as gone.  To get automatic, you might be able to withstand a bad result here and there.  But not a bad run.  And not two -as we are enduring once again.  Any side would miss their best forward and best centre half. But the money he has had available in terms of transfer fees and wages should mean we are better able than most in this league to counter that sort of setback. If we look like we're struggling to even be in contention for the play-offs, Xia, Wyness and co have to make him walk the plank.