Aston Villa Banter Archive January 13 2012

 

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13 Jan 2012 19:09:28
Just read the last few posts and feel like throwing myself off a bridge. Yes we need a clear out, and yes were not pulling up any trees this season. But we've had 18 months of uncertainty at the club, we need to back mcleish. The blokes inherited a disjointed team and his hands are tied financially. Whether we like it or not we cant compete with the top 5 or 6 clubs financially but were still in a better position than most. Mcleish needs to bring his own team in and the fans need to be patient. Replace Ireland, Heskey, Dunne ,Collins, and Warnock, they all offer little are overpaid and could be easily replaced. Fancy a win tomorrow. Up the Villa.

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Replace Ireland, Heskey, Dunne ,Collins, and Warnock,add AM and a get a manager who plays attacking football,on what grounds dose AM merit to be manager of aston villa

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There were less controversial choices agreed.But getting on his back, booing every game and generally moaning about everything helps nobody. support the club and back the team.

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13 Jan 2012 17:42:31
McLeish has said that we are unlikely to sign any more players in January and yet more talk of reducing the wage bill. Is all this emphasis on reducing costs in anticipation of his failure to keep us in the premiership ? It appears obvious to me that we need to sign a few quality players to maintain our premiership status (said it before the season started and it seems that the realistic predictions of many villa fans are now, unfortunately, coming true). Do the board and the manager think that we can survive with good results in the next 5/6 games (those that Keane is around for) ? if we win every one, doubtful with our current indifferent form, we would only have 41 points one point above the number that most managers agree is required as a minimum for survival. Hate to be pessimistic but if we don't buy we'll be in trouble as our back four have been less than impressive this season. You never know though, miracles might happen and Mcleish might drop Hutton, Warnock and Collins and play Cuellar, Clarke and Stevens (he can't be any worse then our regular full backs !). Here's hoping that we see something worth cheering about tomorrow but who knows, certainly not the manager as he seems incapabable of motivating the team to give a performance of effort, quality and consistency. If we're lucky we may get one out of three.

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13 Jan 2012 00:18:37
Now dont get me wrong theres a lot of people on here are very pessimistic. In my opinion who can blame them. We are lacklustre both on the field and the way the club is managed off the field. No i dont blame it all on mcleish either. Yes he is a terrible manager and it was scandalous that he changed the team that played against chelsea just to accomodate darren bent but that game is done now and we need to move on. My problem is with the chairman. Why he ever put mcleish in charge none of us will ever know BUT you cannot make that sort of a decision and not back the man financially. We need a new back 4 and a CM, maybe a new striker as darren bent will inevitably drop the club like a stone and leave. However something tells me that Keane will be the only player that comes in which i think is a travesty as the cost involved could have been put to better use on a permanent signing that is 1. not past it and 2. eligible to play more than 5/6 games for the club. I would love for us to relive glory days as too often as a villa fan we have to talk about history. This wasnt what lerner promised and i would like to think he would listen to the fans once in a while. Also the qatari takeover that is proposed....... bulls**t. Every other rumour site on here has rumours of takeover. This is the price we pay for what happened at man city and chelsea.

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Well said. i agree 100%. whats going on at villa, as club overall is a joke.

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Told you when you signed £ent what would happen

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