03 Feb 2017 20:06:54
I'm a newbie. I love my club and want the best. I am not sure where we go at the moment. We blamed McLeish got rid no improvement. We blamed Sherwood got rid no improvement. Be blamed RDM got rid no improvement. We blamed Guzan Clarke Cissoko Westwood Ayew Gestede McCormack got rid no improvement.
It can't go on something is fundamentally wrong in our famous club.
03 Feb 2017 21:36:02
Welcome gogirl.
Yes there is something wrong. We make a change and expect instant results
It doesn't work that way. Plus, some of those changes have been pretty catastrophic. Lerner overshadowed all of it of course and he is thankfully gone
Things will improve. Stay with it.
03 Feb 2017 22:14:18
You are right mate but if you look Sean Dyche has had touch times at Burnley they stuck with, same can be said for Eddie Howe, look at Arsenal their consistently good but they haven't been the best in England for years, they maintain champions league by sticking with the same guy.
I hated pulis as all he does is mention the villa but watched him on the prem league show and you can see why baggies stuck with him when all the fans wanted him out and look at them now, reaping the rewards!
Even if we don't make promotion push now with this squad I'd want Bruce next year, and stick with, we have the squad now just need the manager to have enough time to get his ideas across and give the whole club some stability.
04 Feb 2017 01:06:21
Mendax, thank you for your welcome, i know patience i have hung on in there with the old fellah for thirty years hoping things would improve, they haven't and it's way too late to change now. Let's hope our beloved team don't follow my patience. I have a good feeling about tomorrow though and think Bruce is a good honest man, I know you make your own luck, but I really don't think we have had our fair share of late and it's due to change just a good feeling I have. So hang on in there I will.
04 Feb 2017 11:39:53
Glad to hear it mate. You have a similar history to mine by the sound of it
I'm not sure about tonight. One part of me says "by the law of averages we have to get an away win" the other "it's Villa, we're on the telly, it's a humiliating loss"
I'll be flip-flopping all day I suspect.
04 Feb 2017 11:44:26
Oops, I just realised, when you say "old fellah" you were on about your husband and lot Doug Ellis Lol.
I just want to make it clear, when I say we have a similar history, I have not been married to a chap for 30 years and am annoyingly happy with MRS MENDAX!
I'm sure Mr Gogirl is not as bad as you suggest. Enjoy the game.
{Ed001's Note - the time to worry is when you find out gogirl is actually Mrs Mendax.....}
04 Feb 2017 12:20:49
Mendax, Mr gogirl is a blue nose so things are that bad, be positive for tonite I have a good feeling.
04 Feb 2017 12:33:19
Ooooh Blimey, Gogirl. I take it back. Kick him to the curb.
03 Feb 2017 10:57:52
So with Jedinak out this weekend I reckon a 3412 after the defensive horror show at Brentford.
Johnstone
Chester Elphic Baker
Bree Lansbury Hourihane Amavi
Grealish
Hogan Kodija
We won't miss that tall presence in the middle as every goal kick/long ball one of the back three steps up to win it. Amavi won't be caught out as wheneve they go down the left one of the centre backs push over along with one of the centre mids. Grealish in the middle running directly at them drawing fouls.
Kodija not alone up top so one looks to run in behind and the other come to feet. The two centre mids can pick a pass as well as anyone in the division and when one goes up to run off the striker/interplay with Grealish the other one can sit back. Could argue to switch Bree with Adomah but I think it would be a good way to bring him in as he should always have back up in this formation.
03 Feb 2017 12:56:22
I'd go with this Chris. The addition on Bree allows us to play with wing backs and puts both Lansbuy and Hourihane where they should be.
03 Feb 2017 15:10:36
Chris, we should have had a back 3 ages ago and it is interesting that many posters have disagreed.
Not sure if Elphick is the right man but we don't have a choice.
I was not a great fan of Clarke but we could do with him at this time.
However if Elphick is going to take his chance then this would be it. We must wait and see what SB does but if he stays with a pair at the back we will continue to leave the door wide open.
Hogan may solve the goals for but if we keep leaking then no matter how many we score we could still be looking at drawn games.
Not much time left to get to play offs so 3 pts next game essential.
03 Feb 2017 18:36:36
I agree mate, elphic isn't the best but with two either side he could be alright.
03 Feb 2017 08:42:30
Walk the walk, do you know for sure he never missed training under rdm?
As for playing well for rdm, not too sure about that? and how come if he was so happy under rdm, i don't remember him going media friendly and opening up about how life is great at V.P.
to say bruce's football is boring, well you think benitez is playing barca style? its well documented that pretty football wins you plaudits, but not promotion in the championship, its a war of attrition.
you say turn it around quick, so by your reckoning mourinho should have got the sack too, because it took 8 or 9 games for his team to start clicking.
and let's say we beat on bruce, who can come in and 'turn it around' double quick lively? it takes just graft and time to gel. next time your at one of your meetings with the doctor, interject your idea into conversation and let us know how it goes, because our biggest asset now is going to be patience.
so stick to your beliefs absolutely, but give bruce at least a chance to get the boys clicking before you sharpen your axe!
03 Feb 2017 09:55:54
These type of very poor performances we see every week with no sign of improvement you have to question the manager now
He keeps on saying it's not acceptable how we are playing but nothing changes,
We have a very attacking line up now but tactical enept on Bruce's part is holding us back.
The only good performances have been against Brighton and first half against preston. I do question if Bruce is up to the job to be honest. On paper we should be doing much better but we seem to be going backwards at a fast rate.
The dr will be hoping he see's big improvement come end of season because I can see another change coming at the managers door? We just do not learn do we?
We get top championship strikers then when they play for us they turn into big flops!
There must be a curse down at the villa. Another defeat on Saturday is totally unacceptable in my eyes. We would then have more chance of relegation than promotion!
03 Feb 2017 13:09:00
i agree mate