chrisvilla4 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Find it hard to critisise the fans yes some may boo and moan and have us scratching our heads but they still turn up home and away to watch this complete load of crap that we've had to endure for so long now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myko Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 2 hours ago, TrentVilla said: No. Just no. This self loathing/self critical stuff is just rubbish, sorry it is. I blame O'Leary. Our fans are no different to any other set of fans. Preach! It seems to be very fashionable at the moment to blame our fan base / crowd for the lack of team success and I'm getting bored of hearing it. The vast majority of Villa fans are class and I can't believe that the rest have a big enough voice to negatively influence the team in such a way. Next excuse 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Sorry, I came here thinking I might see some transfer speculation 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 1 hour ago, thunderball said: Sorry, I came here thinking I might see some transfer speculation Rumor has it we are after Moore Betterfanse from Holtendorne. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnock1984 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Favourites for Snodgrass according to the bookies - by a country mile too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robitee Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Just adding to the deadwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Snodgrass would be great at this level, but I'd rather we just sacked Bruce, regardless of who he signs the football will be shit and the results will be poor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Never heard of him but obligatory YouTube video slicing together his best bits makes him look exciting. Could be the Tonev of 2017 which is something to get the pulses racing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, villaglint said: Never heard of him but obligatory YouTube video slicing together his best bits makes him look exciting. Could be the Tonev of 2017 which is something to get the pulses racing! Not sure about the player but that kit looks **** ace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 1 hour ago, nnock1984 said: Favourites for Snodgrass according to the bookies - by a country mile too. Snodgrass plays on the right, why would we sign him when we have players for that position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I'd hold off committing to any transfers for a couple of days if I were the board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Yeah, let's send shockwaves around the football world and poach a world class manager instead, offer enough money and I'm sure you'd get a long list of top managers who would fancy the challenge and prestige of making this club great again, it surely can't be the hard to attract them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 55 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: Yeah, let's send shockwaves around the football world and poach a world class manager instead, offer enough money and I'm sure you'd get a long list of top managers who would fancy the challenge and prestige of making this club great again, it surely can't be the hard to attract them here. No 'world class' manager is coming near this club for a very long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREAT_BEARD_OF_ZEUS Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: No 'world class' manager is coming near this club for a very long time. If a relegated Newcastle with Mike Ashley in charge can tempt Rafa Benitez then i'd say we stand half a chance. It'll be down to whether we want to spend the money on one. Whether the people in charge of the club are capable of spotting a world class manager is another question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 13 hours ago, TrentVilla said: No. Just no. This self loathing/self critical stuff is just rubbish, sorry it is. I blame O'Leary. Our fans are no different to any other set of fans. I disagree - I think our fans are both a lot better and occasionally worse than other fans. A lot of it (certainly recent years) has been because we see ourselves as a club that belongs higher up the football pyramid - or, rather, we "should be" top half Premier League. Failings over a reasonable period of time have, naturally, affected the fans. We're not the same as other clubs. Our fans travel incredibly well, when the Holte is going we make a **** din and, at the same time, we're pretty quick to turn these days. It's understandable, I'm not particularly knocking it, but it's all part of the problem we're facing. The same way that, if everything was going swimmingly, I'm sure the fans would be part of that too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, GREAT_BEARD_OF_ZEUS said: If a relegated Newcastle with Mike Ashley in charge can tempt Rafa Benitez then i'd say we stand half a chance. It'll be down to whether we want to spend the money on one. Whether the people in charge of the club are capable of spotting a world class manager is another question! He joined them in the premier league to be fair, and in the scheme of things I'd hardly call him world class. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 (edited) Don't give Bruce anymore money please. Save the funds for the new manager to bring some people in January if needed. Edited August 15, 2017 by AshVilla 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 We do need more support on the left though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decamoto Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, bobzy said: I disagree - I think our fans are both a lot better and occasionally worse than other fans. A lot of it (certainly recent years) has been because we see ourselves as a club that belongs higher up the football pyramid - or, rather, we "should be" top half Premier League. Failings over a reasonable period of time have, naturally, affected the fans. We're not the same as other clubs. Our fans travel incredibly well, when the Holte is going we make a **** din and, at the same time, we're pretty quick to turn these days. It's understandable, I'm not particularly knocking it, but it's all part of the problem we're facing. The same way that, if everything was going swimmingly, I'm sure the fans would be part of that too. I agree for the most part though I think we do turn quicker against the team than other clubs when things aren't going well. This lessens our chances of winning from behind etc. The past few years have clearly influenced this as we never used to do it but it has had the effect of creating a downward cycle which makes it harder for the players. I'm obviously not blaming all issues on this though! Edited August 15, 2017 by decamoto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts