Keyblade Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 It's hard to explain but pretty much every substantial decision he he makes feels wrong. Hopefully my intuition is misguided and he has it all in the bag. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Reivax_Villa said: SG gets my backing until March. If he is under performing by Christmas then I doubt he will improve between then and March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, OLDVILLAIN said: I dont care if they name the Villa Mascot as Captain... Im more worried about who is going to convert all the chances we are going to create over the upcoming season. Yep completely, that’s why I’m enjoying this sideshow for the evening because the reality is that we have bigger problems in the cold light of day as you mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax_Villa Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 A few weeks before the winter transfer window? Quote 6 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: If he is under performing by Christmas then I doubt he will improve between then and March. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, nick76 said: Yep completely, that’s why I’m enjoying this sideshow for the evening because the reality is that we have bigger problems in the cold light of day as you mention. McGinn as captain could turn out to be a big problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, Keyblade said: It's hard to explain but pretty much every substantial decision he he makes feels wrong. Hopefully my intuition is misguided and he has it all in the bag. I wouldn't go that far - but I know what you mean. Whereas under Deano it felt right most of the time, and low and behold we kept improving, until that dreadful pre-season last year cost us big time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: McGinn as captain could turn out to be a big problem. Why? He was playing every game anyway so no real change there so it’s just other things which if it’s not on the pitch what big problems could it cause? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 It’s a bold move and not one I’d have done. There is no doubt that McGinn will be fired up for it, and it could make him step up a level. Let’s hope it does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Making McGinn captain is a very strange decision. He isn't even our best midfielder. We always get pelters from McGinn fans if we criticise him. I assume some posters will be happy with the choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 minute ago, nick76 said: Why? He was playing every game anyway so no real change there so it’s just other things which if it’s not on the pitch what big problems could it cause? That is the problem for me, he will play every game. And I am not convinced that is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: Making McGinn captain is a very strange decision. He isn't even our best midfielder. We always get pelters from McGinn fans if we criticise him. I assume some posters will be happy with the choice? Tbf the managers makes the call and he knows both players better than any of us. I like Mcginn. My problem is more the way the issue has been handled than the decision itself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: That is the problem for me, he will play every game. And I am not convinced that is a good thing. I don’t think him being made captain changes that. Gerrard loves him so would’ve played him whether he was captain or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zatman Posted July 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2022 Shameful manager...if only Mings or Emi dressed like a turkey they could be leaders Relegation battle here we come 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, Zatman said: Shameful manager...if only Mings or Emi dressed like a turkey they could be leaders Relegation battle here we come Bit of an overreaction mate. John McGinn being captain isn't going to put us into a relegation battle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 20 minutes ago, Condimentalist said: I wouldn't go that far - but I know what you mean. Whereas under Deano it felt right most of the time, and low and behold we kept improving, until that dreadful pre-season last year cost us big time. Sorry that is nonsense. The last 2/3rds of that season we were rubbish under Dean. We were displaying relegation form for 10 months (across the end of one season and the start of the next). We were making the same mistakes week after week. To be fair we seem to still be making the same mistakes now. If Dean had made more right decisions between January and October 2021 he wouldn't have been sacked. Almost all the criticisms I read about Gerrard (not finding a system that works, not making the right substitutes, not dropping / taking off players out of form) were exactly the same things people were saying about Smith. Smith had 10 months to find a solution. Gerrard's record last season was better than Smith's and yet somehow some people seem intent on passing all the blame to him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Reivax_Villa said: A few weeks before the winter transfer window? Yes. He can take a role in recruitment if the answer is always sign the finished article. I find it interesting that our expectations as a fan base are roughly in line with last season, despite all the investment in 'Gerrard's' squad (which theoretically is much improved from last season). Arguably, his predecessor was at least partially a victim of his own success in the second season up, it pushed up expectations - if we're bobbing around 15th come World Cup he should be out on his arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Maybe he’s already had enough of moaning Brummies so he is doing a Lambert /Bruce style stealth sabotage to get the sack along with the millions that comes with it! Next move is to not pick Beundia in the next squad and put Ashley Young on front: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 7 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Maybe he’s already had enough of moaning Brummies so he is doing a Lambert /Bruce style stealth sabotage to get the sack along with the millions that comes with it! Next move is to not pick Beundia in the next squad and put Ashley Young on front: Young with the Whelan moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Stevie G be trolling the haters right now 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 3 hours ago, jim said: Stevie G be trolling the haters right now What does this mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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