Have you all turned on Hughes?

[biffa]

Apart from Ferguson, what British manager managing has won anything until Redknapp last year.

pretty clear that we need to look abroad then

Spuds have done that on a few occasions and I bet have spent close to 250 million in the last 3 years with limited success. Strangely enough the best one they had was Jol and they sacked him.

But Jol IMPROVED the Spuds team - I don't see any improvement. In fact we were better at the beginning of the season, slightly.

We where rubbish a the start of the season and have improved greatly since then. If we hadn't we would be in th bottom 3, so please don't be ridiculous.

you started it!
"improved greatly" lol now I know you're taking the piss.

 

[Anonymous]

You can't stand the truth can you Moomba. Its a fact that the way both those teams play football, our fans would have been calling for their heads. Also Villa have now just won 2 of their last 10 games I believe. Are you seriously telling me City fans wouldn't be asking for him to be sacked?

Yes I am. You really should learn the difference between fact, and your opinion too.

Why? Its a fact both teams play an ariel game and rely on set pieces to score most of there goals.

So MON has a worse record in the Prem than Hughes in the last 10 games and you say you wouldn't want him sacked, but want Hughes sacked. I think that just goes to show its the rag thing with you.

I don't think anyone would want Hughes out if we were where Villa are in the league. But we're not.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

You can't stand the truth can you Moomba. Its a fact that the way both those teams play football, our fans would have been calling for their heads. Also Villa have now just won 2 of their last 10 games I believe. Are you seriously telling me City fans wouldn't be asking for him to be sacked?

Yes I am. You really should learn the difference between fact, and your opinion too.

Why? Its a fact both teams play an ariel game and rely on set pieces to score most of there goals.

So MON has a worse record in the Prem than Hughes in the last 10 games and you say you wouldn't want him sacked, but want Hughes sacked. I think that just goes to show its the rag thing with you.

sense has left the building, they are 15 points ahead of us

 

[bluepeter62]

The thing is football clubs are just like people. We all think we're unique but in the bigger picture we're all just the same.

I was speaking to a Villa fan and he says it's exactly the same at their place as it is here.

Fans constantly moaning, booing off the team after losing despite being in 4th position, people slagging off O'Neil and saying he's not the right man for the job etc

Now, we're in a very very lucky position of having financial security when the rest of the world is falling on its arse. If we were spending money we didn't have and buying crap players then I'd be a lot more pissed off at the club but the bottom line is that there is no rush. In 5 years time we're going to be a top top team no matter what. That thought is what stops me from going crazy when all this shit is going on. I don't think we have a devine right to be a great team just because we've spent loads of money, football at this level is about much more than that. It's about stability, it's about a bond between the fan and the players and it's about giving someone time to do this huge job. And by my watch giving a manager time isn't giving him 10 months, it's about giving him a couple of years at least.

If we're where we are now next season then I would say that Mark Hughes might not be the man for the job. But I honestly believe that we'll be a decent side next season, home and away. There's a magic countdown clock that's been running since 1976, it doesn't have many digits left on it. Be patient because it will be worth it in the end!

The trouble is too many fans believe we do!

 

[Anonymous]

The thing is football clubs are just like people. We all think we're unique but in the bigger picture we're all just the same.

I was speaking to a Villa fan and he says it's exactly the same at their place as it is here.

Fans constantly moaning, booing off the team after losing despite being in 4th position, people slagging off O'Neil and saying he's not the right man for the job etc

Now, we're in a very very lucky position of having financial security when the rest of the world is falling on its arse. If we were spending money we didn't have and buying crap players then I'd be a lot more pissed off at the club but the bottom line is that there is no rush. In 5 years time we're going to be a top top team no matter what. That thought is what stops me from going crazy when all this shit is going on. I don't think we have a devine right to be a great team just because we've spent loads of money, football at this level is about much more than that. It's about stability, it's about a bond between the fan and the players and it's about giving someone time to do this huge job. And by my watch giving a manager time isn't giving him 10 months, it's about giving him a couple of years at least.

If we're where we are now next season then I would say that Mark Hughes might not be the man for the job. But I honestly believe that we'll be a decent side next season, home and away. There's a magic countdown clock that's been running since 1976, it doesn't have many digits left on it. Be patient because it will be worth it in the end!

The trouble is too many fans believe we do!

I genuinely don't know of any.

 

[bluepeter62]

David Moyes and Martin O'Neil would all have been forced out at our place. It's shocking what we've become.

Bollocks they would have been. Moyes saved Everton from relegation after taking over, and took them to 5th in his first full year. Had plenty of runs on the board when he had his one bad season at Everton. O'Neill has improved Villa every year he's been there.

It's just fantasy to suggest that either would be forced out if they performed the same, and if Hughes showed half of what either did in their first season (with a fraction of the resources Hughes has had) there would be no suggestion of him being forced out either.

You can't stand the truth can you Moomba. Its a fact that the way both those teams play football, our fans would have been calling for their heads. Also Villa have now just won 2 of their last 10 games I believe. Are you seriously telling me City fans wouldn't be asking for him to be sacked?

and are still 15 points clear of us

He is in his 3rd season, not first!

 

[bluepeter62]

We where rubbish a the start of the season and have improved greatly since then. If we hadn't we would be in th bottom 3, so please don't be ridiculous.

16 points from a possible 33 in the league this year isn't that much of an improvement is it?

I hoped for more, but then again I am not an arrogant fan who expects all and sundry to lay down and die when we arrive in town, not that I am suggesting you are.

Building a team takes time and sadly like all walks of life, many want success yesterday without trying.

 

[bluepeter62]

You can't stand the truth can you Moomba. Its a fact that the way both those teams play football, our fans would have been calling for their heads. Also Villa have now just won 2 of their last 10 games I believe. Are you seriously telling me City fans wouldn't be asking for him to be sacked?

Yes I am. You really should learn the difference between fact, and your opinion too.

Why? Its a fact both teams play an ariel game and rely on set pieces to score most of there goals.

So MON has a worse record in the Prem than Hughes in the last 10 games and you say you wouldn't want him sacked, but want Hughes sacked. I think that just goes to show its the rag thing with you.

I don't think anyone would want Hughes out if we were where Villa are in the league. But we're not.

I am sorry, but there are still quite a few on here who would want him out if we where first. Also Villa have earned that through the hard work they have put in the last 2 seasons. Don't you think its arrogant of us to expect just to be there just because of money?

 

[biffa]

We where rubbish a the start of the season and have improved greatly since then. If we hadn't we would be in th bottom 3, so please don't be ridiculous.

16 points from a possible 33 in the league this year isn't that much of an improvement is it?

I hoped for more, but then again I am not an arrogant fan who expects all and sundry to lay down and die when we arrive in town, not that I am suggesting you are.

Building a team takes time and sadly like all walks of life, many want success yesterday without trying.

But why can Roy Hodgson do it without spending a bean with a bunch of journeymen and Hughes can't. I don't see the improvement.

 

[bluepeter62]

The thing is football clubs are just like people. We all think we're unique but in the bigger picture we're all just the same.

I was speaking to a Villa fan and he says it's exactly the same at their place as it is here.

Fans constantly moaning, booing off the team after losing despite being in 4th position, people slagging off O'Neil and saying he's not the right man for the job etc

Now, we're in a very very lucky position of having financial security when the rest of the world is falling on its arse. If we were spending money we didn't have and buying crap players then I'd be a lot more pissed off at the club but the bottom line is that there is no rush. In 5 years time we're going to be a top top team no matter what. That thought is what stops me from going crazy when all this shit is going on. I don't think we have a devine right to be a great team just because we've spent loads of money, football at this level is about much more than that. It's about stability, it's about a bond between the fan and the players and it's about giving someone time to do this huge job. And by my watch giving a manager time isn't giving him 10 months, it's about giving him a couple of years at least.

If we're where we are now next season then I would say that Mark Hughes might not be the man for the job. But I honestly believe that we'll be a decent side next season, home and away. There's a magic countdown clock that's been running since 1976, it doesn't have many digits left on it. Be patient because it will be worth it in the end!

The trouble is too many fans believe we do!

I genuinely don't know of any.

Cheltblue for one.