jdckelly Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 im sorry i momentarily doubted you in my mind chris your a genius (and a lovely bloke too) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Fucking hell, I really will have to kill myself when I wake up from this utterly ludicrous dream. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrBrown Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 And I do care how we play so we will have to agree to disagree. By the way I'm not a lone voice, the increasing numbers of empty seats are and will be evidence of that. 96% of the people in the other thread would disagree with that. He’s right though. The kind of football being advocatied (ugly, boring and negative) makes going to the match a fairly joyless experience. Winning provides a temporary respite from the drudgery but as it’s highly unlikely we’ll be winning many games next season what’s left is paying £20+ to be bored shitless for ninety minutes. While the ‘hardcore’ supporter might put up with it many will decide it’s a waste of money and find something enjoyable to do instead. Far better to invest a bit of money in the product and play your way to safety than reduce the pitch size and cross your fingers. I'm not sure anyone is advocating ugly, boring, negative football. The debate appears to be between those who would be willing to be relegated playing pretty football rather than ugly football, and those who can deal with a season of consolidation, where the football won't always be the best, but which lays the foundations for success in the long term, allowing us to progress to a level where we are playing great football on a weekly basis. I don't think anyone wants to see ugly football all the time, and given the choice between staying up playing attractively or negatively, it's really a no-brainer. That's not how this debate started, though. It started because a poster stated they'd rather be a yo-yo club playing nice football than stay up this year playing scrappy football. For what it's worth, my personal opinion is that we'll be far from an ugly side this year. I believe Hughton showed enough last season to suggest that he would, in an ideal world, like to play reasonably attractive football where prudent to do so (ie, against the majority of sides). How else do you explain his sticking with Guthrie over Smith, and his aquisition of a genuine winger in January? ahem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Can't fault him. The side look prepared and played short passes calmly in key areas (most of the time). He has also stuck by Carroll and has been rewarded in spades today. Make no mistake Villa are a good side, perhaps a little disorganised due to no MON, but still a very good side who will finish top 10. Superb day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Can't fault him. The side look prepared and played short passes calmly in key areas (most of the time). He has also stuck by Carroll and has been rewarded in spades today. Make no mistake Villa are a good side, perhaps a little disorganised due to no MON, but still a very good side who will finish top 10. Superb day. I don't think the football we are playing is as good as he would like due to the players we have at the moment. Too many slow midfielders for pass and move, but he's utilising what we've got very effectively. We are a bit like a refined version of Stoke at the moment. I would love to see us with someone like Ben Arfa in there insitead of Nolan. I know he got two goals, but I think our general football would improve 100%. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Im never making the mistake of doubting this man again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Only manager since SBR I've any time for, tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 embedded post-match interview here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8926011.stm Calm, collected and speaks sense. Hope he enjoys a drink or two tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Godspeed Chris! you mixed race emperor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guinness_fiend Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Only manager since SBR I've any time for, tbh. In all seriousness, me too. Yes, he's an easy guy to root for but he's slowly making the team his own and the spirit amongst the players seems immense. If we stay up this season, I'm going to lobby for a knighthood on his behalf! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Looking forward to seeing our new dark destroyer in CM holding and then Barton in front. Add a bit more movement and pace to this side and i'll be happy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Forgot we'd narrowed the pitch tbh. Never noticed it at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 His tactics since January have been almost always spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I still really don't know what to make of him. Good man manager, seems intelligent and likeable. More importantly he seems to be the right man for the job and for the foreseeable. Still have niggling doubts though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bywater Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Godspeed Chris! you mixed race emperor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Can't fault him. The side look prepared and played short passes calmly in key areas (most of the time). He has also stuck by Carroll and has been rewarded in spades today. Make no mistake Villa are a good side, perhaps a little disorganised due to no MON, but still a very good side who will finish top 10. Superb day. Only manager since SBR I've any time for, tbh. This and this Well done Chris, keep it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrBrown Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 embedded post-match interview here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8926011.stm Calm, collected and speaks sense. Hope he enjoys a drink or two tonight. The fact that he encouraged the team to continue going forward after half-time was nice to hear, also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 The fact that he encouraged the team to continue going forward after half-time was nice to hear, also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 One game so I don't expect the doubters to fully surrender their uber negative posts but those whinging like fuck before this game (as I did a bit) should really hold their hands up in here rather than waiting out for the next negative result to tell us "we told you so". I expected a 6-0 win against Villa more than certain posters to give him praise though tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Very impressed with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Wonder when Ashley might think about giving him a new contract? If we stay up with this squad it'll be a minor miracle considering we've done mainly bargain basement shopping. Look at the prices paid for Villa's squad for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 It would be nice if people would stop second guessing every single one of his team selections! Because your clearly all freakin' amateurs! "4-5-1, wah, wah, wah, wah ... " Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I moaned about the formation today, because I knew Hughton was being a negative wanker. At least I was proved right Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 One game so I don't expect the doubters to fully surrender their uber negative posts but those whinging like fuck before this game (as I did a bit) should really hold their hands up in here rather than waiting out for the next negative result to tell us "we told you so". I expected a 6-0 win against Villa more than certain posters to give him praise though tbf. I'm thoroughly embarrassed of my posts after seeing the line-up btw. What a wanker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I was the same mate and I am normally Hughton's lesbian life partner. It's just sad knowing how active this thread would have been if we had lost (not even thinking about a 6-0 loss). It's also dis-heartening how my first thought when the commentator mentioned earlier on how good a job he had done was "I bet a few scoffed at that". Today was a freak result but it's a real shame some won't even comment but as soon as the next bad result comes this thread will go mad again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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