Comments for The Aston Villa five year plan, or lack thereof at http://www.avfcblog.com , comment 1 to 34 out of 20 comments http://www.avfcblog.com Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:03:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14907 oh dear god if taglor became manager how negative would we be then???? he'd have to moan and criticise himself everyday on here then. - ozavfc21 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:58:20 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14882 Taglor blue nose Andy5979 Brown nose - Leroy Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:14:30 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14881 MON was making a general point I thought about time. The club has a five year plan for ground development and improvements etc. On Taglors general point and rich footballers and managers we are all paid the amount others are willing to pay for our skills. Its not a footballers fault his skills are in high demand and attract high wages. Sadly for me my own skills and talents have never been worth a can of beans but I don't mind others earning millions, and in the case of the current Villa team they give me a lot of entertainment and pleasure. One last thing why when we have one of the best Managers in europe do some have to keep moaning at him, he transformed this club already so why not just be grateful he chose us. - davevilla111 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:36:23 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14878 first post on here so have mercy i was a bit concerned about the attendance against manure in the cup but was excusable because of the way the tickets were allocated. yesterdays gate was way down again for no reason i can discern , and don't blame apres Christmas poverty because it was Christmas in Manchester and London too......i wonder how Randy Lerner will react if our crowd falls below expected levels on a regular basis..... - paddyfish Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:13:15 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14858 I suggest that the 5 year plan is kicking off a little faster than MON and Randy anticipated...i mean, joint 4th spot in early January ! We now have the opportunity to get the talent we need to push for the Euro spot. We are in an excellent position and i'd hate to think we'll see the transfer opportunity wasted. MON needs to spend big to realise the ambitions of this great young team he as...who the players are only MON knows but we all know where our weaknesses lie. I'd personally be over the moon with a right back who can get forward, an out and out right winger (if Ash is gonna stay on the left), a creative attacking midfielder/striker of the Merson mould (Robbie Keane anyone?) or a big name experienced striker. I'd love MON to do a Wenger and uncover a shedload of top European talent for very little money but as we all know, none the Villa scouts have a passport ! Am i asking too much ? Lets kick on anyhow, we're doing great ! UP THE VILLA ;) ;) - AV33 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:07:13 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14835 The 5 year plan idea sucked from the word go. No club can quantify how long it will take to achieve success, it all smelt a little of get out of jail card in case things weren't progressing fast enough. Either way, the ambition of this club will be finally clear over this month and next summer. I cannot see fans putting up with another summer like last year, when the club didn't even manage to cover each position on the field which is abc of football, let's be honest. 19 days to go. - Michael P Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:41:19 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14815 * pull a few rabbits out of the hat...... i meant to say - Abz Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:33:10 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14812 Well, remember one thing. As much as M.O.N is loved by all at Villa, he is on a rolling contract just like he was at Celtic. He stayed there amongst plenty of speculation though so I hope he can stay with us. Refusal of the England job was a good sign and he seems happy enough at Villa because he's here to do a job, just like at Celtic and Leicester. How many managers have we had since the premiership has started, who have lasted 5 years? I think what M.O.N meant was that it only takes 1 bad season, or even half a season these days, and you can kiss goodbye to that 5 year plan!! It's interesting to note that when we had a bit of a slump last year, around Christmas, we were down in around 14-15th place, yet no one said a word about M.O.N. It just goes to show how respected he is, and yet we find Allardyce getting the boot when Newcastle are in 11th place and the transfer window just open so all was not lost. I suppose different chairmen work in different ways but it's good to see that Lerner hardly says a word, leaving everything down to M.O.N. The only area that M.O.N needs to work on is the transfer policy, but hopefully he'll a few rabbits out of the hat this month and in the summer!! Viva la revolution and UP THE VILLA!!! - Abz Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:16:55 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14808 hahaha, unfortunately some seem to think I am a bluenose, so no chance for me there mate - taglor Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:03:31 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14805 If MON does go to Utd can I start a "Taglor for Villa Manager" petition please? - andy5759 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:48:16 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14804 MON? United? I feel he has quite a bit of work to do with Villa first, but he would deserve the job if Fergie ever calls it a day. I'm not so sure he's the one to take us to the very top so to speak, but there is no doubt that we have made good progress under him so far. oh and taglor is my hero! - Az_ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:38:45 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14802 Northstandholteender I must disagree with your comment - 79,000 every game? We can't sell 42,000 every game! Who were the closest Prem team to us last season? Sheffield? What were our ticket sales like then? Please be realistic - Busta Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:27:00 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14801 We are all on here because we love the Villa, maybe we get carried away with our posts but I don't see the point of us being on here and critising the club, management or the team. - Pongo1981 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:21:38 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14798 At least if he did that he would stay true to his word, to me it appeared to be first year consolidate team, second year build up to decent top half team, third year europe. At the moment he's probably thinking nick into Europe this year and he's a year ahead of himself and then we can get some real big talent in. Question, who would of loved to see Anelka here? Why did he go Bolton in the first place? European fooball? - Pongo1981 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:15:01 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14797 I don't like the timbre of comments re Taglor. In my mind he's bang on - keep it up Taglor, and ignore the slurs against your good character. To the rest of you, Taglor frequently posts his thoughts, and does so with eloquence, leave him alone!! - andy5759 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:14:43 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14796 Why the hell are you lot bothered about what MON said about Sam Allardyce. Newcastle are rubbish. They go on about being a massive club with 52000 fans at every game. Its because there the only club. If Villa were the only club in Birmingham and surrounding areas we'd have the 40,000 that come the Villa, 20,000 that go the albion and 19,000 that go the sty. Thats 79000 at every game. MON is a living legend and im disgusted that you so called Villa fans are slaggin him off. You must be the fickle lot that twat O'Leary was on about. Up The Villa! - northstandholteender Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:13:51 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14794 Taglor how are u enjoying ur days down st andrews? Enjoying watching the shite? - Villa_Rules Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:12:05 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14793 Thanks chrisondon and pongo, I am only commenting with tongue in cheek when I post like the one above, I can't help it, it's just that I know I will get slated for being different and it just makes me laugh too much to stop knowing that there are people that won't allow any questioning of Villa whatsoever. I think Villa have been doing great and I have really enjoyed watching them lately, I just get jealous when I see that Chelsea signed Anelka and we are looking at Doyle. Maybe I should leave anything to do with the outside world at the door and just stick to footy. - taglor Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:11:13 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14792 We could get jose to replace him in them amount of years - Chrisodon Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:09:23 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2158/70/#comment-14790 Honestly Ive got a really bad feeling about MON, I think he will bring success to Villa but I suspect he is in line for the United Job. I think he will stay with us for another 3/4 seasons and then just as we are on the verge of something amazing he will leave for United. We wont get anybody half as good to replace him and we will decline again. For the neutral that will be good to see because think of what a manager like MON could do with a massive budget and a world class group of players. I dont know though thats just my feelings on it. I hope it doesnt happen. - the_flabster Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:06:26 +0100