Carlos Cuellar has lifted the lid on the his current situation regarding contract talks at Villa. He claims that he has not yet recieved a contract offer, but despite recieving interest elsewhere he is holding out for an offer from AVFC. He says he is enjoying it here and wants to stay so will put AVFC to the top of his priority list, which is great news!
There is no denying that Carlos is a top professional and more than competent defender and has earnt a place in Villa fans hearts, including mine. The one thing that I'm not happy about is that we are yet to offer him a deal. Perhaps Mcleish is just biding his time but if he isn't offered a new deal I'm certain there will be quite a few disgruntled supporters.
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Sign This Mcleish Out Petition
Before I start I would just like to clarify that this is not my petition, it was created from the people of mcleishout.co.uk and they must take the credit.
Now I know I have said in the past that I don't want to be seen as biased but screw that! I want Mcleish out just as much as the next fan so anything that could help with his removal must be supported.
As I write this it has been signed 1111 times out of the 10000 target. My signature is there and I hope yours will be too!
http://www.petitiononline.co.uk/petition/removal-of-alex-mcleish-as-aston-villa-manager-before-its-too-late/4196
Now I know I have said in the past that I don't want to be seen as biased but screw that! I want Mcleish out just as much as the next fan so anything that could help with his removal must be supported.
As I write this it has been signed 1111 times out of the 10000 target. My signature is there and I hope yours will be too!
http://www.petitiononline.co.uk/petition/removal-of-alex-mcleish-as-aston-villa-manager-before-its-too-late/4196
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Great Work By Villa
AVFC stated today that their tickets for schools campaign has now signed up a whopping 50 local primary schools! This is some great work by Villa trying to get the new generation of die hard supporters at an early age.
If you are not familiar with the scheme it basically just involves Villa giving 1000 free tickets to the schools in the scheme who can then sell on at a very low price to the kids. It's a win win situation for everyone involved and a great way to try and keep attendances at a respectable level. Some fantastic off the field work by Villa, but still a lot of work to do on it!
If you are not familiar with the scheme it basically just involves Villa giving 1000 free tickets to the schools in the scheme who can then sell on at a very low price to the kids. It's a win win situation for everyone involved and a great way to try and keep attendances at a respectable level. Some fantastic off the field work by Villa, but still a lot of work to do on it!
Lerner Makes An Appearance
Stan Petrov has recently lifted the lid on Randy's involvement with AVFC. He says that the chaiman is a regular visitor of the training ground and is keeping all the players up to date with the ambition and direction the club is taking.
This is good to hear but doesn't really provide the fans with the news we have been waiting for. Its all well and good being open with the players and being involved but at the end of the day we have a manager in Mcleish that is not going to take us anywhere but down it is all irrelevant. Grow a pair Randy and do the kindest thing for our great club, SACK HIM!
This is good to hear but doesn't really provide the fans with the news we have been waiting for. Its all well and good being open with the players and being involved but at the end of the day we have a manager in Mcleish that is not going to take us anywhere but down it is all irrelevant. Grow a pair Randy and do the kindest thing for our great club, SACK HIM!
Monday, 5 March 2012
Ireland And N'Zogbia Hold The Key
With 11 games left to go, as I posted yesterday, we are pretty much safe. Despite this, I still can't see us picking up many more points looking at the teams we still have to face. I think the key to our success in these games is the performances of Ireland and N'Zogbia.
In the first half at Blackburn they were terrific. I know many of you will say it was because Blackburn were so poor but at the end of the day they capitalised on that and showed the quality they possess. Obviously it is going to be tougher for them to produce that kind of performance against the better sides but I believe they have turned a corner recently and will continue to get better and better.
If they do get better and better then we can definately expect to score a few goals along the way to the end of a dismal season, and possibly win a game! However if they don't then we can expect to see the same old dross such as the Wigan game where we will settle for a point under any circumstances.
In the first half at Blackburn they were terrific. I know many of you will say it was because Blackburn were so poor but at the end of the day they capitalised on that and showed the quality they possess. Obviously it is going to be tougher for them to produce that kind of performance against the better sides but I believe they have turned a corner recently and will continue to get better and better.
If they do get better and better then we can definately expect to score a few goals along the way to the end of a dismal season, and possibly win a game! However if they don't then we can expect to see the same old dross such as the Wigan game where we will settle for a point under any circumstances.
SPECULATION - Rasmus Elm
It seems as though the summer transfer speculation has begun, an exciting time for us all! Unfortunately I feel this year is going to be a pretty depressing summer due to the position we are in although this link is a good one.
It seems as though our scout in Holland has picked out Rasmus Elm from AZ Alkmaar. He is a Swedish midfielder, and as we all know midfield is an area that definately needs strengthening. He turned down Rubin Kazan in January because he didn't want to move to Russia so perhaps we have a chance with this one!
It seems as though our scout in Holland has picked out Rasmus Elm from AZ Alkmaar. He is a Swedish midfielder, and as we all know midfield is an area that definately needs strengthening. He turned down Rubin Kazan in January because he didn't want to move to Russia so perhaps we have a chance with this one!
SPECULATION - Guzan On His Way?
After being linked to Joe Lewis from Peterborough over the weekend it put a question mark over the future of Brad Guzan. It's been well publicised that he has yet to agree to a new contract at Villa and at this stage in his career he needs to be playing first team football.
This has sparked a rumour linking him with a move to Ipswich. Now there are 2 reasons why I really don't want this to happen. The first is that I really rate him and was very impressed with him over the winter when he stood in for Given and he would be a bad loss. The second is that if he is going to move, then surely it should be to another Premier League team. He is definately Prem quality and I feel he would be wasted in the Fizzy Pop league.
This has sparked a rumour linking him with a move to Ipswich. Now there are 2 reasons why I really don't want this to happen. The first is that I really rate him and was very impressed with him over the winter when he stood in for Given and he would be a bad loss. The second is that if he is going to move, then surely it should be to another Premier League team. He is definately Prem quality and I feel he would be wasted in the Fizzy Pop league.
Sunday, 4 March 2012
You've Written Your Chapter, Now Get Lost!
The title refers to Mcleish's first press conference as Villa manager when he said that he would like to write his own chapter in Villa's history. He has certainly done that I think it's safe to say! With all the hype leading up to him joining it would have been impossible for him not to write a chapter in our history. So, now he has successfully gone down in Villa's history, why stay?
I don't have anything against the man personally, I'm sure he's a great guy once you get to know him. But from a managerial perspective he has looked out of his depth from the moment he joined and has failed to win over the Villa faithful that had their doubts about him (to put it lightly!).
The longer he stays at the club, the more damage he is going to cause and we really can't afford much more damage after the past couple of years. So my message to Mcleish, you've successfully written your own chapter in Villa's history, now if you truly are a decent man you will leave us ASAP and let us get on with rebuilding the club.
Please!!!!!
I don't have anything against the man personally, I'm sure he's a great guy once you get to know him. But from a managerial perspective he has looked out of his depth from the moment he joined and has failed to win over the Villa faithful that had their doubts about him (to put it lightly!).
The longer he stays at the club, the more damage he is going to cause and we really can't afford much more damage after the past couple of years. So my message to Mcleish, you've successfully written your own chapter in Villa's history, now if you truly are a decent man you will leave us ASAP and let us get on with rebuilding the club.
Please!!!!!
8 Point Gap - No Chance Of Relegation
After watching Fulham's 5-0 drubbing of Wolves I thought to myself that with not long to go in the season, 8 points is surely a big enough gap to keep us from the relegation dogfight.
Wolves look so so poor with a manager still learning the ropes, surely they are doomed. Wigan looked dreadful at home to Swansea and surely they have used up their 9 lives by now. Blackburn can't even keep a clean sheet at home to Villa which tells it's own story! QPR still haven't found their feet under Mark Hughes which I must say has surprised me. Then there is Bolton who have been poor all season and have never really looked like going on a winning run.
So with just 11 games to go can you really see at least 3 of the teams below us overhauling an effective 9 point gap if you look at goal difference? I certainly can't! I would be surprised if we needed anything more than just 2 or 3 more points if that due to the garbage that is sitting below us. I know we have a tough run to the end of the season but even we're not that bad that we will not be able to pick up 3 points in 11 games are we? I bloody well hope not!
One thing is for sure though, if Mcleish is still here next season then I really don't fancy our chances of survival. But for now, I'm pretty confident of securing Premier League status next year. We certainly can't afford to relax, but if we can just scrape a few more points we have absolutely nothing to worry about this season.
Wolves look so so poor with a manager still learning the ropes, surely they are doomed. Wigan looked dreadful at home to Swansea and surely they have used up their 9 lives by now. Blackburn can't even keep a clean sheet at home to Villa which tells it's own story! QPR still haven't found their feet under Mark Hughes which I must say has surprised me. Then there is Bolton who have been poor all season and have never really looked like going on a winning run.
So with just 11 games to go can you really see at least 3 of the teams below us overhauling an effective 9 point gap if you look at goal difference? I certainly can't! I would be surprised if we needed anything more than just 2 or 3 more points if that due to the garbage that is sitting below us. I know we have a tough run to the end of the season but even we're not that bad that we will not be able to pick up 3 points in 11 games are we? I bloody well hope not!
One thing is for sure though, if Mcleish is still here next season then I really don't fancy our chances of survival. But for now, I'm pretty confident of securing Premier League status next year. We certainly can't afford to relax, but if we can just scrape a few more points we have absolutely nothing to worry about this season.
No Substance To Mcleish Rumours
It was only really wishful thinking that the rumours of Mcleish walking or being given the boot were true. Despite deep down knowing that was no chance of them being true, the fantasy was fun while it lasted!
If anything as major as this was actually happening then surely we would have heard something by now, if not by the club by someone else surely? Also the rumours of a press conference being taken place on Monday morning were rubbished by Mat Kendrick saying he had heard nothing about it. That is good enough evidence for me to know that it's not happening.
Maybe the day will come in the next couple of months where we do finally hear the news we have all been dying for, but sadly not this week.
If anything as major as this was actually happening then surely we would have heard something by now, if not by the club by someone else surely? Also the rumours of a press conference being taken place on Monday morning were rubbished by Mat Kendrick saying he had heard nothing about it. That is good enough evidence for me to know that it's not happening.
Maybe the day will come in the next couple of months where we do finally hear the news we have all been dying for, but sadly not this week.
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