I think that’s the third 4-1 loss we’ve suffered in the last few weeks isn’t it?
At least it wasn’t at home this time, but that’s really not much of a plus point.
For what it’s worth, I actually thought we played well at times and certainly around 15-25 minutes or so, we applied some nice pressure which resulted in a super cross on the run from Marc Albrighton (something I’ve always rated him as being very good at) and Gabby putting the ball in the net after Bony had taken the lead for Swansea.
It was certainly a deserved equaliser, but then we had a bit of a calamity from Guzan’s clearance which resulted in Jonjo Shelvey hitting an absolute peach of a volley from god knows how many yards out that left Guzan with no chance. The strike showed superb technique and for me, is up there as a contender for goal of the season.
I won’t pick on Brad there as it was just one of those wonder strikes.
We didn’t let our heads drop too much though and still battled on fairly well, although I had a sneaky feeling we wouldn’t get back into it.
Albrighton (my MOTM again) was whipping some super balls in and any decent striker would have probably had a hat-trick today (Bent anyone?) but nine times out of ten, there was nobody on the end of them.
Sod’s law says I took a toilet break for Swansea’s third goal, so I can’t comment on that.
But when I did start watching again, it seemed to me that the lads had just lost heart.
Then, when Holt came on for El Ahmadi and signalled a four up top, I basically gave up too.
Is it just me who thinks this is schoolboy tactics?
A penalty that you just knew Guzan wasn’t going to save rounded things off on a day where nothing really went right for us and left me despondent, as I thought this was one of the three games that we really ought to win. Just Hull next week left out of my three and I’ll definitely be going.
Not that I’m looking forward to it much.
While we huff and puff, we quite simply aren’t good enough. It’s as simple as that.
Please let this season end as soon as possible, with us getting enough to keep us up, so we can go again.
But please not with any of the current hierarchy. If we do go down and it’s looking very possible, even though I think we’ll scrape it, it’ll be their fault and will serve them right.
I think Gabby’s moustache must be a form of bringing the club into disrepute, it is the most offensive form of facial bum fluff i have ever seen…Sack the lazy tosser now !!
I second that, hilarious
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Why don’t VILLA suspend Lambert & hold an internal inquiry as to why he’s so SHITE as a manager?
Morning Giddy, I’m not bothering to comment anymore, I sore this coming after 6-8 games of that prat coming to Villa, I agreed that in principle the idea was right in killing run-a-way wages for players but his idea of play was crap, he had ample time to get experienced player but chose to ignore because it was his method, I’ve said no more money from me to the club, that club is not Villa its a Yanks toy and he’s taking the piss out of not only Villa fans but our country, he’s laughing at the Brits, I still blame Doug Ellis for looking for a man that had money in his bank, and not a man that loved the game of football but only what he can make for his pocket, as long as their are people still buying he’s laughing at us, I feel sorry for my 7 year old grandson , he loves the game of football and plays in tournaments keeps saying why don’t Villa grandad sack the manager, what do I say? Only one day son things will get better, but not in my time.
How is Villa his toy? He ain’t made any money and sure as hell don’t ever turn up to watch. Not much of a toy…..more like a failed business venture
Yes Helenius, that maybe so but to say its his toy by saying I’ve got a British football club that’s a toy, because he knows fuck all about our game now does he.
Lol that’s made me laugh.
morning after
i just wanna ask ppl how many players that are currently playing for villa, could play for any other of the 19 premier teams, no scrap that could make the bench of the other 19 teams. i doubt any would be covet by others. benteke is the only player currently in the squad, probably otherpremier team would wanna poach and hes off soon as he can.
aston villa are in a total mess, from top to bottom, changing manager now is no way gonna change a thing, if we stay up or go down the manager will probably walk anyways. but a new owner and chief executive new manager, a overhaul of players is needed, sumat which is done after the season
p.s when we go down at least we won’t be playing Birmingham, they will be in league 1 🙂 every cloud has a silver lining, sunderland cardiff draw i am hoping for
I don’t even think they’d make the bench for any championship team let alone premier.
then do you think a top manager ~ any manager u think is world class, could change that team,
p,s no top manager would take over now with so little time 2 change things, but do you really think these players are holding back and not trying for lambert,
I do believe that a new manager new idea’s good man management skills can improve a players form. The players posture atm looks like disinterested unhappy with the game,well listening to a mumbling fucking depressive what do you expect week in week out I rest my case.morning bill
well that correct i saw alarming postures towards the end of the game. i just don’t think the squad have it in them. who ever is in charge. i believe when a new manager does come in, he will clear out the whole squad
Nath yes we have a piss weak squad & that’s where a new chairman comes in someone with not only plenty of wedge but AMBITION MATE
i am definitely gonna raise my glass to that ltr on lol
You’ve started early fairplay get it down yer. 😀
Guzan, Vlaar, Bertrand, Benteke. 4 players IMO who would get into other prem sides. Not very positive moving forward eh
yeah i tend 2 agree helenius, but one of those isn’t a villa player. only 3 players is very poor innit need many more 🙁 gutted
Not sure about vlaar and Bertrand being regulars elsewhere. Guzan, Benteke and probably Albrighton definitely.
Slept on it …..and there is still no hope , everything is wrong at the club and nothing is wright utterly pissed off with the club , when is it going to change?
So after all these cut backs and penny pinching from Lerner the irony is it could well cost him 120m on may 31st , well done Randy you TIT !
One more point is enough to keep us safe
Yes Morgan but do we look capable of getting that? I really think we are reliant on there being three teams that don’t get more points than us, and maybe staying up on goal difference. I think Norwich and Fulham will drop, so we need either Sunderland or Cardiff to fall short. I can’t really decide whether a draw between those two today is best. Defeat to either club against a relegation rival may be demoralising and enough to lose heart. It’s just sickening to be in this position.
For me the problem is clear. The players just don’t work hard enough. Not enough closing down or pressing. We get picked off when we give teams loads of time and space. With the odd exception I think the players have become more and more lazy over the course of the season and because of the thinness of the squad, the lazy ones know they will still play the following week. Most of the team from yesterday should be dropped for next week but they are pretty much all guaranteed to start again next week. Baker is a case in point. He should never be anywhere near the first team after his antics yesterday, but because Clark is just as bad we all know that Baker will start against Hull. 90% of fans have been calling for Weimann to be dropped these last few weeks because he doesn’t put a shift in, but week in week out he starts. To rid the squad of the laziness I’m afraid it will require an entire new management team with a tough new approach. Then we’ll read about player revolts, unpopular methods etc but I’m afraid if you’re going to be a successful professional footballer you have to work very hard on the pitch – just watch the work that teams like Bayern, Real, even Liverpool get through in 90 mins and then compare that to our players. It’s no wonder we’re struggling.
Agree with what you say Kevin but I wonder sometimes if that is tactical rather than laziness. We are pretty useless with the ball, and manage to lose most matches where we dominate possession (not many I know). I think against teams that are good in possession we sit back and try to win the ball in our own half and break quickly. Unfortunately our fit forwards aren’t good enough, and our midfield doesn’t have the ability to play the right pass anyway.
We are light years away from being a good team, yet at the same time the addition of some real quality in a few positions could make a massive difference, particularly if our long term injured were available.
NATH.. no offence mate but you are talking SHIT..
Take the blinkers off.. PL is a clown.. he needs to GO..!!
Well results so far mean Cardiff and Fulham will need to win both their two remaining games (as long as our gd doesn’t get a beating) and Norwich need a win and a draw so I personally think we will be safe without picking up another point but it’s lucky as fuck and Lambert and Lerner need to go.
Adam…thanks for repeating what I said yesterday on here. And welcome to the land of ‘the deluded’…..well, thats what they called me! 🙂
I carnt see nowt else but a thumping at city 6 or so.carnt wait
City will out of race by then trust me I know they are 1 up but will still be a draw. They can’t defend to save their lives
We carnt defend aswell as attack & as for the bit in the middle say no more.they’ll still stuff us.
It’s looking fairly likely now that the bottom 3 will be Norwich, Cardiff and us.
Sunderland are playing well and Fulham’s last 2 games are against teams that are playing for nothing and Magath will win both, of that I am sure.
We are almost gone and thanks to Lamberk so could our chances of a new owner. It’s fully deserved though, we 100% deserve relegation for the utter disgrace the manager, board and players have been over the past few years.
Bollox…. Your as negative as [edit] Oohah
Theres plenty to positive about isnt there. Any more personal insults you will be banned hence why I edited your comment.
Agreed…loads to be positive about…how about this for starters..we are staying up…Lambert is a gonna….Lerner is selling up….significant investment will be made otherwise potential new owners would be pointless. Lerner has clearly given up knowing that he was selling up, hence no significant spending. As Paul Merson said yesterday ‘if you knew you were gettind divirced, you wouldn’t go and buy your wife a new settee’. Fucking great quote that sums up Lerners attitude perfectly over the last 3 seasons. So yes, loads to be positive about..roll on August!
And you are a sheep. But wait and see, Fulham will win both remaining games to relegate us. Wait and see
BELCS…..Cant you fucking read mate….I said ‘Lambert is a gonna’….so your both negative AND dumb…..Ba, Ba (Demba) lol 🙂
Yeah right . Why are villa 11-1 to drop then? Fulham won’t beat palace.
agree we wont go down but the fact is we shouldnt be in this position in the first place. on a different note chelsea are playing reserves v liverpool disgrace imo. if villa were man city we would be livid. totally unfair handing it to liverpool on a plate. easy win for the bin dippers now
Same was said for Fulham against Hull, who supposedly had nothing to play for. Liverpool fans have claimed their biggest fear is playing Crystal Palace, not Chelsea, and plus when has Pulis ever told his team not to play as hard as they can? We’re not going down.
true but if pool go 1 up today its game over. even in the unlikely event chelsea won today they still wouldnt win it so cant blame them really though if I was a city fan id be going mental. remember palace can easily beat city today in fact i dont think they will get more than a point. I told u the bin dippers would win the league Andrew lol my predition today pool 3. chelsea 0 and palace 1 city 1
I think City will be too much for Palace and City will actually take all 3 points. 3-1 City. Also do think Mourinho will roll over for Rogers today (team setup seems to prove that too). I’d agree 3-0 Liverpool.
I might be wrong after all 1.0 Chelsea though can’t see it lasting pool will get 2 goals IMO
Knew City had it, Pool losing, Gerrard looked rather hopeless. Kinda sad but with Everton’s completely depleted squad, us and West Ham being on vacation already. City’s got this.
Nah. Cardiff Fulham and Norwich. Although we’ll be lucky to get another point under Lamprat.
lerner going to get what he deserves for appointing mcleish. 4good years under mon,to 4 horrendous since,90 million spent since bar benteke who would you get money back never mind profit.lambert has to be replaced before tues get anyone in 1 win against hull surely somebody could gee up players for it
just hope the fans really let their feelings known v hull.win lose or draw the crowd must turn or lerner and lambert will def be here next season
I agree, but not until after the game. I will be cheering on the team throughout the 90 minutes but after that we should let our feelings known when the players come out for what will be a pathetic lap of honour!
Cant beleave people think we cant go down i think three losses and we will the really sad thing is i dont think i will care that much which is amazing as i used to live for the club. The current regime have sucked all the fun and optimisum out of supporting Villa for me and if we stay up nothing will change and it will be a relegation fight next year dont beleave the hype and spin about what could happen in the summer.
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Only way we go down is shown on that table. Losing all 3 games, we still have a good shot at staying up. Sadly…
well Sunderland have got 4 goals back on us!
Someone else repeating what I said yesterday on here 🙂
I think Liverpool will bottle it today which would be good for us so that Chelsea will still be going for the title against Norwich next week….come on Chelsea!
Hope so 1.0 at the mo to Chelsea though can’t honestly see Liverpool not scoring Chelsea can’t hold them out forever. Revised prediction 2.1 to Liverpool still 1.1 at palace
Lverpool rarely win when they are losing at half time….2011, the last time they managed it. Come on Chelsea!
Never saw that coming 2.0 to Chelsea but still can’t see Chelsea winning as Liverpool only need a point at palace and Newcastle at home is as easy as it gets. City will draw today so will still be out of it
I think you need to give up on your predictions? Liverpool to win and Man City draw, hope you didn’t put your money on it.
Ha ha yep took me by surprise I must say. Fortunately for me I don’t bet it’s a mugs game IMO. Just as well or I’d be living in a car park near VP. Still think Liverpool will win the league though as can’t see city beating Everton
Win Saturday sorted 😉
We ain’t going to win Saturday mate we will not get another point this season have a reality check we have just been battered by Swansea our owners a fuckin disgrace as this is his fault for penny pinching and Lambert can’t do anything with a bunch of 2nd raters.Going down
MATE I most certainly can say I was taking the piss to another level with that post.
Sorry Giddy mate
I have not had enough beer yet to get rid of the serious depression that is AVFC lol
I could recommend a good head shrink mate, he only has VILLA fans as clients there’s unfortunately a 10yr waiting list
Might get a lucky point which will make us all but safe. As hull are safe and may have a weakened team for cup final. Plus Bruce loves us and wouldn’t want us to go down lol
mate was reading your comment on the fella that had his ticket (or not as the case may be) and that all fits in with lambert and his huge over inflated ego and his inability to take criticism, a phuuking disgrace!
Agree mate shame on the club for backing it then hiding it
Yes we are crap, however we won’t go down . If you believe we will take the 9-1 odds.
Yes..get in there 2 – 0
I’m Paul jibber must fuck jibber ruin villa jibber Lerners a cheap [edit] jibber go again jibber fucknut
Jay dee please do not use C word mate. Thanks Oohah
Cardiff and Fulham both need to win their two remaining games and Norwich need a win and a draw to finish above us. What is the likelihood of any of those teams achieving those results?
..it looks like Fulham is the only danger. If they can win both, they are up to 37. We are at 35. In such a situation a point to Hull will mean nothing.
Hopefully, Fulham will not win at Stoke and we are through.
Yet another repeating what I said on here yesterday. Catch up lads 🙂 excellent day for us today…no way are we going down. I cant stand another season of this shit next year though. Fuck off Lambert AND lerner. We want some serious investment and ambition after 4 years of absolute shit!
Langford?
Spot on Bill. 🙂
Who’s Langford? 🙂
Langford is a Legend