If Gerard feels we could never have beaten an injury hit Man City (one which drew at home to Fulham and looked pedestrian against Wuhan yesterday) then I am very disappointed to have such a defeatist attitude from those meant to be leading us.That is his call, though, and he takes the consequences of it, so he clearly must feel that way.To come out and say it to the media, though, serves no purpose at all, and was terrible judgement on his part - something the media department clearly thought and something we've seen far too much of from him this season.
Yes we should have won, three bad defensive errors from an inexperieced back line and a keeper that will not leave his line, but i tell you what some of the football we played was top notch.
The time to play tippy tappy expansive football is when you are 3 -0 up and posses a defence that can defend from set pieces.
All very well playing pretty football but it will not stop us from getting relegated unless we show some steel.
Personally I am happier with 3 points irrespective of performance compared to "didn`t we play some lovely stuff " but lost 3-2 to feckin Bolton, Wigan, Fulham, Blackpool et alJust ask a Baggies/Barnsley fans fan what they prefer - workmanlike 3 points or Brazil like football and a pluckly defeat
Quote from: villa `cross the mersey on March 06, 2011, 06:10:33 PMThe time to play tippy tappy expansive football is when you are 3 -0 up and posses a defence that can defend from set pieces.How can you be "tippy tappy" and "expansive"?
Quote from: dave.woodhall on March 05, 2011, 07:33:45 PMOne of the board's mistakes since they took over has been to be too close to supporters, particularly those who are online regularly. This has meant amongst other things that we somehow feel entitled to explanations and apologies every time something goes wrong or a decision is made that we don't agree with. It would be nice if every club was as customer-friendly as ours but they aren't, and this is why.I agree entirely with that Dave, and very much appreciate the efforts the club make.But I do think it is important that the top people at the club get the message and understand how fans feel on such a major issue as the other night. I didn't realistically expect a club apology, but I raised this thread two days after the initial outcry to show that it is not a knee-jerk reaction and that there is genuine anger out there at what happened. It's not something to brush under the carpet in a feeble post-match interview.I said right at the start I'm not anti-Houlllier, and for me this has never been about sacking the manager or people resigning, but the most disappointing thing is nothing seems to have been learned from the Moscow experience.An injustice was done to Villa fans and the FA Cup the other night – I just want to know that the people who run our club can see that and can understand the anger it has caused.
One of the board's mistakes since they took over has been to be too close to supporters, particularly those who are online regularly. This has meant amongst other things that we somehow feel entitled to explanations and apologies every time something goes wrong or a decision is made that we don't agree with. It would be nice if every club was as customer-friendly as ours but they aren't, and this is why.