Losing at Southampton. I realised then it was highly unlikely we were going to win the league.
The bit between the opening game against West Ham and last Tuesday night.
Quote from: SamTheMouse on May 17, 2013, 01:14:14 PMThe bit between the opening game against West Ham and last Tuesday night.Harsh there were some really good bits this season, but for me the overall worst bit was the defensive organisation across the season.
Quote from: PaulWinch again on May 17, 2013, 01:24:28 PMQuote from: SamTheMouse on May 17, 2013, 01:14:14 PMThe bit between the opening game against West Ham and last Tuesday night.Harsh there were some really good bits this season, but for me the overall worst bit was the defensive organisation across the season.Ah, it was a tongue in cheek comment really, albeit with a grain of truth: during the early part of the season we played mostly shite, and from Christmas onwards I don't think there was a single day I wasn't bricking myself at the prospect of relegation. Strangely, though, since Podolski knocked in his second on Tuesday night, I've been more optimistic about the future than in many a year. Talk about a rollercoaster season...
The last 30 minutes against Bradford at Villa Park was the worst football I've seen by a Villa side in 40 odd years given the context. The five players strung across the front, no shape of any kind, Stephen Ireland hiding among others, and their goalkeeper barely making a save in that time - against a side three divisions below us. That was as low as it got - not just this season, but many a season.