Slough of despond

[paul_e]

Very good point that they are struggling in league one that seems to have been forgotten.

Forgotten by who?  I've lost count of the number of times I've seen someone pointing out that they're 18th and lost to Walsall in the week.

I don't remember you saying anything like that with your defence of the manager.

I wouldn't say I've been defending the manager (rather I've been stating that saying our players, manager and tactics are all shit and championship standard just doesn't fit with the fact that we're mid-table in the premier league, so  one or two of those factors have to be better than we're giving them credit), and I don't really see what relevance any perceived defending of the manager by me has to my comment.  You said that Sheffield United being near the bottom of the league seems to have been forgotten and I disputed that, a simple scan through the post-match thread backs that up.

[Dave Cooper please]

Sonia Lanaman sleeps with the fishes tonight.

Famous Brum international athlete and the Mafia, with the defeat by the Blades. Ice skating, now...no, sorry don't geddit.
Obviously a bit thick tonight, Plumbutt! Impending work in the morning.

Sorry.
Half Man Half Biscuit lyrics tend to pop into my head all the time:

Whiteness Thy Name Is Meltonian  First verse.

[Small Rodent]

I always thought the "two lose one may be unfortunate" quote came from Hugo Drax in Moonraker.

[dave.woodhall]

I always thought the "two lose one may be unfortunate" quote came from Hugo Drax in Moonraker.

Philistines. I'm surrounded by Philistines.

[edgysatsuma89]

I always thought the "two lose one may be unfortunate" quote came from Hugo Drax in Moonraker.

Philistines. I'm surrounded by Philistines.

I'm not getting involved. I don't know enough about them, or the Israelis

[PeterWithesShin]

I always thought that "Toulouse 1" was half a scoreline.

[alanclare]

Ciaran Clark on Villa web site

"We have Arsenal next Monday now. That will be a big game. We will look back at this game and then look forward to the Gunners. We have to concentrate on the next game. We need to concentrate fully.

"We will get together, group up and go again for the next game."

Isn't this just a little bit obvious?

[Dave Clark Five]

Ciaran Clark on Villa web site

"We have Arsenal next Monday now. That will be a big game. We will look back at this game and then look forward to the Gunners. We have to concentrate on the next game. We need to concentrate fully.

"We will get together, group up and go again for the next game."

Isn't this just a little bit obvious?

Does he now speak in a Scottish accent?

[PeterWithe]

I didn't think Sheffield Utd played particularly brilliantly, they were very well drilled and organised but that was it. They didn't have to be any better, that they restricted us to so few chances was pretty damning.

[nick harper]

I didn't think Sheffield Utd played particularly brilliantly, they were very well drilled and organised but that was it. They didn't have to be any better, that they restricted us to so few chances was pretty damning.

In the cold light of day they had a couple of speculative shots one via a big deflection. Benteke had two headed chances at the end of the first half that he'd have put away with his eyes closed last season.

Doesn't hide the fact we were very poor and they only had to hold their shape to keep us at arms length for most of the game.

[joe_c]

Lambert's tenure has seen us exit both cups over two seasons to sides from each of the four divisions. That's surely a unique achievement, if achievement be the appropriate word to use.

And a hat tip to Plumbutt for a predictable wander off piste.

[darren woolley]

Spot on Dave.