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Title: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Toronto Villa on October 03, 2015, 02:03:17 PM
I'll give this another shot

Guzan, Hutton, Richards, Lescott, Crespo, Amavi, Veretout, Gana, Westwood, Sinclair, Gestede

subs: Bunn, Bacuna, Richardson, Ayew, Sancez, Gil, Grealish
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: cdbearsfan on October 03, 2015, 02:04:02 PM
Three full backs?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Toronto Villa on October 03, 2015, 02:04:11 PM
3-5-2 possibly. The undroppable Westwood, remains er... undropped and all the creativity remains on the bench
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Toronto Villa on October 03, 2015, 02:04:36 PM
Three full backs?

Creeps can play across the back four, so assuming he is a CB today
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 02:04:46 PM
Not sure about that. Seems a strange team.

Can someone inform me what position Crespo is? Presumably a midfielder? Defensive? Attacking? Out wide? We signed so many I can't remember where everyone plays.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 02:04:56 PM
That looks shit.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: cdbearsfan on October 03, 2015, 02:05:02 PM
So five at the back, at home to Stoke?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 02:06:07 PM
Another week another strange selection and formation. This better work.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 02:06:32 PM
Presumably Crespo is a defender then from the way you guys are talking? Even stranger team selection then.

We looked good under TS when we attacked teams, so not sure why he's trying to move away from that?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: eric woolban woolban on October 03, 2015, 02:06:45 PM
What a shite team/formation.

Definite defeat today!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Karlos96 on October 03, 2015, 02:07:17 PM
I'm assuming it's five at the back, no creativity and bloody Westwood starts again. Not impressed.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 02:08:08 PM
A midfield of the Crab, Vertetout and Gueye, I can't see where any kind of chances are going to come from apart from pinpoint Amavi overlaps. With no Grealish we will also get to see again the most shit corner kicks possible.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Toronto Villa on October 03, 2015, 02:09:27 PM
It's disappointingly a very conservative approach. We all hope we are wrong but the recent defeats appear to have scared Sherwood into behaving like McLeish or Lambert. I can see a fist pump at the end of this when we finish 0-0.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Richard on October 03, 2015, 02:09:37 PM
Random line up !

If 3 centre halves surely Bacuna a better bet than Hutton ?

Strong bench at least, assume Gabby, Traore and Clark unfit
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: garyshawsknee on October 03, 2015, 02:09:43 PM
How he doesn't start Ayew at home is beyond me. Does he draw the names from a tombola? 
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on October 03, 2015, 02:10:04 PM
The man's an arse.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Randy Gurner on October 03, 2015, 02:10:47 PM
Very very strange line up. I can't see Timmeh lasting long
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 02:11:31 PM
It's disappointingly a very conservative approach. We all hope we are wrong but the recent defeats appear to have scared Sherwood into behaving like McLeish or Lambert. I can see a fist pump at the end of this when we finish 0-0.

A run on to the pitch at full time and fist pump towards Lerner... oh wait, he's the other side of the world having a breakdown. Well the least I expect is a Lerner statement commenting on how great the 0-0 was like Southampton the other season.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: clash city rocker on October 03, 2015, 02:12:20 PM
Can't quite see what Sherwoods thinking is with that team ? Bet he has confused Hughes as well !
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 02:12:47 PM
So 8 matches in to the season after Tim's first pre season as a manager and he hasn't a clue what his best team is, best formation or best tactics. Sounds good.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Toronto Villa on October 03, 2015, 02:13:19 PM
What's most disappointing is that he's once again playing to stifle the opponent. Add in that he's gone with the attacking approach that is working and while there is merit to that it is very one dimensional. If Stoke nullify it the football will reveal itself to be turgid. We do have options off the bench but why not start those options? He's a scared man.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris Jameson on October 03, 2015, 02:13:52 PM
Is this a League Cup match?

Uninspiring line up.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 02:14:52 PM
Tactics: defend, hope Amavi can cross a few to Rudi, just hope.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 02:14:57 PM
This looks like a no score bore today.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: curiousorange on October 03, 2015, 02:15:36 PM
It's obvious to me that Sherwood is shit scared of losing his job. If he had eleven defenders, he'd be playing them all.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ger Regan on October 03, 2015, 02:15:47 PM
Maybe it's part of a cunning plan to be really shit in the first half and then beat them in the second?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 02:15:56 PM
It's the usual, we've seen it all before too many times now. Managers come in to this job, get overwhelmed by the size and difficulty of it, don't have the experience or nous for it and get scared and try to shut up shop and grind out results. These clowns we keep employing are going to get us relegated. We need experience and personality, this is a huge job, trying to stop a juggernaut crash is no job for beginners, it breaks them.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ormy Droid on October 03, 2015, 02:16:12 PM
Baffled as to how we're exactly going to line up.

Let's just hope it's all part of Timmeh's cunning tactical master plan!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 02:16:25 PM
All I can hope is that we stifle the living shit out of everything in the first half, and then in the second half, bring on 2 powerful and creative players as Stoke are starting to tire.

In reality, I thoroughly expect that not to happen. And for an even stranger change at 70 minutes.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 02:17:54 PM
Ayew on for Crespo and Grealish for Veretout on 65 minutes when we are 2-0 down. That's my prediction.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 02:18:20 PM
He won't sub the crab, he needs someone rolling 5 yard balls backwards to keep things ticking over.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on October 03, 2015, 02:18:50 PM
It's disappointingly a very conservative approach. We all hope we are wrong but the recent defeats appear to have scared Sherwood into behaving like McLeish or Lambert. I can see a fist pump at the end of this when we finish 0-0.

Don't even think it. I can just imagine the tutting and sighs going around the ground on fans hearing that team selection. Tim Sherwood Manager will soon be hearing "You don't know what you're doing" unless we win today.

You're probably right though. 0-0.

Idiotic team selection for a home game.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: CT on October 03, 2015, 02:19:15 PM
The Ghosts of TSM and Lambert simply won't die... :(
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: VillaAlways on October 03, 2015, 02:20:22 PM
Mental line up
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on October 03, 2015, 02:21:07 PM
We do have options off the bench but why not start those options? He's a scared man.

He wants us to play shit in the first half. Tactical bloody genius, I tell ya!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: TonyD on October 03, 2015, 02:22:03 PM
Gil and Grealish on bench at HOME to STOKE. 

You couldn't make it up.   Pull the trigger Tom.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: PaulWinch again on October 03, 2015, 02:22:43 PM
Odd team, but just win Villa
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Summers on October 03, 2015, 02:22:46 PM
No Gil, Grealish or Ayew? Madness.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 02:22:54 PM
Got to be the most conservative attempt at doing a Pulis you will see all season. And if we are playing a back 3, why Hutton at wing back?


Or are we playing a 4, and playing Amavi wide left?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 02:23:03 PM
It's pretty funny that because we are so bad at putting together 90 minutes of decent football we've decided to claim the tactic of being deliberately poor for 45 of them.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on October 03, 2015, 02:23:17 PM
Is it worth while and more importantly is it good for my health to watch the first half?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Lastfootstamper on October 03, 2015, 02:23:27 PM
"We're Aston Villa, we're parking the bus...."
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 02:23:32 PM
Got to be the most conservative attempt at doing a Pulis you will see all season. And if we are playing a back 3, why Hutton at wing back?


Or are we playing a 4, and playing Amavi wide left?

I'm expecting to see Amavi wide left.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 02:23:51 PM
Is it worth while and more importantly is it good for my health to watch the first half?

It's either genius or madness, well worth a watch.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: curiousorange on October 03, 2015, 02:24:35 PM
Imagine being excited to watch Villa play. A pipe dream.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 02:24:56 PM
What the actual fuck is that team
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: TonyD on October 03, 2015, 02:27:07 PM
The team selection getting slated on SSN.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ads on October 03, 2015, 02:27:25 PM
3-5-2.

I have no issues with somebody being closer to Gestede. The worry with 3-5-2 is that if you're not dominating the ball, it's very easy for the opposition to make it a 5-3-2, which would nullify the effect of giving Amavi more attacking licence.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 02:27:35 PM
We lose and there is a possibility of being 4 points adrift tonight. That is a pretty sobering thought.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 02:27:47 PM
What the actual fuck is that team

It's Tim groping in the dark for something to work. Lambert stumbled across something that worked for 12 or so games at the end of his first season, let's hope Tim does the same this one.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: caster troy on October 03, 2015, 02:28:31 PM
Poor bastards arriving at Villa Park to see that team announcement. Against Stoke FFS.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 02:31:30 PM
Truly fucking pathetic . This chancer needs a P45
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ian. on October 03, 2015, 02:33:25 PM
Tic Tac Tim's really into this new found genius plan of his of being as shit as possible first half to surprise people that it's only a cunning plan.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mrastonvilla on October 03, 2015, 02:34:07 PM
Is this the defensive version of Lamberts play all the strikers?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: TonyD on October 03, 2015, 02:35:12 PM
Reset the poll. 
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 02:35:19 PM
What the fuck is that team?

I thought we were playing Stoke, not Barcelona.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ian. on October 03, 2015, 02:35:42 PM
I don't get it, I'm really struggling to work out the line up?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 02:35:47 PM
Truly shocking line up

No creativity

Westwood un droppable

How many center backs

Watch us win now



Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villadelph on October 03, 2015, 02:37:21 PM
 :-\

Really hope we don't get pinned into a 5-3-2. Not exactly a confidence inspiring team sheet. Hard to say I'm happy with the chosen eleven, but let's give it a half hour before we get too carried away.

Unfortunately, I went Stoke 3-1.. now looks more likely than yesterday. Damn.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 02:37:22 PM
Every week it's as if he's written the players names on bits of paper and drawn eleven at random.

I genuinely think he's not got a clue.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 02:37:47 PM
I think jack , gil and ayew have looked half decent at times but all on bench.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris Jameson on October 03, 2015, 02:38:47 PM
What the fuck is that team?

I thought we were playing Stoke, not Barcelona.

In Timmy's mind we are. Stoke have three ex Barcelona players which makes them a major threat. Stoke.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 02:39:01 PM
It will work its bamboozled hughes
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 02:41:05 PM
I would understand if Pulis was still charge but the last time I looked they play it on the deck a bit these days....hmmmmmm!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ian. on October 03, 2015, 02:41:17 PM
I'm glad I live in Devon and not tempted to fork out hard earned cash to watches play. What's happend to Tim and his all out attack? He hasn't got the foggiest how to fit any of his new players into a system. I know it's early but it's such a random approach week in week out now.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 02:41:56 PM
Every week it's as if he's written the players names on bits of paper and drawn eleven at random.

I genuinely think he's not got a clue.

Maybe Tim's a fan of the William Burroughs cut-up technique?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villadelph on October 03, 2015, 02:42:40 PM
What the fuck is that team?

I thought we were playing Stoke, not Barcelona.

In Timmy's mind we are. Stoke have three ex Barcelona players which makes them a major threat. Stoke.

He kept tabs on all of them when he was at spuds.  ::)
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 02:43:19 PM
Its more of a negative line up than lamberts.

Why not put bunn up front
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Vegas on October 03, 2015, 02:43:41 PM
I'm at VP having made the long trip down with my kids who couldn't decide if they were more excited about seeing Grealish, Ayew or Gil. Oh.

I've defended Sherwood on here and I'm still prepared to give benefit of the doubt, but there's no doubt that's a disappointing line up on paper. Hope it's better on grass.

Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: VancouverLion on October 03, 2015, 02:43:58 PM
Bizarre line up, can only think Crespo is in to mark Crouch?.. I fear for Tim if this goes Pete Tong!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 02:43:59 PM
It's like watching a series of Hammer House of Horror films every week.

You dont know what form it will take from one week to the next and the result is at best frightening or at worst horrific.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 02:44:30 PM
I know we debate if we can afford to play both jack and gil but id expect at least one of them in the team.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 02:44:53 PM
I'm at VP having made the long trip down with my kids who couldn't decide if they were more excited about seeing Grealish, Ayew or Gil. Oh.

I've defended Sherwood on here and I'm still prepared to give benefit of the doubt, but there's no doubt that's a disappointing line up on paper. Hope it's better on grass.


hopes you haven't come from vegas to see this
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: eric woolban woolban on October 03, 2015, 02:45:04 PM
I thought Tim was a breath of fresh air when he first came in but by golly it hasn't taken long to sink back to the depths of despair when we had Lambert in charge.

Well done Dim!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ian. on October 03, 2015, 02:45:21 PM
Well Live Score has us as a 433 with Crespo up front.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villadelph on October 03, 2015, 02:46:36 PM
Well Live Score has us as a 433 with Crespo up front.

That would make me even angrier.

Obviously we have players much more qualified than him.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Mossie Hennebry on October 03, 2015, 02:47:14 PM
I think he has gone:

Brad

Richards Lescott Crespo

Hutton Westwood Amavi

Gueye Vertout

Gestede Sinclair

A 3-3-2-2, if you will.

Either that, or he's gone fucking mad.

Sherwood out - Fat Sam in.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Vegas on October 03, 2015, 02:47:37 PM
I'm at VP having made the long trip down with my kids who couldn't decide if they were more excited about seeing Grealish, Ayew or Gil. Oh.

I've defended Sherwood on here and I'm still prepared to give benefit of the doubt, but there's no doubt that's a disappointing line up on paper. Hope it's better on grass.


hopes you haven't come from vegas to see this

Haha! Not direct from there, no
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ian. on October 03, 2015, 02:48:22 PM
Well Live Score has us as a 433 with Crespo up front.

That would make me even angrier.

Obviously we have players much more qualified than him.
I guess they think he's the former striker who shared the same name!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: kippaxvilla2 on October 03, 2015, 02:49:02 PM
Is Clark injured?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ian. on October 03, 2015, 02:49:40 PM
Is Clark injured?
No, his name just didn't come out the Tombola.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 02:50:34 PM
Is kozak injured?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 02:51:18 PM
It's not good to prejudge and all, but my instinct is that that's the worst line-up I've seen someone come up with, given the options, in a long time. You have two creative players, so what do you do? Bench them. You have underperforming defenders, so what do you do? Play all of them. Someone explain comparative advantage to this fucknut very quickly.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 02:52:25 PM
Is kozak injured?
No one will ever know
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 02:53:16 PM
It's not good to prejudge and all, but my instinct is that that's the worst line-up I've seen someone come up with, given the options, in a long time. You have two creative players, so what do you do? Bench them. You have underperforming defenders, so what do you do? Play all of them. Someone explain comparative advantage to this fucknut very quickly.

Thank McGrath gabby isnt up front
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: kippaxvilla2 on October 03, 2015, 02:54:09 PM
If Amavi is left midfield it might just work.  He said.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Quiet Lion on October 03, 2015, 02:54:33 PM
Well that looks a very shit team indeed
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris Jameson on October 03, 2015, 02:54:49 PM
I've just realised Lescott has kept his place. He must love the random team generator tombola thing.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 02:56:06 PM
It is all just so random.

None of our recently-shown-to-be-creative players in there, all the unconvincing defenders plus another one shoe-horned in there to make his first start of the season.

All that against Stoke.

The randomness of it all is just bewildering.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 02:56:53 PM
If Amavi is left midfield it might just work.  He said.

I reckon that's his 'thinking'. Get it on Gestede's head as often as possible. It could be very dull, but it might, just might, pay off.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villasjf on October 03, 2015, 02:58:11 PM
Is kozak injured?
No one will ever know
No pictures of him in the training pics.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: garyshawsknee on October 03, 2015, 02:58:20 PM
I think jack , gil and ayew have looked half decent at times but all on bench.

To not play one of those at home is pretty grim, if this works against us today, be interesting to see who he blames, bet it ain't himself.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: clash city rocker on October 03, 2015, 02:58:39 PM
And this weekend's team selection has been made by lancelot.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 02:59:21 PM
I see one hell of a lot of sideways passes today
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aev on October 03, 2015, 03:00:03 PM
Fk me....he is so random.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: kippaxvilla2 on October 03, 2015, 03:00:06 PM
When he gets the team together at the hotel he starts off with the line 'it could be you.'
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 03:00:11 PM
Crespo's beard is looking lustrous.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:00:14 PM
And this weekend's team selection has been made by lancelot.

Ha ha, very good.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 03:00:31 PM
If Amavi is left midfield it might just work.  He said.

I reckon that's his 'thinking'. Get it on Gestede's head as often as possible. It could be very dull, but it might, just might, pay off.

If you're going to go long ball in the Premier League you have to be diamond-solid at the back, because you're going to spend most of the match without the ball. It's not the days of Watford and fun direct football anymore - if you go long you'll just give it away most of the time, and if you're as porous defensively as we are (and will continue to be today, I'd bet) then you're just manufacturing a perfect storm, whereby you have none of the ball and concede lots of chances.

Tim's tactics don't just strike me as wrong, today - they're exactly wrong, almost like he was trying.

Oh well, let's go.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:00:44 PM
Ah, you can't go wrong if you do a good huddle.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:00:52 PM
We need to bring NRC back as huddle coach.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: dutchvilla on October 03, 2015, 03:00:58 PM
it looks like there is a single tactic - amavi to cross for gestede
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 03:01:08 PM
I see one hell of a lot of sideways passes today

As soon as the ball gets in to Stokes half the game will be played at walking pace.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 03:03:01 PM
To go from the football we played against QPR last season to this selection in 6 months is almost as impressively bewildering as I can imagine for a manager.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 03:03:36 PM
So glad I haven't gone
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: E I Adio on October 03, 2015, 03:03:46 PM
That lineup has the potential to signal very depressing afternoon. Hoping against hope that he has a cunning plan that none of us armchair managers have thought of.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aev on October 03, 2015, 03:03:54 PM
Is Traore injured?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:04:22 PM
Well so far, the mid 3 and wing backs are pressing well as a unit
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 03:04:24 PM
Dicing with death already.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:04:44 PM
Is Traore injured?
took another knock
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ian. on October 03, 2015, 03:04:54 PM
Ah, you can't go wrong if you do a good huddle.
That's the only chance the team can sneak in a quick "the boss is friggin' losing the plot lads"
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 03:05:01 PM
The plan must be we will bore them to death
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 03:05:07 PM
Horrible defending again.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 03:05:52 PM
Hutton and Amavi to provide the creativity, haha, fuck off.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 03:06:01 PM
Stoke look all together so much more confident than us. They are passing with ease.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:07:09 PM
We collectively look like we're just waiting to make a mistake.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:07:16 PM
Lescott is awful with the ball at his feet. He's the only buy I wasn't pleased about.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ian. on October 03, 2015, 03:08:07 PM
Stoke look all together so much more confident than us. They are passing with ease.
It's the part of Tim's cunning plan.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 03:08:23 PM
Would it be premature to say they are in control?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:08:50 PM
We look like the away team.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 03:09:06 PM
Timmy doing his Ian Curtis impression on the touchline.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: curiousorange on October 03, 2015, 03:09:09 PM
We collectively look like we're just waiting to make a mistake.

We're waiting to go one down. They can stop worrying then and play stress-free.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: SamTheMouse on October 03, 2015, 03:09:12 PM
That team selection just confirms to me Sherwood doesn't have a clue what his best team is or how he wants his side to play.

With the predictable result that the players don't either.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:09:13 PM
Would it be premature to say they are in control?

They look like they know what they're doing.

We look like we're making it up on the spot.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Malandro on October 03, 2015, 03:09:38 PM
Would it be premature to say they are in control?

my commentator said we look like a side that will get hammered
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: tom jennings III on October 03, 2015, 03:09:44 PM
Wow, this is an absolute shambles on the pitch
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 03:10:07 PM
Total football
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 03:10:26 PM
Well were making stoke look like barcalona
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villasjf on October 03, 2015, 03:10:46 PM
Is Traore injured?
Yes
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 03:10:55 PM
We look a shower so far. If they score earlyish we will get killed 2/3-0
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 03:12:13 PM
Sunderland 1 up
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:12:48 PM
I've heard about 4 versions of Rudy's surname since he joined....Guess-ted, Guess-teddy, Jess-ted and Yes-ted....

Any of them correct?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:12:59 PM
Let's not forget, either, that this is Stoke City, all of one place above us in the league.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Percy McCarthy on October 03, 2015, 03:13:21 PM
Would it be premature to say they are in control?

my commentator said we look like a side that will get hammered

You have your own commentator?

What does your valet reckon?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:13:25 PM
I've heard about 4 versions of Rudy's surname since he joined....Guess-ted, Guess-teddy, Jess-ted and Yes-ted....

Any of them correct?

"Gusset-head"
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on October 03, 2015, 03:13:51 PM
Is that what we have to look forward to all afternoon, ball up to Gestede to flick on in the hope Sinclair is some where close by?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 03:14:06 PM
I've heard about 4 versions of Rudy's surname since he joined....Guess-ted, Guess-teddy, Jess-ted and Yes-ted....

Any of them correct?

"Gusset-head"

Just-a-head.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: SamTheMouse on October 03, 2015, 03:14:16 PM
I hate watching this bunch of cloggers, with their stupid Pulis-esque tactics, just hoofing it to the big man.



Stoke look quite good though.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 03:14:30 PM
The midfield look anonymous.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:14:42 PM
I've heard about 4 versions of Rudy's surname since he joined....Guess-ted, Guess-teddy, Jess-ted and Yes-ted....

Any of them correct?

"Gusset-head"
Thanks, that's going on the back of the shirt.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:14:54 PM
Is that what we have to look forward to all afternoon, ball up to Gestede to flick on in the hope Sinclair is some where close by?

We can always admire Stoke's tiki-taka.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 03:15:22 PM
The midfield look anonymous.
No, really ?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:15:23 PM
I've heard about 4 versions of Rudy's surname since he joined....Guess-ted, Guess-teddy, Jess-ted and Yes-ted....

Any of them correct?

"Gusset-head"

Just-a-head.
true
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Toronto Villa on October 03, 2015, 03:16:05 PM
Is that what we have to look forward to all afternoon, ball up to Gestede to flick on in the hope Sinclair is some where close by?

When the line up was announced you just knew this would be the first, second and third tactic. And if it doesn't work then, try it again. Horrible stuff.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: SamTheMouse on October 03, 2015, 03:16:35 PM
You have to say, we've got players with good skill and creativity.

Shame none of 'em are on the pitch.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 03:17:01 PM
What on earth does Eastly Westward do?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 03:17:01 PM
Stoke player has one of those awful buns on head
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:17:12 PM
A lot of our passing is really meaningless.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 03:17:34 PM
What exactly is Hutton going to do when he is 1 on 1 with someone? Hold it up and pass it backwards and they're playing in to the space the wingbacks are leaving.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 03:17:53 PM
Adam goes for it
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: russon on October 03, 2015, 03:17:58 PM
erm, i think we might now be bottom of the league
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:18:31 PM
Fuck, that was close
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Dr_Fegg on October 03, 2015, 03:18:58 PM
And this weekend's team selection has been made by lancelot.
Post of the day so far  ;D
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:19:03 PM
erm, i think we might now be bottom of the league

Not yet

Sitting pretty in 18th at the moment as it stands.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:19:15 PM
Scrap that, Newcastle ahead.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:19:56 PM
erm, i think we might now be bottom of the league

Not yet

Sitting pretty in 18th at the moment as it stands.
Toon winning
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 03:20:04 PM
What's going on with the ball? It looks like Spiderman's inflamed testicle.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Hopadop on October 03, 2015, 03:20:12 PM
Mike is right:

Mike: Another good start by 'insert opposition team' at Villa Park.

Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Risso on October 03, 2015, 03:20:32 PM
What an effort from Austin.  Sunderland and Newcastle both winning, and we're dire again.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:20:46 PM
Westwood's game:

*lay off easy ten yard pass*
*jog more or less on the spot, don't move much, look mercurial*

*repeat*
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: itbrvilla on October 03, 2015, 03:21:04 PM
Fox you've Ben had fuck nugget.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: SamTheMouse on October 03, 2015, 03:21:37 PM
The commentator on my stream is pronouncing Gestede like my kid would have said it when he was 3.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Hopadop on October 03, 2015, 03:21:52 PM
erm, i think we might now be bottom of the league

Not yet

Sitting pretty in 18th at the moment as it stands.
Toon winning

19th (above Sunderland)
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:22:19 PM
HA HA HA, Rudys through ball....WHACK!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Risso on October 03, 2015, 03:22:41 PM
Westwood's game:

*lay off easy ten yard pass*
*jog more or less on the spot, don't move much, look mercurial*

*repeat*

The midfield 3 were all stood within 5 yards of each other just now, with 8 Stoke players between them and Gestede/Sinclair.  This is utterly, utterly, utterly shit. 
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: SamTheMouse on October 03, 2015, 03:23:22 PM
Westwood's game:

*lay off easy ten yard pass*
*jog more or less on the spot, don't move much, look mercurial*

*repeat*

The midfield 3 were all stood within 5 yards of each other just now, with 8 Stoke players between them and Gestede/Sinclair.  This is utterly, utterly, utterly shit.

Well to be fair, it's important they keep it tight, because they've only got FIVE defenders behind them.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 03:23:31 PM
It's probably been said, but surely Bacuna is ideal for right wing-back, so why play Hutton?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ez on October 03, 2015, 03:23:56 PM
Not much quality to this game. If there's a goal it's likely to be a defensive mistake.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villadelph on October 03, 2015, 03:24:05 PM
Took 15 minutes but we're starting to find our feet going forward.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: django on October 03, 2015, 03:24:38 PM
Alan fucking Hutton, bless him, is looking out most likely creator again.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Loxton01 on October 03, 2015, 03:24:54 PM
It is a disgrace what he is doing sick of trying to stay positive what is that for a team

I want him to tell us what his tactics are
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: citizenDJ on October 03, 2015, 03:24:56 PM
(https://media.giphy.com/media/qc1waqAag4tZC/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aev on October 03, 2015, 03:25:01 PM
I think he is using the same tactic as he did for the rags game.

Be fkn awful for 45 minutes on purpsose and then bring our "a" game into the second half.

It worked before....
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Dr_Fegg on October 03, 2015, 03:25:07 PM
Can someone give me a link to live commentary (just audio not video) please

thanks
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Risso on October 03, 2015, 03:25:17 PM
I'd much rather see somebody like Adam in our midfield than that waste of space Westwood.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:25:18 PM
Oh fuck off Sunderland
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 03:25:19 PM
Took 15 minutes but we're starting to find our feet going forward.

You think
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: jwarry on October 03, 2015, 03:25:26 PM
25 mins no attempts at goal
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 03:25:27 PM
It looks like the idea of the Central 3 might be to allow Hutton and Amavi to go further forward, while leaving defence covered? I don't quite understand it yet - we are showing signs of promise. But we are also showing signs that we look like relegation fodder too.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:25:40 PM
Alan fucking Hutton, bless him, is looking out most likely creator again.

Legging full pelt up the wing, like a car thief being chased by an invisible copper.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villadelph on October 03, 2015, 03:25:46 PM
Westwood's game:

*lay off easy ten yard pass*
*jog more or less on the spot, don't move much, look mercurial*

*repeat*

The midfield 3 were all stood within 5 yards of each other just now, with 8 Stoke players between them and Gestede/Sinclair.  This is utterly, utterly, utterly shit.

Well to be fair, it's important they keep it tight, because they've only got FIVE defenders behind them.

I think Westwood is doing alright. I think because he's a short/sideways passer that the 3-5-2 does him well. He's been tidy and is willing to help the cb's.

I need to see something in the final third. No magic.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: LTA on October 03, 2015, 03:25:51 PM
Gana is an abysmal player.  Can't pass the ball to save his life.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 03:26:07 PM
That pass. Chunted to nothing, like he'd given up. No options, no thought, no precision, just swinging the leg and hoping for something other than the worst.This is absolutely horrible.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:26:48 PM
WAHEY!

Floaty corner time!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 03:27:09 PM
We all love a floaty one!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: citizenDJ on October 03, 2015, 03:28:02 PM
Gana is an abysmal player.  Can't pass the ball to save his life.

I think he and Amavi, along with the early signs from Veretout, are pretty much our brightest sparks to be honest. Not too much wrong with plenty of the players...
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 03:28:11 PM
The floaty corners make giving away a freekick more likely, I think, because the players have to climb and generate power themselves, getting themselves into tussles with defenders in which referees will decide give against the attacking team.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 03:28:22 PM
Talking of floaty ones, remind me to take a potato masher to the bathroom next time I visit.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Quiet Lion on October 03, 2015, 03:28:35 PM
Well safe to say the team selection was not a tactical masterstroke from the genius in the gillet, and was as shit as we all thought it would be.

Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: django on October 03, 2015, 03:28:52 PM
We look like a time who has left its most dangerous and creative players on the bench.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: CT on October 03, 2015, 03:28:55 PM
He floats the ball in,

He floats the ball in...

Ashley Westwood, he floats the ball in.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Legion on October 03, 2015, 03:29:14 PM
We're not very good...
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 03:30:00 PM
We look like one of those relegation sides that start chopping and changing weird tactics and formations that everyone else finds baffling but funny at the same time, then sack the manager and bring in someone else who you know will be shit. I just don't see what Tim thinks is going to happen with this side playing this way.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: russon on October 03, 2015, 03:30:05 PM
you have to admit, at times we're a joy to watch
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mrfuse on October 03, 2015, 03:30:06 PM
Gana is an abysmal player.  Can't pass the ball to save his life.

I think he and Amavi, along with the early signs from Veretout, are pretty much our brightest sparks to be honest. Not too much wrong with plenty of the players...

I'd go along with your comment .
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villadelph on October 03, 2015, 03:30:41 PM
I don't think it's THAT bad, jeez. Totally new formation, we can win crap games like this.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:30:45 PM
Gana is an abysmal player.  Can't pass the ball to save his life.
He was pretty good all round before he done his hammy.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Risso on October 03, 2015, 03:30:50 PM
Scott Sinclair is completely useless.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Axl Rose on October 03, 2015, 03:31:29 PM
YAWN
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 03:32:05 PM
Sinclair whats happened to him
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Phatboy on October 03, 2015, 03:32:14 PM
So our 3 most creative players are not on that grass. Mmm great.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:32:37 PM
I will say though Idrissa doesn't look interested, just walking about after his sloppy pass. Hope he's not one of those sulkers like Yaya
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 03:32:39 PM
Other scores stay the same this becomes a must win.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 03:32:54 PM
Whereas it's like our manager has been on the grass with that team selection!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Phatboy on October 03, 2015, 03:33:10 PM
Adama gets injured pretty easily, how comes Westwood doesnt
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villadelph on October 03, 2015, 03:33:16 PM
Other scores stay the same this becomes a must win.

DON'T SAY THAT
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 03:33:55 PM
Whereas it's like our manager has been on the grass with that team selection!

Unlike the ball whwnever we get it.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Lamb_Stockmix on October 03, 2015, 03:34:32 PM
This. Is. Horrific.

Again.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 03:34:32 PM
Who is 'Zestdede'?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on October 03, 2015, 03:34:53 PM
25 mins no attempts at goal

There's no pleasing some people.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 03:35:34 PM
Fuck thank fuck
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: russon on October 03, 2015, 03:35:39 PM
Who is 'Zestdede'?
i don't know but sign him up now because he can only improve our squad
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: citizenDJ on October 03, 2015, 03:35:39 PM
Phew.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 03:35:48 PM
Got lucky there. Must a good foot onside.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 03:36:00 PM
Looks good goal
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Summers on October 03, 2015, 03:36:24 PM
Onside.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 03:36:29 PM
Hutton was a prat
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:36:37 PM
That looked onside to me.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 03:36:45 PM
Level, no question.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: django on October 03, 2015, 03:36:49 PM
Jeez we got away with one there. This is the problem with Hutton being out only attacking outlet...it leaves him exposed defensively over and over.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ez on October 03, 2015, 03:36:51 PM
There's the warning.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 03:37:03 PM
We're having our tits ridden.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Risso on October 03, 2015, 03:37:07 PM
Let off, definitely onside.  For fuck's sake Sherwood, surely you can see this isn't good enough you chump.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 03:37:08 PM
We are so shit
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:37:15 PM
How long has our midfield been junk for......5 years now?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Legion on October 03, 2015, 03:37:16 PM
We are shocking.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mrfuse on October 03, 2015, 03:37:23 PM
Got away with one that was a goal. It feels like its only delaying the inevitable though.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Malandro on October 03, 2015, 03:37:47 PM
Hutton was a prat

we are getting murdered by that stoke guy who keeps losing hutton
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 03:37:53 PM
If only we had 11 richards
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 03:38:04 PM
I think Anautovic is a bloody good player you know. Every time I see him he causes problems.

We are on the other hand completely rubbish. No one near Sinclair on about 4 occasions this half, and he is our only out ball.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: django on October 03, 2015, 03:38:14 PM
Vertout, the French Westwood?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mrfuse on October 03, 2015, 03:38:28 PM
If only we had 11 richards

Quality isint he.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:38:28 PM
Sinclair constantly keeps turning back on himself....every game.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Risso on October 03, 2015, 03:38:36 PM
Sinclair is fucking wank, he hasn't got past a player all game.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 03:38:41 PM
If only we had 11 richards

He is head and shoulders better than the rest isn't he.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 03:38:51 PM
The midfield 3 are all so close together they might as well be one player.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: SamTheMouse on October 03, 2015, 03:38:54 PM
How are we supposed to create anything with such a defensive formation and nine defensive players on the pitch?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: LTA on October 03, 2015, 03:38:56 PM
Is this any better than it was under Lambert?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 03:39:00 PM
Hutton was a prat

we are getting murdered by that stoke guy who keeps losing hutton


Murdered by a guy who a has bun on his head
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: citizenDJ on October 03, 2015, 03:39:07 PM
Very good run from Veretout there.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 03:39:13 PM
That is a penalty.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villadelph on October 03, 2015, 03:39:17 PM
If only we had 11 richards

Shakes his first defender with pace and plays a winger into space?!

Wtf. Not my club.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Proposition Joe on October 03, 2015, 03:39:20 PM
Relying on the BBC website here. Could not believe that team. And 38 mins and not one shot. Is he trying to get sacked?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:39:23 PM
That's better Veretout
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 03:39:42 PM
If only we had 11 richards

Impetuous, stupid, sometimes able to account for his own lack of positioning with pace, unable to pass, etc? Sorry, but I just don't rate him much.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Summers on October 03, 2015, 03:39:43 PM
Great run by Veretout. That's a foul though surely. Doesn't touch the ball.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Legion on October 03, 2015, 03:39:54 PM
We've had a shot!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:40:07 PM
Relying on the BBC website here. Could not believe that team. And 38 mins and not one shot. Is he trying to get sacked?
Don't beleive the BBC, it's really good stuff here.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:40:15 PM
Stream down. Thank fuck
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Axl Rose on October 03, 2015, 03:40:37 PM
We are a fucking dreadful football team. Week in week out crap. I despair
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 03:40:38 PM
Cameron took his legs! It was a penalty.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ez on October 03, 2015, 03:40:57 PM
We're a random mess of players and tactics.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 03:41:11 PM
If only we had 11 richards

Impetuous, stupid, sometimes able to account for his own lack of positioning with pace, unable to pass, etc? Sorry, but I just don't rate him much.

I think hes look decent today , already saved us with that block
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: TonyD on October 03, 2015, 03:41:13 PM
It's been shit since Barry left.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Toronto Villa on October 03, 2015, 03:41:27 PM
This is fucking solid. No shots on goal 40 min in. Ace. We are winning the free kick championship with 6 vs 5. Take that Stoke!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Smirker on October 03, 2015, 03:41:29 PM
Cameron took his legs! It was a penalty.

Thought the same fuck knows how they're saying it was great defending.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:41:41 PM
We look like we've just been sent out and told "do what you can".
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: richard moore on October 03, 2015, 03:42:03 PM
Newcastle pegged back to 1-1
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Malandro on October 03, 2015, 03:42:04 PM
It's been shit since Barry left.

Have you tried a dating site?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 03:42:14 PM
Ci£y level
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Summers on October 03, 2015, 03:42:15 PM
Veretout should be playing slightly advanced of Gana and Westy. Let them sit and mop up, tick play over, and have Veretout linking with the strikers.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Toronto Villa on October 03, 2015, 03:42:37 PM
We look like we've just been sent out and told "do what you can".

It is utterly and shockingly desperate.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:42:53 PM
Man City pull one back
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 03:43:00 PM
A sub at half time or are we playing to conserve the point we came for?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 03:43:11 PM
Hitton takes two out
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 03:43:23 PM
The game is so boring now, the commentator is going round the crowd picking people out. "There's big Nev in the Holte End, looking much better now after his op."
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ez on October 03, 2015, 03:43:40 PM
It's crap. 3 different managers producing the same crap.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 03:43:40 PM
I do think Veretout will be a very, very good player in time.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 03:43:46 PM
A sub at half time or are we playing to conserve the point we came for?
Maybe we can take a striker off and get Clark on
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 03:44:07 PM
It's crap. 3 different managers producing the same crap.

We do need to stop appointing crap managers.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 03:44:35 PM
And tracking midfield runners... Veretout should hang his head
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: canuckvillan on October 03, 2015, 03:44:51 PM
Veretout is very good.  I wish we knew how to use him.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 03:44:56 PM
Veretout growing in confidence as the game is going by.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:45:03 PM
I think I might boo at half time.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: citizenDJ on October 03, 2015, 03:45:13 PM
I'm really sure that in Gueye and Veretout we have the making of a really good midfield, they both look lie they have the potential to be excellent. Just need to be utilised in clear roles, I think.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: SamTheMouse on October 03, 2015, 03:45:18 PM
Someone give the ref a fucking shirt. He obviously wants to play.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:45:30 PM
Veretout is very good.  I wish we knew how to use him.

Several of our players are more than useful.

The problem is the fecking idiot manager who is clueless as to what to do with them.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mrfuse on October 03, 2015, 03:45:34 PM
I do think Veretout will be a very, very good player in time.

Lovely feet and Balance .
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: boboonthecorner on October 03, 2015, 03:45:54 PM
How sad that 7 games have gone and I'm celebrating City equalising rather than anything at all positive accomplished by the team I support.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 03:46:13 PM
Veretout and Gana looking a bit more like footballers. Shame they've been sent out without any, you know, plan.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: django on October 03, 2015, 03:46:19 PM
We won't win this game like this. We need to change something. I'd start with the manager.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Malandro on October 03, 2015, 03:46:22 PM
booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 03:46:43 PM
West Ham get one back
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 03:46:49 PM
I do think Veretout will be a very, very good player in time.


We have good players in the squad

Its just the line ups,tatics , formations and subs.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 03:46:50 PM
This has been like watching a Siberian peasant drown a litter of puppies one by one because all he has to feed his family is half a barrel of pickled stones and a bit of brown snow.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:46:52 PM
Season after season, week after week, it's like having your testicles repetitively stamped on for 90 minutes.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on October 03, 2015, 03:47:21 PM
If only we had 11 richards

Impetuous, stupid, sometimes able to account for his own lack of positioning with pace, unable to pass, etc? Sorry, but I just don't rate him much.

I think hes look decent today , already saved us with that block

He's been our best attacking treat, I'll give him that.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Risso on October 03, 2015, 03:47:33 PM
Booooooooo
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 03:47:33 PM
Place your bets nothing changes at half time
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 03:48:03 PM
Veretout is very good.  I wish we knew how to use him.

Several of our players are more than useful.

The problem is the fecking idiot manager who is clueless as to what to do with them.

Got the brain cells of a fucking knat. Totally useless. 3 at the back is fine, give Richards the chance to step out and Lescott looks better in it, but Grealish for Westwood and Bacuna for Hutton are musts for it to have any chance.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villadelph on October 03, 2015, 03:48:16 PM
Season after season, week after week, it's like having your testicles repetitively stamped on for 90 minutes.

I don't know mate..
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: django on October 03, 2015, 03:48:30 PM
Boooooooooo!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 03:48:45 PM
Season after season, week after week, it's like having your testicles repetitively stamped on for 90 minutes.

It's Orwell's boot stamping on a human face, forever.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Malandro on October 03, 2015, 03:49:00 PM
This has been like watching a Siberian peasant drown a litter of puppies one by one because all he has to feed his family is half a barrel of pickled stones and a bit of brown snow.

fuck are you peeping through my window? Thats what I've got on
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on October 03, 2015, 03:49:06 PM
Booooooooo

Boo? Are you joking? I'm celebrating. Tim's tactics of playing shit in the first half seem to be working. My only fear is Hughes shares the same tactics.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 03:49:18 PM
Mission complete. 45 minutes of shit, now we are ready to hit, it's worked against Bournemouth and the Rags, it will work again. The genius is at work.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: dutchvilla on October 03, 2015, 03:49:27 PM
it got marginally better and they seemed to understand better what role they're meant to be playing

pieters is slow and shit and it needs someone other than hutton to go at him
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: kevaldo1 on October 03, 2015, 03:49:33 PM
Westwood and Sinclair off for Ayew and Gil or Grealish. Sadly won't happen...
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: garyshawsknee on October 03, 2015, 03:49:37 PM
Take a defender off at ht Sherwood for love of god.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Stu on October 03, 2015, 03:50:15 PM
What's going on then?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: PaulWinch again on October 03, 2015, 03:50:40 PM
Sounds utter shit again, big surprise there.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ads on October 03, 2015, 03:50:40 PM
Best part of that half was when it almost kicked off in the north.

Nu-Stoke are as shit as the old Stoke. We are diabolical to boot. It's cold too.

Get Hutton and Westwood off. Richards into full back, Sanchez into midfield and Grealish wide.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: citizenDJ on October 03, 2015, 03:51:37 PM
We did get better as the half went on there, in my opinion, although it's not exactly classic stuff. It's probably a formation that we could use given a bit of practice. Just not against Stoke, at home, when they're in pretty poor form, and we need a win.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 03:51:44 PM
Westwood and Sinclair off for Ayew and Gil or Grealish. Sadly won't happen...

Gestede off too. Nothing against him per se, but he brings out the absolute worst in us.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 03:51:47 PM
Place your bets nothing changes at half time

Like against Blose?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: TonyD on October 03, 2015, 03:51:53 PM
We're halfway to a point..
We're Aston Villa we're halfway to a point. ....
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 03:52:26 PM
Westwood and Sinclair off for Ayew and Gil or Grealish. Sadly won't happen...

Gestede off too. Nothing against him per se, but he brings out the absolute worst in us.

3 goals in last 2 games? Not quite the worst.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mr underhill on October 03, 2015, 03:52:31 PM
Tim's starting to look tiny
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 03:52:38 PM
Any views on the attendance
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 03:52:39 PM
This has been like watching a Siberian peasant drown a litter of puppies one by one because all he has to feed his family is half a barrel of pickled stones and a bit of brown snow.

fuck are you peeping through my window? Thats what I've got on

Eastenders is such a drag these days.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 03:52:54 PM
What's going on then?

The same thing that's happened for the last 4/5 years.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 03:53:54 PM
Westwood and Sinclair off for Ayew and Gil or Grealish. Sadly won't happen...

Gestede off too. Nothing against him per se, but he brings out the absolute worst in us.

3 goals in last 2 games? Not quite the worst.

Blues are Blues, and Liverpool's defending was bad for his first. His second was good, I grant, but he's more hindrance than help in my opinion.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: russon on October 03, 2015, 03:54:41 PM
can we declare at 0-0?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 03:55:33 PM
Westwood and Sinclair off for Ayew and Gil or Grealish. Sadly won't happen...

Gestede off too. Nothing against him per se, but he brings out the absolute worst in us.

3 goals in last 2 games? Not quite the worst.

Blues are Blues, and Liverpool's defending was bad for his first. His second was good, I grant, but he's more hindrance than help in my opinion.

He's ace in the air, in the box (although he still manages to not win many aerial duels), but he's otherwise absolutely useless.

We really can't afford to be fielding a player who offers so little else. Either we take him off or we spend 45 minutes launching the ball at him.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: olaftab on October 03, 2015, 03:55:40 PM
Any views on the attendance
Well from my seat looking around we may make it to other side of 30k.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Legion on October 03, 2015, 03:56:03 PM
Half-time is cringeworthy.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: PeterWithesShin on October 03, 2015, 03:56:24 PM
Good job for us Stoke are shit. Good job for Stoke we're shit.

I've ended up in the Upper North today. Haven't been up here for about 15 years. Plus side, we've never lost when I've been up here. Admittedly this is only about the 5th time I've been up here.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: PeterWithesShin on October 03, 2015, 03:57:00 PM
Bring back bongo cam!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ads on October 03, 2015, 03:57:16 PM
Stoke fans have managed to find the entrance to J15 and have brought more than their usual 1000 which will help the attendance, but it looks sub-30k.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: olaftab on October 03, 2015, 03:57:55 PM
I reckon revert to 4 at the back by taking off Lescott and also Sinclair bring on both Gil and Grealish. That will give Stoke something to worry about.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Quiet Lion on October 03, 2015, 03:58:31 PM
Utterly shit as expected.

No positives from that half at all
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aj2k77 on October 03, 2015, 03:59:51 PM
Any changes from McSherbert?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on October 03, 2015, 04:00:25 PM
What's going on then?

Two crap teams in an end to end game but without anything to get excited about. We've had a few throw-ins, even a corner and Crespo is sporting an extremely bushy beard. Stoke had a goal disallowed because the scorer has a really twattish bun on his head.

Stoke blame their shiteness on injuries to key players, we're blaming the ridiculous team selection. Only positive is our bench is ace.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: PeterWithesShin on October 03, 2015, 04:00:47 PM
World class sporting performances at Villa Park this week. Then Villa and Stoke turn up and it's back to normal.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:01:16 PM
Come on jack
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mattjpa on October 03, 2015, 04:01:23 PM
Formation is wrong for me. We're creating very little
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: olaftab on October 03, 2015, 04:01:25 PM
Grealish on for Lescott
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 04:01:43 PM
Grealish for Lescott
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Phatboy on October 03, 2015, 04:01:53 PM
I like Amavi but he seems to have gone off the boil lately. Not taking players on so much and very few crosses at all. I like all our French players but they are being held back by clueless tactics and poor players. Every time Hutton bombs down the wing all I see are 5 stoke shirts running back and 3 fucking claret and blue mannequins... On the halfway line.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 04:01:55 PM
Grealish for Lescott....probably in the same position too.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 04:02:25 PM
Well, he's done the absolutely fucking obvious, but let's hope it works. This might be a team if unfucked around with.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 04:02:38 PM
C'mon tactics!!!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: citizenDJ on October 03, 2015, 04:04:19 PM
Looks like we've switched to a narrow diamond in midfield. Probably a decent idea.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Proposition Joe on October 03, 2015, 04:05:11 PM
I like Amavi but he seems to have gone off the boil lately. Not taking players on so much and very few crosses at all. I like all our French players but they are being held back by clueless tactics and poor players. Every time Hutton bombs down the wing all I see are 5 stoke shirts running back and 3 fucking claret and blue mannequins... On the halfway line.

It's like any time we get good players that do something different or special, given them a month or two at Bodymoor and they look like lower league cloggers. It happens too often to be coincidence.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:06:33 PM
Better
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 04:06:42 PM
I'm unwittingly breaking the world record for going "tut" followed by a "for fuck's sake!" Just tore through the 2 million barrier.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 04:07:04 PM
I wish this ****** would stop with this "Zestede" bullshit.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: citizenDJ on October 03, 2015, 04:07:06 PM
This has been our best five minutes, I think!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:07:08 PM
Shit corner
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: citizenDJ on October 03, 2015, 04:07:41 PM
And then we have a Westwood corner to kill of any slight hint of positivity.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 04:07:41 PM
Westwood cannot be our best corner taker! Surely! That's awful
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mrfuse on October 03, 2015, 04:08:24 PM
How many more times are we going to persist with Westwood taking a corner.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:08:30 PM
Nearly awful mistake to let them in
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Phatboy on October 03, 2015, 04:08:50 PM
Damn your eyes westwood
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Marton on October 03, 2015, 04:08:57 PM
Man City-Newcastle 3-1
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Summers on October 03, 2015, 04:09:21 PM
Referee doesn't wanna give us anything.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 04:09:36 PM
We're as flat as a witch's tit caught in a mangle after an accident at a steamroller convention.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villadelph on October 03, 2015, 04:09:42 PM
Gestede just stands in a pocket of space pointing to his feet when the midfielders are coming forward. Get a move on mate, your feet are awful.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 04:10:51 PM
It's been said lots of times, but, why do we do the same corner all the time. Especially when they don't achieve much? Why don't we mix it around a bit?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: citizenDJ on October 03, 2015, 04:11:06 PM
Those fucking corners. Jesus Christ.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Legion on October 03, 2015, 04:11:22 PM
Fuck.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: django on October 03, 2015, 04:11:47 PM
Shit
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:11:47 PM
Wtf
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: citizenDJ on October 03, 2015, 04:11:59 PM
Oh for fucks sake.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mrfuse on October 03, 2015, 04:11:59 PM
It's been said lots of times, but, why do we do the same corner all the time. Especially when they don't achieve much? Why don't we mix it around a bit?

Yeah we could get all fancy and let someone else take one!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rigadon on October 03, 2015, 04:12:00 PM
Jesus.  Every week.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 04:12:04 PM
There you go.

Absolute fucking shit yet again.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Summers on October 03, 2015, 04:12:07 PM
Fuck right off.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 04:12:07 PM
fuck
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 04:12:17 PM
Fuck off
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: django on October 03, 2015, 04:12:24 PM
Could have driven a fleet of buses through our defence then.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 04:12:32 PM
Arnautovic stood there with about 30 yards of empty space either side of him.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Legion on October 03, 2015, 04:12:51 PM
Close from Villa.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Malandro on October 03, 2015, 04:12:51 PM
great defending lads
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Toronto Villa on October 03, 2015, 04:12:52 PM
Please fire Sherwood. FFS. Please end this misery
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 04:12:52 PM
Pathetic.

Amavi at fault, gave Crespo no choice but to come, which left their player free.

Poor.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mrfuse on October 03, 2015, 04:12:53 PM
Crespo at fault.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: citizenDJ on October 03, 2015, 04:13:00 PM
Oh my God. That is just absolutely awful defending. Completely, utterly awful.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: N'Zimidy on October 03, 2015, 04:13:04 PM
Why the fuck has Clark been dropped?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mattjpa on October 03, 2015, 04:13:06 PM
Game over
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 04:13:21 PM
How did he miss?!?!?!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:13:22 PM
Sitter missed
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villadelph on October 03, 2015, 04:13:36 PM
Don't think we'll score after that..
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Summers on October 03, 2015, 04:13:37 PM
Richards :(
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: richard moore on October 03, 2015, 04:13:40 PM
That's that then. Relegation looks an absolute certainty to me. I barely register any surprise when we go behind now
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on October 03, 2015, 04:13:43 PM
Crespo and Richards going AWOL there.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rigadon on October 03, 2015, 04:13:43 PM
Had to score
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 04:13:52 PM
Jesus how big was that gap
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: CT on October 03, 2015, 04:13:55 PM
Will this nightmare ever end?......
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 04:13:58 PM
Crespo at fault.

Amavi left him in the shit.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ez on October 03, 2015, 04:15:14 PM
We are struggling against some really poor sides lately.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 04:15:39 PM
SHITWOOD.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Risso on October 03, 2015, 04:15:40 PM
We're going down, we're going down, we're Aston Villa, we're going down.

The bloke is a clown, that bloke is a clown, that shit Cockney chancer, that bloke is a clown.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:15:44 PM
Ayew should have started .sinclair has been shit for a while
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: themossman on October 03, 2015, 04:16:05 PM
Yes, this is the year.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: placeforparks on October 03, 2015, 04:16:15 PM
We are struggling against some really poor sides lately.

what does that say about us?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 04:16:20 PM
Fuck off Westwood with your shit corners!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Risso on October 03, 2015, 04:16:36 PM
SHITWOOD.

SHITWANK
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ian. on October 03, 2015, 04:16:41 PM
He's a bigger clown than Lambert
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 04:16:48 PM
I don't normally have any of that "we're doomed" in October stuff, but sorry, this shambles has got relegation written all over it.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 04:17:00 PM
I honestly believe after seeing this today, we're going down. It's pathetic.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ian. on October 03, 2015, 04:17:48 PM
SHITWOOD.

SHITWANK

TIMSHITWOOD
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 04:18:00 PM
If we were Stoke now, this is where we'd concede.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: citizenDJ on October 03, 2015, 04:18:22 PM
I don't normally have any of that "we're doomed" in October stuff, but sorry, this shambles has got relegation written all over it.

Same, but you have to think we've had about as easy a run of games as you're likely to get in the Premier League. We don't seem to be getting it right anywhere.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Proposition Joe on October 03, 2015, 04:18:41 PM
The BBC had 54' corner Villa, 55' goal Stoke. That should never ever fucking happen. Set piece is set piece because you are all set up in position.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: boboonthecorner on October 03, 2015, 04:18:49 PM
I believe that Sherwood and Maclaren will be jobless by Monday. Although by Tuesday I wouldn't be surprised to see Schteve employed by RL.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:19:07 PM
Free kick outside box
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: gpbarr on October 03, 2015, 04:19:11 PM
Write the obituary right now - clueless. Never should have been appointed. Total and utter shit!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 04:19:17 PM
So we start to play when we go 1-0 down. Makes sense.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Boz on October 03, 2015, 04:19:38 PM
Sherwood will be off if we remain in the bottom three at the end of October. Fox will have to get rid of him.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: richard moore on October 03, 2015, 04:20:30 PM
I believe that Sherwood and Maclaren will be jobless by Monday. Although by Tuesday I wouldn't be surprised to see Schteve employed by RL.

You might add Dick to that list as 2-2 now on weirside
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 04:20:51 PM
We have no pace.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Percy McCarthy on October 03, 2015, 04:20:54 PM
This football illiterate has to go.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: richard moore on October 03, 2015, 04:21:01 PM
City have six, that's mclaren gone
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villadelph on October 03, 2015, 04:21:08 PM
I thought jacks hair was bad, my lord butland.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 04:21:13 PM
FLOATYWASTO-CORNER
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ez on October 03, 2015, 04:21:26 PM
Who'd take the draw now?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 04:21:28 PM
Can Grealish really not put a better corner in than Westwood?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:21:32 PM
Whats with the shit corners
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 04:21:37 PM
Westwood to send one West-ward. Or Way ward
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 04:21:54 PM
Sherwood will be off if we remain in the bottom three at the end of October. Fox will have to get rid of him.
Needs to go this evening
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:22:26 PM
Sherwood do your job


Get him off the corners
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: paulcomben on October 03, 2015, 04:22:29 PM
I am sick of Villa being shit. Sherwood is clearly clueless and just experimenting. No method, no pattern, no idea. Get Sam Allardyce so at least we win because it cannot be worse to watch than the last 5 seasons.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mrfuse on October 03, 2015, 04:22:40 PM
Can Grealish really not put a better corner in than Westwood?

When he has taken one its been decent.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:23:11 PM
I actually think amavi would be good at them
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 04:23:22 PM
Can Grealish really not put a better corner in than Westwood?

I'd back Stephen Hawking to put a better corner in than Westwood.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Percy McCarthy on October 03, 2015, 04:23:30 PM
I am sick of Villa being shit. Sherwood is clearly clueless and just experimenting. No method, no pattern, no idea. Get Sam Allardyce so at least we win because it cannot be worse to watch than the last 5 seasons.

Agreed.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 04:23:37 PM
Reset the poll methinks! Shambles. Totally and utterly ridiculous. This needs to change.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:23:48 PM
Bad luck rudy
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Ian. on October 03, 2015, 04:23:50 PM
Fox just put your hand up, Tim's talked his way into your head, it's probably the only thing he's good at, there is no shame for falling for it but there is shame in keeping him in the job.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mrfuse on October 03, 2015, 04:23:52 PM
I am sick of Villa being shit. Sherwood is clearly clueless and just experimenting. No method, no pattern, no idea. Get Sam Allardyce so at least we win because it cannot be worse to watch than the last 5 seasons.

Im sick of it as well but Allardyce isint the answer.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 04:24:16 PM
We had a shot!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Boz on October 03, 2015, 04:24:47 PM
Whats with the shit corners

Obviously the coaches are as crap as TS
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Percy McCarthy on October 03, 2015, 04:24:49 PM
Can Grealish really not put a better corner in than Westwood?

I'd back Stephen Hawking to put a better corner in than Westwood.

Grealish takes good ones. Must be injured. Or is that Tim's brain?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 04:25:12 PM
Tim's brain is injured?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Axl Rose on October 03, 2015, 04:25:37 PM
Amavi's had a shocker today.

But in all fairness, who's played well?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ez on October 03, 2015, 04:25:40 PM
I get the feeling it's another game we could play all night and not score.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 04:25:52 PM
Are we sure this is actually Tim Sherwood and not Bradley Walsh? I think we need a DNA test.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 04:25:53 PM
Gil on please. Played well against Leicester, haven't seen him since. Why?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: CT on October 03, 2015, 04:26:23 PM
We had a shot!


Ooh you hope-raiser you!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 04:26:36 PM
I wouldn't be adverse to fox and Sherwood in a joint sacking
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Percy McCarthy on October 03, 2015, 04:26:37 PM
Tim's brain is injured?

Well that's what I (half) jokingly meant.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Toronto Villa on October 03, 2015, 04:26:49 PM
Gil on please. Played well against Leicester, haven't seen him since. Why?

Rhetorical question?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Boz on October 03, 2015, 04:27:14 PM
Tim's brain is injured?

He's got a brain???
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:27:27 PM
Looks like we are never going to win a game
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Malandro on October 03, 2015, 04:27:49 PM
time to bring in Ronnie Pickering
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mattjpa on October 03, 2015, 04:27:53 PM
I am sick of Villa being shit. Sherwood is clearly clueless and just experimenting. No method, no pattern, no idea. Get Sam Allardyce so at least we win because it cannot be worse to watch than the last 5 seasons.

Im sick of it as well but Allardyce isint the answer.
Why? Because his football isn't great? Fucking wow. I've been saying keep sherwood but he has lost me today. I would happily take playing shit and winning. Fat Sam for me as well
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 04:27:56 PM
Gil on please. Played well against Leicester, haven't seen him since. Why?

Rhetorical question?

I think so?

I think so.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Mister E on October 03, 2015, 04:28:10 PM
Gil on please. Played well against Leicester, haven't seen him since. Why?

Rhetorical question?
Why ask?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: SamTheMouse on October 03, 2015, 04:28:15 PM
A three-man central defence in the first half, a two-man central defence in the second...obviously that's going to cause confusion, especially when the centre-half you leave on is the inexperienced new boy.

I reckon Sherwood's got FIFA on in the dressing room, and is clicking through all the formations on the tactics screen.

Next Saturday it'll be 3-4-3.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Mister E on October 03, 2015, 04:28:50 PM
Tim Sherwood = TSM3 ... The Shite Manager
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 04:29:35 PM
I am sick of Villa being shit. Sherwood is clearly clueless and just experimenting. No method, no pattern, no idea. Get Sam Allardyce so at least we win because it cannot be worse to watch than the last 5 seasons.

Im sick of it as well but Allardyce isint the answer.
Why? Because his football isn't great? Fucking wow. I've been saying keep sherwood but he has lost me today. I would happily take playing shit and winning. Fat Sam for me as well

Ask yourself why you watch football? Then conclude whether you want Fat ****** Sam or not.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: boboonthecorner on October 03, 2015, 04:29:43 PM
Because our manger is a clueless ******? Our best player against Leicester and he took him off... I hate the bloke. At least Lambert and McLeish were humble, this guy is an arrogant cockney wanker who I detested as a player.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ez on October 03, 2015, 04:30:08 PM
Well here's another tactic that isn't working.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:31:21 PM
Gil for Westwood
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 04:31:41 PM
73 minutes too late, Sherwood, you useless ******.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: SamTheMouse on October 03, 2015, 04:31:45 PM
Shame. I wish he'd taken Gestede off, so I don't have to listen to this tw*t of a commentator struggling to say his name like someone who's had a stroke.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: django on October 03, 2015, 04:31:46 PM
Stoke are pretty rank too.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 04:31:50 PM
Much ironic cheering.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: silhillvilla on October 03, 2015, 04:31:59 PM
Well here's another tactic that isn't working.
Maybe the tactic is to play shit in both halves and lull next weeks opposition into a false sense of security
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 04:32:06 PM
Rolling the desperation dice. Too late Tim, this is lost mate.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:32:16 PM
Scored at leicester

Then taken off

Never to play again until now
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris Jameson on October 03, 2015, 04:32:23 PM
Never been a fan of Sherwood but if his useless managerial skills result in him being sacked and replaced by fucking Allardyce he'll be up there with O'Leary as far as I'm concerned.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Summers on October 03, 2015, 04:32:24 PM
Gil, Grealish and Ayew finally on. Too late, Timothy.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mrfuse on October 03, 2015, 04:32:32 PM
Gill for Westwood what's the chances we don't get a corner before the end of the game.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ez on October 03, 2015, 04:33:09 PM
Sherwood is not a premier league manager. Neither is Lambert, Neither is McLeish. I just wish they didn't all have to come to us to find out.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Boz on October 03, 2015, 04:33:21 PM
Gil for Westwood

Too late, Stoke will pack their defence and we don't have a cutting edge.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:34:06 PM
Not our day
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Summers on October 03, 2015, 04:34:30 PM
How was that not a penalty?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rudy65 on October 03, 2015, 04:34:49 PM
time to bring in Ronnie Pickering

Who's he?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 04:34:56 PM
Micah is the only one who shows heart
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 04:35:09 PM
Hutton's been good.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Marton on October 03, 2015, 04:35:13 PM
Not our day
or month. or year. or decade....
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 04:35:24 PM
time to bring in Ronnie Pickering

Who's he?
Pickering...Ronnie Pickering....
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:35:42 PM
So Sherwood

Answer me

Why didnt you start with this team

Like most the fans wanted
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: CT on October 03, 2015, 04:35:44 PM
time to bring in Ronnie Pickering

Who's he?

It's me! :-)
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Proposition Joe on October 03, 2015, 04:35:47 PM
I reckon Sherwood's got FIFA on in the dressing room, and is clicking through all the formations on the tactics screen.

Next Saturday it'll be 3-4-3.

To reference another game, this season is like a Football Manager game gone badly wrong. Buy a bunch of players no one's heard of that your scouts recommend, start the season with a set plan, then results get worse and worse and you still don't know your strongest team or even formation so you change it each week hoping something works somehow.

TS has lost confidence in himself. And his self-confidence was the one major thing he had going for him.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 04:36:04 PM
A proper corner now?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Toronto Villa on October 03, 2015, 04:36:04 PM
At least Lambert waited until January before he dropped us into the bottom 3. This guy has been figured out. Today's team and play only suggests worse times ahead.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 04:38:31 PM
The thing is, some of our players - quite a few of them - are actually pretty good.

The problem is the bullshitter of a manager.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Malandro on October 03, 2015, 04:38:33 PM
At least Lambert waited until January before he dropped us into the bottom 3. This guy has been figured out. Today's team and play only suggests worse times ahead.

I didn't see that team selection coming. I really don't understand it at all.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:38:42 PM
We could have won starting with this team
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ez on October 03, 2015, 04:39:00 PM
All stoke are doing is standing they're ground.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 04:39:07 PM
This team, something like what we all wanted from the start, has been given fifteen minutes to rescue Sherwood from yet another defeat.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 04:39:10 PM
Jesus. It's like watching a different team
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: SamTheMouse on October 03, 2015, 04:39:42 PM
That team selection had McLeish written all over it.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 04:39:45 PM
So after Chelsea it will be 1 point from 24.

Risso might be right. It might be time for Allardyce.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Nelly on October 03, 2015, 04:40:02 PM
Not our day
or month. or year. or decade....
Or Era, as the BBC told us recently.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Villa in Denmark on October 03, 2015, 04:40:15 PM
Jesus. It's like watching a different team
One capable of playing football?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 04:40:32 PM
I dont get it.

Gil, at  Leicester, is excellent and scores an absolute belter of a goal. He then disappears for weeks, only to turn up today, too late.

Ayew comes on against Small Heath, is excellent, disappears, resurfaces today, too late.

Does anyone doubt these two will now disappear again and we'll start with Sanchez and Westwood next week?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ez on October 03, 2015, 04:40:38 PM
Haven't seen Wilkins once.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: richard moore on October 03, 2015, 04:40:40 PM
Sherwood is not a premier league manager. Neither is Lambert, Neither is McLeish. I just wish they didn't all have to come to us to find out.

You've got it in one. One gamble too many and we are down unless it is sorted very very quickly
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 04:41:02 PM
Boy oh boy we miss a Benteke
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Malandro on October 03, 2015, 04:41:16 PM
I dont get it.

Gil, at  Leicester, is excellent and scores an absolute belter of a goal. He then disappears for weeks, only to turn up today, too late.

Ayew comes on against Small Heath, is excellent, disappears, resurfaces today, too late.

Does anyone doubt these two will now disappear again and we'll start with Sanchez and Westwood next week?

and Agbonlahor
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: CT on October 03, 2015, 04:41:32 PM
The Villa don't always ruin my Saturday's. Sometimes we play on other days of the week too.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Risso on October 03, 2015, 04:41:34 PM
So after Chelsea it will be 1 point from 24.

Risso might be right. It might be time for Allardyce.

Not sure I've suggested that for a year or two.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Marton on October 03, 2015, 04:41:52 PM
I reckon Sherwood's got FIFA on in the dressing room, and is clicking through all the formations on the tactics screen.

Next Saturday it'll be 3-4-3.

To reference another game, this season is like a Football Manager game gone badly wrong. Buy a bunch of players no one's heard of that your scouts recommend, start the season with a set plan, then results get worse and worse and you still don't know your strongest team or even formation so you change it each week hoping something works somehow.

TS has lost confidence in himself. And his self-confidence was the one major thing he had going for him.

Trouble is he hasn't lost confidence in himself. He cant see he is at fault. So he blames players...morale drops. Confusion, disillusion and relegation follows...
He bench good players and rotate formations every week. The bloom is off the rose...just thorns remain.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tom_Mc9? on October 03, 2015, 04:42:22 PM
What's Glenn Roeder up to nowadays?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mattjpa on October 03, 2015, 04:42:25 PM
I am sick of Villa being shit. Sherwood is clearly clueless and just experimenting. No method, no pattern, no idea. Get Sam Allardyce so at least we win because it cannot be worse to watch than the last 5 seasons.

Im sick of it as well but Allardyce isint the answer.
Why? Because his football isn't great? Fucking wow. I've been saying keep sherwood but he has lost me today. I would happily take playing shit and winning. Fat Sam for me as well

Ask yourself why you watch football? Then conclude whether you want Fat c*** Sam or not.
I watch football (Aston villa) to see my team win. I'm so fucking sick of this every weekend for five years I would love allardyce right now. Five years. Of shit. Every week. For five years.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:42:32 PM
I dont get it.

Gil, at  Leicester, is excellent and scores an absolute belter of a goal. He then disappears for weeks, only to turn up today, too late.

Ayew comes on against Small Heath, is excellent, disappears, resurfaces today, too late.

Does anyone doubt these two will now disappear again and we'll start with Sanchez and Westwood next week?


With gabby
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 04:42:57 PM
I dont get it.

Gil, at  Leicester, is excellent and scores an absolute belter of a goal. He then disappears for weeks, only to turn up today, too late.

Ayew comes on against Small Heath, is excellent, disappears, resurfaces today, too late.

Does anyone doubt these two will now disappear again and we'll start with Sanchez and Westwood next week?

Veretout has had a good game, expect to not see him for 3 weeks too.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: dutchvilla on October 03, 2015, 04:43:07 PM
we're going to get cut off at the bottom, even more so after chelsea
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villadelph on October 03, 2015, 04:43:13 PM
I'd rather start with an attacking line up than end with one.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Malandro on October 03, 2015, 04:43:56 PM
Fortress Villa Park
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: placeforparks on October 03, 2015, 04:44:03 PM
amavi has been woeful today, really sloppy.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ez on October 03, 2015, 04:44:09 PM
The Villa don't always ruin my Saturday's. Sometimes we play on other days of the week too.

Stealing that.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 04:44:19 PM
Amavi is fat becoming the latest in a long line of left-backs who start well, but end up being poor.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 04:44:33 PM
At least there won't be a last minute goal today.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 04:44:34 PM
So after Chelsea it will be 1 point from 24.

Risso might be right. It might be time for Allardyce.

Not sure I've suggested that for a year or two.

I am at the point where mid table mediocrity would be more preferable than this shit.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 04:45:02 PM
Amavi is fat becoming the latest in a long line of left-backs who start well, but end up being poor.
Don't be silly, no ones playing well
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:45:13 PM
Another great save by butland
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: russon on October 03, 2015, 04:45:28 PM
Haven't seen Wilkins once.
they can't fit him into the dugout anymore
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:46:51 PM
Haven't seen Wilkins once.
they can't fit him into the dugout anymore

Just seen him in big johns in town
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Malandro on October 03, 2015, 04:46:51 PM
have we broken any records yet with Sherwood. We can't be that bad yet?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Proposition Joe on October 03, 2015, 04:47:03 PM
So after Chelsea it will be 1 point from 24.

Risso might be right. It might be time for Allardyce.

Not sure I've suggested that for a year or two.

I am at the point where mid table mediocrity would be more preferable than this shit.

The last five years I've dreamt of mid table mediocrity. After 5 years in a persistent vegitative state, this season may well pull the plug on the patient.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 04:47:21 PM
Amavi is fat becoming the latest in a long line of left-backs who start well, but end up being poor.
Don't be silly, no ones playing well

I mean at the start of the season playing well.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 04:47:22 PM
5 mins? We could have 50 mins, it won't make a jot.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mrfuse on October 03, 2015, 04:47:26 PM
The thing is, some of our players - quite a few of them - are actually pretty good.

The problem is the bullshitter of a manager.

Yeah we have a decent squad which we haven't had for while.
We just need someone who knows what they are doing to do something with them.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 04:47:29 PM
Must be worst start to the season ever?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 04:47:36 PM
If I didn't support us, I would hate us.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 04:48:16 PM
Looked like handball there. Another good shout for a penalty.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 04:48:46 PM
If I didn't support us, I would hate us.

If you didn't support us, you probably wouldn't know we existed.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 04:49:05 PM
Was shoulder.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:49:08 PM
Why leave it so late Sherwood
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 04:49:19 PM
Every shot we have looks so bloody predictable
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: CT on October 03, 2015, 04:49:39 PM
If I didn't support us, I would hate us.

Just said that now. Who, apart from us, would give a shit if we got relegated? The only reason they'll miss us is because they always beat us!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: aev on October 03, 2015, 04:49:58 PM
we will have competition for big sam I reckon.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 03, 2015, 04:50:32 PM
Gil, since he has come on, has shown more life than the rest of the team have for the whole match.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:50:37 PM
Its now not looking good folks
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: russon on October 03, 2015, 04:50:46 PM
was that free-kick just for a joke?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ozzjim on October 03, 2015, 04:50:54 PM
Ayew looked lively again.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: mr underhill on October 03, 2015, 04:51:05 PM
chumps league next year with the Jawdies and blunderland
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Chris_Jephcott on October 03, 2015, 04:51:06 PM
I'm not going to watch the rest - and instead, make my way down to the hotel bar and find a nice pint of something. Bloody crap.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: placeforparks on October 03, 2015, 04:51:33 PM
that corner just summed everything up.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 04:51:34 PM
Really shit balls in the box
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:51:39 PM
Worse corner of the match
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Jimbo on October 03, 2015, 04:51:50 PM
Can't wait to hear Dim Tim's excuse for this one. "Against Blues were were shit for one half and scored one. So I thought we'd be shit for two halves and score one more."
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 03, 2015, 04:51:52 PM
What the fuck was that. Fuck of Vills you ducking bunch of ******. I fucking hate you.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: ez on October 03, 2015, 04:51:57 PM
Shocking
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rigadon on October 03, 2015, 04:52:16 PM
What the actual fuck are they thinking with that fucking corner.  Just fuck off. 
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: russon on October 03, 2015, 04:52:29 PM
that corner was a damned disgrace, completely unacceptable, they get paid for this would you believe?
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 03, 2015, 04:52:30 PM
Sherwood needs sacking for that corner
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: jwarry on October 03, 2015, 04:52:39 PM
Well that was fuckin idiotic!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: passport1 on October 03, 2015, 04:52:57 PM
I'm on holiday in a week.It can't come quick enough.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Villa in Denmark on October 03, 2015, 04:53:27 PM
have we broken any records yet with Sherwood. We can't be that bad yet?
Worst start to a season since 86/87!
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: villabear on October 03, 2015, 04:53:51 PM
Going down my lord. If this isn't sorted soon.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Risso on October 03, 2015, 04:54:20 PM
Dreadful, sack him tonight please.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Villa in Denmark on October 03, 2015, 04:54:49 PM
we will have competition for big sam I reckon.
Well he won't be going back to Whineside
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Tuscans on October 03, 2015, 04:54:51 PM
Really don't know what to think....I'm trying to hope it works out ok but I'm not seeing a lot to convince me.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: richard moore on October 03, 2015, 04:55:09 PM
have we broken any records yet with Sherwood. We can't be that bad yet?
Worst start to a season since 86/87!

Stoke's last away win was guess where in February....
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: HK Villan on October 03, 2015, 04:55:31 PM
Sherwood did a job for us last season but he's out of his depth, and we are in deep deep shit.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Monty on October 03, 2015, 04:56:03 PM
There's got to be someone out there who isn't Big Fucking Sam and who isn't another chancer waiting for his payout.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: CT on October 03, 2015, 04:56:09 PM
Can someone explain this corner? What happened? It sounds incredible in its crapness.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Rigadon on October 03, 2015, 04:57:07 PM
Can someone explain this corner? What happened? It sounds incredible in its crapness.

Last minute of added time.  Gil decides to play a short one and misses Grealish who is 7 yards away.  Stoke break away.;
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: GarTomas on October 03, 2015, 04:58:18 PM
There's got to be someone out there who isn't Big Fucking Sam and who isn't another chancer waiting for his payout.

Anyone who understands that when you dont have the ball you need to put pressure on the opposition with the ball.  We then wouldnt be letting teams walk up to 30 yards from our goal with no challenge.

If the same individual then understands when in possession of the ball your players not in possession of the ball need to move into space.

Oh and a quick throw in every now and again.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: danno on October 03, 2015, 05:00:15 PM
Can someone explain this corner? What happened? It sounds incredible in its crapness.

Gil played it short, other player totally misread it, so the ball went straight past him towards the d of the six yard box.

Right into the path of a Stoke defender who couldn't believe his luck, and promptly took it straight down our end.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: frank black on October 03, 2015, 05:03:59 PM
From what I could see Sherwood sh@@ himself so played ultra defensive first half, followed that up by chucking attacking players on second half. They couldn't adapt from a back 5 to a back 4 quick enough and Stoke said thanks for the points.

Going to be another season of massive struggle.
Title: Re: Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread
Post by: Yossarian on October 03, 2015, 05:05:19 PM
With the magic he has weaved with that shower down the road I would take Rowett.
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