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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Risso on February 23, 2019, 02:01:03 PM
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Too slow as usual...
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I merged them wrong so it's this thread for the match.
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4-4-2?
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A perfect mix of youth and experience!!!!
What could possibly go wrong?
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A perfect mix of youth and experience!!!!
What could possibly go wrong?
The youth being...?
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Just outscore them Villa.
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Just outscore them Villa.
Lmao
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4-4-2?
That was my first thought.
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4-4-2?
Surely it can only be with that line up
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Shudder.
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3 (possibly 4) out of the 11 are good enough.
Pathetic lineup.
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Kalinic dropped/injured?
Surely he wouldn't be risked on the bench?
El Ghazi in the Grealish role..
I thought Green would have had a run wide right if Adomah is fancied for the left.
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4-4-2?
Surely it can only be with that line up
El Ghazi might play as a 'number 10' with Kodjia out wide.
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Hutton, captain. Why? A dreadful player.
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Kalinic dropped/injured?
Surely he wouldn't be risked on the bench?
El Ghazi in the Grealish role..
I thought Green would have had a run wide right if Adomah is fancied for the left.
Kalinic is probably a precaution due to his concussion last week.
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4-4-2?
Is it El Ghazi playing in behind Tammy? Whatever it is it's better than persevering with the same system. We have limited selection options, on an awful run of results so we might as well try something different and go for it.
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4-4-2?
Surely it can only be with that line up
El Ghazi might play as a 'number 10' with Kodjia out wide.
Yes that’s confirmed
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Looks like 4-4-2, or maybe 4-1-4-1. Or kick and run. Just win Villa - lose this and we could be looking over our shoulders if other results go against us.
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So let’s see for the umpteenth week:
Smith said we are going to get back on track - check
Hutton targeted so to be attacked down the right relentlessly - check
Hologram usual shit self - check
Whelan to run out of steam come 49th minute - check
Kodija can’t be arsed - check
Can’t get ball to Abrahams - check
2-0 down first half and hope they declare UNLESS
3-0 down first half then another 3 for a classy 6-0 defeat
All play offs fire firmly pissed on, Smith to say ‘bad day at office’
And roll on v Derby
Great to be a Villa fan, now in my glorious 32nd year!
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Hutton, captain. Why? A dreadful player.
He can handle a game a week, it's when we play two he starts to mess up. He's been decent these last few (3) games. As for being captain, well, other than Mings there's nobody that seems to care as much. Least of our problems, Nik.
As for the team selection, who knows. What I do know is we need 3 points today. Fingers crossed.
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Kalinic dropped/injured?
Surely he wouldn't be risked on the bench?
El Ghazi in the Grealish role..
I thought Green would have had a run wide right if Adomah is fancied for the left.
Kalinic is probably a precaution due to his concussion last week.
Smith said he was still under a concussion protocol. Insert joke about team-mates here.
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because of injury/suspension and lack of options thats got to be the worst ever team put out in the last 40 years
you can thank me if we go and win now
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A perfect mix of youth and experience!!!!
What could possibly go wrong?
The youth being...?
Well Whelan and Abraham have a 30 year age gap.
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Hutton, captain. Why? A dreadful player.
But he has lot of experience
Experience of being total shit.
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because of injury/suspension and lack of options thats got to be the worst ever team put out in the last 40 years
you can thank me if we go and win now
I see your 'worst team in 40 years' and raise you 'any starting 11 of KMac's choosing in the last 10'.
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A perfect mix of youth and experience!!!!
What could possibly go wrong?
The youth being...?
Well Whelan and Abraham have a 30 year age gap.
30 year gap between Abraham and the rest of the team near on
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because of injury/suspension and lack of options thats got to be the worst ever team put out in the last 40 years
you can thank me if we go and win now
I see your 'worst team in 40 years' and raise you 'any starting 11 of KMac's choosing in the last 10'.
no Way have we ever put out a worser midfield than this
Whelan, Elmo, Hourihane, el Ghazi
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because of injury/suspension and lack of options thats got to be the worst ever team put out in the last 40 years
you can thank me if we go and win now
I see your 'worst team in 40 years' and raise you 'any starting 11 of KMac's choosing in the last 10'.
no Way have we ever put out a worser midfield than this
Whelan, Elmo, Hourihane, el Ghazi
I don’t know 86-87 would give them a run for their money.
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because of injury/suspension and lack of options thats got to be the worst ever team put out in the last 40 years
you can thank me if we go and win now
I see your 'worst team in 40 years' and raise you 'any starting 11 of KMac's choosing in the last 10'.
no Way have we ever put out a worser midfield than this
Whelan, Elmo, Hourihane, el Ghazi
Smith making rod for his own back. Again. Crap.
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because of injury/suspension and lack of options thats got to be the worst ever team put out in the last 40 years
you can thank me if we go and win now
I see your 'worst team in 40 years' and raise you 'any starting 11 of KMac's choosing in the last 10'.
no Way have we ever put out a worser midfield than this
Whelan, Elmo, Hourihane, el Ghazi
I don’t know 86-87 would give them a run for their money.
Birchy was better than that midfield lot put together
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Hutton, captain. Why? A dreadful player.
But he has lot of experience
Experience of being total shit.
Haha. Hope you're enjoying the cricket in Barbados mate. Have found a bar in Shibuya showing the Villa game. There are three Stoke fans here, replica shirts and all. They seem more dissatisfied with their team than we are with ours.
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So let’s see for the umpteenth week:
Smith said we are going to get back on track - check
Hutton targeted so to be attacked down the right relentlessly - check
Hologram usual shit self - check
Whelan to run out of steam come 49th minute - check
Kodija can’t be arsed - check
Can’t get ball to Abrahams - check
2-0 down first half and hope they declare UNLESS
3-0 down first half then another 3 for a classy 6-0 defeat
All play offs fire firmly pissed on, Smith to say ‘bad day at office’
And roll on v Derby
Great to be a Villa fan, now in my glorious 32nd year!
I'm assuming part of the thinking of playing Elmo is to give Hutton cover on the right. I'd be playing Green myself but it's a shocking indictment three years into our sojourn in the second tier that a Hutton/Elmo axis down the right is considered our best option. Same could be said for most of that squad to be honest.
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If there's a stream going then do let me know - tried my usual channels and can't seem to find one!
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I agree with john e. That is the worst team we have put out in my time.
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Whelan vs Charlie Adam should be a lesson in athleticism and vibrant attacking play.
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So let’s see for the umpteenth week:
Smith said we are going to get back on track - check
Hutton targeted so to be attacked down the right relentlessly - check
Hologram usual shit self - check
Whelan to run out of steam come 49th minute - check
Kodija can’t be arsed - check
Can’t get ball to Abrahams - check
2-0 down first half and hope they declare UNLESS
3-0 down first half then another 3 for a classy 6-0 defeat
All play offs fire firmly pissed on, Smith to say ‘bad day at office’
And roll on v Derby
Great to be a Villa fan, now in my glorious 32nd year!
Lucky fucker....mine is 50 years plus.
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If there's a stream going then do let me know - tried my usual channels and can't seem to find one!
Same here.
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This is the worst match thread in my time. Everything is always the worst ever.
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Any chance of actually starting the match?
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Hutton gets the ball twice, gives it away twice. Rubbish.
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This is the worst match thread in my time. Everything is always the worst ever.
I think it's true though
Whelan, Elmo, Hourihane Ghazi in midfield you not getting any worse than that no matter how far you go back
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This is the worst match thread in my time. Everything is always the worst ever.
I think it's true though
Whelan, Elmo, Hourihane Ghazi in midfield you not getting any worse than that no matter how far you go back
Dire
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The "it's your round my lord" chant makes me cringe so much I nearly fold myself in half.
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What a kick in the balls
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FOR FUCKS SAKE
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What a load of bollock that was for their goal.
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There we go. Shit wankers.
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1-0 down
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Utterly hopeless
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Stoke. Shit form. Very unhappy fans.
Time for a present.
Four fucking minutes!!
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Adomah on for Hutton who was off injured when they scored.
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I really can't see Smith getting through the whole of March still in a job. He's lost it utterly.
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Hope there’s a plan b for dealing with conceding an early goal?
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Villa has made me hate football so much. It's like you set off for a trip to a town called Misery every week. 1-0 down, we've barely got going on the back of a massively shit run against a shit team.
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On the wireless they're saying Elmo should have done better for the cross.
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The "it's your round my lord" chant makes me cringe so much I nearly fold myself in half.
Couldn’t agree more.
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The more this stuff happens, the less chance there is of Smith getting that summer to rebuild. This form is completely miserable.
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Crap lineup, crap players, crap tactics, crap manager. Of course we're losing.
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On the wireless they're saying Elmo should have done better for the cross.
True. Mings didn't deal with his attacker either though.
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Well hello there chaps I noticed the Villa are playing what's the sc - actually, fuck it.
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I really can't see Smith getting through the whole of March still in a job. He's lost it utterly.
I'm beginning to think the same. I know they will give him as much time as possible and they absolutely will not want to fire him but even with the injuries nobody would have seen it become this bad. He's starting to look like Garde did; lost without any way of fixing it.
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If your a club that is having a bad time then Aston Villa are just the team you want to play .Q P R have just ONE point in 2019,guess who that was against
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I give up. Just like our defence.
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Villa has made me hate football so much. It's like you set off for a trip to a town called Misery every week. 1-0 down, we've barely got going on the back of a massively shit run against a shit team.
The only small upside is that I'm sat out in the garden, in the warm early spring sunshine with a glass of wine. Birds are singing, kids are playing with the puppy on the lawn, and Villa are as utterly fucking inept as ever! Shit, fuck, wank, bollocks!
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Just fucking shoot Kodjia you arse.
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He's got to start showing he's worth backing long term.
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I cannot help but think there was some reason why Smiths first word in the presser yesterday was ‘togetherness’ in answer to the question what do we need to start winning and go on a run
He could have said a bit of luck luck or hard work, or a return of injured players but no, he chose togetherness.
That suggests to me that there is a lack of togetherness and he felt the need to say it
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Villa has made me hate football so much. It's like you set off for a trip to a town called Misery every week. 1-0 down, we've barely got going on the back of a massively shit run against a shit team.
The only small upside is that I'm sat out in the garden, in the warm early spring sunshine with a glass of wine. Birds are singing, kids are playing with the puppy on the lawn, and Villa are as utterly fucking inept as ever! Shit, fuck, wank, bollocks!
I couldn't even utter a loud profanity as I've taken my youngest daughter to Adventureland for the afternoon with her best friend.
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That suggests to me that there is a lack of togetherness and he felt the need to say it
True Andy, very telling that. Usually a sign of a manager feeling the pressure. I don't think he's going to come out of the other side unfortunately.
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Villa has made me hate football so much. It's like you set off for a trip to a town called Misery every week. 1-0 down, we've barely got going on the back of a massively shit run against a shit team.
The only small upside is that I'm sat out in the garden, in the warm early spring sunshine with a glass of wine. Birds are singing, kids are playing with the puppy on the lawn, and Villa are as utterly fucking inept as ever! Shit, fuck, wank, bollocks!
I'm looking for a corner sofa on line
it's more exciting
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Need to find some new swear words as I'm bored with the same ones each week but until then FOR FUCKS SAKE VILLA.
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He's got to start showing he's worth backing long term.
Well that's just it. He was appointed with a long term plan in mind. To create what he had at Brentford on a grander scale. What the board must be thinking is that they will give this as long as possible and then make a decision whether to back him in the summer or cut ties at the end of the season and see who else might be out there. Someone like a Silva who may not last at Everton for example, even Jokanovic who might be worth a look. But this is fucking bad.
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Try combining them. Cuntybollocks.
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Vokes gone off for them.
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It’s got to be worth fiver on the Rags finishing above us, even if the fuckers have 20 points deducted !
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Villa has made me hate football so much. It's like you set off for a trip to a town called Misery every week. 1-0 down, we've barely got going on the back of a massively shit run against a shit team.
The only small upside is that I'm sat out in the garden, in the warm early spring sunshine with a glass of wine. Birds are singing, kids are playing with the puppy on the lawn, and Villa are as utterly fucking inept as ever! Shit, fuck, wank, bollocks!
I'm looking for a corner sofa on line
it's more exciting
We got one from Willow and Hall, John, have a look at them.
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Need to find some new swear words as I'm bored with the same ones each week but until then FOR FUCKS SAKE VILLA.
The joys of being bilingual!
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I'm in the middle of writing a new book. Unfortunately it's not a murder mystery so I can't project my ire onto the characters.
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Villa has made me hate football so much. It's like you set off for a trip to a town called Misery every week. 1-0 down, we've barely got going on the back of a massively shit run against a shit team.
The only small upside is that I'm sat out in the garden, in the warm early spring sunshine with a glass of wine. Birds are singing, kids are playing with the puppy on the lawn, and Villa are as utterly fucking inept as ever! Shit, fuck, wank, bollocks!
At least you have that spring sun. It's -4 here, it's sunny, thankfully my girls are downstairs and my door is closed as I am lighting the air up with profanities.
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Vokes gone off for them.
Subbed or red card?
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Vokes gone off for them.
Subbed or red card?
Subbed.
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Subbed, injured.
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Vokes gone off for them.
Subbed or red card?
Injured.
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This is the worst match thread in my time. Everything is always the worst ever.
I think it's true though
Whelan, Elmo, Hourihane Ghazi in midfield you not getting any worse than that no matter how far you go back
Ray Walker and Darren Bradley?
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We're just so utterly piss poor in every single game.
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It's live commentary on WM if anyone's interested.
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Need to find some new swear words as I'm bored with the same ones each week but until then FOR FUCKS SAKE VILLA.
The joys of being bilingual!
😀
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Woohoo we've got a corner. Villa are back, Villa are back, hello, hello.
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Bottling bastards.
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When was the last time an El Ghazi final ball actually found a Villa player?
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Woo hoo, a Villa corner.
Oh to be taken by Whelan.
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He's got to start showing he's worth backing long term.
not picking a short term load of bollocks may help
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Vokes gone off for them.
He will be a big loss. As Hughie Green always used to say "It's your Vokes that counts'.
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No manager can survive this sort of run we are having since the Sandwell match.
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Any chance of actually starting the match?
It's your fault.
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It's been nearly 2 months since we had an away "scorchio".
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Woo hoo, a Villa corner.
Oh to be taken by Whelan.
What a time to be alive.
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When was the last time an El Ghazi final ball actually found a Villa player?
Wasn't long ago some were comparing him to Ronaldo, not the one that used to floss his teeth with a rope but the Portugese fella ;D
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Any chance of actually starting the match?
It's your fault.
Sorry. They should have made the Banks tributes last 90 minutes then settled the game with rock, paper, scissors.
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Any chance of actually starting the match?
It's your fault.
Sorry. They should have made the Banks tributes last 90 minutes then settled the game with rock, paper, scissors.
We'd have lost that too
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Villa has made me hate football so much. It's like you set off for a trip to a town called Misery every week. 1-0 down, we've barely got going on the back of a massively shit run against a shit team.
The only small upside is that I'm sat out in the garden, in the warm early spring sunshine with a glass of wine. Birds are singing, kids are playing with the puppy on the lawn, and Villa are as utterly fucking inept as ever! Shit, fuck, wank, bollocks!
I'm looking for a corner sofa on line
it's more exciting
Would you like to come pick up a black ikea one from east london save me dismantling it this afternoon and taking it to Luton on our house move on Monday?
Maybe use match threads for furniture recycling rather talking about football?
Risso your day sounds nice apart from the football. I can’t even be arsed to find a stream.
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Any chance of actually starting the match?
It's your fault.
Sorry. They should have made the Banks tributes last 90 minutes then settled the game with rock, paper, scissors.
Smith would have picked cotton wool.
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Villa has made me hate football so much. It's like you set off for a trip to a town called Misery every week. 1-0 down, we've barely got going on the back of a massively shit run against a shit team.
The only small upside is that I'm sat out in the garden, in the warm early spring sunshine with a glass of wine. Birds are singing, kids are playing with the puppy on the lawn, and Villa are as utterly fucking inept as ever! Shit, fuck, wank, bollocks!
I'm looking for a corner sofa on line
it's more exciting
We got one from Willow and Hall, John, have a look at them.
Thanks , will do
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No manager can survive this sort of run we are having since the Sandwell match.
Indeed not for long - not picking that line up and not getting outplayed by mid table teams as we are now. Look likes another Lambert in the making
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It's such a fucking grind. And at any point they are going to go down the other end and bag the second.
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Lose this, Derby home and sha away and I think he'll be under massive pressure.
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We are starting to rack up some of those shitty records that we managed so often when we in the premier league.
But, on the plus side....Michelle Owen on Soccer Saturday.....😍
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im watchig the stream on a website for hair loss
I will lose my hair watching this crap so its not that weird to be honest
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We're 12th as it stands, 12 points behind a play off spot, having played 2 more games than Bristol. If Boro and Bristol win their games in hand, we're 16 points behind the play off spots, which is completely and utterly unacceptable.
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Millwall 0 Preston 3 ,maybe we should go and get their manager ,mind you he would probably soon turn to shit if he came
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Adomah is fucking shit.
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Sorry what chance has Smith got with this bunch of twats?
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wasted opputunity there
phone spell
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We can't even do the basics right.
Adomah with a chance to break, touch of a T-Rex gives the ball straight back to Stoke.
Fucking useless.
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Good fucking Lord. What a load of shit. Magnificently fucked up that breakaway.
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Adomah is fucking shit.
He has been since Christmas 2017, Risso.
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Sorry what chance has Smith got with this bunch of twats?
Not sure this bunch of twats have got much of a chance with Smith either to be honest.
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"slow, slow, out of play". And there is a Villa attack these days summed up in a few words.
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Adomah is fucking shit.
He has been since Christmas 2017, Risso.
Weird he went from very good to shit in an instant didn’t he.
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Five points behind Blues, and even that wanker Bruce is level on points as it stands with a game in hand.
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after a dreadful start Preston's good recent form continues. After a dreadful start, our recent dreadful form remains dreadful.
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Adomah is fucking shit.
Has been for about. Year now and gets worse every time he plays , Bruce could have sold him but kept him against his wishes. Not been interested since.
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Not one player in midfield is coming for the ball. Just watched Whelan asking Adomah to come for it and he didn’t. Then Elphick the same thing. No wonder we are a disaster and the rumours of there being dressing room discontent.
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no wonder sturk fans clapping Whelan
hes been crap
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its that kit Im telling you
stop wearing it
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I suppose many of them know they're off at the end of the season. Still you'd think they'd put in some level of performance to get another contract somewhere else..
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Not one player in midfield is coming for the ball. Just watched Whelan asking Adomah to come for it and he didn’t. Then Elphick the same thing. No wonder we are a disaster and the rumours of there being dressing room discontent.
Have we got some then?
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Christ almighty, this is desperate.
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its that kit Im telling you
stop wearing it
We could change the kits to Barcelona and it would be the same.
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Something definitely doesn't seem right. The question is if it's because Smith and the coaches are shit, or are the players too shit and incapable of playing any better.
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Not one player in midfield is coming for the ball. Just watched Whelan asking Adomah to come for it and he didn’t. Then Elphick the same thing. No wonder we are a disaster and the rumours of there being dressing room discontent.
I'm not sure this bunch could even be arsed to be discontented.
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I'm not watching a stream, but all it seems to be is that we get the ball, and five seconds later Stoke get a throw-in.
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Not one player in midfield is coming for the ball. Just watched Whelan asking Adomah to come for it and he didn’t. Then Elphick the same thing. No wonder we are a disaster and the rumours of there being dressing room discontent.
Have we got some then?
There have been comments made recently by some at the club about “togetherness”. Suggests we are lacking some.
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"Part of the crap"
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It’s fucking dismal, week in week out.
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El Ghazi is like Gil, without the grit and determination.
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Tammy Abraham has to wondering why the hell he stuck around for this shit
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Something definitely doesn't seem right. The question is if it's because Smith and the coaches are shit, or are the players too shit and incapable of playing any better.
I think the story that a number of players agents were told they were not part of the plan is plausible.
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35 minutes in, and you can already tell we've lost the game.
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1 off target shot after more than half an hour, jeeze.
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Oh and I m glad we were there to give Vokes his first Stoke goal before he went off injured. Always charitable us.
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Something definitely doesn't seem right. The question is if it's because Smith and the coaches are shit, or are the players too shit and incapable of playing any better.
I think the story that a number of players agents were told they were not part of the plan is plausible.
So none of them have any professional pride or interest in a contract elsewhere. I just don't buy it.
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Something definitely doesn't seem right. The question is if it's because Smith and the coaches are shit, or are the players too shit and incapable of playing any better.
I think the story that a number of players agents were told they were not part of the plan is plausible.
They’re still professional players who in most castes will want to play beyond this contract. You’d think they would want to put themselves in a good position for the next deal.
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adomah u twat
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El Ghazi you are absolutely fucking shit
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The promotion specialist is winning 3-0
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El ghazi fook him off
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Oh great effort El Ghazi, really well done son. No honestly, smashing that.
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El Ghazi is like Gil, without the grit and determination.
Based on that shot lacking the skill as well.
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El Ghazi is like Gil, without the grit and determination.
Ouch.
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The promotion specialist is winning 3-0
Villa75 will be unbearable tonight
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Hause booked.
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We have the option on Ghazi, good. Fuck off.
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The promotion specialist is winning 3-0
Stuart445 will be unbearable tonight
FTFY
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El Khazi just skyed one over the bar from 16 yards out and unchallenged.
That was beyond shit.
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Something definitely doesn't seem right. The question is if it's because Smith and the coaches are shit, or are the players too shit and incapable of playing any better.
I think the story that a number of players agents were told they were not part of the plan is plausible.
They’re still professional players who in most castes will want to play beyond this contract. You’d think they would want to put themselves in a good position for the next deal.
It happens, look at Chelsea, if players collectively decide not to give 2 fucks they don’t.
They have cast iron contracts and Agents.
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El Khazi blasts into Row Z. What was also shocking was Tammy had to do everything himself as there was nobody to pass to. Great work to find The Toilet.
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I can't remember the last time I heard the commentators mentioned Kod.
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The promotion specialist is winning 3-0
Villa75 will be unbearable tonight
When isn't he?
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I'm sick of Kodjia's sulky bollocks. If he's the King then I'm happy to be a republican.
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Adomah out fought and out thought there.
Pitiful
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I can't remember the last time I heard the commentators mentioned Kod.
He has however said "poor ball in" at least a dozen times now.
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The promotion specialist is winning 3-0
Stuart445 will be unbearable tonight
FTFY
Both of them. But yes Stuart will worse.
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The promotion specialist is winning 3-0
Villa75 will be unbearable tonight
Why? He was as shit for us as this guy appears to be.
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Anyone got a link to this fiasco that they could pm me?
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The shittiest keeper in the history of Villa - (Nyland) - would have spent½ second and thrown that ball to the other half - not letting them be in position.
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We literally have no idea what we are doing.
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"Another frustrating result Dean."
"Yes no, I thought we controlled the game well, and there was nothing in it."
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Breathtakingly shite.
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We literally have no idea what we are doing.
Literally?.
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We've been shit since Nyland has been out the side. Coincidence? Yes because he was wank.
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"Another frustrating result Dean."
"Yes no, I thought we controlled the game well, and there was nothing in it."
"Interviewer" : how would you fix this? What is the magic formula to transform poor players into great ones?
"Risso": "?"? ?
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It seems every thing is going wrong at the club.I notice Davis is injured again ,been out injured give or take a week since last march ,so why let Hogan and RHM go out on loan or bring nobody in .Bad decisions are being made
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HT
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Urns
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What a dreadful half of football. We say this every week
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We're fucked if that was our good half.
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Booooooooooooooooooooooooo
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"Another frustrating result Dean."
"Yes no, I thought we controlled the game well, and there was nothing in it."
The ref is going to be blamed for sure
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The only bright spot is the away support, which is frankly quite amazing given the rubbish served up every week of late.
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Somebody has been sick at the back. Ergh.
We have been much too slow in moving the ball, but we are finding space.
Missed a sitter and have been guilty of some wasteful crossing and passes. Yet despite that, we look much better than Stoke, who are desperate. The goal was such poor timing.
Adomah is shocking. Swap him out and there's something in this for us.
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"Another frustrating result Dean."
"Yes no, I thought we controlled the game well, and there was nothing in it."
Can’t be helped not his players...
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Somebody has been sick at the back. Ergh.
Was it Mings when he realised how shit the midfield are?
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It’s not just that we are losing.
It’s the fact we are now just a very poor imitation of shite Steve Bruce team.
I have found a stream and I wish I hadn’t. Watching Hourihane be the usual ****** that he is, is bad for my blood pressure.
Add, Adomah, el khazi and Kodjia to the mix and the veins in my neck are standing out.
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I see the team sheet and my heart sinks, you know exactly what the players are going to do.
The easy reaction is to sack the manager,and then what?
Sadly I think we have got to rebuild, it will be slow and he may not be the right guy but the next guy might not be either.
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Bruce who couldn't create a thing with us is now 3 up with Sheff Wed and including a goal scored from an overhead kick. Smith’s old side Brentford have scored 3 vs Hull and are playing beautiful football.
We are fucking cursed
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Whoever the manager is, the one thing we have to do in the summer is get some sodding pace into the side. Physical and mental speed as we are so slow in everything.
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We’ve just been really unlucky 12 games in a row.
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Whoever the manager is, the one thing we have to do in the summer is get some sodding pace into the side. Physical and mental speed as we are so slow in everything.
We have had no pace for a few years now.
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Slow, pedestrian, predictable and sloppy. No goal threat, shit midfield, no passion. Same as last week, and the week before that, and the week before that. Until we can put Jack and SJG back in that midfield I can't see anything changing.
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I miss those days when the Mail would report Doug has called an emergency board meeting. Do they still have those because one must be around the corner.
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"Another frustrating result Dean."
"Yes no, I thought we controlled the game well, and there was nothing in it."
‘We started the first four minutes really well setting traps for the rats synonymous with Stoke. Then we fall asleep and give someone of the quality of Vokes time to backheel into the net. Apart from that and the other sixteen chances and four more goals they scored I thought there was nothing in the game.’
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It’s not just that we are losing.
It’s the fact we are now just a very poor imitation of shite Steve Bruce team.
I have found a stream and I wish I hadn’t. Watching Hourihane be the usual c*** that he is, is bad for my blood pressure.
Add, Adomah, el khazi and Kodjia to the mix and the veins in my neck are standing out.
Any coincidence that it SB players?
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Bruce who couldn't create a thing with us is now 3 up with Sheff Wed and including a goal scored from an overhead kick. Smith’s old side Brentford have scored 3 vs Hull and are playing beautiful football.
We are fucking cursed
Bruce is playing with another managers team, give him time.
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Absolutely dreadful so far. And that's being kind IMHO
Some of these fuckers aren't even trying i'm convinced of it.
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It’s not just that we are losing.
It’s the fact we are now just a very poor imitation of shite Steve Bruce team.
I have found a stream and I wish I hadn’t. Watching Hourihane be the usual c*** that he is, is bad for my blood pressure.
Add, Adomah, el khazi and Kodjia to the mix and the veins in my neck are standing out.
Any coincidence that it SB players?
Smith's hardly the only manager in the Championship having to make do with the previous manager's players. By some distance, he's making the worst job of it though.
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I wonder how often Kod touched the ball that half as his name was rarely mentioned by the commentators.
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"Another frustrating result Dean."
"Yes no, I thought we controlled the game well, and there was nothing in it."
‘We started the first four minutes really well setting traps for the rats synonymous with Stoke. Then we fall asleep and give someone of the quality of Vokes time to backheel into the net. Apart from that and the other sixteen chances and four more goals they scored I thought there was nothing in the game.’
Vokes - really missed by Burnley
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Even allowing for them not being his players Smith has to be doing better than he has been.
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Oh great...now they're playing Neil Diamond...Sweet Hourihane
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I wonder how often Kod touched the ball that half as his name was rarely mentioned by the commentators.
I've forgotten he is a Villa player. From superstar forward that we were worried about losing for 30m to anonymous winger who will leave for a couple of million in the summer. No club does player devaluation like us.
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I bet the Stoke fans could'nt believe it when they saw Whelan was playing ,he was finished two years ago and yet he is one of the first names on the team sheet under Smith.
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W2 D7 L5 (as it stands) is simply unacceptable in division 2.
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It’s not just that we are losing.
It’s the fact we are now just a very poor imitation of shite Steve Bruce team.
I have found a stream and I wish I hadn’t. Watching Hourihane be the usual c*** that he is, is bad for my blood pressure.
Add, Adomah, el khazi and Kodjia to the mix and the veins in my neck are standing out.
Any coincidence that it SB players?
Smith's hardly the only manager in the Championship having to make do with the previous manager's players. By some distance, he's making the worst job of it though.
After 28 managers - we are just so shit of hiring the right ones - I think after 28 tries, we should continue to hire no 29 - because it HAS TO BE the manger.
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I bet the Stoke fans could'nt believe it when they saw Whelan was playing ,he was finished two years ago and yet he is one of the first names on the team sheet under Smith.
Who would you put in his place?
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Even allowing for them not being his players Smith has to be doing better than he has been.
Precisely.
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It’s not just that we are losing.
It’s the fact we are now just a very poor imitation of shite Steve Bruce team.
I have found a stream and I wish I hadn’t. Watching Hourihane be the usual c*** that he is, is bad for my blood pressure.
Add, Adomah, el khazi and Kodjia to the mix and the veins in my neck are standing out.
Any coincidence that it SB players?
That is now just becoming a very lazy and boring response.
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Sticking my head round the door, metaphorically speaking.
So it's business as usual.
Back to cleaning the kitchen then!
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If we had dynamic players in front of him Whelan would be ok. It's that everyone else seems as slow as him that's the problem.
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I wonder how often Kod touched the ball that half as his name was rarely mentioned by the commentators.
I've forgotten he is a Villa player. From superstar forward that we were worried about losing for 30m to anonymous winger who will leave for a couple of million in the summer. No club does player devaluation like us.
No mention of the serious injuries that have ruined him i see
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Well I wanted him and wanted to give him time to build his own team. But my problem is there is absolutely no and mean no sign of anything resembling a team that has a plan, can score a goal and I literally don’t know where the next win is coming from. I can see us getting tonked at the sty.
You could have a team of actual donkeys and you still could’ve organised them better than this in the time he’s had. It must be dressing room unrest.
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I wonder how often Kod touched the ball that half as his name was rarely mentioned by the commentators.
I've forgotten he is a Villa player. From superstar forward that we were worried about losing for 30m to anonymous winger who will leave for a couple of million in the summer. No club does player devaluation like us.
No mention of the serious injuries that have ruined him i see
Whether it's through form, attitude, ability or injuries, a player that went 45 minutes doing nothing is going to be commented on.
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I wonder how often Kod touched the ball that half as his name was rarely mentioned by the commentators.
I've forgotten he is a Villa player. From superstar forward that we were worried about losing for 30m to anonymous winger who will leave for a couple of million in the summer. No club does player devaluation like us.
No mention of the serious injuries that have ruined him i see
He had an injury as have many players. He came back from that and was punted out to the wing because we got in Abraham. He's not a winger. He's injury has played a role in his decline, but so has tactics employed since his return and he has to be accountable too. It's not just one thing.
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Brentford hammering Hull 4-1
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Roll up roll up. No matter how bad you are, no matter how long since you last scored, no matter when you last won. You are about to play the Villa. Rest assured, stand easy and collect your points.
We are a circus and have been since MON fucked off.
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It’s not just that we are losing.
It’s the fact we are now just a very poor imitation of shite Steve Bruce team.
I have found a stream and I wish I hadn’t. Watching Hourihane be the usual c*** that he is, is bad for my blood pressure.
Add, Adomah, el khazi and Kodjia to the mix and the veins in my neck are standing out.
Any coincidence that it SB players?
That is now just becoming a very lazy and boring response.
Nonetheless, it is still a fact.
A fact that probably, all these lazy bastards had it easy under him and now when asked to put a bit of graft in they start sulking.
Fucking footballers. wankers.
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Brentford hammering Hull 4-1
So to sum up the team our current manager built is playing well, the team being managed by our last manager is playing well but we are shit.
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Yes! I have to go and pick SWMBO up so I don't have to watch the rest of the game. Ace!
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if it really is true that certain players were told they were going to be surplus to requirements in January then it was the most staggeringly inept piece of man management ever.
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Its just a thought but perhaps we should have kept our old manger managing his players and then brought in a new manager in the summer when he could sign his players. I know a bit radical.
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Were having our customary post half time spell of pressure.
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According to the stats Kod has had 17 touches, Tammy 21. And we failed to play a single through ball that first half.
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if it really is true that certain players were told they were going to be surplus to requirements in January then it was the most staggeringly inept piece of man management ever.
Pure speculation though eh?
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It’s not just that we are losing.
It’s the fact we are now just a very poor imitation of shite Steve Bruce team.
I have found a stream and I wish I hadn’t. Watching Hourihane be the usual c*** that he is, is bad for my blood pressure.
Add, Adomah, el khazi and Kodjia to the mix and the veins in my neck are standing out.
Any coincidence that it SB players?
That is now just becoming a very lazy and boring response.
Nonetheless, it is still a fact.
A fact that probably, all these lazy bastards had it easy under him and now when asked to put a bit of graft in they start sulking.
Fucking footballers. wankers.
It's actually not fact, Kodjia and Adomah are De Matteo players and have both been very good at some point. The fact that they are now shit may not be entirely Smiths fault but the true fact is that neither have looked very good in Smiths time here, Kodjia maybe having a couple of good games and Adomah none.
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Smith needs to be kept on. He needs the space to do what needs to be done.
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He needs a full transfer window and a season with the squad he builds.
However, thus far it is deeply disappointing.
I've just been shopping, looked at the score, no surprise, looked on here and even less surprise.
It's not good enough, frankly.
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wtf was that
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got to keep DS but this is tripe
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and that last piece of crap sums it up...Hologram tells Mings to hit it long...straight out of play.
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SCOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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YYYYYYYYYYeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssss. Get in
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Great from El Ghazi and Albert scores.
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Goal.
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Thank fuck
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BBC reckon our play off hopes are fading. Pessimistic wankers.
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Adomah!!!!!!!!!
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Adomah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great finish on the break.
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Albert at last
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That was a decent move. Good goal. Let's go and fucking win this Villa
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About frigging time!
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gooalllllll
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if it really is true that certain players were told they were going to be surplus to requirements in January then it was the most staggeringly inept piece of man management ever.
Surely all those whose contracts are up would be told? Isn't there some rules regarding allowing players to look for a move if they've entered their final year and not been offered an extension?
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Adam nearly lobs Steer
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Right now fucking win.
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What a cracking move and finish !!
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Butland makes a good save from Tammy
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Adam nearly lobs Steer
Who was it that lobbed Seaman?
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Great move and a good goal. Fair play, great run by El Ghazi set that up.
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Wayhay
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Charlie Adam subbed.
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Abraham nearly scores witha header. Good save from Butland.
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Smith needs to be kept on. He needs the space to do what needs to be done.
I agree Drummond, he's been given the chance by the board and therefore should be given a proper chance.
Personally, I think you've got more chance of bottling fog than it ending well but we have to do things properly and there's no guarantee the next one or the one after will do the business anyway.
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if it really is true that certain players were told they were going to be surplus to requirements in January then it was the most staggeringly inept piece of man management ever.
A CEO stating on national radio that promotion this season wasn't a necessity doesn't set the aspirational bar very high. I wonder if that has been a factor in altering the winning mindset inside the club.
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This is better.
Our first away goal of 2019. It's nearly fucking March
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Is that our first away goal this year?
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Charlie Adam subbed.
He’s off to fix a leaking tap.
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if it really is true that certain players were told they were going to be surplus to requirements in January then it was the most staggeringly inept piece of man management ever.
A CEO stating on national radio that promotion this season wasn't a necessity doesn't set the aspirational bar very high. I wonder if that has been a factor in altering the winning mindset inside the club.
Since we came down everything has been short term thinking to the point we nearly went broke,. So I don't agree with that at all. He said that we needed to build properly so in that context the pressure wasn't on to go up this season. It's very, very different to waving a white flag regarding our ambition.
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We're all over them, which can only mean one thing. A Stoke winner in added time.
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that was clsoe
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if it really is true that certain players were told they were going to be surplus to requirements in January then it was the most staggeringly inept piece of man management ever.
A CEO stating on national radio that promotion this season wasn't a necessity doesn't set the aspirational bar very high. I wonder if that has been a factor in altering the winning mindset inside the club.
wasn't the cleverest statement to make mid season
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Wow, we just turned into a Smith team, short passes and some movement off the ball.
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Are we raining fists on them?
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Wow, we just turned into a Smith team, short passes and some movement off the ball.
Confidence counts for so much in football.
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if it really is true that certain players were told they were going to be surplus to requirements in January then it was the most staggeringly inept piece of man management ever.
A CEO stating on national radio that promotion this season wasn't a necessity doesn't set the aspirational bar very high. I wonder if that has been a factor in altering the winning mindset inside the club.
wasn't the cleverest statement to make mid season
Considering the mess we were in a few months earlier i'm not sure how people expected him to answer the question he was asked.
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if it really is true that certain players were told they were going to be surplus to requirements in January then it was the most staggeringly inept piece of man management ever.
A CEO stating on national radio that promotion this season wasn't a necessity doesn't set the aspirational bar very high. I wonder if that has been a factor in altering the winning mindset inside the club.
From the day MON left I can't actually recall a 'winning mindset' at the club. I also think the often trotted out quote regarding promotion not being a necessity has been mistaken for a lack of ambition whereas I think the comment was made to calm any fears of financial problems if we don't go up this year. So far the powers that be have stopped us from going bust, given the manager they inherited a reasonable shot, appointed the guy so many fans wanted and are now giving him a reasonable shot. Cherry picking certain quotes to back up our current frustration regarding results is unfair in my opinion.
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It was a question and answer about the finances but some will run with it in the direction that suits them.
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if it really is true that certain players were told they were going to be surplus to requirements in January then it was the most staggeringly inept piece of man management ever.
A CEO stating on national radio that promotion this season wasn't a necessity doesn't set the aspirational bar very high. I wonder if that has been a factor in altering the winning mindset inside the club.
From the day MON left I can't actually recall a 'winning mindset' at the club. I also think the often trotted out quote regarding promotion not being a necessity has been mistaken for a lack of ambition whereas I think the comment was made to calm any fears of financial problems if we don't go up this year. So far the powers that be have stopped us from going bust, given the manager they inherited a reasonable shot, appointed the guy so many fans wanted and are now giving him a reasonable shot. Cherry picking certain quotes to back up our current frustration regarding results is unfair in my opinion.
Quite right Damo
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Quite right Damo
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Spot on, Damo.
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Agreed.
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Blackburn take the lead at the Sty.
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Sorry but MON was first and foremost a "not losing" manager
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Blackburn take the lead at the Sty.
Not for long
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Sorry but MON was first and foremost a "not losing" manager
No one said he was, "from the day he left".
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This half has been the best we've played in a while. Still not great, but an improvement nonetheless.
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Blackburn take the lead at the Sty.
And then Blues equalise
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Bloody hell!
Come back on here and we've equalised!
Dare to dream???,
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Thanks. In three minutes I have just been told I am right more times than I have in twenty years of marriage. ;)
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Stoke are awful.
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This half has been the best we've played in a while. Still not great, but an improvement nonetheless.
It's belief. It's also what Jack brings to the team. We play so much higher up with him in the line up and McGinn behind working his bollocks off. Make Hourihane better too.
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Stoke have settled for a draw and are trying to shut up shop.
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Stoke have settled for a draw and trying to shut up shop.
I've seen this movie before as Villa fan only to concede late on. Usually we are playing anyone you can care to mention but certainly Man U comes to mind.
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Mother fucker! NO 14 did a crunching tackle!!! I LOVE HIM NOW
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Holy shit. Aggressive sliding challenge from Hourihane
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A tackle from Hourihane.
Surely a sign that's it's nearly the end of days!
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A tackle from Hourihane.
Surely a sign that's it's nearly the end of days!
I think I saw a frog land on my lawn from a cloud
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Mother fucker! NO 14 did a crunching tackle!!! I LOVE HIM NOW
If he adds this to his set plays - then he is an asset!!
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Mother fucker! NO 14 did a crunching tackle!!! I LOVE HIM NOW
If he adds this to his set plays - then he is an asset!!
Better that than him being an asshole!
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Andre Green on for Albert
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Mother fucker! NO 14 did a crunching tackle!!! I LOVE HIM NOW
If he adds this to his set plays - then he is an asset!!
Something about swallows and summer Edvard!
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Green on for Adomah
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Mings is so solid at this level
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Mother fucker! NO 14 did a crunching tackle!!! I LOVE HIM NOW
If he adds this to his set plays - then he is an asset!!
Something about swallows and summer Edvard!
Martin - please - I am in my "trying to be positive" period :D
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Two piss poor corners from Conor
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Green on for Adomah
A sub, subbed. One for the historians, when did that last happen at Villa?
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Mings is so solid at this level
Best player in the squad bar Jack and the other guy from scotland whom i forgot name of
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2 corners from our free kick specialist both don’t beat the first man and how many useless free kicks today?
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Mings is so solid at this level
Best player in the squad bar Jack and the other guy from scotland whom i forgot name of
Hutton.
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if it really is true that certain players were told they were going to be surplus to requirements in January then it was the most staggeringly inept piece of man management ever.
A CEO stating on national radio that promotion this season wasn't a necessity doesn't set the aspirational bar very high. I wonder if that has been a factor in altering the winning mindset inside the club.
From the day MON left I can't actually recall a 'winning mindset' at the club. I also think the often trotted out quote regarding promotion not being a necessity has been mistaken for a lack of ambition whereas I think the comment was made to calm any fears of financial problems if we don't go up this year. So far the powers that be have stopped us from going bust, given the manager they inherited a reasonable shot, appointed the guy so many fans wanted and are now giving him a reasonable shot. Cherry picking certain quotes to back up our current frustration regarding results is unfair in my opinion.
Point accepted. I just don't think it was a particularly helpful comment because if fans can interpret it in one of two ways, you can bet those on the playing side have done as well.
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Green on for Adomah
A sub, subbed. One for the historians, when did that last happen at Villa?
Angela at home to SHA
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Green on for Adomah
A sub, subbed. One for the historians, when did that last happen at Villa?
Angela at home to SHA
Blimey, two in a season! Well spotted than man!
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4 mins added time
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I've seen this movie before as Villa fan only to concede late on. Usually we are playing anyone you can care to mention but certainly Man U comes to mind.
I said the same thing at half time (2-0 up) in the 3-2 defeat to Man Ure when Hernandez scored the late winner. It prompted my favorite line on H&V where someone posted that it was like a version of WWII where the Nazis always win.
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I've seen this movie before as Villa fan only to concede late on. Usually we are playing anyone you can care to mention but certainly Man U comes to mind.
I said the same thing at half time (2-0 up) in the 3-2 defeat to Man Ure when Hernandez scored the late winner. It prompted my favorite line on H&V where someone posted that it was like a version of WWII where the Nazis always win.
That's a brilliant line.
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Mings is so solid at this level
Best player in the squad bar Jack and the other guy from scotland whom i forgot name of
Hutton.
Best response ever ! haha
Super McGinn
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Butland with a finger tip save from Mings
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fucking hell, Mings close.
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A good away point.
If you like meaningless away points.
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Mings so unlucky with that header.
Another good save from Butland.
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Mings so unlucky with that header.
Another good save from Butland.
It's all about the finest margins. Yet a similar chance last week loops over our 6'7" keeper
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FT
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Game over. We played better this half but still not at all good enough overall
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Game over. We played better this half but still not at all good enough overall
Agree !