Manchester City v Aston Villa Match Thread

[montague]

MIKE BASSETT could do a better job

We dont want Allardyce thanks

[TopDeck113]

I'm sitting here in the Colin Bell stand with the Man City mate I've come with.  If it wasn't for that fact I'd now be heading home.

This is going to make the Newcastle defeat look like a narrow loss.  We will have the worst goal difference in the division and I've no idea where are next win is coming from.

We are shit - and for all the talk of when we get the injured players back, they coming back and we're getting worse.

Houllier needs to go. Go before he wastes money and gets the sack come March in any event.  I'd take Alladyce now, anyone who might give these players a lift, because make no mistake, at present we're going down.

[andrew08]

We need new players. Not one minute before the window closes, but one minute past midnight on Jan 1. None of the MON usual speculation throughout all of Jan and then sign no one. have them lined up now and playing at the latest against Sunderland.otherwise what is the point of GH, he supposed to know these things/players.

otherwise we're dead in the water, we wont go down but we'll be years behind again.

The problem is that, even with - and this will be the absolute biggest influx - three or four players in, it looks like there are enough of the squad in "don't give a shit" mode to cancel out any benefit of new personnel.

lets hope that isnt the case eh................otherwise we are in the shite

[Moorski]

MIKE BASSETT could do a better job

We already have the French version of Mike Bassett

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

We had a promising bunch of young players coming through, when things are not going well they need to come out of the firing line, but because of the shit 'performances' of likes of Warcock and Dunne it hasn't been possible. Houllier is destroying the confidence of the youngsters.

We are truly truly woeful, no leadership, no passion, little commitment on or off the pitch and we're certainly not 'entertaining'. I was prepared to give him the transfer the window to see things improve - at the moment him and Gary Mac can fuck off, because this is shit...it will be interesting to hear the fans in the 2nd half that have endured this rubbish.

[PaulWinch again]

In the last ten minutes we played ok, but unfortunately game was up by then.

[Arsey]

I would get Jol in before Spam or Fulham pull the trigger and get in before us.

[Diablo]

Has anyone got a link that's working, mine died earlier and before anyone else says it "I know I need help!"

[JUAN PABLO]

Several posters on here thought that GH ha picked the best team from the players available - it looks like those players are just not good enough.

true, I think Mourinho would struggle with these useless lot

[curiousorange]

Houllier's sent the team out with nearly five minutes of half-time left. Does he sound like the kind of manager who can say all that needs to be said in 10 minutes?

[mrfuse]

Its the Villa fans who are their that i feel sorry for i would be on my way home now

[Salsa Party Animal]

if Mark Hughes get sacked should we go for him as he might get a certain two Stephens performing for us

[Edvard Remberg]

At least we wont lose a position due to goal-difference - ours is the worst.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

MIKE BASSETT could do a better job

Mike Bassett left in the summer. Can't see him coming back.

[Villa'Zawg]

I'm watching this online; were the defeats at Southampton and Charlton in 86-87 really any worse than this?

No and Houllier's record so far is worse than McNeills was. This is a complete disgrace with the squad we have.

I honestly can't work out what tactics they are supposed to be using to defeat this Man City team, there doesn't appear to be any kind of semblance of a plan.