Manchester City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[mrfuse]

I dont get this you cant boo a team remark, if a team doesnt put the effort in they deserve it and If were a villa player Id probably join in and boo as well.

A lot of fans travel and spend an awful lot of money and if the villa players could not accept that then their not in touch with reality we all need a kick up the arse and im sure the players would agree.

theirs a difference between loosing and not putting in 100%

[tarzansbrother]

Houllier Out, Kevin Mac for the Chelsea game with Martin Jol made manager after. Nice and easy go and fukin do it. The players have taken over the club and are making their decisions on the pitch.

[villa1]

I'm going to have to calm down before I post anything else.

[eastie]

I was wrong about houllier and he has clearly lost the dressing room and many fans- if jol can be recruited I would get him now - maybe mon saw the writing on the wall under randy but something is very wrong- we are in crisis and need a chairman with balls to make the big decisions right, step forward mr Lerner and bring your axe with you!

[Sexual Ealing]

It's easy to snipe when you've got a perfect view of the whole pitch, but in every match this season I look at Villa's movement and passing ability and wonder how these players can suddenly be so bad.

They never were good at it. We just had a system under MoN that utterly masked their deficiencies.

This 'system' of MoN's. If it's true that he can get players who are otherwise capable of nothing more than relegation form fighting for a top 4 place and into cup finals, surely he must be some sort of genius?

[sid1964]

if we want a manager with fire and passion then it has to be WARNOCK (Neil), but the way it looks to me is that the senior players have grouped together to get rid of Houlier, as they realise that there time is up at the Villa, and where else are they going to get paid £50k a week! 

[andyh]

Whoever's in charge, and I hope it's not Houllier for much longer, it won't be the mystical powers of the transfer window which will get us out of trouble, it will be about organising and motivating the existing team who have lost confidence, and are not doing the basics. The effort was poor and some of the marking and closing down (again) was abysmal. Downing, Warnock and NRC were particularly shocking.

totally agree. We cannot think think that the transfer window is our 'cure all'.
For a start,which quality players are available, and then, which quality players will want to come to a club in a relegation fight.
If the current manager is eyeing foreign players then there is no guarantee that they will adapt to our football and adapt quickly enough to make a difference.
The only way we are going to get out of this shit, is to play with motivation, passion, fire and fight. The squad should be good enough to survive , but thats not going to happen with this manager.

[dicedlam]

Mr Lerner,
Go get Owen Coyle now please.

Regards

Diceman

p.s ask him to bring Cahill and Zak with him.

[JJ-AV]

18 months to 2 years ago we were better than Spurs and Citeh.

We lose to Spurs who have 10 men on our own patch, we get raped at Citeh who have 2 of our best players over the last few years on the bench, while we have 2 of their cast offs in reserve on circa 120k a week who we can't shift.

It does not look good at all.

[lovejoy]

18 months to 2 years ago we were better than Spurs and Citeh.

We lose to Spurs who have 10 men on our own patch, we get raped at Citeh who have 2 of our best players over the last few years on the bench, while we have 2 of their cast offs in reserve on circa 120k a week who we can't shift.

It does not look good at all.

Easy there on the metaphors you're fairly close to the offensive, buddy.

[johnc]

It's easy to snipe when you've got a perfect view of the whole pitch, but in every match this season I look at Villa's movement and passing ability and wonder how these players can suddenly be so bad.

They never were good at it. We just had a system under MoN that utterly masked their deficiencies.

This 'system' of MoN's. If it's true that he can get players who are otherwise capable of nothing more than relegation form fighting for a top 4 place and into cup finals, surely he must be some sort of genius?

Donyou not read this website? MON was the devil incarnate. He got more abuse during a game against Reading, which we won, than Houllier is getting today

[Nii Lamptey]

Next manager to leave..

Houllier, G - 4/1

http://www.skybet.com/betting/football/manager-specials/t10002896.html

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I've been in denial, but it's now time to face facts.

We're going to get relegated unless something radical changes.

The defence is an absolute shambles, regardless of personnel.

[madirishvillain]

my 10 pence worth

mr houllier should have been shown the door after the embarrassing episode at his beloved Anfield, he made a laughing stock of this football club that night off the pitch and he has made us a laughing stock on it as well


Chelsea up next....they must be rubbing their hands at the chance to get their season up and running again


randy - over to you

[mrfuse]

if we want a manager with fire and passion then it has to be WARNOCK (Neil), but the way it looks to me is that the senior players have grouped together to get rid of Houlier, as they realise that there time is up at the Villa, and where else are they going to get paid £50k a week! 

Im gonna get slaughtered for saying this but ive always liked Warnock we would play nice football but he wouldn't accept us playing like this