Manchester City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[mrfuse]

I think there should be a separate thread exclusively for drunken ramblings. They could well stand the test of time.

yep count me in

[mrfuse]

3 stellas inside 27 mins, how ironic

hope you not married

[damon loves JT]

3 stellas inside 27 mins, how ironic

For the analogy to work, it needs to be two *soft* drinks and the other one on a plate

[VinnieChase84]

There is a rumour going around that GED did not travel back with the players on the coach and was with  Lerner? anyone heard this?

also on WM GED publically saying Lichaj had a nightmare game, sure that will boost the young lads confidence!!

Houllier Out!

[Shay]

I'm about to hit the pub and being one of the few Irish Villa fans ( and only fan in my town) i know those cocky gunners ant utd fans are gonna test my patience!

[levico]

Yesterday I said that we should give GH until the end of January and see who he brings in. I now see the error of my ways and would go as far as saying that if he is still our manager on 1st February then we will definitely be relegated.

[mrfuse]

There is a rumour going around that GED did not travel back with the players on the coach and was with  Lerner? anyone heard this?

also on WM GED publically saying Lichaj had a nightmare game, sure that will boost the young lads confidence!!



Houllier Out!

Cant believe he said that fed up of him having a go at players to the media

[WikiVilla]

Was Lerner at the game today ?

[mrfuse]

Was Lerner at the game today ?

yeah he was their hopefully he feels the same way as we do

[pauliewalnuts]

I've been arguing - last time, this morning - that it is madness to consider changing manager now, that he needs to be given a transfer window etc etc, and I still feel that way largely, but this afternoon was just shocking beyond belief and I am now starting to wonder if I was right.

Man City played well, but the simple fact is, they could have played with nine men and still easily beaten us. They didn't even play Tevez, FFS.

The main thing I slowly realised today was that this is about the players not wanting to play for the manager, it is absolutely as clear as day.

For whatever reason this is - they don't like Houllier, they don't like Gary Mac, they don't like the training routines, they're all raging Francophobes, I don't know - I now am not at all sure that bringing players in in January is going to be sufficient to turn this around, and that the bad vibes and negativity at the club at the moment will swamp out any improvement from fresh faces.

The devil here is in the detail. For example, not a single protest from our players for a goal which was quite clearly not over the line says an awful lot. No passion, no fight, no grit, no nothing.

It is also noticeable that the fans are turning against him in real numbers. Someone on here (Woodhall possibly) frequently says that Villa fans are a supportive lot, but when they turn, they do so en masse. I'm wondering if that's what we saw today.

They were fucking annoying at the time, but consider again the frequent needless gaffes ('Natural position between 7th and 12th", "not a club on the same level as Liverpool", "well, I need to finish my work at the FFF first", "I might be here for Stoke, I might not", "I dont like losing 3-0, but if i have to, I prefer to do so to Liverpool", touching the Anfield sign, ignoring our fans and applauding the Kop after a shameful performance, "what is my aim? survival".

All of those were pointless, unnecessary, avoidable clangers, now he finds himself really in need of support from the fans, he's not going to get much. If he'd avoided half of those clangers, he'd probably at least have some goodwill in the bank.

[Karlos96]

There is a rumour going around that GED did not travel back with the players on the coach and was with  Lerner? anyone heard this?

also on WM GED publically saying Lichaj had a nightmare game, sure that will boost the young lads confidence!!

Houllier Out!

If he has said that about Lichaj that is a bloody disgrace, that will do him the world of good.  Something else I can't stand about Houllier never takes responsibility for anything.

[Legion]

There is a rumour going around that GED did not travel back with the players on the coach and was with  Lerner? anyone heard this?

also on WM GED publically saying Lichaj had a nightmare game, sure that will boost the young lads confidence!!

Houllier Out!

It's a rumour. Most probably false.

[nigelavilla]

Times Up for GED, its a shambles, get Martin Jol before he's snapped up

 

[tremzvillain]

Get Big Sam in and he will whip those players in shape. But he must make us play passing game as well.

I know you're not supposed to, but a 'lol' would suffice perfectly for this post.

That's how bad it is, Allardyce being mooted with a straight face. There's only one way Allardyce should be mooted and that is swathed in gaffer tape on a leaky trawler straight out into the North Atlantic

We're desperate, aren't we? Fat Sam being mentioned as a serious replacement on here, Joey Barton being linked to us in the press...Chelsea up next, after a 4-0 drubbing at Man City. Two wins in twelve games. Merry Christmas!

[lukey27]

I'm no advocate for sacking a manager before you've given him a transfer window but he looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights.

As for today's game [and half a dozen other away games this year] I can accept many things in a side but lack of passion, know-how and desire is very worrying. Passion and direction comes mainly from the preparation of a side before kick off. Yes, he hasn't had a transfer window, these aren't his players etc. But this run doesn't say much for Gerard's ability to motivate and prepare a group of players.