Manchester City v Aston Villa Match Thread

[hawkeye]

we are saving our selves for Bolton, yes Fkin Bolton, we are that scared of Bolton that we dare not risk our first team in an FA Cup match, how shocking is that

[Brazilian Villain]

When Houllier said we would things he must have meant friends on the blue halves of Manchester and Birmingham because he certainly doesn't seem to be "Up for le Coupe".   

[PhilGibson]

I had a feeling tonight would be like this and for the first time in ages, I have not bothered watching the game. It had a feeling of inevitability about it, which is pretty depressing.

[TheSandman]

I was a bit unhappy at some posters unfurling the white flag during the build up to this. At least the players and management wouldn't I consoled myself. THE trophy, the one that means more than anything... A good chance of a Semi Final if we could get through this...

A fucking disgrace and no mistake.

[pauliewalnuts]

Houllier out

Cause that is going to happen. He has a trust in the squad, and some are performing well, some are not, but the opposition would twat our strongest team - oh they did 3 months ago 4-0 here.

What happened six weeks ago?

That's the point.

Send the kids out, get a twatting, you're out of the cup, but if the twatting is too heavy, it'll have a knock on effect detrimental to our brittle, but recently improved morale.

Send the best team we can out, and we've got a chance of winning this match. They'd also have been fired up for it, having done well at the weekend, and wanting to put right the last shit performance here.

If you take out the factor of those poor sods who travelled all the way over there, this is a worse capitulation than Moscow.

[olaftab]

Just when I thought houllier was ok he goes and does this. This is FA cup. Feeling shit now might leave at half time to "avoid traffic" on M6

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We're still in this. We just need the players to believe, especially in the final third. Sloppy defending is all that stops us.

[caster troy]

I'd be absolutely livid if I'd gone to this game.

3 days after our rivals win a trophy, following on from one of our best performances of the season, for a massive cup game live on national tv, he picks this team?

It's beyond belief.

[Ross]

Regardless of the team selection though - the 11 selected just didn't look up for it from the off.

"You are shit my lord, you are shit" how very true.

[villa1]

Houllier out

Cause that is going to happen. He has a trust in the squad, and some are performing well, some are not, but the opposition would twat our strongest team - oh they did 3 months ago 4-0 here.

I think our strongest available team could have won this tonight. We've moved on a lot from that 4 - 0 defeat.

[Lambert and Payne]

Petrovs been our weakest player i think, he's fucking dreadful tonight, gives the ball away when he passes, runs into trouble when he waddles along, he's been awful

[eastie]

I've been behind GED From day one but we are ASTON VILLA and we should be competing to win trophies , not turning up with 8 changes and looking beaten before we start- tonight mr houllier has gone down hugely in my estimation!

[Shrek]

I'd swap Gabby for Ash and swap walker for petrov.

Walker left back and Delph in midfield.

[andyh]

there is zero movement in front of the ball

[Holtenderinthesky]

Crawley Town would've done better in this game than us.  The fact that it was so fuckin predictable is the worst thing about it.  Out of the cup in less than 5 minutes today.