Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic Post-Match Thread

[Matt C]

Could be worse we could be in Blues shoes

With a trophy.

[Summers]

And European football.

[Fasth56]

I'm so glad I didn't go today, I definately won't be going against Liverpool, what a pile of utter fucking shit.

Besides the goal we had 2 shots on goal in 95 mins of football. Downing and NRC played well, apart from that it was dire. I can picture a very empty VP next season

Will the name change be Phil NOT from the upper Holte

[Clampy]

I'm so glad I didn't go today, I definately won't be going against Liverpool, what a pile of utter fucking shit.

Besides the goal we had 2 shots on goal in 95 mins of football. Downing and NRC played well, apart from that it was dire. I can picture a very empty VP next season

Will the name change be Phil NOT from the upper Holte

If the present management team are still there in August, his name could well be 'Phil not from the Empty Upper Holte'.

[ktvillan]

You forgot Wolves VS.  They can still get 43 points.  Blackburn only have to win one to join us on 42 points and their GD is 1 worse than ours.

The last game of the season is Wolves v Blackburn

Blackburn could in theory beat Man Yoo.  Anyway it;s highly unlikely and if we do go down from this position you just have to hold your hands up and say it was meant to be.

If they beat Man U, then they play wolves though and considering wolves have to win all their games and win well to go above us, that would put blackburn on a worse gd than us. It is never going to happen. See these two games out and forget about this season as quickly as possible!

You are overlooking the fact that if we lose our last two games our goal difference will worsen, possibly by quite a lot if we get a tonking at the Emirates.  Also Wolves don't have to win well they can have three 1-0s and get 43 points.   Blackburn are only one worse than us on GD, Two defeats for us coupled with a 1-0 win and a 1-0 defeat for Blackburn would  be enough for them to finish above us.

[nick harper]

It was utter garbage today but I thought Reo-Coker had a terrific game. He was the only one who showed the right commitment and attitude. He won the ball time and time again but the lack of support and response from his teammates was embarrassing.

And Albrighton? He played like a 12 year old who'd accidentally found himself on the pitch. He looked so out of his depth it was embarrassing.

I could go on but in 40 years of watching at VP, I have seldom seen a more passionless performance from a team wearing the shirt.

Wigan will kick themselves when they get relegated at the end of the season.

[adrenachrome]

To be fair to Heskey, he was nailed twice from behind.  The second time was a big elbow.  That said, he's got himself sent off once already this year and shouldn't be near assaulting the ref.

He was definitely deliberately whacked and you could see why he would get the hump, but he started acting like a juvenile delinquent. At one point I thought he was going to burst into tears.

As for Gary Mac's comment that it was "just not Emile", I would say that I have seen him react this way on several occasions.  What he should have done was marked the offender's card and taken retribution when the opportunity arose accidentally on purpose.

[brian green]

Just got home.   Excruciatingly horrible stuff.   Dunne was in his foulest fuck the Villa mode and Petrov has regressed back to his worst shoulder shrugging ambling low energy sixty minutes only game.   Why can we all see Petrov lose it but McAllister cannot?   Downing appeared to be in a sulk for the whole of the second half and Kyle Walker can't defend to save his life.   He is a winger not a full back.   Unlike Darren to miss his one good chance.   In retrospect he should have leathered it three yards further out but if it had gone wide we would have cussed him for not trying draw the keeper.

The Dunne back pass summed it all up for me.   An attack which came with us winning possession on the edge of their area ended up as a corner to them without a Wigan player touching the ball.   It was that sort of a game and it has been that sort of a season.

[Mister E]

It was utter garbage today ... in 40 years of watching at VP, I have seldom seen a more passionless performance from a team wearing the shirt.

Agreed.
My words were "gutless" and "lacklustre". Again, AY proved he's a winger not a 'man in the hole' player. End of.
Dunne and Collins showed they are completely busted.
Petrov tired badly.
Albrighton has lost his energy and vibrancy.

GMac largely has to take the wrap for fielding a demoralised side and not finding the solutions on the bench - Fonz, Delph and perhaps Bradley should have been given the second half to add some youthful energy to a sad and sorry team.
Certainly causes me to think hard about renewing for next season.

[taylorsworkrate]

We cannot break this curse against Wigan.

It is truly is pathetic.

After the West Ham game we had high hopes of finishing top 10 easily, but 3 poor results look like we're going to finish the season off on a low.

WE CANNOT KEEP ANY CONSISTENCY. It's always 3-4 games we play well, followed by the next 3-4 games playing like crap.

SORT IT OUT!

When on earth have we played well in 3 or 4 consecutive games?

A couple of times we've looked okay in a couple of games, but thats about it.

[Archie]

A pile of shit served up by a bunch of over-paid wasters masquerading as top-flight footballers, presided over by the remnants of a clueless managerial team.

In other words: a typical 2010-11 performance.

Nice touch mate.
This I call to speak frankly!

[Phil from the upper holte]

I'm so glad I didn't go today, I definately won't be going against Liverpool, what a pile of utter fucking shit.

Besides the goal we had 2 shots on goal in 95 mins of football. Downing and NRC played well, apart from that it was dire. I can picture a very empty VP next season

Will the name change be Phil NOT from the upper Holte

I might change it to disillusioned Phil

[damon loves JT]

If I watch another match like that I will start wondering whether I can really be bothered.

I found it a genuinely stressful experience.

[Dan England]

NRC and Downing were the only ones worthy of credit today. Thank you to ashley Young for mocking my 5 minute rant about his poor set pieces by scoring. Today was my tipping point, I have finally got to the point where I beleive a new manager is essential for next season.

[olaftab]

A pile of shit served up by a bunch of over-paid wasters masquerading as top-flight footballers, presided over by the remnants of a clueless managerial team.

In other words: a typical 2010-11 performance.

Nice touch mate.
This I call to speak frankly!

Well summed up.