Aston Villa v Manchester United Post-Match Thread

[caster troy]

Let my season ticket go to waste and watched on TV, just couldn't face going through the motions as I knew what was coming. I remain convinced we'll be in the bottom three in January and nothing I saw today or last week makes me think any different.

We are absolutely awful, exactly as most of us expected under Mcleish. Clueless tactics and no adventure whatsoever. Waddle kept saying he needs to be judged on next season, well I hope to god we aren't the ones judging him then as I expect it will be against the likes of Watford and Derby.

Expect some irate crowds come late January. On a positive note I'm sure Randy Lerner is happy with the 10,000 Man United fans that turned up and a chance to hang out with Sir Alex.

[Brian Taylor]

I had a great time. I spent most of the match in bed with the missus.

At least you scored!

[barrysleftfoot]

  The negativity around the club is unbelievable atm.Does it come from the manager, or from the players.I have to say not many Villa players broke into a sweat tonight, and as against Spuds we surrendered again.

  To be fair to McL he tried to change it and be positive, but Albrighton never worked, nor did Jenas, and Bannan only sparingly.Petrov and Heskey....whats the point, Dunne and Collins, yet again inept defending for the goal, and then Dunne tries to give another away.Whats worse is their distribution, or lack of it..........hoooooooof.

 Why, when we are playing agaainst probably the strongese ariel defender in the Prem , do we get our goalie to bang it up at every opportunity.Warnock looks so vulnerable now as well.

  Hutton was actually by far our best defender.

 GH had the same problems, so is it worth getting another manager to have the same probs?

  I just hope MON buys Warnock Dunne and Collins.Get Clark in as soon as poss, at the least.



  Happy Birth day to both of you

[ozzjim]

We are going down. I am totally sure of it. 6 points off the relegation zone, and fucking Yakubu managed 4 against Swansea today.

[Villanation]

Randy must be shitting himself. Surely after sitting through that he's realised it's not just a case of fans being fickle and unrealistic. He must, surely, have observed how utterly and completely devoid the team is of inspiration, motivation and confidence. All things that the manager is paid to sort out.

It might cost Randy to wield the axe now, but it will still be cheaper for him than relegation. I only hope he realises it. If not, someone needs to frigging tell him.

Talking about fickle, when McLiesh was losing it on the side line because of the fact we had lost possession twice in has many seconds and right in front of goal, didn't McLiesh give the 2 finger salute to the players.

Sure he did.

[taylorsworkrate]

'Much better in second half', it was still fucking horrendous Mcleish. He's got to go.

McLiesh has to go, in fact I'm so convinced of that fact, by Monday morning you'll be waking up to the fact that Villa will be looking for a new manager.

It can't go on like this.

It won't happen.  Randy and the board made HUGE rods for their own backs by insanely doubling the bumbling fools wages.
 
He'll be here till the end of the season come what may.  I only wish I had the ability to not care about the villa, as they are a very painful team to watch currently.

[D.boy]

I had a great time. I spent most of the match in bed with the missus.

At least you scored!

Wrong thread curious (conundrum thread if you please), u cant have put much effort in if you still have the energy to type!!

[richard moore]

Let my season ticket go to waste and watched on TV, just couldn't face going through the motions as I knew what was coming. I remain convinced we'll be in the bottom three in January and nothing I saw today or last week makes me think any different.

We are absolutely awful, exactly as most of us expected under Mcleish. Clueless tactics and no adventure whatsoever. Waddle kept saying he needs to be judged on next season, well I hope to god we aren't the ones judging him then as I expect it will be against the likes of Watford and Derby.

Expect some irate crowds come late January. On a positive note I'm sure Randy Lerner is happy with the 10,000 Man United fans that turned up and a chance to hang out with Sir Alex.

Ah, thank you, Watford, that is another game I can get to next season. Brighton, Palace, Southampton (if not promoted), Millwall (eek!), Pompey, Charlton (if promoted), the list is growing!

[Nii Lamptey]

Worst Villa team I've seen in my lifetime.

Yes, Man U are a better side than us, and we probably would expect to get nothing from todays match. I can accept the lack of creativity after losing Young, Downing, Milner et all in the last couple of seasons, but there is absolutely NO excuse for lack of bottle. Abysmal.... and we're getting progressively worse as McCleish instills his tactics in our players.

I am now officially a neutral football fan until this bloody halfwit is out of our club. I point blank refuse to pay his wages, to watch him destroy our beloved club.

I don't even think I can bring myself to watch highlights on the telly! 

[Norm Crandles]

Mcleish has to go. He picked more a less what I thought was the right side today and they were absolutely diabolical and couldn't do anything. Horrendous.

It`s true that today`s performance was like watching a horse die, but if that was the team you might have picked, Paul, and playing system(s) aside, how do you explain our hapless passing, tackling and heading.?
 Is that the manager`s fault?

Norm.

[D.boy]

Worst Villa team I've seen in my lifetime.

Yes, Man U are a better side than us, and we probably would expect to get nothing from todays match. I can accept the lack of creativity after losing Young, Downing, Milner et all in the last couple of seasons, but there is absolutely NO excuse for lack of bottle. Abysmal.... and we're getting progressively worse as McCleish instills his tactics in our players.

I am now officially a neutral football fan until this bloody halfwit is out of our club. I point blank refuse to pay his wages, to watch him destroy our beloved club.

I don't even think I can bring myself to watch highlights on the telly! 

Highlights!!!!!! what are they?

[Nii Lamptey]

Worst Villa team I've seen in my lifetime.

Yes, Man U are a better side than us, and we probably would expect to get nothing from todays match. I can accept the lack of creativity after losing Young, Downing, Milner et all in the last couple of seasons, but there is absolutely NO excuse for lack of bottle. Abysmal.... and we're getting progressively worse as McCleish instills his tactics in our players.

I am now officially a neutral football fan until this bloody halfwit is out of our club. I point blank refuse to pay his wages, to watch him destroy our beloved club.

I don't even think I can bring myself to watch highlights on the telly! 

Highlights!!!!!! what are they?

Fair point!

[Nev]

I bet those "idiots" who took part in that "protest" in the summer feel silly now!

[Monty]

Scott Murray on the Guardian minute-by-minute: "That was possibly the worst game of football ever played. No blame attached to United, who did what they had to do, away from home. Villa, however, were nothing short of an ambition-free disgrace. Premier League football isn't cheap, and their fans deserve better entertainment than that. The home fans - the ones who could be bothered to stay until the end - boo their team off. To repeat a question from the first half: I wonder how long this Alex McLeish business will last?"

And that's a neutral. Says it all really.

[charlie]

I am sure eck is a nice man, kind to animals, deeply studious about footie, decent, honourable, honest........

I am sure eck has no bloody idea about how to inspire Villa against good teams....

I am sure it is time for eck to resign before its 3 relegations for him in 4 years.