Aston Villa v Manchester United Post-Match Thread

[pauliewalnuts]

It is hard to fully convey the horror of our football this season, Chris.

Much easier with pictures, mind.

[Chris Jameson]

Only saw the 'highlights' on MOTD but i'm beyond laughing at Heskey these days. His pathetic attempt that went for a throw in made me quite angry, how the fuck he has played 500 top flight games as well as however many Internationals is an absolute mystery.

[brian green]

That's a munsch better way of putting it paulie.

[Bad English]

[brian green]

Sea's a bit choppy at Canet-Plage Darren

[Risso]

We've gone the last 3 games without scoring, which is a worry but we were better in the second half apparantley, so that's ok then.

I'm sorry, but we really do look a piss poor team.

That's the thing, the "better in the second half" thing is utterly meaningless, given that the first half was so unwatchably bad.

It was exactly the sort of performance (yet again) that most of us foresaw when we appointed McLeish.

Paulie, you're spending too much time with Risso, everything is now "totally", "absolutely" or "utterly".

*wink*

I totally, absolutely and utterly refute that.

[Lowendbehold]

Only saw the 'highlights' on MOTD but i'm beyond laughing at Heskey these days. His pathetic attempt that went for a throw in made me quite angry, how the fuck he has played 500 top flight games as well as however many Internationals is an absolute mystery.

Just makes you wonder how bad the rest were.

Look, we've sold our best 3 players in the last 2 years.  Not one of our players last night would have got into the Man U team with perhaps the exception of Given. Young on the night looked an average Man U player.

None of that is AMs fault. The difference between Man U, City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and the rest of the PL is massive.  We were totally outplayed in midfield by a much better team. The defence did a reasonable job keeping it to 1 - 0. That is to AMs credit.

To those of you who want to blame AM for everything and in particular for losing 1 - 0 to Man U, I say get a life and get real.

[Dave Cooper please]

[andrew08]

It was a strange game. I've accepted that we're not going to have a good season and that against the better teams we're going to defend deep and hope for either 0-0 draw or really jammy 1-0 win. I don't know how we can expect any more really, we've stripped most of the talent out of the club, I still think though that we're better than what we're seeing, we could and should have had a proper go at them yesterday,like us they're not the team they used to be.

[Lowendbehold]

That scenario isn't as bad as it looks, were't they rescued?

[brian green]

The lengths some people will go to for some duty frees.

[Dave Cooper please]

That scenario isn't as bad as it looks, were't they rescued?

I'm an optimist.

[Lowendbehold]

The lengths some people will go to for some duty frees.

Ironically if my history lessons serve me right, weren't they they survivors of a French shipwreck!  It's all Houllier's fault.

[steffo]

Look, we've sold our best 3 players in the last 2 years.  Not one of our players last night would have got into the Man U team with perhaps the exception of Given. Young on the night looked an average Man U player.

None of that is AMs fault. The difference between Man U, City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and the rest of the PL is massive.  We were totally outplayed in midfield by a much better team. The defence did a reasonable job keeping it to 1 - 0. That is to AMs credit.

To those of you who want to blame AM for everything and in particular for losing 1 - 0 to Man U, I say get a life and get real.


What? Are you real?

Take this time last year. We had Young and Downing v Man U at home they have been replaced by N'Zogiba and Bent.

Yes, N'Zogiba didn't play - ask the manager why. Also on the subject of the 'manager' I had the pleasure of talking to the former, Sunderland, Villa, Albion, Blues and current Blackpool striker recently. - to quote.. "he is defensive and likes to keep it narrow, you are in a for a long hard season".

No shit.

[LeeB]