Aston Villa v Liverpool Post-Match Thread

[eastie]

Let's not fool ourselves that we will be safe because there are 3 worse teams, the gap can soon close and Wigan are showing fight and passion and Blackburn if they reappoint mark hughes will soon overtake us- we are in deep shit and I fear the owner doesn't realise what a total mess hes made of things.

[Simba]

It's true. He thinks we are Wigan. Not a possible or historical  or even expected or current "Giant". He just does not understand Aston Villa.  He ain't for us. Get rid.

[Simba]

Well said Eastie. Hearing Pool fans chanting 'going down' is not comfortable.

[eastie]

I was all for giving MacLeish a clean slate and a real chance but I have been shocked and appalled at the dreadful style of negative football and believe that action needs to be taken quickly.

Last winter randy dug deep to save our skin by getting bent to the club,please this time dig deep,hold up your hands and admit your mistake randy, pay off this loser and appoint mark Hughes!

If not relegation could cost far far more !

[darren woolley]

The defence today boy where they poor I couldn't believe what I was seeing the marking was pathetic please can we stop conceding goals from set pieces let's hope something happens soon he needs to sort them out and remind them that they are professional footballers not park players.

[Brend'Watkins]

We really stink.

Nothing further to add.

[TimTheVillain]

Inept doesn't get anywhere near to describing today's performance.

I'm watching the Arse in the comfort of my living room, no joy at VP these days.

'What the fuck is going on' is indeed how I feel.

[Dave Clark Five]

Last winter randy dug deep to save our skin by getting bent to the club,please this time dig deep,hold up your hands and admit your mistake randy, pay off this loser and appoint mark Hughes!

If not relegation could cost far far more !

Why not give McLeish some money instead of chucking more away in compensation?

[Fin Feds Dad]

After 63 mins my 8 year old son said " can we go Dad?" and I said "why mate?".
He said " because I am bored" and he was right.
When I was 8 I couldn't wait to go the match - 2 years ago when he was 6
he couldnt wait to go either .
In 2 years football has changed  - and we are the club that has suffered most.
We are in the eye of the storm - and it hurts.

[PaulWinch again]

Last winter randy dug deep to save our skin by getting bent to the club,please this time dig deep,hold up your hands and admit your mistake randy, pay off this loser and appoint mark Hughes!

If not relegation could cost far far more !

Why not give McLeish some money instead of chucking more away in compensation?

Because when Randy realises he's made a mistake he'll have to pay the compensation anyway, on top of the money he's given. I was all for giving Mcleish a chance but we are really awful on every level and it isn't going to work.

[Eigentor]

I intended to watch it on TV, but have to admit that I fell asleep for large parts of the match.

From what I saw it wasn't as bad as Man U or Spurs. We made some hapless attempts trying to attack, but there was no real belief that we could get something out of the match. I had hoped that the win (and flashes of decent football) against Bolton could be a turning point. But it was back to square one.

To be fair, we no longer have the players to match a largely mediocre Liverpool side. But as mentioned in the match thread, we played Man U at home last season with half a team consisting of unproven kids, and still managed to go into the game believing that we could win (and almost did), so there is obviously something wrong the players' confidence/motivation at the moment.

[pauliewalnuts]

Because regardless of how he spends it, he's forever going to be the same dour, negative manager.

That's the problem. At least you knew Houllier wanted to try to get us passing the ball, even if he failed to do so.

There aren't any illusions with this guy. I don't give a flying one he managed them, but I do worry about his piss poor top flight record and negativity, and we are seeing both.

He's not the one mostly to blame, though, that is our utterly clueless owner and  friendly poodle who manoeuvred us into this absurd position.

[eastie]

Last winter randy dug deep to save our skin by getting bent to the club,please this time dig deep,hold up your hands and admit your mistake randy, pay off this loser and appoint mark Hughes!

If not relegation could cost far far more !

Why not give McLeish some money instead of chucking more away in compensation?

Because I've seen enough to tell me that he is not the man for the job,his negative brand of football and lack of inspiration is not what this club needs- he will not turn it around and has lost the fans if not the players, time to show some balls and admit it was mistake and rectify things before its too late.

[Apyadg]

Last winter randy dug deep to save our skin by getting bent to the club,please this time dig deep,hold up your hands and admit your mistake randy, pay off this loser and appoint mark Hughes!

If not relegation could cost far far more !

Why not give McLeish some money instead of chucking more away in compensation?

Good money after bad.

[villan1975]

Last winter randy dug deep to save our skin by getting bent to the club,please this time dig deep,hold up your hands and admit your mistake randy, pay off this loser and appoint mark Hughes!

If not relegation could cost far far more !

Why not give McLeish some money instead of chucking more away in compensation?

Would you trust or want him spending your money?
Given good keeper if an obvious choice.N'zogbia has been poor at best.
Hutton was always a poor player.