Aston Villa v Manchester City Post-Match Thread

[Vanilla]

McLeish reverts to type and we lose in embarrassing circumstances. True, we'd probably have lost in any case. And we did only keep it down to the one goal. But it's the manner in which we approached the game that tells us McLeish just doesn't understand what this club is about.

He is only sticking to his remit: Don't get us relegated on a massively reduced budget. With there being 3/4 worse teams than us we won't get relegated, so he will probably get a performance bonus for achieving that.

I wouldn't bet on it. We are playing crap without the fight the teams below us have

I was trying to be positive. Think two are definitely down, just worried one of the bottom three will put a good run together.

[D.boy]

Anyone want to guess where our next point will come from?

[Matt Collins]

Comrades. Can I suggest that there is literally nothing worthwhile to post on this thread that isn't both obvious to all and been said a hundred times before. Rather than get ourselves in a tether, I suggest we all try to enjoy the rest of our Sunday.

That's what I plan to do.

[kippaxvilla2]

And Gary Neville - 'Villa have shown zero ambition.'  Couldn't have put it better myself.

[woody4866]

Thinking about it
McTwat has made us worse than that smelly lot down the road

In all the times I watched them play they never seemed so poor as Villa today - at least they had a go whenever they played

Christ I`m so bloody annoyed at the moment I could crush a grape

[pauliewalnuts]

And Gary Neville - 'Villa have shown zero ambition.'  Couldn't have put it better myself.

And he and Tyler both said it on a number of occasions during the match, and they were spot on, too.

[kippaxvilla2]

Last week I held my fire back against the manager because I thought there were quite a few players who just needed to take a look at themselves and start trying.  This week as with many other weeks, I cannot hold back against this clueless, defensive, safe twat.  He has turned us into a poorer version of Small Heath.  I say poorer because they scraped wins.

[Irish villain]

And Gary Neville - 'Villa have shown zero ambition.'  Couldn't have put it better myself.

He was spot on all afternoon which annoys me because I really don't like him. We deserve better.

[JUAN PABLO]

Shame just 0-1, citeh wasnt impressive at all... Best man for Villa maybe our left back King Carlos, i found he played ok today.

Agree with that Cueller proved today he can play anywhere accross the back four

These are the type of players every first team needs.  Can play in lots of positions , but never gets  a game.

[l_mckay]

he is a disgrace to our great club,all them fans paying there had earned money to go and watch that crap! negative football,no passion,no urgency.bringing our best 2 midfielders on in the last 15minutes of the game!we really are in a relegation dog fight now. no point protest against mctwat because he will never go or be sacked!! pissed off is an understatement right now!!!

[AvFc4eVeR]

Too little too late.

Hope Im not saying that come the last day of season.

As well, Gary Neville = Twat.

We do not want Mcleish because of his brand of dire, unambitious, embarrassing football. Not because he came from small heath.

[kippaxvilla2]

Dropping both the best creative players was just completely pathetic, just acting like a big kid against them.

[Somniloquism]

Well McCleish needs to hope he never leaves Villa, because he won't get anymore letters from his sponsor praising him up to prospective employers after that team and tactic selection against the title rivals.

[Summers]

The Houllier appointment was brave, bold and ambitious.

McLeish's appointment is proving to be what we all feared.

[JUAN PABLO]

im just waiting to see what the  clueless plonker has got to say