Arsenal v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[luke25]

There is nothing left in me now that is willing to give hm a chance. He had better be gone in the summer.

i would rather Villa be in the championship next season with another manager than start the prem with Mcliesh,
 thats just the way i feel i know not many will agree but its the truth

No you wouldn't. Relegation is the last thing anyone wants.

no the last thing i want is to be stuck with Mcliesh, i dont want relegation but would take it over him.

Sorry John. But with all due respect that's bollocks

like i said, not many will agree, i knew that,
 but i have gone in the last 5/6 years from being a season ticket holder to a regular attender to a semi regular to this season where i have been to one game (arsenal cup) and i have no intention of going again because its just rubbish,

 i hear all the calls to support the team, but i just cant be bothered, its just not worth it, there is no excitment at all for me, and it will be the same next season with AM, so yes i would actually enjoy the Championship more with a different manager, and would certainly attend more games

Sadly this is my thinking too, I just want our club back.

[bertlambshank]

The post game interview with McLeish on the OS is predictable. The bit where he says "people expected us to come here and win but we have to be realistic"

No we fucking didn't Alex. We expected you to lose, but in doing so hoped you would tell your players to give it a go. Maybe, just maybe we could have won.

We expected to pick Heskey and give them a white flag in the tunnel on the way out. You didn't disappoint us there.

So after saying that whould you have him as our manager next season?

[Lobsterboy]

I didn't expect us to get anything the form Arsenal are in and I wasn't disappointed

We pretty much adopted the default McLeish v top six side setting of little or no ambition and hope not to get hammered and will no doubt do the same at home v Chelsea

Still don't think we will be relegated but this season can't end quickly enough for me... absolute rubbish

On a separate note I cannot believe people thought we would improve once Bent got injured and that Gabby was the man to spearhead our attack. I've been very disappointed with his contribution to date to say the least and he doesn't even look like scoring. We must do all we can to get Bent fit and keep him at Villa Park for as long as possible

[Hopadop]

I'm sure at what point the Arse supporters were chanting "We love you Villa", which summed up the afternoon.

An Arsenal supporter on the bus home asked me when Gabby stopped being any good. He was shit today. Probably unfair to single him out, when there's at least one Heskey in the known universe, but I normally look to him to do something / look like he's bothered.

Ireland at least was trying, and he and Given came over to the Villa supporters at the end. It's probably meaningless, but I think it's appreciated.

I was angry after Spurs away, upset after the FA cup defeat, just a bit fed up today. The only thing that could cheer me up would be Kenny Dalglish performing a dead pan monologue about not having a squad. What? Oh cheers Kenny.

[Villanation]

The post game interview with McLeish on the OS is predictable. The bit where he says "people expected us to come here and win but we have to be realistic"

No we fucking didn't Alex. We expected you to lose, but in doing so hoped you would tell your players to give it a go. Maybe, just maybe we could have won.

We expected to pick Heskey and give them a white flag in the tunnel on the way out. You didn't disappoint us there.

He just don't get it, he can't understand and refuses to understand what Villa fans do expect, sad thing is, its pretty much no more or no less than most fans expect, none of us want to see football played as 1 step forward 2 back, none of us want to see a team that only a few seasons ago where set piece specialists, that other teams feared the outcome of giving away corners, free kicks to, correct me if i'm wrong wasn't we up there under MON as one of the leading goal scoring teams from set pieces and that side was without Bent........................................There is only one different factor to take into consideration here, it comes down to one thing and one thing only.

[Toronto Villa]

The post game interview with McLeish on the OS is predictable. The bit where he says "people expected us to come here and win but we have to be realistic"

No we fucking didn't Alex. We expected you to lose, but in doing so hoped you would tell your players to give it a go. Maybe, just maybe we could have won.

We expected to pick Heskey and give them a white flag in the tunnel on the way out. You didn't disappoint us there.

So after saying that whould you have him as our manager next season?

I'm teetering on the edge right now. I still don't want us relegated.

[Rigadon]

So glad I chose beer in the sunshine. 

[bertlambshank]

The post game interview with McLeish on the OS is predictable. The bit where he says "people expected us to come here and win but we have to be realistic"

No we fucking didn't Alex. We expected you to lose, but in doing so hoped you would tell your players to give it a go. Maybe, just maybe we could have won.

We expected to pick Heskey and give them a white flag in the tunnel on the way out. You didn't disappoint us there.

So after saying that whould you have him as our manager next season?

I'm teetering on the edge right now. I still don't want us relegated.

Come on TV he has to go.I dont care if it is the end of the season.He is a small time manager.

[LamBeast]

I am going to keep this simple as i am fed up of repeating myself.

This bloke is a championship manager.

If he is our manager next year we will get relegated.

[Chipsticks]

Bloody hell the Villa fan on TalkSport right now sounds clinically depressed. Can't really blame him though.

[Legion]

I am going to keep this simple as i am fed up of repeating myself.

This bloke is a championship manager.

If he is our manager next year we will get relegated.

You could be right there.

[Villanation]

I didn't expect us to get anything the form Arsenal are in and I wasn't disappointed

We pretty much adopted the default McLeish v top six side setting of little or no ambition and hope not to get hammered and will no doubt do the same at home v Chelsea

Still don't think we will be relegated but this season can't end quickly enough for me... absolute rubbish

On a separate note I cannot believe people thought we would improve once Bent got injured and that Gabby was the man to spearhead our attack. I've been very disappointed with his contribution to date to say the least and he doesn't even look like scoring. We must do all we can to get Bent fit and keep him at Villa Park for as long as possible

The answer to that is easy, perhaps if McLiesh played Gabby up front for more than 1 game at a time we might see Gabby the way he was, Gabby doesn't know his head from his rear, doesn't know if he's coming or going, he's become a utility player, doesn't know from one game to the next if he's wide, central, or what, put it this way put Bent under that regime and he'd be out the door tomorrow, the other point I would make is I'm actually to see anything from Bent that impresses me, he may have a great goal scoring record at other clubs but he certainly hasn't shown it at Villa, the other point is IMO Bent will be gone in the summer without a doubt, he will not play under McLiesh for another season, it will destroy his reputation and his career if he does, and if McLiesh does stay Gabby needs to talk to his agent and use his head before he calls time on his own career.

[Irish villain]

I am going to keep this simple as i am fed up of repeating myself.

This bloke is a championship manager.

If he is our manager next year we will get relegated.

You could be right there.

He is right. We are on a train that is heading for relegation. If not this season, definitely next year. I wish Lerner would look at the table.

[PaulWinch again]

I am going to keep this simple as i am fed up of repeating myself.

This bloke is a championship manager.

If he is our manager next year we will get relegated.

You could be right there.

He is right. We are on a train that is heading for relegation. If not this season, definitely next year. I wish Lerner would look at the table.

I doubt he'd understand it.

[luke25]

I am going to keep this simple as i am fed up of repeating myself.

This bloke is a championship manager.

If he is our manager next year we will get relegated.

You could be right there.

He is right. We are on a train that is heading for relegation. If not this season, definitely next year. I wish Lerner would look at the table.

He would'nt have the first idea how to fix it anyway.