Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers Post-Match Thread

[old man villa fan]

No shape in midfield and this apology for a manager cannot see it.  It has been the same all season.  Without shape you do not maintain possession, control the game, pressure the opposition and create good chances.

He has a mindset and a way of playing which he cannot change during the game.

You do not play N'Zogbia and Albrighton when you have Herd and Warnock in the middle.

Get rid of this useless t*** now.  It may just give the players a lift for the final 3 games.

[NeilH]

A serious question. Will we have the team to come stright back up ?

No.

I'm inclined to agree unless there are fundamental changes. We're in a financial mess as it is, relegation will simply make it ten times worse. Lerner's absenteeism coupled with a prolonged spell for McLeish will kill the club.
I predict a long stint in the Championship whilst we try to right the wrongs that have been inflicted upon the club.
There's no white knight in a Graham Taylor mask prepared to call the club a shambles and rescue us this time around.

[Nev]

Will any reporter have the bravery to question his ability given his appalling record? Will they fuck.

Same old shit trotted out week after week.

[pauliewalnuts]

A serious question. Will we have the team to come stright back up ?

With the right manager we wouldn't be far away with this team I reckon.

We wouldn't have this team, though, Dave.

Given, N'Zogbia would be off I reckon, Cuellar is already almost gone, too.

[silhillvilla]

Just back from game

First half we should have been 3 up

But then thoroughly unprofessional, we deserve to be relegated

1 win in 13, McLeish has to be sacked

[Lobsterboy]

I don't see us sacking him until the end of the season and who knows had we not had sixty seconds of madness this evening we could have been all but safe

We're not though and we're where we are because we're shit, not because we're unlucky

Once they went ahead I don't recall us having a shit on target and sadly we look what I fear we will become - a Championship side

The only way we stay up is if those below us don't get the points to overhaul us as I can't see us getting another point

Well I'm bringing my mansized nappy to Norwich away final game of the season.  If the daft beggar is still in charge, there will at least be one shit on target.

That comment is possibly the only thing that had made me smile since Warnock scored!

[Holy Trinity]

interview given so not been sacked yet but oh my lord i prey he is soon

[Toronto Villa]

Dam on 5live, he's still here. Blaming players. Understands the crowd reaction, he was the most frustrated in the ground, seems to be claiming the way we played in the last half hour was nothing to do with him.

he's fucking deluded. Yet again. It's never, ever his fault.

[Apyadg]

Dam on 5live, he's still here. Blaming players. Understands the crowd reaction, he was the most frustrated in the ground, seems to be claiming the way we played in the last half hour was nothing to do with him.

He's tried to give that impression a lot this season, but if the players go out on the pitch and just ignore him, regularly, over the coruse of the whole season, one of two things need to happen. Either the manager needs to go, or most of the squad does.

Easy choice.

[avfcpg]

Broken record...does he watch different games to us? Anyone would think we created 8 or 9 clear cut chances and failed to take any of them...we create about 1 or 2 at best...the rest is all huff and puff and the odd half chance....

[oldtimernow]

One point may just save us...

trouble is can't see us getting it

[PaulWinch again]

Just fuck off Alex. Randy you sir are thoroughly incompetent.

[andyh]

There are no positives from tonight.
Yes, we played with passion in the first half. But why the fuck did it take to the penultimate game of the season before we played that way ?
That said, passion and effort is all well and good, but you also need guile and quality, we don't have any.
I said at half time that biggest issue would be how Coyle changed things an what McWanker could do to counter it.
Well, we got our answer, he did not have a fucking clue.
Get that bastard out of our club and do it now.
The Villa is ours.

[ozzjim]

A serious question. Will we have the team to come stright back up ?

With the right manager we wouldn't be far away with this team I reckon.

We wouldn't have this team, though, Dave.

Given, N'Zogbia would be off I reckon, Cuellar is already almost gone, too.

Guzan in goal would be about the best in the championship, Given going would be no big loss for me, not been overly impressed.

Lichaz
Baker
Clark
Stevens

Albrighton
Bannan
Herd
Carruthers
Holman
Delph
Gardner

Weimann
Fonz


For me we would need 3-4 older heads in the squad with Championship experience that would cope in the premier league. Maybe a player like Rhodes to replace Bent and given the task of scoring the goals to get us back, a couple of older heads in midfield and a forward that can create a bit.

God knows who, but I reckon we would be able to put a side together to get straight back

[Percy McCarthy]

People saying we should have been 3/4/5 up at half time are forgetting one fundamental fact - if we'd have scored once we wouldn't have tried to score again.