Aston Villa v Norwich City Match Thread

[JUAN PABLO]

thank fuck. If that had gone in . Think our season might have been over.

[taylorsworkrate]

WE ARE PlAYING WITH 10 MEN FFS

I know, its so unfair. Especially when the 10 are so shit.

[john e]

WE ARE PlAYING WITH 10 MEN FFS

Yep, what an idiot Bennett was getting sent off, just adds to the crap on show

I agree but you can't blame the rest of them for hanging on

[Holtenderinthesky]

Unless we sign some quality in January in midfield, we will go down for certain.

I said this weeks ago and got ridiculed and berated for it.

[pauliewalnuts]

Our problem is that we've sold our best players and not replaced then.

The players we bought lately gave mostly been low-ish fee, low wages championship types.

Being forced down that road we have a pathetically weak squad. That is the fault of the witless chairman and his boy wonder sidekick, who seem to think this route will turn us into Ajax rather than an actual Championship side

[richard moore]

WE ARE PlAYING WITH 10 MEN FFS

Yep, what an idiot Bennett was getting sent off, just adds to the crap on show

I agree but you can't blame the rest of them for hanging on

True John, but it is still our fault collectively! Oh well, pretty dire whatever mate

[PaulWinch again]

WE ARE PlAYING WITH 10 MEN FFS

Yes but we weren't in the first half. Ten men or not all of the midfield have been embarrassing.

[JUAN PABLO]

thats a foul on Bent

[villan1975]

WE ARE PlAYING WITH 10 MEN FFS

Yep, what an idiot Bennett was getting sent off, just adds to the crap on show

I agree but you can't blame the rest of them for hanging on

We weren't any better with eleven and were lucky to be in front.

[pauliewalnuts]

Unless we sign some quality in January in midfield, we will go down for certain.

I said this weeks ago and got ridiculed and berated for it.

Yes, because you were telling us we were relegation certainties after four games of the season

[JUAN PABLO]

Our problem is that we've sold our best players and not replaced then.

The players we bought lately gave mostly been low-ish fee, low wages championship types.

Being forced down that road we have a pathetically weak squad. That is the fault of the witless chairman and his boy wonder sidekick, who seem to think this route will turn us into Ajax rather than an actual Championship side

so youre saying we are a championship side Paulie?

[pauliewalnuts]

No, I'm saying that if you replace really good players with cheap championship players, you end up with a dreadfully weak squad, which is what we have.

[Stu]

so youre saying we are a championship side Paulie?

I'd say so. Norwich were all over us even before the sending off. We're shit, really shit, and I'm sick of it.

[ez]

WE ARE PlAYING WITH 10 MEN FFS

Yes but we weren't in the first half. Ten men or not all of the midfield have been embarrassing.

The midfield still had 4 players in it after the red card and were still awful.

[rob_bridge]

As has been sited on here the midfield is lightweight.

I don't actually think playing Ireland and or Bannan would have changed much.

Lambert probably thought that with Delph, Ireland and CNZ we had enough quality because they looked good 2-3 years ago at other clubs. Add Bannan and Albrighton who looked very promising 2 years ago and he bought 3 others.

Fact is we have to play 5 in the middle of the park (not 4) and I am not sure what the best combo is.

If I am being really honest other than KEA and Holman I don't think any of the others are good enough and/or have the right attitude even for a bottom 6 team. Most of them have had more than enough chances over the last 18 months to prove otherwise and they haven't delivered!!

Well done to Guzan, Vlaar, Benteke and Herd today.