Manchester City v Aston Villa Match Thread

[Risso]

We need in January:

a proper experienced defensive midfielder

an experienced fullback

an experienced central defender

a goal scoring attacking midfielder

a couple of wide midfielders

And by experienced I mean international class for a decent national side and / or Premier League experience.  Preferably both.

A new owner would be top of my list to Father Christmas.  Lerner is an absolute c***.

[timeoutbigbar]

We need in January:

a proper experienced defensive midfielder

an experienced fullback

an experienced central defender

a goal scoring attacking midfielder

a couple of wide midfielders

And by experienced I mean international class for a decent national side and / or Premier League experience.  Preferably both.

All on a free.

[Malandro]

but isn't the painting in the villa park reception nice

[Toronto Villa]

Utterly shit decisions aside we are getting what we deserve. I said this last week versus Man U that if you give the better teams the ball they'll more often than not punish you. We are getting battered now because we played into their hands and it is compounded by incompetency from the officials.

[PeterWithesShin]

What really fucks me off is that decision totally changed the game. At 1-0 we were still in it despite not playing well. As soon as that penalty went in it was game over.

I wouldn't say it totally changed the game as city were on top but it certainly killed the game for us.

But that's what I mean. We were still in it, City while on top weren't playing particularly well and we were causing the odd problem. One decision later and it's game over. To me that's totally changing the game as the mentality of both sets of players will have changed the second that penalty hit the net.

Being 2-0 down in whatever circumstances is no excuse to give up.  Man U certainly didn't last week.

It doesn't, but at the same time Man U weren't low on confidence and playing away to one of the best sides in the country who haven't lost a league match at home for donkeys when an abysmal decision was given against them.

[James]

What really fucks me off is that decision totally changed the game. At 1-0 we were still in it despite not playing well. As soon as that penalty went in it was game over.

I wouldn't say it totally changed the game as city were on top but it certainly killed the game for us.

But that's what I mean. We were still in it, City while on top weren't playing particularly well and we were causing the odd problem. One decision later and it's game over. To me that's totally changing the game as the mentality of both sets of players will have changed the second that penalty hit the net.

Being 2-0 down in whatever circumstances is no excuse to give up.  Man U certainly didn't last week.

Agree, but when you've a young team and goals 2 and 3 were freebies courtesy of the officials it is perhaps understandable, no?

[PaulWinch again]

Utterly shit decisions aside we are getting what we deserve. I said this last week versus Man U that if you give the better teams the ball they'll more often than not punish you. We are getting battered now because we played into their hands and it is compounded by incompetency from the officials.

Precisely.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

No doubt Lambert will say
'We gave everything and i'm proud of the players'
Meanwhile another Scot works wonders with the Stripeyfilth.

They will go down within 3 years. Clark is enjoying what Hogson put in place, but no way will it last beyond this season. 13 games does not make him a good manager.

Maybe not, but we'll be down before them.
We must have the worst midfield in this division.

We do for sure, but I would not swap Lambert for Clarke in a month of Sundays. Lambert will get it right at Villa, if going down happens, it happens. He is a good manager IMO, and losing the last 2 doesn't change it. January might bring some midfield too.

Let's not make excuses for Lambert, he's been shit so far, and if he takes us down he should be publicly flogged on the pitch.  Next to that turd Lerner, and the ginger pillock Faulkner.

I disagree, he is trying to change things. You have the patience of a dying gnat desperate for a quick shag.

Do you really think he'll be given the chance if we go down?

[Pete3206]

Miserable

[Jimbo]

The best thing for us all to do is remortgage our houses and put it all on us to go down. Do it now while the odds are still decent.

[hilts_coolerking]

8 goals conceded in 2 games.  And Arsenal to come next week.  Good grief.

[Chipsticks]

We're in the bottom three, but level with the two teams above us. What worries me the most is that those two teams have three games in hand over us collectively.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

It's very worrying the way we completely capitulate when we concede a goal. The only games we have won the other team hasn't scored.

If that's true it is indeed very worrying.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

We need in January:

a proper experienced defensive midfielder

an experienced fullback

an experienced central defender

a goal scoring attacking midfielder

a couple of wide midfielders

And by experienced I mean international class for a decent national side and / or Premier League experience.  Preferably both.

Dream on Hilts.

[The Situation]

No doubt Lambert will say
'We gave everything and i'm proud of the players'
Meanwhile another Scot works wonders with the Stripeyfilth.

They will go down within 3 years. Clark is enjoying what Hogson put in place, but no way will it last beyond this season. 13 games does not make him a good manager.

Maybe not, but we'll be down before them.
We must have the worst midfield in this division.

We do for sure, but I would not swap Lambert for Clarke in a month of Sundays. Lambert will get it right at Villa, if going down happens, it happens. He is a good manager IMO, and losing the last 2 doesn't change it. January might bring some midfield too.

Let's not make excuses for Lambert, he's been shit so far, and if he takes us down he should be publicly flogged on the pitch.  Next to that turd Lerner, and the ginger pillock Faulkner.

I disagree, he is trying to change things. You have the patience of a dying gnat desperate for a quick shag.

lol