Manchester City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[saunders_heroes]

Christ...Its 'slits your wrists saturday' on here.

Get used to it.  It will probably be like this all season and a nail biter at the end, but I prefer the ride were on at the moment than the crap served up by that prick last season.

Keep the faith.

But we're actually worse than last season. I don't get all this "it was worse under McLeish". We've gone from bad to worse!

[Grande Pablo]

I didn't feel any hope under McLeish.  Indeed, I didn't feel any hope under Houllier.

I have hope under Lambert.  I'm excited by what we're doing - I really hope we bottom out this season & kick on into next.

[not3bad]

Count me in with the optimists.  Weekends like this are bloody hard work but I believe things will get better.

[dicedlam]

I didn't feel any hope under McLeish.  Indeed, I didn't feel any hope under Houllier.

I have hope under Lambert.  I'm excited by what we're doing - I really hope we bottom out this season & kick on into next.

My take on it as well GP.
I really believe there is something in the making and PL is the man to lead it.

[pauliewalnuts]

I didn't feel any hope under McLeish.  Indeed, I didn't feel any hope under Houllier.

I have hope under Lambert.  I'm excited by what we're doing - I really hope we bottom out this season & kick on into next.

I'm deeply worried about the weakness of the squad and where the points are going to come from, but at least we're trying under Lambert.

McLeish was so fucking depressing not because of the results, or the shit football per se, but because that was all he was ever going to aspire to. Even if we're failing this season, at least we're trying. Last year, we didn't.

[claret and blue blood]

This is starting to feel eerily like last season where the side simply have forgotten how to win games or hold leads. And when we get behind there is next to no fight to get back into it. When you look at Norwich and Reading winning, Southampton getting a massive 3 pts at QPR who will now likely make a managerial change, and ignoring the likes of West Brom beating Chelsea, there is real concern that the rot at the club is too deep even for Lambert to correct. We were very lucky last year that we ran out of games. One or two more weeks and we'd have gone for sure. This season, the worrying run has started very early and if we don't figure this out soon we'll be cast adrift of the others.

It's no longer just about resources. Whether Randy will give the manager money to arrest the situation. The malaise at the club just seems so deep.The kids are trying but the quality and experience isn't there. I'm trying to stay balanced about this as I know there is a long way to go and a lot can change, but it's bloody hard keeping a positive or optimistic outlook on things.

This is my worry to, we can't win at home , even less away how do we get out of this ?The only way I think is for an experienced talisman type leader on the pitch who will drag us up by the bootlaces any one out of contract coz we can't wait till January.

[PeterWithesShin]

McLeish was so fucking depressing not because of the results, or the shit football per se, but because that was all he was ever going to aspire to. Even if we're failing this season, at least we're trying. Last year, we didn't.

Couldn't agree more, the only time in over 30 years of following Villa that going to VP became a chore. Looking back I enjoyed it less than the year we went down.

[Irish villain]

I just made the mistake of looking at the table.

We are eighteenth with nine points while West fucking Brom are in the top four.

How the feck has this happened???

[silhillvilla]

Lambert spent the whole post match interview talking about the 1st pen decision. Regardless of that we were torn apart today and it's about the general crap that's been dished up over 12 games. Woefully inexperienced squad, rotten defence and a lightweight midfield.
I'm not sure he can turn this around. Need a top CB and a top DCM as a minimum in January.

[claret and blue blood]

As i said a bit earlier in the thread we can play a big part in this perilous time by getting behind this young team and the manager.It would be so easy to stay away or moan. Lets turn this around ouselves and give it our best shot, it looks like a confidence thing affecting the team as previous posters have said today a couple of wins on the bounce and things would look a lot better.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I just made the mistake of looking at the table.

We are eighteenth with nine points while West fucking Brom are in the top four.

How the feck has this happened???

They have done it with a fraction of our money as well.

[pauliewalnuts]

McLeish was so fucking depressing not because of the results, or the shit football per se, but because that was all he was ever going to aspire to. Even if we're failing this season, at least we're trying. Last year, we didn't.

Couldn't agree more, the only time in over 30 years of following Villa that going to VP became a chore. Looking back I enjoyed it less than the year we went down.

And that appointment is another black mark against our owner's name.

[Billy Walker]

As i said a bit earlier in the thread we can play a big part in this perilous time by getting behind this young team and the manager.It would be so easy to stay away or moan. Lets turn this around ouselves and give it our best shot, it looks like a confidence thing affecting the team as previous posters have said today a couple of wins on the bounce and things would look a lot better.

Yep, stick together and lift the lads. 

[silhillvilla]

Scary thing is, CiŁy didn't even play that well and it Ends 5-0.
Bloody hell how far we have fallen so quickly.

[Stu]

I just made the mistake of looking at the table.

We are eighteenth with nine points while West fucking Brom are in the top four.

How the feck has this happened???

They have done it with a fraction of our money as well.

Oh fucking bollocks to the stripey twats. This is the best run they've had in 30 years and it isn't December yet. Lets see where they are later in the season when injuries and exhaustion take their toll.