Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic Match Thread

[Monty]

What's the record deficit goal difference over three games in the league's history? We must be pretty close.

[The Situation]

LOL back in the bottom 3.

I'm so not amusing.

Oh ok, thanks for reminding me.

edit my post completely out of context  just to point out one bit confusing laughing in disbelief for something else. how childish.

[PaulWinch again]

In relative terms this is th same as being hammered 8-0 at Chelsea. I don't know if this is the bottom of the barrel but we have to be at it or close. I cannot remember for a long, long time ineptitude of this level and that includes some pearlers from last season.

This is disgusting on every level. They are all an embarrassment.

[Dave Clark Five]

Doug in!

[eastie]

dreadfully missing Stan and Gabby

Missing bent but not missing one goal in 33 games gabby.

[pauliewalnuts]

It isn't a new manager we need, it is a realisation that kids and lower league players alone are nothing like enough.

So tell that to Lambert, he's the man that buys the players.

He also has to work with the wage bill, hence all his signings being either lower league or selling European league, which means low (comparatively) wages.

There's no real proof of that though is there. Just putting two and two together and choosing a number that suits the argument. Obviously the wage bill had to be brought under control but it's still down to Lambert who he buys and I don't believe we now have a wage ceiling on players. There's plenty of clubs with far smaller wage budgets than us so I don't see it as a principle reason for Lambert buying kids.

We've heard about nothing but the wage bill for years now.

There is absolute proof there - look at the discussion of the wage bill from the club, the endless talk of self supporting, and then look at the incoming signings and every one of them fits that bill.

[N'Zimidy]

I think he should offer his resignation after a run like this.

I think and hope Lerner would reject it, but in doing so, he absolutely must then back him properly in January. Big, big style.

If he's not going to get backed, if he's not going to be allowed to buy anything other than low wage players, then we're going down, it's as simple as that.

Lambert has got to resign or be sacked.  He's been an absolute disaster of an appointment.  OK it was the appointment we all wanted, but it simply hasn't worked, and he's made us the laughing stock of English football.  The mumbling, incoherent "we go again" arse.

Even Mourinho wouldn't get this sack of shit squad in comfortable mid-table. Massive upheaval of the team needed and bloody quickly.

[TonyD]

In relative terms this is th same as being hammered 8-0 at Chelsea. I don't know if this is the bottom of the barrel but we have to be at it or close. I cannot remember for a long, long time ineptitude of this level and that includes some pearlers from last season.

It's worse.  Wigan have been utterly shite - until today. 

[adamski villa]

I think he should offer his resignation after a run like this.

I think and hope Lerner would reject it, but in doing so, he absolutely must then back him properly in January. Big, big style.

If he's not going to get backed, if he's not going to be allowed to buy anything other than low wage players, then we're going down, it's as simple as that.

100% agree with all of this

I 100% disagree.  This manager can sort us out if he is given the resources to do it.

Read the above properly then

[Risso]

I think he should offer his resignation after a run like this.

I think and hope Lerner would reject it, but in doing so, he absolutely must then back him properly in January. Big, big style.

If he's not going to get backed, if he's not going to be allowed to buy anything other than low wage players, then we're going down, it's as simple as that.

100% agree with all of this

I 100% disagree.  This manager can sort us out if he is given the resources to do it.

The fucking idiot was given more than most managers in the summer, on top of a team that even Mcleish managed to keep up!  3-0 at home against Wigan after an 8-0 and 4-0 - he's got to go, if he's got an ounce of decency he'll resign, he's clearly not up to the task.

[Fergal]

I think he should offer his resignation after a run like this.

I think and hope Lerner would reject it, but in doing so, he absolutely must then back him properly in January. Big, big style.

If he's not going to get backed, if he's not going to be allowed to buy anything other than low wage players, then we're going down, it's as simple as that.

100% agree with all of this

I 100% disagree.  This manager can sort us out if he is given the resources to do it.

Perhaps not 100%

[Boz]

I think he should offer his resignation after a run like this.

I think and hope Lerner would reject it, but in doing so, he absolutely must then back him properly in January. Big, big style.

If he's not going to get backed, if he's not going to be allowed to buy anything other than low wage players, then we're going down, it's as simple as that.

Lambert has got to resign or be sacked.  He's been an absolute disaster of an appointment.  OK it was the appointment we all wanted, but it simply hasn't worked, and he's made us the laughing stock of English football.  The mumbling, incoherent "we go again" arse.

Easy to be wise after the event

[hilts_coolerking]

Let's face it, if Gabby, Ireland, Dunne, Zog et al were any good they'd have been flogged already.

[Astral Weeks]

What's the record deficit goal difference over three games in the league's history? We must be pretty close.

18 according to the match commentator. Against Wigan

[dean saunders left boot]

I just want to crawl up in a ball in a corner, sleep and hope when I wake up that these last 3 matches, nay, the last 3 years have all been a horrible dream for the club.