Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic Match Thread

[pauliewalnuts]

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.

So you sack him tonight.

Then what?

Two days before the window opens, what do you then do?

It's easy to be righteously angry, especially when there's reason for it, but it's much harder seeing a way out of the mire we are in.

The only thing that would rubber stamp our relegation more than not spending in January would be to change manager right now. I can't think of a more daft thing to do.

[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.

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.

Look at who he has available, not a lot.

[ozzjim]

Lambert going is the last thing we need. What we need is 4 players in January, and some of the other lads being fit. We have 1 centre half today and second half against Spurs realistically. We need a big hard bugger in the middle, and some options going forward.

I still think we will be ok.

[JUAN PABLO]

The thing is If Bent and Nzogbia were fit ,  they would start on the bench.

[lovejoy]

Calm down and have faith. All is not lost.

[NeilH]

He has to be backed in Jan.
The whole Ajax nonsense was a badly thought out pipe dream from square one. if they had travelled to Holland they would have very quickly seen why Ajax were successful and that it has less to do with youth players and more to do with their place in the Dutch food chain.
The club wanted to give the fans the sense that we had a plan, when in reality we have been all over the place since pubehead left.

[PaulWinch again]

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

You're right, this injury crisis papers over the cracks. Overall we've been fucking awful this season injuries or not.

[JUAN PABLO]

3 home wins all year ;(

[adamski villa]

We love you Villa, we do, we love you Viila we do, Ooooooooooooh Villa we love you

[Monty]

I'm upset. I like football, but this is ruining it for me.

[Diablo]

Calm down and have faith. All is not lost.

Well said!

[JUAN PABLO]

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

we seem to be breaking all the wrong records at the moment

[Fergal]

If we sack the manager now we will go down.  PL is a good manager who if given time will turn us around in a couple of years, not months.....

[JUAN PABLO]

dreadfully missing Stan and Gabby

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

agree

[Boz]

I bet Martinez was glad he didn't come to B6