Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic Match Thread

[ozzjim]

It is going to be a long hard slog, but if Randy is there today which is rumoured it may help convince him 20 million or so to the manager might be useful.

3 games in such a short space of time, with the massive defeat of Chelsea has hurt. Vlaar out, Baker out from half time against Spurs meaning 7 goals since he was out.

Bennett looks like he will be ok to me. Lichaj and Herd are not good enough in the slightest.

He gave him £20m in the summer, and look what he spent it on, a load of absolute shite. 

Wow.

[JUAN PABLO]

plenty of boo's

[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.

2+2= 5,175,245

Err, not really.

Self supporting - fact
Wage bill too high - fact
Signings all low wage - fact

It's pretty simple really, Mark.

[Risso]

When was the last time we were 3 up away from home and looked as utterly comfortable as Wigan have here?

Probably against Derby I'd say.

It's funny you mention Derby, that's who Lambert has turned us into.

[adamski villa]

thankfully a lack of booing at full time, UTV, VTID

[mal]

When was the last time we were 3 up away from home and looked as utterly comfortable as Wigan have here?

Anfield. I suggest you buy yourself a memory stick.

[Fergal]

It is going to be a long hard slog, but if Randy is there today which is rumoured it may help convince him 20 million or so to the manager might be useful.

3 games in such a short space of time, with the massive defeat of Chelsea has hurt. Vlaar out, Baker out from half time against Spurs meaning 7 goals since he was out.

Bennett looks like he will be ok to me. Lichaj and Herd are not good enough in the slightest.

He gave him £20m in the summer, and look what he spent it on, a load of absolute shite. 

Bentekkkkkkeeeee and Concrete Ron?

[onje_villa]

Is it me or does Bowery look MILES better than Benteke?

[sirlordbaltimore]

thankfully a lack of booing at full time

you must be joking!

[Stu]

Keep faith based on what though? sorry there needs to be something from the club and consecutive massacres does not inspire faith.

Fuck it then, lets just give up.

Well that's the attitude coming from the very top down at B6 to be fair.

I don't give a fuck if Randy has given up.  I and many others will never throw the towel in, we were here before Randy and we will be here when he has fucked off....

My point is that the club expect us to still dig deep into our pockets when they won't.

[David_Nab]

Lambert has lost me now
3 conceded no decent efforts on target against a team out of form ..absolute shite

[Toronto Villa]

thankfully a lack of booing at full time, UTV, VTID

That's called shock

[pauliewalnuts]

When was the last time we were 3 up away from home and looked as utterly comfortable as Wigan have here?

Anfield. I suggest you buy yourself a memory stick.

Comfortable?

I certainly don't remember that bit. I remember us throwing bodies in front of everything at 3 up. Wigan barely had to break sweat to hold onto their lead today, we looked so blunt.

[Risso]

It is going to be a long hard slog, but if Randy is there today which is rumoured it may help convince him 20 million or so to the manager might be useful.

3 games in such a short space of time, with the massive defeat of Chelsea has hurt. Vlaar out, Baker out from half time against Spurs meaning 7 goals since he was out.

Bennett looks like he will be ok to me. Lichaj and Herd are not good enough in the slightest.

He gave him £20m in the summer, and look what he spent it on, a load of absolute shite. 

Bentekkkkkkeeeee and Concrete Ron?

Benteke maybe, Vlaar isn't anything special at all.

[pauliewalnuts]

thankfully a lack of booing at full time, UTV, VTID

That's called shock

It's also called having the sound muted, there was plenty in evidence from the stream I watched.