Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic Post-Match Thread

[VillaAlways]

No fucking excuse for that We are fucked

[mattjpa]

im truly ashamed at how pathetic we are. Lerner has ruined this once great club. Time to sell

A potential buyer would need to be mentally deficient to buy this club at the moment, and let's face it, Lerner can't sell it to himself.

We are still getting 33k whilst playing journeymen and kids after a recent goal difference of -12. the potential is still there

[adamski villa]

Can we recall the Fonz from blackpool?

[Nev]

I never like clubs or managers apologising but this is an exception.

[villan from luton]

That was an absolute disgrace. I know confidence is low and an early goal makes it worse, but the tactics there were awful. Some of the players like Ireland dont give a toss and others, such as Lichaj and an out of position Herd are not good enough. Lambert now has to show he is a talented manager as the midfield he chose today was awful, not one of them can defend at all.

[avfc_1874]

This team would struggle in the Championship.

[johncvilla88]

Lambert needs to realise 5-3-2 / 3-5-2 on worked because it surprised teams now they know we use that formation they flood the middle and overpower the 3 which disconnect the strikers. Need to revert back to 4-4-2 like we did late in the second half which I think for the last 30 or so minutes we were excellent (admittedly Wigan backed off). Benteke very very poor needs dropping Bowery in (excellent I thought when he came on).  Really need Vlaar back for Herd but I think we were unlucky not to score at least once today (in the last 30).

[Apyadg]

im truly ashamed at how pathetic we are. Lerner has ruined this once great club. Time to sell

A potential buyer would need to be mentally deficient to buy this club at the moment, and let's face it, Lerner can't sell it to himself.

We are still getting 33k whilst playing journeymen and kids after a recent goal difference of -12. the potential is still there

You don't buy a Premier League club about to be relegated. You wait for it to happen and get a better price.

[Fergal]

Lerner needs to realise that the only way his fantasy about us being self supporting coming true is if we stay in this league for the extra large TV deal next season.

Right now, it isn't looking too promising.

I appreciate we have an injury crisis, but really, it was never going to take much in terms of injuries for this squad to be down to the absolute bare bones, and that's what we've seen today and in recent games.

Experience needed in January, and lots of it.

Throwing more lower league, low wages players at this is not going to solve anything.

Or sell up to someone who gives a fuck.  To do that we need to be in the Prem so either way he needs to spend to protect his investment, thats all it must be to him now.  An investment that he really dont care about.

[TopDeck113]

2012: the most memorable year for sport in my lifetime.  Ruined from start to finish by the team I support.

[Jimbo]

I'll add that I had toyed with the idea of going to this game. I knew exactly what I'd see, though. I'd have been very angry indeed if I'd parted with £40+ and witnessed that utter capitulation to one of the shittest teams and clubs in the Premier League. Whether you went to the game, or saw it by other means, the fact remains that this is a total and utter disgrace, and both the chairman and manager are to blame for it.

[johncvilla88]

Can we recall the Fonz from blackpool?

That wouldn't help. He was substituted after 30 minutes today (don't think it was because of injury!)!

[achilles]

0-15 in 3 games are the facts, with hardly a shot on target, someboby somewhere should be looking at themselves in the mirror and asking serious questions of themselves!
It is blantantly obvious that we cannot continue like this, so no more 'glossing' over our blantant ineptitude!

[Toronto Villa]

Can we recall the Fonz from blackpool?

He's proven nothing quite spectacularly for 5 managers at PL level that he's not up to it. He'd be nothing but more of the same.

[eric woolban woolban]

We thought we had won the lottery when Lerner arrived.
Turned out it was the booby prize at the local church fete.

Enough is enough.