Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic Post-Match Thread

[Witton Warrior]

We deserved exactly what we got today - a good gubbing as our Scottish friends say.

What was the booing for at the substitutions? If it was for showpony Ireland then I should have joined in - he trundles around like Steven Seagal...

No experienced players in the window? God help us.

[villadelph]

More worryingly though. Lambert has just been on the radio and said 'IF' he brings anyone else into the club in Jan it will only be lower league players as that's all the funding he's been given

If that's true then it's evident that Randy has given up. In which case, he should sell. We'll go down without proper investment, he must be able to see that.

PL made it clear that the kids are here to stay

On what grounds , they're awful.

Herd
Delph
Lichaj
Bannan
Albrighton
KEA - What do you even do?!

See ya.

Even Bennett and Clark, what the hell happened to you.

Play the kids all you'd like but experience and ability are two completely different things. If it doesn't come around its your head.

[clash city rocker]

To be fair to Lambert he is not going to reveal to the BBC what he is or isn't going to do in january.Maybe until he gets some commitment from RL he doesn't even know himself.
If i thought getting rid of Lambert would help us i would be all for it but i just can't see a better alternative out there at the moment who could make dramatic changes in a short space of time.

[JJ-AV]

2012; 6 wins in 39 games, Happy New Year!!

I'm surprised it's that high. We'd stay up if we continue form like that.

[saunders_heroes]

It's been men against boys all season with this Villa team. 3 years of Lerner cutbacks has lead us to this, and it's just a matter of time before we're relegated unless he comes to his senses and opens his wallet.

[Goldie.7]

What if we get battered by Swans?

Nasty vicious buggers. I always try and keep a good distance from them and give them plenty of space. I would guess our players will be doing that on New Years Day.

I don't know about Swans but this Goose isn't playing around 

It will make you smile for a minute!!

[Lobsterboy]

The only consolation I can take at this moment in time is that we are not in the bottom three and I don't believe it is actually possible for us to get any worse

Truly fucking awful and Christmas completely ruined from a footballing perspective; Lambert needs to realise his youth over experience policy is not working at this moment in time and get Lerner to back him appropriately

Another load of Jordan Bowery's and Joe Bennett's coming in will not save us

[Ron Manager]

I wanted Lambert as did many of you on this and other Villa Forums. I have to admit it looks as if I was wrong,badly wrong.

It appears to be down to our Chairman putting in substantial funds in a few days time and giving the club a chance of staying in the Premier League.

But who is to say even if he does, and thats unlikely,that Lambert will spend it correctly.

The first signing will be all important. It will give us an idea what he is made of.

I dont feel at all confident.

[eastie]

More worryingly though. Lambert has just been on the radio and said 'IF' he brings anyone else into the club in Jan it will only be lower league players as that's all the funding he's been given

Did he really say that? If so, we're goners.

Radio wm reporting him as saying he will not change his policy of bringing in younger hungry players- experienced players guarantee nothing.

Very bad news.

[Legion]

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert

On losing 3-0 to Wigan: "You cannot start the game like we did - especially at home. It's not great by any standards. The only spell we had was 20 minutes in the first half and the second goal from a Wigan throw-in was really poor.

"We've got a lot of injuries at the minute which doesn't help, but we know we're in a fight. We've just got to keep going and keep trying to do the right things."

On Villa fans leaving after the third Wigan goal: "Absolutely I can understand it. I pick the team, it's my responsibility. The crowd have been brilliant with me and that's why I can't say anything against them."

On bouncing back from conceding 15 goals in three matches: "You have to pick yourselves back up and keep fighting. We certainly know we're in a fight but this club has been in a fight for a couple of years so it's nothing new. But we don't want to be in this position."

[Ron Manager]

More worryingly though. Lambert has just been on the radio and said 'IF' he brings anyone else into the club in Jan it will only be lower league players as that's all the funding he's been given

Did he really say that? If so, we're goners.

Radio wm reporting him as saying he will not change his policy of bringing in younger hungry players- experienced players guarantee nothing.

Very bad news.

and neither do younger hungry players.!

[eastie]

What if we get battered by Swans?

What do you mean "if"?

[avfc_1874]

To be fair to Lambert he is not going to reveal to the BBC what he is or isn't going to do in january.Maybe until he gets some commitment from RL he doesn't even know himself.
If i thought getting rid of Lambert would help us i would be all for it but i just can't see a better alternative out there at the moment who could make dramatic changes in a short space of time.

That's the same kind of feeling I got from hearing it. I don't think mouthing off to the press about your transfer targets is ideal when you usually have to pay over-inflated prices in January.

[Flamingo Lane]

All this talk about the "youth" in our team is starting to piss me off.  Most of the players being bracketed as youths are not youths, they are 22-23 years old, at which point in their careers they will have made it, or not.  What these players are however is inexperienced,  and the reason they are inexperienced is that they haven't played much football at top level or indeed even first team level; and the reason for this lack of experience is that they aren't actually very good.

[Stu]

Yeah, we're now a team that has to scrap for Premier League survival every year. We've basically become Wigan, but with a bigger ground and more supporters. Their players are better than ours though.