Aston Villa v Southampton Post-Match Thread

[pauliewalnuts]

Once the club started living within it's means it all began to go down hill. Too many people that don't spend money on the club complaining that the owner isn't. Villa makes less money, they have less to spend. Not rocket science, really. Was tragic looking at the number of people posting during the game complaining that the team doesn't spend money it doesn't have.

The team will have an awful lot of money next season with the new tv deal - if we stay up.

Miss out on that and the failure to invest right now is going to look like a colossally bad piece of management.

[rob_bridge]

Lambert isn't the problem. That much is clear.

Mourinho would find it hard pressed to get these group of players out of the shit.

Lambert is not blameless in all this, far from it!!

Mortimer I agree but this is the culmination of 3.5 years of mismanagement. I was always surprised he took the job - yes we are twice the club of Norwich  but with 10 times the problems. allowing MON to spunk money on player's wages and transfer fees who returned zilh started this off and we didn't learn lessins under the Liverpool Lovie and TSM.

[Chipsticks]

Good:
- Guzan
- Lowton
- Clark
- Baker
- Stephens
- Bannan
- N'Zogbia
- Westwood

Average:
- Weimann
- Gabby
- Bowery
- Holman

Poor:
- Benteke
- Delph

We weren't even that bad, we created plenty of chances but just couldn't take them. Our entire game plan is based around lumping it at Benteke, and that's fine when he's on form, but I'm starting to get worried about the amount of sitters he has missed recently, he had 3 or 4 great chances at Bradford and another 2 today.

[picicata]

Possibly time for randy to pull the trigger , get di matteo in and give him some money , he may bring back into the team warnock, bent , makoun, Hutton etc and get something from them.

Di Matteo? Jesus wept...

[manic-road]

Proud history, Shit future.

[russon]

Possibly time for randy to pull the trigger , get di matteo in and give him some money , he may bring back into the team warnock, bent , makoun, Hutton etc and get something from them.

what?! why not got the whole hog and get Warren Aspinall and Steve Sims back while you're at it. You're losing your mind Eastie.

[VillaAlways]

It just feels normal now to lose week in week out.I just feel numb

[mr woo]

I think Lambert has managed to find a squad of young and hungry players that have decided to go on a collective diet.


Seriously, the worst Villa side since 86. Lambert looks out of his depth. The team are so badly organised its untrue. I have never seen a back 4 with so little understanding of eachother, to the point where the opposition can pull them out of shape at will.

The only positive I can think is that relegation will frighten the overpaid scum away and give these kids a chance to learn their trade away from the limelight.

Wow, what a consolation.

[Apyadg]

August 2010 after beating West Ham 3-0 :

The last time I was happy about AVFC.

Now that, THAT, was how to play football.
No plodders, no-one out of position, everyone motivated, everyone confident, everyone very very happy.

Thank you, Albrighton.
Thank you, Ashley.
Thank you, Milner.
And a BIG Thank You, Kevin Mac!

Didnt we lose 5-0 to Newcastle after that?

Well that's probably why it's the last fucking time, isn't it?

It wouldn't have been the last time he was happy if we won 15-0 the next week would it? Fucking hell.

[eastie]

Possibly time for randy to pull the trigger , get di matteo in and give him some money , he may bring back into the team warnock, bent , makoun, Hutton etc and get something from them.

What, a few quid he finds down the back of the couch? If we invested money we wouldn't be in this position to start with. He's not backed Lambert, you can't expect a new manager to be given millions.

I think he's not backed him because he's not sure he wants to keep him , we know Lerner has the money .

[pauliewalnuts]

Possibly time for randy to pull the trigger , get di matteo in and give him some money , he may bring back into the team warnock, bent , makoun, Hutton etc and get something from them.

Di Matteo? Jesus wept...

If Lambert isn't getting the money, why do they think RDM would?

And what kind of business do they think they'll be doing with the window half gone already?

[richtheholtender]

Bring back Big Ron

Said this, resulting in Nigel Kennedy being brought up

[Rancid custard]

I wish we had Gus Fring in charge. He'd know exactly what to do.

Poison the board?

[CBAV06]

Once the club started living within it's means it all began to go down hill. Too many people that don't spend money on the club complaining that the owner isn't. Villa makes less money, they have less to spend. Not rocket science, really. Was tragic looking at the number of people posting during the game complaining that the team doesn't spend money it doesn't have.

The team will have an awful lot of money next season with the new tv deal - if we stay up.

Miss out on that and the failure to invest right now is going to look like a colossally bad piece of management.

Every other team will have an awful lot of money too. Complaints about lack of funds from people not going to the game isn't going to keep the team up. If you make less than everyone at work and you all get a 25% raise, you still make less than everyone at work.

[TheTimVilla]

August 2010 after beating West Ham 3-0 :

The last time I was happy about AVFC.

Now that, THAT, was how to play football.
No plodders, no-one out of position, everyone motivated, everyone confident, everyone very very happy.

Thank you, Albrighton.
Thank you, Ashley.
Thank you, Milner.
And a BIG Thank You, Kevin Mac!

Didnt we lose 5-0 to Newcastle after that?

Nah, six. And that's why it was the last time he was happy, not the penultimate.