Aston Villa v Southampton Post-Match Thread

[neo_Villan]

I don't care if there isn't a candidate lined up. He must be sacked by Monday! I'd rather have Sid Cowans in charge until the end of the season. At least he would fucking give the players a lesson in what it means to wear the Villa shirt. Heck!...even having K-Mac back wouldn't be too bad. At least he would get the best out of the academy lads.

Don't want an inside job, kmac or cowans not for me, needs someone from outside the club.

I want an outsider too. I'm just saying I would rather those people instead of Lambert. I guess that isn't saying much though.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Randy out, no good sacking Lambert were just going to appoint another manager and not back him so what's the fucking point? So fucking pissed off, Benteke missed so many chances its not even funny

[eastie]

How old are you Eastie? 47? This isn't fantasy football you can't just change your manager. Stop belly aching and support them. We can't buy abit of luck. Same shit refs who feck us over Dowd and Halsey pair of c***s.  A massive week now to get the right players in.

We are not this shit because of bad luck!
Did spurs not sack Christian gross, did Liverpool not sack hodgson , etc etc .

Of course we can change manager if its not working - do we just meekly go down without a fight?

[Lambert and Payne]

Di Matteo Jesus

He'd be better than Lambert.  Getting McLeish back would be better than Lambert.  Exhuming Thora Hird and putting her in charge would be better than Lambert.

Harry Redtwat had it right: "A fool could manage success at Chelsea." Di Matteo was sacked by West Brom and look what club they turned out to be since then!
The only manager I'd take would be Di Canio, the passion and desire and man management in that man is phenomenal. However, Lambert has not had a chance to make a difference at AVFC, and that goes down to Lerner

[Lambert and Payne]

How old are you Eastie? 47? This isn't fantasy football you can't just change your manager. Stop belly aching and support them. We can't buy abit of luck. Same shit refs who feck us over Dowd and Halsey pair of c***s.  A massive week now to get the right players in.

We are not this shit because of bad luck!

No, were in it because our owner won't fork out on a bit of much needed experience

[Fin Feds Dad]

Randy out, no good sacking Lambert were just going to appoint another manager and not back him so what's the fucking point? So fucking pissed off, Benteke missed so many chances its not even funny

Today on top of all  the chances he missed on Tuesday - I wouldnt mind if the keeper was making saves - he cant hit the target most the time.

[The Situation]

Southampton are ****** and Rickie Lambert is a fat, overrated system striker.

[Oscar Arce]

This is the watershed I'm afraid, we either make a decision on the manager now or we are preparing for the Championship.
Everyone can see we need experience, Lambert has no money but he spent £20mill in the Summer on crap, he will spend it just as badly if you give him more.
I think we are the worst team in the division on this recent run of performances, so a change is needed   just to get the sort of reaction to jolt us out of this, it has worked many times in the past going back to Tommy Doc, and it's working for QPR with Redknapp, I have not seen a side with less confidence than this one nd it has many similariies with the 86-7 side, full of 'promising' youngsters who got us relegated and then disappeared to bigger clubs.
Act now Lerner before it's too late.
Villa fans fighting each other outside the ground today, we are all getting very angry now.

[Ron Manager]

How on earth can a (experienced) Premiership referee and Linesman miss 7 foul throws?! On there injury he waited whilst they had the ball and then blew up when we were about to counter. Boruc should have been booked before and if he made our players go back whenever we tried to take a quick throw why did he let them off? I can't comment on the penalty because I never seen it but Talksport said it was controversial so I'll leave it at that I've never been so angry at a referee

Baker made a few good last ditch challenges, but had he been more alert in the 1st place he wouldn't have lost his man/been in the wrong position. Lowton is far too central for a full back. There is no width to our side, Enda Stevens had 2 players on his back and one running at him in the 2nd half at one point! Gabby was the substitution I'd have made at the time of the game but he offered us nothing, we need to look into replacing him

One positive today, I thought Delph showed plenty of fight and desire, also a little bit of composure. For me MOTM

And I agree with you. Also he acts like a proffesional footballer and doesnt wear poncey black gloves as a fashion statement.

[Oscar Arce]

Paul Lamber has stated on final score that we were excellent second half, Was this true as I wasen't there?

No.

We were ok for the first ten mins, then piss poor, until the last 5-10 minutes when we finally started showing some urgency.

If he thinks we could have been described as "excellent" at any point in that match, then he's fucking nuts, I'm afraid.

He also said we were 'relentless' and I nearly swerved my car on the way home.
We are relentlessly heading for the Championship

[neo_Villan]

One positive today, I thought Delph showed plenty of fight and desire, also a little bit of composure. For me MOTM

This. Don't understand the stick he has been getting the last few games when he has been decent in all of them. I guess the likes of Delph and Bannan have been made fall-guys by certain fans who will always scapegoat them if things are not going well regardless of how they play.

[Nev]

My argument against TSM was that he was cowardly, unable to change.

Unfortunately, we seem to have a manager who suffers the same problems. The team desperately needs some experienced heads, not superstars on high wages, but some journeymen who may be able to lift us and held the kids along. A short term fix it may be, but it may still be a fix.

But no, the very image of Nero, while all around is chaos, he just plods along, downcast and projecting his miserable attitude on an already struggling bunch of players. How about trying to arrest the decline Paul, instead of watching on in almost distracted disinterest?

[Oscar Arce]

One positive today, I thought Delph showed plenty of fight and desire, also a little bit of composure. For me MOTM

This. Don't understand the stick he has been getting the last few games when he has been decent in all of them. I guess the likes of Delph and Bannan have been made fall-guys by certain fans who will always scapegoat them if things are not going well regardless of how they play.

Delph played well today and gave everything.

[The Situation]

One positive today, I thought Delph showed plenty of fight and desire, also a little bit of composure. For me MOTM

This. Don't understand the stick he has been getting the last few games when he has been decent in all of them. I guess the likes of Delph and Bannan have been made fall-guys by certain fans who will always scapegoat them if things are not going well regardless of how they play.

I saw the scathing comments about Delph on Tuesday and just shook my head. Embarrassing to read.

[silhillvilla]

Really not sure what to say anymore