Aston Villa v Southampton Post-Match Thread

[onje_villa]

We dont need a new manager we need some decent players, preferably ones that can help organise the team and fill the obvious weakneses.

Organise the team? Isn't that the manager's job?

on the field of play you need leadership, we dont have any

Agreed but you also need to be set up in a proper formation and be well-drilled.

In the first half, Holman was just wondering around like a stray dog looking for a meal.

I think some of the players' performances were halfway decent but in a detached way. The team lacked shape.

[hawkeye]

I believe that Lambert will sleep on it overnight and if he knows already he's got very little money to play with and it appears reading between the lines that is the case he will tender his resignation.

Which doesnt help in any way at all because the incoming candidate will be in the same position and will find improving the team a thankless
task probably beyond him.

Whose fault?  Lambert's if Faulkner told him exactly what he could have in terms of finance when he accepted the position

or Lerners if he changed the goalposts(as Doug would have) as the season progressed.

The only hope we have of escaping relegation is that Darren Bent is selected and goes on a scoring run which he is quite capable of doing.

No other hope at all.

Why would he resign and lose a pay off ? Maybe mutual consent could be trotted out though I guess.I

Since when has resigning meant you don't get compensation ?

for ever

Somebody had better tell MON then.

He didnt resign, he walked out and claimed unfair dismissal, completely different.

Anybody can resign and claim unfair dismissal,so you are wrong.

I think you will find that you 'are wrong' as you cannot resign AND claim unfair dismissal as 'resign' and 'dismiss' are mutually exclusive terms. You may resign and claim constructive dismissal but that is a completely different thing.
You might try resigning from your mcjob and claiming unfair dismissal. I wish you luck.

Cheers mal

[malckennedy]

The reference above to Southampton hitting the post, in support of the view that Villa were not very unfortunate to lose this afternoon, fails to recognise that the incident where they hit the post in the second half was given as offside. Had it gone in instead of hitting the post it would have been disallowed - even by Halsey!

[bertlambshank]

'Villa did play energetically and saw a late flurry create a header for Nathan Baker that hit the bar, but for the majority of the game it was piecemeal and frustrating. In flashes there were pelting runs that excited the crowd but no end product.'
This bit is so bad,I doubt you know what it means.

[danlanza]

You will find over the next new days that 'supporters'  will say that we have to stick with the plan and that Lerner is a genuine man who will see us through, the self same 'supporters' that go to Villa Park once in a solar eclipse, when it suits them. or they have a freebie.

We are Aston Villa, we are still a big club, we are still a big act, the retard who owns the club seems to have missed this fact and the 'Manager' who selects the team is totally out of his depth, but never forget the real culprit who dropped us in this mire - Blandy Lerner.

Egg fucking zakerly.

[The Villa Werewolf]

"please can some one tell me what is the point of this.If I want to read a badly written match report there are lots of other options."

"Did you read it back to yourself before posting?
It's a bit of a mess."

At first, i thought you were winding me up, hawkeye. But now I know i'm writing for the edification of the poet laureate, i'll consider myself on notice. Not that it bothers me, but is it a jealousy thing? Not to blow my own trumpet, but that's not a badly written piece. I'm not sure i'd have picked up half the commissions i have over the years if i couldn't write. If you or Bert could enlighten me as to how it could be improved, please do so.

Until then, i'll give my view like anyone else until the mods boot me off. You give your opinions, as do I. I just happen to post them in more than one place.

people actually pay you to write? i would be more inclined to pay you not too.
You have no Idea if I have been published so a bit rich to suggest I might be jealous.

You might want to check your own spelling and grammar if you're going to criticise the writing of others.

You should really also consider the fact that you're coming across as a bit of a twat. Absolutely no need for your criticism.

[eastie]

The reference above to Southampton hitting the post, in support of the view that Villa were not very unfortunate to lose this afternoon, fails to recognise that the incident where they hit the post in the second half was given as offside. Had it gone in instead of hitting the post it would have been disallowed - even by Halsey!

The player who went for the rebound was given offside, if the shot had gone it it would have been a goal as the player who shot wasnt offside, as soon as he moved towards the rebound  the flag went up as he became active.

[onje_villa]

What I fail to see is how supposedly this is none of Lambert's fault?

The shape and organisation of this team (which does contain some half-decent players by the way) was a shambles. They were all over the place for the umpteenth time this season.

But no, blame Lerner!

And I've been a supporter of Lambert. The wages reduction is a dangerous game but this team should still be doing better than it is and by some distance.

[bertlambshank]

"please can some one tell me what is the point of this.If I want to read a badly written match report there are lots of other options."

"Did you read it back to yourself before posting?
It's a bit of a mess."

At first, i thought you were winding me up, hawkeye. But now I know i'm writing for the edification of the poet laureate, i'll consider myself on notice. Not that it bothers me, but is it a jealousy thing? Not to blow my own trumpet, but that's not a badly written piece. I'm not sure i'd have picked up half the commissions i have over the years if i couldn't write. If you or Bert could enlighten me as to how it could be improved, please do so.

Until then, i'll give my view like anyone else until the mods boot me off. You give your opinions, as do I. I just happen to post them in more than one place.

people actually pay you to write? i would be more inclined to pay you not too.
You have no Idea if I have been published so a bit rich to suggest I might be jealous.

You might want to check your own spelling and grammar if you're going to criticise the writing of others.

You should really also consider the fact that you're coming across as a bit of a twat. Absolutely no need for your criticism.

Which bit of feedback welcome don't YOU understand?

[hawkeye]

'Villa did play energetically and saw a late flurry create a header for Nathan Baker that hit the bar, but for the majority of the game it was piecemeal and frustrating. In flashes there were pelting runs that excited the crowd but no end product.'
This bit is so bad,I doubt you know what it means.

Hey its almost Shakesperean.

[MonsXI]

The reference above to Southampton hitting the post, in support of the view that Villa were not very unfortunate to lose this afternoon, fails to recognise that the incident where they hit the post in the second half was given as offside. Had it gone in instead of hitting the post it would have been disallowed - even by Halsey!

Wasnt Lambert deemed offside after it hit the post as he was then interfering with play?

[The Villa Werewolf]

"please can some one tell me what is the point of this.If I want to read a badly written match report there are lots of other options."

"Did you read it back to yourself before posting?
It's a bit of a mess."

At first, i thought you were winding me up, hawkeye. But now I know i'm writing for the edification of the poet laureate, i'll consider myself on notice. Not that it bothers me, but is it a jealousy thing? Not to blow my own trumpet, but that's not a badly written piece. I'm not sure i'd have picked up half the commissions i have over the years if i couldn't write. If you or Bert could enlighten me as to how it could be improved, please do so.

Until then, i'll give my view like anyone else until the mods boot me off. You give your opinions, as do I. I just happen to post them in more than one place.

people actually pay you to write? i would be more inclined to pay you not too.
You have no Idea if I have been published so a bit rich to suggest I might be jealous.

You might want to check your own spelling and grammar if you're going to criticise the writing of others.

You should really also consider the fact that you're coming across as a bit of a twat. Absolutely no need for your criticism.

Which bit of feedback welcome don't YOU understand?

Maybe you should look at who you're replying to.

[bertlambshank]

"please can some one tell me what is the point of this.If I want to read a badly written match report there are lots of other options."

"Did you read it back to yourself before posting?
It's a bit of a mess."

At first, i thought you were winding me up, hawkeye. But now I know i'm writing for the edification of the poet laureate, i'll consider myself on notice. Not that it bothers me, but is it a jealousy thing? Not to blow my own trumpet, but that's not a badly written piece. I'm not sure i'd have picked up half the commissions i have over the years if i couldn't write. If you or Bert could enlighten me as to how it could be improved, please do so.

Until then, i'll give my view like anyone else until the mods boot me off. You give your opinions, as do I. I just happen to post them in more than one place.

people actually pay you to write? i would be more inclined to pay you not too.
You have no Idea if I have been published so a bit rich to suggest I might be jealous.

You might want to check your own spelling and grammar if you're going to criticise the writing of others.

You should really also consider the fact that you're coming across as a bit of a twat. Absolutely no need for your criticism.

Which bit of feedback welcome don't YOU understand?

Maybe you should look at who you're replying to.

I was talking to you.

[wombat]

Seeing that pen on slow mo it's a real shocker from Halsey. When I saw it in real time, from the Holte End corner of the Ellis Upper, I didn't see much to disagree with a penalty award.

Why is it if someone elbows, two foots someone etc.. and it's missed at the time they can get done for it later on video evidence yet a blatant dive it's not so? I would have thought a 3 game ban might focus the mind of these cheating shits.

No that it would help us much mind, we went one down and despite the huffing and puffing, the missing of sitters and Andy Wiemans rant like a mentalist at everyone show I honestly never believed we would score.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

We need some posts now from the utter morons that have told us 'that relegation is not the end of the world and wouldn't be so bad.'