Aston Villa v Bradford City Post-Match Thread

[villainjock]

well said nev

[Billy Walker]

I can't believe that some people on here can still think Lambert is the man to guide us through this. I was ecstatic when we got him, but it has gone dreadfully, dreadfully wrong, and he is clearly not the man for the task.

He has GOT to go - you can't blame funding. Has Moyes ever had £23 million to spend in a window? Did Rodgers/Laudrup spend anything CLOSE to that at Swansea?

He is to blame. It's his job to train the players, his job to instil them with confidence, his job to give them clear instructions of their roles on the pitch, his job to change tactics to adapt to match circumstances. He is clearly inept at ALL of the above.

We've given him a lot of space to get things right, but it just isn't going to happen. Time to go NOW, before it's too late.

Rodgers and Laudrup have had much better squads to start off with than us and a fair sprinkling of senior pros to build a side around.  Lambert has had to get rid of problem players whilst rebuilding an entirely new back four and strike force.  If Lambert had Gerrard, Suarez, Reina and co to build a team around at Villa you'd have a point.

[maigrait]

The results do not lie..... Blips in the season such as the win at Man City, Norwich, Liverpool, do not hide the fact that we have been THE WORST side in the league all season. Look at the spirit in the current QPR, Reading, Southampton and Wigan sides. Do you honestly think we're going to better their results between now and the end of the season?

If the games contain no corners we are laughin...

[ktvillan]

First of all  well done Bradford, I thought they were superb in both legs, sussed out our (many) weaknesses and exploited them effectively.  Good luck to them at Wembley.

thats not hard to suss thou is it , my goldfish even knows how to beat Villa.

You're not wrong, almost everyone from Chelsea to Bradford have spotted the blindingly bleeding obvious faults.  Yet they apparently remain a mystery to Lambert.

[CastleValeMassiv]

Don't normally bother with fan forums but I've joined to have my say. We are now officially the laughing stock of football. Getting knocked out of a semi final to a 4th division team is a absolute disgrace. I will never darken the doors of Villa park again while Lerner is at the club. It's only the fans who can get rid of him by staying away, I doubt I will even be able to give my ST away at this rate. Who would of thought a club with so much past history and tradition could fall to these depths. I don't even blame PL for our position, Lerner has been stripping the club ever since he realised we weren't going to be a champions league side under MON, the money he thought he was going to make that way is now coming directly out of the clubs coffers. No American is involved in any business for the love of the sport, you only have to see what went on at Liverpool and what is going on at Man Utd to see that they are all about money. Lerner will be gone as soon as there is no more meat on the bone at Villa park and that day my friends is rapidly approaching. I'd take Doug Ellis back in a heart beat, ok he to got very rich off the back of our club but he always had the clubs best interests at heart and he always made sure we were able to compete with anyone. Losing to Bradford I a semi final has left totally disillusioned and just don't have the stomach for anymore of what is going on.

[Nii Lamptey]

I can't believe that some people on here can still think Lambert is the man to guide us through this. I was ecstatic when we got him, but it has gone dreadfully, dreadfully wrong, and he is clearly not the man for the task.

He has GOT to go - you can't blame funding. Has Moyes ever had £23 million to spend in a window? Did Rodgers/Laudrup spend anything CLOSE to that at Swansea?

He is to blame. It's his job to train the players, his job to instil them with confidence, his job to give them clear instructions of their roles on the pitch, his job to change tactics to adapt to match circumstances. He is clearly inept at ALL of the above.

We've given him a lot of space to get things right, but it just isn't going to happen. Time to go NOW, before it's too late.

Rodgers and Laudrup have had much better squads to start off with than us and a fair sprinkling of senior pros to build a side around.  Lambert has had to get rid of problem players whilst rebuilding an entirely new back four and strike force.  If Lambert had Gerrard, Suarez, Reina and co to build a team around at Villa you'd have a point.

WHAT?! We've just been beaten over 2 legs by a 4th Division side. No matter how bad our current side are, we SHOULD NOT BE LOSING A CUP SEMI-FINAL TO A 4TH DIVISION SIDE!!

If I performed like Lambert in my job, I'd have been out on my ear last September!!

[Ron Manager]

Ive just got home . Beaten by a fourth division side over two legs is truly awful and possibly the lowest point of the great club that is Aston Villa.

If this manager has any decency about him he will resign and take his dreadful coaching staff (mates) with him.

But thats not going to happen is it?

Ive been going down VP for 56years now and this is the most depressed I have ever been with Aston Villa.

I cant see any light whatsover at the end of the tunnel.

In fact I cant even see the tunnel.

[simboy]

We lost a two-legged semi final against a team that finished six places from going out of the league last season. We were out thought, out organised and apart for the first 30 minutes tonight out played for the whole of the two games - to go along with that we have suffered our worst defeat ever (thats since 1874 not since Sky started running football) - we cannot defend a corner or a set-piece. Sack Lambert?? If the man had any integrity he'd resign! Embarrassing     

[wolfman999]

How much further can this fucking club drop. If we go down, I can see us going straight through cos this side is nowhere near good enough to get back up any time soon. If, by some miracle, we survive this year in the PL does anybody think next year will be any different to the abject misery of this season.

[Mortimer's Bear]

Just on the way home, wow we are are a football club in decline. The players are just not good enough, the manager looks lost and the owner appears to be uninterested.

Throughout my Villa supporting years the highs have massively outweighed the lows, but this season is fast becoming a disaster.

[CJ]

Embarrassing. Shameful. The club really is in  total freefall.

Someone behind me tonight made a throwaway remark that proved to be quite insightful - the reason we can't defend set pieces is because in training we defend against players who aren't very good at delivering set pieces.

Can anyone tell me what the formation was in the second half, other than line all your forwards up in a row and hoof it at them? No width, no......I could go on but I'm just completely and utterly  meh about the whole thing now

[andyh]

It just goes from bad to fucking worse.

Apart from the lack of tactics, there were some individuals out there tonight who are a total disgrace to the club and to football.
Ireland is a c.unt. No ifs or buts, he is a c.unt.
Against 4th division opposistion he should have been able to sit in that midfield and totally dictate the game. Instead, he was virtually anonymous.
Bannan. Utter waste of time. More backwards and sideways passes than anyone, giving the ball away and then blaming every other fucker.
Bennett, totally outclassed by 4th division players, what hope does he have in the premiership.

I really dont know how many more catastrophes and embarrassments we will suffer this season.
I just hope and pray its not he ultimate one.

[eastie]

Don't normally bother with fan forums but I've joined to have my say. We are now officially the laughing stock of football. Getting knocked out of a semi final to a 4th division team is a absolute disgrace. I will never darken the doors of Villa park again while Lerner is at the club. It's only the fans who can get rid of him by staying away, I doubt I will even be able to give my ST away at this rate. Who would of thought a club with so much past history and tradition could fall to these depths. I don't even blame PL for our position, Lerner has been stripping the club ever since he realised we weren't going to be a champions league side under MON, the money he thought he was going to make that way is now coming directly out of the clubs coffers. No American is involved in any business for the love of the sport, you only have to see what went on at Liverpool and what is going on at Man Utd to see that they are all about money. Lerner will be gone as soon as there is no more meat on the bone at Villa park and that day my friends is rapidly approaching. I'd take Doug Ellis back in a heart beat, ok he to got very rich off the back of our club but he always had the clubs best interests at heart and he always made sure we were able to compete with anyone. Losing to Bradford I a semi final has left totally disillusioned and just don't have the stomach for anymore of what is going on.

Great post - i share your pain .

[Walmley_Villa]

I doubt we could afford to sack him. We are in the shit big time and this team and club has relegation written all over it.

[saunders_heroes]

Surely he'll offer his resignation after this latest disgrace?