Aston Villa v Manchester United Post-Match Thread

[Ron Manager]

Luna without any doubt is the worst left back I have ever seen down Villa Park.

and I have seen Wilson Briggs!

Bernie Gallagher?
And the more recent Nicky Shorey wasn't too clever either.

Even Bryan Small was better than Luna.

[silhillvilla]

Luna, without any doubt, is the worst left back I have ever seen down Villa Park.

and I have seen Wilson Briggs!

Bryan Small?

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

What the fuck is a facial injury?

[silhillvilla]

Just so glad I didn't go today.

[PeterWithesShin]

What the fuck is a facial injury?

Ask Iain Dowie.

[avfcpg]

Off out with the kids so I'll post early. The match and post match threads are the same every week now, and it's nothing to do with the opposition. We're being outplayed by all sides in the division not just the good ones. Yes, we've pulled out some really good results but the thought that possession of 35% or less per game was going to last as a method to success was never a good one.

We're now at the start of a worrying series of results where not only have we lost our best defender, we've lost our best forward for almost 3 months. The Benteke of last season is but a memory and the current version is a shadow of what was. The two situations combined with diminishing confidence could lead us to a December period similar to last season. It is very, very worrying. I'll support Lambert as much as can be but he needs to fix this quickly.

100% this...

[JJ-AV]

I couldn't really be bothered to go today. It's becoming a bit of a chore. I don't think I'll get a season ticket next year unless something changes, and just pick and choose.

[Marton]

What the fuck is a facial injury?

Playing like crap at Villa Park every other week and then "...go again".
No...wait, that might be a brain injury!

[Legion]

Watch and weep

[mr underhill]

 Iain Dowie has a degree in engineering something that always amazes me when you see him at 'work' as a tv pundit. I used to see him regularly at Ryton Pools when he was manager of Coventry City. Towering ugly in the flesh and built like a brick shithouse, but was unfailingly  polite to everyone who recognised him  and offered crumbs of sympathy .

[martin o`who??]

That being said however, Randy Lerner must make the decision of whether he wants to own a Premiership football club and accept that if he does it comes at a price and that price in this day and age is way above the bargain basement.  There is no truer saying than You Get What You Pay For.   The current Villa side is what we paid for.

Spot on & my concern is that it won't get any better any time soon. From a financial point of view we've had 3-4 years of overspend & 3-5 years of contracts that go with it. I'm assuming that Lerner is now happy for us to keep our head above water until the decks are clear. How long that is going to be the case is anyone's guess, we've been lucky enough to get away with it so far but we are woefully short of the quality needed at this level. It will catch up with us sooner or later.

For the first time I can remember I'm losing interest & there must be thousands like me.[\b]

I have been there for some time now. Never expected us to win today so I can't say I am too disappointed as I have long gone past that stage. Really can't be bothered anymore, very sad indeed!

People make out Brummies are stupid, we aint so stupid as to keep paying to watch utter dross every other week.

[sirlordbaltimore]

As crap as Luna was today, i don't think having that plank Baker next to him and NOBODY in front of him helped his cause. Meaning he was often left with 2 players attacking him and being turned in circles

You can't put all that down to Luna surely

[Chris Harte]

That was fucking garbage.

Only Albrighton came through that with any credit for me.

However for those of you saying Lambert should be gone, I'd ask who would form the queue up Witton Lane? Clarke? Mutley? Dutch Schteve? Hell, maybe we can have another go with McCleish or that wanker DO'Lly and we can really not compete with the Palace's and Hull's of this world all over again.

We have a budget at the club that has to be adhered to. Unfortunately, growing the club is the only option now but that invariably means we're gonna witness some utter shit until the seeds grow into something worthwhile.

[phantom limb]

As crap as Luna was today, i don't think having that plank Baker next to him and NOBODY in front of him helped his cause. Meaning he was often left with 2 players attacking him and being turned in circles

You can't put all that down to Luna surely

Agreed, Baker was very poor. Vlaar can't come back soon enough.

[Legion]