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Online ozzjim

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #165 on: December 26, 2013, 10:18:46 PM »
Somebody at the club needs to shout STOP.

Year on Year we are breaking all sorts of records for being poor. Worst home record two years in a row, worst beating last season Chelsea away, not scoring in the first half of a home game and now you tell me no team in Europe has a worse home record over the past three seasons?

That is absolutely awful. I know there have been other bad stats and I couldn't be bothered looking them up.

When you collate it all together it's amazing really we haven't actually between relegated these past three years.

It just shows that thankfully it's actually really hard to be bad enough to go down, I thought we'd reached that point last season but we got things together just in time.

Even though it's pretty grim right now, I don't see us going down. Not with Cardiff in turmoil, West Ham having no strikers and a few other teams in poor shape.

Carroll will get West Ham out of it once he is fit. He will create mayhem and Sam will flood enough players forward to win the second ball. It won't be pretty, but right now I would back them to finish above us if we both stick.

And no, I do not want Big fucking Sam at Villa Park.

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #166 on: December 26, 2013, 10:21:14 PM »
Lambert's demeanour in his interview on AVTV after the game was one of someone who has given up.



He may well also have been made aware of Culverhouse's alleged exchange with fans - which is inexcusable at any time

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #167 on: December 26, 2013, 10:23:37 PM »
If Carroll is ever fit. And Benteke can do more for us than Carroll can ever dream of doing.

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #168 on: December 27, 2013, 12:02:43 AM »
He may well also have been made aware of Culverhouse's alleged exchange with fans - which is inexcusable at any time

lets hear more

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #169 on: December 27, 2013, 12:06:48 AM »
We heard Lambert on the way back on Tom Ross. He sounded very very down but said he wasn't a quitter.

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #170 on: December 27, 2013, 12:24:30 AM »
Lambert's demeanour in his interview on AVTV after the game was one of someone who has given up.

He must be feeling so fed up.
Three key players with long term injuries after the season began so promisingly.

The real puzzle to him (and a lot of us) must be how his players have collectively lost their effectiveness as a team, whilst cutting down on the number of goals conceded. You would expect confidence to be high after achieving this but it just seems to drain out of these lads the longer they go without a goal/ win at this point.

Was it only a month ago that the same team was sitting on 5 games without a loss?  The same players were injured then, but there was a run of results for the team which boded well for the rest of the season, even if consistency in performances was a bit hit and miss.

Whatever, it can only be a matter of time before the team's fortunes change, as individuals realise that they need to showcase themselves for the WCup squads somewhat more effectively than they have been doing and motivate themselves and those around them to greater efforts. Nobody else can do it, which may lie behind outbursts from the coaching staff when the players seem to forget what they knew and we all saw, just a few weeks or months ago.



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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #171 on: December 27, 2013, 12:25:08 AM »
Carroll will get West Ham out of it once he is fit. He will create mayhem and Sam will flood enough players forward to win the second ball. It won't be pretty, but right now I would back them to finish above us if we both stick.
Well there are couple of big ifs. If he is fit and if he can do what you said. Whenever he has payed 3 matches in a row and that's not very often he has not done much. Sam flooding the opposition penalty area no I can't see that but if he does they will be easily picked by teams on counter. No worries they will finish below us.

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #172 on: December 27, 2013, 12:46:46 AM »
Lambert's demeanour in his interview on AVTV after the game was one of someone who has given up.

He must be feeling so fed up.
Three key players with long term injuries after the season began so promisingly.

The real puzzle to him (and a lot of us) must be how his players have collectively lost their effectiveness as a team, whilst cutting down on the number of goals conceded. You would expect confidence to be high after achieving this but it just seems to drain out of these lads the longer they go without a goal/ win at this point.

Was it only a month ago that the same team was sitting on 5 games without a loss?  The same players were injured then, but there was a run of results for the team which boded well for the rest of the season, even if consistency in performances was a bit hit and miss.

Whatever, it can only be a matter of time before the team's fortunes change, as individuals realise that they need to showcase themselves for the WCup squads somewhat more effectively than they have been doing and motivate themselves and those around them to greater efforts. Nobody else can do it, which may lie behind outbursts from the coaching staff when the players seem to forget what they knew and we all saw, just a few weeks or months ago.



How many of our are looking to go to world cup,2 at most.That is a very small straw you are clutching.The team has lost all shape,and most importantly the manager now looks lost.

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #173 on: December 27, 2013, 12:55:32 AM »
I realise it's a small straw, but it's all I could think of.
Just hoping that Vlaar and fully fit Benteke can get back soon and inspire a few wins.

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #174 on: December 27, 2013, 01:01:21 AM »
We heard Lambert on the way back on Tom Ross. He sounded very very down but said he wasn't a quitter.

It's good to know he isn't a 100% O'Neill clone then

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #175 on: December 27, 2013, 01:09:30 AM »
What we could really do with is a Krulak pep talk about how he wouldn't want to be with us in the trenches and we are all Balti eating surrender brummies.

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #176 on: December 27, 2013, 01:12:54 AM »
Loads , not the first or last time.

You sack them , they have no accountability .

We go down , they lose money and credibility its a short contract arrangement.

Sick to death of swing door false dawns.

Naive he maybe , but a decent manager is there

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #177 on: December 27, 2013, 01:18:43 AM »
Loads , not the first or last time.

You sack them , they have no accountability .

We go down , they lose money and credibility its a short contract arrangement.

Sick to death of swing door false dawns.

Naive he maybe , but a decent manager is there

Based on what? Benteke and 13 games at the end of last season?

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #178 on: December 27, 2013, 01:26:43 AM »
Based my thoughts .

45 years a Villa supporter .
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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #179 on: December 27, 2013, 07:11:02 AM »
Lambert's demeanour in his interview on AVTV after the game was one of someone who has given up.



He may well also have been made aware of Culverhouse's alleged exchange with fans - which is inexcusable at any time

People were saying the same at this point last season when it clearly wasn't the case. But I do have concerns that the club and fans may not have the fight for this for a fourth year running.

My biggest gripe is that villa have put me off football again. I love football even more than I love villa. And the league is really exciting this season. But I just couldn't face match of the day last night.

Plus I know England are going to ruin the World Cup this summer!

Fuckers!

 


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