Aston Villa v Sheffield United Post-Match Thread

[Bad English]

I  fear I shall not be renewing my two chipped Villa mugs and garden gnome (faded by UV light in garden) if the club can't be bothered.

[VillaAlways]

Can anyo0ne on here honestly say they were surprised by today's result?

Nope.

[Brian Taylor]

I am watching in The Red Lion a Turkish bar in Side..The barman took Sheffield at 7-1..I was laughing earlier!! Someone is happy; but not me!

[russon]

That manager HAS to go. He shouldn't be sacked, he should resign to save face and reputation. The 'project' (pah!) shows absolutely no sign of advancing beyond 1st gear if we ever make it out of neutral. Villa Park has been stunk out once too often under his reign, Sheffield Utd the latest to despatch our collection of powder puffs. Completely unacceptable.

[Boz]

We will be first on a highlights programme for a change. Then publicly humiliated and criticised on national TV.

But deservervedly

[VinnieChase84]

I posted this in the match thread but just can't even explain and get my head around how he still has a job?
In 18 months
- almost relegated
- league struggle again
- worst home record in all divisions
- dumped out the FA Cup TWICE by Millwall and league 1 Sheff United
- dumped out of a cup semi by Bradford
- signed and 'coached' his own players and created this abysmal team
I've had enough of this man. I've got a stinking hang over but I'm cracking the beer back open as this is beyond sad for our beloved club.
Hope the cup comments PL made is the straw that broke the camels back. I'm off to open the beer and hope to come back on here later to the news that Lamberks resigned

[Jimbo]

Silly me. I originally thought we'd huff and puff our way to a dreary draw. But the moment I saw Lambert, hunched, mumbling, and running down the FA Cup in his brainless press conference, I knew we were done for. It doesn't matter how the press twisted his words, or what he really meant. What on earth did he think the reaction was going to be to what he was saying? Did he not think about how it would come across? His whole demeanour at that press conference had ALREADY BEATEN, LET'S GET IT OVER WITH written all over it. What must the players have thought? Disgraceful.

 

[brian green]

He asked for it and he got it.   It is like a castle under siege hanging out a big banner for the enemy to read WE ARE NOT GOING TO FIGHT VERY HARD.

I am boring myself with the number of times I am saying it but just one last time.   Lambert is a chancer.

He will not be sacked because he has the magic formula.   It is called arse licking round the bosses.

[richtheholtender]

First win at Villa park since 1966. We have been quite the little record breakers the last few years haven't we.

[Boz]

Silly me. I originally thought we'd huff and puff our way to a dreary draw. But the moment I saw Lambert, hunched, mumbling, and running down the FA Cup in his brainless press conference, I knew we were done for. It doesn't matter how the press twisted his words, or what he really meant. What on earth did he think the reaction was going to be to what he was saying? Did he not think about how it would come across? His whole demeanour at that press conference had ALREADY BEATEN, LET'S GET IT OVER WITH written all over it. What must the players have thought? Disgraceful.

Right on, how to de-motivate his players in one easy lesson. What a prat of a manager.

[Hampshire Villa]

I  fear I shall not be renewing my two chipped Villa mugs and garden gnome (faded by UV light in garden) if the club can't be bothered.

I  fear I shall not be renewing my two chipped Villa mugs and garden gnome (faded by UV light in garden) if the club can't be bothered.

Feel your pain brother!!

[edgysatsuma89]

I placed a bet on Sheffield United to win yesterday, 7/1. Just to win. Crazy odds that I just couldn't resist, and the depressing thing is I didn't have to think about it. We are such a woeful team that I was shocked at those odds. I suppose being a crap League 1 team helps.

I know quite a few don't like chucking on youngsters into a team with zero confidence, but I simply CANNOT accept that playing Lowton at CB is a better idea than playing Donacien. I know hindsight is a wonderful thing, but it seems so obvious. You know, rather than playing people out of position (and a tiny man at that). I just don't get it.

Plus it was Tonev who got the nod, over Helenius. I have no idea if he is any good, but I have a good idea about Tonev.

[dl9]

Well it was only a hindrance anyway. Thanks Lambert.

A sorry indictment of where we have fallen to as a football club. Out thought & outplayed by another lower league side.

As Keith Burkinshaw once famously said when leaving Spurs "There used to be a football club over there...."

Similar thoughts come to mind tonight at VP.

[DB]

Going backwards, unless money is spent, and I mean real money then we are in serious trouble. I wouldn't get rid of Lambert now as any new manager would not have time to get his players in.
But between Lambert and the owner, the club is sinking.

[PeterWithesShin]

I really think I'll die without seeing us win the FA Cup.