Aston Villa v Sheffield United Post-Match Thread

[Summers]

I want Lambert to fuck off now. He could win the next three, I'd still happily see him go.

It's his team, his tactics, his everything that is failing right now. Our league position is somehow high for now.. could easily all change though. Has to go.

[Chris Jameson]

Brilliant result for us, can concentrate on securing that all important 16th place in the league now. I've realised Lambert is fucking terrible but if he was sacked its inevitable we'd get Mackay and I've had it with downbeat, dour Scottish managers.

[Irish villain]

Pat Murphy couldn't help himself!!  BBC already going for the kill!

Do you blame them?

Regular relegation battles, regular cup exits to lower league clubs, regular piss taking from fans of local rivals even when they are in a worse position, regular ridicule and pity by national and local media, fuckin hell its miserable.

How ow can we go? That's the scary thing. I can see things getting very bad in the next few years.

What are our standards? What exactly is our ambition these days? Consistently shite for three years andyouget the feeling nobody gives a feck. Sub-consciously supporters are responding by changing their own expectations. I was ridiculed a few weeks back for saying I couldn't wait to see us reach 40 points but I was just being honest.

[Jon Crofts]

I've supported lambert. I've wanted to believe. But I'm on the verge of turning I must say. The only thing holding me back is the feeling that with three managers in a row struggling, will the fourth succeed and what on earth would they do with our squad given we don't have much cash. It does feel like we will get relegated sooner or later

Didn't see the game today, but it sounded awful. Did Shef utd really look more composed on the ball than us?

I'm really getting sick of being embarrassed by villa.

Yes Sheffield United were more composed, throughout the game the commentators most used words in relation to Sheffield Utd were 'comfortable' or 'comfortably'

[ozzjim]

Pat Murphy couldn't help himself!!  BBC already going for the kill!

Murphy has never been a neutral media person, always anti Villa whenever possible, all his observations and comments are Villa negative

It's just a shame we make it so easy these days.

We are a laughing stock far too often, and it's all self inflicted.

Very fucking shitty isn't it!?

[dingo]

Top left of this page says it all, Pages 1,2,3,4,5 Go Down !!!!!!

[curiousorange]

I'm tired of having to take embarrassments like this on the chin. I'm sick of being a Villa fan, writing about them, defending them, paying attention to them. I wish I hadn't bothered getting into football all those years ago.

[Toronto Villa]

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

I'm almost resigned to it. Sad to say isn't it?

[pauliewalnuts]

I've supported lambert. I've wanted to believe. But I'm on the verge of turning I must say. The only thing holding me back is the feeling that with three managers in a row struggling, will the fourth succeed and what on earth would they do with our squad given we don't have much cash. It does feel like we will get relegated sooner or later

I know what you mean, Matt.

I have supported him hugely and still find it hard to admit maybe we'd be better off sacking him, but the problem is, if I mentally tot up all the reasons for keeping him in the job, the list gets shorter and shorter.

The only saving grace is that we've managed too eek out some points this season which maybe last season we wouldn't have, but if you look at the way we are playing, it looks to me like there are two obvious points.

One is that we're going backwards, we do the basics much worse than even last season. The other is that he doesn't seem to have the first idea how to improve it.

If you look at his record since joining, it is nigh on impossible to imagine a manager anywhere else having that record and still being in a job.

[Jimbo]

Top left of this page says it all, Pages 1,2,3,4,5 Go Down !!!!!!

It'll take fewer seasons than that.

[Dr_Fegg]

Speechless

Decided not to go as son at work and didnt expect much but never this. Outplayed, Outthought so Out of the cup. This on the back of the "comments" (misguided or not) makes us the fans look like idiots - AGAIN.

I've been a supporter of PL since he joined but I just cant see us progressing now, the wounds are too deep and Randy should tear up the so called plan - thats so secret they wont share it with us, the PAYING CUSTOMERS - and start again.

Expect the "renew your season ticket early for a discount" emails soon.......No fucking chance

[Matt C]

Moscow MkII

[Concrete John]

Pat Murphy couldn't help himself!!  BBC already going for the kill!

Murphy has never been a neutral media person, always anti Villa whenever possible, all his observations and comments are Villa negative

Sounds like he posts on here.

[Deano's Mullet]

It doesn't hurt. That's what bothers me. Been telling everyone all week we would lose. Who says Aston Villa are unpredictable. I got into  the Villa two years after the relegation season. With the exception of a couple of defeats to Blues in the early 2000s and the 4-0 at home to Blackburn early in 1997-98 season I can honestly say all the lowest points for me as a Villa supporter have occurred in the last two years under Paul Lambert. We can knock McCleish all we like but he had one season, Lamberts had nearly two and fuck me this is worse.

[olaftab]

Shocking absolutly shocking. This was a League 1 side and they deservedly beat us. I like to now what sort team talk Lambert dished out before the game and at half time after his midweek bollox?