Aston Villa v Sheffield United Post-Match Thread

[Boz]

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

To be fair you don't have to put an angle on anything to make it negative about Villa, the club is doing that by itself.

Murphy could always find negativity about Villa even on the few good days. we just make it so easy now.

[hilts_coolerking]

Even an imbecile could see that no good would ever come of Lambert saying what he said, true or not.  It heaped pressure on him, sent out the wrong message to the fans and players, and probably geed up Sheffield United.   And even then the side he put out should have been good enough to get through but no, we got turned over good and proper at home by a team 50 places below us.

Absolute shambles.

[Dave Clark Five]

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

Might be cheaper in the Championship.

[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

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.

And it's that last point that worries me the most, Sherwood made an immediate impact at Spuds with Adebayour and yet Lambert seems incapable of turning around the complete loss of form & confidence of his talisman Benteke.

[Irish villain]

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

What do you expect How many records have we broken in the past few seasons for home form, heavy defeats and losing to lower leage opposition on our own ground?

[DB]

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?

Yep, the club should offer a refund the those that went, he wasn't bothered...we lost.

[Stu]

Well we're off to get some beer and listen to The Cure and Morrissey all night.

[eric woolban woolban]

He's the shittest manager at the Villa since Billy mcneill.

Is he still in charge?

[Bad English]

I'm just gutted that I didn't see the 7/1 odds for a Blades win.

[Pat McMahon]

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

We today he can fill his boots..plenty negative stuff.

I disagree - I think he is generally pretty spot on about us. And often says  what we are saying on here.

And any journo will be licking their lips at any possible cup upset, particularly us given the media focus since Thursday ( and our atrocious performances in the cup under Lambert)

[olaftab]

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.

This.

[stubbsyandy]

At least we won't have to worry about signing cup tied players...gallows humour

[saunders_heroes]

He's the shittest manager at the Villa since Billy mcneill.

Is he still in charge?

Sadly, yes. I wonder what guff he'll come out with in the post match interviews? He truly is out of his depth at Aston Villa.

[Deano's Mullet]

I was in the pub copping it from all angles. Laughing stock. Absolute laughing stock.

[eastie]

I was surprised to see OGS go to Cardiff but maybe on meeting lerner last year and hearing how he wanted the club to be run he was perhaps somewhat wise to give us a wide berth .
Perhaps he wasn't impressed by Lerner ?