Aston Villa v Sheffield United Post-Match Thread

[gaza0523]

Quite a few posters have described today as a new low and who would argue with that. However I can't help feeling that there will be more 'new lows' before this season is over. Consider impending matches against Arsenal, Liverpool, Everton etc. more humiliation to come I fear.

Thing is we were saying the same last season and that didn't happen, and they know they have to invest. This isn't really a new low when you think of the teams that have knocked us out in the last few years.  It's just another shit day in the cup.

I can only think of two worse in our history than today.

Fulham - at home the game Collymore walked out. At least Fulham were top of the third division that day
Bradford - say no more...

Doncaster

It's up there, but it was away from home in the League Cup. At home to a bottom of the division third level team is plumbing the depths.

remember losing to Torquay at home 0-1 when we were in the old 2nd division f a cup round 3 about 73

[eastie]

I found Oldham away a real downer I think it was 89/90 when we finished runners up - I thought it could be our cup year but we rolled over 3-0

Welcome gaza .

[gaza0523]

I just cannot comprehend the 'don't sack him, back him' mindset.

PL has been in charge during the most embarrassing moments in our history.
Not just one or two, but fucking loads.

It's nothing at all to do with investment. We can use that argument when Arsenal fuck us up the arse next week.

For now, we have be played off the park by a 3rd division team....AGAIN!
Today, a 3rd division team showed more heart, desire, class and ability than our lot.
They showed how to pass and move, how to play with pace, power and passion.
A 3rd division on team exposed our bunch of prima donnas time and time again.

It's got fuck all to do with investment today. It's about a 'club' that has given up, a team that is totally inept and a manager who is shite.

Rodney Marsh may be a twat, but he is a twat who was quite right with his comment yesterday.

Don't be upset that we are out of the cup, or the demise of the cup tradition at Villa Park.
Be upset at the demise of Aston Villa FC.

missed rodney what did he say

[The Left Side]

agree, terrible defending and Benteke should have buried the first half header... nice to see Helenius get a goal, he took it well.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Still can't see why the ref gives that foul/free kick against Weimann that led to their 2nd goal.

Desperate for excuses/reasons i'm afraid.

[walsall villain]

I found Oldham away a real downer I think it was 89/90 when we finished runners up - I thought it could be our cup year but we rolled over 3-0

Welcome gaza .

Ah memories of previous disasters. I recall in 1963/4 when I was young that we were drawn at home to bottom tier Aldershot. At the time we were in the top tier but a struggling team (sounds familiar?).
We were held to a draw, hateley missing a penalty for us. Consensus was that we couldn't possibly play as crap again, but we did, we lost the replay 2-1

[eastie]

At least we have never suffered the fate of losing to a non league team yet as far as I know.

[gaza0523]

I found Oldham away a real downer I think it was 89/90 when we finished runners up - I thought it could be our cup year but we rolled over 3-0
Welcome gaza .

similar to when we ran out of steam first ever prem league season oldham who were relegated turned us over then as well but at least we got earl barret off them  he is 20 times better than any of the back four who played against sheff utd

[walsall villain]

At least we have never suffered the fate of losing to a non league team yet as far as I know.

Don't think we have but can't recall playing many non league teams.

[Mazrim]

O.K, if there was sycophancy, who was being sycophantic? Maybe it happened, but I don't recall it. I do recall some of the abuse he took, which was pretty lame in my opinion.

The bottom line is, he didn't deserve it, regardless of your opinion of his worth on the forums. I found some of it embarrassing. Anyway, ancient history now. I'll remember the novelty with fondness at least.

[eastie]

At least we have never suffered the fate of losing to a non league team yet as far as I know.

Don't think we have but can't recall playing many non league teams.

Didn't we play gravesend and northfleet a few yrs ago? Any others?

[Legion]

[Dave Clark Five]

agree, terrible defending and Benteke should have buried the first half header... nice to see Helenius get a goal, he took it well.

Benteke has probably been coached to head the ball downwards and this is a flaw in football coaching, in my view. There are times for that but the Swansea player this afternoon showed how it should be done.

[silhillvilla]

I found Oldham away a real downer I think it was 89/90 when we finished runners up - I thought it could be our cup year but we rolled over 3-0

Welcome gaza .

That was a bad game, midweeker I recall ? Horrible plastic pitch and we just never got going. Left on about 70 mins got back to the car to find we'd been blocked in and couldn't move. Listened glumly to rest of game on the car radio :-(

[not3bad]

Blimey.  Shocking defending. 

Terrible dispossession for their second.