Aston Villa vs Stoke Match Thread

[villa `cross the mersey]

Paul Lambert truly is "The clueless one"

[richard moore]

I think I've had enough.

When we get results I almost think it's just luck. I have no faith in his ability to get us playing well with anything like consistency.

It is just that, luck. It's a kinda law of averages thing where if we play often enough, we will win the occasional game, especially when we can bothered to raise our game as underdogs against the big boys. That's what it's become for us and is just about our lot in life

[supertom]

Get to the end of the season and then get fucking rid!

This. We can't keep making teams like Stoke look like Barcelona on our pitch. Lambert just hasn't got it in him to give us any kind of consistency.  Some of the players are bloody awful too. Being good enough at this level is not just about ability, but about consistency too. Some, worryingly, have neither.

[Stu]

Utterly ridiculous. From incredibly promising to utter rubbish.

Credit to Stoke, they came with a game plan and executed it in some style. We showed nothing in retaliation after the equaliser.

[richard moore]

Paul Lambert truly is "The clueless one"

He's thick, I've said it countless times on here and been derided for saying so, but I stand by that assertion...

[supertom]

Albrighton was the only one (not for the first time this season) who showed any sort of desire and urgency to push forward. The only player. That's pathetic. He's not good enough to drag the team along single handed either.

[pauliewalnuts]

Post match thread, please

[enigma]

It's time to admit it's not working out with Lambert. A nice win last week but these performances are becoming the norm and that really pisses me off.

Our worst ever home record, heaviest ever defeat, constantly going out of the cups to lower league opposition (but especially the two legged defeat to Bradford) are some of the lowest points I've experienced as a Villa fan. He's been worse than Mcleish and there hasn't been any progress at all. Enough is enough and I want him gone.

[Marton]

Its essentially the same team that beat Chelsea last week. And We lamented them for it.
Its about attitude, experience and culture.

Stoke have not won here since 1965. Stoke will fight, fight dirty if need be. They didn't have to today.

Get the feeling that our young players will take a game vs the big teams seriously. They sweet and bleed to prove they belong with the best.
When expected to win like vs Stoke and with an early lead, they get lazy and complacent.

They only thing we can blame Lambert for is failing to motivate the players properly.