Aston Villa vs Fulham Post Match Thread

[MONCABA]

Just home in a state of shock.   I can't think constructively.   My mind is a horrible collage of painful things.   Sitting for two hours all the way home with my much loved son both unable to speak a word to each other.   Holte Lower faction chanting "Lerner Out".  Lads and lasses around where we sit all as pig sick as each other.  "Why the f*ck is he bringing Bowery on?" "Why is he taking Albrighton off?"  "Four minutes to play and he is making a substitution" "Why can't Baker pass to one of his own men?"   "Why are they jogging with the ball instead of running flat out with it?"   "Why does Guzan keep hoofing the ball?"
Brian, do you post on Villa Talk as R.I.C.O  as your posts are almost word for word identical?

The sum total of all this horrible stuff is that that was as bad a performance as any I have seen under DOL, MON, Houllier or TSM and probably Vic Crowe, Tommy Docherty, Billy McNeill, Dr Venglos or Graham Turner.

I texted Damon at 6.30 this morning and said if we lose today the problem is that the owner and the CEO will see it as something to be addressed.   Neither of them has any love for the Villa.   They feel no pain at a performance like that just something to have a look at fixing on Monday morning if anything needs fixing at all they would add.

[john2710]

I started to write my view on the team / today's performance but I think the follow sums it all up. FUCK IT.

[Witton Warrior]

We have lost our self respect as a club, yet again the away fans having a ball at our expense and humiliating us for the tenth time this season ( plus 2 dreadful cup exits )
What will it take to awake the passion in us as fans? We either don't go any more or lamely accept this utter crap and file out in droves to the "is there a fire drill" chant ringing in our ears.
Time to revolt lads and lasses as our club is dying in front of our eyes .

Trouble is there is little constructive we can do - A march? Banners? Not coming up to our seats until 15minutes after ko? Chanting? All requires organisation and would be belittled by many on here as "small time".

Pay up, turn up, shut up seems to be the mantra.

I won't renew now and neither will others but the £90m will roll in and Randy has no idea what is going on.

Fuck off Lambert the Villa is ours...

[hilts_coolerking]

Virtually the entire playing squad are mentally weak, perhaps because they're kids, perhaps because they know they haven't got the skill required for this level, who knows.

When there's absolutely no expectation or pressure on them (eg Arsenal away, Chelsea and Citeh at home, Liverpool) they can turn it on but when the pressure is on them to get results they fold like a deckchair.

[Big Dick Edwards]

1 point better off than at same stage last season. Amazing improvement.

This time last season we were on a roll.

At this time this season, we are in freefall.

[olaftab]

I can not add any more then that has already been written by many posters. I am truly in a state of shock.

[Ron Manager]

The club as a whole needs a massive shake up of titantic proportions. We need someone with capital and fresh progressive ideas. A Richard Branson type if you like. Otherwise we are going to drift quietly into the Championship without anyone in the football world noticing or even worse caring.

Randy Lerner needs to say something even if it is 'have a nice day guys'. Anything to prove he is still alive and kicking.

[RossLeach]

We were poor and directionless today but I've seen us worse this season. Which is a damning indictment indeed....

[silhillvilla]

Lambert is starting to make some really odd calls now - yes worse than usual
Six defenders in the starting line up
Two full backs in midfield
One large isolated immobile front man and a team instructed to hoof
Bowery is back on the bench

Crazy times

[Ron Manager]

I am reminded of the last words of Kenneth Williams. 'What's the point..whats the bloody point'  Seems to sum up our club at the moment.

[brian green]

Ron, I thought Kenneth Williams last words would suit PL perfectly "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it Infamy!"

[class_of_82]

Just got in from a 320 mile round trip from essex to vp and back way up full of hope and optimism. Thing is I just couldn't believe some of the totally brain dead decisions the players were doing.
Why oh why don't our full backs exploit the space in front of them or peel off and away to accept the ball from guzan in the way messrs gidman Gibson swain and who ever did to then put defence into attack
Why was albrighton continually at least 10-15 yards from the linesman which means he is that far from there full back, when he should be on his shoulder because mark you are fucking winger
Weimann- won't even go there the words headless and chicken spring to mind
 Literally I would keep guzan and vlaar from that team the rest put em on ebay with no reserve.
I really think we are in a worse spot than last season
Always stood up for lambert on here but after that team and performance I really am losing it
 

[pooligan]

Another good post as always Brian .The only time i can remember Villa being as bad as this, was the season under Tommy Docherty/Vic Crowe when we were relegated to the third division

[Steve67]

We are below Stoke, Hull and West Ham. This is a very, very poor side. The worst I have seen in the 40 years I have been watching. Lambert is very poor too.  I think the very least expected of any Villa  Manager should be to get the club to 40 points. We are in freefall and the goal difference is also steadily getting worse.

[arnie66]

I'm not sure why people are 'in a state of shock'

Being in shock implies that something unexpected has happened and quite honestly that couldn't be further from the truth.  Our current predicament is a result of a several seasons of decline, bad decisions, poor appointments and a spectacular lack of leadership.

I suspect that Lambert will deliver exactly what Randy tasked him with - keeping us in the league on a budget.

The real concern and something that is clear to most of us regulars is that the path we are following can only end in one thing - relegation.

Furthermore season ticket holders at Villa Park are probably receiving the worst value for money (on the pitch) of any fans in the PL adding to the pain and frustration of supporting this team.  I know things have been bad before i remember many of them and also many of the poor managers we have previously endured.

What I'm really struggling with this time around is that I can't see a way out whilst we are under the current ownership.

I've had two calls this week from Villa Park trying to get me to renew my ST - I very nearly did it on Thursday evening but something stopped me.  I honestly can't decide if the 200 mile round trip to be so continually let down is something I want to keep doing !