Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Taylor]

I thought I would share my experience of today's trip to Selhurst park. This was my third away match of the season, I live in London, so previous games were at the Emirates and Stamford bridge, and after those games I never thought we would be in this predicament. I was sat with a couple of palace supporting friends in the Arthur Wait stand, about a block away from the Villa fans. As I took my seat I felt optimistic because all I could hear were the Villa, and even though I was nervous about the result, I was determined to enjoy the game.
Then something changed. Firstly a few villa fans disrupted the minutes silence. Then when the football started, Villa fans started to goad the palace fans, it all kicked off, and I saw a few young kids being led out of the ground by their parents. It was all very pathetic and embarrassing, I would add that a few palace fans were equally culpable, but even so I'm a villa fan so felt somewhat ashamed.
Equally depressing was the performance on the pitch, devoid of passion and ideas. A thoroughly awful Saturday. I left disappointed by the team I support and (I hate to admit it) the fans that previously would have made me proud to be a part of.
We are a club heading for the Championship, and unless Lerner sells up, it could get worse.

[Pete3206]

Do you know what? Fuck it. if it's it's not this season it's next. That wolf keeps knocking and we can't keep doing this forever.

We are destined for a spell in the Championship and the sooner the better as far as I'm concerned.

The club needs an enema.

[ozzjim]

The club might need relegation to wake it up. We are truly abysmal.

[remy]

That wasn't disgraceful. This is the norm. My beloved team reduced to a train wreck by a custodian who has lost interest. A manager who is out of his depth at a club of our size and stature. Clearly he has lost the dressing room after losing the fans.

Southampton at home needs to have a real vocal noise from us to get behind these out of form players. If the players fail us and we roll over to a record 11th home defeat then I hope the rage from the stands descends upon the bench and the full time whistle at Spuds brings an end to not only a disgraceful season but Paul Lambert's atrocious reign.

[Nelly]

We wouldn't come back from relegation in about a decade. We'd get fucking smashed weekly with this bottleless set of 'footballers' with no stomach for a fight. So, same as now I suppose, but well below our club's station.

[Witton Warrior]

Probably the only thing surprising me tonight is that this thread hasn't gone into meltdown.

Shows how numb many have become I suppose...

[olaftab]

If we manage to get relegated from here we will absolutely deserve it. I haven't felt this low since we lost to Wigan last season.

I am thoroughly depressed tonight but with a raging temper. The family members have had some  of it but I managed to shed most of it on  a bus driver who looked a bit like Lambert as I went to pick up my daughter. He blew his horn for me to move on when lights turned  green. Did he  F in  not realise the state I was in?

[brian green]

It surprises me too WW.   By the laws of nature when something bad happens, the more it happens the more angry it should make you.   TSM was told in no uncertain terms that his time was up and he went.   For some reason, perhaps guilt, perhaps apathy everybody seems to be holding back from expressing the actual level of our anger and disgust.   I can't explain.

[pooligan]

Just as I and and quite a few others predicted sadly,a 1-0 defeat . How this clueless idiot of a manager is still in charge is beyond me ,it really is. He seems bleeding blind to the obvious . He plays a big, fat and slow centre forward who's main asset is his heading. What does he do, he leaves Albrighton out, just who was supposed to deliver any crosses to Holt ?

As someone on here said earlier,this manager ranks alongside Billy McNeil as the worst manager i have seen since watching Villa in the early sixties.

[lovejoy]

Well my lad has now seen 4 games, 4 defeats and no Villa goals vs 12 shipped. He didn't fancy wearing the scarf home.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Probably the only thing surprising me tonight is that this thread hasn't gone into meltdown.

Shows how numb many have become I suppose...

Only speaking for myself but it has finally sunk in the kind of club we now are. We can look at the faded photographs all we like but the truth is we are headed to the same heap as the likes of Nottingham Forest, Leeds and Sheffield United.

[adrenachrome]

Well my lad has now seen 4 games, 4 defeats and no Villa goals vs 12 shipped. He didn't fancy wearing the scarf home.

That's what it was like when were a nipper. Fair brings a tear to my eye.

At least your lad is going home to Haywards Heath and not Northfield.

[frank]

It surprises me too WW.   By the laws of nature when something bad happens, the more it happens the more angry it should make you.   TSM was told in no uncertain terms that his time was up and he went.   For some reason, perhaps guilt, perhaps apathy everybody seems to be holding back from expressing the actual level of our anger and disgust.   I can't explain.

There have been a few chants of "Lambert out" recently, but today at Palace impatience boiled over into anger and for the first time I heard a prolonged chant of "F*ck off Lambert." If we lose next week at home he (and Lerner if he's listening) will be left in no doubt as to the fans' feelings. It'll be McLeish's Bolton moment all over again

[brian green]

I had to go home to Bordesley Green and walk past the sty.

[ACVilla]

I hope we get relegated. I really do.
Hear me out.
If we don't, Lambert will be manager next season, no doubt about it and I can't watch and support another season if this shite. I just can't.
If Lambert's in charge next year nothing will change. If we don't get relegated he will be in charge next year. What an effin quandary.
Our future is bleak.
Rotten from top to bottom.