Manchester City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[mr underhill]

plus, Rodgers is a pseudo-intellectual knob head tool of planet-like proportions.

[pbavfckuwait]

Quite right the two late goals gave the match a worse feel, than what it felt at the time of watching and yes the players missing through injury up front have effected our shape and ability to hurt people, but if anyone really thinks that Gabby would have made a difference, Kozak and to a certain extent Benteke, I think it is self denial, when we had those players available, they had hardly set the prem on fire and when we did have them, how much off are play has been hoof ball because of the tactics of the incumbent, Man City would have just lapped that up all day.
Players and squad players make a team and ours are just not good enough and unless something drastic is done, next season will be a copy of this season, but maybe with a far far worse outcome.
Oh by the way, the energy of Ya Ya for the fourth and that was the 92nd minute, thats what good players are capable off.

[Ads]

One of the closest games for me all season, and I miss most of the first half in traffic. Second City? Get to fuck you stupid cotton mill town. And it pissed it down. And it was £47.00. And we were rubbish.

Oh well.

[andyh]

I want to be annoyed, but I couldn't give two fucks. The rest of this season has battered the shit out of my nerves. I'd have liked to have seen us get a result, but all the attacking tactics in the world couldn't change the fact that we're not a very good team, we're managed by a bloke who has no understanding of setting up a football side, and losing doesn't make it any more likely we'll be sold to a zillionaire. We survived, and until further news comes out I don't really have the energy left for 2013/14.

I'm with others on this - we're a grand old institution that's been given a few coats of paint and left to attract a crowd. The people in charge had neither the means nor the heart to restore it to its former glory, because if they did, we wouldn't be coming off the back of a win against Hull City feeling like we want the season to be over - we'd be aching for next season to begin. So do yourself a favour: don't wail because we lost to a team worth £200 million, wail because we put out a team worth £19 million and the people who make the decisions thought that was the best thing for Aston Villa Football Club.

Absolutely brilliant post. It almost deserves thread of its own.
Superbly said CO.

[aj2k77]

Expected a one sided beating and that's what it was. So there's no real anger, which pisses me off more than a 4-0 drubbing, the fact a 4-0 drubbing doesn't anger me anymore. 10 minutes for Robinson and 3 for Grealish, pointless, sums up Lamberts substitutions.

[rob_bridge]

Expected a one sided beating and that's what it was. So there's no real anger, which pisses me off more than a 4-0 drubbing, the fact a 4-0 drubbing doesn't anger me anymore. 10 minutes for Robinson and 3 for Grealish, pointless, sums up Lamberts substitutions.

This should be a supplement to CO post.

We lost. We lost to a much better team who's financial wealth reserves dwarfs every other sporting club/franchise/represenation in the globe.

We lost with no dignity - that is the reality.

[PaulTheVillan]

Dzeko and 4-0 at 22/1 made my night.

Roll on next season and big changes.

[QBVILLA]

Dzeko and 4-0 at 22/1 made my night.

Roll on next season and big changes.

I put £3 on a Villa win at 14/1. Had a quid on Weimann first goal and Villa 2-1 AT 400/1 and also Delph first goal and 2-2 for 700/1. So in a nutshell I wasted a fiver.....

[Clampy]

Expected a one sided beating and that's what it was. So there's no real anger, which pisses me off more than a 4-0 drubbing, the fact a 4-0 drubbing doesn't anger me anymore. 10 minutes for Robinson and 3 for Grealish, pointless, sums up Lamberts substitutions.

I was going to mention the subs. What I couldn't understand was why he brought Bacuna on for Bowery. Why not give Robinson half hour?

As for the game, you just knew that if they got one then they would go on to score more.

[Ron Manager]

Good Morning Campers! It doesnt matter what happened last night and it doesnt matter what happens on Sunday. What does matter is Randy's statement to the world sometime next week. That matters very much.

As for last night I gave up at 2-0. I thought we put on a highly impressive defensive performance until then and I thought if we can nick the one chance we might get and hold on, well....

But we didn't. Weimann had that chance but didnt have faith in his own ability to run on and place his shot. Weimann's work ethic is to be admired, he ran himself into the ground. But you need more than that in the top division and he lacks any kind of technical ability or a footballing brain.

I hope Randy's statement is to our liking. Its obvious that big changes are needed for next season

[Brian Taylor]

Very big changes needed if we are to extricate ourselves from the long deepening trench we have diligently ploughed for ourselves over the past decade or two. Time to benefit from whatever we have seeded in that furrow, if we have planted anything at all..currently we have a bunch of vegetables!

[Simon Ward]

38 points that still 3 less than TSM in his only season! Reason to go?

[rob_bridge]

38 points that still 3 less than TSM in his only season! Reason to go?

I thought TSM got 38. One less than when with Blues.

[Ads]

Yes, McLiesh picked up 38 points.

[Phil from the upper holte]

You could argue that this squad is worse than the O'Leary squad at the end of the 2005-06 season - we won't reach the 42 points achieved that season. What sort of legacy is that from Lerner after 8 years? He's wrecked the club and the sooner he sells up the better! Lerner=failure.

it's the worst squad I can remember