Aston Villa v Crystal Palace post match thread

[Fin Feds Dad]

It was superb - I love the new style .

Paul Lambert - football genius .

Nurse !!!

[Hampshire Villa]

He can't say that was 'excellent'.  Can he?

Oh yes he can!!!!!

[ez]

Shocking result, but the right one.

[Villa in Denmark]

He can't say that was 'excellent'.  Can he?

He can and he will.  The only question is how often.  Bet 365 are offering 10.5 for less than 8!

[Flamingo Lane]

Fair play to you fans who go week in week out. You're the true winners.

I think you mean heroes.

[David_Nab]

On this showing I wouldn't give you 750k for Cleverly let alone 7.5mil.

Weimann and Gabby were hopeless all match how they both stay on so long is beyond me when we are playing like this.Benteke is the focal point of attack yet the other 2 give his zero support, there is no chemistry between the front 3.The attacking coaching is severely lacking

[Villa in Denmark]

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2771920,00.html

The club has been disappointed with this season's results, performances and the general message these have sent to our fans.

The board wishes to assure supporters that we are conscious in every sense that Villa expects and deserves more and we will strive to deliver this.

Villa chairman Randy Lerner said: "We need to be clear and candid with ourselves and with supporters about what we have lacked in recent years.

"Compelling play and results that instil a sense of confidence that Villa is on the right track have been plainly absent.

"The most immediate action that we can take is to look carefully at our options in terms of bringing in a new manager who sees the club's potential and embraces our collective expectations."

Bastard! For half a second I almost believed.

[Stu]

I don't have any problems, we're 12th and I think that's about where Villa are at this moment in time....

Right now the Prem is a crap league. Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal are on the wane and clubs like Southampton and West Ham are, so far, scrapping for European places. Yet again, Villa are in the wrong place at the right time to take advantage of any of this. It's fucking criminal that the biggest club in the second biggest city in the UK is where it is. All the ingredients are there for a powerhouse club, but consistent mismanagement has led us to huffing and puffing our way to a series of 0-0's against the likes of Crystal Palace.

[Ian.]

Has he gone? He as in Paul?

[Toronto Villa]

He can't say that was 'excellent'.  Can he?

Oh yes he can!!!!!

It's not that he can't say it. He will say it. And again next week.

[Villa in Denmark]

On this showing I wouldn't give you 750k for Cleverly let alone 7.5mil.

Weimann and Gabby were hopeless all match how they both stay on so long is beyond me when we are playing like this.Benteke is the focal point of attack yet the other 2 give his zero support, there is no chemistry between the front 3.The attacking coaching is severely lacking

Fixed

[supertom]

Back four and Sanchez were good today. Everything ahead of them was shit. Grealish was lively when he came on and made a difference again.

Benteke will struggle to hit double figures this season. This leaves us two problems. One he's not offering us enough (and it's 50% the teammates and manager being shit, and 50% his attitude in games). The second is, that if we want to sell him on our terms, and being a selling club this is how we survive and evolve, he's not going to get us the sort of fee we'd like. In his pomp he could probably get us 25-30 mill which is enough to significantly rebuild your side and move on. At the moment we'll struggle to get half that. He's potentially World class but I think playing for Lamberts Villa is gradually turning him into the next John Carew. A player who will intermittently be unplayable, and never quite get the move to a top club he could be capable of. He's getting ruined here and in retrospect for his own sake he probably should have pushed for his move 18 months ago. 2 goals this season, though both class, is not nearly good enough.

Gabby, Weimann and Cleverley were atrocious. Bacuna isn't good enough.

[supertom]

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2771920,00.html

The club has been disappointed with this season's results, performances and the general message these have sent to our fans.

The board wishes to assure supporters that we are conscious in every sense that Villa expects and deserves more and we will strive to deliver this.

Villa chairman Randy Lerner said: "We need to be clear and candid with ourselves and with supporters about what we have lacked in recent years.

"Compelling play and results that instil a sense of confidence that Villa is on the right track have been plainly absent.

"The most immediate action that we can take is to look carefully at our options in terms of bringing in a new manager who sees the club's potential and embraces our collective expectations."

Bastard! For half a second I almost believed.

Shit, I had to look twice.

[Axl Rose]

Kevin Gage, I just read that as if it was a statement just released!

I was about to erupt in celebration....

[FatSam]

Today's excuse "It's hard to play when you're forced to take possession of the ball and can't use your only tactic that has ever shown any signs of working."

That hits the nail on the head for me. We have only ever looked any good during his tenure as a counter attacking side. He doesn't know how to set up a team to take the initiative, and play with a purpose. We are waiting to see what the opposition are going to do, even when they show very little ambition (like Crystal Palace today) - in which case we just shuffle the ball around aimlessly.