Aston Villa vs Burnley Post-Match Thread

[Tom_Mc9?]

They're in a bloody cup final next week and perhaps had their focus elsewhere.*

*Disclaimer, I'm not sure why Arsenal weren't utterly shit too.

[frank black]

They're in a bloody cup final next week and perhaps had their focus elsewhere.*

*Disclaimer, I'm not sure why Arsenal weren't utterly shit too.

Probably because they were playing for a cup final place. We have no real competition for places.

[CT]

Boos and groans at every misplaced pass or pass backwards from the prawn sandwich brigade in the Trinity Upper. I'll be back in the North next time!

To be fair the lower North were the same.

Beaten by the Holte End's crescendo of booing for the backpass in the second half. Plus I heard that drum this time, that was shit too!

[PaulTheVillan]

Gabby stinks the team out and should be nowhere near the starting xi next week.

If he could play football, he'd be a good player.

We was discussing today who Gabby would be playing for if he wasn't as fast as he is. Walsall was suggested.

Aston Villa has kept him out of prison.

[frank black]

Boos and groans at every misplaced pass or pass backwards from the prawn sandwich brigade in the Trinity Upper. I'll be back in the North next time!

To be fair the lower North were the same.

Beaten by the Holte End's crescendo if booing for the backpass in the second half. Plus I heard that drum this time, that was shit too!

That's  nothing, every Villa seat at Wembley is going to have a free claret and blue kazoo. Should create a wall of sound!

[MONCABA]

Aston Villa has kept him out of prison.
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What a disgraceful thing to say.

[PaulTheVillan]

Aston Villa has kept him out of prison.

What a disgraceful thing to say.

I fixed your poor quoting. (to a point).

Anyway, it might be true.

[dorsetvillian]

I took 15 of my son's U16's footy team to the match, along with one of the other coaches. For many it was a first trip to a top flight game, as our local team is Yeovil.  As we came of the M6, They were shocked at the size of Villa Park and then again as they came up the steps into the Upper Holt to see the wonderful pitch. At least half are now proud owners of Villa shirts. They even want to play in Villa colours during some summer tournaments we have planned. A great day some what spoiled by the match itself! See you all next week at Wembley.

[Clampy]

I thought we deserved a point yesterday and I don't think we were as bad as some people have made out. Their keeper made some decent saves and in hindsight, he did the right thing playing a near full strength side.

[LTA]

Brilliant.  We have a Cup final to look forward too and decide to churn ought two dismal displays.  What a farcical football club we have become.

How does that make us a farcical football club? What a load of melodramatic nonsense. We played poorly in two games having played overall really very well for about two months. It's disappointing heading into the cup final this way but it doesn't at all make us a farce of a club. And it is entirely possible that the players mentally took their foot off the pedal once safety was all but assured after West Ham. They could put in a completely different display next weekend. We simply don't know. Whether we won the last two weeks or lost the games as we did Arsenal will be a very tough game. Nothing changes that.

Bottom line is it was our last home game and was a great chance (in front of a big crowd) to generate some momentum for next week.  Having "one eye on the final" didn't seem to affect Arsenal.

Being in the final shouldn't cloud peoples judgment.  31 league goals, 5 home wins, some of the worst football seen at Villa Park, lowest league finish since 1995.  Its been a diabolical season, and we're very lucky to still be a Premier League club.

If Lerner and Fox are staying then fair enough, but if they stay and don't give Sherwood sufficient tools to work with, it will be more if the same next year.

[Clampy]

Things haven't been great and we need to stop having seasons of struggle but calling us a  'farcical football club' is just stupidly way over the top.

[DeKuip]

I can excuse the below par performance a week before the cup final, even I drove there and back extra carefully and will sit and watch cricket all day today rather than do any bank holiday DIY jobs that might lead to a hospital visit.
I've woken up this morning still bitterly disappointed though that we finished below Sunderland, Newcastle and Leicester after the way things looked a few weeks ago. The league season is 38 games long and the final table is the only one that ever matters.
Winning the cup will make up for it of course.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Boos and groans at every misplaced pass or pass backwards from the prawn sandwich brigade in the Trinity Upper. I'll be back in the North next time!

To be fair the lower North were the same.

Beaten by the Holte End's crescendo of booing for the backpass in the second half. Plus I heard that drum this time, that was shit too!

Boos and groans at every misplaced pass or pass backwards from the prawn sandwich brigade in the Trinity Upper. I'll be back in the North next time!

To be fair the lower North were the same.

Beaten by the Holte End's crescendo of booing for the backpass in the second half. Plus I heard that drum this time, that was shit too!

That was a bizarre reaction and from keeping the ball for ages, then going back, we kept the ball and came forward again and ended up with a good(ish) move I seem to recall.

Imagine if Swansea or Arsenal was playing as Villa? The amount of moaning from the fans would be ridiculous, despite being a good team.

[Clampy]

Boos and groans at every misplaced pass or pass backwards from the prawn sandwich brigade in the Trinity Upper. I'll be back in the North next time!

To be fair the lower North were the same.

Beaten by the Holte End's crescendo of booing for the backpass in the second half. Plus I heard that drum this time, that was shit too!

Boos and groans at every misplaced pass or pass backwards from the prawn sandwich brigade in the Trinity Upper. I'll be back in the North next time!

To be fair the lower North were the same.

Beaten by the Holte End's crescendo of booing for the backpass in the second half. Plus I heard that drum this time, that was shit too!

That was a bizarre reaction and from keeping the ball for ages, then going back, we kept the ball and came forward again and ended up with a good(ish) move I seem to recall.

Imagine if Swansea or Arsenal was playing as Villa? The amount of moaning from the fans would be ridiculous, despite being a good team.

If that's the one i'm thinking of, Burnley actually defended really well for it, we just couldn't get the right final ball in.

[Des Little]

Aston Villa has kept him out of prison.

What a disgraceful thing to say.

I fixed your poor quoting. (to a point).

Anyway, it might be true.

He's got US out of jail a few times over the years. Sadly though, his time is running out.