Players You'd Have Who We've FU**ed off

[Des Little]

This thread makes about as much sense as a list of former lovers drafted by some poor chap suffering from Alzheimer's.   

Nurse!

[not3bad]

I'd certainly take Albrighton back but I think his improvement came about because of his move.  I don't think he would have developed the way he has if he'd stayed at Villa.

[LukeJames]

That Gana Gueye is a disappointment, isn't he? All those You Tube videos hailing his Lion spirit and he's anonymous.

He's another one that came in, looked technically good and then had it coached out of him at the Villa.
What the fuck goes on on that training pitch?

[Irish villain]

That Gana Gueye is a disappointment, isn't he? All those You Tube videos hailing his Lion spirit and he's anonymous.

He's another one that came in, looked technically good and then had it coached out of him at the Villa.
What the fuck goes on on that training pitch?

For years and years our throw ins have been absolutely abysmal. The latest pathetic effort from Bacuna on Saturday. I really do wonder what goes on in training.

[saunders_heroes]

That Gana Gueye is a disappointment, isn't he? All those You Tube videos hailing his Lion spirit and he's anonymous.

He's another one that came in, looked technically good and then had it coached out of him at the Villa.
What the fuck goes on on that training pitch?

Probably never that good in the first place in reality.

[LukeJames]

That Gana Gueye is a disappointment, isn't he? All those You Tube videos hailing his Lion spirit and he's anonymous.

He's another one that came in, looked technically good and then had it coached out of him at the Villa.
What the fuck goes on on that training pitch?

For years and years our throw ins have been absolutely abysmal. The latest pathetic effort from Bacuna on Saturday. I really do wonder what goes on in training.

I genuinly don't know how he managed it, he managed to hit the only player in red and white within throwable distance when it was easier not too, the mind boggles.

[Legion]

Perhaps they do it on purpose? For a laugh, like?

[brian green]

Don't say that even in jest Lee.

[Legion]

Probably spot-fixing.

[brian green]

Don't Lee, please. It makes me think of Bruce Grobbelar.

[adrenachrome]

Chap near where I sit shouts out "Stewards' enquiry!" after our more dismal throw-ins.

[Irish villain]

That Gana Gueye is a disappointment, isn't he? All those You Tube videos hailing his Lion spirit and he's anonymous.

He's another one that came in, looked technically good and then had it coached out of him at the Villa.
What the fuck goes on on that training pitch?

For years and years our throw ins have been absolutely abysmal. The latest pathetic effort from Bacuna on Saturday. I really do wonder what goes on in training.

I genuinly don't know how he managed it, he managed to hit the only player in red and white within throwable distance when it was easier not too, the mind boggles.

It was just utterly atrocious. You' almost question if he has good eyesight. Since at least Lambert's first season throw ins awarded to us have made me nervous. The other team usually ends up with an advantage. Remember also the 'Cornalty' period when we almost always conceded from corners?

Johnny Giles used to always say that there is something very fundamentally wrong about a team that cannot get set-pieces right. Every team knows that it will be awarded a set piece and that their opponent will also. Therefore these are the one situation that a team can replicate and practice on the training ground to ensure they can at least offer a threat when they have one and can at least be organised and drilled for situations when the opposing team has one. For all his faults this was something MON understood and it won us points. These days I am sick to death of us screwing up these basic aspects of the game.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

That Gana Gueye is a disappointment, isn't he? All those You Tube videos hailing his Lion spirit and he's anonymous.

He's another one that came in, looked technically good and then had it coached out of him at the Villa.
What the fuck goes on on that training pitch?

For years and years our throw ins have been absolutely abysmal. The latest pathetic effort from Bacuna on Saturday. I really do wonder what goes on in training.

I genuinly don't know how he managed it, he managed to hit the only player in red and white within throwable distance when it was easier not too, the mind boggles.

It was just utterly atrocious. You' almost question if he has good eyesight. Since at least Lambert's first season throw ins awarded to us have made me nervous. The other team usually ends up with an advantage. Remember also the 'Cornalty' period when we almost always conceded from corners?

Johnny Giles used to always say that there is something very fundamentally wrong about a team that cannot get set-pieces right. Every team knows that it will be awarded a set piece and that their opponent will also. Therefore these are the one situation that a team can replicate and practice on the training ground to ensure they can at least offer a threat when they have one and can at least be organised and drilled for situations when the opposing team has one. For all his faults this was something MON understood and it won us points. These days I am sick to death of us screwing up these basic aspects of the game.

It's staggering!
The vast majority of our set pieces create no problems at all for the opposition; throw-ins usually end up with the opposition within two moves and we can't defend set pieces for fu*k - eg: Newcastle's goal and Sunderland's 3rd...basic marking and defending tactics.
And these fu*kers are professionals! It's what they are "expert" at! It's their job! And they are consistently shite at it!
Compare to Stoke and Everton a few seasons ago and - the Delap/Crouch thing and Cahill always caused chaos in the oppo defence and scored a ridiculous number of goals - usually against us! We just don't/can't  do it.

[peter w]

Only Veretout can take a proper inswinging corner. That we never try a routine other than crossing the ball has. Always baffled me.

[Villa in Denmark]

That Gana Gueye is a disappointment, isn't he? All those You Tube videos hailing his Lion spirit and he's anonymous.

He's another one that came in, looked technically good and then had it coached out of him at the Villa.
What the fuck goes on on that training pitch?

Probably never that good in the first place in reality.

Of course not.  Maybe we should pay him a bit more to make sure that it's at least the going rate and everything will be hunky dory again.

Or maybe we didn't pay enough for him which proves he must be shit.  Oh, hang on, that doesn't quite work in this case.

Maybe, just maybe we've brought in a decent player that's going through a tough patch.  Christ it took slither boy the best part of 5 years to start looking like a professional footballer.  But he was signed buy by the blessed saint Martin so there was never any question of him being shit was there?