Aston Villa vs Man City Post-Match Thread

[Fin Feds Dad]

The usual - hooting at delph and villa fans fighting amongst themselves .

[Goldie.7]

No Aguero, no Silva, no Yaya, no problem!

You've got to laugh when you look on some of our players social media and see the words "Professional footballer"

Letting some 19 year old rookie score a hat-trick, sums up why we are going down.

[PeterWithesShin]

I couldn't go today (despite having our season ticket seats) as the wife isn't too well, so listened to it on radio until I couldn't stand any more after about 50 mins.

What was the atmosphere like?

It wasn't that bad until the third. We were having fun in L2, well as much as you can when two down and it's obvious we'll lose, up until that point. That and the 4th led to folks leaving and some booing etc, can't say there was a mass exodus as there wasn't a mass to begin with!

[in exile]

Thanks

[CJ]

What a shambles. Dodgy penalty decision YET AGAIN apparently but couldn't really tell from the Upper Holte - killed the game but in reality we were and are pretty poor and never looked like scoring. Side to side just to make sure Citeh were all in their positions to pounce when we lost possession. Poor back passes to gift goals. I never,ever want to see Guzan play for us again - hesitant, flappy and just all round shit. And Sterling is just a girly cheat. And can we please stop winning the toss and changing ends. We attack the Holte in the second half not the first - it's just the way it is. I just want this season to end now.

[tomd2103]

The usual - hooting at delph and villa fans fighting amongst themselves .

Was that what was going on in the far right side of the Lower Holte? 

[django]

Westwood is one of a team and I will argue with such ridiculous scapegoating of an individual who doesn't deserve it.

Slag off the team, the manager, the strikers, the defence, even the coaches by all means because they share culpability but please, lay off Westwood!

I do partly agree, and it's difficult sometimes when some players seem to get all the stick, but this is the fifth season of Westwood at the club and I'm struggling to think of him doing anything extrodinary in that time. He keeps things ticking sometimes without fucking anything up, but that's never going to get him much credit in the bank.

To be honest I could say the same about Gana, Sanchez, Veretout, it's just that they've been anonymous for a shorter period so the frustrations haven't had as long to build up. In similar circumstances Westwood got quite a lot of praise when in his first season or so, but that goodwill evaporates over successive seasons of disappointing performances.

Grealish, Gil, Bacuna have at least given us a few fleeting moments of something exceptional which have stood out. But they are in their own way just as disappointing as Westwood.

Jesus I'm depressing myself.

[peter w]

I'd disagree with lack of fight, we weren't holding back in tackles etc and won most 50/50s, with some full blooded challenges. We were just hapless in the final third. And not much better in defence.

How were we hapless? Extremely poor I'd put it.

[PeterWithesShin]

The usual - hooting at delph and villa fans fighting amongst themselves .

Was that what was going on in the far right side of the Lower Holte? 

I saw that but couldn't tell if it Villa arguing with themselves or some Man City intruders. A couple of people got pulled by stewards and that was it. Just seemed to be arguing no actual fighting.

[peter w]

Sounds like a good one to miss

Without a doubt. Although it was almost worth it for 3rd. I'm struggling to think of a worse goal i've seen us concede in my 40 odd years of watching us.

Worse than Sunderland's 3rd? I haven't seen the goal so genuine question.

[claret and blue blood]

Depressing , humiliating, embarrassing and pointless. What a waste of time that wad and it was freezing to.
Had that feeling that we had coming home from the cup final, same score line and same gulf in class.
Thank you Lerner for killing our club , 23,000 and at least 6,000 were their fans
Death of a once proud club.

[PeterWithesShin]

Sounds like a good one to miss

Without a doubt. Although it was almost worth it for 3rd. I'm struggling to think of a worse goal i've seen us concede in my 40 odd years of watching us.

Worse than Sunderland's 3rd? I haven't seen the goal so genuine question.

I'd say so. Our usual corner that doesn't beat their first man, a woeful pass by Ghana (I think it was) sets them up perfectly for a one on one without them having to do anything. Must have been within 20 seconds of our corner that they scored.

[David_Nab]

Sounds like a good one to miss

Without a doubt. Although it was almost worth it for 3rd. I'm struggling to think of a worse goal i've seen us concede in my 40 odd years of watching us.

Worse than Sunderland's 3rd? I haven't seen the goal so genuine question.

The goals are on the BBC website if you want to suffer them

[exigo]

Warning: you may not yet have had enough to drink to stomach this penalty decision; and you're certainly not drunk enough to tolerate this backpass.

[PeterWithesShin]

Here you go, for those that want misery. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35389138