The Mind Numbing Task of the Stoke City v Aston Villa (R) Post Match Thread.

[saunders_heroes]

Bacuna and Westwood. Please fuck off.

Both given 5 year contracts at the start of the season. If it wasn't so mind-blowingly incompetent it would be comical.

Westwood is a stain on the Villa. An appalling footballer who is completely out of his depth in the PL and he has been since day one. I shook my head in disbelief when the club's PR machine laughably tried to talk him up for the England squad after we beat Liverpool in Lambert's first season and I'm shaking my head today with the realisation he's still here making a living in the PL.

His post match quote on the BBc states Garde as saying 'we don't have enough quality'

I'm not sure if he is trying to gee up the players with these comments, having a dig at the board or shifting the blame from him before he resigns at or before the end of the season.

I agree. I think he's paving his way into resigning. I said earlier I didn't like what he said this week regarding not getting enough from the players in training, and now he's saying we don't have the quality. I'm not disagreeing with any of it, but it sounds like he's given up and isn't bothered he might lose the players with his comments. It's very unprofessional.

[Richie]

This lot have actually got me to the stage where I'm past caring.

[West Derby Villan]

Everton getting new investment today. Shoulda woulda coulda, but playing Stoke will forever remind me of not being able to hold that 2-0 lead. It's rare that you can wind history back to a single Sliding Doors moment, but we hold onto that lead, I reckon we wouldn't be getting relegated.


Think it was a Sunday match, for what it's worth

I know exactly what you mean. A lot of people blamed the Moscow game but it was the Saturday before against Stoke when in an alternative universe we won, qualified for the Champions League and invested wisely.

That Stoke game was the Saturday after Moscow, not before it.

Yep. The entire plan being that we would sacrifice European football to further cement our place in a CL spot. And for a good while it was going perfectly to plan. Nobody saw what was to come next, but more so what transpired in the next few games. A collapse that as a club we have never recovered from. It's when all the eggs in that basket slipped from our hand and were smashed to pieces.

[Fin Feds Dad]

I predict he will resign on the day we are mathematically relegated.

[Loxton01]

We are a poor poor side getting what we deserve.

I do feel sorry for garde but he certainly hasn't had an effect for the positive on any of the players even the French guys are struggling

With Ayew back Tuesday and gestede fitter surely we should just go for broke it can't be any worse

Let's play Sinclair gabby gestede and ayew! Get some width and crosses in! Can it be any worse! Try something different!

Have the four defenders two holding midfielders and play with four attacking players!

I'd rather lose four nil going for it than just waiting for the inevitable every week

I don't want to see bacuna Westwood on Tuesday or for a long time

[Chris Jameson]

The worst is yet to come. Garde will walk at the end of the season and I can't say I blame him. The brains that make the decisions at the club will appoint Nigel fucking Pearson.

[West Derby Villan]

Next season can't come quick enough for me, which ever division we are in. We need to regroup and play with a team that wants to play for AVFC

[preston28]

I predict he will resign on the day we are mathematically relegated.

I'm with you on that. 
Then we have a half a dozen games or so with kevin Mac in charge. Oh mercy me that rubs salt into our deep fresh bleeding wounds....

[Legion]

Shit. Boring. Cold. Clueless. Ineffective.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'm home and my feet are still sodding cold! Bah humbug at the football spoiling a good out.

[Legion]

Goals and lowlights

[saunders_heroes]

Next season can't come quick enough for me, which ever division we are in. We need to regroup and play with a team that wants to play for AVFC

I'm pretty certain the players want to play for us, the problem is that quite simply they're not good enough for this level. You pay peanuts you get monkeys, and that's why we're in this mess.

[David_Nab]

Rubbish Pen no idea what Westwood was doing , very much like Wycombe just lack of awareness in the area

Second Bunn rooted to on line then just calamity , he ends up with legs caught in netting and Lescott is outjumped twice by Arnautovic

Sinclair looked decent for once , Gestede has some of the worst control I have ever seen yet  somehow ( much like Leicester) his woeful control led to a goal.

Bunn - Should of come for second goal made few sharp stops
Cissoko - Nervy at back some decent balls into box but no one there
Hutton - Tries hard but nothing in front of him , better going forward than Richards and looks like he cares
Okore - Since interview he has looked dodgy , some great takling at times but shocking passing
Lescott - Solid and was trying to get players going all match
Veretout - Looked lightweight and contributed nothing , has gone downhill
Gana - Gets about puts in decent tackles but still loses ball too often
Westwood - Pathetic attempt to get ball in area leading to pen , tidy but ineffective
Gil - Soem good skill and wants ball but nothing infront of him and as front player does not get into box
Gabby - Runs around alot but lacks quality for most part
Bacuna - Scored but looks low on confidence heavy touches and plays the safe ball

[Legion]

Their second goal was farcical.

[saunders_heroes]

Rubbish Pen no idea what Westwood was doing , very much like W

Westwood, that was amateurish.