Aston Villa v Everton Post-Match Thread

[Witton Warrior]

We won our first corner in 3 games.

That is about as damning a stat as it gets.

Their goals are all truly woeful defending.

The over reaction as if we had scored was quite funny

[UK Redsox]

Nobody has yet mentioned Cornageddon, the blight of a period under TSM2 until he corrected it by making us ultra defensive, but which returned with a vengeance for their first goal.

Truly we are are being tortured by infernal demons in a recurring cycle of Dante's Circles of Hell.

or 'Cornalties' as they were also known

[The Edge]

There are 10 games to go. That's 30 points to play for and we are 99/1 ON to get relegated. Thanks a lot Lerner. You've managed to turn our proud club into an utter joke. Please fuck off and never return to Birmingham.
Dark days.

[brian green]

Just home via that London and a couple of hours on my son's sofa bed.

All been said really.  I found the selection of Guzan, Agbonlahor and Bacuna mystifying.  I begin to suspect that Remi is too forgiving. I have trouble understanding the failure to give young players any team time at all.

Enjoyed the singing.  Enjoyed hearing Fox get his share of the blame at last. Enjoyed seeing Hutton and Veretout give their shirts to fans.

Concluded that the worst of our worst squad in living memory is Richards because he actually chooses to play badly. Our team captain.

Even the food in Charlie's chip shop was disgustingly cold, slimy and priced on their seemingly new scale of fans pay more than locals.

Bad night all round. Off to face the massed ranks of piss takers at the fruit and vegetable markets.

[Boz]

we honestly dont look as if we will get another point

Gestede did well when he came in, might aswell play hoofball until the pain is over

Garde has the appearance of a man waiting for a payoff

totally agree

honourable man my fucking arse, he is fucking clueless

More like being f*cked over by the majority of players

[Witton Warrior]

There are 10 games to go. That's 30 points to play for and we are 99/1 ON to get relegated. Thanks a lot Lerner. You've managed to turn our proud club into an utter joke. Please fuck off and never return to Birmingham.
Dark days.

A kid next to me said "still 30 points to play for - we can do this" - we pointed out we had Manure, Man City and Arsenal away and Spurs and Chelsea at home - he came back with "15  points to play for, we can get 30!!!"  - bless him

[Witton Warrior]

Nobody has yet mentioned Cornageddon, the blight of a period under TSM2 until he corrected it by making us ultra defensive, but which returned with a vengeance for their first goal.

Truly we are are being tortured by infernal demons in a recurring cycle of Dante's Circles of Hell.

or 'Cornalties' as they were also known

and nice early 5th minute cornalties were a speciality as I recall

[aj2k77]

We want Lerner out; Randy Lerner out
I just don't think you understand
From European nights....to relegation fights
We want Randy Lerner out

Repeat until the whole ground is singing

(c) Jordan Stokes, 2016

Great song Jordan; as Dave said earlier it may have taken 2,000 attempts to write a good one but this is pure class - shame I was the only one in the Lower Doug singing it but I'm sure it'll catch on. Sorry to the little lad in front who my sister says was frightened by my loud voice.

Thing about that song is, Randy Lerner wants out himself......

Yeah and he wants a ridiculous price to rid himself of the club.

What is classed as ridiculous? Everton are valued at £187 mil at the moment with the amount the majority person just paid for half. Forgetting league position at this moment and looking at the clubs sizes and histories, the last speculated sales figures were somewhere between £150 and £200mil. Yes, this will take a major hit now but I wouldn't have said ridiculous.

Our income will be probably half of theirs next season with investment needed and being in a lower division then Lerner can't seriously expect anyone to pay much more than the £60 odd million he paid for us. The rest of his money is down the pan, he's mis handled the club from top to bottom and his investment is blown to pieces.

[Chris Jameson]

I'm surprised The General hasn't stepped into the breach with more of his hugely effective Desert Storm analogies...

I think the evacuation from Saigon is more appropriate.

Ah yes, good old "We'll be here through thick and thin" General Krulak, who disappeared like a rat up a drainpipe within the first few weeks of "thin".

Poor Nicola Keye, bet she cursed the day he walked through the door. I know I do.

[nick harper]

Still only 8 points off 17th despite another 3 defeats on the bounce. Even if we'd only managed 4 points from those games we'd be within touching distance. Shameful how the board threw in the towel in January, giving the players an excuse to follow suit.

[VillaAlways]

Still only 8 points off 17th despite another 3 defeats on the bounce. Even if we'd only managed 4 points from those games we'd be within touching distance. Shameful how the board threw in the towel in January, giving the players an excuse to follow suit.

I was just thinking the same, the board completely overlooked that we are surrounded by shit, inconsistent teams that like us would get beaten on a regular basis.

There non investment in January was totally unforgivable

[MattW]

Garde in the Mail bemoaning the lack of commitment to defend set pieces. He's running out of euphemisms to call Micah Richards a c***.

Haha. Yes. The mutual hatred between Garde and Richards is clear without there being any public confrontation.

[Skerra]

Shame on the "supporters" that were booing us that walked out on 74 minutes. They have no conception of our strong feelings and, how helpless we feel with being in the state we are as a Club. At least it got people talking about us on TV and radio

I'm not usually one for tears but, was almost moved to them as I was watching our poor excuse for a football team and, just how far we dropped.

Mass walkout v Spurs is essential as it's live on TV and, I think will generate much needed airing about the once proud and mighty AVFC

We have nothing else to lose so, please back the walkout!!

[SashasGrandad]

Why is Richards doing an interview with a tampon up his left nostril?

[mattjpa]

Still only 8 points off 17th despite another 3 defeats on the bounce. Even if we'd only managed 4 points from those games we'd be within touching distance. Shameful how the board threw in the towel in January, giving the players an excuse to follow suit.

Such a damning fact and one I noticed this morning. To compound it, we are 11 points from safety. The difference spending 15m on Austin, Rhodes, Afobe or even a proven striker from abroad could have made to us. Looking at it now, at the start of Jan, if we had gone for someone like that and bought in a couple of midfield generals I honestly think we would be back in this with some key players coming back from injury. We wouldn't have even needed to spend a lot on the midfield, just get in a couple like Nolan, Darren Fletcher, Flamini, Joey Barton even just on 6 month loans who would not stand for their team mates not giving 100% or hiding from the ball. And please don't say it is because we are bottom we didn't get anyone in, you can't tell me that if we matched Afobes wages at Bournemouth  with a 30% increase if we stay up and a release clause if we go down he would have chosen them over us.
Absolutely galling and whether it was Lerner or Fox that threw the towel in they should be stoned in the streets.