Luton Town v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[saunders_heroes]

For me it doesn't matter where they came from, they might have been Premier League standard when we got them but how they've performed for us puts them in the catergory of Villa's worst ever. This current stretch of disaster is on their hands.

Coaching and management is implicit also, I think you're right, but in terms of this team versus our other dire teams, this lot are surely in the mix for one of the worst ever Villa teams.

No one will ever convince me the likes of Westwood, Baker, Bacuna, Bennett, Cissokho, Okore, Veretout, Sanchez, Gil, Guzan, Richardson, Crespo, Tonev, Kozak, Lowton etc etc were ever PL standard. A squad or even a team could carry a few of these type of low quality players at any one time, but to pack out your entire squad with them (and the team) is pure madness and a recipe for disaster, and that's exactly what happened. You reap what you sow and all that, and it's gonna take an almighty effort from Xia and Di Matteo to sort out this mess they've inherited.

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Pearson hasn't signed a single player at perennial bottles Derby. Likely because he wants to look at the squad for himself and see how they get on before deciding where needs strengthening.

Derby haven't got the worst squad in their entire History.

Neither have we.

I think we did at the end of last season (in my opinion). It's been improved slightly but not by much.

In the context of this league we don't and the good news is its likely to change further.

It certainly needs to.

My point was more about people getting on RDM's back already and pining for Pearson more than anything else.

[saunders_heroes]

Pearson hasn't signed a single player at perennial bottles Derby. Likely because he wants to look at the squad for himself and see how they get on before deciding where needs strengthening.

Derby haven't got the worst squad in their entire History.

Neither have we.

I think we did at the end of last season (in my opinion). It's been improved slightly but not by much.

In the context of this league we don't and the good news is its likely to change further.

It certainly needs to.

My point was more about people getting on RDM's back already and pining for Pearson more than anything else.

Yeah I agree, RDM has inherited this mess and he isn't gonna turn it around overnight. Hopefully by the end of August the squad will look a lot different.

[berneboy]

My son was interviewed by Central at the Villa shop. He suggested Doc Tony stop tweeting and start buying.

Can I watch Central News from Yorkshire somehow?

[cdbearsfan]

If you have Sky there are ways to watch all the various ITV regions plus STV, ITV Wales and UTV. Not sure about other service providers.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Pearson hasn't signed a single player at perennial bottles Derby. Likely because he wants to look at the squad for himself and see how they get on before deciding where needs strengthening.

Derby haven't got the worst squad in their entire History.

We don't have the worst squad on paper, but i'd suggest we'd be in the top 5 of worst squads for attitude/application/effort.

And that's the important stuff to me.

Good, maybe even average players playing as a team will always out perform better players that only play as individuals and without a care in the world.



Neither have we.

I think we did at the end of last season (in my opinion). It's been improved slightly but not by much.

In the context of this league we don't and the good news is its likely to change further.

It certainly needs to.

My point was more about people getting on RDM's back already and pining for Pearson more than anything else.

[brian green]

I certainly am not pining for Pearson, nor am I pining for Pulis, I am simply preferring the lesser evil of a hard, uncompromising manager over the much greater evil of being humiliated on the pitch week after week.  Nor am I now, now will ever, be on RDM's back.  Like Remi Garde before him he has a monumental task ahead of him.

[brian green]

I should also add that I prefer the truth in a dialogue that diminishes me in the eyes of others than a lie that gets me applauded.  The truth as far as my situation is concerned is that if you asked me whether I would sooner be in West Bromwich Albion's position with their monstrous manager or in ours with a team that I am deeply ashamed of, the honest answer is that I would.

[mr underhill]

tend to agree Brian mid table PL with TP or where we are now? It's the former for me

[ClarrieBlue]

If I was RDM, I'd go back to Luton and try to sign Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu. I thought he had a great game. He buzzed around the pitch all night, was involved in 2 goals and most of the other good things Luton did. He probably achieved more last night than our midfield have since about February. He's 23 so what's not to like? Gotta be worth a punt. I've just read he's not fully fit yet either.

[mr underhill]

he also has a very cool name

[garyfouroaks]

Just awful.

On the upside, from when we last visited, we can claim to have "taken" the Oak Road End.

[aj2k77]

Pearson hasn't signed a single player at perennial bottles Derby. Likely because he wants to look at the squad for himself and see how they get on before deciding where needs strengthening.

Derby haven't got the worst squad in their entire History.

Neither have we.

Sure.

[PeterWithesShin]

Well it's better than last season's so no it isn't.

[aj2k77]

Well it's better than last season's so no it isn't.

Semantics.