Aston Villa v Norwich City Post-Match Thread

[The Edge]

Hutton' speed is not in doubt it's his ability to keep an eye on his foe that's without doubt very poor.

Yep you've nailed it

[chrisw1]

I don't get why he taken in this approach. He completely misses the point. Happy you got a win Steve but you got lucky with your selection. It could all go shit shaped next week. We've put up with 40 games of mainly bland, shit mediocrity and yes you have spent millions your fucking chancer. I hope you prove us all wrong but this again feels like a false dawn because we've had so many of them with you and over the last few years.

What a fucking stupid comment.  Chancer?  Yeah he has been mostly poor at Villa but calling someone with his experience and record a 'fucking chancer' makes you look a complete bellend.

[Legion]

No need.

[AlexAlexCropley]

I don't get why he taken in this approach. He completely misses the point. Happy you got a win Steve but you got lucky with your selection. It could all go shit shaped next week. We've put up with 40 games of mainly bland, shit mediocrity and yes you have spent millions you fucking chancer. I hope you prove us all wrong but this again feels like a false dawn because we've had so many of them with you and over the last few years.

Still moaning

[nodge]

What pisses me off is yet another manager talking about the fans and the expectancy levels. After the shit we've endured over the last few years.  I can honestly say the last time I went to games thinking we'd got a good chance of winning was when MON was here and even then we drew loads of games. I go now hoping that for once we might not be defending for our lives against the likes of Barnsley for the last 15 minutes.  Like Lambert and McLeish making out that we expect to be in the Champions League every season.

[PeterWithesShin]

[Chris Jameson]

If Villa had won 10-0 yesterday there would still be people having a moan about the manager, I haven't seen or read anything of what he said after the match, I don't really care I just know I thoroughly enjoyed a Villa performance for the first time in what felt like years.

Perhaps an indication of how poor we have been for years is that my son who has been going for 9 years to Villa Park declared it the best league performance he's seen. We really have been to some terrible matches.

[paul_e]

What pisses me off is yet another manager talking about the fans and the expectancy levels. After the shit we've endured over the last few years.  I can honestly say the last time I went to games thinking we'd got a good chance of winning was when MON was here and even then we drew loads of games. I go now hoping that for once we might not be defending for our lives against the likes of Barnsley for the last 15 minutes.  Like Lambert and McLeish making out that we expect to be in the Champions League every season.

Yep, If it was when we were in the top 6 and we were upset at not pushing on (under MON) then it might have been acceptable but doing it when we've just finished in the bottom half of the 2nd division is really taking the piss.

As for the 2 posts above having a go at TV I don't think he's far off and the 'misses the point' bit is bang on the money.  When you've won on the back of the record we've had (1 win in 9 before yesterday) and used all the 'one week' stuff you really can't act like that after 1 win, I think he's comes across as completely misguided in that post match conference and if we don't back it up with another couple of wins he's painted a massive target on himself.  If you want to rub peoples faces in it you have to make sure you've done enough to earn that right which, for me, means 6-7 wins and a couple of draws in the next 10, as a minimum (i.e. automatic promotion form).  He has mentioned Newcastle last year and that's what he's got to replicate and that's what his critics don't think he's shown signs of doing.

[cdbearsfan]

If Villa had won 10-0 yesterday there would still be people having a moan about the manager, I haven't seen or read anything of what he said after the match, I don't really care I just know I thoroughly enjoyed a Villa performance for the first time in what felt like years.

Perhaps an indication of how poor we have been for years is that my son who has been going for 9 years to Villa Park declared it the best league performance he's seen. We really have been to some terrible matches.

In fairness, the manager is having a moan about the fans. That's what people seem to be pissed off about. Nobody is annoyed that we played well and won.

[clash city rocker]

I think the manager should concentrate his efforts on watching video''s of the game and try and work out himself why he picks Hutton. The bloke has absolutely no awareness if players around him when it comes to defending. Indeed he just can't defend which is a bit of a problem for a right back.

[Matt Collins]

I just watched the Norwich highlights and then Finally got around to watching the Cardiff highlights

Fuck me Hutton has had a couple of absolute stinkers

Though in fairness Chester was all over the place against pace and power too. That's definitely my concern about this defence. They're damn slow

[PeterWithesShin]

You can't moan about Hutton, apparently we can't say anything negative about anyone when we win

[john2710]

Whilst yesterday's result was welcome, I'm certainly not expecting miracles & Norwich were pretty poor. Bruce has had 10 month's & delivered very little to date. 

But what was clear & has been clear for month's, was the need for someone up front to hold the ball up, allowing the midfield to get forward.

[VILLA MOLE]

I think if he had come out and said " its a start. After last weeks bad week "
He would have had less criticism
An acknowledgement that we are not where we want to be would also be
Fine . But to imply we have been on the right track since his arrival is wide of the mark for me

[PeterWithesShin]

Some of the digs may well have been at the media but they come across as at fans as well. Also his constant "we should have got something at Reading" line is a bit daft considering after 32 minutes we'd made 23 successful passes and we were wank for all but about 10 minutes.