Aston Villa 2 Sheffield United 2 Merry bloody Xmas Post Match thread.

[Legion]

I can see Bruce gone by the New Year and Terry as interim player manager

I can't. Unfortunately not to the former and no thanks to the latter.

[Legion]

Fantastic first ten minutes or so followed by calamity central. Very engaging first half followed by a lacklustre second. Ref bottled it with a few decisions in the second half. Linesman (assistant referee) on the Trinity Road side was inept to put it politely. I had a great seat and view thanks to the kindness and generosity of DBTW. Play-offs at best. Just.

[kippaxvilla2]

Bruce isn’t going anywhere soon.  The doctor has got no money to pay him off plus he’s part of the ‘Villa Engine.’

[Ad@m]

Einstein said definition of insanity is doing repeatidly the same thing and expecting different results.

He keeps taking Snodgrass off as he is contributing nothing and then next game first name on the sheet.

Whelan  Hourihanne   Snodgrass

IT'S NOT FUCKING WORKING SO STOP TRYING IT

Where are the kids, at least on the bench but he decides to have 2 full backs instead. I accept that both goals the manager is not on the pitch to stop them but once in the dressing room is his time to change things and so often they are worse.
MON was always criticised for having no plan B  wish this clown had a plan A

He's got to go

There is absolutely no point in sacking a manager while we are in a play off place.

Don't worry, that won't be an issue by Tuesday.

[Clampy]

Fantastic first ten minutes or so followed by calamity central. Very engaging first half followed by a lacklustre second. Ref bottled it with a few decisions in the second half. Linesman (assistant referee) on the Trinity Road side was inept to put it politely. I had a great seat and view thanks to the kindness and generosity of DBTW. Play-offs at best. Just.

Some of the offside decisions in that second half were laughable. I thought the ref was fine in the first half. He was hopeless in the second.

[Steve67]

Really poor. Everyone stops when they give it to Grealish, no movement at all. Throw on Gabby and Hogan but fail to change the long ball shit. Take off Snodgrass, move Elmo forward, the take him off too. Davis is a good player but not a goalscorer, hoof ball all afternoon. Bruce needs to go. Dinosaur.

Snodgrass is a poser, thinks he's doing us a favour. The midfield is not dominant at all.

We are completely one dimensional, boring, slow and predictable. Is Bruce tactics Tim in disguise?

[brian green]

Just home.  Thoroughly nasty, frustrating pain of a game.  It's Christmas, we are at home, we badly need the points.  The game has gone flat.  We bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor.  Let's really bore the supporters to death.  Bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor.

For me the big picture is that we have players with serious attitude problems. They are not hungry enough.  Villa is not really where they want to be.  Villa are no more than a big fat pay check for their services.  Because they really can't be arsed they lack concentration and make elementary mistakes that lead to conceding soft goals.  We play without heart and we have no team spirit.  I think Snodgrass, Whelan, Jedinak and Hogan hold the club and the fans in something very close to contempt.

[Legion]

The thoughts and opinions of Bruceosaurus

[PaulWinch again]

Just home.  Thoroughly nasty, frustrating pain of a game.  It's Christmas, we are at home, we badly need the points.  The game has gone flat.  We bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor.  Let's really bore the supporters to death.  Bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor.

For me the big picture is that we have players with serious attitude problems. They are not hungry enough.  Villa is not really where they want to be.  Villa are no more than a big fat pay check for their services.  Because they really can't be arsed they lack concentration and make elementary mistakes that lead to conceding soft goals.  We play without heart and we have no team spirit.  I think Snodgrass, Whelan, Jedinak and Hogan hold the club and the fans in something very close to contempt.

I don’t think it’s fair to pin point Hogan really, given that Bruce adopts a “strategy” that would undermine any strengths he has.

[Legion]

Highlights

[Steve67]

Great post Mr Green. Correct in my view, Hogan apart.

[Clampy]

Just home.  Thoroughly nasty, frustrating pain of a game.  It's Christmas, we are at home, we badly need the points.  The game has gone flat.  We bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor.  Let's really bore the supporters to death.  Bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor.

For me the big picture is that we have players with serious attitude problems. They are not hungry enough.  Villa is not really where they want to be.  Villa are no more than a big fat pay check for their services.  Because they really can't be arsed they lack concentration and make elementary mistakes that lead to conceding soft goals.  We play without heart and we have no team spirit.  I think Snodgrass, Whelan, Jedinak and Hogan hold the club and the fans in something very close to contempt.

Bearing in mind some of the no-hopers we've had playing for us over the years, the last line of that is so ridiculous and so way over the top it's untrue.

[Taylor]

Just home.  Thoroughly nasty, frustrating pain of a game.  It's Christmas, we are at home, we badly need the points.  The game has gone flat.  We bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor.  Let's really bore the supporters to death.  Bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor

Who do you suggest we bring on?

[Steve67]

Just home.  Thoroughly nasty, frustrating pain of a game.  It's Christmas, we are at home, we badly need the points.  The game has gone flat.  We bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor.  Let's really bore the supporters to death.  Bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor.

For me the big picture is that we have players with serious attitude problems. They are not hungry enough.  Villa is not really where they want to be.  Villa are no more than a big fat pay check for their services.  Because they really can't be arsed they lack concentration and make elementary mistakes that lead to conceding soft goals.  We play without heart and we have no team spirit.  I think Snodgrass, Whelan, Jedinak and Hogan hold the club and the fans in something very close to contempt.

Bearing in mind some of the no-hopers we've had playing for us over the years, the last line of that is so ridiculous and so way over the top it's untrue.

In your opinion. The last line reads anger to me, frustration maybe. The rest is spot on.

[PaulWinch again]

I don’t think any of those players hold the club in contempt.