Aston Villa 0-3 Swansea City Post Match Thread

[sickbeggar]

Before everyone and their dog comes on here slating Hutton off, he is a right back being asked for the first time to play left sided centre half, which personally I thought he did okay in the circumstances as he won a good few headers from Swansea's set pieces and tried to carry the ball out of defence but don't let that stop you as the other three defenders played brilliantly didn't they?

Thing is, he's past it. Not his fault but like Whelan he should have been pensioned off last season. If he read the game like Terry did, then it wouldn't be so much of a problem but he's now approaching Lescott levels of being off the pace.

[CJ]

That was just awful. Swansea pulled our pants down and gave us a good spanking.  McGinn the only Villa player to come out of that with any credit, all the others were just poor.  I never want to see Hogan or Whelan in a Villa shirt again.  Hogan's had enough chances now and he's just not got it - he had two chances early in the game - 1 hard, 1 easy - and he never looked like scoring.  And Whelan is just slow and ineffective.

If the rumours are true that Tammy has gone to Wolves, I think we can kiss goodbye to the play-offs - we just don't have another natural finisher in the team.

The only plus of the day - I joined the fire drill 5 minutes after their third went in so got home in record time

[Pvb1968]

I agree, today was a fucking embarrassing moment that I can't quite get my head round. From start to finish, players on big money, no shape, no heart, no fight and no quality, jesus that was crap.

[London Villan]

Not sure if it’s different for the FA Cup and how the gate us calculated, but there were hundreds of empty seats around the ground where season ticket holders were no shows. Bit like the team!

[AlexAlexCropley]

Not sure if it’s different for the FA Cup and how the gate us calculated, but there were hundreds of empty seats around the ground where season ticket holders were no shows. Bit like the team!

What would you say the crowd was?

[Legion]

Bored senseless.

[Legion]

We came
We stank
We lost

[SoccerHQ]

Total disrespect for the fa cup and total contempt for our support both in selection and the club’s official ground attendance given out

It was a much stronger 11 put out than v Posh a year ago.

In fact when you actually look at who was playing it's not far off what we were playing in our good run two months ago.

[Lastfootstamper]

Not sure if it’s different for the FA Cup and how the gate us calculated, but there were hundreds of empty seats around the ground where season ticket holders were no shows. Bit like the team!

What would you say the crowd was?

Looking round the ground, I could see quite a lot of empty seats, but I wouldn't say 1 in 4. 35ish, if I'd had to have a guess.

[Brend'Watkins]

Everyone seems convinced Abraham is going as he didn’t figure today. It must be the same outcome for Bolasie in that case.

[olaftab]

And good to see the magic of the cup alive and well at Villa Park....a crowd of 37,000+ announced as 30,000.

There were no more than 30K in the ground as about 50% of ST holder exercised their privilege to stay away. There were empty seats all over the ground in normal ST holder areas. So the attendance announced was true attendance at the ground today and not based on "counting in" ST holders regardless of there or not.

[CT]

That was absolutely appalling.

We were schooled from start to finish by a Swansea side who passed the ball around us for fun. Not the first time they've come to VP and done that. Their No.23 must have been a 12th man because he was always in acres of space.

Amongst all the dirge, I was gobsmacked at that first change. Hogan did the square root of fuck all, service or not, look fucking interested or just do me a favour and fuck off. Then Jimmy is put in O'Hare's position?!!!

In a few weeks we seem to have lost the feelgood factor and certainly lost any swagger we were playing with.

[Nev]

Just watched Dean's interview, what does give me confidence is that he doesn't pull punches and his citing of McGinn as an example was particularly pertinent. I do get the feeling that he is a bit naive at times and wears his heart on his sleeve but I still retain faith. I just hope it's repaid.

[pauliewalnuts]

And good to see the magic of the cup alive and well at Villa Park....a crowd of 37,000+ announced as 30,000.

There were no more than 30K in the ground as about 50% of ST holder exercised their privilege to stay away. There were empty seats all over the ground in normal ST holder areas. So the attendance announced was true attendance at the ground today and not based on "counting in" ST holders regardless of there or not.

There is no way there were 12000 empty seats and we always announce tickets sold rather than bums on seats. As do all clubs.

[olaftab]

It was embarrassing as usual. For me this was the most important match of the season and once again it was treated with total disrespect by the team (players and management). I hate modern day football. Just fuck off to all of them.