Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Match Thread

[villa `cross the mersey]

It's really hard right now to see what, if any improvements have been made within the club, certainly on field of play
I am sure these new owners are hard nosed enough to make further changes even after a short period
We need to be patient but Smith seems to have made the team worse after his initial new manager bounce
I ,like many don't take kindly to being embarrassed on National TV - the season is surely over now - this summer is going to be huge - right now I'm finding it hard to be optimistic

[curiousorange]

How come every low is significantly lower than the one before? We can't just be shit, we have to be demonstrably shitter. Our home form is becoming as bad as out away, which is saying something.

[Toronto Villa]

Why the fuck do we put ourselves through this?

[Sexual Ealing]

They are a much, much better team than us.

[themossman]

El Ghazi adds absolutely nothing.

[Rigadon]

John McGinn. That is it.

[OzVilla]

We just look slow all across the pitch. Our delivery into the box is poor and we look disorganised. Other than that we’re not far off.

[Axl Rose]

Smith is making a rod for his own back in many ways.

He keeps playing the same shit players. He had a transfer window to rectify the weak areas. January is a tough time, but fucking hell.

I thought the window was crap, and I don't think he rectified much. The performance at Reading was inept and tonight, well, there we are. Hause and Carroll will bring nothing to this squad, of that I'm pretty sure. A lumbering centre back and a pipsqueak.

Smith seems inept, also. He isn't doing a good job at all. The players aren't helping in any way, shape or form.

Keep playing Hutton, Taylor, Hourihane, El Ghazi and see where it gets you.

If Whelan doesn't start, play Jedinak, and then bring Whelan on later. See where that gets you.

Next time, bring back Adomah, Bjarnason, maybe Elmohamady...they aren't going to solve anything. Basically we have a shit squad of shit players.

Very very poor this evening.

Rant over. Apologies.

[pooligan]

Sorry Deano,your showing the job is just to big for you mate. To bring on Whelan for Jedinak just leaves me speechless .

[Sexual Ealing]

Smith isn't buying the players.

[Nelly]

Painfully shit.

[BoVillan esq]

Sorry Deano,your showing the job is just to big for you mate. To bring on Whelan for Jedinak just leaves me speechless .

Whelan is 35, if we are serious about getting promotion he shouldn't even be at the club, he's not the future and he can't do the job.

[Rigadon]

Smith isn't buying the players.

He coaches them though.  Wasn't that the point of appointing him?

[Jon Crofts]

John and Dean in the owners office Monday morning

[Rudy Can't Fail]

What makes it so much worse is Sheff Utd are average at best.