Shambolic Aston Villa vs Smethwick Post-Match Thread

[Roysmert]

Come on mate, no need for that like.

[Villa Lew]

What I've seen of Kalinic he is not good enough, but having seen the highlights, he was clearly affected by the knock he took with Livermore before he conceded the 2 goals, so I feel the criticism he has received today is a bit unfair.

[mr underhill]

I don't know Ad's journey to and from but mine is just 31 miles using the M from unction 2 northbound and it's always a nightmare as it was today. But I made  the effort and decided to leave after a truly appalling first half display. That was my prerogative, as it was anyone else's to stay. Please stop the name calling it's juvenile and unnecessary. And in my opinion Kalinic was awful before the incident.

[Ads]

Sorry for getting you in the feels Frodo. Your choice to do what you like and mine to cock an eyebrow.

My journey north was a dream. I probably killed some evil polar bears with increased emissions around the Holmes Chapel region.

Honestly though, just lie next time and say you went because it was shit. Leaving because of a motorway.

My journey is about 90 odd miles, so 180 odd there and back. Every week. Since 2010 when I moved up here, right in time for us to turn to shit.

[Roysmert]

Think of those that fly in for every single game, home and away.

Why is it okay for you to "cock an eyebrow" as you call it, be childish as I would call it?

[Ads]

Oh yeah there's a bloke on here from Dorset that's up and down every week. I did Bournemouth to Newcastle for Lambert's first point in charge of us. That's quite the journey. Was even longer driving down to Taplow to swap my car, then back north. Having only in at 5am from the stag do I had been on.

There's a chap, Corky  whose over from Belfast, mid-week and all.

I spend a lot of time, effort and money. Some spend even more of those than me. Frodo and fucking off because of a motorway and a heinous 31 mile journey makes me cock an eyebrow. Maybe living up here makes my lip a bit stiffer.

His prerogative of course. There's loads of reasons you might want to leave at half time; catch a flight, you have had enough, you're on a promise, you have work. Motorways? Fucking hell.

[papa lazarou]

Positives: that bloke at half time who won a season ticket for kicking the ball onto the disc, well done mate.

[LukeJames]

Positives: that bloke at half time who won a season ticket for kicking the ball onto the disc, well done mate.

Poor bastard!

[Rigadon]

Positives: that bloke at half time who won a season ticket for kicking the ball onto the disc, well done mate.

 Hmm.  Depends on our midfield next season. 

[PeterWithesShin]

Positives: that bloke at half time who won a season ticket for kicking the ball onto the disc, well done mate.

The ones that missed got 5 year season tickets.

[Bermuda Villa]

We have witnessed a decade of decay and people expect it to be turned around in 3 months. When Smith was selected the owners knew his football philosophy and that its the polar opposite of Bruce and the expensively assembled squad that had constructed to play Bruceball which at its core is Defensive football, keep it tight and hope a moment of genius nicks a game.

Trying to re-construct a squad in the January transfer window against a backdrop of FFP was never going to be the best time to do that but picking up players who have been injured or have no game time all season suggests these were loaned with the long term in mind (Carroll and Hause).

I hope Dean succeeds but the major criticism that should be leveled at him is that after Jacks injury he has just continued to play the same way with the same players that its clear are incapable of carrying out his instructions or just can't be bothered. He should either have changed the formation or dropped the dross for younger kids because they could not have been worse. These players know that the writing is on the wall for many of them, they will be hoping their Gravy train stops in Sheffield next.

UTV

[PeterWithesShin]

I doubt anyone expected everything to be turned around straight away, I doubt anyone expected us to still be very shit after 4 months either.

[Ads]

It's not been 4 months of shit though. It's more like we interupt this Steve Bruce season to bring you some decent football.

Now back to your scheduled programming.

[Nunkin1965]

It's not been 4 months of shit though. It's more like we interupt this Steve Bruce season to bring you some decent football.

Now back to your scheduled programming.

Must say that I liked the interruption a lot and am hoping for further such interruptions in the future.

[wince]

I listen via wm. even when we win they make it sound like we are shit. I wish I went home at half time...