Aston Villa v Tottenham Match Thread

[Nii Lamptey]

Is there any chance we'll ever have a run of bad form under Smith and someone won't claim that we only got promoted because of Jack?

It’s the truth though isn’t it? Or are you’re saying we would have got promoted without Jack?

It's 2 seasons ago, let it go, we got promoted and we've improved massively in 2 years but for too many people it's the same old stick to beat the manager with every time they're upset with him, it's boring and has been done, if you want to find something to criticise him for there are plenty of other things that are more valid than what happened 2 seasons ago.

The only way Smith is going stop fans barking back to it is to make us eat humble pie. The stats don’t lie - he doesn’t have a clue how to make us look like a competitive football team without him.
I’d love nothing more than to be proved wrong, but two seasons later, he STILL hasn’t figured it out.

[Risso]

This season has fizzled out like a day old can of pop. Dean seems clueless and unable to turn things round. The sight of his gormless expression is starting to get on my tits.

[SoccerHQ]

Another performance that shows everyone where we’ll need to strengthen in the Summer. Top 6 team prior to Christmas, bottom 6 since.

It's a long old season and one without any serious cup run for one reason or another.

Feels like yet another year where we peaked mid season, thought all our first 11 were brilliant and then let January pass by without doing much and the reality in last 6 weeks has been pretty sobering.

[Percy McCarthy]

Ross loses an 80-/20 challenge. In his favour.

[HolteLower]

Grim and flat performance and I agree we are now looking way off a side that will progress. need some real quality to go with Jack and to provide alternatives when he is out. That looked like an old Villa team not a new vibrant one. No support for Watkins among other things. Too easy to roll over.

[AndyB6]

I agree!

[balloubaby]

Agree with Damo70 but rubbish at quoting posts. Too easy for Spurs as it has been too easy for so many other teams since Christmas and we are nearly in April.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Spurs haven't had to do a lot to win this.

They've been taking the piss these last 20 minutes.

[Villan82]

If this carries on I would be worried about next season.

Agreed

We stink and are out of ideas.

[Legion]

Bundy reference removed.

[villa `cross the mersey]

This season has fizzled out like a day old can of pop. Dean seems clueless and unable to turn things round. The sight of his gormless expression is starting to get on my tits.

This .....i  fear he is out of his depth

[CT]

Bundy reference removed.

Good. What an absolutely moronic thing to say.

[Smirker]

If this carries on I would be worried about next season.

No, it's a bad run yes but come on.

Our manager has proven critics wrong more than once and he will do so again, we will go on another run before the season ends.

The season as a whole is a massive improvement, a bad patch doesn't mean we have to worry next season. We will be OK, but it's tough at the moment.

[dave.woodhall]

This season has fizzled out like a day old can of pop. Dean seems clueless and unable to turn things round. The sight of his gormless expression is starting to get on my tits.

This .....i  fear he is out of his depth

I shouldn't worry. We've been hearing that for the past two and a half years.

[Villatillidie1982]

This looked like a bottom three team. It's all very well to say that the team has done well this season but it is all falling apart now.