20 Feb 2017 22:40:47
Listen boys, this may sound a bit outlandish, but when needs must, how about for the next 4 games we play 11 behind the ball, play with no striker and concentrate on keeping a clean sheet, seeing as we couldn't score in a brothel.
we might as well get the basics of defending and possession down pat, and then once that becomes first nature, look at introducing counter attack, i know its not exciting but that's what the likes of warnock do, and look at their last 3 results including tonight, nuff said!
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20 Feb 2017 22:07:00
An absolute disgrace, forget season tickets, save your money. Supported the Villa for 59 years, so I've been lucky to see good times, but this is beyond belief.
20 Feb 2017 22:02:36
Played well for first 40 minutes. Say what you like about the manager but you can't do anything about the goals conceded tonight. Every break is going against us at he moment. On the plus side we look much more solid with jedinak back and Neil Taylor shits all over Amavi when it comes to defending.
20 Feb 2017 21:59:15
Well that couldn't have gone much worse but on the plus side there was nothing to blame Grealish or Johnstone for this week.
20 Feb 2017 21:55:56
We have no luck
We are poor in the final third
We're mental lightweights
We now look to have injury problems upfront
Oh yes, and we can't defend.
The unthinkable is becoming thinkable. I can't stop thinking about it.
20 Feb 2017 22:09:06
1 point since Boxing Day. General attitude looking on seems to smell very similar to last season's shambles. Agree with you that the unthinkable is starting to loom as a distinct possibility.
20 Feb 2017 22:14:03
I agree Mendax
Totally out of luck, but then again you make your own luck
Only caught second half but Kodja=wasteful
I think if we can get a lucky win then we will then kick on and get a few points in the bag to be safe enough
Get through this nightmare and give brucie a preseason to bring in a few needed faces ready for next season!
20 Feb 2017 22:28:18
I can't believe I'm going to be sweating on Wigan's game tomorrow
Not quite sure where we go. I think Bruce is of the same mind.
21 Feb 2017 11:47:18
No top class strikers and we need to score goals, and we can only sign free agents! That got me thinking ROBBIE KEANE saved us the last he was with us why not again, and why not bring in his best strike partner from his tottenham days DIMITAR BERBATOV, STANS best mate and while were at it bring back STAN PETROV . At least there will be some spirit and class there . can't do much worse can we?
20 Feb 2017 21:48:27
We aren't going anywhere, no matter how many chances we make, how many shots we had it's simple, we are not a team. Changed the whole squad and we have got the same problem as last season, seems to me like a team full of mercenaries.
Hogan down injured screaming in pain 85th minute, whole team walk away from him, not a word to him, minutes go by, stretcher comes on, 89th minutes Hutton and Gardner stroll over to see if he's ok. Absolute disgrace the lot of them, can't clear a ball, can't find each other with a pass.
Hogan looks to be out for the rest of the season, but not one of them cares because the cheques in the bank and the Range is on the drive. Shocking and devastating to see us come to this.
20 Feb 2017 22:03:50
Bruce needs to be sacked too. Enough is enough.
20 Feb 2017 21:41:41
Simple formula
Can't defend + can't score = relegation.
20 Feb 2017 21:53:00
Even simpler formula:
Back your team + stop moaning = Proper Fan.
20 Feb 2017 22:05:44
Accept abject failure = never going to happen.
20 Feb 2017 15:39:36
Prediction for tonight:
Aston Villa v. barcodes
3-2 or 4-2 to us!
Up the Villa!
Keep the Faith lads!
20 Feb 2017 16:24:41
Barcodes 1 vs 2 Villa.
20 Feb 2017 17:31:40
Hoping we can steal a 1-1 but head says 2-1 or 3-0,
20 Feb 2017 18:35:12
Let's just put a good shift in a blood and guts performance so come on lads show us what ya got! Come on the villa you can do this.
20 Feb 2017 19:03:35
Sadly 3-0
Think we will be great for 20 mins, not score, concede and collapse!
20 Feb 2017 19:16:09
Not expected to get anything tonight, everyone has written us off, so go out there and show the quality you have! 3-1 the Villa, Baker first goal, Kodija on the break, they get one back and start pressing heavy then hogan hits them on the counter. UTV!
20 Feb 2017 21:57:49
You called it pretty well Flackie.
20 Feb 2017 21:59:12
You were saying?
20 Feb 2017 11:49:32
Hi Chris AVFC.
We broadly posted about Calderwood and our demise over that period.
Could it be a player disagreement with style and tactics?
Brighton are still going strong without him so he was not the guiding light for them.
I am concerned about player power and really feel that this is where we continue to fail.
"We are Villa players" is that enough, it isn't for me?
20 Feb 2017 15:12:31
Could be on to something, was weird for him to leave Brighton in 2nd for midtable villa, maybe he was simply a put the cones out and deliver these training sessions coach at Brighton and he came to us because Bruce offered him much more freedom and influence in tactics? Just guessing but it is feasible.
I do agree sometimes I think the tactic is simply "we are villa, your all villa players, we should just roll over these" as there's rarely a clear plan of such. Regardless of whether Calderwood is the problem or not, Bruce should be looking at Phelan already and lining up a move for him as his new number 2 for the summer, with Calderwood moving to being a first team coach.
Bruce and Phelan are proven to be successful and with them two, our squad and a preseason to get the methods and mentality across, we should be looking at a much better season next year, and arguably a return to the prem.
20 Feb 2017 19:10:23
Hi Chris, you are putting it as I see it!
Bruce had been searching without succes and then suddenly the announcement came without too much fuss from Houghton, just an acknowledgment for his services.
Was this another Villa panic signing to help Bruce?
I think that most of us were surprised when he arrived.
His name is not heard anywhere on any site that supports Villa.
Question is why has Bruce unwittingly accepted what is happening.? Is he covering a poor selection? Did he want Calderwood or was it a " management" appointment?
I would like to know why, what where happened?