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People need to get a grip. There is absolutely no way we will even finish in the bottom half. I am fully expecting us to finish top 6. Rome was not built in a day but we have got better in each of the 3 games that Smith has been in charge. We will click soon and someone will take a right tattering from us!

I am glad that Smith made a point last night of asking for more protection for Jack. He gets kicked out of the game every week. We are just so apathetic about everything at Villa. We just accept rubbish referee performances. We need to crank up the pressure in a subtle way.

Just now, Stevo985 said:

Fair enough. Each to their own.

I thought he was genuinely the worst player on the pitch. It seemed like he lost the ball every time it came to him.

He's woeful.

Thought we lost the game in the middle of the park to be honest. We have absolutely no physical strength there without McGinn.

2 minutes ago, rodders0223 said:

No, a goalkeeper can read that is only going to one area and commits to it. He doesn't just stand there on his heels like an utter plank.

Ha ha.........Of course mate

1 minute ago, Stevo985 said:

Is this a joke?

Nope. Just saying it as I saw it. He was twice as good as Hutton on the other side. I know it is easy just to slag off the same old players when we lose but I genuinely thought that he did ok.

2 minutes ago, rodders0223 said:

It's 3 yards to the right of him, what pisses me off is he doesn't even react. There is only one place Rhodes can nudge that and the keeper doesn't even **** react. Where else does he think that is going to go? Rhodes with a trivela into the far corner?

He's **** shite. Utter shite.

Are you talking about the second one? Not a GK in the world saves that!

He played ok tonight to be fair. There were at least 5 or 6 who were much worse.

Good job at doing absolutely nothing. Well done Scott

Harsh to blame him tonight. Hutton messes up for the first goal. Nyland was stuffed whatever he decided to do there.

The second goal was totally unstoppable. If anybody was at fault it was Chester.

Hutton was awful all night to be frank!

He grew into the game. Needs more time on the pitch. Set up a golden chance which Hogan just decided to duck under!

Great performance from him. Shame about the rest!

Awful until the last 15 minutes when he was good. He needs to try and do things much more quickly. When he does, he is too good at this level.

God bless Sir Doug. Lived life to the full. Rest in peace 

JT brings a bit of hope but that is one massive risk. Will get my support of course but I am stunned. Very risky indeed. I hope he can cope because he is in a cauldron now, the likes of which he will have never experienced. Good luck Delano, you may well need it!

45 minutes ago, philthevillan said:

Brendan Rodgers is not as great as some believe. Celtic are in a slight mess this season. Have continually been terrible in Europe, the only truly competitive games they play. Also he inherited a very good Swansea team and fair enough did well with them but didn’t build them from scratch by any means. At Livepool he did well at the start, almost won the league, but again they weren’t in great shape when he left. 

We need a manager who’s not tainted by bad spells at other club. A man who’s stock is rising and can bring in up to date ideas. The problem with the vastly experienced managers is a lot of them struggle to keep up with the latest tactics and coaching methods. And those that do are way above our level right now. 

Now every option is a risk because Lambert was meant to be a manager who was a rising star and he turned out to be out of his depth but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try and go for that type of manager, albeit one that’s a genuine talent, again. 

Someone like Wilder would be a good choice and there are plenty on the continent we could go for too. But I really want us to go for Dean Smith. Being a fan of the club means so much. Look at the impact that Big Ron, Little and Gregory had when they first came in. It would mean so much to him to turn it around. Added to that he might turn out to be a more talented coach than those guys too. 

Don’t want Rodgers but do want Smith or Wilder.............ha ha ha ha. Rodgers not good enough for nearly winning the premier league with Liverpool and winning everything with Celtic. Two of the biggest clubs in the world. 

I think he is also younger than both of those two. He has a pretty good record everywhere but one club! Most importantly of all he has real presence. The other two have never had to deal with big personalities. Rodgers had Sterling, Sturidge and Suarez eating out of his hand.

Just remind me what Smith and Wilder have done in the game? Actually no need. I already know the answer! 

2 minutes ago, hippo said:

7 Championship titles, 7 fa cups, European championships - and now we are trying to emulate Brentford who drew 1-1 away with leads today - .......

This in its entirety! We are Aston Villa. If we do not think big as supporters then we may as well give up. This is a big job requiring a big personality. We need confidence, experience, proven ability and big big balls. I am sick of being afraid of every team we play. Let’s show them that we are AVFC and they are not in our league. That starts with getting your attitude right and that stems from the manager. Brendon all day long. He would transform this club and I am sure he would come. Go get him board 

Blimey. I am glad K Mac only does this once every 3 years! He has actually managed to pick a more negative line up than Brucie! Oh well, what the heck........0-1 Villa. COYVB

16 minutes ago, One For The Road said:

Ok. Let's see if we get Fonseca then. If we do I will be stunned. So stunned that I would put the chances out of 100 at ZERO. 

Shaktar a hugely wealthy Champions League club. We are a midtable second division club who have no defence and not even a half decent goalkeeper. On top of that, we can't spend any money to rectify it.

Anyway, as I said, let's see if you are right.

Don’t underestimate the draw of English football. It is the best place to be. I read a BBC article yesterday where Carlos Carvahal had turned down Sporting Lisbon just on the off chance an English club came calling. He was not available until September for family reasons and consequently had had to turn down some approaches from English clubs too. He said that he was gutted!

Would actually not be at all surprised if he turned up at Villa!

12 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

I’m not angry with Whelan. We should be more prepared. But if he wanted to be a leader he probably should have told one of the set piece specialists to take it instead of trying to be a hero.

If they had wanted it enough, he wouldn’t need to!

Fair play for stepping up. He is not to blame. Why did nobody else show any courage? The lack of bottle is a reflection of the manager. Least courageous manager we have ever had

Just now, Robtaylor200 said:

Playing like we have 9 men 

Should still be enough to beat this shower! 

I would like to think that if he is going in the international break, then that decision has already been made. What happens over the next two games is largely irrelevant. They may be leaking stuff just to try and keep him motivated by dangling a carrot. We need the points so let’s hope for two wins followed by a swift p45

He is as good as gone. The new owners have not invested all of this money so that Bruce can stumble through match after match of total incompetence. They will pull the trigger soon, regardless of what happens between now and then. They are shrewd business men. Bruce will not go until the replacement is lined up. I bet he is sacked and replaced in very short order. He may as well stay until the right person is secured.