DCJonah

I doubt I'd judge how next season would be by one game, with this squad and against one of the best teams in the country.

Dubious about tactics and we only win a couple through graft? What end of season have people watched? We've dominated good teams because of good tactics and we've won games with excellent play, not because we ran around a lot. We win more, we score more, we play better most of the time, we survived, we're in a cup final. So far excellent job. Now time to build his own squad and continue. Complete faith he will do well.

We have seen his quality, e.g the goal he scored, his dribbling with the ball. Its not a case of getting better everytime he doesn't play. The limited time he has played, for me he looked better than Weimann, Gabby and is definately on par if not better than Zog (an I do rate Zog). So we don't need to justify his qualtiy, its not as though he was shit and is now better since he hasn't played (i.e Bent), not at all. It's looking like if you rate Sherwood 100% you believe he has made the right decision not playing Gil. The guys who still have reservations are not so biased can see its a bad move not to give Gil his chance. I don't rate Sherwood 100%, but his job was to somehow get the team playing much, much better than it did under Lambert, and to somehow stay up. He achieved this using the players he thought would best do the job, and that didn't include Gil. Yes, Gil possibly is better than some of the players picked, but Sherwood possibly saw that the players he was picking were better for the way he wanted to play, to achieve survival. So, next season is a different kettle of fish altogether. If Gil stays, and isn't injured, I'm sure he'll get his chance. Hopefully we'll buy better better defenders and improve the team all round so Sherwood feels more confident in playing the "icing on the cake" players. When we beat Arsenal, we'll need a big squad for Europe, and would need Gil then too. Perfectly said.

Vlaar played very well in the world cup, how did that help us exactly? In a villa shirt Collins was much more consistent and not as injured. We'd have got much more out of Collins these last 3 years than we have out of Vlaar.

Dismal end for losing 2 games and then being beat by one of the best teams in the country? If you think that's dismal why were you someone who continued to back Lambert?

Tictac Tim doesn't know about the old play an injured player move? Idiot.

Yeah that's when it was first reported.

He was reported as injured. Maybe move on from Sherwood and take your anger out on the AVFC media department.

After his abysmal performance against QPR I think richardson was fine in the following games. Wouldn't be my first choice for next season though.

No most people really don't seem bothered. And it was reported when he got injured, they don't need to keep saying it so you can sleep at night.

Its abysmal when you look at the clubs who have finished above us these last few years. A reason I truly hope a takeover happens this summer.

Why? Because 7 people on the internet have got worked up?

Haha brilliant.

I don't think cissokho is good enough. I also dont think we need a whole new defence. New keeper and a new lb and we'd be ok IMO. Clark and okore will continue to get better as individuals and a unit

Reaching a final is good, but you get nothing for losing. True but getting there is a good achievement and an excellent moment for the fans.

I really hope the first statement is a joke.Or what? We'll be hearing about it in 2 months? Or nothing, it wasn't a threat. Take a breath. It would just become another classic post in the long list of ridiculous things posted over the last few months.

That's my major concern about him, tactically naive and too stubborn to change them even when it's clear it's not working. Tactically naive when we lose, what about when we win? What about when we dominated Liverpool, spurs, Everton and man city?

I really hope the first statement is a joke.

All we know is that he was picked the first time Sherwood picked his team and was subbed after a poor performance. Everything else is guess work yet everyone jumps to Sherwood's fault and Gil has been treated terribly.

The treatment of Gil? No one knows.

31 goals scored this year. Lowest in the clubs history. I think its safe to credit Lambert with it.

After the last few years I couldn't agree more. I'm sick of watching average to shit players wear our shirt. Please get rid of the **** losers. The quicker the better.

38, 41, 38, 38. What an awful few years its been.

No credit for decisions made by the manager? Just new manager bounce when we were doing well? No different from saying the last two awful defeats were nothing games. Seems pretty different but can't be arsed getting into another Sherwood debate

No credit for decisions made by the manager? Just new manager bounce when we were doing well?