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10 minutes ago, mjmooney said:

Villa fans (or at least VT Villa fans). I despair of you lot. When the going gets tough, it's always the same: sack the manager, appoint the next Flavour of the Month, start the the three year cycle all over again. 

No. No, no, no. Dean Smith is still near the beginning of his Aston Villa career, not the end. And (assuming the owners aren't as hysterical as you lot) he's going nowhere. Nor is Jack Grealish.

Yes, that was a painful afternoon. We have key players out injured, and we need to strengthen in January. It's not going to be easy. But like Tony Benn said: Toughen up - bloody toughen up. Or go and 'support' another club. 

This is kind of where I am. Something needs to change but i don't think it should be Deano.

I don't know what comes next, I like Deano and the coaching team. They got us promoted, as it turns out probably too early. Spent loads of money to change the whole team and now we are struggling in a league that you cant afford to struggle in. I'm glad I don't have to make that decision.

Well Deeney wound villa up and they fell for it every time. Amazed it finished 10 v 10. 

Grealish was behaving like a spoilt child, don't like that trait, especially in a captain. 

Cant vote for MOTM as they were all shite. 

Grealish head and shoulders above the rest, Heaton and Hause also good.

10 hours ago, CosmicVillan said:

Well we're certainly not playing champagne football

A champagne super no var 

I think Leicester will tear us a new one over two legs

I'm quite a level headed person but that was shite. 

No fight, no passion but plenty of throwing arms in the air whinging. I love my club but God they are testing my patience at the moment. 

I want Smith and his staff to succeed so much but currently I cant see that happening. Maybe I'm wrong and i hope i am.

Merry Christmas

Andy

Reading some of the comments on here suggests we lost 5-0

Listening to Sky would suggest we played 11 newborns who were playing their first game on their own

1 hour ago, jacketspuds said:

Good result. Had to miss the last 20 minutes as I couldn't hear anything other than the commentators fapping over the Liverpool players.

Wait till they throw the league away..... again

Quite enjoyed that, their kids played well. Some nice football too. 

Got back home turned on SSN for 2 mins and switched it over, banging on about age of Liverpool team and some wrong facts about it being our first EFL Cup semi since 2007/08. **** hate Sky.

6 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said:

I'd agree, but I don't think we have enough depth to do that.

 

Possibly not, but some of em appear to think they have made it already

I think a few players need dropping and if they think they are too big to drop then they ain't right for Villa. McGinn has been awful for a good while now and there's a couple of others who need a kick up the backside.

9 minutes ago, Newry_Villan said:

Poor all round from everyone. I see Smith out posts on Facebook ffs. 

Facebook is full of idiots

2 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said:

Apart from promoting Villa and winning 10 on the spin. Apart from that. 

Whilst I agree to a point, that was in the championship. Having improved contracts always seem to have a negative effect on things, I have no idea why but it always seems that way. They are only human so maybe they think they have done enough so take foot off the gas. Smith has never struck me as that type.. One thing is for sure though,  our current owners want to be successful so they won't stand by and watch things go to pot. He is safe this season as goal is to stay up but if we get relegated then it might be a different story.

Good defensive performance in first half but nothing going forward.

Second half was juddery and haphazard. We don't appear to have a plan, Heaton just hoofs it up and  it comes straight back. 

The cones must be winning in training cos  they all look devoid of confidence. Smith and his team need to sort this out quickly or it will only get worse.

New goalscorer is a must in Jan, full stop.

12 minutes ago, hippo said:

A special programme for the Norwich game - with all proceeds from programme sales going to a dementia charity.

This... both my folks had it and it's horrible for everyone involved 

Oh dear, 10 men again. Considering how many free kicks we get we ain't very good at them are we. I don't think we'll get relegated but gonna need to spend a few more quid in January.

McGinn looks a different player recently

Wesley is playing a different game

We only had 10 men

Not a bad result for 10 men that

Never thought I'd ever be disappointed with a point from Old Trafford. Shows we are progressing but oh my god Yernited are awful these days.

Good performance overall

Great performance that, well pleased. Bring on Yernited, they are beatable at the moment. Outside the top four is so tight this season, gotta make the most of it and get up there

As annoyed as I was at the time, the most exciting part of that was Sky splitting the screen to show the Man City coach arriving at Dolefield.

Awful performance, 

Not great that, only one sub left and that's prob Kodjia.

Traore v Taylor should be fun

El Ghazi had been El Gash and McGinn a bit off too. Surely this can't all be because of Grealish not playing

1 minute ago, sne said:

I imagine he's only saying that to put pressure and get their will though.

Possibly, but he really didn't seem bothered to be honest. Plenty of teams have fixture pile ups, even the less successful ones. It's been an issue for years and it's made worse by international breaks. We either need fewer competitions or fewer breaks