CVByrne

Read this thread people, and get your expectations in check and lay off the manager and team. 6% expected a top 4 finish.

I hope martin learns from this. He has to rotate players earlier in the season even if he feels it will weaken his sides chances of victory. The benefits will be reaped at this point in the season. I find it hard to believe we can ever achieve 4th spot under this manager and owner, yet I'm ready to accept that. Liverpool will be back and City will splash the cash and Redknapp despite being a vile human being is a superior manager to O'Neill, and Spurs have superior resources. Unless Randy wants to give a war chest to O'Neill to compete, I'm happy for us to give up the ghost and focus on winning one of the cups, including the Europa. It's probably time to settle, we're not good enouygh and wont be good enough to compete for 4th.

O'Neill is at fault for not using his squad earlier in the season. If he insists on playing the same 11 he needs to field reserve teams in all cup competitions.

We need to beat Chelsea and hope Spurs slip up big time. Season is all about the FA Cup. At least Spurs beat Fulham so 7th is still UEFA Cup unless Pompey make the final. But it is typical Villa slipping up like this.

I Love that man. LEGEND

Get in. We don't deserve it for a lazy performance

If we go out, we deserve it.

We deserve that.

The Fonze, lets hope he bags a goal

Only 4 more needed for our 9-1

Lets win 9-1

Downing hat trick is coming

If Martin has any guts he'll play Delph, Sidwell, Delfouneso and Davies in the next two games and rest some players. We can beat Burnley with a few changes.

We need to rest ALOT of players for Palace AND Burnley and come with a fresh team for the rest of the season.

First 35 mins of that second half were a disgrace. **** disgraceful. We won't get 4th because of our belief that not getting beat is better than trying to win.

We tried for the last 10 mins, but that was a disgrace.

I'm seething with anger here. Why wont we go for it. Who cares if we lose it's just one point FFS.

We deserve to lose, we are at home against 10 men and we are not even trying to string a pass together. Everything written about us is correct.

My eyes are bleeding this is rubbish from us.

Big John, now hoof it up to him, at least it's an attack.

we deserve to lose this game

This is rubbish from us. Shocking stuff.

We beat them twice in the league you think we'll fear them in the final? We fear NOONE. We've Villa.

A point isn't much, we need to go for the win. If we lose we lose. But it's not a 6 pointer like it was against Spurs.

We're playing long balls against 10 men