Bazmonkey

There will always be speculation from the w%^k 6 for the best players.....unfortunately we have to live and hear about it every day. But.....i think if we keep showing ambition...bring in better players every window.....I can see him staying for maybe two or three years. Then when he gets to 27/28 like Kane at Spurs...he may choose to move on for a bit of silverware but at least we can say we had for for some good years.

i wouldnt listen to Danny Murphy....part of the liverpool media mafia. He cant say a single thing without mentioning....when i was at liverpool. He has just announced his starting 11 for the croatia.....what a tube. Grealish on the bench. Part of me wants Grealish to do well at the Euro's but the the other half says if he doesnt play then hopefully it will cool the interest in him and we can have a relaxed summer

Ha my bad....them aswell

As much as we didn't get much out of Barnsley Southampton shef utd etc. I didn't expect us to get anything out of liverpool arsenal x 2...Chelsea spurs and Everton so it kind of balances its self out. However I will say....theres no point getting those results if we ain't going to take points in games we should be expecting to win. That's what will get us higher in the table next season

Full backs tucking in again.... Too.many players in our box....no outlet. Too much hoof. Needs to be better

Looks like he knows the season is over form him Knows he aint getting a permanent deal. Looks likes he's towing a caravan he's that slow

Why do our centre halfs never mark crosses amd leave it tonthe full backs Great save from emi

Totally agree but there needs to be a balance. If you end up buying championship you will end up in the championship. Each year playing in the prem will make the Konsa's.....Cash...etc get better. We need to add experience and a bit of quality along with these players to move us forward.....otherwise we will always be waiting for players to develop whilst trying to be competitive at the same time. There are players out there......Wolves were able to pick good players on the fringes of some good teams abroad....we should do the same and now and then pick the best ones from the championship to complement them. It will be an interesting summer in the window...who are we looking at...how much money we have.....will we lose some players...i can guarantee Grealish and Martinez and poss Konsa and Watkins will be the radar of some clubs.

I agree with the first part, but the problem with Smith is the later. Its been since Jan we have played this way so what has learned and importantly what has he implemented, I'd say nothing becuae we are playing the way we are. Its almost like he is hoping one day it will work...but will it....I dont think so. This has got to be a concern. Does he not trust the players...does he not think the players can play another way???? Spot on.....i said this last year and this season...we do not have the luxury of having three in the middle of the park because they are simply not good enough, we started the season with 4231...which looked good...yes we lost grealish but why change the set up. The wingers are just wingers and often wasted as the ball never gets to them...why....not enough bods in the middle to get it to them. We constantly get over run and dragged from side to side.....it also doesn't help that we have full backs that drop so deep allowing opposition wingers a free run in to the box...so much time and space...Targett is guilty of this week in week out....sits more Centre Half when we defend.....we allow far to may crosses in.

This Plus when the IPL was initially set up it clashed with England tours and domestic leagues. Clubs tried to keep players but ultimately the players won. The leagues and tours were adjusted so players could play for England and IPL. I sense something similar will happen in football...they will find away to keep players happy. Football has been sleep walking in to something like this for years....and it is snowballing now. We had Chelsea with money first then city and others like us and Leeds trying to complete but failing. As much as I admire Neville for his rant he is part of an organisation that has tributed to this. In that the media have created this 'elite' number of clubs that they only ever talk about...whether it be advertising or bigging up the latest 'big 6' wins against big 6...everything big 6. what makes a big 6?? What about the other teams, just as much right to be shown worldwide as we play in the same league, share the wealth...get people interested in the league...not just 6 teams. With the prem being world wide this hype is shared abroad and the the money from China and America buy in to the bigger clubs because thats all they see and know. How many kids now are in man city shirts...I knew one fan before 2010...now they are everywhere...sports direct selling shirts of clubs over a 100 miles away just another example. The rich get richer....more so now...every week. I've been going to villa for 35 years....I love it...I hate it...I feel it...its part of me and always will be...my grandad took my dad...my dad took me...and now I take my son. I've had good times and a few bad. I long like most to wake up on a sat and go...you know what...we've got a chance today...like years ago...yes utd or Liverpool would win...but at least there was always hope and chance...now with the richer teams you kind of know what's going to happen. I will always love the sport...but hate the game its become. UTV

I'd be phone on the phone to Dyche first thing tomorrow. What did he put in the water at half time...we've been shit since

Same. As a team we have a bad habit of being the generous one. Need a win...play the villa. Need your forward to score...play the villa. Liverpool need a home win...guess who they have coming soon .........the villa

Id take lookman..been impressed........he would be a good addition he has more to his game than Maximin....id say we already have a similar player in Traore....but less pace.

its is too an extent but...ive said this many times...we have too many like for like players who are limited. El Ghahzi..is a winger....just a winger...not an attacking midfielder...so will stay out on the wing and wait......Traore is the same.....chuck in Tez too. Using Leicester as an example...they have Maddison Barnes...Vardy and Tielmens....all Midfielders who can play in all areas of the pitch...but the main thing is they all have movement and play as a unit

Spot on fella....especially the bold bits. This could go in any thread but the main issue and in a way Luiz is a problem...is the team cannot old its shape and importantly the movement when we have the ball is shocking. I've lost count how many times we get the ball and a player is either surrounded by three or...the nearest player is 40 yards away. We dont move off the ball..players are isolated......I look at other teams.....even wolves sat night....15...20 yard passes....through the middle....we do a couple of 10 yards and its long ball....lose...repeat....can we do it....yes....there were a view time against shef utd....ball on the floor to watkins...nice lay off to Ramsay.....out to traore. To do have a knack of making a pass and in a way admiring it....my work is done kind of thing. As Ive read this morning about Mcginn...Traore....El Ghazi....i think their problem isnt them...well...some is....its the team around them not backing them enough....and Luiz is guilty of that too. The whole team lack basics at the moment...until they are solved...it will be the same every week.

Elmo 2 long passes Two give aways...ffs

Trez is the appitemy of villa. Does the hard things....absolutely shocking at the simple things

Passing like an u10 team. It really is shocking the level or lack of quality we have on the ball Mings amd trez just then prime examples No composure

Basics basics basics We are very poor at all of them. Stop with long f'in balls...it ain't working ffs

Ah...just seen him with the ice pack

Gone really off it now....backing off. Big gaps between the lines. Lack of quality Don't agree with the sub Thought sanson was doing OK

Sanson

I know it's Birmingham live but they are saying we are in for barkley and Abraham in the summer. As much as barkley imo has not been what I expected...maybe adding him with Abraham...plus grealish may get him going...all big mates...in a 4141 Abraham Watkins traore Grealsih Barkley Luiz

Absolutely..If you look at most of el ghazi trez and poss traore...a lot of their goals have come from the back post. If they gambled a bit more..and have better movement...they would get more chances

Most of our players could learn something from Mcgoldrick here......our movement before and after a pass is shocking. Its like we just sit and admire every pass without going any where