smg

2 minutes ago, foreveryoung said:

Because we play Man City off the park with football we have never seen before at VP, beat a top of the league flying Arsenal, then just about draw against bottom of the league Sheffield United and give Man United everything they need to come back from 2-0 down to beat us 3-2.

That's why!

No team reaches the levels seen against city on a regular basis some of our fans are too easily embarrassed we need to be more realistic as a fan group as to where we are and enjoy the fact that in terms of progression we are massively moving forwards. Even if we manage to get in the Champions league next year we are very likely to do a Newcastle because we need to develop a squad over time to play at that level. Its mind boggling what the reactions on here could be next year when we lose to a team that has been in the champions league for years.

2 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said:

I know I shouldn't be a such a jaded pessimist but we have seen this all before at Villa, missing the chance to really push on. The owners need to help Emery recruit some extra quality in January if they are actually serious for us to challenge the top four, or just happy to fight for europa/conference places at best.

We are pushing on look at last years table. Why are Villa fans so impatient ?

39 minutes ago, est1874 said:

Embarrassing. Really embarrassing 

For you clearly.. we are still performing above last years levels

31 minutes ago, JoshVilla said:

There was an air of inevitability about this result though. You just knew that the home run was going to come to an end sooner or later - it's just a shame that it had to come in a game like this when we had a great chance to jump to the top of the table, even if potentially only for a night. 

Would you have preferred it to happen against City or Arsenal and swap the euphoria of those two games for the disappointment of tonight ?

18 minutes ago, Pinebro said:

That's the Villa I know

And love ?

5 minutes ago, brummybloke said:

Can't vote as they were rubbish and would vote zaniolo

The bad first 

Cash useless, total waste of space today, 

Lenget was Mr sideways, whole body shape every time he had the ball was turn sideways no forward thinking at all.

Ramsey was pretty useless and should have been off at half time carried on turning inside doing nothing.

Mcginn elected literally every single time to pass the ball to opposition when a shot was on.

Digne, not one cross, all night, not 1.

Emery not making the changes that were glaringly obvious to everyone.

The good

Zaniolos goal

What a piss poor effort against the worst team in the league and by far the worst away team in the league.

 

Thrown away 2 points thrown away our home win run and just played terrible slow plodding crap.

Lenget should have been off for Carlos at half time, he plays on the front foot and can ping a quick pass. 

Ramsey should have been off at half time for zaniolo 

Tonight I would be pissed off with if we were mid table, to have the chance to go top and have so many poor efforts out there was embarrassing.

 

Go have a lie down you will feel better in the morning. It really isn’t the end of the world we are second you get nothing for being top in December and who realistically would have thought that we would have been in top two back in August. We are doing well this season enjoy it.

8 minutes ago, villa89 said:

More proof we aren't title contenders for anyone that needed it. Good comeback but our defeciencies were exposed again. 

The good news is we have a good shout for fourth place this season. That should be our focus. 

It should always have been our focus anything else a very unexpected bonus.

Just now, villa89 said:

Only because Ben mee got himself sent off. We were on our way to a defeat before that. 

Of course we were.

2 minutes ago, AVTuco said:

As poor as expected. Too big game for our players.

Utter bollox.

17 hours ago, sidcow said:

So my daughters boyfriend (age 19) comes from a Villa family but has been a Man United fan since childhood, as per many many from his generation. 

Anyway he's now decided to ditch United and announced himself a Villa Fan. 

Putting aside if we actually want a fan like that, it's a great illustration of where we are. 

For years we've lost so many fans like that to the Sky 4 /6.  They've sucked away what would be our fans due to their "celebrity" status coupled with our poor state. 

So I think we could be at a watershed here. Stop hemorrhaging fans to celebrity clubs, because we're actually becoming one and also maybe attracting new fans elsewhere in The UK and around the world. 

Make no mistake, if our trajectory continues and especially if we can cement Champions League and for a few years we WILL attract plastics. 

Imagine some dad in Stockport or somewhere devastated because his sons decided he's a Villa Fan and wants a McGinn shirt for Christmas. 

It's going to be a bumpy ride for many die hard Villa fans

He is clearly s**t scared of you.

39 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said:

Due to our recent record against them (pre Unai) I instinctively feel apprehensive about this fixture.

Just want a win, don’t care the score. 

I’d take 1-0 and McGinn not booked.
 

Is that the same as having a bad feeling about this one ?

He should not have given the referee the chance to send him off, no question. However if our world class, World Cup winning goalkeeper hadn’t behaved like an utter dick he would not have found himself in a situation that that he felt he had to get involved in. Martinez is seen as a leader and that brings with it responsibility, yesterday he behaved like a child, the red card was set up by Martinez. He is a fabulous goalkeeper but more subtle players than Maupay will provoke him and ultimately he will cost us points unless he chooses to control his “ bad ass” image.

8 hours ago, troon_villan said:

Old fashioned McGinn, Luiz and Ramsey central midfield? 

Or do we bring Dendinkydonk in to shield the defence?

Why Dendinkydonk? I don’t get it what’s the purpose of misspelling his name ?

1 hour ago, DaveAV1 said:

I guess you’re not keen on our 1957 FA Cup Final win then? Although Peter McParlands challenge on the Man U goalie was fair but both players were hurt by  the accidental clash of heads but Woods was substituted whereas McParland stayed on to score both our goals and we won 2-1.  

18 months before I was born but I have seen it a few times and while it was deemed ‘fair’ at the time it isn’t a great challenge and I wonder what the reaction of Villa fans would have been if it had been on Simms ?

1 hour ago, Rightdm00 said:

Oh no I love him even more now. 

If we win trophies I i could care less if everyone else hates us. 

Don’t understand that attitude but everyone to their own.

21 minutes ago, HKP90 said:

On Ea Sports FC, the AI always keeps buying Tammy Abraham in the first window.

Not that intelligent then.

1 hour ago, vreitti said:

That Leicester team springs to mind. Apart from perhaps Vardy, they really were quite sympathetic.

I refuse to believe you have to be dirty or unsportsmanlike to be competitive. At the end, it's a choice you make. Simply because the Premier League has a history of it, doesn't make it the only possible way.

The European cup winning squad had a few ‘determined ‘ characters  but none of them acted like pricks in order to win matches.

1 minute ago, Delphinho123 said:

Pau for Zaniolo? Seriously?

Im f***ng done. Emery costing us again. 

How ?

12 minutes ago, Herman22 said:

Wow is it someone’s time of the month? 

Possibly you haven’t said

4 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said:

I’m done. Switching off. Bunch of fucki*g clowns the lot of ‘em.

Emery can fu*k off too. 

Good bye. See you when we start winning again.

1 minute ago, Herman22 said:

I thought Brentford were supposed to play decent football. 

They’ve set up like Sean Dyche today. 11 men behind the ball hoping for something off a set piece! 

They have half a squad missing and are winning. Not sure they give shit what you’re thinking 

2 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said:

So are you managerial genei blaming Matty Cash or Unai for picking him? You’re all wasted on a keyboard!

Moreno currently, the one everyone wanted back because he is brilliant until he is rusty and makes an error, then he’s shit like the rest of the team when we are losing.

1 minute ago, AVTuco said:

We keep losing the games we should win. Learning to win these games is the next step.

Of course it is that’s how you make progress, too many people want it all at once and can’t cope when it doesn’t happen. 

Just now, villan95 said:

Oh look another expert on high defensive lines. Why aren't all these pundits top managers again?

Same reason all the experts on here aren’t.

Just now, Indigo said:

I like Cash and think he's improved a lot under Emery, but I'm yet to be a fan of him playing in this position yet. Good physical sides like Brentford find it too easy to press him and that's where their chance came right from as he just hasn't got the quality in possession that most players playing in this position would.

Good balanced post unlike the usual “ Cash is shit”