Paul33

Don't underestimate the adverse affect Lambert had on some players and I suspect Gabby was one. Give him a chance under a more positive manager and then judge him ..... his career here earns him the right to be given every chance. If he doesn't improve under TS then so be it but give him a chance first !

Great game from Cleverley (yes I did just say that) and Weimann ..... both really put in a big shift out there !

Exactly ..... can't see how they will change significantly. The Lambert style is totally ingrained in them and won't vanish overnight but we can hope I guess !!!

Good luck Tim - I think he'll do okay here and, whether he does or doesn't, getting rid of Lambert is still huge for Villa !!!

Only a brainless idiot would make a long term appointment at THIS stage! Need to appoint a short-term manager and then make longer term appointment in the Summer.

Graham Taylor ..... its a done deal ..... I'm ITK !!!

Apologies if this has already been posted but, if not, at least it will put a smile on your face ...........

Explain why exactly because I don't get it. From a fan perspective, why do we need to be in the top flight ?

Football is an entertainment, its about what is entertaining and I don't get off on getting outclassed by teams we can't compete with in a league we can never win. I want entertaining football in an entertaining and competitive league where we can reasonably compete with anybody and maybe even a league that will encourage us to bring through our own Villa lads rather than shipping in cast offs from all over Europe and then sending out our lads to play elsewhere. I guess I'm just totally disillusioned with it all now and last night at dull Hull was the final straw for me ..... I want to see Villa fans with a smile on their faces again instead of ripping their hair out and spitting poison all game, every game.

As a fan of many decades and a total realist, the best we can hope for in the Premiership is avoiding relegation or making the top ten and that's about as good as it gets. As a fan, am I going to be dancing in the streets or invading the pitch to celebrate not being relegated or making the top ten or even Europe ...... I don't think so ! In the Championship, you have not only two promotions to chase but four more play-off places with a potential trip to Wembley thrown in. There are attractive possibilities all over the place and after recent seasons, I'd really fancy having something positive to chase. I know we are a big club and i know we should be competing with the best but the adventures of Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal and more have simply made the Premiership a dull and fairly pointless place to be as a fan and I want excitement, I want to win things and I don't want to pay £40 to sit in the Holte to watch some foreign side make us look stupid !

Must stay wide - hog the flanks because at Hull he drifted inside every time and was impossible to find with a pass ......... STAY WIDE FGS !!!!!!!!!!!

Got to confess I don't WANT to go down but if we do, I ain't shedding too many tears. Would be a great season without the same old boring money teams and some new away trips too. A chance to start a new era and boy do we need that !!!!!!!

Don't know about Sherwood, I'd take fcuking Shergar over the clown we currently have !!!!!!!!!!!!

Just got back. It was like visiting a much loved family member who is dieing from cancer before your eyes and the only guy who can remove the cancer is hundreds of miles away and can't really be bothered. He/They are killing our club and neither cares enough to do the right thing ...... we're going down folks !!! #lambertout

Away seating is now in the corner ........ get on the free buses - we need a big turnout for this one!!!

THIS

Decent effort and it took the top side in the league to beat us. We've raised the bar now and need to make sure we don't slip back because that level of performance will win us points !

Drop Benteke - go for pace up top - and we have a slight chance. Go for the usual statue-esque Tekkers option and we fail to score and lose ...... simples !

Drop Cleverley, drop Benteke and we will be a different side with pace to burn all over the park ...... sadly it will never happen !!!

How can Lambert tell the BBC he "hopes to bring a couple in" and yet less than 24 hours later the club is saying "not bringing anybody in" ?!!!! What does this tell us about the club and their relationship with Lambert ?!!!!

Not a Cleverley fan by any means but ..... he DID play well against Bournemouth !

GK: Guzan LB: Cissokho CB: Baker CB: Okore RB: Hutton LM: Sinclair CM: Sanchez CM: Delph RM: Gil ST: Agbonlahor ST: Weimann Be brave ...... lose Benteke and bring some mobility back to our forward play !

On that showing, Tekkers is a big, big problem for us. He looks like he can't be bothered, he makes very few runs and is giving the midfield nothing to pass to. Very poor showing - Lambert should go with Gabby/Andi up front and go for pace and movement for Gil to support.

3-0 Villa ...... very confident !