This Could Be Rotterdam

I'd love to see him play with Davis, feeding off him holding the balls up. We could have a good partnership there. 

This man still manages to anger me even after that performance. His post match interview yet again saying we've been talking nonsense and it's ridiculous. Is he going out of his way to annoy the fans? 

Do it for another half. And then do it next game. And the next 5 after that. Then I might change my mind. 

Players currently warming up with whelan having the ball in the middle, spraying it wide, with a ball along the floor into the box which should be finished. All great to watch xcwpt noone is defending. The subs are passing it in a square while the starters play pretend we won't have to make it round defenders. 

30 minutes ago, jjaacckk91 said:

Bloke on talksport(Tom Ross?) 

Apparently we broke even over last January and then made 25m this window, Bruce just needs backing by xia. Basically it's not Bruce's fault it's xia's for not backing him or ours for not supporting the team enough. And 10 months is too soon to judge him. 

I know talksport tries to wind people up but my blood is boiling.

 

Also claimed garde was supported. Whatever your thoughts on garde, noone can claim that he was backed. 

Joey barton  was equally as frustrating to listen to! 

Really wish they'd sort the sound system out, it's deafening! 

As a side note... My phone auto corrected that to defeated. Probably also correct. 

Big day for keinan Davis! Hope he does well, and if not abuse is kept to Bruce and not the kid. 

That press conference is th most condescending thing ive seen in a long time. He talks like we are idiots. Seems to find it funny that we want him out. Well I'm not laughing. I've never seen the villa fans on social media so united in wanting a manager gone. They're not laughing. The thought of giving this man more money is shocking.

the more I see him speak, the more I'm convinced he he won't sort this mess out. Sack him!

Out of interest, does anyone know how many days a week most teams train? Maybe naively, I thought they had the day after a game off, and then trained 5 days per week and then game day. I'm pretty surprised we only train 3 days per week, maybe that explains why we find it so difficult to get any consistency. 

If it's true that he is only with us three days a week then it needs to stop immediately! He's either our player or not. He's our captain, he should be on the training pitch every day helping the players sort this out! 

Not sure if anyone has seen but his face on the villa FB page chat last night when he was asked 'will it be nice to get back on home soil on Saturday?' was an absolute picture. He knows what is coming, he knows the fans will turn. I'd much rather not have it end with us turning on him and the club just do what they know needs to be done but I think it might be left for the' fans to force the clubs hand'. 

1 minute ago, a m ole said:

Onomah off for Adomah... a like for like substitution 

No. There's at least two different letters. 

If Bruce was given two games to save his job then tonight should make them review that. Get rid! The guys a joke. 

I can only hope if xia gave him two games to save his job that tonight makes him realise he needs to just do it now. We're a joke. Get this idiot out of our club.

He sounds defeated. The players look defeated. This won't improve until he goes! 

2 minutes ago, AshVilla said:

So what are people's thoughts on Fish.

I'm a cod man myself.

Cod with curry sauce. Yes please!

Just now, sne said:

Passing & accuracy stats:

Reading 90.8

Villa 47.9

In the attacking 3rd it's even worse.

Thats crazy! I dont care if we win the next two games, this joker wont get us up with this football. Hes pathetic. 

Jonjo shelvey showing he is one if the dumbest footballers going! Should get a longer ban just for the stupidity. 

I can't believe Pardew, motes, person etc. Are even mentioned as options. How are they any different to Bruce? We'd be getting the same old. Karaoke or jokanovic for me. 

He speaks like a defeated man. Atleast he knows how we all feel. 

He also said he'd only been here 6/7 months. He came here last October, the same week as warnock. Two transfer windows in and he doesn't know his best 11. I wouldn't blame xia if he was sacked tonight. 

Has one sentence ever summed up Bruce better than 'maybe we're not ready to play two strikers'? Jesus christ! 

Xia might not sack him today but im sure he will tell the right people to start looking. Bruce says the players are in awe of the size of the club, i think he is. Nowhere near good enough. 

Karanka in?

Is anyone else concerned with the amount of players we're so supposedly currently scouting? I'd hope we would have a good enough list of options that we haven't exhausted them all already. 

Picked up the away one before the game on saturday and i think its my favourite top since the black nike one. The home is nice but ive got a feeling its one that will be a hit as a replica in 20 years like the classic 90s ones are now, particularly if its one were promoted in.

A massive 7814 attendance tonight. Just over double our away following tomorrow night?