KitKat

From the BBC. If you looked at those stats in isolation you'd expect us to have won the game 99 times out of 100. To say nothing else of Dean Smith so far, I am actually looking forward to our games now. I expect he will be backed in January without him needing to go crazy - a bit more quality defensively and we'll be alright.

Liking this kid so far, seems all action and always trying to look forward when in possession or provide a good passing option. Like D*lph only a lot more solid and not as slithery.

I am ready for this man to romantically nourish me. Once we've got a bit more cohesion and he is a bit fitter and/or maybe there's some better quality around him, it's gon be gud.

It is hard enough to keep your good quality players when you're in the prem (or whatever we are calling it). I'd hate to lose him as I'd feel we've been robbed of his time here due to the injury, but maybe he'd already be off if that wasn't the case? Definitely one to fight to keep though!

Don't really know anything about him but good stats! Read somewhere (maybe here?) he is a bit slow to get going and "notoriously" unfit at the start of the season so let's try and keep that in mind!

I think first and foremost Moyes would get use organised and playing to our strengths, which is a massive improvement over the past few years. We've got some good potential in the squad and it would be hard for them to be worse than in previous years... Especially dropping down a division. Very much looking forward to the cleanse and a rebuild with an eye on getting promoted rather than just avoiding sinking.

"Cautious optimism" is still the name of the game for most folks I would bet (although I completely understand the more critical amongst us), and we all want to know more! I haven't been refreshing NewsNow or various Villa forums as much for **** years! At the very least we'll have a more exciting summer than we would have if we were still stuck with Lerner so I'm more than happy to see where our latest adventure leads us.

A bit too cruel. To our cars.

I just want to see us be competitive at the right end of the league and not be a laughing stock. Surely we can get someone who can manage the club properly. That said I hope we get filthy, filthy rich.

Couldn't agree more, I look back at this as the game that broke us for the remainder of the season (confidence wise). Why we haven't been able to correct that I don't know, but I think it was the last time we played anything half decent. The subs were mind blowing, bringing on 2 strikers while we were winning and obviously starting to struggle!

Don't care if he goes in the summer. He might be the best manager we've had in recent times but it's not worked for him here he's not been backed. He'd get no blame for walking. A clean slate would be best for everyone concerned.

Might as well look forward to the Championship, clearly circling the drain in the PL isn't working for us, at this point maybe a spell down there will do more for us. I mean we haven't got a choice really. Also, **** Lerner. Glad he's lost a load of money on us.

I'll be the first to admit I don't really know what his role is supposed to be, only guessing based on his reported background, but I definitely think we should hear less from him now. I don't think I've spoken to or heard from anyone who is impressed with anything that he has said... A generous velvet glove for **** sake.

Is Pro-Garde some kind of mouth wash?

To be fair I remember Browns fans coating Lerner off, not that has any bearing on our managerial appointments. I doubt Randy had much to do with it. On topic however I can understand the frustration boiling over a bit in the match thread but people calling Garde a prick etc really is a bit much.