Ratings & Reactions: Southampton v Villa

[lapal_fan]

Its bad, but in context it's to be expected.

Half the team were probably saving themselves for the final in all honesty, not that that's any sort of get out.  

You can forgive a result like spurs, where we've played well but just been unlucky with a mistake, but you can't forgive a lack of effort, like today.

I hope they all know what they're doing, we can't keep letting other teams do our work for us.

[maqroll]

We are right in the mix to stay up. Looks like Smith is here til the finish line. Let's just back him and the team 100% and push them over the line.

[Okonokos]

Just got back. I'm normally a very positive fan and usually look on the bright side but today was pathetic. Absolutely no desire or fight. If they can't put up a fight today then they don't deserve to play next week. I'd honestly drop half of them after today and play the kids.

[Okonokos]

Also, does anyone who went to the game know what the fans on the front row were saying to Hourihane at the end?

[TRO]

4 hours ago, lapal_fan said:

Its bad, but in context it's to be expected.

Half the team were probably saving themselves for the final in all honesty, not that that's any sort of get out.  

You can forgive a result like spurs, where we've played well but just been unlucky with a mistake, but you can't forgive a lack of effort, like today.

I hope they all know what they're doing, we can't keep letting other teams do our work for us.

No it isn't, its never to be expected, that performance should never be expected.

It happens, sure......but not expected.

The result was actually fortunate, in the light of the 28  shots from Southampton.

We create too many excuses.

Edited February 23, 2020 by TRO

[Okonokos]

Also, we've got to drop the 5 at the back and go with 3 in midfield. We get overrun so easily in there it's depressing. Save us super John.

[MaVilla]

wow.....Long literally scored with his d*ck.....

What a time to be a Villa fan

[Graham t]

54 minutes ago, TRO said:

I can, its happened too often.

How must most of the fans feel, going to that final after that debacle....its shocking.....what other club would do that to fantastic fans.

I suspect if we get a drubbing, a decision will be made on Dean.

I made my decision after watching Wesley stroll around for half a season. What would 'Sir Ron' have said to him would have made an interesting listen.

 

Regards,

VLD.

[Eastie]

1 hour ago, TRO said:

I don't want to be a kiljoy, but he may take some time to get match fit and even then he was iffy, when he got injured.

I wouldn't hold out too much hope on that......I think it needs a new voice, quickly, to have any chance of stopping up.

So so I, sadly though I can’t see purslow making the call and admitting he was wrong in the new contract - our chest chance of survival is a hopeful new manager bounce - I don’t see smith getting this back on track , he’s out of his depth at this level in my opinion 

[KHV]

3 hours ago, richp999 said:

I think this is bang on.

I don't think a number of the players have the ability to play the way he wants - and this is starting to cause problems in the squad.  They simply can't do what he's asking, and as you say, he won't change his style.

But I'd rather stick with smith, and change the players.

Its not all of them, but the ones under par put pressure on the rest.

If you go the other way round, you sack smith, get in big fat sam who will play to the limited abilities of the players - and no one wants that.

What if Sam got results?

[Okonokos]

11 minutes ago, KHV said:

What if Sam got results?

Still not for me.

[The Fun Factory]

We are what we are. A team thrown together in  a couple of months in the summer after lucking out and getting promoted from being mid table in March. It hasn't really worked but most teams going up from  winning the play offs struggle. The question that may be more important is this team minus the big names good enough to bounce straight back up? Nope probably not. Renew your season ticket now.

[dounavilla]

I'm sad to admit it but it's time for Smith to go.

He just is not up to the job, I get the feeling he has lost a few 1st team players.

Let him have the cup final and then it's time.

[MikeAVFC]

A horrendous shower of shit. However, I'm taking consolation in that everyone around us is just as shit as we are and it'd be so like us to scab it on the final day despite being awful for the majority of the season. The Spurs performance still gives me hope we can just do it. Not looking forward to Wembley next week however, today was hide behind the sofa stuff **** knows what next week will be  typically knowing this team we'll turn up next week and give it a good go because it's a big game and a final. Yet this shower cant be arsed for the bread and butter against the sides around us. Shambolic

[smg]

If this forum is representative of the clubs fan base we really are a croc of sh*t. Promoted through the play offs after finishing 5th in the championship with a number of loan players and a very small squad once you take out the oldies that helped gain promotion we had nothing going forward. Yes we spent a lot of money but we had to get players in quickly, it hasn’t proved to be a quick fix but there is talent there. Last time we bought a lot of new players the fans decided they were shit , ruined confidence and we eventually got relegated . A lot of these players are now playing regularly at high levels around Europe. Aston Villa well known club worldwide won loads in the past but currently rebuilding it takes time and without fan support will take longer, perhaps will never happen, too many fans expect instant success, ain’t going to happen..

is there a difference between fan and supporter ?

[villalad21]

I wish Dean would start owning it more and stop blaming people.

He just come across very unlikable.

And slating your own players in public is  the wrong thing to do. It will only worsen the harmony and he risk losing some of the players.

Edited February 22, 2020 by villalad21

[Shaw_nuff]

39 minutes ago, smg said:

If this forum is representative of the clubs fan base we really are a croc of sh*t. Promoted through the play offs after finishing 5th in the championship with a number of loan players and a very small squad once you take out the oldies that helped gain promotion we had nothing going forward. Yes we spent a lot of money but we had to get players in quickly, it hasn’t proved to be a quick fix but there is talent there. Last time we bought a lot of new players the fans decided they were shit , ruined confidence and we eventually got relegated . A lot of these players are now playing regularly at high levels around Europe. Aston Villa well known club worldwide won loads in the past but currently rebuilding it takes time and without fan support will take longer, perhaps will never happen, too many fans expect instant success, ain’t going to happen..

is there a difference between fan and supporter ?

[smg]

Don’t even have a f****** clue  what you’re on about

[The Fun Factory]

I don't mind the manager saying the team was shite when they were shite. Wilder does that all the time with Shef Utd.

If they respond to it than its fine, if its more of the same and no response then I will worry about smiths  future.

[gurru991]

3 hours ago, TRO said:

The fans criticising Grealish, on twitter need to take a long hard look at themselves.

If they can find time to criticise him after him carrying us all season, maybe it is time for him to go and join a team where players support him and he don't have to do it all on his own.

To have the gall to have a pop at him, while the rest of the bag of spanners, drift around aimlessly, beggars belief.

I have heard it all now.

 

Twitter is a cess pool for morons where no one is held accountable for vile, stupid or racist remarks. The shame is that shabby second rate hacks like to quote from twitter for click bait purposes. I ditched twitter about six months ago and do not miss it in the slightest.