BOF Posted October 25, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 25, 2012 Same as Richard. Obviously I'd prefer better results but I still think they will come in time. And no, not after it becomes too little too late. I've said as much in my blog linked in my sig. We're currently a car stuttering to start. But we will eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 It's not like we've been unlucky just generally quite crap. The players are doing their best but it's not PL level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceoftheshamen Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Not confident at all i have to say although like many i do think we will get better eventually. My biggest concern is we are playing with fire for the 3rd season in a row. We've had 3 seasons of squad decimation the like of which i've never witnessed before. I shudder to think of the list of players we have either released, sold or had poached from us over the last 36 months. We have replaced quality, skill & solid experience with Youth, potential & inexperience. That is one risky policy in the World's toughest league especially when considering we barely survived the last two campaigns & we have now decimated the squad still further! Having said all that i do like Lambert & think he has signed some real gems......for the future! My biggest worry is where we will be by the time that happens. We are playing kind of ok in patches but the inexperience is really costing us at the moment, either with a sitter being missed or a goal conceded as players struggle to find their feet having been quite literally thrown in the deep end. Many of these guys will turn out to be top players for sure but how long is it going to take as we do not have much time for things to start turning. We need a couple of big wins now to make up for the bad start. Here's to hoping :s This is possibly one of the biggest seasons in the history of Aston Villa FC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcTheObsession Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Many of these guys will turn out to be top players for sure but how long is it going to take as we do not have much time for things to start turning. I still don't get this assessment of our players which keeps getting banded about. Who out of our squad exactly is likely to become a 'top player'? It's a nice thought, that because they are young and not performing well enough at the moment that one day they will, but I'm not quite sure what it's based on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KjParton Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 This is possibly one of the biggest seasons in the history of Aston Villa FC. I agree - It's sink or swim time for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 If we go down this season it will be Lambert's fault due to his unbalanced transfer policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Think we will pull out some surprising results in November. And that will get everyone's optimism back up, I mean look at Norwich their fans must have thought they were as good as down, but by beating arsenal i'm sure their much more upbeat about their chances of survival.. Takes 1 good result to turn a season around. And I believe that result is coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 26, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2012 I remain very optimistic about the future. Not about this season. We won't do anything special at all, but we won't be relegated. But beyond that, I think we'll become a very good PL side again, rather than an also ran, as we are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 26, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2012 I'm not at all optimistic. We are a feeble side at the moment, riddled with flaws and our only hope at the moment appears to be a quantum leap in the standards the team is capable of on matchday. Relegation is a very real, and at this moment in time, increasingly likely scenario week on week. Longer term, I'm not so sure. A lot could depend on the outcome this season - relegation and we're in deep, deep shit. If we manage to stay up (at the moment, we appear to be banking on luck to achieve this) I don't think we've got many glory days to come regardless. So yeah... not optimistic at all, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1974Centenary Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I agree - It's sink or swim time for us. After the Norwich game,its sink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 In bottom 3 with current scores ... Not sure where next win is coming from TBH ..so very pessimistic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 After what I wintnessed today against norwich(at home) there is a real possibilty that unless PL starts to get the best out of bent,gabby and zog, we will be right in the shit come december. It's all very well saying we'll get better but find yourself in relegation around xmas and your in trouble- end of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Ok I take back what I said. We are dire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Very low. We are getting worse not better and PL does not look like being the man to take us forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 If we lose the next four games, which looks incredibly likely, we are going to be in some serious shit come January. We aren't better than the lower level premiership teams, its now proven, and the big boys are about to make things get even worse, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 If we stop up again this season it will only be because, the same as last season, there are at least 3 sides slightly worse than us and not because we are any good. Not a very good long term strategy as Coventry City will testify to. If you keep playing chicken on the motorway eventually you will get run over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaCas Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I'm staggered that there are people already asking for PL's head!! He is only 9 games into sorting out one of the worst situation I can remember at VP - Have we become so impatient that we are giving managers only nine games now!! At that rate we will be going through four managers a season. For me, I'm already seeing signs of improvement. - The manager has got his staff in place and has already moved out the over-paid and over-rated brigade. - Some good young players have been purchased and will only get better (I think Bennett, Lowton, Westwood and Benteke for example, will all grow to become top class players). - Younger players are getting a chance and will only get better (Herd, Delph, Baker, Clark, Gardner etc). - More players promising players will be purchased in January. - We've already seen an improvement in style and particularly in attitude - The dressing room seems to be behind him - We have got a long road ahead but PL's track record suggests that he is the right man for the job I think that we will have a few hairy moments along the way but will improve as the season goes on. I expect us to finish around 12th and be better next season Keep the Faith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I said at the start of the season I'd snap the hand off anyone offering 15th but I don't think we will finish that high unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I'm not at all optimistic. We are a feeble side at the moment, riddled with flaws and our only hope at the moment appears to be a quantum leap in the standards the team is capable of on matchday. Relegation is a very real, and at this moment in time, increasingly likely scenario week on week. Longer term, I'm not so sure. A lot could depend on the outcome this season - relegation and we're in deep, deep shit. If we manage to stay up (at the moment, we appear to be banking on luck to achieve this) I don't think we've got many glory days to come regardless. So yeah... not optimistic at all, really. I'm starting to feel this way too. I was optimistic at the start of the season of a mid table finish, but with every passing result I am becoming more and more pessimistic about our chances. I think we are in for another relegation fight this year, and I'm becoming less and less convinced that we'll be safe at the end of the season. I fear we could have put too much onus on young and untried hungry players. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for giving them a go, but you need to find the right balance between this and experienced pro's who can lead them, we don't seem to have the know how of winning games. We could dearly do with Petrov or someone of similar ilk amongst the team to marshall the players on the pitch. I don't see many PL experienced leaders in our team if I'm honest, and that worries me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 There have been occasions over the last 2 seasons when I was sure that we'd be relegated, obviously we didn't go down, and that is what will give me hope over the next few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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