So the job I had to go and do today wasn’t too bad and I managed to get back at about five past three.
Typical of my luck and my first glimpse of the game was watching the re-runs of our goal.
It was a decent goal though and cheered me up no end.
A nice through ball from Weimann and a smart finish from Gabby; good stuff.
I wasn’t cheered up for long though, as we soon regressed to our usual tactics of two defensive banks of four, which allowed Swansea to come at us at will.
And when you’re constantly being battered, it’s pretty obvious the opposition are going to score eventually, which is exactly what they did.
It didn’t take long for me to start thinking “why don’t we up the pace, close them down faster and try and stop them playing?”; after all, it’s about the only thing we’re any good at as a team, in my opinion.
Anyway, it did actually happen for a few minutes in the second half and you could hear the crowd instantly trying to get behind the team.
It was short lived though.
Anyway, going back to early on in the game where we were winning, I found myself thinking about something else.
Yes, I know, I was doing a lot of thinking, instead of just concentrating on the game, like I always try to do.
So my question to myself was “does your perception of the way the team’s playing change depending on the score at the time?”
I determined that it probably does and decided to try and analyse the game more than just try to enjoy it for what it is; a game.
Even when we were one up, I’d decided that we are genuinely a poor side.
Swansea’s goal obviously did nothing to change that opinion and me expecting Swansea to go on and win the game changed it even less.
I’m probably boring you. Which is exactly how I found the game. Boring.
Boring as hell.
Nothing has changed. We sit back and try and soak up the pressure and resort to punting the ball long for Gabby to run onto. It’s so tedious, it’s almost laughable.
And this is at home!
While I thought we were poor, I also thought I’d have a look at some stats, just to check.
I’m not a massive fan of them, but they can be indicative of a trend;
Villa first.
Total passes; 252 vs 721
Percentage of passes long; 23% vs 10.8%
Passing accuracy; 57.1% vs 85.9%
And to cap it all, we had 27.1% possession.
When you consider I don’t think Swansea were very good today, that’s simply appalling.
I’m getting fed up of being bored watching the Villa.
If Lerner genuinely watches us every week, surely he can see just how poor we are?
And has to do something?
Trouble is, I really don’t see anything changing.
Perfect summing up from what I saw. At the risk of repeating myself, I have never witnessed such poor passing and that includes a Sunday League pub team still half pissed from the night before. Its fucking pathetic to watch, not to mention boring. WTF fuck do they do in training…very little, on the evidence of that!
Fuck off Lerner, the Villa is OURS!
We signed Kozac they signed Shelvey. Says it all……….
I get my season ticket as a corporate gift and I had enough before Palace, didn’t want to go today
Sorry but Lambert needs to go
Last season we had a plan, we started playing half decent football towards the end of the season and got behind him on the basis we were playing good football
This season is smash it forward and hope an attacker gets on the ball. Guzan even smashed it forward all the time and gave possession away. Joke after joke…..
Why did we give Weimann a £30k contract? he is shit
Angry Villa supporter
Your right the only way we are where we are is because Lady luck must have been with us for the last 6 or 7 games god help us when luck runs out
I refused to go and refused to watch online but still couldn’t resist putting on BBC sport at HT – With which the commentator said “Swansea are passing Villa to death”
You know theres now people going to give it the ‘ol “We got a point” la-di da but the fact is, we pretty much played a Swansea second string, and got battered all over the pitch once again……..BUT, the luck has returned and somehow undeservedly picked up a point – Which will see Lambert get another wedge of money to waste of Skrill League pump!!!
4 points out of a possible 18 through December, with losses including Fulham, Stoke and Palace and flukey results v Southampton and Swansea. That is absolutely dreadful.
I’v got a box for the Arsenal game, meal, q&a with a legend etc etc- I’m thinking of passing it up as i’m not sure the days holiday and travel are worth it!!!
Oh my god have you read lamberts comments I wanna puch his lights out made me so angry if he is not sacked us fans need to do something
He even says in reference to Swansea “They are more experienced than us”……. WELL WHY HAVE YOU NOT BOUGHT IN ANY EXPERIENCE THEN YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKWIT
A team that nearly went out of business 10 years ago that have a stadium half the size of ours with a third of the fan base with more experience
Fucking blood boiling……………..
Fuck you lambert and fuck your shit project to its non existing you deled moran get the fuck out of villa asap your the worst manager in history were playing football not rugby cadaff city are oit playing sunderland you watch them out play us on nyday
Amen
I have good contacts at the club who said Randy is over next week. Randy normally comes over in his jet the week before xmas, now delayed until this week, so the general feeling at the club is lose at Sunderland Lambo on his backside down witton island
Just got home, our midfield got bossed, our left side is woeful. We are that bad the Swansea fans were shouting hoof. We are going down our performances are terrible, Lerner blatantly does not give a toss anymore and Lambert lives on another planet a million miles away from any of the fans.
Sack Lambert, Sack Faulkner, FUCK OFF LERNER this is our villa and when you have completely destroyed it we will have to pick it all up again.
I am considering asking for a refund on my ST cant watch that shower of shit week in week out
All 22,000 need to do this wake up fans save your club you love stand up and be counted
I am boycotting the cup game, I hope others follow suit
Boycott the league games instead. It will make more of an impact.
He also said today with regards to this project of theirs….”We are halfway there” …. But the other day we were “A million miles from where we want to be” ….. Massive contradiction – Does this berk know what he’s even saying??!!??
God, if we are halfway there, our team is still going to be shite when we finally get there.
It’s got to the point now where i’m saying yes to shopping in the sales with the better half instead of going/watching the game…..What the heck is happening
Halfway to the championship. I overheard a conversation whilst quieing for my HT Cuppa that Lerner is in the UK but was not attending the match any truth in this
Can anyone tell me where the next points coming from, Arsenal, Liverpool, Westbrom, Sunderland had better lie down next match for us.Helenius I did hear the prat mumble them words, I’ve been here 18 months I did say it would take 2 years, the mans a moron.
So in his eyes, we are a million miles away yet halfway there – halfway into a 2 year project yet he’s been at it 18months…..None of this makes sense whatsoever.
Underneath all the mumbling he sounds a beaten man!!
Said it weeks ago, he has lost the plot, just a mumbling twat.
The villa OS site says that vlaar and benteke might be back for Sunderland game. More likely been rushed back half fit to try and save lamberk his job. Brown and o shea had benteke in their pocket at vp.
Deadly doug love him or hate him would not have stood for this shit
Don’t get me started on deadly the man who deliberately broke up the European cup squad because we won it without him and had no reference to it at VP until Lerner came, the man who appointed David fuckin o’leary, dr Venglos and billy McNeil. The man who fucked up tge signing of James Beattie which was a formality because he wanted to save a few bob. The man who wouldn’t pay an extra half million for Robbie keane who got sold fir 3 times the amount a year later. Do me a favour the was on blues board in the 60s before he came to us a total megalomaniac who’s only success was a couple of league cups and the years he wasn’t at our club were the most successful ever. Oh yeah don’t forget relegation and naming a stand after himself ffs.
But yes ur right he does attend matches. He comes all the way from four oaks on a Saturday as he’s fuck all else to do.
He doesn’t live in four oaks for a start so get you facts straight. Can’t win with you can you? Hate Lerner hate Ellis no wonder we have billionaires queuing up round the block.
Under Ellis watch we also built a stadium most clubs can only dream of, would probably be a top team in the world if it wasn’t for Liverpool in the 80’s getting clubs banned from Europe as we would have been in the Champions League when we were smashing the top of the league.
So come on smart bollocks? 2nd in the league under Ellis or 15th and lucky under some American who is happy cruising just to stay in the league?
Ellis was good and bad for the club. Forget what he did after 1982 that’s old news and it’s no wonder we are laughed at for living 31 years in the past.
I repeat what I said. Ellis would not stand for this shit. Ellis would not leave Falkner in charge of our UK/European operation. Steve Stride was a better man.
ask any staff at villa park who was a better chairman
He does live in sutton perhaps it’s mere green. Have u not forgot dol the club was on its knees when he left.
Bill it could be 2 decades mate fuck all would change.he mentioned swansea had more experienced players fuck me twat features ain’t the penny dropped yet,your answering your own problems.fucking useless prick.
Well giddy Sunderland just got the draw ,in a way if Cardiff got 3 points level with us so Sun 15 Cardiff18 getting to fucking close mate.
Mate if we get fuck all against the mackems we then meet the big boys it’s downhill all the way imo.we’re just totally shite.
Sick of hearing the Tan and Lerner comparison yes Tan is dreadful but at least he attends matches and is prepared to invest. Everyone looking for the good in an owner who no longer gives a toss and has not since the MON days
“They’re a good passing side as everyone knows and they played well but Guzan didn’t have a lot to do.”
And how much did their goalie have to do, Lambert?
I’m really beginning to despair at what this bloke comes out with.
Lamberk is a mumbling stuttering useless fuckwit. And that’s on a good day.
Guzan had the most touches of the ball out of anyone in our team 55, what a shower of shit
Is that true???
worst passing and worst disciplinary as we lose the ball then foul to get it back. Wank wank wank. Had enough……
What baffles me though is that we were a passing side last season? We have the same players and more and we now play long ball, what the hell happened? Truly bizarrestuff going on at the Villa,
Lambert out!!
Tonev – 8 passes in total, 4 completed……hahahaha, embarrassing
Tonev in the team and Albrighton our recent on form player on the bench Lambert you tactical genius. God I thought McCleish had no idea but no we manage to find someone who is much much worse
Albrighton might be in form but we haven’t gotten a point since he started at Villa this season from what I remember, so he just might be a tactical genius.
that’s more luck than judgement
I’m not going again for a long time had enough not paying to watch that UTV
Lambert: “I have seen my team play really well in some games and come away with nothing, really well and you look at it afterwards and think ‘we did really well in that.’
Really well statement Lambert, really well, you c*nt
No markD one of them are useful he’s not.
I’ve sung my self fuckin hoarse today in the lower Holte and my lad had to experience that tactically inept shit that try’s to protect players who are not Premier League quality.Im knack erred all in and have had a belly full of Lerners skinflinting poor owners antics and Lamberts bullshit drivvle.Ive had enough Lerner sell and fuck off or buy quality.Time for the bed sheets aim them messages at Lerner
yeah, well done once more to the fans JD, once more they did their bit and dispite the god awful football not only today but every appearance at VP they could be heard trying to get behind the team. god knows we’ve tried but there’s only so long you can keep singing and cheering and supporting in the face of total shite football that’s an embarrassment to us as villa fans.
HOOOOOOF!!!!!!
Ellis was there today in the stands, 83 years old fighting illnesses but he was there with his villa flag on his lap. Made the effort and does game in game out.
no one has seen Lerner since when?????
He is supposed to be coming over this week in his private jet. Lose at Sunderland and Lambert is gone according to people at the club…….
the only good thing about today is results have gone our way, draws among the lower reaches ae good results. I was hoping the lower reaches were something we wouldn’t be concerning ourselves about this season, I estimate we will be very very concerned come the next few games.
big talk of the transfer window but unless learner is going to give lambert Darren bent type monies what chance have we got of getting in anyone decent? anyone good enough to slot straight in, hit the ground running and give the team some confidence? 2 or 3 mil aint gonna do it. also if we couldn’t address our issues(which we all knew what they were)during the summer transfer window how the fuck will we do it in the 30 days jan window with ridiculous inflated prices, wages and agents having free for all.
as for lamberts comments, the guy is a mess, he just shouldn’t bother because what he is saying is laughable, literally, I laughed as I did last week when he looked totally lost, was unable to answer any questions contructively and ended up saying very, very, very quietly with no conviction at all ‘we go again’ I nearly spat out the single malt I was drinking to drown my sorrows.
alcohol and drug use must be on an increase of epidemic proportions amongst villans at the moment.
cheers! hic!
NM im slaughtered most day things seem alot easier to handle,i’l see you all in the detox clinic in may.
No point getting angry any more, we know nothing is going to change. I can only laugh at how shit our players and manager are.
Tbh we’re cheating the PL. We are a team of championship players with a championship manager, and thats why we’ll be playing in that league next season.