We have an interesting post today from the Mail’s Mat Kendrick – LINK
Now whilst I like the sentiment behind what he says I have to say how can any fan group hope to represent the majority views of fans. On any forum, down the pub, at the ground there are several different views. These are
– Lerner’s fault has to go (my view and if this happens Lambert is gone)
– Lambert’s fault has to go but Lerner can stay
– MON’s fault
– Everyone’s fault
– Fan’s fault
– No-one’s fault
Unlike in the Anti-Eliis days when I truly felt we were in the majority (despite what Ellis ever said) I feel there is no majority at all now for a single position.
There are no fans group around, the Villa Trust has no shares and last I heard only about 100 members. Does anyone want to start one up again, thought not !!
So Mat knows this, he reads the forums, he is a Villa fan (used to write for H&V) and after months of being non critical towards the club I find this piece very interesting. It is like he is reaching out to find views, have the club asked him to do this ?
I would like him to ask one simple question and get a proper answer.
What is the project ?
Lambert has had money and spent it on dross.
He could of bought 3 players to create a spine, a solid spine and put them on reasonable wages for the same cost or less even. Then start buying the “young & hungry” players to fit around that spine.
We’re awful to watch and are going nowhere under this plan. Lerner is to blame for a lot, but he has given Lambert in the region of 40mil and the dross we see attempting to play football every week and the absolute lack of tactics falls squarly at the feet of Lambert.
oohah ur not giving double standards are u ???? you have said on more than one occassion concrete ron more like paper ron , guzan before lambert came was all but a cup player, and released,westwood was in div 2 and 1 before last year.delph has really played 1 game in 6 months.bertrand played a european cup final in midfield and really gets a game .benteke a one season wonder as genk how loyal he is .albrighton and gabby are good players
Lol fair point but to be fa it Vlaar has to be the most improved defender in the prem this year and let’s face it he was shite last year. Westwood did have a good game on sun and may have turned a corner. On their day the players above are mid table quality which I’m sure most agree. Benteke has proved me right so far though I reckon he is deliberately playing shit to drive his price down in the summer IMO of course
well at least ur man enough to admit what you said and how you was wrong on this season performances . i hate to agree but your 100000000% right on benteke, he took a pay rise knowing he wasn’t gonna bother to turn up
Never understood why we bought Kozak, we dont have the wingers to supply him, that £7m would have been better spent on a couple of decent midfielders, I say this without taking his injury into consideration.
i think he was a direct replacement for benteke but spurs went for saldado
Albrighton on the right, Grealish on the left, BINGO! Hopefully. I like Kozak, such a shame he’s out injured. Wieman behind him, Helenius behind him, Gabby next to him in a 4-4-2, all those combos we’re not going to see this season. Having said that, if Benteke goes (if anyone can be arsed to come in for him after this season)…
We saw the exact reason Kozak was bought. Exact reason… Benteke was injured. We had Bowery who would’ve been first choice and Helenius as 2nd. Kozak was an absolute must and for the first time, we have striker depth, something we haven’t had in ages.
guys this conspiracy theory that benteke is playing shit to get a move/drive his price down for a move is absolute nonsense, its a world cup year! Belgium have a great side this year with some great players, getting into that squad and the starting 11 is going to be very hard, lots of competition and as it stands on this seasons form lukaku and miralis will be way ahead of benteke in the pecking order. benteke is not going to play shite on purpose when he’s got the opportunity of a life time to shine this year is he? that makes no sense at all.
just have to face face he’s playing absolute gash so far since those early games before his injury.
the tactics are not helping him though, when villa are in possession put both CB’s on benteke and wait for the long air ball to him, simples.
points taken about the conspiracy
but BIG facts are he has been gash, against newcastle he was given good positions to attack, second half he had ball at feet with gabby free on right and weimann free on left and he fluffed the pass . can we afford to wait for him to find form. holt will give more problems sunday. ???????? wot do the fans wants holt or benteke sunday
benteke is on form is vital to our game plans, since the injury against norwich i think he hasn’t held ball up hasn’t attacked down the channels infact i can’t remember much only the pass to set gabby free down the left against pool and his header which was a howler mistake by pool defender and goalie