Hi all Happy New Year and I hope its a good one for everyone and the Villa of course.
I would like to introduce you all to a new author we have on board; Perry Barr. Who despite being a busy man has taken the time to kick us off into the new year with a positive article. Perry has worked in the football industry for a number of years, so his knowledge is second to none. Below are a few lines about him. Hope you all enjoy the read.
Hi all, I have been a Villa supporter for the whole of my life!!!
Villa heroes – Brian Little, Alan Evans and Gary Shaw
Still remember queueing from 2.00pm outside the Holte End for Villa’s ’77 League Cup Semi-Final with QPR (kick-off 7.30pm) and went to the Final at Wembley, 1st replay at Hillsborough and 2nd replay at Old Trafford – was at Highbury on the day we won the title – was at Wembley/Old Trafford for all our finals and semi’s since 1977 – been a season ticket holder and corporate customer at Villa Park.
Worked in the football industry for the last 15 years (including 5 years as a club director at 2 different clubs)…..enough said!!
So here we are; the start of 2013 and all Villa fans must be in a complete state of confusion!
We made Man Utd look very ordinary at Villa Park and murdered Liverpool at Anfield, but also shipped 15 goals in 3 games to Chelsea, Spurs and Wigan before steadying a very rocky ship with a well-earned point in Wales and we have a League Cup Final to look forward to (I wont even contemplate losing to bloody Bradford!!) – I don’t know what to think!!
I should state right now that I am a huge supporter of Paul Lambert – he’s a brave manager, no doubt about that. After what he delivered for Norwich he could have sat comfortably at Carrow Road for years to come with very little real pressure – relegation would not have seen him lose his job after consecutive promotions, so I have huge respect for the man’s decision to leave that behind and take on one of the countries biggest clubs (and we are one of the countries biggest despite Small-Heaths protests!!) in a state of complete and utter disarray, with instructions to remove the high wage earners and bring in ‘kids’ on low wages.
We should all respect PL for that and understand that any questions should be directed at the boardroom – without doubt it is club policy for the foreseeable future – right or wrong – so we just have to get on with it and trust the man!
However; if the unthinkable happens, the policy will be badly flawed and I can see a long and painful journey back to the Premier League – would these kids cope any better with the pressures of a promotion battle than they are doing with a relegation fight? I don’t think so personally so they need some help both on the pitch and in the dressing room – I’ve actually heard Villa fans suggesting that it wouldn’t do us any harm to be relegated because we’d come back stronger… WHAT!?? – I have 3 things to say about that theory – NO – NO and NO!!!!
Surely PL can be entrusted to bring in a couple of experienced heads this month – just to get us over the line in terms of staying in the league? I hope that he’s been given the green-light to do this and that these very promising, green youngsters will have players sitting next to them before games and alongside them on the pitch who can calm things down when it gets tough and talk them through – I for one think that this experience, particularly throughout the spine of the side would have secured the extra 2 points at Swansea when absolute panic set in.
We only have to look across the city to see what state a club can get in to – so I understand and support a policy of financial prudence – its the only way to avoid being a Leeds, Portsmouth, Rangers and so on – but there also has to be a little common sense applied to this policy. If Randy wants to tighten the financial strings, that is his prerogative, but come on Randy – in Paul Lambert we trust – you have to too… just trust him enough for a couple of experienced heads to see these fabulous kids through what will (hopefully) be the clubs darkest period in a long, long time
The comment “I think that the building foundations ideal is trying to make the most of our undoubtedly spectacular Academy” is the funniest thing i have ever read i will not top that in 2013 and possibly the rest of my life, thanks for the laugh brilliant
Lol…………I think he means spectacularly shit
My personal favorite was ‘loyalty support and patience is all we will need’… if only it was that easy…!
You don’t get out much.
Any truth to the Scott Sinclair rumours
Nobody knows yet. More likely to be F Scott Fitzgerald… or Clive Sinclair.
LOL, thats not bad for Jan 2nd
Fuck me qpr are 1.0 up at chelsea FFs
How did they beat us 8-0
How did Chelsea not score against QPR when they beat us by 8!! Pathetic.
My thoughts exactly what the fuck is going on. This result will kick start their season now
They will spend money now..
We HAVE to beat Southampton no matter what!!!
QPR will spend big now and Arry will keep them up, just wait and see.
Its easy saying we have to beat southampton, we had to beat Wigan and failed pathetically. I don’t fancy our chances against anyone ATM and Southampton have already thrashed us 4-1 this season. Another beating on the cards I reckon, barring some significant investment from lerner
We do thou I wouldn’t put money on it. Going t be very tough
How can you trust a fool whom makes comments like Villa is a huge job,and the future is bright.Please tell me where i would not trust sending LAMBERT down to the corner shop for a bag of dolly mixtures he would probably come back with a bloody bag of jelly babies.How on earth can you trust a manager whom wants rid of our only player with premiership experience and is incapable of attracting experienced premiership players to the club.As i have stated before Villa are sinking faster than the TITANIC the longer he is in charge.
shhhh
Lambert along with everybody else does not know where we will be at the end of the season reason being we are a poor side and fighting relegation.
We’re encouraged to be positive but everything at Aston villa is ringing alarm bells. Exactly WTF is going on at our club, because hearing lambert (a guy I like) saying I just have to believe we will be ok, I’m happy with the squad, January is a nightmare, I’m bricking it that Lerner and fatty think this crop over the most overrated shite I’ve ever seen are gonna keep us up. Clarke (not gd enough to clean cahills boots. Bannan (no goals, physically a joke at this level) if your as gd as mata it’s ok, when your not and have no pace your just a aerial liability. Baker looks ok, but I’m saying ok. Lowton ok, Bennett (too early to say) but why are we buying young players who look so fragile, he’s the same age as Kyle walker (physically superior), Westwood not bad but really he’s a bits and pieces man, and lets be honest any defenders or players that are responsible for protecting the defence have hardly covered themselves in glory this season. Herd is a player that before these last 3 yrs, that the closest he would have got to the first team is buying a season ticket behind the dugout. Albrighton (the definition of a headless chicken) I liked him but last season seemed to destroy him, he should move down a level and he could be a decent championship player (no shame in that).
Delph is one of the worst and most overrated players I’ve ever seen down the villa. Another player who isn’t good at any single thing except getting booked. If we need a ball winner, lets get a physically imposing one, who doesn’t look like he could be posted through a letter box.
Finally a player I really will praise, his attitude, his effort, his clear ability and the fact that without him this season I think we’d be bottom. B… Weimann! This guy is a revelation I just wish he could have played in a better villa team. Benteke another player is give praise, clearly he will be some player, however I don’t agree with the manager insisting the sun shines out his arse every match, as I think he’s starting to believe it. Against Swansea he couldn’t even string a pass together. If lambert can keep his feet on the floor, he could be a real asset for us, that’s if we can stay up.
So I think ive covered the main players, but a lot of these “youngsters” wouldn’t even be on the bench for other prem teams. You can argue we had to play them, but I’d argue Lerner didn’t have to leave our squad so ill equipped.
My answer, buy players to make our team more physically imposing in January.
Gotta agree with most of your points! Weimann and Benteke are the only bright sparks this season- a great partnership in the making if we can keep them. Baker is definitely a good prospect and the fullbacks just need time to adjust to the PL (time they dont have!)
Unlike most Villa fans, I actually like Bannan. I think he has the same creative spark that Ireland has, only he is prepared to run his bollocks off for 90 mins too. I also think in a better team, with better movement, he would be playing much better…as now he seems to try and force the play too much and often gives possession away.
Albrighton is hopeless, just runs down blind alleys and when he does have time on the ball, his crosses rarely beat the first man. I cant believe we paid almost 6m for Delph, MON should be shot.
U gotta rate Guzan too…
Jermaine Jenas is joining on loan. You heard it here first.
Personally I think it is a risk after last time. However PL knows more about football than I do.
Bollocks
Heard the JJ story from a pal yesterday. Still a good player.
I havnt been a director or involved in the football industry,im just a fan thats been going since 71,lambert is a disaster,worst football ive ever seen us play in 40 years..why are you backing him? The facts speak for themselves,were totally inept..he has to be removed..enough said