Stevie Cooper

[Ciscokid]

Glad he’s staying but seriously does anyone expect any difference at Villa ?

Well EM used the words "must improve" and "immediately". Taken literally that means the next game maybe 2. It's a stay of execution I think.

[DR Forest]

No - I expect us to go down unless yates aurier kouyate Johnson and Taiwo remain fit and play every minute of the remaining season.
And even then it’s unlikely.
But we can still hope

[Colnago]

The problem being now if/when we go behind the game is over as we are that fragile

[Shawoddyred]

The problem being now if/when we go behind the game is over as we are that fragile

Or apparently if we go ahead!?!

[Ciscokid]

The problem being now if/when we go behind the game is over as we are that fragile

Or apparently if we go ahead!?!

We are fragile when we go ahead,it's true. I think that is because we seem to have developed a defensive default retreating from a high press and inviting the opposition on to us especially down the wings. The old adage that the best form of defence is attack is of course simplistic but why we can't stop doing something that is repeatedly losing us points is baffling. If the head coach and his team are either powerless to prevent this or believe that they don't need to then the owner should remove them.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

I would like Steve to have a more experienced assistant to lean on.

An older wise head who has been there and done it who can actually help and advice Steve when he needs it.

[northeastred]

More I read the statement.. the more it says we will take it one game at a time. If we loose Saturday then I'll consider us down. Some of you might not be bothered as you were kids or not born when we were last in the prem. But as a forty year old iv waited 23 years for this. To get in the prem and stay here. And its heart breaking to watch us play the same away every week, start to becoming poor at home. Bring off the better playing players, throw on all attackers and hope for the best.We should be 6 points safe today.. last 2 games have been a nightmare
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[Tricky]

I would like Steve to have a more experienced assistant to lean on.

An older wise head who has been there and done it who can actually help and advice Steve when he needs it.

^ This I think hits the nail well and truly on the head!!

[Redreg]

I would like Steve to have a more experienced assistant to lean on.

An older wise head who has been there and done it who can actually help and advice Steve when he needs it.

^ This I think hits the nail well and truly on the head!! 

Totally agree 100% behind this

[zicorice]

Whatever happens after this you can't say they haven't tried to make it work and back SC. It is now totally over to him to get the best out of these players. There is no more blame game of they are all new players or he didn't want them because they would have been all new to a new manager and all unwanted. It is all down to game plan, coaching and using the players the right way.

Come on. Really?  What game plan is it you think would genuinely have had us higher in the league with the players we have available. 
If you pay £8 million or more for any player, you don't expect them to miscontrol balls, pass to opposition under limited pressure, do stupid flicks deep in own half or head the ball to opposition centre forwards. You would probably expect £20 million plus of full backs not to show "inverted wingers" (I prefer one footed playing on opposite wing) the inside, leading to both goals. You expect expensive highly paid midfielders to make every effort to close down around edge of box...especially in time added on.  That's not down to coaching (other than when they were learning their trade as 13/14 year olds) that's down to a lack of application and football intelligence by the player.

With the odd exception  which players have been used incorrectly- apart from not being selected- which after last night  it's debatable if 7 or 8 of them deserve to be starting at all.

I go and sit through the dross every game and I watch the opposition looking far better individually than us, but collectively we usually match them at home.  Last night we couldn't get the ball and when we did, sh1t decisions  passing or control gave it straight back .

The fact we are not cut adrift is the real surprise at this stage. 

Maybe  a new manager comes in and we go on a great run. Realistically though, with these players-not a chance.  They are doing their best  which is not on a par with the rest.

[wassy04]

More I read the statement.. the more it says we will take it one game at a time.  If we loose Saturday then I'll consider us down. Some of you might not be bothered as you were kids or not born when we were last in the prem. But as a forty year old iv waited 23 years for this. To get in the prem and stay here. And its heart breaking to watch us play the same away every week, start to becoming poor at home. Bring off the better playing players, throw on all attackers and hope for the best.We should be 6 points safe today.. last 2 games have been a nightmare
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I get it, I am the same, mid 30s, seen nothing good. That doesn't change the facts though, we simply aren't as good as the other teams that had way longer to prepare. We're unlucky to be up in a year when there wasn't at least one dreadful team but arguably we should've been that team!

You look at our rivals, all are either established premier league clubs or Bournemouth (who seem to have irritatingly smashed the Jan window) and who already had the core of a good team, probably would've been up with Fulham had they not had Parker!

I disagree with a lot of Steve's choices, his subs are pretty questionable at times. Why keep playing Ayew when he's offering nothing? Why is Mangala coming off early every time? Was Lodi not fit enough still as Toff got battered by Harrison. That doesn't mean he doesn't also do a lot right too, such as the selection of Danilo on Saturday unexpectantly as an example.

[wassy04]

I would like Steve to have a more experienced assistant to lean on.

An older wise head who has been there and done it who can actually help and advice Steve when he needs it.

^ This I think hits the nail well and truly on the head!! 

Yep well up for this, the lesser scene new Assistant bounce!