I really don't know what to say about last night.
First off, due to a smash at Spaghetti junction right in front of us, they shut the motorway, meaning I did not get into Villa Park until the 37th minute - however, as the motorway was shut, Sky Go came in handy so I could at least watch it in the queue. McGinn at fault for goal, totally left his man, but why McGinn was marking Billy Sharpe to begin with is a mystery.
And from minute 38 to minute 82 I was wishing I had just stayed in the car, turned round and came back home.
When Green blazed a cross so hard I think it reached Bramhall Lane, a mass exodus took place around me, and I couldn't blame them
And then, the funniest comedy since Fawlty Towers took place. I didn't even celebrate the first goal, a) coz I thought the ref had disallowed it, and b) who cared, it didn't mean anything.
And then the tap in, and you start thinking, but as a Villa fan, all you can think is "it's typical Villa to dash all your dreams, then give you a sniff that all is going to be OK, only to crush the hope again - this has got 4-2 written all over it.
And then pandemonium
It was only a draw at home, a shite draw at that, and is 100% not good enough, but there is nothing funnier than that happening. Its happened against us enough times, Leicester, Blues, Spurs off the top of my head - bloody hell, I left Villa Park as if we had won the cup.
Cold light of day, we were crap, we had no workrate, we had no passion - it isn't good enough.
Mings looks a bloody beast, McGinn worked his socks off, Elphick was steady, and I will let Tammy off coz he is allowed the odd crap game - but the rest - it is just not good enough and Smith needs to start ringing the changes - and I don't mean, drop Hutton for Elmo, drop Kodjia for Adomah.
These players have proven they either are not good enough, or they just don't care enough.
I have no idea whether the likes of Andre Green, Kenan Davis (and unfortunately no longer here - Mitch Clark, Callum O'Hare, James Bree) and co are good enough. What I do know is they deserve their chance to stake a claim - the likes of Hutton, Taylor, Jedi, Adomah and all the rest of them are NOT going to be here in August so lets see which kids are good enough and get them up to speed, and find out the ones who aren't so we can find replacements.
Green may not be the answer - but Green cares - and at the moment, I will take that.
I keep saying I will support Smith if I can see him building but he is reverting to every other manager - scared of losing, and therefore play 30 odd year olds who can hopefully use their experience - but they are not working !.
Saying that, the one oldie I will give a mention to was Whelan, who changed the game with determination - so fair play
Motm Mings
McGinn, Elphick, Kalinic and Tammy - passable
The rest of the starting 11 - disgusted with the lot of ya
Management team - not good enough by a long chalk
Subs - showed that lot up, maybe not with quality - but with hunger