'Kids with iPads' - Aston Villa fans debate Villa Park atmosphere after Arsenal defeat

An early crunching challenge from John McGinn on Alexandre Lacazette got the Villa Park crowd pumped up on Saturday but Aston Villa's laboured performance put a dampener on the noise levels in B6. The 12.30pm kick-off didn't help matters either despite 41,956 being crammed in.

Saturday's defeat left many questioning what can be done to whip up the atmosphere on match days at Villa Park. It is, though, a two-way thing with the players having to give the crowd something to feed off - something that didn't happen against Mikel Arteta's Gunners.

On Twitter, fans flocked in their hundreds to respond to a post put out by

, which read: 'What can we do to improve the atmosphere at home games?'

Here's a round-up of what was said amid the hundreds upon hundreds of replies. Let us know what you have made of the Villa Park atmosphere in recent weeks in our comments section HERE.

Improve the transport around the ground so people don't feel the need to leave early.

How about the players give us something to cheer about, when we play well the atmosphere is awesome.

Sing songs. Don’t boo the team. Accept that all 11 players will not be perfect every week. Give players time to adapt. Encourage players to play passing football instead of moaning that we just went sideways a few too many times. Don't look for scapegoats. Support your team.

More songs/chants. Fans are getting bored of the same songs all the time.

First time in Trinity middle stand at the Arsenal game, it's all families and I saw multiple kids with iPads who were dragged along and not interested. You're not going to get much atmosphere from that. Doug Ellis is better and joins in with the Holte End.

1.) Safe standing in multiple blocks, spread around the