He's the first to say that the Roses woefully underachieved.
Villa, to an even greater extent than a Birmingham side just one point ahead of them, have underachieved.
We underachieved and we, playing for United, were used to winning.
"That frustration has been borne out of a long time where the club has underachieved for its size, and I don't just mean over the last couple of years, I mean for a long time.
In a vain attempt to attain the victory that was required to ensure a place in the quarter-finals, Powell had made three changes to the starting line-up which had underachieved in the first two group outings – a 3-2 defeat by Spain and a 1-1 drawithth Russia – and the coach also switched the formation from her favoured 4-2-3-1 4-2-3-1 4-2-3-1 4-2-3-1
Q. Can anyone else push Aberdeen or put some pressure on Celtic? A. Dundee United underachieved last season, especially once they lost their two best players, and Jackie McNamara, whose reputation has dipped, is under pressure to return them to a top-four spot.
The success of Sunderland's mission to land O'Neill could depend largely on the financial package the club can put together, not only for him and his staff, but for a January reshuffle of a squad which has underachieved this season to date.
It's been an area where we have underachieved in recent years; it became an important part of our selection for each period".
Today Farrell stands in the way of Ireland's Triple Crown aspirations, an achievement that Sexton believes could prove a springboard for a group of Irish players who have underachieved for close on four years now.
"In that point we have done well and probably Liverpool have underachieved".
His team has underachieved and, considering the ages of the Canucks' core players, their window of Stanley Cup contention could be small.
