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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on November 27, 2012, 08:24:28 AM
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Available Tuesday evening.
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Vlaar out confirmed on twitter
Ron Vlaar @RonVlaar4
On my way to Villa Park. Unfortunately can't play tonight, hope to be back on saturday. Let's support the lads!! Come on!! #UTV
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No surprise about Vlaar. Hopefully we will be spending most the game in their half and it wont be significant.
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Vlaar out confirmed on twitter
Ron Vlaar @RonVlaar4
On my way to Villa Park. Unfortunately can't play tonight, hope to be back on saturday. Let's support the lads!! Come on!! #UTV
Baker in at centre half or Lowton inside and Lichaj on the right? Not sure which I'd be happier with.
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Vlaar out confirmed on twitter
Ron Vlaar @RonVlaar4
On my way to Villa Park. Unfortunately can't play tonight, hope to be back on saturday. Let's support the lads!! Come on!! #UTV
Baker in at centre half or Lowton inside and Lichaj on the right? Not sure which I'd be happier with.
Baker if Roberts plays need the height!
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keep Roberts quiet and we will be ok tonight.
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VILLA: Guzan, Clark, Baker, Lowton, Stevens, Bannan, Westwood, Holman, Weimann, Agbonlahor, Benteke.
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VILLA: Guzan, Clark, Baker, Lowton, Stevens, Bannan, Westwood, Holman, Weimann, Agbonlahor, Benteke.
Good to see Baker in there and Holman.
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Subs Given, Ireland, El Ahmadi, Albrighton, Delph, Bowery, Lichaj.
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Still no Bent.
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Well I don't think that leaves much doubt about the future of Bent.
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READING: Federici, Cummings, Shorey, Mariappa, Morrison, Leigertwood, Tabb, McAnuff, Robson-Kanu, Roberts, Le Fondre.
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It's absolutely crazy not including Bent in the squad, but come on you Villa boys.
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Well that's that for Bent then
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Well I don't think that leaves much doubt about the future of Bent.
No, I think you're right. A shame, really. I surely hope lambert knows just what the fuck he's doing.
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No Bent in the squad. NNNNOOOOO! We are not scoring goals, fools. There'd better be something/ ones good due in January.
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Darren bent must be the laziest tosser in training to again not make the squad. He's 100% off as there's no way back from this
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Well I don't think that leaves much doubt about the future of Bent.
I guess the ball is in Bent's court.
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Come on the Villa
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Lambert had better hope we win this because I find the decision to leave bent out of the squad quite ridiculous- he should be at least on the bench.
A case of too stubborn for his own good me thinks- glad to see baker fit again and Holman for kea makes sense.
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I stand corrected! We are playing two left footed centre backs. There's no reason it shouldn't be possible - you wouldn't think twice about two right footed centre backs - but it just feels wrong. Let's see.
Should be stronger at set pieces than if Lowton was at CB, with the added bonus that Lichaj isn't on the pitch to give away his customary 2-3 needless free kicks in danger areas. I don't think Lambert rates Lichaj or Herd, and I can see why personally.
Come on you villa boys!!
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As to the lads that ARE playing, thats quite a lightweight line-up. Should be able to get a win, though.
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Lambert had better hope we win this because I find the decision to leave bent out of the squad quite ridiculous- he should be at least on the bench.
A case of too stubborn for his own good me thinks- glad to see baker fit again and Holman for kea makes sense.
But you, we, don't know what's been said or done behind the scenes.
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We'll still twat these fuckers and make them our bitches for the night.
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No Bent is just ridiculous. Bowery ahead of him? If his attitude is that shit I wish Lambert would tell us; I think as supporters we should know what the deal is rather than batting away questions on the subject with "I've no problem with Darren" which is obviously not true.
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Lambert had better hope we win this because I find the decision to leave bent out of the squad quite ridiculous- he should be at least on the bench.
A case of too stubborn for his own good me thinks- glad to see baker fit again and Holman for kea makes sense.
As I said on the Bent thread, "I've said more than once that there may well be something we don't know. The fact he's not making the bench makes me think that can be the only reason."
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We'll still twat these fuckers and make them our bitches for the night.
Ahh, that calming voice of moderation...
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We will create few clearcut chances and look clueless in the last third. If we score more than one, it wil be because Reading are crap. If we are one up with 30 minutes to go, we will retreat further and further towards our own goal and Reading will score. In short, what is the difference from last season, really? Only (diminishing) hope.
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Lambert had better hope we win this because I find the decision to leave bent out of the squad quite ridiculous- he should be at least on the bench.
A case of too stubborn for his own good me thinks- glad to see baker fit again and Holman for kea makes sense.
But you, we, don't know what's been said or done behind the scenes.
According to lambert there's no problem with bent which makes it seem ridiculous, he keeps saying there's no rift and then not picking him .
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No Bent is just ridiculous. Bowery ahead of him? If his attitude is that shit I wish Lambert would tell us; I think as supporters we should know what the deal is rather than batting away questions on the subject with "I've no problem with Darren" which is obviously not true.
If there is an issue of some kind with Bent i'd prefer Lambert to keep it behind closed doors. 1) I don't want us washing our dirty laundry in public 2) if Bent is acting like a complete knobber it's hardly going to help us get maximum value by telling the world.
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Given the position we're in it better be a very good reason that Bent doesn't make the bench, because we need goals.
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sorry if it has been dealt with elsewhere, but is there any truth in the rumour that Bent isn't playing because another game would trigger a further payment to Sunderland?
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No Bent and no Ireland tells us that Lambo will not do a single thing to win a game if he dislikes a player's attitude. Ballsy, definitely ballsy. Ballsy is always associated either with success or abject failure.
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Lambert says aston villa are the most important thing - his job is to win games and while bent is on £60000 a week or whatever and fit he should be considered for selection- we shouldn't risk results for the sake of personality clashes if that's what's happening.
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sorry if it has been dealt with elsewhere, but is there any truth in the rumour that Bent isn't playing because another game would trigger a further payment to Sunderland?
Kendrick tweeted is was a load of horlicks. Who knows, but I can't see why game 48 in the league or 53rd in total would trigger a payment.
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sorry if it has been dealt with elsewhere, but is there any truth in the rumour that Bent isn't playing because another game would trigger a further payment to Sunderland?
Kendrick tweeted the club had said that was rubbish- no truth in it.
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Bye Bye Darren by the looks of it.
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well every time we dont play him , knocks £250,000 off the price
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Anyway lets hope the 11 on the pitch turn in a decent display and win , if not I fear the bent none selection will only become more controversial.
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Rumour going round that Bent has left the ground.
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Lambert had better hope we win this because I find the decision to leave bent out of the squad quite ridiculous- he should be at least on the bench.
A case of too stubborn for his own good me thinks- glad to see baker fit again and Holman for kea makes sense.
But you, we, don't know what's been said or done behind the scenes.
According to lambert there's no problem with bent which makes it seem ridiculous, he keeps saying there's no rift and then not picking him .
Well he's not going to come out and say anything to that effect is he?
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well every time we dont play him , knocks £250,000 off the price
and we miss out on a goal every 2.5 games or whatever it is
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well not to have him as a sub is crazy
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Good team that, Holman will provide more of a threat than KEA and will certainly ruffle a few feathers when their backline have the ball.
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There is something not right about this whole situation. There has to be a problem with Bent and Lambert.
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Rumour going round that Bent has left the ground.
Great. He better not upset the others.
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Well in any case, moving on this is a massive game Villa just win and win well.
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Rumour going round that Bent has left the ground.
Great. He better not upset the others.
Which may be exactly the kind of attitude that is the reason he is not getting picked.
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Come on you Lions.
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If Bent isn't willing to pull in the same direction as everyone else then he can fuck off. We need all payers and staff pulling in the same direction and I've just about had enough in the past two or three years of tossers earning in a week what most would be happy to earn in year pissing all over our great name. These young lads are the way forward and if the Bent's, Hutton's and Warnock's of the world aren't willing to put in a shift then they can go play elsewhere.
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aston villa legend on Sky
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Laursen in Sky studio. Win Villa, just win.
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We don't know what's going on behind the scenes but Lambert has already frozen out a number of players. I don't get leaving Darren Bent out, not at all. If we're scoring goals without him, fair do's but we're not. Stubborness, making a point, well that's all well and good, if you're winning. We ain't.
Better win tonight Mr Lambert!
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Boy could we do with Laursen now
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Rumour going round that Bent has left the ground.
Great. He better not upset the others.
Which may be exactly the kind of attitude that is the reason he is not getting picked.
or maybe he's the one upset at being treated badly.
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Good luck to the Fonz and Osbourne (ex villa) tonight beating the scum!
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What a delight it is to see Martin Laursen on the telly!
Come on the Villa boys!
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Rumour going round that Bent has left the ground.
Great. He better not upset the others.
Which may be exactly the kind of attitude that is the reason he is not getting picked.
or maybe he's the one upset at being treated badly.
Maybe, but I know which my money would be on.
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Is there any real evidence that Bent is actually causing problems?
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I'm not a stato but could this be the most inexperienced Premier League starting XI ever put out by an established Premier League team...or did we make that record a few games back?
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Martin laursen not sounding confident about the inexperience in our back 4, an that's making me nervous
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We don't know what's going on behind the scenes but Lambert has already frozen out a number of players. I don't get leaving Darren Bent out, not at all. If we're scoring goals without him, fair do's but we're not. Stubborness, making a point, well that's all well and good, if you're winning. We ain't.
Better win tonight Mr Lambert!
exactly .
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I'm not a stato but could this be the most inexperienced Premier League starting XI ever put out by an established Premier League team...or did we make that record a few games back?
I vaguely remember a side we put out in the mid 90's (at Forest I think) that was really young.
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Bent looks really happy . Is that before PL told him he wasnt playing.
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Martin laursen not sounding confident about the inexperience in our back 4, an that's making me nervous
Well, as a sensible human being interested in football, what else could he or anyone say?
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Bent was smiling walking into the dressing rooms, so it seems very very odd.
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Well Sky showed Bent walking into the changing room with his wash bag all smiling ....so was expecting to play
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I can't make the game tonight and I'm f***ing annoyed >:( The cause of this catastrophe? A pig. Yes a solitary bloody pig. It's decided that the M1 is a good place for a stroll and has brought Leicester to a standstill.
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I can't make the game tonight and I'm f***ing annoyed >:( The cause of this catastrophe? A pig. Yes a solitary bloody pig. It's decided that the M1 is a good place for a stroll and has brought Leicester to a standstill.
Was this junction 21 by chance?
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I can't make the game tonight and I'm f***ing annoyed >:( The cause of this catastrophe? A pig. Yes a solitary bloody pig. It's decided that the M1 is a good place for a stroll and has brought Leicester to a standstill.
'Tis an omen! Be it 'Villa shall gorge themselves on goals'? or 'Villa shall have sharp pointy things shoved in both ends then be roasted'?
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I think the lads will be mighty miffed about what happened against Manure and City. Plus I think they will be pleased about they way they played against Arsenal. I think they'll be up for it. 6 -1 to the Villa. First half hat-trick for Benteke.
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Ground doesn't look like its filling up...
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There look to be about 50 people there!
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And reading's recent form is better than I expected. Nervous nervous nervous. Think this is going to be a really really flat, difficult game. Hopefully lambert can get them fired up without getting them uptight. I think that's going to be really difficult given the inexperience in the side
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Apparently talksport are reporting bent has stormed out of the ground.
Kendrick says conflicting reports that bent has gone.
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Kendrick has said the storming out stuff is BS
Edit: now he's not sure!
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Apparently talksport are reporting bent has stormed out of the ground.
Kendrick says conflicting reports that bent has gone.
Cant blame him
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Can't believe the whole Bent debacle - this just might be a season defining night
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Kendrick has said the storming out stuff is BS
No he hasn't , he said conflicting reports that he's gone, he thought he was going to watch the game but no way did he say it was bullshit.
He has no idea himself.
Confusion reigns - bent seen in box number 9 watching the game! That's settled !
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Anyway lets forget bent for he next 2 hours and hope we get the win we desperately crave- come on villa!
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Bent is there.
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Bent is in the stand! I Have seen him!
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Bent is there Sky showed him in the exec boxes
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I can't make the game tonight and I'm f***ing annoyed >:( The cause of this catastrophe? A pig. Yes a solitary bloody pig. It's decided that the M1 is a good place for a stroll and has brought Leicester to a standstill.
'Tis an omen! Be it 'Villa shall gorge themselves on goals'? or 'Villa shall have sharp pointy things shoved in both ends then be roasted'?
It's going to be a crackling atmosphere and I bet villa bring home the bacon.
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Kendrick has said the storming out stuff is BS
Edit: now he's not sure!
Well they just showed him on sky at the ground
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So Bent is watching from a Box
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Bent is there - that settles that !
Now come you villa boys - go get them!
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So Bent is watching from a Box
we need him in another box
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I can't make the game tonight and I'm f***ing annoyed >:( The cause of this catastrophe? A pig. Yes a solitary bloody pig. It's decided that the M1 is a good place for a stroll and has brought Leicester to a standstill.
'Tis an omen! Be it 'Villa shall gorge themselves on goals'? or 'Villa shall have sharp pointy things shoved in both ends then be roasted'?
It's going to be a crackling atmosphere and I bet villa bring home the bacon.
Fetches your coat...
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Bent is in the stands. The problem is nobody else is.
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I understand why Lambert doesn't want Bent to start, but not on the bench?
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Can we please not celebrate for any reason the presence of our only goal machine in a suit in a box?
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Expected Ireland to come back in to be honest but guess Holman impressed when he came on Saturday.
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Come on you Villa boys!!! 3-1 to us I reckon benteke with 2 Holman with the other, Mcanuff for them
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Fuckin Ada is that Ian Harte on their bench? He must be nearly 90.
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Very low crowd.
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I can't make the game tonight and I'm f***ing annoyed >:( The cause of this catastrophe? A pig. Yes a solitary bloody pig. It's decided that the M1 is a good place for a stroll and has brought Leicester to a standstill.
'Tis an omen! Be it 'Villa shall gorge themselves on goals'? or 'Villa shall have sharp pointy things shoved in both ends then be roasted'?
It's going to be a crackling atmosphere and I bet villa bring home the bacon.
Fetches your coat...
It's okay, I've got a carer for that :)
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I understand why Lambert doesn't want Bent to start, but not on the bench?
Precisely I've no idea how good Bowery will end up, but he isn't a better option than Bent now.
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Anyone mentioned how big this game is yet?
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Don't think my guess of 33,000 will get me many points in the GTC league.
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Shorey to scorey, sod's lawy?
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You can tell it's a low crowd when you can hear the players breathing.
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Christ it's quiet.
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We look comfortable.
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We need to look dangerous.
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Started nicely, now come on Villa.
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Westwood seeing plenty of the ball.
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Poor ball.
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Andreas play it sooner.
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Agh nearly in Holman.
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decision making again poor
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What a waste. Play it earlier!
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Good chance fluffed.
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Bloody hell, weinann's awareness really needs improving!
Our side is so callow isn't it?! I
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Nice cross Stevens.
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The big weakness Weimann seems to have is awareness and decision making.
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Bloody hell, that touch from Benteke was superb.
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Who is our oldest player this evening?
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Who is our oldest player this evening?
Gabby?
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Fucking hell Bannan you very nearly cost us a goal.
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Bloody hell, that touch from Benteke was superb.
I always remember Sir Graham talking about how Crouch had excellent touch for a big bloke. Like with many things, Sir Graham was right, but Benteke makes it look even easier.
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ffs
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Chaos in our box.
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That was shite. Clear your fucking lines villa.
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Who is our oldest player this evening?
Guzan & Holman both 28, so them?
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Christ that was close.
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Bannan breaking the eleventh commandment there. 'Thou shalt not fanny about in your own area.' Got away with it though.
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Great save
Big let off there
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Shit the bed
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I like Clark but bloody hell he doesn't half concede a lot of fouls...
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It's a great save from Guzan, terrible from Bannan.
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Close. Teams do seem to get to our byline on the left hand side with regularity.
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Who is our oldest player this evening?
Holman's 27 I think
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Clark seems to have bulked up a fair bit. Maybe explains his more rough and tumble approach these days.
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Bloody hell that was close. I think their greater strength could become a recurrent theme tonight. We need to avoid increasing that risk needlessly
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Who is our oldest player this evening?
Holman's 27 I think
Him and Guzan are 28, Holman is the older by 6 months.
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i can see both of these teams in championship
Need some urgency
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That's just shite from Baker., Under no pressure at all he poofs it straight to them.
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There's been some really sloppy passing from Bannan and Baker.
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That's just shite from Baker., Under no pressure at all he poofs it straight to them.
Dreadful. Lucky he made a good recovery. I'm a bit worried.
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Judging by the empty seats this looks like our lowest league attendance since Bolton under MON.
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Not good so far
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Well, they remembered the game plan for the 1st 4 minutes-high tempo passing. Now, gone to shit and waiting for Reading to score.
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We look about as dangerous as a bag of wool.
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They're on top here.
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Roberts is causing us some problems.
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Fuck me
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lucky again there
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Chaotic again.
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I was just thinking of the first home game of the Lerner era - against Reading.
Who'd have thought then that six years later we'd be playing the same fixture in the relegation zone (having spent most of the last two years around it), sending out a team of kids to play in front of 15000 empty seats?
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Wibble
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When you look in an encyclopaedia under journeyman, there is a picture of Jason Roberts. He will score tonight won't he?
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They've had the better of it so far.
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I think we do look like we're goin to struggle to contain them at the back. They look a real threat at set pieces and we look all over the shop frankly.
Happily they look extremely open at the back. I would have thought Ireland would be well place to capitalise on the amount of space there is?
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Why do Villa drive me mad?
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Fuck, great chance.
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Great ball Holman, Benteke should have scored.
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I know someone who would have buried that.
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Fuck. Benteke close.
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Villa should have scored!
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Good effort by Bent sorry Bentttteeeeekkkkkeeeeeeee
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Why do Villa drive me mad?
Not alone my friend, not alone!
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Bent would have scored that.....
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I know someone who would have buried that.
Fred West?
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I know someone who would have buried that.
Dwight Yorke?
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Laces there, £7m striker, not side foot. FFS.
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The way this is going I'd settle for a point :-(
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I know someone who would have buried that.
Fred West?
Good work.
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I know someone who would have buried that.
Sandra?
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Bannan has been absolutely shocking so far.
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goosd job we were not playing man city . we would have gave a penalty away there.
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The way this is going I'd settle for a point :-(
I'm trying to settle with a pint.
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Bannan is having a poor game.
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The way this is going I'd settle for a point :-(
we will soon get a grip and win this game.. No honest we will...
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What worries me most is that we quite literally never look like we're going to win a match.
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Nearly twenty minutes in and I'd say it's pretty even so far, but we have been worryingly careless with some passes, especially Bannan. We should still be able to get a win out of this, but a little composure will help that a lot.
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Look at me being all positive and not even pissed..
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Wibble
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The way this is going I'd settle for a point :-(
we will soon get a grip and win this game.. No honest we will...
True, following promotion back to the top league in X years time, where Reading will still be, having an owner who gives a damn.
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Is that right? We've only won two games at Villa Park in 2012? Horrific.
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Is that right? We've only won two games at Villa Park in 2012? Horrific.
Not good, is it?
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I'm nervous. Time for a cupasoup.
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If we can cut out the stupidity at the back we can definitely win this. They look poor at the back. Baker and bannan need to stop fucking about with it. We are passing into the final third to get into some good positions though.
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Lichaj coming on for an injured Stevens.
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Enda's fooked. Eric "Blue Oyster Bar" Lichaj coming on.
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Another injury, Lady Luck can feck right off.
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Stevens injured, Lichaj on.
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Great, another defender knobbled.
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Come on Eric
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Yay another injury.
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Is that right? We've only won two games at Villa Park in 2012? Horrific.
I went to both. Fulham and Swansea. Pay the lucky charm if you want owt versus Wigan.
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Best throw in ever.
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Fuck me, we have lost the ability to find a team mate!!
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Chopper on at left back.
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Need a goal to settle the nerves.
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Shame, that. I think Stevens has done pretty well while he has been in the team. I can't say we've noticeably missed Bennett, really.
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Got away with a corner there. Ten million more of those and we'll be able to say luck evens itself out over the season.
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Nice for Nicky Shorey to get a run out at Villa Park.
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The way this is going I'd settle for a point :-(
we will soon get a grip and win this game.. No honest we will...
True, following promotion back to the top league in X years time, where Reading will still be, having an owner who gives a damn.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, we will come good. Have faith
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Bannan having a poor game so far. I reckon that shot hit the same box as Richardson's penalty against Tranmere.
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This is a terrible game. 2 poor teams, I just hope we can nick one at some point.
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Shame, that. I think Stevens has done pretty well while he has been in the team. I can't say we've noticeably missed Bennett, really.
I think Bennett has looked pretty flaky to be honest.
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This is a terrible game. 2 poor teams, I just hope we can nick one at some point.
is this the Bolton match thread?
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this is poor . ffs Villa
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Why can't we put in a similar level of performance against these as we did Maure and Arsenal?
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We are not playing well at all and they are growing in confidence.
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Awful.
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sitter ;(
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Another waste!
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I know someone who would have buried that.
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Jaysus how did he miss?
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Fucking hell Andreas, that is appalling.
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Bannan did brilliantly in the build up to that shocking miss.
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Utterly fucking clueless in the final third again and again.
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Fucking hell 2 sitters tonight
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2 decent chances gone begging
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i know someone who would have scored that
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Oh my God. Weiman really should have done better. He's having a bit of a stinker again so far.
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I know someone who would have buried that.
Ian Brady?
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I know someone who would have buried that.
if he could have been arsed to get into that position in the first place.
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should have buried that
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This is a terrible game. 2 poor teams, I just hope we can nick one at some point.
is this the Bolton match thread?
A lot of similarities to be honest ;)
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Supertom still think Weimann is a better finisher than bent? Are you sure?
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Wibble
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This is exactly the sort of game I feared. I think we could well lose this
What the fuck was that from weimann? We're not having to do much to create chances so we just need to show more composure
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Bannan having a poor game so far. I reckon that shot hit the same box as Richardson's penalty against Tranmere.
Weimann's shot just went even higher
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i know someone who would have scored that
Bowery?
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Fucking hell Weimann, does he need a map to the net tattooed on his fucking forehead.
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Have they got the ball back after that shot?
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I think I will shove a couple of pencils up my nose and pretend to me mad
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hells bells, not seen a miss like that since Martin Carruthers
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Lots of these kids look promising but if we are forced to rely on too many of them at any one time for too long, I fear we are going to get relegated.
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Really poor stuff so far - expected much higher tempo.
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Oh my God. Weiman really should have done better. He's having a bit of a stinker again so far.
He had less than a half chance from there. Analyse the build up play. Under 10s have more clue where to run and pass on the attack.
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i know someone who would have scored that
Bowery?
My Nan?
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The lack of quality and experience is showing more than ever so far. We should be dominating this one at home. Reading far too comfortable. Villa park sounds flat too.
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Lots of these kids look promising but if we are forced to rely on too many of them at any one time for too long, I fear we are going to get relegated.
Indeed, simply not good enough at the moment. They are a really poor side, and we are struggling.
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What worries me most is that we quite literally never look like we're going to win a match.
that goes for most of 2012. You can why we've only managed 10 goals this season
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Why can't we put in a similar level of performance against these as we did Maure and Arsenal?
because we aint Norwich ;)
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We're defending like plucky FA Cup minnows.
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Fuck, Wiemann shot just landed... through my window
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Oh my God. Weiman really should have done better. He's having a bit of a stinker again so far.
He had less than a half chance from there. Analyse the build up play. Under 10s have more clue where to run and pass on the attack.
Less than a half chance? I can see he was closed down reasonably quickly, but he should be doing better than that!
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There is an undeniable stench of relegation about us. This reminds me of 1987....
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Just in from work. Hasn't sounded great on the radio.
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Got to score these!
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We're making Nicky Shorey look accomplished.
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Both defences look poor tonight
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Classic relegation threatened team. Can't beat the ones we should be beating, raise our game against the good ones and get the odd result.
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Weimann is having a shocker, terrible touch.
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Christ this is bleak stuff.
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Don,t know what has happened between Lambert and Bent but ultimately if his failure to play Bent costs us goals which in turn costs us points then that is fucking piss poor management.
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There is an undeniable stench of relegation about us. This reminds me of 1987....
i didn't know whether it was our fans singing "going down" or reading's.
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Just in from work. Hasn't sounded great on the radio.
That's strange, because we're loving it.
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Have faith brothers... we shall prevail
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We have the look of one of those sides where everyone looks to someone else to get things going.
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Just in from work. Hasn't sounded great on the radio.
Pat Murphy is relishing it on Radio 5, anyone got a shotgun?
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Come on Villa!!!! Raise it!!!!
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Bloody hell weimann! Composure man!
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There is an undeniable stench of relegation about us. This reminds me of 1987....
ah those were the days...Simms, Aspinall, Lillis....
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Have faith brothers... we shall prevail
statements like that Ferg prove you didn't need the pencils to prove you are mad
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Sorry but 2 goals against Man U doesn't make a premier league striker. Weiman looks terrible all round tonight. Prove me wrong again please!
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Dreadful corner.
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Wiemann is having a fucking shocker tonight. We look nervous, Gabby and Benteke haven't been in the game, Bannan has made one or two decent passes but other than that we look sub standard
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Believe me, we will win this game, easily. We will soon score then go to town..
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This looks and sounds like an early round of the League Cup where we play the kids and struggle to break down a Championship side in front of about 25,000.
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Why does Bannan still get allowed to take corners?
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Have faith brothers... we shall prevail
statements like that Ferg prove you didn't need the pencils to prove you are mad
Wibble
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Just in from work. Hasn't sounded great on the radio.
That's strange, because we're loving it.
Somehow I don't believe you.
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Believe me, we will win this game, easily. We will soon score then go to town..
Pleeease
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ireland and Bent should have started
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The problem is I really want to like this team, but with each poor performance & crap result i'm struggling. It's a bit like your best mate shagging your missus, you want to like him but you just can't.
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This looks and sounds like an early round of the League Cup where we play the kids and struggle to break down a Championship side in front of about 25,000.
You beat me to it. That is exactly how it feels and looks.
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We have improved, but Weimann has been worse than bad.
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This looks and sounds like an early round of the League Cup where we play the kids and struggle to break down a Championship side in front of about 25,000.
And we'd have to bring on Young, Milner and Downing to sort it out. Shit.
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Villa park sounds flat too.
Season ticket holders are paying about a couple of hundred quid a win at the moment. Damn right the atmosphere's not that great.
Sitting in Villa Park is like paying for a blowjob and getting a punch in the face.
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Better.
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Come on Villa, that was better.
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Ireland is on the bench and Bent is sat in the stand playing Angry Birds on his phone.
Me no understand
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Believe me, we will win this game, easily. We will soon score then go to town..
Pleeease
Positive energy is the way....
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kiss of death probably, but I think we will win this easily in the end.
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The problem is I really want to like this team, but with each poor performance & crap result i'm struggling. It's a bit like your best mate shagging your missus, you want to like him but you just can't.
you come home and he's taking her over the stove. Then she pulls a pie out of the oven and you go and sit down in front of the TV while she finishes off.
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Everything for Reading comes from or through Shorey, who looks to have put on 3 stone since he left Villa.
There's also a rather ironic advert that pops up now and again that says something like wall to wall quality. Haven't seen any of that yet.
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Ireland is on the bench and Bent is sat in the stand playing Angry Birds on his phone.
Me no understand
Yes we clearly need experience.
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Ireland is on the bench and Bent is sat in the stand playing Angry Birds on his phone.
Me no understand
My missus is an angry bird
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Much better, Villa.
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Getting chances, need to take them,.
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Can't fault our forward play. It's the finishing. It's quite exciting when we go forward.
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we're so fucking flaccid up front.
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Well we're getting closer at least.
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So frustrating, glimpses of what we are capable of followed by spells of crapness.
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better from Villa, a goal before HT would settle the nerves
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Christ I'd completely forgot about the existance of Ireland, where has he been last few weeks?
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Look, I believed In Lambert, too. But, you either coach naive players in a rigid system or you rely on experience. Reading are utterly shit. Villa have no idea where to run or pass on the attack. That is Lambert's fault and we are zooming towards relegation.
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At what stage of the game do they put the bloke from Chesterfield on to strengthen the team?
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The problem is I really want to like this team, but with each poor performance & crap result i'm struggling. It's a bit like your best mate shagging your missus, you want to like him but you just can't.
you come home and he's taking her over the stove. Then she pulls a pie out of the oven and you go and sit down in front of the TV while she finishes off.
Aint that what friends are for?
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If Holman had the technical ability to match his work ethic....well, he'd be sat on the bench at Man City, but he'd be good.
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Christ I'd completely forgot about the existance of Ireland, where has he been last few weeks?
Probably in his agent's office trying to get as far away as he can, if he has any sense.
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The problem is I really want to like this team, but with each poor performance & crap result i'm struggling. It's a bit like your best mate shagging your missus, you want to like him but you just can't.
you come home and he's taking her over the stove. Then she pulls a pie out of the oven and you go and sit down in front of the TV while she finishes off.
You've met my misses then?
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better from Villa, a goal before HT would settle the nerves
The longer we go without a goal the more confident they become and the more nervous we become. A goal before ht is much needed
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Trouble is we are down there competing with clubs with players and fans just delighted to be in the division, whereas we are still in denial that it'll all be alright in a few games. I am really worried whether we all really have the stomach for the fight over the next 5 months or so.
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benteke knocks his own player over
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Every time the ball comes into our area, our defence look like a bunch of teenagers scrabbling to hide the booze because their dad has just got home.
Utter chaos.
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The problem is I really want to like this team, but with each poor performance & crap result i'm struggling. It's a bit like your best mate shagging your missus, you want to like him but you just can't.
you come home and he's taking her over the stove. Then she pulls a pie out of the oven and you go and sit down in front of the TV while she finishes off.
Aint that what friends are for?
then at the right moment you smash a keyboard into his face
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Believe me, we will win this game, easily. We will soon score then go to town..
Really?
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Lichaj???? What was that.
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Baker definitely isn't better than Clark by the way. I think Ireland for weimann is a decent shout, but it begs the question about who will score
And lichaj is crap too. Really crap
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Look, I believed In Lambert, too. But, you either coach naive players in a rigid system or you rely on experience. Reading are utterly shit. Villa have no idea where to run or pass on the attack. That is Lambert's fault and we are zooming towards relegation.
A few players in the transfer window will do the job. Then we build next summer...
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Going forward, we're like a eunuch sex offender. Lots of fumbling but no penetration.
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Clark you give some many fucking stupid fouls away.
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Weimann, Bannan and Baker haven't exactly shone yet tonight.
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Stupid challenge by Clark. I bet they score here
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Fucks sake Clark
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should I be worried that we have an apple pie in the oven?
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Believe me, we will win this game, easily. We will soon score then go to town..
Really?
Wibble
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I fell like I should chastise myself severely for thinking this but....I'm starting to wonder if we were better off with what we had before Lambert. Right, where did I leave my thumb screws?
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The problem is I really want to like this team, but with each poor performance & crap result i'm struggling. It's a bit like your best mate shagging your missus, you want to like him but you just can't.
you come home and he's taking her over the stove. Then she pulls a pie out of the oven and you go and sit down in front of the TV while she finishes off.
Aint that what friends are for?
then at the right moment you smash a keyboard into his face
And then say sorry
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It worries me that a lot of our side simply don't look ready for a full season in the top flight, let alone a relegation scrap.
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should I be worried that we have an apple pie in the oven?
I'd be worried if it was every night and on special nights it's cherry
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Clark alongside Laursen, Westwood alongside Barry, Bannan alongside Milner. Just examples, but some of these young players of ours learning the game alonsgside some experienced heads would have been genuinely quite exciting. All in together though, and it could end badly.
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The problem is I really want to like this team, but with each poor performance & crap result i'm struggling. It's a bit like your best mate shagging your missus, you want to like him but you just can't.
you come home and he's taking her over the stove. Then she pulls a pie out of the oven and you go and sit down in front of the TV while she finishes off.
Aint that what friends are for?
then at the right moment you smash a keyboard into his face
Well you would be more upset with your best mate than your missus.
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Don,t bank on january transfers.
A. Will he be trusted with more money.
B. Why would decent players want to come here.
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That was arguably a penalty.
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It worries me that a lot of our side simply don't look ready for a full season in the top flight, let alone a relegation scrap.
That's exactly it.
Faulkner probably thinks playing a load of academy products makes you Ajax. We desperately need some experience.
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stubborness equals shite football.
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should I be worried that we have an apple pie in the oven?
I'd be worried if it was every night and on special nights it's cherry
just a leftover from thanks giving, my step daughter was born in the states
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Hope Baker isn't injured.
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Holman has put in a shift so far
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That was arguably a penalty.
Indeed. And another defender hobbling. Fantastic.
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Baker suffering for being too one footed there. Should have cleared it with his right foot.
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This is piss poor, and we have very little on the bench.
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Don,t bank on january transfers.
A. Will he be trusted with more money.
B. Why would decent players want to come here.
A. Yes
B. We don't need great players just decent ones, they will come.
C. Wibble
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One more minute of torture to go.
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Get Ireland on. We badly need some creativity.
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We played better than this when we lost 5-0 to City.
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Clark alongside Laursen, Westwood alongside Barry, Bannan alongside Milner. Just examples, but some of these young players of ours learning the game alonsgside some experienced heads would have been genuinely quite exciting. All in together though, and it could end badly.
They might have developed a bit better but it would still have weakened our squad.
How many of these players would have got in to our first 11 3-4 years ago? Or even the bench? Benteke maybe, Guzan on the bench. That's about it I'd say. It's all well and good rebuilding, and I'm sure given time they won't always be bottom-three players, but there's very few of them who look like they'd be comfortable in a mid-table to top 6 team.
All being well, we'll be up there with the Fulhams of this world in a few years.
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wonder if they'll boo at ht.
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This has to be one of the worst halves of top flight football ever. Both teams are dire.
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So, what's anyone eating during HT. Any Reggae Reggae sauce recipes?
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I think VP could turn on Lambert tonight. Fair enough to leave out Bent and Ireland when it works, but he is looking ridiculously stubborn in the face of the clear evidence that we need experience and quality. He has some serious questions to answer.
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Don't think it was a penalty, pretty sure it wasn't
What a shite game its been so far
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Poor football from two clueless teams. Desperate stuff.
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rubbish
piss poor
we are going down , we look awful
PL , hope you dont look a twat at FT
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That was desperately poor.
Really not good enough. We look like a team that deserves to go down.
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So, what's anyone eating during HT. Any Reggae Reggae sauce recipes?
I don't think even Rustie Lee could save this one.
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Dreary, miserable, abject buffalo shit.
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We look nervous and in need of Vlaar and Petrov in the side for experience that is all.
We have created 3-4 good opportunities too.
And if Bent was in the side we may well be 1 up, but lets not pretend the football would be better!
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This has to be one of the worst halves of top flight football ever. Both teams are dire.
You seem to have forgotten last year....
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Christ, which dickheads are booing!!! That will do a team full of kids the world of good.
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boring football, boring players, dour manager. Getting up at 4am in to watch this is a sobering experience. Come on Villa, for fucks sake
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That was desperately poor.
Really not good enough. We look like a team that deserves to go down.
Funny old game, more composure and we could be 2 up and coasting. By the same token so could Reading.
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why why why why why is bent not on the bench?? and why hasn't ireland started? we should be going after this shower, doesn't show enough intent for me. weimann is having a stinker too, something up top just isn't clicking
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jeepers creepers, we are dire. We're making Jason Roberts look like Pele and Weiman can't find the net from underneath the crossbar. Nurse.....
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I think VP could turn on Lambert tonight. Fair enough to leave out Bent and Ireland when it works, but he is looking ridiculously stubborn in the face of the clear evidence that we need experience and quality. He has some serious questions to answer.
Couldn,t agree more
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Well I'm having a cup of tea and the first mince pie of the winter. Too soon, I know, but that's what Lambert has driven me to.
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So, what's anyone eating during HT. Any Reggae Reggae sauce recipes?
I am thinking of eating my testicles, more fun than watching that. Mind you it is an improvement on last year...
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Really ba so far. Partly down to nerves I think. But stick one of our two great chances away and I think we'd be more confident. We both look lik we're in the right place in the league at the moment don't we?
Ireland on for me, no question. There's so much space in an around their defence! Weinann's effort was hopeless. His movement has been very good but his footwork awful so far.
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This has to be one of the worst halves of top flight football ever. Both teams are dire.
You seem to have forgotten last year....
Nope, I haven't.
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Leaving Bent out of the squad was stupid. If we lose he has egg on his face. And, if he has to bring him in for the next game Bent owes him absolutely nothing.
I am praying PL is a genius and we look back in years on this as a turning point when we were left marvelling at the bold decision of a manager. As it stands, it is in the balance.
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We look nervous and in need of Vlaar and Petrov in the side for experience that is all.
We have created 3-4 good opportunities too.
And if Bent was in the side we may well be 1 up, but lets not pretend the football would be better!
true but goals win games. How many times have seen the top teams have a off day and then they have that player to nick a goal.
Mind, we have a lot of off days .
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boring football, boring players, dour manager. Getting up at 4am in to watch this is a sobering experience. Come on Villa, for fucks sake
Respect. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have bothered.
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I'm pretty convinced we're forcing Bent into a corner to put in a transfer request. I have no evidence, but unless he's done something terrible, I can't see a reason why he's not on the bench. Still, we won't be the first team that's done this to him.
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Either Lambert is a stubborn and colossal bellend - his mentor is Mo'N, so it's plausible I guess - or Lerner's austerity measures are ongoing and he wants Ireland and Bent off the wagebill as well. Who knows.
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We're still in the game pretty much sums up the first. Go 0-1 down though and we all know how it will end.
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If we can't beat Reading at home, we deserve to be relegated.
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So, what's anyone eating during HT. Any Reggae Reggae sauce recipes?
I don't think even Rustie Lee could save this one.
She couldn't come with anything as nice as the Admiral's Crumble i'm about to eat. It's the lucky pie that will help us to a comfortable win. Wibble (as I believe the crazy kids say these days)
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Partly down to nerves I think. But stick one of our two great chances away and I think we'd be more confident.
Thing is, the most likely player we have who can do that is inexplicably sitting in the stands. I think we at least deserve an explanation from Lambert. But I don't think we'll get one.
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Ireland on, not good enough at all.
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One more minute of torture to go.
That made me chuckle mate. Do you think that half would've been made better by Darren Bent playing by any chance? ;-p
Truly uninspired, insipid half of football. As Pauliewalnuts said earlier in the thread, akin to a cup game against minnows, or a friendly in terms of tempo.
Also, did I hear murmurings of booing at the end of that half? If so, the crowd could turn if we lose this one.
Need a much much higher tempo and a sense of urgency in the second half. Do that and we'll win the game.
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I'm pretty convinced we're forcing Bent into a corner to put in a transfer request. I have no evidence, but unless he's done something terrible, I can't see a reason why he's not on the bench. Still, we won't be the first team that's done this to him.
I have to say, it looks that way, doesn't it?
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C'mon lads, we can beat these and the hoops next Saturday. Bit more composure and we shall all go home happy tonight.
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If we can't beat Reading at home, we deserve to be relegated.
This.
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Well I'm having a cup of tea and the first mince pie of the winter. Too soon, I know, but that's what Lambert has driven me to.
I bought a box the other day, they were all eaten within 2 days. All by me, not that i'm a greedy fecker.
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Clark alongside Laursen, Westwood alongside Barry, Bannan alongside Milner. Just examples, but some of these young players of ours learning the game alonsgside some experienced heads would have been genuinely quite exciting. All in together though, and it could end badly.
They might have developed a bit better but it would still have weakened our squad.
How many of these players would have got in to our first 11 3-4 years ago? Or even the bench? Benteke maybe, Guzan on the bench. That's about it I'd say. It's all well and good rebuilding, and I'm sure given time they won't always be bottom-three players, but there's very few of them who look like they'd be comfortable in a mid-table to top 6 team.
All being well, we'll be up there with the Fulhams of this world in a few years.
I mean that they would have had the chance to play the odd game alongside those experienced players, as well as train with them and perhaps enjoy a less stressful introduction to Premier League football. Anyway, it's just ifs and buts.
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Partly down to nerves I think. But stick one of our two great chances away and I think we'd be more confident.
Thing is, the most likely player we have who can do that is inexplicably sitting in the stands. I think we at least deserve an explanation from Lambert. But I don't think we'll get one.
It'd just be inaudible mumbling anyway.
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Unless it's something truly appalling he's done, Bent should be involved.
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Either Lambert is a stubborn and colossal bellend - his mentor is Mo'N, so it's plausible I guess - or Lerner's austerity measures are ongoing and he wants Ireland and Bent off the wagebill as well. Who knows.
we will need more players off the wage bill in the championship.
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Poor so far. We at least, somewhat, took control toward the second half of the half. A bit more composure is needed. Some of the players are just too nervy, in a rush to make something happen.
Today we've seen the worst of Bannan. He dwelt early on, was caught out, outmuscled. Then the mistake stays with him. First thing he does after is try a Hollywood that isn't on. He's been a been snipey too a couple of times. Again, inconsistency at this level, and not staying switched on will be the difference between him making it, or playing in the championship (fair enough, that could well be with us next season!).
For me though, Westwood has been excellent. You sometimes forget he's there but he's always available and always uses the ball well. Don't think I've seen him waste a pass and it's not that he just goes sideways or backwards, he gets things moving forward. Looks a class act.
Benteke just needs to work on his decision making. He looks most likely to make something happen.
I'd take of Weimann and bring on Ireland, switch Holman to the wide area. We could do with Irelands vision, and hope he has an on game.
Better 2nd half I hope. Generally we're poor 2nd half but hopefully the Arse game was a turning point.
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Every time the ball comes into our area, our defence look like a bunch of teenagers scrabbling to hide the booze because their dad has just got home.
Utter chaos.
Haha! I know exactly what you mean. Solid they ain't, not that they're getting much support from the midfield.
I'd like to see Ireland on for either Bannan or Holman.We need to move the ball faster to Benteke and Gabby. Oh and Weimann. Forgot about him.
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It's ridiculous how far we've fallen. We look too inexperienced to be in this league, at the moment.
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Can't remember the last time we played with confidence against a team like Reading. Doesn't help when people moan loudly after a small mistake.
Goals to come in this game.
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We're still in the game pretty much sums up the first. Go 0-1 down though and we all know how it will end.
Goldie, have faith.
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I'm pretty convinced we're forcing Bent into a corner to put in a transfer request. I have no evidence, but unless he's done something terrible, I can't see a reason why he's not on the bench. Still, we won't be the first team that's done this to him.
I have to say, it looks that way, doesn't it?
It will be our loss. Bent would be playing in the premier next season. Watching this i have real doubts we will.
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Partly down to nerves I think. But stick one of our two great chances away and I think we'd be more confident.
Thing is, the most likely player we have who can do that is inexplicably sitting in the stands. I think we at least deserve an explanation from Lambert. But I don't think we'll get one.
It'd just be inaudible mumbling anyway.
"Mutter, grumble, we go again, mutter, grumble, pick ourselves up, grumble, grumble"
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Partly down to nerves I think. But stick one of our two great chances away and I think we'd be more confident.
Thing is, the most likely player we have who can do that is inexplicably sitting in the stands. I think we at least deserve an explanation from Lambert. But I don't think we'll get one.
It'd just be inaudible mumbling anyway.
"Eeeeherrrrr...quality...eeeerhhheeeerrrr...nevergiveop...ehhhhererreere...razorfight."
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It's ridiculous how far we've fallen. We look too inexperienced to be in the this league, at the moment.
It is also very sad.
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last season I almost drowned in negativity and frustration. I refuse to get into that state again....
We will WIN......
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I'm pretty convinced we're forcing Bent into a corner to put in a transfer request. I have no evidence, but unless he's done something terrible, I can't see a reason why he's not on the bench. Still, we won't be the first team that's done this to him.
I have to say, it looks that way, doesn't it?
It will be our loss. Bent would be playing in the premier next season. Watching this i have real doubts we will.
It's utter madness, suicidal madness. We must win this game and if we don't Lambert needs to give a proper explanation regarding Bent.
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I'm pretty convinced we're forcing Bent into a corner to put in a transfer request. I have no evidence, but unless he's done something terrible, I can't see a reason why he's not on the bench. Still, we won't be the first team that's done this to him.
I have to say, it looks that way, doesn't it?
It's the only conclusion I can come up with. Why? Fucked if I know.
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Reading are working hard and we are not exactly doing a great job of creating space. Hopefully it will open up a bit in the second half.
Come on youse Lions.
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last season I almost drowned in negativity and frustration. I refuse to get into that state again....
We will WIN......
Spread the optimism!
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By the looks of our manager's perpetually sour expression, Darren Bent's been wiping his backside on Lambert's Glasgow Celtic pillow cases.
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Reading are working hard and we are not exactly doing a great job of creating space. Hopefully it will open up a bit in the second half.
Come on youse Lions.
I think we have said that about 20 times at home this season.
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So, what's anyone eating during HT. Any Reggae Reggae sauce recipes?
I am thinking of eating my testicles, more fun than watching that. Mind you it is an improvement on last year...
I am now devouring the Guide To Championship Grounds. Cracking little pub and easy parking near The Gal Pharm Stadium, pleasingly.
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Well we might nick a win in the second half but it won't hide the fact we are in trouble.
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We're still in the game pretty much sums up the first. Go 0-1 down though and we all know how it will end.
Goldie, have faith.
Ok then. We'll score 3 goals in the 2nd and take the much needed 3 points on offer.
How's that ;)
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You would think we were 4-0 down looking on here.
The Bent thing needs nipping i the bud now though, as the media are all over it, and it is a distraction we don't need.
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Really poor 1st half , sloppy and scrappy.
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Ugh, here we go.
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Come on you Villa boys!!!
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Who the fuck is Davie Provan?
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This had been terrible. Bannan has looked shite, ball after ball he's given away and were lucky they didn't score after he tries to run it out the box.
This leaving bent out is madness. The chance weiman spunked over the bar, bent would have put away
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joint lowest scorers. You couldnt make it up.
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We're still in the game pretty much sums up the first. Go 0-1 down though and we all know how it will end.
Goldie, have faith.
Ok then. We'll score 3 goals in the 2nd and take the much needed 3 points on offer.
How's that ;)
Your feckin mad....
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Bent sale probably equals 3 or 4 players coming from championship or a gamble from abroad.
Bent is at an age now where if we don't get rid, we will get nothing.
Probably logical, although we should have done it in the summer.
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it is inconceivable to me that Bent is out of the team on football grounds.
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Gabby should passed left.
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At the moment surely a £16M striker is more use to us than 3 or 4 more youngsters from lower leagues?
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Centre back shoulda got close to that corner ball.
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I'm not a huge fan of Bent but I can't see the thinking behind leaving him out of this one altogether, when surely we'd expect to be creating some chances and suiting Bent's strengths. And if Lambert leaves him out of this one, and carries on leaving him out, if and when he may be forced to bring him back into the fold (especially if on the back of a bad run of results) then it will seem like an act of desperation or an admission of a mistake on Lambert's part in having left Bent out for so long (and a serious error of judgment if Bent scores a goal or two when he's brought back in).
At the very least, we ain't going to get much for Bent in the January window if our manager doesn't consider him good enough to be playing in games like this one.
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So, what's anyone eating during HT. Any Reggae Reggae sauce recipes?
I am thinking of eating my testicles, more fun than watching that. Mind you it is an improvement on last year...
I am now devouring the Guide To Championship Grounds. Cracking little pub and easy parking near The Gal Pharm Stadium, pleasingly.
I heard there is a family friendly club in the championship, apparently they all have an extra toe on each foot.
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Benteke shoulda headed that down the line.
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It can't help that the crowd is so flat.
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Benteke shoulda passed to a team mate.
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It can't help that the crowd is so flat.
Bit of a chicken-egg situation, that.
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boring football, boring players, dour manager. Getting up at 4am in to watch this is a sobering experience. Come on Villa, for fucks sake
Respect. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have bothered.
haha..I was hoping to see a bit more from Villa, to be fair. The thing that strikes me most regarding the Bent situation, is that he's gone from starting the season as captain, to not playing at all. I think being stripped of the captaincy and then not starting(though I may well be wrong) in the next game after scoring against the Baggies pissed him off and he voiced his displeasure. Lambert, being a mini MON took it personally and it's snowballed from there..
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It can't help that the crowd is so flat.
Can you blame them? Look at what they have endured for the past two years.
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Lichaj is not a good player.
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We will win this, have faith and belief
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Roberts should be booked for cheating.
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For all the Bent talk though, our general play has been more on an issue than the lack of Bent.
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Poor ball Westwood after an excellent one. Sloppy sloppy.
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Once again, our players have absolutely no idea where to run or pass in the final third. Amateur.
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Well indeed but we've had to very good chances that Bent probably would have scored.
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This game really wouldn't look out of place in a league 1 stadium.
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This is pish.
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I can't think of any other manager who wouldn't keep a striker of Bent's proven pedigree on the bench at least. Utter stubborn madness from PL in my opinion. Our relegation rivals must be pissing themselves at that unenforced decision.
The top managers seem to be able to manage star player egos and get them to play. PL is straight out of the MON school of no forgiveness, no way back - to the total detriment of Aston Villa.
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Its crucial we keep Reading out. They would defend for their lives then. If they got a goal i mean.
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For all the Bent talk though, our general play has been more on an issue than the lack of Bent.
That's true, but in these shitty scrappy games the value of someone who can stick away the only chance he gets is even greater.
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Bannan shirked that then!!
Benteke can't find a man at the moment.
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This is horrible
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Oh and how Pat Murphy loves it
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We really are starting to stink this division out.
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Better build up.
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We're losing our way a bit here. Ireland on please. For gabby or weimann I reckon
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This game really wouldn't look out of place in a league 1 stadium.
I've seen better down Bilston.
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We need some luck...
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Weimann shoulda stayed wide and crossed from the goal line.
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Gamble Gabby!!
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I know someone who would have buried that.
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no luck from that corner
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This game really wouldn't look out of place in a league 1 stadium.
league 1 stuff is better
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Oh and how Pat Murphy loves it
He truly is a wanker, isn't he. Come on Villa!
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Baker shoulda been given a penalty.
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We badly need a creative spark and a ball winner.
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Tight game. Could just need one goal to get all three points. Chances coming but not being taken. Needs a real poacher to convert a half chance.
Bowery time?
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I know someone who would have buried that.
does he live at 10 rillington place
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I can't think of any other manager who wouldn't keep a striker of Bent's proven pedigree on the bench at least. Utter stubborn madness from PL in my opinion. Our relegation rivals must be pissing themselves at that unenforced decision.
The top managers seem to be able to manage star player egos and get them to play. PL is straight out of the MON school of no forgiveness, no way back - to the total detriment of Aston Villa.
Agree.
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great fans
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We badly need a creative spark and a ball winner.
Is Ireland nursing a broken leg on the bench?
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thought that had creeped in ;(
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Close. Holman has done ok
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Holman couldn't have been unluckier with his shots this season.
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What does that ad say - "Aston Villa half-hearted season tickets for sale"?
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It can't help that the crowd is so flat.
Bit of a chicken-egg situation, that.
Not sure what you're listening to but the Holte appear to be in great voice.
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Baker loves a long boot up from the back, besides that we have been knocking it around well!
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Get Gabby and Weimann off. Bowery on, why not? He hasn't had a chance yet. And Ireland on, too. We need a bit more variety, rather than Bannan and his tedious 'floaty' balls up to Benteke.
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Fuck me the quality is so low.
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These balls in the air up to Benteke are a waste of time.
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Holman looking lively I think. Keep him on, even i he has to go wide.
Fuckin hell lichaj is shit isn't he?
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We couldn't score in a brothel
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Tight game. Could just need one goal to get all three points. Chances coming but not being taken. Needs a real poacher to convert a half chance.
Bowery time?
Are we in a time machine and already in a Championship game, after some moment when Bowery proved any ability to poach a half chance?
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Get Gabby and Weimann off. Bowery on, why not? He hasn't had a chance yet. And Ireland on, too.
Good shout. Fuck it, let's go two up front for a bit.
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It can't help that the crowd is so flat.
Bit of a chicken-egg situation, that.
Not sure what you're listening to but the Holte appear to be in great voice.
You're right at the moment, it was silent at the time, not that I blame them. I'm also speechless watching this.
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I really thought we would be pumped up for this game - so dissappoining!
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we have turned into a non league Stoke
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Baker is a very good defender, looking for the positives.
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anyone seen the General? We are going about winning the Champions League in a strange way
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Get Ireland on. They should have scored, shocking set piece defending.
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Jason Roberts is basically Cyrille Regis without the goals. Or the pace.
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who says we aint lucky ? could have been 1 to Reading there
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Bloody hell they're gonna score from a corner at some point. That was gilt edged!
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Tight game. Could just need one goal to get all three points. Chances coming but not being taken. Needs a real poacher to convert a half chance.
Bowery time?
Are we in a time machine and already in a Championship game, after some moment when Bowery proved any ability to poach a half chance?
No, just a poor attempt at humourously pointing out the silliness of not having Bent on the bench.
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Why can't we put corners in like that
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Fuck me that was close from Holman.
Bit nervy at the moment though, Reading are coming into the game.
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Can sense the atmosphere getting a bit tense.
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We're not unlucky, just rubbish.
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Le Fondre has had a couple of decent chances. A better side would have us 2 down by now.
We need to stop rushing it in the final third. Take a fucking touch sometimes! It's a bit desperate.
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Need to stop going fucking long here!
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Free header in the box, we've got off lightly there.
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This game is like a couple of worms having a scrap.
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We can barely string two passes together, I expect Conference sides to at least do that now and again.
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This is fucking rubbish, get Ireland on.
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Benteke still looking a class apart from the rest of our shower.
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This is as hopelessly pathetic as anything from the last two seasons.
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Lambert has 30 minutes to perform some miracle or have some luck, after which I will U turn against him.
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chance for Villa there ;(
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Unlucky Clark though.
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How many have we missed though. Fucking hell. Could be 3 each.
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Fucks sake thought that was in
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The majority of the team is sub-standard.
It's got Championship written all over it.
Top work Blandy.
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We are having chance after chance, one will go in soon
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This game is like a couple of worms having a scrap.
I have just died. What an amazing comment-the first time I have smiled all night. Thank you Jimbo
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Should have scored Clarky, I thought it was in!
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That one, i don't think Bent would have scored
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We'd struggle in the Ryman at this rate.
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How many have we missed though. Fucking hell. Could be 3 each.
we would be alright If we had a goalscorer
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We've lost our shape and cohesion completely now. Ireland can help us regain that. We've had some brilliant chances tonight still. Couple of great corners from bannan there
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I'm as optimistic as they come but I'm struggling for positives here.
We're not losing yet, there's one.
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not even got the comedy of heskey
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I like Weimann a lot but he's been gash tonight, and Gabby's been little better. It needs a change. When I saw the starting 11 without Ireland I knew we'd struggle to create many clear chances. We really do look devoid of confidence and ideas.
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That Shorey bloke for Reading looks useful.
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change it Lambert , FFS
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How many have we missed though. Fucking hell. Could be 3 each.
we would be alright If we had a goalscorer
I think we could tempt Emile back.
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I'm as optimistic as they come but I'm struggling for positives here.
We're not losing yet, there's one.
;D
Good chance there though. Clark should really have scored tbh.
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I know we've used one sub already but this is crying out for a couple of changes.
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What an advert for the Premier League.
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I bet at least one newspaper report describes us as 'hapless' tomorrow.
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Will Lambert do his usual sub on 89 minutes
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Clark takes one for the team.
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I'm as optimistic as they come but I'm struggling for positives here.
We're not losing yet, there's one.
The football's better than last year under McLeish. It isn't of course, but thought I'd try.
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Will Lambert do his usual sub on 89 minutes
Run them ragged for Fergie time...
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Blimey we are making Jason Roberts look like Ronaldo on the wing.
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I have turned the sound down out of sheer dread :-(
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jason roberts has been the only player on the pitch showing any glimpses of quality.
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There's nothing between the two sides. And it's fucking Reading. Jesus wept.
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Wigan, fucking Wigan scored 3 against these. Jesus Christ. I've chosen a good time to stop drinking
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This is fucking shit, get Ireland for fucks sake.
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How did we manage to spend so much money and get into so much debt to wind up with a championship level squad?
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Weimann is so fucking ponderous.
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I feel a very bad thing coming on.
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that attack was awful
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There's nothing between the two sides. And it's fucking Reading. Jesus wept.
when you consider we pretty much out-Arsenaled Arsenal at the weekend how have we dropped to this level?
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Too many hopeful and shite crosses from deep. Just keep the bastard ball.
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I reckon I will have Witnessed 3 teams in the flesh who will be relegated this season.
Villa, Genoa and Walsall.
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why the fuck did gabby run into the middle then?
clueless.
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How did we manage to spend so much money and get into so much debt to wind up with a championship level squad?
Geniuses run the club.
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Impressed with Wiemann.
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I would get Albrighton on for Weiman and Ireland for Bannan I think. We need some width.
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How did we manage to spend so much money and get into so much debt to wind up with a championship level squad?
Because the two men with most power at the club couldn't find their arse with both hands. Even if they were wearing those giant hands Kenny Everett used to wear.
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ireland coming on
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That break was hopeless. Weimann and gabby had to run wide, not across the fucking player with the ball
I thought Roberts was gonna score there
Sub please lambert!
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Thank fuck Ireland is coming on.
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How did we manage to spend so much money and get into so much debt to wind up with a championship level squad?
Wibble
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I feel a very bad thing coming on.
Heskey?
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This is so bereft of quality and entertainment it really makes you wonder whether we'll survive this year.
We can talk about playing well (but losing) against the better sides all we like, but we HAVE to beat the likes of Reading at home if we want to play on in this league.
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How did we manage to spend so much money and get into so much debt to wind up with a championship level squad?
Look no further than the shit for brains who is the 'custodian' of the club.
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a dreadful football team, Villa. Dreadful..I am not really sure how I feel about Lambert, or Weimann, or Bannan. I hate watching us at the moment, it's incredibly frustrating. The minutes ticking away. In an ideal world, I'd grab Lambert by the collar and shake the fucker, whilst asking him 'are you ok, mentally?' Come on Albrighton, need to step up here
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The fans are amazing, doing all they can.
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Albrighton oh fucking hell, well you owe us.
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When he joined us, I'm sure people said that one of Lambert's strengths was his ability to change tactics on the fly, adapt to the game as it developed and whatnot. Have we seen any of that in his time with us?
Ah, Ireland and Albrighton on as I type!
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I'm trying to keep positive I really am, but I think this will end badly tonight. Fair play to the Holte for having more faith than me though.
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Here we go, time to unveil the master plan....
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why the fuck did gabby run into the middle then?
clueless.
Because he's a shit footballer whose only asset is his pace.
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Come on Stevie, time to prove you can be a match winner.
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There's nothing between the two sides. And it's fucking Reading. Jesus wept.
when you consider we pretty much out-Arsenaled Arsenal at the weekend how have we dropped to this level?
As I said earlier, very much of a trait of relegation threatened teams
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How did we manage to spend so much money and get into so much debt to wind up with a championship level squad?
Because the two men with most power at the club couldn't find their arse with both hands. Even if they were wearing those giant hands Kenny Everett used to wear.
They couldn't find their pricks with a map and a torch.
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Tonight was always going to be nervy though, they have only lost 1 in 5 so are in decent form.
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The fans are amazing, doing all they can.
absolutely
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Never fear, Albrighton's here to give Reading any number of unnecessary free kicks.
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I'd have kept Holman on pwrsonally
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Would have preferred the free kick there ref.
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Nice one, now let's get at these fuckers and score.
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There's nothing between the two sides. And it's fucking Reading. Jesus wept.
when you consider we pretty much out-Arsenaled Arsenal at the weekend how have we dropped to this level?
It's just not enough, at the end of the day. We raise our game against the better sides (well, sometimes) for spells but ultimately come away with next to nothing.
Then we play sides like this and look like a League One side.
I wonder wtf lambert is playing at with Bent but this piss poor squad is down to one man and his hopeless, hopeless stewardship of the club.
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whats Benteke doing there FFS
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We look about as sharp as a ballbag.
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Ireland already showing what we miss.
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The fans are amazing, doing all they can.
absolutely
Spot on. Faultless tonight.
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What the fuck was that benteke? Turn and shoot man!
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Have we had a shot on target?
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I wonder wtf lambert is playing at with Bent but this piss poor squad is down to one man and his hopeless, hopeless stewardship of the club.
Let's be honest, he really doesn't give a shit anymore, does he?
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Have we had a shot on target?
2 apparently, not particularly memorable ones though.
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on the plus side we've dragged Reading down to our level now, they're playing crap too
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This game just keeps getting worse.
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It's a sad indication of where we're at. We deserve no more. We're no unlucky. We're relegation dogfighters. We can't win games. Occasionally we show the bigger teams a good scrap when, like Arsenal, they waltz in expecting an easy win.
Frightening lack of cutting edge. It's not the Bent issue either. He'd have had about 3 touches by now and not scored.
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Have we had a shot on target?
Benteke first half
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I wonder wtf lambert is playing at with Bent but this piss poor squad is down to one man and his hopeless, hopeless stewardship of the club.
Let's be honest, he really doesn't give a shit anymore, does he?
It's fucking disasterous.
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A bit of urgency at last, just need one to fall nicely
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We need Heskey back, he would have buried a few of those chances...
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Has their keeper even had to make a save yet?
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I wonder wtf lambert is playing at with Bent but this piss poor squad is down to one man and his hopeless, hopeless stewardship of the club.
Let's be honest, he really doesn't give a shit anymore, does he?
Hasn't for ages. At least they've stopped pretending now.
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Bannan been on the sauce again? Absolute gash.
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fuck off Bannan and your dreadfully boring balls
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armchair fans are leaving early
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I've seen buckets of tripe with more finesse than this lot.
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We are short of quality throughout the team.
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We need Heskey back, he would have buried a few of those chances...
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.....
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Goal from a corner. Law of averages.
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I wonder wtf lambert is playing at with Bent but this piss poor squad is down to one man and his hopeless, hopeless stewardship of the club.
Let's be honest, he really doesn't give a shit anymore, does he?
Hasn't for ages. At least they've stopped pretending now.
That's some comfort.
The endless stream of bullshit from The General was nauseating.
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At least against Norwich we had the excuse of 10 men- this is just shockingly shit.
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Goal from a corner. Law of averages.
Sigh
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armchair fans are leaving early
Posting this from your phone at Villa Park are you?
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bannan had a mare
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I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.....
Laugh, it's what we did in '86, it seemed to help.
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Fucking useless.
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Too much huff and puff :-(
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I wonder wtf lambert is playing at with Bent but this piss poor squad is down to one man and his hopeless, hopeless stewardship of the club.
Let's be honest, he really doesn't give a shit anymore, does he?
Hasn't for ages. At least they've stopped pretending now.
And that more than anything will get us relegated because the other clubs around us have football men who know enough to get their teams out of the mire. We gambled and won on that score last season, just, but you can't keep playing with fire
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armchair fans are leaving early
Posting this from your phone at Villa Park are you?
sorry it was meant as a joke, maybe not clear (or good)
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That's some comfort.
The endless stream of bullshit from The General was nauseating.
The forelock-tugging on that thread was worse.
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Jesus Christ lichaj you donkey! Come on villa!!
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Just in. Take it, its not going well?
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We need Heskey back, he would have buried a few of those chances...
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.....
Laugh, the win is not in doubt.
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Too much huff and puff :-(
The first casualty of a relegation scrap is good football.
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I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.....
Laugh, it's what we did in '86, it seemed to help.
It's all shockingly similar.
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Time to stop kidding ourselves with 'hope' etc for future. The only future we have soon is the championship. This is crap
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i want my money back and i haven't even gone
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armchair fans are leaving early
Posting this from your phone at Villa Park are you?
sorry it was meant as a joke, maybe not clear (or good)
Ah ok, watching crap football for 2 years ruins my sense of humour apparently, ignore me.
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Great tackle by Benteke there.
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This is fucking dire.
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That's some comfort.
The endless stream of bullshit from The General was nauseating.
The forelock-tugging on that thread was worse.
God, yes, how embarrassing that all seems now and how right were the people who doubted all that marines shit
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i want my money back and i haven't even gone
Ha ha, excellent
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imagine the reaction to this shit if TSM was still in charge.
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Someone chuck their Balti pie at their keeper. If we distract him we might get an open goal.
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Great tackle by Benteke there.
The only player in C&B who has played anywhere near good enough.
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That's some comfort.
The endless stream of bullshit from The General was nauseating.
The forelock-tugging on that thread was worse.
The best question ever asked was by Chico Hamilton
'Have you ever killed a man with your bare hands?'
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too much hoofing
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i want my money back and i haven't even gone
;D ;D
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Albrighton you are fucking shit.
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When Jason Roberts has been the best striker on the pitch, you know you watched a cracker!
I got up at 4 in the morning here to watch this shite.
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albrighton, you wanker.
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Jesus Albrighton, you're not really a footballer are you?
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Albrighton is normal self . Championship player
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Albrighton-you are rubbish
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Fans have been excellent but I fear there will be boos at the final whistle.
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What happened to him? So much promise.
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Remember when Albrighton was good?
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albrighton for the knackers
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fooking do something villa
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I don't know what Albrighton ever had, but he seems to have lost it, whatever it was.
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Fuck off Albrighton, utterly shite.
He's one in the not good enough column.
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Jesus Albrighton, you're not really a footballer are you?
He's fucking dreadful.
Manilow c.unt
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Lambert why the fuck you didnt start with ireland
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Possibly the low point of the night from Albrighton there
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Remember when Albrighton was good?
Just.
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i want my money back and i haven't even gone
Highlight of the match, Russon!
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When Jason Roberts has been the best striker on the pitch, you know you watched a cracker!
I got up at 4 in the morning here to watch this shite.
same here mate, appalling. At least I don't have to work on Wednesdays
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Honeymoons over for lambert now- this is utter crap .
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Lets get Bowery on and go for it.
Did I just say that?
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Fans have been excellent but I fear there will be boos at the final whistle.
I just thought that as well
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Fuck off Albrighton, utterly shite.
He's one in the not good enough column.
There are quite a few in that column.
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Jesus wept albrighton. He really lost his way. The quality of the game is getting worse isn't it?!
Come on villa!!
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Goal coming....
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What is the purpose of Marc Albrighton.
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Albrighton is normal self . Championship player
I honestly don't think he's even good enough for that level.
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Goal.
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Benteke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thank FUCK for that.
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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YESSSSSS
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Thank
Fuck
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yes.haha!!!
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Fucking told ya........
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Yessssssssssss
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Fuck, that's a relief.
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Thank fuck for that. Benteke you beauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuty!
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We don't deserve it but boy how we needed it!
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Thank. Fuck.
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TTTHHHHAANNNKKKKKKK FFFFFUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKK FFFFFOOORRRRRRTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAATTTTT!!!!!!!!!
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
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Wahoooo, Europe here we come!
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Fucking get in.
Come on..
Great ball Westwood, great header big man.
Nothing fucking silly now Villa!!
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That's some comfort.
The endless stream of bullshit from The General was nauseating.
The forelock-tugging on that thread was worse.
The best question ever asked was by Chico Hamilton
'Have you ever killed a man with your bare hands?'
Ooo, what was his answer?
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Yeaaaaaaaaah
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Goal coming....
Good call!
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Fuck meeeeeeeeeeee. We've scored from a corner!!!!!
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PFTGTTHHHHHHHHH GET INNNNNNNNN
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Jesus Shitting Christ, thank fuck for that.
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Goal coming....
You genius Ferg.!!!
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Saved by our Beast!
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Nice obstruction by Albrighton on the line.
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I'll take it.
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Benteke, literally head and shoulders above the rest of our shite.
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Goal coming....
haha. I have admired your optimism all night mate. Good for you!!
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Always said we could qualify for the Champion's League, you lot are such a miserable bunch....
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Fucking get in!!!
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Don't fall asleep now Villa, go out and defend that goal
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Never doubted for a minute.
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Jesus Christ.
Thank the Lord.
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Thank christ. Now don't fuck it up.
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A GOAL FROM A FUCKING CORNER!
A FUCKING CORNER!
A CORNER!
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Well I'll be. Benteke, good header. And Westwood takes a better corner than Bannan.
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Fergal, have you got a Crystal ball? I turn on tonight for the first time to see you say goal coming.........
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I'm off to bet365 to see what i can get for the draw.
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Now fucking hold on Villa. big, big ten minutes
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MON'sSAFC 0-0 QPR Full time- would be great if we can eke out the win in terms of the table.
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LOwton well done
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Is this the bit where we shit our pants?
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CONCENTRATE
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We will now show our usual composure and protect the lead...
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We are 17th, get in.
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concentrate now Villa. Great interception by Lowton
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Fergal, can you do that every game please? Our new charm!
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Did I really just say 'big, big ten minutes'?
Against fucking Reading?
Sigh
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Ireland has shown why he should be on the pitch.
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Benteke, literally head and shoulders above the rest of our shite.
Do you know somebody who he isn't head and shoulders above?
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A GOAL FROM A FUCKING CORNER!
A FUCKING CORNER!
A CORNER!
It was a corner wasn't it? I got a bit excited and I can't remember now.
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Is this the bit where we shit our pants?
Wibble
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Mind you, we really have been fucking shite. Ireland not playing in this team is madness.
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Come on, use your fucking heads, ten minutes to see out.
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Long ten minutes ahead
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Lowton is a really good player, very assured, never very spectacular but always reliable.
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Did I really just say 'big, big ten minutes'?
Against fucking Reading?
Sigh
Innit though. I find myself saying things like "The QPR games will be crucial."
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Hang the fuck on now villa.
Just get the 3 points please
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Kanu's coming on. It's alright lads, it's not Nwankwo.
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Result 0-0 at stadium of shite .
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Fucking don't sit back.
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Superb ball from Ireland. He and Bent should start next game.
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Please concentrate now villa. And don't sit too deep. I actually think we've looked quite good from corners tonight. Ours not theirs.
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I hope we keep them out, Clark and Baker have done well tonight. Baker looks like a proper old-fashioned no nonsense central defender.
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This is where you wished we had kicked off at 7.45. Funny, because at 8, I was pleased we were kicking off at 8. Weird that...
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To be fair, we have created quite a few chances, and missed them
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Benteke, literally head and shoulders above the rest of our shite.
Do you know somebody who he isn't head and shoulders above?
Messi
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And thats why Darren Bent isnt playing fuckers....he doesnt do that!
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Kanu's coming on. It's alright lads, it's not Nwankwo.
Not that big silver c.unt from The day the earth stood still?
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Benteke, literally head and shoulders above the rest of our shite.
Do you know somebody who he isn't head and shoulders above?
Robert Wadlow.
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it's not Nwankwo.
It bloody is.
Oh - Nwankwo, sorry.
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Lets not waste time yet please Villa, kill them off. Please
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DO NOT SIT BACK
If there is one thing I hate is that we try and see the game out and invariably in the 94th minute, with the ref inflating his cheeks to blow for thr last time they score. Let's go forward and get the second.
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Oh and Murphy taking the piss as usual even when we score
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Benteke, literally head and shoulders above the rest of our shite.
Do you know somebody who he isn't head and shoulders above?
Robert Wadlow.
'LOL'.
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If we do hold on there are still question marks over the team selection
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I love you Guzan
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Brilliant Guzan. You beast.
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Oh and Murphy taking the piss as usual even when we score
Bollocks to what the ignorant Prat Murphy thinks.
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DO NOT SIT BACK
If there is one thing I hate is that we try and see the game out and invariably in the 94th minute, with the ref inflating his cheeks to blow for thr last time they score. Let's go forward and get the second.
Agreed. Plus we need the goal difference.
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If we do hold on there are still question marks over the team selection
Fancy a post match brandy and cigar Sherlock? ;-)
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What the fuck is Lowton doing, what a fucking cretin.
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We will create few clearcut chances and look clueless in the last third. If we score more than one, it wil be because Reading are crap. If we are one up with 30 minutes to go, we will retreat further and further towards our own goal and Reading will score. In short, what is the difference from last season, really? Only (diminishing) hope.
Is what I predicted at 7.19pm.
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Oh and Murphy taking the piss as usual even when we score
What's he saying?
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Brilliant Guzan. You beast.
One position we don't have to worry about.
He's the business.
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I only know what's going on by what you lot write on here. Could you not just make it up, you know, make it sound as though we've become something akin to Barcelona for the last ten minutes?
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What's the score?
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Finally a game where we've improved second half. Has to be said the first half was a shit apocalypse though.
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Com
If we do hold on there are still question marks over the team selection
Completely. The team must come before our managers ego. Bent not on the bench was bonkers no matter the result.
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Finally a game where we've improved second half.
Sunderland?
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Benteke's goal should have been disallowed for a foul on the defender he held down. Lucky it was at the Holte End.
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I think we'll get six days' time added on here.
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Ireland you muppet.
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He has played advantage to us and not brought it back in a shorter time than that FFS
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Brilliant Guzan - again
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Fucking beast Brad.
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Tim Flowers on 5 Live Sports Extra singing Guzan's praises. High praise indeed.
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How come Guzan is suddenly awesomely good this season?
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Guzan has been great tonight. No brilliant saves to make, just really imposing when taking crosses.
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Squeaky bum time :-\
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Sitting far too deep
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Oh and Murphy taking the piss as usual even when we score
What's he saying?
Just constant sarcasm, little digs all delivered in his sneering, condescending tone of voice and sat there in his West Brom top
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Good referee this. Hasn't had much to do but has stayed out of the way and let the game flow where he can.
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I love guzan.
3 minutes. Come on villa. See it out
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Need to keep the fucking ball now!!
Come on villa, get your fucking foot on it.
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3 minutes, hold on!
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Time was when Guzan was suspect under the high ball. Not no more.
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Only one Barry Bannan? Thank fuck for that.
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Sitting far too deep
I've seen that movie. Prepare to cry. Bring tissues.
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Come on Villa.
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the 0-0 at Sunderland was critical.
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Good referee this. Hasn't had much to do but has stayed out of the way and let the game flow where he can.
Aside fron being Jason Roberts' bitch, you mean?
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The whistle going in our area makes me nervous!
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Fucking hell. Lowton has done great tonight again, but should have gone down for the tug in the corner then.
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the 0-0 at Sunderland was critical.
I was too nervous to check that score - cheers
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Squeaky bum time :-\
Mine has squeaked once too often and i think i need to see if i am eligible to claim on the furniture cover.
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YESSSSSS!!!!!!
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Full time come on ref....
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Get in
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It's like we've won the Grand National.
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thank fuck for that
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Still lots of work but those 3 points are great
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Never doubted it........
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Massive win !!!
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Get in.
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Relief is the overriding emotion. We're going to have to just be better than the bottom three.
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the 0-0 at Sunderland was critical.
I was too nervous to check that score - cheers
You're welcome. We are out of the drop zone and neither Sunderland nor QPR pull anything back.
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Benteke, literally head and shoulders above the rest of our shite.
Do you know somebody who he isn't head and shoulders above?
Robert Wadlow.
'LOL'.
Eight foot eleven point one
And therda-five stone
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We'll need to do better on Saturday against 'arry's lads.
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We would have drawn that last season. Three wins now...Turning the corner.
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We have a win ladies and gentlemen!
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Jesus shitting tits. Thank christ.
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Oh and Murphy taking the piss as usual even when we score
What's he saying?
Just constant sarcasm, little digs all delivered in his sneering, condescending tone of voice and sat there in his West Brom top
and his balls slapping against MON's arse