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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Toronto Villa on February 24, 2018, 02:03:37 PM
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Why take O’Hare if he’s not going to make the 18? And Glenn Whelan. Blimey...
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Thats a lot better than it could have been...
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Fucking shit line up. Ohare should be in that side. And Whelan????!!!!
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Oh dear. Come on Villa!
Onomah with the winner, then.
Fucking hell, Bruce.
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If you’re going to play Whelan holding then play Thor instead. Much better passer and less prone to errors.
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Steve is so cautious.
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No Callum O'Hare?
What's gone on there then, Bruce said he was in the squad?
But deep, deep joy, the utterly crap Onomah keeps his place, and Grandad Whelan is back. Fuck sake.
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I really don’t see the point in Onomah. Hopefully he proves me wrong. I don’t see any creativity there.
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The man is clueless.
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Only Bruce can think that bringing in the 52 year old Whelan on his motability scooter is freshening things up.
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Onomah is keeping O'Hare out. O'Hare is ours and Onomah is theirs so who are we developing?
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442 Onomah on left?
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Just fucking go for it Steve FFS. Having scored once in two games now, what could have been the game plan these past few days where it was agreed on that Whelan improves our chances of correcting that? Or Onomah?
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442 Onomah on left?
Unless it's 451 with Grabban wide and Onomah free to go forward too.
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Just play Thor and freshen it with Lansbury and get Ohare in over Onomah ffs. No creativity and no want to get it back in.
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Win please Villa, we need to.
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Talk about making a rod for your own back.
Glad Snodgrass is back, and interesting to see Grabban start, but an out of form Hourihane, a low on confidence Onomah, and someone who started playing in the Jurassic period in the midfield...hmmm.
And Jedinak and Thor on the bench? It isn't exactly thrilling.
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The man is clueless.
Really?l
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Whelan....Nooooooooooo
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We’ve lost Adomah and Grealish from the team that was winning. Why not put O’hare in for Jack and Grabban for Albert? I thought somehow we’d see Whelan instead, unbelievable!
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Onomah? Why? Surely we have better options, even with all those injuries.
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Agree with comments about Onomah but it's also time Conor started producing the goods, has been a virtual passenger for too many games now.
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Steve pre match.
‘I see wor point batttt I don’t like puttin’ the kids in for the tic’ly bit.’
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2 up front. We will win. 442 with 424
Old school.
Fuck the begrudgers as we used to say in the old country.
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The man is clueless.
Really?l
Yep.
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The man is clueless.
Really?l
Yes. Slightly.
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I’m prepared to lay odds that is 4-5-1 with Onomah behind Hulk.
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No O'hare? Stupid line-up, far too negative. As for Whelan in, a joke! Bruce is messing up our promotion push. Clearly going for a draw.
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unless grabban is out wide left?
it's a positive seeing 2 strikers in the starting line up for once, but that midefield, jesus. talk about watching paint dry
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hourihane is in such poor form, surely Jessica should be given another chance. and glen whelan is well, glen whelan
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Thor and Jedi have both been decent in the holding role recently. One had to drop out but both of them, for Whelan? Odd choice, can only think there are fitness issues and he’s thinking about the run in.
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For a team with the supposed strongest squad in the Championship, Bruce doesn't show much evidence of using the assets he's got when there are injuries, just the same old re-jigging of his favourite players.
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That side has a dull defeat written all over it, why play Whelan when Thor has been impressive. O'Hare not even being on the bench seems a waste too. Hope im proven wrong.
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if anyone has any streams info pls pm me ta
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It's worrying that we can all basically see exactly how this game is going to pan out with that starting XI. It's either an open 4-4-2 where Hourihane and Whelan won't be good enough to control the centre on their own, OR a 4-2-3-1 with Grabban out wide, out of position, and no clever service to Hogan who will undoubtedly be bottom of the 'touches' chart today. Neither of those options spell 'WIN' to me.
Of course I'd love to be proved spectacularly wrong.
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Your right Keeno. I hope it's not a 4 4 2 or we will get over run very quickly.
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I’ve honestly never heard of 6 of Wednesdays starting line up so if we can’t ein today something is definitely wrong.
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Did Bruce not say yesterday that O'Hare would definitely be involved? Must be another injury.
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Your right Keeno. I hope it's not a 4 4 2 or we will get over run very quickly.
I'd honestly swap Hogan and Grabban round - let Scott try and time some direct runs in behind the defence from the left hand side and allow Grabban with his decent-looking feet and physical presence to be the central striker. That's perhaps a bit complex though for Brucie
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Well done STEVE like the look and shape 0-2 and 3 pts in the bag 😜
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Come on you Villa boys! Let's smash Wednesday into next Tuesday!
Oh! Whelan.
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Not thrilled to see the spuds loanee still there. Must be written in the contract to be playing no matter how shit he plays.
Can we get a journalist to ask? It worked under Lamberk and Cleverly was promptly dropped next match.
Trust Bruce won’t change it till we’re 2 down. God I’m fucked off.
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Strange line up and makes no sense to me.
We have to hope he knows what he is doing.
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Strange line up and makes no sense to me.
We have to hope he knows what he is doing.
Hmmm...
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Strange line up and makes no sense to me.
We have to hope he knows what he is doing.
Hmmm...
With that midfield is anyone confident of that?!
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So is it 4-2-3-1, 4-1-4-1, 4-5-1, or 4-4-2?
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Josh wide left. Grabban down the middle with Hogan?
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Jesus what a crap line up. Whelan?? Bruce out.
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So is it 4-2-3-1, 4-1-4-1, 4-5-1, or 4-4-2?
Looks like 442.
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Corner Villa
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Another corner.
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pretty shocked at that line up
we better fecking win now
whelan ?????? I dont get that one and no Ohare on the bench again , you need to get these young guys in on the bench ffs
oh well
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WDFAFC
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We have started in a lively manner.
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Open game this
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Fuck they had a free header there. Sent wide.
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Wednesday chance that all started with Onomahh giving the ball away cheaply.
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Derby 1 up away at Reading. Come on Bacuna, help us out.
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Bollocks.
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Barnsley 1 up at blues
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Fuck me
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Fuck it!
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There we go.
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Bollocks
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Bollocks
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Fuck off
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We are shit. So sloppy
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Ho hum
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Fcuk.
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That’s giving the ball away again
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Fucking pathetic!
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Oh dear
Play offs here we come
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It is all fucking going to bollocks
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Absolutely fucking shocking.
Given away, then they just walked through us. Farcical.
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FFS
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He took that well to be fair
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All so fucking inevitable, when the team sheet went out at 2pm
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Here we go, we're on another shocking run aren't we.
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Was that Onomah who gave the ball away again to let them get up the park and score?
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Three straight games conceding the first goal
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Our manager is a joke. Josh and Glenn playing is unforgivable. Clueless.
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All so fucking inevitable, when the team sheet went out at 2pm
Thought we were playing ok to be honest. Bit open but we look like we can open them up
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He took that well to be fair
It was a good take, but look at the abysmal play in the lead up to it. They just waltzed though us like we weren't there. One of the worst goals we've conceded all season. Sort this shit out Bruce, or fuck off.
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Here we go, we're on another shocking run aren't we.
Yes
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Was that Onomah who gave the ball away again to let them get up the park and score?
Certainly looked like it.
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Well, there goes 2nd. Thanks Steve.
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Whelan for Jedinak is an expected change given the number of games Jedi has played of late. It's leaving Hourihane and Onomoah in expecting they will play their way into form that is the issue.
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We look so devoid of ideas
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Was that Onomah who gave the ball away again to let them get up the park and score?
Grabban.
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My mother could have closed down quicker than that
God rest her soul.
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How’s that not a corner?
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whats he fecking expect
onamah and bloody whelan
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Reading 1 Derby 1
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Completely the wrong time of the season for us to decide to be shit.
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Onomah, what the fuck was that, you shit bastard.
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Whelan, you are truly useless as well.
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Onomah isn’t a left winger and FFS Whelan is ponderously shit. They are just walking past and through him. We are being torn apart here
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Fucking hell. Sort it out Villa! Like a hot knife through butter.
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We are going for this but it leaves us wide open at the back
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How can we lose to a side with 16 injuries.
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reading scored
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Barnsley missed a fcukin penalty the useless sacks.
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He took that well to be fair
It was a good take, but look at the abysmal play in the lead up to it. They just waltzed though us like we weren't there. One of the worst goals we've conceded all season. Sort this shit out Bruce, or fuck off.
Applauds.
This is fucking garbage isn't it.
If Onomah has to play, surely he has to be in the middle, not stuck out in the left.
Hogan-has he touched the ball yet?
Whelen is embarrassing.
Get the ball over to the right with Snodgrass.
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Honestly, we should take Whelan off now. He looks fucked already.
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Whelen andd Houriihane might as well not bee on the pitch for all they're inflluencing the middle of the pitch
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grabban scores
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Yesssssssss Grabban
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Grabban grabs another!
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Gooooooooooool!
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Get in!
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Get in you fuckers!
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Graaaaabbbaaaaan!!!!
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Get in!! Grabban!
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Get in Grabbann. Scrappy but who cares
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Yes!
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That’s one dodgy keeper
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Yesssss!!!! GRABBAN!!!
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Scrappy but we’ll take whatever right now. C’mon boys we can win this!
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Get in now fucking win!
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Yessss!!!!!! You fuckers, come on!!!
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Who set it up?
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It sounded like the keeper gave us three chances to put it in.
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Grabban grabs one
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Villa fans making a noise. HEITS!
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That goal was liquid football!
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Get in!!!!
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Get in!!
We still need to sort out their number 18, he's causing us... I mean Whelan real problems.
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He took that well to be fair
It was a good take, but look at the abysmal play in the lead up to it. They just waltzed though us like we weren't there. One of the worst goals we've conceded all season. Sort this shit out Bruce, or fuck off.
He's the messiah now
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He took that well to be fair
It was a good take, but look at the abysmal play in the lead up to it. They just waltzed though us like we weren't there. One of the worst goals we've conceded all season. Sort this shit out Bruce, or fuck off.
He's the messiah now
<really obvious he’s not the messiah he’s a very naughty boy joke>
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Grabban certainly puts himself about
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come on villa wednesday are shit
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Who set it up?
It was a bit of a goalmouth scramble I think, but Terry had his header saved initially.
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Great shit of of Snoddy there chasing down and then blowing his top at Hogan and Grabban for not doing it as a team. I love his attitude
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Starting to look a bit better going forwards.
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Rags losing to Barnsleh.
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Fuck that was close. Weds nearly score.
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Fuck that was close from them. Boyd is getting too much space and time down the left
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Funk they should have had a second there
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Sort that shit out!
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Have you hacked my laptop TV?
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That Boyd has a cross on him. Hutton, Onomah, and Elmo please take note, and stop fannying about.
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Reading - Derby 1-1
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He took that well to be fair
It was a good take, but look at the abysmal play in the lead up to it. They just waltzed though us like we weren't there. One of the worst goals we've conceded all season. Sort this shit out Bruce, or fuck off.
He's the messiah now
<really obvious he’s not the messiah he’s a very naughty boy joke>
Always look on the bright side of life de de, de de de de de de.
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WTF has happened to Hutton? Playing a blinder so far - prevented a 100% goal by pressuring - good ball control
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Our defence has really gone to shit lately.
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Who is this commentator? He’s clueless. Keeps saying Wed dominating but I don’t see that and stats say we’ve had 55% 🤔
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Funk they should have had a second there
We're gonna have a funky good time!
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My first thought when I heard the team news was that Bruce had picked a relatively attacking line up by his standards.
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Any links via a PM please?
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Reading 2-1 Derby
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Reading 2-1 Derby.
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Come on Reading!!!
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Leeds 1 up against the Nylons.
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fecking whelan again making mistakes
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So my two "pet-hate" players - Hourihan and Onomah are actually playing well :/ - hope that means 3 points
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Fucking hell, Whelan you are a liability
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Jesus Christ, Onomah and Whelen are awful.
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Really is a must win to stay with Cardiff. A 7 point gap from here will be very difficult to turn around
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I realize part of it is my own nerves, but why in fucks name do we make so many shit teams look so good?
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Yes. Let him have all the time he needs! FFS!
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Whelan is awful
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Fucking close Wednesday!
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Whelan is awful
He’s not that good
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We are looking a bit dodgy at the back
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So my two "pet-hate" players - Hourihan and Onomah are actually playing well :/ - hope that means 3 points
Don't know what game you're watching Edvard, Onomah is having a shocker. Did you see him just waft his leg at that Weds player?
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I realize part of it is my own nerves, but why in fucks name do we make so many shit teams look so good?
It's not your nerves, we really do.
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It’s not just our uncanny ability to make shit teams look good, coupled with our ability to take decent players put them in a Villa shirt and make them look mince that never ceases to amaze.
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We are looking a bit dodgy at the back
Playing 442 we are going to look dodgy at the back. Especially when Whelan is part of that 2.
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Reading 2-2 Derby
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Derby equalise.
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barnsley 2 up
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Barnsley 2-0 up
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wed close again
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come on bruce sort it out
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And another chance goes begging for Wednesday
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Fuck me. Wednesday should be 4 up by now.
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the protection from whelan is just non existent. why is he there??
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We are not only at sixes and sevens. I’d say eights and nines.
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This isn't a vintage performance is it.
The midfield might as well not exist.
Sort it out Bruce.
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wed hit post
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Whelan won’t come out in the second half
And fuck me they hit the post
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Jesus fucking H Corbett.
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fucking shambles
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How the fuck did they not score? Pinball off Johnstone.
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get lansbury and thor on for whelan and that spurs player
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Phew!
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How did that not go in for them?
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So my two "pet-hate" players - Hourihan and Onomah are actually playing well :/ - hope that means 3 points
Don't know what game you're watching Edvard, Onomah is having a shocker. Did you see him just waft his leg at that Weds player?
Thats all he evers does, complete waste of time - i'd rather play Gabby than let Onomah steal a shirt
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Why the hell were we not doubling up for those corner?!? Suicidal
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get lansbury and thor on for whelan and that spurs player
Yes please
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Lucky it's still 1-1
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This is a proper old fashioned battering, ergo we'll hopefully nick it 2-1 at the death.
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Any chance of a pm and link please?
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Terry is taking over reffing duties. We should be ok.
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wed looking for pen
boyd is like ronaldo
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I’m not watching but us Hogan being a waste of a shirt as well?
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No penalty but could easily have been one for them.
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This is the worst I have seen us in absolutely ages. We had a great defence for a while. You’d think this lot got thrown together this week. Whelan is a colossal liability. Why is it we can all see that, yet Bruce still picked him. He asked for this.
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Fucking all over the shop Villa!
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we need one of those magical Bruce tactical changes at HT
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Rags 2 down.
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Is there any way to watch this which doesnt involve a VPN or getting in a car and driving to Sheffield?
It sounds so grim, I really must see.
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Got to get hold of the midfield and tighten up at the back. Surely back to 4 5 1 with Jedi and Lansbury for Whelan and Onomah here.
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snodgrass good chance
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Fuck Snoddy should have scored there
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Good chance for Snodgrass
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snodgrass good chance
Had time to bring that down
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Snodgrass should have buried thatt header.
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I’m not watching but us Hogan being a waste of a shirt as well?
would love to know how many times he's touched the ball in the last 3 matches
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Got to get hold of the midfield and tighten up at the back. Surely back to 4 5 1 with Jedi and Lansbury for Whelan and Onomah here.
Still leaves two strikers.
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From a neutrals point of view its two shit teams playing each other.
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Onomah really is shit. How come he gets picked every fucking game?
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Stop giving the fucking ball away!
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Got to get hold of the midfield and tighten up at the back. Surely back to 4 5 1 with Jedi and Lansbury for Whelan and Onomah here.
Still leaves two strikers.
Grabban played wide left for Reading much of last season I think.
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Is there any way to watch this which doesnt involve a VPN or getting in a car and driving to Sheffield?
It sounds so grim, I really must see.
Take a frying pan, heat some oil until it is almost smoking then throw in 22 water droplets and a lentil. Observe.
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Onomah gives it away, again.
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I’m not watching but us Hogan being a waste of a shirt as well?
would love to know how many times he's touched the ball in the last 3 matches
Exactly. If we go 4-5-1 Grabban should be centre-forward. He scores AND plays football outside the six-yard box.
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Sam has to save one.
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Save, Johnstone.
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Jedi for Onamah please Bruce
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get Onamah off and tell spurs we aint going to keep playing him
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Good save Johnstone
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Oh for fucks sake
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Fuck it!
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2-1 Weds. Well deserved.
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God we are fucking bollocks
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fucking disgraceful
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Awful defending again
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We might get battered here today
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Absolute fucking bollocks from a corner again.
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Corner, free header. Fucking hell!
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I'd say overall Cardiff are a better team than we are. And on this evidence, they're a much better side.
They do play to their strengths and play players in their correct positions, though. It isn't fucking rocket science.
We've been crap today, which is down to Bruce's tactics and players selected.
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We do not deserve to play in the PL. We're lucky to be where we are in the Championship.
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We might get battered here today
It sounds like we already are TV
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That's been coming.
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Jesus, the defending today is dismal. Absolute bollocks. Bruce can fuck off, again.
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Shit selection. Bruce is a fucking liability. They have 15 out injured and still paying us off the park. Fucking joke of a manager.
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S h I t e
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That was like a Cornalty from the Lambert era.
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We're fucking diabolical.
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I was going to say we need the win but the way things are well be lucky to get a draw.
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Lots of booing there.
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We are not worthy of promotion - jesus christ we are crap. Who the fuck taught them to defend a corner like that? ONLY Hutton was at the near post.... FUCKING ANGRY
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Hopefully we'll still be in the play off places come May.
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We've been absolutely all over the place at the back. Bet Wednesday can't believe how bad we are back there.
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if you showed Steve Bruce a photograph of an arsehole, and then of an elbow, do you think he'd be able to tell the difference?
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I really don't know what Onomah or Whelan have done to justify being picked. They must be fucking incredible in training
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‘We’ve had a horrible one. You’re goin’ to get results like this. This is what the championship is. We’re still there or thereabouts for the ti’kly bit.’
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Bruce is too blame here
fecking Whelan
onamah
and he will just go on about injuries after the game
yes we have them but christ almighty . how much is our squad worth compared to these lot
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I'd say overall Cardiff are a better team than we are. And on this evidence, they're a much better side.
They do play to their strengths and play players in their correct positions, though. It isn't fucking rocket science.
We've been crap today, which is down to Bruce's tactics and players selected.
Agree - but what about Sheffield W? Playing way better.
But - FUCK - we theoretically flood the midfield - but what?
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The selection has given the performance we thought it would.
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So staring at 7 points off an auto spot ...Bruce can fuck right off .
The last 3 team selections have been abysmal .Massive 2nd half here not sure what he can do with the bench he has picked either.
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wednesday have about 46 attackers out injured yet still manage to batter us. what the actual fuck does steve bruce tell the players to do?
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We might get battered here today
It sounds like we already are TV
Aye
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2 injuries and he's bottled it 3 games in a row. Lansbury and Grabban for Grealish and Adomah would have done the trick. Instead we have tinkered about and now look utterly at sea. Twatty management.
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I'd love to know the thought process that ended with Glen "wanky" Whelan as our midfield anchor
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That has to have been one of the worst, if not the worst first half since Bruce arrived.
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Its not just this game thou
the last three games have been odd selections
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"Wor wernt at wor races today,that's for sure.But when we get wor Jackie back and wor Albert as well,we'll be having a right good go at it,that's for sure
Wor
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As an aside always thought Boyd would be a great signing for someone at this level. Good player.
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Sounds as bad as the team sheet looks.
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The selection has given the performance we thought it would.
Which is exactly what everyone was saying last week at Fulham when the team was announced. It's de-ja vu all over again.
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It's almost as there was a collective "job done" the moment we got into second place. Instead we go into a Bruce inspired win-less run.
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This is crap. If you'd told me that beating Blues and going second would be the high point of the season, I wouldn't have believed you. It's like everybody's stopped trying.
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That has to have been one of the worst, if not the worst first half since Bruce arrived.
There's a lot of competition for that award too.
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Sounds as bad as the team sheet looks.
I don't think it's been as a good as that.
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if you showed Steve Bruce a photograph of an arsehole, and then of an elbow, do you think he'd be able to tell the difference?
I think he'd probably just play the photograph in central midfield, mate
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Thor looked wanked all season
Plays DM and we have a decent player on our hands and he works in the system
and then he fecking changes it
maybe he had no choice to play him elsewhere last game or two but you put him back DM today and not bring fecking Whelan back in .
Onamah and been useless for mths too.
Lansburys has shagged Bruces daughter , whats the point have having him in the 18
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We all knew looking at the team sheet it was idiotic. Don't give me this shit about him being experienced etc. If we can all see it the bloke paid to see it should. Don't start slow, weak players if they can't even pass the ball to each other. Started with 9 men.
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Jesus, the defending today is dismal. Absolute bollocks. Bruce can fuck off, again.
Not sure how you can blame Bruce for he fact his defenders are having a bad day at the office
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2 injuries and he's bottled it 3 games in a row. Lansbury and Grabban for Grealish and Adomah would have done the trick. Instead we have tinkered about and now look utterly at sea. Twatty management.
shock horror. i struggle to think of any occasions under bruce where the team, and his selections have responded positively to difficult situations. Wednesday have all of their goalscorers out, yet they have set up with two up top and proper wide players and it's wrecked us.
fucking groundhog day
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Think wyness needs to go into the changing room and say all leave is cancelled as it seemed to work last time he said that.
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I'd love to know the thought process that ended with Glen "wanky" Whelan as our midfield anchor
We've played our best stuff without him in the side, so fcuk knows how he gets back in.
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They are getting far too many crosses into our box. Something has to change radically at half time or the jig us up.
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Absolutely no chance of coming back now.
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we need big Ron in the dressing room
He could get us a 3-2 here
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Bruce has had his golden spell of games with 7 wins on the trot. As soon as our key players are out, he hasn't a clue about how to set up a team with the players he has available. Strongest squad in the league my arse, too may useless feckers who don't seem to care very much.
Play Offs, may be, promotion, looks unlikely unless Jack and Albert return soon.
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Thor looked wanked all season
Plays DM and we have a decent player on our hands and he works in the system
and then he fecking changes it
maybe he had no choice to play him elsewhere last game or two but you put him back DM today and not bring fecking Whelan back in .
Onamah and been useless for mths too.
Lansburys has shagged Bruces daughter , whats the point have having him in the 18
Agree about Lansbury is he can't get a game or even be worthy off the bench wtf is he doing there ..
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I think we can assume the theory that Bruce has no plan B is fact.
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Imagine if we did go up. Under this manager we would get utterly shafted.
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I'd love to know the thought process that ended with Glen "wanky" Whelan as our midfield anchor
We've played our best stuff without him in the side, so fcuk knows how he gets back in.
exactly
the amount of mistakes he made in December ffs
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Jesus, the defending today is dismal. Absolute bollocks. Bruce can fuck off, again.
Not sure how you can blame Bruce for he fact his defenders are having a bad day at the office
It’s not all Bruce’s fault but he’s to blame for putting a geriatric in front of the them. If Jedinak can’t start then go with BB. Whelan is a completely fucking waste of shirt. If O’Hare was fit and wasn’t included to make way yet again for 3 DM’s then frankly Bruce is a moron.
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Surprise Surprise we concede from a corner
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Thor looked wanked all season
Plays DM and we have a decent player on our hands and he works in the system
and then he fecking changes it
maybe he had no choice to play him elsewhere last game or two but you put him back DM today and not bring fecking Whelan back in .
Onamah and been useless for mths too.
Lansburys has shagged Bruces daughter , whats the point have having him in the 18
Your point about Thor is spot on and sooo Steve Bruce.
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Jesus, the defending today is dismal. Absolute bollocks. Bruce can fuck off, again.
Not sure how you can blame Bruce for he fact his defenders are having a bad day at the office
Because they're constantly under the cosh because Onomah and Whelan in particular keep giving the ball away or ducking out of challenges. With Hogan's lack of involvement it's like playing with 8 men.
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He just doesn't learn that's the problem.
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Imagine if we did go up. Under this manager we would get utterly shafted.
he would be sacked at Christmas
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Jesus, the defending today is dismal. Absolute bollocks. Bruce can fuck off, again.
Not sure how you can blame Bruce for he fact his defenders are having a bad day at the office
Well, he picked them, and chose the coaches who coaches them. And selected a rubbish midfield to play in front of them, offering no protection.
I think it's quite acceptable to direct ire at our crap manager
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Imagine if we did go up. Under this manager we would get utterly shafted.
he would be sacked at Christmas
There’s no way he’d last the season. We’d be at the arse end of the table and he’d be fired for sure.
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At least Hillsborough play decent half time music Hey Ho lets go
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Teams are out.
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Jesus, the defending today is dismal. Absolute bollocks. Bruce can fuck off, again.
Not sure how you can blame Bruce for he fact his defenders are having a bad day at the office
Bruce is the fucking manager,who continues to play that shite poor excuse for a footballer from spurs, and plays Whelan who is that slow, sloths have talked about taking legal proceedings cos of Bruce taking the piss. WTF has O'Hare got to do to get in this team?? and WTFing why has Thor been left out for the geriatric???
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No changes to the XI.
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no changes.
fuck me
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Jesus, the defending today is dismal. Absolute bollocks. Bruce can fuck off, again.
Not sure how you can blame Bruce for he fact his defenders are having a bad day at the office
Bruce is the manager, it's his responsibility as he picked the team. This is not a bad day at the office, it's the third consecutive bad day. Bruce needs to be kicking their collective arses as half time.
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Fucking hell Bruce has sent the same team out.
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Jesus, the defending today is dismal. Absolute bollocks. Bruce can fuck off, again.
Not sure how you can blame Bruce for he fact his defenders are having a bad day at the office
Well, he picked them, and chose the coaches who coaches them. And selected a rubbish midfield to play in front of them, offering no protection.
I think it's quite acceptable to direct ire at our crap manager
The midfield was all over the place.
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No changes. Expecting different results with the same approach. Trademark of Steve Bruce.
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He just doesn't learn that's the problem.
Yep and you know there's not a chance we're coming back here.
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Sheffield immediately gain possesion after we kick off.
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We all knew looking at the team sheet it was idiotic. Don't give me this shit about him being experienced etc. If we can all see it the bloke paid to see it should. Don't start slow, weak players if they can't even pass the ball to each other. Started with 9 men.
8. Hogan has no service.
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I blame Agnew and the number 26.
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Not one change at half time - fucks sake .
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"I got you into this mess now you go out and get us out of it".
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No changes. So Bruce must be satisfied with what he watched in the first half presumably
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Fucking hell Bruce has sent the same team out.
Surprise surprise, Wednesday can't believe their luck
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Derby winning again.
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Come on Villa!
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Derby winning 2-3
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To cheer us up, Huddersfield are beating the Baggies.
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Lol... Derby without a striker come back to lead 3 2 at Reading.
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Fucking Derby showing us how to fight back ffs
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Imagine if we did go up. Under this manager we would get utterly shafted.
he would be sacked at Christmas
There’s no way he’d last the season. We’d be at the arse end of the table and he’d be fired for sure.
exactly
we need a better manager to survive in the prem
IF he ever gets us up
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Lol... Derby without a striker come back to lead 3 2 at Reading.
All about mentality.
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If we don't go up then he has to go this summer.
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Looks like they’ve nobbled Hutton which is going to be a waste of a sub
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Currently fourth. McCafu off.
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Imagine if we did go up. Under this manager we would get utterly shafted.
he would be sacked at Christmas
There’s no way he’d last the season. We’d be at the arse end of the table and he’d be fired for sure.
exactly
we need a better manager to survive in the prem
IF he ever gets us up
We need a better manager
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Oh fucking good. I feel so much better with Neil Taylor at LB.
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Hutton off injured. In comes Taylor
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This could be a very big day regarding our season.
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Of course, I'm not obessed with them but they are now 22nd.
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I think we are a long, long way away to be worrying about how we’ll fare in the prem.
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If we don't go up then he has to go this summer.
Oh thats not even a discussion its up or bust for him and he knows it , which is why he has bottled his team selections and it has backfired on him.
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Jordan Bowery scored for Crewe. Remember him. He would improve our forward line now
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This is just what you get with Bruce and always has been, every time things seem to have clicked it all falls apart and there's a winless run.
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This is just what you get with Bruce and always has been, every time things seem to have clicked it all falls apart and there's a winless run.
I remember my Hull supporting mate saying this
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Bruce has completely ruined the confidence of this team
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Woodhall is going to have an aneurysm defending the manager and coaches on this one. Shit conditioning, shit preparation, shit teamsheet, shit tactics.
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Wubbalubbadubdub.... FUCK OFF
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Didn’t look he touched him then the cheating shit
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Jordan Bowery scored for Crewe. Remember him. He would improve our forward line now
At this point, even big Emile would.
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Woodhall is going to have an aneurysm defending the manager and coaches on this one. Shit conditioning, shit preparation, shit teamsheet, shit tactics.
?? He will just pick the December postings and update it - where did he defend (beside rational) the managers?
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the players on the pitch look absolutely devoid of any idea how to turn this around. second to almost everything, misplaced passes. hogan looks like a fish out of water
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Onomah off at last
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RHM on
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Davis coming on for Onomahh
433?
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3 centre for forwards that’ll work!
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Davis and RHM ? Which one?
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I’d love to know what hold Whelan has over Bruce to stay on this long.
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RHM on
When did he last play for us? Seems ages
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Those are positive changes - here comes the win!
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In the space of a couple of weeks we look a frightened, disjointed shell of ourselves. How in fucks name does that happen so quickly?
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RHM on
When did he last play for us? Seems ages
Came on at Middlesbrough was the last time I think.
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Those are positive changes - here comes the win!
Boro
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Those are positive changes - here comes the win!
Any change at this stage is positive
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What a fucking shambles we are!
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Good tracking back from Grabban there
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Since he was manager of the month, it's been a downward spiral
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20 minutes onto the half to raise an attack
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Since he was manager of the month, it's been a downward spiral
The famous curse strikes again.
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I’ve lost AVTV as the app has stopped working. Everything is fucked
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WHEEELLAAAN. Told you he was my favourite player
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LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
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Super Glenn Whelan! Who'd have thought it?
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Get the fuck in!
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Whelan you beauty
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That’s quality from Snoddy
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Is that the goal Whelan has owed us for 9 years?
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Fucking Whelan has scored???
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Right now fucking win.
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We’ve basically turned in to the old small heath. The work man like club that so long as you run around it’s ok.
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I love Whelan
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Goal Glen Whelan
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Glen Whelan goal machine!
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That wanker no 6... I have installed today Livescore which is ahead... And I wanted to remove it, as it gave me bad experience as it is 3 seconds ahead when scoring. Picked it up, selected the app to uninstall - and "ping" a goal... They really know how to keep their customers.
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Can you believe it............ No we can't!!
Good goal by Whelan though.
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Always said there was a touch of the David Platts about Whe can.
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Cracking player, that Whelan.
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I love Whelan
We never doubted him for a second...
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LOL I’ve always said he’s ace
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Very canny selection from Steve today.
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First name on the team sheet...
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Fair play to Whelan. Right place right time.
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Snodgrass has been excellent
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I love Whelan
Bahave, he’s all mine.
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Right. Dead simple from here:
1. we score the next six goals of the afternoon
2. Reading score the next 2
3. Burton the 2 after that
4. Sunderland conclude the scoring with a late winner
Though I will accept us to score one more and that's it.
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RHM will score the winner.
He will run over to the Villa supporters and the players will join in.
There will be a mutual embrace of players and fans.
There will be four minutes injury time and then the final whistle will go. It will be 3-2 to Villa.
I can see it happening.
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Fair play to Whelan. Right place right time.
Which for a player with his mobility is no mean feat. As the saying goes, a stopped clock...etc
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Cracking player, that Whelan.
Great player.
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RHM will score the winner.
He will run over to the Villa supporters and the players will join in.
There will be a mutual embrace of players and fans.
There will be four minutes injury time and then the final whistle will go. It will be 3-2 to Villa.
I can see it happening.
But rhm isn't on yet, is he?
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We need to fucking steal a win here. We have find a way.
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RHM will score the winner.
He will run over to the Villa supporters and the players will join in.
There will be a mutual embrace of players and fans.
There will be four minutes injury time and then the final whistle will go. It will be 3-2 to Villa.
I can see it happening.
But rhm isn't on yet, is he?
Yes for Onomah
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Fucking hell! How did they not score?
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RHM will score the winner.
He will run over to the Villa supporters and the players will join in.
There will be a mutual embrace of players and fans.
There will be four minutes injury time and then the final whistle will go. It will be 3-2 to Villa.
I can see it happening.
But rhm isn't on yet, is he?
Yes for Onomah
BBC says it was Davis
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How the fuck did we survive that?
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Whelan saves us from conceding going by the radio commentary.
Man like Wheelz
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Fucking hell! How did they not score?
Fuck knows!
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RHM will score the winner.
He will run over to the Villa supporters and the players will join in.
There will be a mutual embrace of players and fans.
There will be four minutes injury time and then the final whistle will go. It will be 3-2 to Villa.
I can see it happening.
But rhm isn't on yet, is he?
Yes for Onomah
It's Davis
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Fucking all over the shop again. Could be losing. But no.
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save by johnstone
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Whelan saves us from conceding going by the radio commentary.
Man like Wheelz
Man of the match!!!!!
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honestly have no idea what hogan does
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I will take being fucking all over the shop if we sneak a cheeky winner and keep them out.
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Hogan needs to come off
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Owls on top again
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Villa corner.
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Owls on top again
And then some
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Whelan saves us from conceding going by the radio commentary.
Man like Wheelz
Great selection by the manager of the month ;)
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Jedinak coming on
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Jedinak coming on, so we're going for it!
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how many times have they broke from our corners
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Reading 3-3 Derby
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Jedinak forr Hogan
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a striker off for jedi? wtf bruce man
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Jedinak coming on, so we're going for it!
I actually think that’s smart to stop the counter. We have enough attacking players on the pitch to still win this.
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Don't actually think that's defensive, he can have Grabban and Davis closer together and make sure we don't ship one on the break
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a striker off for jedi? wtf bruce man
Wants to keep the point
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Jedinak coming on, so we're going for it!
I actually think that’s smart to stop the counter. We have enough attacking players on the pitch to still win this.
Yep^
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Reading equalise. We 'move up' to third.
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a striker off for jedi? wtf bruce man
Sensible if you ask me, they were cutting through us like butter
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Don't actually think that's defensive, he can have Grabban and Davis closer together and make sure we don't ship one on the break
A bit deep thinking for Bruce
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a striker off for jedi? wtf bruce man
We still have Grabban and Davis on. He’ll shore up midfield and go direct to try to nick a winner
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What are the chances of a last minute winner in Sheffield twice in a season?
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Don't actually think that's defensive, he can have Grabban and Davis closer together in midfield and make sure we don't ship one on the break
FTFY :D
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Holy Shit!!!!!!!!! Get IN
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YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS. Hourihane!!!!!
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Hoooouuurrriiiihhhannnnneeeee!!!!
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3-2!!!!!!!!
Yesssssssssssssss
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Get the fuck in
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Get in Hourihane
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Fuck me!!!!!! Get the fuck in
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SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORCHIO
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we have fecking scored
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YESSS - Finally the stream was ahead of the Livescore....hahahahahahaha.....YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Yes! Fucking video went off!
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What a turnaround.
Now hold on ffs!
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Would you believe it? Super Conor!!
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fuck me sideways!!!!
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Never in doubt.
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Wtf do I know. Bruce, you’re a genius.
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Yes!!!!!?
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Bruce is a genius, Whelan is ace. And i've never ever suggested otherwise.
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looks like i'll be eating all my words then
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The man's a genius, I tells ya!
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Hooorihaaaaan
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Could this be a perfect Sat? (Villa win,noses Albion wolves lose)
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Get in, now win!
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Der wurm hast terned
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Fucking BOOM!
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Woot, as the young'uns say.
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When he’s shit - Horrorhane
When he’s great - Houricane
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I think I may have pulled a muscle.
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What are the chances of a last minute winner in Sheffield twice in a season?
Hope he hasn't scored too early
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Fucking PTSD after this one.
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They are kicking lumps out of Snoddy at the moment
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Wtf do I know. Bruce, you’re a genius.
I'd like to think so, but the posts today say otherwise, more like he's a jammy fecker, but they all count, so onward ans upward.
Just find another manager before the Premiership
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Pen
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Penalty!
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PENALTY
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Woodhall is going to have an aneurysm defending the manager and coaches on this one. Shit conditioning, shit preparation, shit teamsheet, shit tactics.
Ooops.
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Penalty
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Who to?!?!?!?!?!?
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Yes!
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Penalty to us
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4-2
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Who to?!?!?!?!?!?
Good guys. Snoddy scores
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MOTM Snoddy
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Villa Pen
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Oh my lord!!!!!!
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Yesssssssss
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hahahahahaha
4-2
Thanks ref.
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Fuck yeah!
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2-4 never in doubt.
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Winalty
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I am somewhere.... FUCK YES
Snoddy makes it - scores it....YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Easy easy easy
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Get in!!!!!!
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Fuck me fellas, you can't just say "penalty" without saying who it's for... I'm doing here as it is!!!!
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Woodhall is going to have an aneurysm defending the manager and coaches on this one. Shit conditioning, shit preparation, shit teamsheet, shit tactics.
Ooops.
Shit conditioning, shit preparation, shit teamsheet, shit tactics.
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Never in doubt🙀
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Yeah it was shocking how we ran out of steam.
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Who to?!?!?!?!?!?
Good guys. Snoddy scores
Phew cheers I had that weekend about to be ruined feeling!
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Woohoo! Needed this
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Woodhall is going to have an aneurysm defending the manager and coaches on this one. Shit conditioning, shit preparation, shit teamsheet, shit tactics.
Ooops.
Yeah, I can't wait for him to come on here and defend the manager after a 4-2 win away from home.
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Woohoo
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We got out of Jail
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MOTM Snoddy
Snoddy will/should be player of the season
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Fuck me fellas, you can't just say "penalty" without saying who it's for... I'm doing here as it is!!!!
hahaha :D In heaven - Never doubted Bruce!!! :D
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Credit to the manager for the win. There has to be more to this managing lark than we think, surely?
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3 points!
who needs Albert and Jack????
Errmm, we do.... ::)
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Fuck me fellas, you can't just say "penalty" without saying who it's for... I'm doing here as it is!!!!
Same here but I guessed from lack of expletives that it was to us.
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What are the chances of a last minute winner in Sheffield twice in a season?
Hope he hasn't scored too early
He hadn't he knew Snoddy would get the second Sheffield last minute winner!
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You Bruce knockers want to have a word with yourselves in the mirror, no wonder Small Heath call us fickle, moaning about not being good enough for the prem etc is a shagging disgrace! We might have been lucky but we won for Christs sake.
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You Bruce knockers want to have a word with yourselves in the mirror, no wonder Small Heath call us fickle, moaning about not being good enough for the prem etc is a shagging disgrace! We might have been lucky but we won for Christs sake.
That's the way to celebrate a great win.
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Woodhall is going to have an aneurysm defending the manager and coaches on this one. Shit conditioning, shit preparation, shit teamsheet, shit tactics.
I think I'll cope, somehow.
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Woodhall is going to have an aneurysm defending the manager and coaches on this one. Shit conditioning, shit preparation, shit teamsheet, shit tactics.
I think I'll cope, somehow.
Yeah, really shit ATAL we only scored 4 away from home.
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Wrong thread.