Fulham v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Somniloquism]

Always said that Gérard Houllier was the wrong man for Villa he should resign 30% win percentage just isn't good enough! Should of had Kevin Mac!

That's the kind of logic that will make Sarah Palin president of America.

Agreed.  We may well go down under GH but we were certainly going down under KM.  I hope I'm wrong but I cannot see us getting 40 points to stay up this season.  Delfouneso is fuckin useless and if he is our hope up front then we might as well give up.

He has started his first Villa league game and got into the position to have several chances, Yes they never went in but at 19 on his own up front he had a good go. Carew is 31 and missed even easier sitters including penalties this season, yet his name is sang by Villa fans.

[Richard C]

Don't think we will go down either, i just want to kick something and not get hurt,

[Toronto Villa]

Always said that Gérard Houllier was the wrong man for Villa he should resign 30% win percentage just isn't good enough! Should of had Kevin Mac!

Yes, European elimination and the 6-0 battering at Newcastle must have been the icing on the cake for you. I'm glad you weren't doing the hiring.

Get a grip.

[Monty]

Always said that Gérard Houllier was the wrong man for Villa he should resign 30% win percentage just isn't good enough! Should of had Kevin Mac!

That's the kind of logic that will make Sarah Palin president of America.

Agreed.  We may well go down under GH but we were certainly going down under KM.  I hope I'm wrong but I cannot see us getting 40 points to stay up this season.  Delfouneso is fuckin useless and if he is our hope up front then we might as well give up.

Err...not quite what I had in mind, I must say.

Guys, I know we're all disappointed and annoyed and all the rest of it, but some of the overreaction on here is unworthy of us. My God, people talking about RELEGATION! I can't believe it. We've had a bad run putting chances away, but I said before the Spurs game that we'd be on a tough run of matches and so it has proved! This is very much a transitional year, about bringing the young players through and seeing where we can improve so as to mount a proper challenge next season - when, by the way, Man City won't have been able to spend billions again owing to their own restrictions on spending trying to meet the Platini regs. We are not far behind them, we have a youth system that must be the envy of most of Europe, we have a modern, enlightened manager and owner who I would say generally know what they're doing. I can't say we're reacting in a particularly British way. Where's the stiff upper lip?

[PaulWinch again]

Always said that Gérard Houllier was the wrong man for Villa he should resign 30% win percentage just isn't good enough! Should of had Kevin Mac!

Yes, European elimination and the 6-0 battering at Newcastle must have been the icing on the cake for you. I'm glad you weren't doing the hiring.

Get a grip.

agreed.

[CJ]

Always said that Gérard Houllier was the wrong man for Villa he should resign 30% win percentage just isn't good enough! Should of had Kevin Mac!

I presume you're either being ironic or a troll. That would be the same Kevin Mac with a 25% win percentage including an outstanding performance against Newcastle.

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

Why was Blobby Dunne on his knees when Hangeland headed the ball?

Yes Albrighton was stupid giving away the free kick but it should have been defended better. The thing that pisses me off most about today is the likes of Albrighton, Bannon, & Clark where excellent, the experienced Internationals; Downing, A. Young, Dunne and Warnock where cunty bollocks. 

[jembob]

Time after time this happens. Season after season, different players, different managers, different fucking millenium, same fucking hurt and disappointment.

Exactly....I'm not blaming individuals, rather the entity that is Aston Villa.

Sounds like you are both interested in the wrong sport if you can't handle disappointment.

[Toronto Villa]

Always said that Gérard Houllier was the wrong man for Villa he should resign 30% win percentage just isn't good enough! Should of had Kevin Mac!

That's the kind of logic that will make Sarah Palin president of America.

Agreed.  We may well go down under GH but we were certainly going down under KM.  I hope I'm wrong but I cannot see us getting 40 points to stay up this season.  Delfouneso is fuckin useless and if he is our hope up front then we might as well give up.

The kid is 19 in his first league start of the season. Blame the more experienced players around him if you want. Quite frankly Friedel should have commanded the area better for the goal, but don't blame 19 and 20 year olds especially one playing his first full game.

[PaulWinch again]

In fairness Downing put a few chances on a plate for team mates and they gashed them, it's not his fault.

[sfx412]

Relegation certs now ?

Incredible.

Everyone's disappointed and GH, does need to get a grip on things, he's not the most dynamic of motivators in the managers stakes, but relegation. Heaven help us on this site after the Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool games.

[Goldie.7]

Isn't it a bit daft to be talking of going down? Or not getting 40 points?

Yes, we have to start scoring goals. Yes, we need to buy a striker in January. No, not getting the points our play deserve isn't good.

Had we hung on 10 more seconds today, we'd have been one of a clutch of teams in joint fifth place.

Somewhat premature to be talking of relegation.

We draw way to many games though so this season you never know, when the barcodes went down none of us saw that coming!!

[Gazza1982]

C'mon guys, always lousy to concede in stoppage but there are a lot of great positives. In the last year we have seen the development of home grown talent Like Albrighton, now Bannon and Clark.
Add a creative midfielder to replace Petrov, a holding midfielder to replace Sidwell, a 7/8 Million pound striker and we will be a hell of a YOUNG force to be reckoned with. I think in a season or two we will be talking Silverware and regular top six. The future is looking much better than the one dimensional style of MON. A long way to go sure but we have a great defence (!) a quality mid, great youngsters coming through, just need a couple of regular goal scorers a la Shaw and Withe and we are capable of anything.

[Monty]

In fairness Downing put a few chances on a plate for team mates and they gashed them, it's not his fault.

I'll go along with that, Downing hasn't done an awful lot wrong for many games now.

[Karl Bridges]

Clark looked very good again.  Does anyone know how much football he has played in CM?
Can we consider him a genuine midfielder?

Not played there since he was 14.