Aston Villa v Blackpool Post-Match Thread

[The Man With A Stick]

Three very welcome points and (by all accounts) a cracking game, I'm happy with that.

[villajk]

Thought it would be a good game, bearing in mind Blackpool's attacking style, and it was.

Nail biting at times, but good entertainment.

My concerns regarding Ireland are still there.  Still, there's time for  improvement.

I'm waiting for the game to come on MoTD2 but could somebody enlighten me as to why that goal was disallowed?

[pauliewalnuts]

I thought that was our worst performance under GH, truly crap.

We got out of jail with the Collins goal (which i heard go in as i emerged onto Trinity Road, having left after their second). I fucking knew it ... when he came on, I said to my friend "That wanker Campbell will score". So predictable.

Warnock looks fucking awful
Dunne looks like an accident waiting to happen of late
Goal apart, Collins was poor.
Ireland looked woeful in his brief cameo
Gabby at least made them work a bit harder at the back
Barry did well, as did Albrighton

I know we've terrible injury problems, and any manager would struggle with an injury list like that, but Christ on a bike, we don't half make things hard for ourselves sometimes. You just knew with less than ten minutes left, when all we had to do was keep the ball and stifle the game, that we would just keep giving it back to them, which is exactly what we did, and look what happened.

Still, fuck it, three points were absolutely vital this evening, and we got them. It was almost much, much worse.

[sfx412]

A good battling win all said and done, even if we conceded late goals again.
At least this time we scored even later on and saved the 3 points.
GH looks as though he hasn't slept for weeks in his post match interview, he looks worse than Grant does with black bags under his eyes. But then if we make it so hard to beat Blackpool's reserves what will he look like after the next 4 games.
Still 3 points is 3 points, a win is a win, and do we need both

[SashasGrandad]

Ireland's poor tackle gave the ball away which led to the 2nd equaliser.  He owes Collins big time.

[villajk]

I thought that was our worst performance under GH, truly crap.

I thought the game against the Blose was our worst.  That was absolutely dire.

I thought tonight there was some entertaining football at times.  Blackpool made us work hard for the points, but, hey, we got them.

[pauliewalnuts]

I thought that was our worst performance under GH, truly crap.

I thought the game against the Blose was our worst.  That was absolutely dire.

Fair comment. I wasn't at that match, and avoided the "highlights"

[villajk]

I thought that was our worst performance under GH, truly crap.

I thought the game against the Blose was our worst.  That was absolutely dire.

Fair comment. I wasn't at that match, and avoided the "highlights"

You rightly put "highlights".  There weren't any.

[Pete3206]

I think some of the criticism has been a bit harsh given the amount of young players in the side. I think they equipped themselves very well and moved the ball around excellently at times.

League games at home are not a formality. Teams make you work for everything as Blackpool did tonight. I'm delighted with the points.

[villajk]

I think some of the criticism has been a bit harsh given the amount of young players in the side. I think they equipped themselves very well and moved the ball around excellently at times.

League games at home are not a formality. Teams make you work for everything as Blackpool did tonight. I'm delighted with the points.

Personally, I think the youngsters have done themselves proud.  Some of our senior defenders need to stand up and be counted.

[Legion]

I thought that was our worst performance under GH, truly crap.

I thought the game against the Blose was our worst.  That was absolutely dire.

Fair comment. I wasn't at that match, and avoided the "highlights"

She's a woman but she's right.

[Chris Harte]

I know that 3 points is 3 points but for me the manner of that victory was pathetic. We have injuries, but looking at the team sheet we played no more than three players who wouldn't normally get into the side. Compare to Blackpool who made ten changes. So a mostly first team Villa struggled to a 3-2 win against Blackpool reserves.

To be pegged back in such circumstances, not once but twice, the comical defending, the whole hysteria around our winner, the whistling for full time by our fans. It was pathetic.

We are Aston Villa. We should be better than that.

[Shrek]

That was defiantly our worst game under Houllier, we kept giving the ball away, making the wrong desicion when in their box. There were sonmany occasions when we could of shot instead we tried to pass through 5 players.

But I'm happy, things are looking good, we cannot expect great things every game off our youngsters. But they are playing well and it's only a matter of time before we start putting our chances away.

On Delfouneso he looked like he had no confidence to me and was abit slow to react in certain situations, but he took his goal well (how many times did Gabby not score in that situation last season) I do have high hopes for him.

[Somniloquism]

God knows what Collins tried to do. If he had tried to get in front of Harewood rather then trying to play him offside he would have stopped the goal.

[Archie]

I know we've terrible injury problems, and any manager would struggle with an injury list like that, but Christ on a bike, we don't half make things hard for ourselves sometimes.

Christ on a bike? :-)