SHA v Aston Villa LCQF Post-Match Thread

[BedsVillain]

I fucking hate football!! Feel really sorry for all you guys and gals who live in the 2nd city! They didn't deserve the win at all.

[Bad English]

Of course, nobody went on the pitch after the Villa vs Blackburn semi...

[rbcuk]

Pissed off with that! How on earth we didnt win that after the 2nd half, but as usual defence mistake costs us

[usav]

Sack Houllier now before he reverses us all the way into the Championship.

Oh please.

[PaulWinch again]

The reality if we look past the luck is, that if you can't defend and you don't score enough you are not going to win many games. Injury crisis or not, there is no excuse for the defence.

[Apyadg]

1 win in 10 games says it all, say what you like about giving Houllier time to build his team, but this is fucking shameful. He'll be building a team for the Championship at the rate, he needs to get his shit together.

[Ad@m]

How small time are the Blues?!  Pitch invasion?!?!

Every cloud though - the Baggies lost at Ipswich to a dubious penalty!!!

[Jon Crofts]

They won their cup final, big fucking deal.

I hope they get Arsenal & get royally fucked.

[TheSandman]

Sickening. We outplayed them and we were doomed by absolutely shite defending. Dunne should never put on the shirt again.

Friedel - Did well with some good saves.

LYoung - Poor, made some bad errors too.
Dunne - A fucking joke. He should wear a red nose and big shoes every time he plays. He is worse at football than I am and even bloody fatter too.
Collins - Little better than his mate. He has regressed gradually throughout the season.
Warnock - Did better. Our best defender but that is saying nothing. Got forward well.

Downing - Poor. Didn't use the ball well.
Bannan - Quiet to start with but came into the game in the second half
Hogg - Superb and he moved the ball well. Didn't deserve to be on the losing side.
Clark - Reasonable enough but a bit quiet.
AYoung - Fairly decent and did reasonably well.

Agbonlahor - Did well too.

Oh great. Crowd trouble. Not like it was unforeseen.

[JUAN PABLO]

Of course, nobody went on the pitch after the Villa vs Blackburn semi...

cant remember them running up to the blackburn fans throwing objects and taunting them...

[bertlambshank]

Of course, nobody went on the pitch after the Villa vs Blackburn semi...

I was thinking the same.

[itbrvilla]

Another deflected effort flies just out of Brads reach.  How many times has that happened to us this season? They were never going to score any other way though.

We were never going to score either.  balls into the box for Young and Bannan to win?  WTF

[richard moore]

Nothing to be ashamed of, we outclassed them. They will get found out eventually and let's enjoy Arsenal beating them in either the semi or the final. They are truly awful to watch...
 
Three points however
 
1. Our defence is absolutely awful, I would get Clark back there with Cuellar pdq but somehow you know it won't happen
 
2. Houllier made the wrong decision in taking off Bannan for Ireland who was yet again atrocious. Downing is the player who should have been subbed. Ireland can sod off come January and take Carew and Warnock with him
 
3. Ashley Young irritates the hell out of me - can't he just go for a cross, pass or chance full on without having half an eye all the time on appealing for some spurious decision
 
Anyway, we need to focus on the league. Heads up, take it on the chin and on we move
 
 

[Small Rodent]

Didn't deserve to lose that, but got to realise that high balls don't work.

[avfcpg]

What the fuck has happened to Dunne...still looks about a stone overweight to me.

Played decent football, had all the possession but don't score and create chances and that's what happens....