Birmingham City v Aston Villa Match Thread

[Jimbo]

We keep stopping our attacks on the halfway line.

[villa_cads]

Why so negative?! Get Gabby up top, we dont need 5 accross the middle today.

[Apyadg]

There's very little quality on show today.  Both sides look like relegation battlers.

They've at least got the bottle for a relegation fight, we look like we're going down without a whimper, while the players tell themselves it's all fine, they're too good to go down, we'll still finish 6th.

Even in this game after the first 5 minutes or so most of them look pretty uninterested.

[D.boy]

I hope we don't rue the early missed chances.

[PaulWinch again]

first 25 minutes were good, next 20 minutes not so good. Petrov really needs to actually do something.

[Jimbo]

Switch Gabby and Downing at half time, Gerard.

[Risso]

Bentley gets into some decent positions but his final ball is woeful.

[ozzjim]

Petrov has been anonymous again in the middle. Can see why he is so keen to sign 2 new central midfielders

[Risso]

first 25 minutes were good, next 20 minutes not so good. Petrov really needs to actually do something.

Is Petrov still on the pitch?

[Simba]

why has he moved Gabby wide, Downing had to move inside. We could have had three at 442. Now JC ain't seeing the ball and we are inviting them to us. I don't getit. Gone defensive.

[D.boy]

What happened to our pace attack. We reach the halfway line then Petrov slows down and goes sideways.

[mal]

There's very little quality on show today.  Both sides look like relegation battlers.

They've at least got the bottle for a relegation fight, we look like we're going down without a whimper, while the players tell themselves it's all fine, they're too good to go down, we'll still finish 6th.

Even in this game after the first 5 minutes or so most of them look pretty uninterested.

are you

Petrov has been anonymous again in the middle. Can see why he is so keen to sign 2 new central midfielders

one who can tackle and one who can pass hopefully...

[PaulWinch again]

Carr should be booked.

[citizenDJ]

Switch Gabby and Downing at half time, Gerard.

Maybe, but it's worth noting that Gabby does a fair bit more from a defensive point of view...but would be more effective for us going forward I think.

[Jimbo]

We need to step this up, we have to win.