Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[1_Pablo_Angel]

Ah, I love all the posters who decry anyone with a negative take on events. Ok, let's look at it. With 9 games to go, even if we win every damn game left we can't reach our points total of last or the season before's, total. That's impressive isn't it? If we win every one we equal our points total of 3 seasons ago.

It's extremely unlikely that we'll make the 50 points of MON's first season. Believe me, I've no time for MON. However I've no time either for the apologists who excuse every defeat.

If we lose our last nine games someone on here would explain every bastard one away!

Great post. Dave Woodhall will explain the 9 defeats i bet you, at the same time licking Mr Lerner all over.

Embarassing stuff. A good performance is a good performance. Injuries to the majority of our first choice defence is a fact, not an excuse.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Houllier's post match interview:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/9415840.stm

[swiss1968]

Having been today can't believe we didn't win.Cruising before we missed the pen then the same old story,depleted defence apart still hard to take.

[olaftab]

Houllier's post match interview:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/9415840.stm

Don't want to click and listen. I hate him, for now, for throwing away the FA cup..

[olaftab]

Why are some people describing posters disappointment on here as "knee jerk"? FFS after 29 games we are still in a relegation fight. This is consistent disappointment and ugly reactions is deserved and NOT knee jerk.
I don't think we will go down but we should not find ourselves in this place. 3 points from 3rd bottom and the team in that position has 2 games in hand over us.

[WikiVilla]

The thing that is a worry from today is, we played really well, yet lost !

[goldenjimi]

Glad to hear Ged having abit of passion for a change and getting players name right, he loooks fucking tired tho!

[taylorsworkrate]

Unfortunately not a suprise today.

There is a real lack of substance to anything the team and management does this season.

[Dave Cooper please]

I don't think we'll agree on this Dave - the reason they got half that cup money was because they took Rooney, Ronaldo and co to a replay a massive result for a none league side.

Never said it wasn't, but the money gained was the reason Burton got promotion. You say the majority of the players were there before, it was the additions, paid for by the cup run money, that got Burton up.

As for the stadium it was built with help from Pirelli in return for naming rights not the local council plus cash from the sale of Eton park.

Pirelli gave the land to Burton Albion in exchange for the naming rights, they didn't pay a penny towards the £7million+ construction costs, that came from the council buying Eton Park for well above market rates, basically granting Burton a new ground. Now I have no problem with this, it just winds up Burton fans when I mention it!

Cloughie is a really nice guy don't know what he's done to upset you and Rip van winkle.

Nigel Clough is a whinging c***, he was as a player, he carried it on to his managerial career, I don't feel the need to justify this opinion, I just know!

[ROBBO]

Some very good individual performances today but why Petrov was bought on i can't imagine, he weakened the midfield.
We have a goalkeeper that should have dominated his area considering the inexperience at the back, he is the one who can use his hands and should have come out especially for their third.

[Smithy]

Why are some people describing posters disappointment on here as "knee jerk"? FFS after 29 games we are still in a relegation fight. This is consistent disappointment and ugly reactions is deserved and NOT knee jerk.
I don't think we will go down but we should not find ourselves in this place. 3 points from 3rd bottom and the team in that position has 2 games in hand over us.

It's considered 'knee-jerk' because this is a post MATCH thread, not a SEASON SO FAR thread.  No-one likes where we are in the league, NO-ONE - or the fact that we lost, but when you actually look at this match in isolation we played quite well and paid the price for having three of our first-choice back four missing.

Do you t'hink Cahill would have scored either of his goals if it had been Collins 'challenging' him rather than young Nathan Baker? Would Bent have missed the pen?

Play like that for the rest of the season, and we'll be fine (as long we get some centre-backs fit).

[D.boy]

Having only seen the highlights on MOTD, we played some good football and created numerous chances. Defensively our season has been awful and that ultimately is why we are where we are in the league. I will be glad to see the back of this season to be honest.

[Matt Collins]

We're really not far off being a very good team indeed. Better than we ever were under mon. But we need to keep walker, and get a new keeper, left back and possibly centre back. And keep ashley.

[The Situation]

Just watched the hihlights...

So annyoying to throw it all away when we looked so in control.

[glasses]

As much as I think Houllier is a knobhead, and what he did in midweek was a disgrace, I thought we were unlucky today, and actually felt sorry for him. We played well, created some great chances, things looked like they were clicking, but we had our 3 best central defenders out, who are all good in the air. I'd still prefer him not to be our manager, but I find it hard to have a go at him today.