West Ham United vs. Aston Villa: Post-Match Thread

[Quiet Lion]

Gabby is trending on Twitter......

[themossman]

Needs must. We need experience for the job at hand, especially at the back. This categorically does not mean dross like dunne will be here next year or that the kids have had their chance. Hopefully they will be introduced gradually alongside some quality new signings they can learn off, which is what should have happened all along.

[Percy McCarthy]

The change to playing players in their correct position has helped and the team look more comfortable.

Seems to me that there's been a big improvement since Luke Young came in at left back.

[Lambert and Payne]

http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/gabi-agbonlahor-west-ham-9060526/
Ashley Young was brilliant in the build up to that! And a great header from Gabby, really good goal Villa

[The Situation]

Remember after we signed Bent Sunderland fans saying how funny it would be if we went down. "chortle*

lol

I remember Sunderland fans and Steve Bruce saying they're happy with selling Bent getting all that money for him and claiming Bent was "lazy".

LOL Jokes on them. Since they sold LeBron James' twin bro they've been AWFUL.

[Deano's Mullet]

Amazing how quickly things can change. Similar season this to the one when Sir Brian left and John Gregory came in. We were one step forward two steps back and then finished the season on a decent run of form finishing in the top half. This season it doesnt seem like it will take anywhere near as many points to do the same so lets hope the results continue.

[sonlyme]

At last I can remove the adult diaper.  We are out of the woods.

Today we dominated West Ham and should have won at a canter.  Our attacking play just keeps on improving - and the way we move the ball in the opponents half is top class.

Let's not kid ourselves though - everytime they got a set piece near our goal the defence looked shaky.  Collins gave it some today - full of committment - but he's still a big lump.  Dunne looked less of a big lump than usual but it's too late for the Atkins Diet mate.

If we get our defence re-built anything like as good as our attack - roll on next season.  DB - what a buy.

UTV

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Great stuff.

Let's now get home wins against Stoke, Wigan and Liverpool and end the season on a high.

Collins and Ash stood out.
Walker put the shits up them going forward.

Great stuff.

[hartman_1982]

Anyone who doubts Ash's commitment should watch that. Bloody brilliant! His reaction after the winner was almost scary!

[Rip Van We Go Again]

The change to playing players in their correct position has helped and the team look more comfortable.

Seems to me that there's been a big improvement since Luke Young came in at left back.

I'd said for ages that he's be a better alternative to Clark at left back.

Can't wait to see Clark be a regular at centre half, in place of Dunne.

[Archie]

4-4-2 fits this fomation much more than 4-2-3-1, finally even GH understood this.
I was really terrorised to be relegated with this bizarre manager, so I'm experiencing  a sense of great relief.

[KevinGage]

First game I've actually looked forward to for a while - so I thought we'd probably be nailed on to lose. Worst possible opening, but showed character to come back.

There was a nervousness about West Ham, you can tell they really know they're in the shit. But then so were we, going into the Everton game. Probably for the last three, truth be told. This one a bit less so.

But had we ditched GH after the Wolves game and the new bloke came in and delivered two wins and a draw we'd be hailing him as a saviour, so it's only right that GH takes credit for our upturn in form since then. It doesn't make up for a lot of the stuff that's gone on this year, but we can park the manager issue at least until the summer now and hopefully finish the season in relative comfort.

I bet Bent is chuffed to see the table at the moment. Steve Bruce, Emily Bishop's son and Robbie Savage probably less so.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The change to playing players in their correct position has helped and the team look more comfortable.

Seems to me that there's been a big improvement since Luke Young came in at left back.

I thought Luke had a great game today. Toss up between him and Collins for MOTM. I'll give it to Collins, he was so up for this game.

[Brian Taylor]

Another 3 wins and we could be challenging for a place in Europe.. Difficult to believe but poss.
Nothing short of 3 points a game now should be tolerated.
Next three games have to be wins!

[andyh]

Take a look at the league table.
It actually feels quite wierd looking so high up the table to find us.
Great win, well done boys.