Fulham vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[martin o`who??]

Solid enough, didnt concede, didnt lose, adjusting to the loss of two key regulars, so i`ll take it.

[Sister of Top Cat]

Was it me or did I hear some booing towards the end of the game?

There were some blokes behind us who booed at the end.  They were also unimpressed with the applause McLeish got as he came out at the start of the second half and booed him then too.  I don't think they were in their seats at the start of the first half or no doubt they'd have booed then too.

[maidstonevillain]

and another mate getting £2 change of out £10 for 2 pints of Fosters in The Bricklayers. Good old London.

Funny you should mevtion that. We had two identical rounds in the Bricklayers. One before the game-came to £15.60, and one after the game-came to about £12.50.
Can only assume the first round was "Villa rates" and the second round was "local rates".

[luke25]

Was it me or did I hear some booing towards the end of the game?

There were some blokes behind us who booed at the end.  They were also unimpressed with the applause McLeish got as he came out at the start of the second half and booed him then too.  I don't think they were in their seats at the start of the first half or no doubt they'd have booed then too.

Thats just made my blood boil reading that, talk about not giving the guy a chance ffs, I had a similar story at Sunderland last season, stood next to 3 or 4 total air heads calling Ged this, that and the other through-out the game in what was something like just his fourth or fifth game, We don't half have some knobs following us at times, although thankfully it seems that the majority got behind the boys and Mcleish yesterday.

[Monty]

Was it me or did I hear some booing towards the end of the game?

There were some blokes behind us who booed at the end.  They were also unimpressed with the applause McLeish got as he came out at the start of the second half and booed him then too.  I don't think they were in their seats at the start of the first half or no doubt they'd have booed then too.

Thats just made my blood boil reading that, talk about not giving the guy a chance ffs, I had a similar story at Sunderland last season, stood next to 3 or 4 total air heads calling Ged this, that and the other through-out the game in what was something like just his fourth or fifth game, We don't half have some knobs following us at times, although thankfully it seems that the majority got behind the boys and Mcleish yesterday.

Agreed. Nobody is more critical of McLeish's tactics yesterday than I am, but booing is just ridiculous and counter-productive.

[Sarunyu]

No "Creativitiy" + "Predictable" = "Boring"

[Chris Smith]

Another slightly surreal sight was Villa fans shaking the hands of Met officers outside the ground before the game, presumably in recognition of what they've gone through over the last week.

[pauliewalnuts]

I thought it was good to see the team wearing black arm bands, too.

[luke25]

Another slightly surreal sight was Villa fans shaking the hands of Met officers outside the ground before the game, presumably in recognition of what they've gone through over the last week.

Likes

[Toronto Villa]

The families of the three lads killed are an absolute credit to the entire city of Birmingham. I'm glad the club showed their sympathies for them, but for all of the innocent people whose lives have been hurt by the recent events. And yes, all of the services, police, fire, rescue need to be applauded too for putting themselves in harms way.

[spangley1812]

The families of the three lads killed are an absolute credit to the entire city of Birmingham. I'm glad the club showed their sympathies for them, but for all of the innocent people whose lives have been hurt by the recent events. And yes, all of the services, police, fire, rescue need to be applauded too for putting themselves in harms way.

Agreed and its good to see that SHA and the Baggies have done the same

[Villa'Zawg]

Sorry TV, I'm afraid I can't agree that N'Zogbia has already shown he is a step up on A Young. He'll have to do considerably better than that for a sustained period of time.

That's not what I said though is it? My comment was specifically about the crosses he put in today. One thing we were all frustrated about with Ash was his crosses, be they open play or set pieces. I think N'Zogbia will prove to be a better crosser than Ash and better in dead ball situations. He'll have to do much, much more than that to be a better all around player than him, and I'd be mental to suggest that his is.

...

You said;
" N'Zogbia is going to be a big asset for us this season. His crossing is already a step up from Ash."

It was 30 minutes into the first game of the season and it was a silly thing to say. He had an indifferent performance with a couple of half-decent crosses, none of it was "a step up from Ash". Hopefully he will get better, I think he will.

It's not a silly statement as I said it also considering his play at Wigan. Look at some of his crosses and free kick goals at Wigan as an example. Ash, given the opportunities he got with us didn't deliver the same quality. He put in some very good crosses to Heskey and Collins, both of which we should have done better on.

*rolls eyes* again.

[fordbeck]

The more i reflect on the game, the happier I am.
A clean sheet and a solid point against tricky opposition.
Something to build off

[Ger Regan]

Was a nice day out, really impressed with the support, and glad to see McLeish getting such a warm reception.

Delph looked impressive, as was Given. Thought the game was crying out for Bannan or Ireland to add a bit of creativity to things. Petrov, while working hard, gave the ball away far too often for my liking. Bent was isolated, and the balls up to him didn't play to his strengths at all.

As others have said, positives and negatives to be taken from it. Definitely something to build on.

[cheltenhamlion]

A point down there is alright with me but we need to win the two home games coming up and Gardner should start against Hereford.