Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Goldie.7]

We won't be this lucky come December, most predicted a loss 'myself included so a point isn't too bad, right!

[kippaxvilla2]

By the way I thought we did well keeping Barton quiet all afternoon - at least Delph helped in that regard by softening him up earlier on.

[eastie]

Impressed with mcleish's comments -not a man to be messed with me thinks!

[Somniloquism]

McCleish has turned into Wenger, well on seeing incidents on both sides anyway.

[PaulWinch again]

At least from Mcleish comments the performance in the first half was not something he had put in place. He wanted us to pass it and make runs off the ball.

[kippaxvilla2]

Gabby was fantastic. Bannan and Collins did well.

Dunne is shit, he's a decent last ditch defender but he was at fault  for Newcastle's equaliser last week, the second goal on Tuesday and he's so flat footed for today.

I think that is just silly regarding Dunne - he was man of the match today.

[ozzjim]

I think I am most disappointed in Delph. He just looks way, way out of his depth, gives it away all the time and Petrov looks a lone ranger. I miss NRC a lot and Jenas would be straight in for him next week for me. I would even try Bannan there playing deep and seeing the game in front of him.

NZogbia has the first touch of Julian Joachim - enough said.

Albrighton should start again soon.

Ireland - give him 6-10 games in the side, I reckon he might come off, needs games but did ok for me.

Warnock - loathe him, really, really loathe him. Should be on performance related pay - losing 5k a week for every free kick given away in our 3rd.

Dunne - desperately unlucky.

Collins - played ok, too much hoof.

Bannan - kid can play, but needs to be in the game more than he is out wide.

Gabby - Lone ranger - no one near him first half.. hard work.

Eck - clearly got into them at half time, and clearly very, very pissed off with the way the players played. Fair play to him, he is clearly passionate about it all, but he has to get 90 minutes out of them. Big game next week. He is angry, I think he has been softly softly until half time today, and sounds like he really, really got into them and rightly so.

[Toronto Villa]

Haven't watched the game yet, but but some very balanced views on here. I looked at the live football thingy on the BBC football thing and nearly crashed my car when they scored. Gutted that we couldn't hold on, but based on some of things said so far there were shoots of hope in the second half. We need to score goals, because we're not good enough to hold one goal leads. Feel bad for Dunney. He's been superb of late.

[Villanation]

Dreadful first half, better second. Soft penalty - I'd have been annoyed if something similar had been given against us. Bit of a sickener to concede in extra time but a draw was a fair result - especially given the number of free kicks they wasted on the edge of our box. Still waiting for N'Zogbia to impress, and couldn't understand why he took Bannan off.

I'll say, even Gabby gingerly claimed it also noticed Ferdinand giving Bannan some lip just before he placed the ball

[garyshawsknee]

By the way I thought we did well keeping Barton quiet all afternoon - at least Delph helped in that regard by softening him up earlier on.

I thought Delph really grew during the game. The more games he plays,the better he'll get.

[Rigadon]

First half was the worst I've ever seen a Villa team play.  For QP fucking R fans to be singing "boring boring Villa" is an embarrassment and to say I was ashamed would be a understatement.  It was truly appalling on every single level apart form the scoreline. 

Second half was much improved apart from Charles N'Zogbia.  There is something very wrong there - can't remember seeing any of his team mates interact on the pitch, either with a pass or an encouraging pat in the back. Totally isolated and unless it improves he could become our next Stephen Ireland (who was OK today in the second half) - out on loan to somebody like, erm, QPR.  So far he is shocking.

[The Man With A Stick]

We're so much better when we keep it on the deck, we played some decent stuff in the second half.  As soon as Dunne got MOTM I had visions of it all going tits up though, never mind.

Warnock is getting on my tits.  Silly little man.

[garyshawsknee]

Warnock is officially this seasons Holloway. The game has finished,shut up you daft prick.

[DB]

1st half they didn't show up, 2nd was much better - Ireland, Delph and Petrov did well. N'zog was terrible, as mentioned he kept running into players and not passing, poor decision making. I was expecting to lose, but if play like we did 2nd half then we'll be fine.

[ozzjim]

Oh and I would not piss on Warnock if he were on fire, nasty bastard.