Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Iago]

Delighted with the team selection and mentality in the first half. AM will win my respect if he continues with that attitude.

Happy for Marc, he proved the doubters today. I have to say Bolton were shocking though.

[Dave Clark Five]

Compass-types excepted.

Villa winning will have spoilt his weekend, along with a few others.
Long live McLeish as Villa manager.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Good first half should have scored 4, 2nd half made mega hard work of it. Was certain we'd concede, too much hoofing from back 4 but glad to get 3 points

[ROBBO]

I don't know what happened at the start of the second half but we definately were defending deeper and it put the defence under pressure. You can have one hoofer in defence but it seems all the back four were doing it the second half. Albrighton had his best game for a long time shows what a goal can do for your confidence, Zog started well but disappeared the second half, that could have been the consequence of playing deeper.

[ozzjim]

What a horrible goal to concede.

Pleased for Albrighton. Bent needs a goal.

[KRS]

Long live McLeish as Villa manager.

"We're going up, we're going down,
Going up, we're going down"
...no thanks!

Nice bloke and he's been proper dropped in the shite, but the odd win against other struggling teams doesnt paper over the cracks that AM is out of his depth.

[Chipsticks]

Looked great going forward with immense pace, plus Guzan had a good solid game which impressed and admittedly suprised me.

All the people claiming Big 'Eck can only play defensive football surely should have shut up now, albeit if we sat back in the opening of the
second half a bit too much.

[dave.woodhall]

Long live McLeish as Villa manager.

"We're going up, we're going down,
Going up, we're going down"
...no thanks!

Nice bloke and he's been proper dropped in the shite, but the odd win against other struggling teams doesnt paper over the cracks that AM is out of his depth.

The only people who say we're struggling are Villa supporters.

[Chipsticks]

Long live McLeish as Villa manager.

"We're going up, we're going down,
Going up, we're going down"
...no thanks!

Nice bloke and he's been proper dropped in the shite, but the odd win against other struggling teams doesnt paper over the cracks that AM is out of his depth.

The only people who say we're struggling are Villa supporters.

We're not struggling, plain and simple. We currently sit eight, with every team above us deservedly so and without a doubt a better team than us at the moment. Too many comparisons are being made to the MON era where top 6 is minimum expectation, this is an incredibly competitive league this season, and quite frankly sitting in Eighth heading into Christmas is a great achievement for McLeish, and if we can remain here untill the end of the season, then I back him completely to stay with the club for a while longer, and perhaps even another punt at the Europa League.

[Somniloquism]

Long live McLeish as Villa manager.

"We're going up, we're going down,
Going up, we're going down"
...no thanks!

Nice bloke and he's been proper dropped in the shite, but the odd win against other struggling teams doesnt paper over the cracks that AM is out of his depth.

The only people who say we're struggling are Villa supporters.

Funny, a lot of external people were saying it after the Manure game. Also most of us have seen most matches this season and have seen that most performances have been poor. 3 wins against teams that have been bottom when played and one against a newly promoted team is not the best.

Although saying that it looks like we appear to be the best of a bad bunch and if we are allowed to get some players in improve (or to at least replace Jenas), Albrighton, Bent and N'zog get their confidence back and the manager plays with more attacking intent against some of the bigger boys, we should be close to this position or better by the end.

[Risso]

Long live McLeish as Villa manager.

"We're going up, we're going down,
Going up, we're going down"
...no thanks!

Nice bloke and he's been proper dropped in the shite, but the odd win against other struggling teams doesnt paper over the cracks that AM is out of his depth.

The only people who say we're struggling are Villa supporters.

That simply isn't true.

[Fergal]

Off topic... But what is a naan bread with cheese in called? Its doing my head in and google wont tell me.

Probably no help here but anytime I order it I just ask for naan bread with cheese in.

Paneer Naan.

I think its Puneer but pronounced Paneer.

[dave.woodhall]

Long live McLeish as Villa manager.

"We're going up, we're going down,
Going up, we're going down"
...no thanks!

Nice bloke and he's been proper dropped in the shite, but the odd win against other struggling teams doesnt paper over the cracks that AM is out of his depth.

The only people who say we're struggling are Villa supporters.

That simply isn't true.

You're right. They're not supporters.

[Risso]

Long live McLeish as Villa manager.

"We're going up, we're going down,
Going up, we're going down"
...no thanks!

Nice bloke and he's been proper dropped in the shite, but the odd win against other struggling teams doesnt paper over the cracks that AM is out of his depth.

The only people who say we're struggling are Villa supporters.

That simply isn't true.

You're right. They're not supporters.

Clever.  But you clearly don't get out much if you think that other supporters don't think we're poor.

[dave.woodhall]

Long live McLeish as Villa manager.

"We're going up, we're going down,
Going up, we're going down"
...no thanks!

Nice bloke and he's been proper dropped in the shite, but the odd win against other struggling teams doesnt paper over the cracks that AM is out of his depth.

The only people who say we're struggling are Villa supporters.

That simply isn't true.

You're right. They're not supporters.

Clever.  But you clearly don't get out much if you think that other supporters don't think we're poor.

Let's say then that the most irrational, hysterical whining comes from amongst the ranks of our own.