Aston Villa v Everton Post-Match Thread

[PaulWinch again]

31,853 is very very worring.

[Steve R]

We certainly are a fragile lot.

Everton were well on top for the first 30 minutes, but by half time I thought we were back into it. In the second half we took control of the game and having found a goal looked likely to get more.

You have to credit Everton for the speed of the break, something we're incapable of. After that we were back to being a rabble.

Good games from Ireland and Clark, Gabi did well when he got the chance.

We need more verve and precision about our play, and we're more likely to get that from the academy than a prematurely aged 31 year old loanee.

What money we had should have been invested in the defence.

[old man villa fan]

Apparently, we're losing on average £1.5m from game revenue due to the decline in crowds.

I heard that on the commentary but it is rubbish.  One too many noughts and even then it is exaggerated.

To the game and as Francis said, a laboured performance.

Where do you start with an analysis of the performance.  I could write a book on it but cannot be bothered.

[luke25]

Im just going to copy and paste this for every post match thread until the end of the season, 'MOVE OFF THE FUCKING BALL FFS!'

[Brian Taylor]

we have to pass the ball, effectively, a bit more. Keane with arms in the air says it all. Dull football without inspiration. Maybe we'll have a clear out and bring a few decent players who move about for a start and soon. Come on Enda Stevens..we need you!

[Irish villain]

Our attendances are getting quite worrying. Over 10,000 empty seats? Can't be good for revenue. Austerity strangling the patient.

[paul_e]

The problem is he's got the team so scared to lose that we're completely unwilling to take any risks.

The point where we looked good was when clark and the full backs start to get forward in support and we suddenly had space and numbers in attack.  The lack of quality from the full backs inhibited us but even with their total lack of quality it still made a difference.

If he's serious about wanting to play attacking football he needs to try something different.

I'd personally think about giving nzogbia a run at left back with gabby in front of him and telling him to make the whole side of the pitch his own.  We Clark anchoring the middle and perfectly capable of covering left back it wouldn't be a huge risk because even if nzogbia makes defensive errors it's not like Warnock isn't already doing that.

[PaulWinch again]

Our attendances are getting quite worrying. Over 10,000 empty seats? Can't be good for revenue. Austerity strangling the patient.

The thing is if we entertain more people will attend. 20 minutes of playing well out of 90 is unacceptable.

[ozzjim]

First half we were so poor it was scary. Ireland moved central, all of a sudden Bent was a threat and we should have got a second, but our full back are neither defensively or offensively good enough. Both need replacing, asap. Pace in both positions would be very useful too. I would take JLloyd back over Warnock even!

[mattjpa]

Randy seems to have rabbit in the headlights syndrome at the moment, too afraid to address the mounting problems. people will simply not pay to watch turgid, shite football. Robbie Keane has done nothing wrong but he is not the answer.

[Rigadon]

First half we were so poor it was scary. Ireland moved central, all of a sudden Bent was a threat and we should have got a second, but our full back are neither defensively or offensively good enough. Both need replacing, asap. Pace in both positions would be very useful too. I would take JLloyd back over Warnock even!

Steady Ozzjim.  Steady!  Although I must say, we haven't had a really great fullback since Marc Delaney.   

[Irish villain]

We need a spark to come in and re-ignite the whole club. We have been going through the motions for over a year. Somebody needs to galvanise the owners, management, players and supporters.

[TheTimVilla]

Hutton was shite again, but Warnock was even worse. Just after he almost scored for them (great save by Given, by the way), I was convinced he'd faked that injury and was going to hobble out of the firing line. He has to be dropped/rested as a continued run is just making him - and us - suffer.

[PaulTheVillan]

Ireland was good. Bent was more involved in team play. Albrighton final ball was toss today.

Warnock is getting worse, Given made a good save from his stupid header.

We had them on the ropes for 15 minutes in the 2nd half, we should have made more of the possession we had.

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

We need a spark to come in and re-ignite the whole club. We have been going through the motions for over a year. Somebody needs to galvanise the owners, management, players and supporters.

To do that Randy would have to get rid of McLeish, replace him with someone like Hiddink, then give him a fortune to replace shit like Warnock, Hutton and Collins.

Absolutely no chance of that happening, those that go are going to have to suffer much more of that shite