Aston Villa v Stoke City Post-Match Thread

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

I reckon two more draws and we are safe. I am fully confident our manager is capable of setting up teams to meet this challenge.

The only other things I want to say was the Ref was a clueless jerk, and why did Huth bother holding and fouling Gabby all day ? I know he got away with it but Gabs is totally out of form and wouldnt have done anything anyway.

[damon loves JT]

Well done to everyone who went along and supported the team today.

[kippaxvilla2]

Anyone remember the scene from Kevin and Perry Go Large where Kevin is imagining his mum and dad being sick at thought of conceiving.  I liken that to McLeish at the thought of trying to win a game.

[andyh]

one moment of quality in 95 minutes of total shite.
I'm not sure whose version of anti football is worse, McLeish or Pulis, although on reflection, at least Stoke prodded and probed and tried to make things happen. We may not like how, but at least they try to win the game.
Mcleish has well and truly sucked the life out of the club and the sooner he fucks off the better.
Oh, and 30K attendance, Lerner will dream of 30k gates if things carry on the way they are going.

[ez]

I was waiting to see a Lichaj long throw into the stoke penalty area. Can't remember him doing it.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Beside the point we gained the only one positive thing is Weimann. He is gifted in front of goal with his natural instinct. Darren Bent even mentioned how Wemann is a natural finisher. We are in need of at least five players of high quality to get us anywhere near to where we need to be ...........

[wombat]

Well thank god for Weimann's excellent goal, because other than that it was utter utter dirge!

We defended well but some of the times we put it out for a throw under little or no pressure was utterly brainless, it's what Stoke want you to do... So for FUCKS sake don't do it!

Special mention to Hutton's efforts going forward. I never thought i'd see such ineptness, defensively he was better thank god.

Regarding Ireland I thought he started well but was very much off the pace 2nd half.

Oh and the linesman giving that throw when it blatantly hit that odious piece of dog egg Peanut, well done for keeping up with the Jones's this weekend and being utter wank.

[nigel]

Unable to defend a lead again ..39% possession at one point ..useless

39% possession for the second half to be precise.

It felt like around 70% in the first half.
Once again undone by a crap refereeing decision.

[Villa in Denmark]

one moment of quality in 95 minutes of total shite.
I'm not sure whose version of anti football is worse, McLeish or Pulis, although on reflection, at least Stoke prodded and probed and tried to make things happen. We may not like how, but at least they try to win the game.
Mcleish has well and truly sucked the life out of the club and the sooner he fucks off the better.
Oh, and 30K attendance, Lerner will dream of 30k gates if things carry on the way they are going.

That depends on your point of view.  You could argue that as Pulis obviously has a game plan that is moderately succesful then Mcleish has the worst version as I don't see anything other than get as many bodies behind the ball as possible as Mcleishs' tactics.

However for anyone that enjoys football as spectacle then Pulis is obviously worse as he shows no signs of getting relegated into oblivion.  ( No I don't think we'll go down this year, but am already worried about May 2013.)

[mrfuse]

I know we've been playing loads of the younger players but half of them seem quite talented. I just don't think Eck can motivate them or provide any tactical nous at all... Time to go I think.

This for me, McLeish can point to injury's being a problem just like he did at Birmingham. We really have talented youngsters but they are being stifled by him and his negative approach.

[Steve kirk]

It was utter gash to watch but why are so many of us surprised, we have been like this the majority of the season, as predicted yet another draw as we slide snail like to safety, prepare for proper misery next season when Mctwat takes us down. 

[PaulTheVillan]

Lichaj was toss. Warnock on right midfield for periods? WTF? He's shit at left back, so why put him there?

THought Ireland was good, always in space, but often over looked.

Gabby? Getting tired and bored of him.

[Mr Diggles]

Anyone else notice at the end McLeish grinning, clenching fist and saluting someone in the Trinity in a gesture of victory?

Well done Alex. You grabbed a point at home to Stoke.

Don't worry, at least there are another 6 points this season to play for.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Bannan is not a wide player. Gardner is not a wide player. Lichaj is not a left-back.

Too often he's wasting the talent we have by not playing them in their correct positions. Clark was not played as a centre-back when fit enough times either.

We do not have a plan. Nobody is sure what to do. At Birmingham, you knew what his plan was, here, we just don't have one at all. We really do need to get rid of him because they guy is an idiot.

As for Stoke, imagine having to watch them week in/week out? Talk about boring. I've never known a team play to win throw-ins before. Why would you pay to watch that???

[villadelph]

Lichaj was toss. Warnock on right midfield for periods? WTF? He's shit at left back, so why put him there?

THought Ireland was good, always in space, but often over looked.

Gabby? Getting tired and bored of him.

Lichaj was toss?! Oh please, the kid was everywhere today. Went hard on every tackle and hardly lost the ball at the rate at which Bannan and Gabby were turning it over. He can stay.