Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers Post-Match Thread

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

James Nursey has twweted "Lerner was at the game and is still backing Big Eck". I'moff to weep into my pillow

I think if we had known Lerner was there, the anti Mcleish chants would have been louder still. May have been a few chants against soembody else too.

[Walmley_Villa]

Unfortunately nobody is backing Randy or McLeish. He'll probably bring Craig White in to replace Faulkner.

[1_Pablo_Angel]

Yeah, the best time to made your thoughts known, as a collective crowd, is when the manager and players have walked off the pitch, and when the cameras have stopped rolling...hang on.

How about when the whistle goes? While all cameras are still on the pitch, but any negativity won't affect the result of the game?

Explain what's wrong with that? Or is logically flawed sarcasm all you have to defend that shit tonight.?

They've been booed off the pitch more times than I can remember this season.

Ideally, people would just stop buying tickets. I know it's not that popular, but attendances are already at around 32-33k every week, if they dropped to below 30,000, maybe it'd send a message.

There's been no prolonged, directed chanting at Mcleish post match that I've seen. I've missed about 5 home games this year though. A general boo when the whistle goes isn't the same as 30,000 people singing 'Fuck off Mcleish, the Villa is ours'  . Yet there's no reason why this couldn't be done at full time instead.

It simply cant help the players, during the game that's all that matters. I've lived darn sarf for most of my life, and some of Portsmouth's relegation escapology has been unbelievable to witness. (Not this season obviously). Point is it really does show the difference that a crowd can make to a football team, even a crap one. I also spent half an hour yesterday explaining to a Manchester United supporting nurse why Villa fans aren't all negative and definitely aren't fickle!!1

I really don't think you can have a go at the support.  We've won once at home since November (an injury time goalkeeping error) and this is the first major pop at AML there's been - after 85 minites in the penultimate home match of the season while losing to a relegation contender. 

I think there's been remarkable restraint considering.

Fair play, I agree he's had an easy ride thus far. It was just a savage atmosphere and I felt for the young lads trying to get a goal during that.

The last bit of my first post was OTT and I've calmed down a bit now so apologies if anyone took offence.

[Monty]

His assessment of why we didn't score is that we're not aggressive enough when going for flick-ons. He really doesn't actually understand attacking.

[Nii Lamptey]

Interview now up on the Beeb:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17834588

Mentioned that Davies made the difference for them.... WELL WHY DIDN'T YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AT THE BLOODY TIME THEN!?!

[pauliewalnuts]

His assessment of why we didn't score is that we're not aggressive enough when going for flick-ons. He really doesn't actually understand attacking.

The real worry is in the little things, little things like this.

[Pete3206]

The thought of Randy Lerner backing McCleish after 35, mostly shit league games makes me feel very sad indeed. I am stunned by tonight's events.

[Steve67]

I was dreading them bringing on Davies.  That's how sad it is to be a Villa fan now.  We completely lost the midfield battle in the second half too, which is odd, considering they only had one fit midfielder.

[Risso]

His assessment of why we didn't score is that we're not aggressive enough when going for flick-ons. He really doesn't actually understand attacking.

The real worry is in the little things, little things like this.

Yes.  It's not the dull, unadventurous football for the entire season, it's missing Petrov's shots from the edge of the box, and aggression at flick ons that's the big problem  The delusional twat.

[Greg N'Ash]

going into that game on the attack and worse still broadcasting the fact to the media was rank stupidity., If you've got no teeth you don't try and bite them

[maidstonevillain]

We are now well in a relegation battle.

Couldn't disagree more.

Bolton, Blackburn, QPR and Wigan are in a relegation battle.

Do be in a battle you have to show some fight.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Took my mate who is a Sheff Utd fan.
He thought Villa were brilliant first half and unlucky not to be 2 or 3 up, their penatly was dubious and the defending for their second completely shit.

Overall he thought Bolton were the more professional side who came to do a job and did it, didn't panic when they went 1 down, got lucky with the penalty and saw the game out really well.

Villa were better to watch, Bolton were more effective and won the game.

His views, not mine.

Me? I was too nervous to take any of this in and just kept hoping and praying that we would score more than them.
Haven't quite resigned myself to going down, but might have changed my mind by 5pm on Saturday.

The abuse aimed at McLeish? I think he deserves it though I didn't join in. And neither did anyone near me. It wasn't 90% of the crowd as some have said - 50%...60%?
And it's clearly aimed at the way the whole club is being mis-managed at present, including the appointment of a manager with a shit record who has simply proved all those negative doubters absolutely f***in right!
Sinking ship?
Yes. Big time!

[Steve67]

His assessment of why we didn't score is that we're not aggressive enough when going for flick-ons. He really doesn't actually understand attacking.

The real worry is in the little things, little things like this.

Yes.  It's not the dull, unadventurous football for the entire season, it's missing Petrov's shots from the edge of the box, and aggression at flick ons that's the big problem  The delusional twat.

Yeah Risso, but that said, he's not a negative tactician.  The fans have it all wrong, after all, what the fuck do we know!! I hate the man.  What an absolute crap fecker.

[5ft811st2 Durham]

Come on, I'm not blaming Villa fans for the season. I'm blaming McLeish and Randy more than anyone. But on a game by game basis the atmosphere tonight was fucking poisonous with 10 minutes left, and a more positive atmosphere might have helped us grab a goal. That's all. To me, on the Holte, on 80 minutes, all that mattered was equalising. Protest about the manager later, he ain't getting subbed before the end of this game.

Agree with this. We played well for 60 minutes, made loads of chances, took a deserved lead and then out of nowhere 2 minutes later somehow we're losing. From that point many of our fans couldn't wait to turn on Mcleish despite the fact that there had been nothing wrong with our display to that point.

The final 30 minutes were a complete shambles, but what else would you expect from a bunch of kids playing in front of a crowd pre occupied with slating their manager?

[curiousorange]

His assessment of why we didn't score is that we're not aggressive enough when going for flick-ons. He really doesn't actually understand attacking.

The real worry is in the little things, little things like this.

Yes.  It's not the dull, unadventurous football for the entire season, it's missing Petrov's shots from the edge of the box, and aggression at flick ons that's the big problem  The delusional twat.

I would have had more respect (well, some as I never had it in the first place) for the bloke if he'd just come out and said "I have no idea how that bunch of c***s managed to go from leading to losing in 90 seconds."