West Ham v Aston Villa Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

I wonder if Bent is wondering what that round thing is that everyone else is kicking?

[ozzjim]

Petric has scored twice today for Fulham. I guess Jol snapped him up as he played for him at Hamburg.

We look almost a week undercooked.

[Mortimer's Bear]

We're playing like we're 3 nil up, knocking it around at the back , come on ffs!!

Are you T Francis in disguise? :-)

Haha no but it was a fair point!

[olaftab]

Thanks *uck someone called Leon Cort has scored at sty.

[pauliewalnuts]

Christ, that was a terrible ball

[The Situation]

not over but I feel a bit let down and deflated.

didn't have any major expectations today, didn't think we would win either and was not expecting us to look completely transformed from last season... however I hoped we would give ourselves some chances in front of goal and at least look we might score testing their defence.

oh well, on and upwards I guess... just annoying how the season has started with this performance.

[Tuscans]

Not being funny here but our so called midfield of passers, Ireland, Bannan, KEA and Gardener havent even managed 1 pass to Bent yet....what's going on here!?

[PeterWithesShin]

Pink FC 0 Charlton 1

[N'Zimidy]

This is pretty dire. West Ham are pushing us back and the midfield are just static. We need a good LB because there is just no penetration down this left side.

[Risso]

Bloody hell Gardner, two dismal passes in a row.

[PhilGibson]

Its not good to have played 87 minutes of a game with only long shots and non really testing the keeper against West Ham. Need to be much much better than this...

[andyh]

SSN just said they can't recall seeing Bent touching the ball.

[ozzjim]

We have been weird. Kept it well, passed it well much of the game, but had no idea in the final third.


Give it a few games, but think we will be ok long term

[PeterWithesShin]

Has to be said, this is actually quite shit.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

We aren't scoring here.

I don't think we'll score if we play till midnight, to be honest.

On which day? We have one goal scorer  in that side and I can't recall us passing to him. Most odd. I'd have thought we'd have tried varying it.