Fulham v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[PaulTheVillan]

I did think Baker was very good. Looks more commanding than Clark

[Monty]

The number of long balls from the goalkeeper was unacceptable, and showed the folly of going with two up front at Fulham as we were left short in midfield.

[saunders_heroes]

Some desperate defending (again) yesterday. We need Dunne back in the team (and I didn't think I'd ever say that again).
Anyone known when he'll be back?

[Irish villain]

Having woken up this morning it hasn't got any better.

In the the pub last night people weren't even joking with me about villa. It was more a solemn kind of pity for our plight that really told a story.

[Mortimer's Bear]

I didn't see any of the game as I was at a wedding, were we really that poor?

[silhillvilla]

Yes it was dire. No plan, no cutting edge. Worse thing was fulham were poor too so were there to be beaten. Our midfield is diabolical.
The BBC has us down as 4 shots on target? I don't recall Schwarzer making a single save ??

[eastie]

Yes it was dire. No plan, no cutting edge. Worse thing was fulham were poor too so were there to be beaten. Our midfield is diabolical.
The BBC has us down as 4 shots on target? I don't recall Schwarzer making a single save ??

Fulham ,west ham and saints were all there to be beaten and we have lost to all of them.

[Ads]

It was poor, but Fulham were no better really. A bit like the West Ham game, where the game was there to be one yet both sides were not up to much.

I said when Baker went off that we would concede a soft goal from a set piece, so it was my fault.

[silhillvilla]

Yes it was dire. No plan, no cutting edge. Worse thing was fulham were poor too so were there to be beaten. Our midfield is diabolical.
The BBC has us down as 4 shots on target? I don't recall Schwarzer making a single save ??

Fulham ,west ham and saints were all there to be beaten and we have lost to all of them.

Fully agree. The real concern is McLeish would have got points from those games. I'm not advocating I'd have him back but it would appear we are going backwards, a worse team than last season.

[Ads]

Maybe after we've played a few more at home we can draw a bigger conclusion.

So far all we can say is we are as bad as we ever have been away from home.

Talk that we've gone backwards is wrong for me. We have stayed where we were from last season, we just aren't as eye bleedingly bad. More a "oh bloody hell" level of poor.

At home is where it will be key. Poor against a top Everton side, very good against Swansea and the better outfit against West Brom. Need to beat Norwich and we will.

[villa `cross the mersey]

Ads - "Need to beat Norwich and we will. "

Ever the optimist eh Ads? 

[Ads]

I am a realist and a soothsayer.

We're crap away from home, so-so at home. Norwich are wank. Their win last night has sated the footballing gods and we need not offer our services on the alter of run breaking.

We'll get a point in the next game and after looking at the liver of a hen I can tell you that the omens are good. We will win the next league game following Sunderland!

[eastie]

I am a realist and a soothsayer.

We're crap away from home, so-so at home. Norwich are wank. Their win last night has sated the footballing gods and we need not offer our services on the alter of run breaking.

We'll get a point in the next game and after looking at the liver of a hen I can tell you that the omens are good. We will win the next league game following Sunderland!

So-so at home? Two wins in 11 months at home and no away wins in 9 months?

We have been dreadful over the last calendar year and are showing little sign of improvement- yesterday was very poor.

[Ads]

I am talking about this season.

[Pete3206]

It's a good job that Fulham is a cracking day out. I just hope we're both in the same division next season.