Fulham v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

Or as TSM might have put it:

There's a man, a real pace-setter, coming after me
And after him there's someone better
And after him there's me

Near a tree by the river there's hole in the ground where Richard Dunne landed.

[PeterWithe]

TSM played to lose tolerably, PL doesn't.

I think that's an improvement.

[danlanza]

TSM played to lose tolerably, PL doesn't.

I think that's an improvement.

A massive improvement, even though things are not going our way it is far better to watch than the last two seasons. When it clicks we will be fine. Just needs to click soon.

[Stu]

TSM played to lose tolerably, PL doesn't.

I think that's an improvement.

A massive improvement, even though things are not going our way it is far better to watch than the last two seasons. When it clicks we will be fine. Just needs to click soon.

It clicks sometimes and it's great to watch. First half against Albion we should have gone in 2-0 up, for instance. Today I think we matched Fulham for a long time, even if we created far fewer clean cut chances, but the match was very dull and McLeish would have been slated for the performance today.

[richard moore]

Just got back. Our players just don't seem good enough, simple as that.  Both our fullbacks are championship quality at best. Our midfield non existent.

I love this football club of our's but if anything sums up our current squad's desire it's Schwarzer coming to collect a rare  "cross" with the nearest Villa player 10 yards away in the 88th minute and a goal down.. Not one of our players could be arsed to challenge him.

If they showed half of the passion of our fans today we would have no worries but as it is we're in the shit for the time being.

The fans were brilliant today, absolutely top drawer

Bennett looks about two leagues above where he should be but he is young and so let's hope he learns from it - the huge open spaces down his side were alarming to behold

I swear if we got a penalty and KEA took it, he would pass it back to the goalkeeper. Having serious doubts about him, he just doesn't do anything

What exactly is N'Zogbia? A forward, a winger, a midfield player? I for sure can't work it out

I thought we looked relegation material today - the lack of quality and creativity is very alarming. As was the case last season, there being probably 3 worse teams than us might just save us from the drop. It was all hugely depressing and right now, the team doesn't deserve the sort of fantastic support it got today

[Clampy]

I thought we were dire. There's not much point in playing strikers if your going to leave your wingers on the bench. Lambert needs to watch MOTD and see how other teams get the ball out wide and get it into the box. Every team i've watched so far look better than us at the moment.

[SoccerHQ]

Have to agree  Richard. They even commentated on 5 live (was listening to the mini radio when the game died a bit of a death in the second half) that if only the performance on the pitch could match the passion from the stands.

[richard moore]

Have to agree  Richard. They even commentated on 5 live (was listening to the mini radio when the game died a bit of a death in the second half) that if only the performance on the pitch could match the passion from the stands.

I actually think the Fulham fans were looking at us open-mouthed thinking how can you get so passionate about this load of boring cobblers served up by your fantastically mediocre team. And I have to say, they have a point. I would have been utterly mystified too. You would have thought we were four up and cruising listening to the immense support today.

[Risso]

I thought we were dire. There's not much point in playing strikers if your going to leave your wingers on the bench. Lambert needs to watch MOTD and see how other teams get the ball out wide and get it into the box. Every team i've watched so far look better than us at the moment.

I agree Clampy.  So far, Lambert has been marginally less crap than McLeish, but that's not enough in itself to keep us up.

[silhillvilla]

Just got home, that was dire, as bad as anything McLeish dished up.
The away support was brilliant. The tube was dire, Victoria line and district line was closed in parts making the journey to the ground painful.

[danlanza]

Richard and Clampy, i agree with you both. I am miles away and have to watch this shite on telly. Every bloody game, me and my lady, Jenny, go to our local bar to see Villa. So far ,this season we have left 60 euros lighter and no wiser to what Lamberts plan is.
I respect him as a manager and always will, he just has to get our guys working properly, for the Villa. The players at the club at the moment have no clue about our history (Exeption to Gabby and Stan) we are just paying to much money for average shite. Good stuff done by Lambo in the transfer market so far, but we have a long way to go.
This season is going to be shite for us, we may just scrape stopping up this season. We cannot afford to get on Lamberts back, we have to give him time to do his plan and stick by him, for at least 3 seasons. IMV.

[jeowje]

Its not the manager, its the lack of quality. As the biggest club in England's second biggest city we ought to be better than this.

[1874]

Agree. We are missing Weimann. I'm baffled why Gabby gets in the team ahead of him.

Because Gabby has one good game once in a while then lives off it for the rest of the season. I really can't wait until we part company with him. Don't blame him by the way, just don't think it is working out.

[olaftab]

What exactly is N'Zogbia? A forward, a winger, a midfield player? I for sure can't work it out

Neither can N'Zogbia!

[Dave Cooper please]

What else is he meant to say? "Yes we're struggling and i'm worried" or "we're a bit shit at the moment"?

I would go with a Nik Kershaw medley.

Wouldn't it be good.