Aston Villa v Newcastle United Post-Match Thread

[Clampy]

I applauded the second half effort if anything. It's as if they sat there in the dressing room at half time and realisation finally set in that we are in trouble.

Yes but sadly it's probably too late. It's also massively alarming that Lambert doesn't think the 'system' in the first half was a major issue.

Tactically he dose'nt seem the sharpest tool in the box.

[Dave Clark Five]

Maybe he might now stick with Gabby and Andi out wide it made us far more potent.  They would do really well in the Championship.

Weimann got an injury last night. Have to hope he will be back for Everton.

[damon loves JT]

Anyone who makes a virtue of applause for a losing performance is well into Lenny Lawrence territory.

He has two days to pull his charmless, inflexible Scottish thumb out of his arse and sign the two competent players we need.

[Risso]

Anyone who makes a virtue of applause for a losing performance is well into Lenny Lawrence territory.

He has two days to pull his charmless, inflexible Scottish thumb out of his arse and sign the two competent players we need.

Blimey.

[PaulWinch again]

Anyone who makes a virtue of applause for a losing performance is well into Lenny Lawrence territory.

He has two days to pull his charmless, inflexible Scottish thumb out of his arse and sign the two competent players we need.

Agreed. Bollocks to trying to pull positives out of the second half, we lost that's all the matters. We've had several games where we've performed well in one half and fucking absymally in the other half and lost loads of points. Nothing matters other than winning games now, and the reality is we lost to a relegation rival like we have several times this season. You've got two days Lambert to get a fucking clue and sort it out.

[oldham_villa]

I applauded the second half effort if anything. It's as if they sat there in the dressing room at half time and realisation finally set in that we are in trouble.

Funny you should say this, this is exactly what I thought also

[OzVilla]

Anyone who makes a virtue of applause for a losing performance is well into Lenny Lawrence territory.

Or Lenny Bennett.

[Risso]

Anyone who makes a virtue of applause for a losing performance is well into Lenny Lawrence territory.

Or Lenny Bennett.

Or Benny from Crossroads.

[russon]

Erm, about this second half performance. We scored once from a soft penalty and resorted to hoof ball. Plenty of huff, puff and gusto, but no guile or composure in the final third. We cannot resort to measuring our satisfaction with performances by the honourable manner of defeat. 4 straight home defeats (3 to the dross around us) does not deserve the licking of Lambert's arse. 

[PaulWinch again]

Erm, about this second half performance. We scored once from a soft penalty and resorted to hoof ball. Plenty of huff, puff and gusto, but no guile or composure in the final third. We cannot resort to measuring our satisfaction with performances by the honourable manner of defeat. 4 straight home defeats (3 to the dross around us) does not deserve the licking of Lambert's arse. 

I think nearly everyone is saying that the second half really doesn't matter, because the result was the important thing and the first half was so dreadful. Noone is 'licking Lambert's arse'.

[damon loves JT]

I don't disagree that we played well. I don't even disagree that we ought to take some heart from the fact that our players finally realise they're in the shit.

I just refuse to let Lambert interpret that applause as a justification for anything he has done.

[damon loves JT]

We are in the place we were with O'Leary, with TSM, and briefly with McAllister. We have to collectively ignore the manager and support the players. It is all we can do.

[saunders_heroes]

We are in the place we were with O'Leary, with TSM, and briefly with McAllister. We have to collectively ignore the manager and support the players. It is all we can do.

We're in a much worse place now than we ever were under O'Leary and McLeish. We're not cut off at the bottom of the league by any means, but the team we have now is much much worse than any of the dross those two ever served up.

[damon loves JT]

I don't agree. I think there are five wins in that team if they believe in themselves.

[fredm]

I think the thing about the first half formation that summed it up for me was just before half time when we conceded a free kick in the centre of our "D".  Who conceded it?  Lowton.  Who was supposed to be playing either wide right back or right wing back.  So what the bloody hell was he doing in the centre of the field?  Clark or Vlaar should have shouted at him to get out of the way and leave the centre to them.  Instead he is in there and therefore the Newcastle left side was given the freedom of the park.

This incident summed up for me that they have no tactical awareness and makes you wonder what the level of coaching is that they are given each day at BH.