Fulham v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[TonyD]

I think one thing is certain.  If Andi starts on Sunday then PL had lost the plot.

[eastie]

I'd be quite satisfied to finish in our current position which represents progress results wise but I would hope that the quality of football will improve - We have a very loyal fan base and the home fans have been short changed for a while with the poor displays at villa park.

[TonyD]

I'd be quite satisfied to finish in our current position which represents progress results wise but I would hope that the quality of football will improve - We have a very loyal fan base and the home fans have been short changed for a while with the poor displays at villa park.

Next Sunday is a great opportunity to change this. 

[Bad English]

We pick ourselves up and we are woeful again.

We were stuck on a number 14 bus for about one and a half hours after the game (bloody Christmas shoppers.  Don't you people have anything better to do this time of year?).  Read the above and was laughing that loudly was getting some strange stares from other passengers.  Thanks for brightening up a very tedious bus journey after that awful game.

H&V has me guffawing loudly in many places (home, work, bog, waiting rooms...) so I am glad to have given something back to the community. :-):-

[eric woolban woolban]

We're papering over massive cracks to be honest.

The odd win here and there is giving false optimism to what is all intents and purposes a very poor season.

The buck must stop with the manager. He is the clueless one.

[dave.woodhall]

We're papering over massive cracks to be honest.

The odd win here and there is giving false optimism to what is all intents and purposes a very poor season.

The buck must stop with the manager. He is the clueless one.

If we're very poor and every win is only papering over cracks then what does that make the teams below us? We're tenth. Not great, but not disastrous. It's getting a bit tedious to read from our own supporters that every win is lucky and every defeat means we're doomed.

[PaulWinch again]

We're papering over massive cracks to be honest.

The odd win here and there is giving false optimism to what is all intents and purposes a very poor season.

The buck must stop with the manager. He is the clueless one.

If we're very poor and every win is only papering over cracks then what does that make the teams below us? We're tenth. Not great, but not disastrous. It's getting a bit tedious to read from our own supporters that every win is lucky and every defeat means we're doomed.

I'm not sure that's it, I don't think all our wins are lucky or that all defeats are a disaster. It's just our level of play and possession needs to improve for us to succeed long term.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I can't for the life of me understand why "professional" players can not pass the Fucking ball to each other? Why can Westwood be allowed to take shit set piece after shit set piece? The amount of times we just punted it down the field in hope was an embarrassment, Bacuna is not a full back and I can't understand why he's constantly having to play there, very very poor. Not happy

[Phil from the upper holte]

Also Weimann should not be playing. He offered absolutely nothing.

[hilts_coolerking]

It's getting a bit tedious to read from our own supporters that every win is lucky and every defeat means we're doomed.

It would be, if anyone was actually saying that.  We got lucky against Albion, Sunderland and to an extent against Southampton, as well as playing some decent stuff ourselves in patches in those games.  Let's face it, if we can only play well in patches we're going to need a lot of luck to win games.

[Steve kirk]

I know our football the majority of this season has been dire but overall results have been better, I measure progress by comparing this season to last season and we are currently 5 points better off than at this point than in the previous campaign and our goal difference is better by 9 goals, I want better play, better players who can affect games but until then I will take the stats above.

[dave.woodhall]

We're papering over massive cracks to be honest.

The odd win here and there is giving false optimism to what is all intents and purposes a very poor season.

The buck must stop with the manager. He is the clueless one.

If we're very poor and every win is only papering over cracks then what does that make the teams below us? We're tenth. Not great, but not disastrous. It's getting a bit tedious to read from our own supporters that every win is lucky and every defeat means we're doomed.

I'm not sure that's it, I don't think all our wins are lucky or that all defeats are a disaster. It's just our level of play and possession needs to improve for us to succeed long term.

That's the point - long-term. Every successful manager I've seen us under has started off with some pretty dire football (with the exception of Ron Saunders, who struck gold with the forward line he inherited, and even then his first season back up was pretty uninspiring). They got it right eventually and Lambert should be given the chance as well. If we're still playing this badly next season I'll complain and if the result are worse I'll complain  even louder but in the meantime let's accept what we are for the moment and not get so hysterical at every setback.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm not saying Lambert's job should be under pressure at all, but he needs to show some evidence that he's aware that our football isn't working correctly for whatever reason.

[dave.woodhall]

I'm not saying Lambert's job should be under pressure at all, but he needs to show some evidence that he's aware that our football isn't working correctly for whatever reason.

I agree completely.

[Bad English]

I can't for the life of me understand why "professional" players can not pass the Fucking ball to each other?

I thought my dad was posting on here when I read that.