Stoke City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Stu]

@MatKendrick: Villa are one point & one place better off than at the same 17-game stage last season. 19 points instead of 18, 13th instead of 14th. #avfc

Progress.

[Goldie.7]

We've still not scored in the first half this season have we?

At home i'm pretty sure we haven't.

[eastie]

We've still not scored in the first half this season have we?

At home i'm pretty sure we haven't.

Correct.

[Villafirst]

What's this £300M figure? What about the millions recouped from selling all the top players? Not to mention the multi millions of TV money received over 7 years. You'll probably find that the net spend isn't that great.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Albrighton was simply "taken out" 3 times, twice by the same player - the left back.
The ref never said a word as far as I could see, but then books players for silly tackles/fouls and ignores blatant handballs/red cards incidents.
Twunt
 

[dave.woodhall]

What's this £300M figure? What about the millions recouped from selling all the top players? Not to mention the multi millions of TV money received over 7 years. You'll probably find that the net spend isn't that great.

You tell me what you think Randy's net investment is and where you get the figure from.

[paul_e]

Albrighton was simply "taken out" 3 times, twice by the same player - the left back.
The ref never said a word as far as I could see, but then books players for silly tackles/fouls and ignores blatant handballs/red cards incidents.
Twunt
 

I think they targeted Albrighton as the threat and set a plan to niggle at him with pushes. blocks and shirt pulls until the ref or lino called them up on it, unfortunately the ref never said a word.

[Meanwood Villa]

Did Lambert just blame the wind?

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

The big lanky twat definitely controls the ball with his hand before he slots it home.
MOTD panel: not a word.
Shock horror!

[mike]

If relegation is part of being a work in progress I'd rather not get real, thanks.

OK what's your plan in that case?
We are 6 points above relegation zone even having lost 3 games on the trot so I again suggest get real.

I don't think we'll be relegated this season, but I think we are the new Wigan and our luck will give out at some point.

As for what my plan is... Stop buying shit players.

[lovejoy]

The big lanky twat definitely controls the ball with his hand before he slots it home.
MOTD panel: not a word.
Shock horror!

Exactly, just imagine if that had happened to Chelsea.

[Dave Clark Five]

@MatKendrick: Villa are one point & one place better off than at the same 17-game stage last season. 19 points instead of 18, 13th instead of 14th. #avfc

Progress.

We are scraping the barrel now.

[Dave Clark Five]

Started reading this thread just now as the anger from the game had started to subside.  It's coming back.  Fucking awful. 

Come back at 9am and you will see all sort of reports through rose-tinted spectacles.

[VillaAlways]

After reading the first couple of pages, I have to ask the question, are the posters being serious about sacking Paul Lambert?

Why sack Clarke? Your fans were calling for his head and I haven't heard many complaints since his sacking.

[villan from luton]

Lets be honest, Albrighton did well to nick the ball from Wilson, but the touch was heavy and no way would he have got there before the keeper, ref made the correct decision.

As for their winning goal, Herd is not a premiership class centre back and should have hacked that ball clear, or if a class act like Kompany, into his own net. He should have done better, put the keeper off as well. On another point their first goal. I know Lambert said the other week that Herd had not lost a header v Fulham (I thought he was all over the place tbh). How the feck when they are lumping a long ball up is Herd marking Crouch and then the knock on comes to the flabby fox in the box Adams, who is too quick for the midget Baker. Fecking joke and Lambert should fecking explain that.