Aston Villa v West Ham United Post-Match Thread

[eastie]

I was gardening all afternoon. I only had to look at the score. I feel blessed.

A wise man indeed.

[phantom limb]

There is always someone worse off and Cardiff look dreadful. Rat faced Ole will soon be heading back to Norway with his tail between his legs. If Villa can beat Cardiff and Fulham and Norwich, that'd sort out this season. So, that won't happen then.

You just know Tuesday is the sort of fixture we lose.

It's away though!

[Ron Manager]

I think it is pretty obvious that Lambert is incapable of galvanising the players into decent performances. I would imagine he has little contact with his players on a daily basis.

He proves week after week that he does not have a footballing brain.

What is the point of Paul Lambert?

[Brian Taylor]

an wtf happen there?? I couldn't see anything other than Citeh Norwich and then the score popped up..I crept away in shame. It really hurts so far away from B6.

[dicedlam]

Lambert is no better than McLeish.

I don't think Lambert is so defensively minded as TSM, but tactically just as inept.

[Fin Feds Dad]

I disagree - he is every bit as defensively minded as TSM. He sets teams out not to lose - NOT to win games . His record is disgusting and should be punished.

[claret and blue blood]

Allardyce made a substitution at half tine recognising our defensive frailties.This is not the first time we have witnessed an opposing manager out think Lambert,how nice it would be to have a tacticaaly astute guy on our touchline making game changing decisions in our favour?

[London Villan]

Id be happy with lambert having a positive half time team talk...

[olaftab]

I'm not sure your original post was anything too happy-clappy, but what has you going to Villa park to watch the game got to do with anything?  'The armchair brigade'.  Good grief.

Apologies to the forum for that unnecessary outburst but I guess a lot of frustration of the whole afternoon was not helped by reading the post match thread.

[brian green]

We have all had the wool pulled over our eyes to swallow the club line McLeish bad, Lambert good.   Lambert is not a good manager or if he is, he has shown nothing to prove it since taking charge at Villa Park,  but he has produced an endless stream of evidence that he is no more competent than Alex McLeish.   I do not say it lightly because I love the Villa but that defence today was the worst I have seen in many years.   Not only are they unskilled, they are slow and hesitant in everything they do.   Clark and Baker are nice, willing lads but they are far too slow for the premiership.

[Steve kirk]

Someone else can start the Cardiff pre-match thread.

Think the highlight of this afternoon was meeting Legion to purchase H@V, I did warn Legion that I hadent seen us win since Fulham at home in the second half of the McLeish season but its nothing to do with me is it? were just a poor side who are terrified at home, nice to meet you Legion.

[Legion]

Good to meet you too. As for me, the main highlight was so many people coming up and introducing themselves given the recent bad news.

[The Left Side]

My weekend was going so well until 3pm

[brian green]

My son and I only gave you a wave Lee but it was meant to display solidarity with a mate.

[Legion]

My son and I only gave you a wave Lee but it was meant to display solidarity with a mate.

I missed that Brian. Sorry.