Aston Villa vs Fulham Post Match Thread

[Stu]

The difference then pooli was that we knew we were shit.   Each and every one of us knew it.   We got our heads down and did the pain.   Now, in 2014 under this manager we can't even agree unanimously that we are shit.  Being shit has been replaced by "under funded" "plagued by injuries" "not properly coached" "very young side" "lacking in experience" "lacking in leadership" "absence of tactical nous".   We are a shit team, with a shit manager, getting shit results but it upsets a lot of other Villa fans to say so, so you should not do it so I don't.

It's much more entertaining if you come right out and say it Brian; I've had the best fun in ages on here tonight, I've never been so 'not ignored' on H and V by the 'cognoscenti' in years. I'm not sure I can cope with people replying to my posts, it's all a bit new for me...

This has been fun for you?

I only speak for myself, but I hate it.

[Toronto Villa]

The difference then pooli was that we knew we were shit.   Each and every one of us knew it.   We got our heads down and did the pain.   Now, in 2014 under this manager we can't even agree unanimously that we are shit.  Being shit has been replaced by "under funded" "plagued by injuries" "not properly coached" "very young side" "lacking in experience" "lacking in leadership" "absence of tactical nous".   We are a shit team, with a shit manager, getting shit results but it upsets a lot of other Villa fans to say so, so you should not do it so I don't.

It's much more entertaining if you come right out and say it Brian; I've had the best fun in ages on here tonight, I've never been so 'not ignored' on H and V by the 'cognoscenti' in years. I'm not sure I can cope with people replying to my posts, it's all a bit new for me...

This has been fun for you?

I only speak for myself, but I hate it.

Me too. If I knew it was this much fun to be following a struggling side all of these years I'd have switched allegiance and followed one of the teams down the road. I despise how things have been over the past few years, and how things appear to be shaping up again.

[Clark W Griswold]

Lerner, please sell now and take that fucking mardy faced mumbling fucking twat with you.
And could the new owner / manager sack the defence and start again.

[not3bad]

When we equalized I knew we'd still lose. Most of the players were accidents waiting to happen today. Funnily enough the only one to emerge with any credit it my eyes is Holt, and possibly Lowton for the goal line clearence.

[Witton Warrior]

When we equalized I knew we'd still lose. Most of the players were accidents waiting to happen today. Funnily enough the only one to emerge with any credit it my eyes is Holt, and possibly Lowton for the goal line clearence.

Agree that Holt did his job but he is very limited - we tried to play today but were woefully lacking - couldn't just lump it to Tekkers - the decision-making was awful

I found our shitness amusing for the first half of the season, then worrying, now infuriating.
Coach them you idiots! Show them what to do! Where's Sid for God's sake?

[PeterWithesShin]

Plus side of the day was meeting John Russell and Dante (both again), Rocket Reducer and Doorbell. Pleasure meeting you all as always.

[tomd2103]

The thing is, we are not full of kids. Baker has played 65 games, wiemann nearly 90, it just doesn't wash any more. Some inexperience maybe, but that was a choice of Lambert with his purchases.

Yet he still makes the kind of mistakes he was making in his first few appearances.  That stat sums up the last couple of years for me. 

[Rudy65]

The thing is, we are not full of kids. Baker has played 65 games, wiemann nearly 90, it just doesn't wash any more. Some inexperience maybe, but that was a choice of Lambert with his purchases.

Yet he still makes the kind of mistakes he was making in his first few appearances.  That stat sums up the last couple of years for me.

And after 65 games hes hardly going to get any better

[OzVilla]

Baker's dreadful, not improved or ever looks like he could.

Mid table Champioship player at best.

The epitome of our squad.

[VinnieChase84]

Baker is destined to make a career at Milwall or some equal trash

[ROBBO]

It's painful to say but Fulham have better (or should i say more proffessional players)than we do. At this moment without Benteke we are the worst team in the league with the weakest squad, if we were halfway through the season we would be going down and i am not sure unlike others that we are safe. This is Lamberts team and Lamberts players there are no excuses left. When you look at how much Lambert spent in the summer it was far and above most of our rivals so we can't use the lack of money excuse. I'm sick of the managerial merry go round but right now i would sack him on the spot.

[supertom]

It's painful to say but Fulham have better (or should i say more proffessional players)than we do. At this moment without Benteke we are the worst team in the league with the weakest squad, if we were halfway through the season we would be going down and i am not sure unlike others that we are safe. This is Lamberts team and Lamberts players there are no excuses left. When you look at how much Lambert spent in the summer it was far and above most of our rivals so we can't use the lack of money excuse. I'm sick of the managerial merry go round but right now i would sack him on the spot.

A few made a bit of a deal about Holtby before the game and how we really missed the boat on him. First half I didn't see the fuss. Second half he was very good and honestly, we lack a player like him. The right winger they bought on (can't remember his name) also did well and got a lot of joy on our left side. As per normal, Lambert did nothing in the game to try and counter that. Much like when Ben Arfa spent a whole game murdering Tony Moon.

[supertom]

Baker is destined to make a career at Milwall or some equal trash

This.

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

Dejagah is the right winger they brought on. And yeah, Holtby ran the show in the second half.

[aj2k77]

I hate to be a smug ****** but I've been saying since last January and gettinghammered for it that Lambert is winging it. We went on a good final relegation run but by and large for 70 games we've been utter bollocks for £40m quid. No shape, no style, no tactics no game plan. 90% of it has been utter shit. We went on a roll for 10 games and survived and I was delighted, I hate seeing us this poor, started going down in 88 seen some cracking sides under Big Ron and Little and some decent sides aswell I really want us t win and get better and I hate slating him but under Paul Lambert we are going only one way.

There is no passion at the club, they are all winging it. We need a lift a big lift in the summer, someone to come in and shake things up. We are breaking to many bad records year on year now. We need to stop the rot. We need a big personality, who knows he belong on the big stage to come in and ake the changes.

Sick and tired of year after year of tedium now. Sorry for the rant.