Aston Villa vs Fulham Post Match Thread

[tomd2103]

Westwood was fairly steady throughout. 

He gave the ball back to Fulham before they scored the second goal .  awful , mind most of the players did .

In my defence I posted after the game and from where I was sat in the North Stand, Westwood's mistake did not look as nearly as bad as it did on the TV.  I would like to alter my original post to "Aside from the terrible mistake which cost us a goal and the game, Westwood was fairly steady throughout".     

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I didn't get angry during the game as it was pretty much what I've come to expect.

The only positive I can take from today is this can't continue and something has to change.

Regardless of whatever happens between now and the end of the season we need a change in the summer.

[Tuscans]

I think when you start to purchase players from Chesterfield, Crewe, Middlesborough and Sheffield Utd, the writing is on the wall.

You don't see any football clubs who are having success buying young British lower league players any more because they're simply not good enough and of the very very small few that are they usually come through the ranks.

Quite simply if the pool of players you're buying from come from the Championship, League one...we will eventually have a team that is only capable of playing in these divisions.

The majority of blame for me lies with Lerner, who bought the club and now realises he can't meet the finances that come with owning a club like ours, who has employed the wrong man nearly every single time. And the rest of the blame goes to Lambert who seems to be coaching our squad without the use of a football.

[Havencheese]

Disappointed to be proven wrong but I'll concede it now. I've been a backer of Lambert's for a while but that's it for me. This job's a tricky one, has been since the late 80's, to get a former giant to move onto bigger and better things. GT did well despite purse strings and I thought the same for Paul Lambert, believed actually, but this is just pure stiff shit.

Lerner has been great on so many levels but it's time now for the both of them.

[Marton]

When Tonev actually hit the target with one of his usual "efforts" I was prepared to say he had his least abysmal game for us...
...then I saw who was "watching" up close (twice!) when Fulham was allowed to cross that ball for the winner. All that resting on bench must be exhausting
as he cant be bothered to put any pressure on the ball.... How Petrov could recommend this one is beyond me.

Oh well.

Norwich has about 3 points to play for (against Fulham) , Albion got 6 ...surely it cant all land on the wrong side for us this season?
Its also noteworthy that Place and Hull who both really recruited actively and smart  in January, are now looking at relegation in the rear mirror.

[Matt C]

Just when I tell myself it can't get any worse they go and surprise me. Again.

[*shellac*]

Totally disappointed.

[pbavfckuwait]

Asking why he took Albrighton off for Bowery, it looked to me like it happened as Albrighton was the closest Villa player to the bench, that's how professional we have become under this clown, looking on the bright side at least it wasn't Guzan as he would have had him off to.
His buys are on the whole a disaster, his coaching is non-existent, his motivational skills appear to be of a zero rating and too many times the answer on here is, well cant trust that clown Faulkner to appoint anyone better.
Randy you are bringing our club down to it's knees.
Randy has the options on his side, we are his plaything.But in Britain we have a saying, if it smells like shit, and it looks like shit, good bet it is shit, that is what we have become.

[baddowvillans]

Like a few others I have been getting calls from the club in the last week re renewing season tickets. Whilst minded not to renew (320 mile round trip) I hadn't made my mind up - TILL YESTERDAY. If either Lambert or Lerner are still at the club after the summer I won't renew. I WILL still support the club and make a number of games but based on performance. To commit 1500 quid for three tickets when the club don't seem to give a shit is a step too far. Go please asap

[Ron Manager]

That was the same at Man United. We constantly seem to clear the ball to the opposition. We need the quality we have out injured back and then some more besides that in midfield and defence.

The first sentence, I agree with entirely, today was a particularly good example of that, it went on the whole game.

The second sentence, yes, the injured players returning will help, but really, that's a problem we have had all season, regardless of whether they have been available.

I am starting to wonder whether he has lost the dressing room or something. Too often we put out a side and we think "fuck, that doesn't look too promising" and then they go out there and turn in a performance even worse than we expected - today was horrible, but really, was anyone really surprised?

That thing with Bowery coming on at 90 minutes today. Honestly, I felt like pulling my fucking head off or something. When you are the losing side, you don't make a sub on 90 fucking minutes. And you don't take off your only half threatening player. And having done so, you don't bring on someone like Bowery.

I know it's a small thing to focus on, but I think for me that was the moment I truly totally lost it with Lambert.

What he thought was Bowery's tall and physical he might just nod one of Marc Albrightons crosses in. Then somebody must have mentioned
that he had just taken Albrighton off. Lambert put his head in his hands...and missed!

[baddowvillans]

Another thing - Helenius. Anyone know the story. Why when we are so bereft of strikers can he not even make the bench?

[Clampy]

Someone please make that Albrighton sub more understandable by saying that he took a slight knock and had to come off.

I thought we ok going forward but absolutely dreadful at the back. What makes it worse that we could and should have been 3-1 down before they even scored their winner.

[saunders_heroes]

What was the point in bringing on Bowery in the 90th minute? Lambert truly is a clueless moron. The sooner he is gone from our club the better. I curse the day he took over.

[Des Little]

I can't think if one positive to come out if that game yesterday. Not one.

[LeeB]

I can't think if one positive to come out if that game yesterday. Not one.

Grant Holt scored, should help his confidence.

I'm trying mate.