Aston Villa vs Fulham Post Match Thread

[eamonn]

Yeah but what long-suffering Villa fan has the forgivable nature and rationale to rally the team after they have conceded yet another goal likely to lose a home game? The players get more than generous home support.

[pbavfckuwait]

The amount of support that turns up at Villa Park with our home record, shows the fans are anything but fickle, no we do not believe we are going to win the league, (not this year anyhow) but what most want is a cohesive team, sent out with clear instructions and having the knowledge that during the week they have practiced a plan B, when plan A is obviously not working,
Effort, application and a certain amount of skill, like passing to a team mate, for those poor guys picking up an average of 20k a week, but if that is not shown I think the paying public have the right to show their disgust anyway they like.
Please do not fall for the, were in this together, if we went down every half decent player who got an offer would be out the door quicker than a a Blues chairman's cheque bounces, sorry to say but that is the Premier league circa 2014.

[brian green]

Don't worry lads, in a couple of hours or so our CEO will be at his desk, the owner will be calling on the telephone and Lambert and Culverhouse will be at Bodymoor all convinced that there is a bright side to look on.   Business as usual.

[Des Little]

Well it's Monday morning, pissing down with rain and sums up my mood perfectly. We go again...

[amfy]

Yeah but what long-suffering Villa fan has the forgivable nature and rationale to rally the team after they have conceded yet another goal likely to lose a home game? The players get more than generous home support.

Me. I do!

I wasn't on my own either. There are a surprising number of Villa fans who don't respond to a late goal by metaphorically conceding one of their own.

[Simon Ward]

At least Tonev got a shot on target!

[aj2k77]

'poisonous' is harsh. It's definitely tough to keep singing & chanting when they can leave you feeling so flat - & I did think the crowd had a good go at trying to keep some noise going. However, so many upping & leaving when we went 2-1 down wasn't exactly helpful.

There turned out to be 4 minutes of injury time, those who were left actually managed a bit of a roar of encouragement when it was announced. We needed to have done that as they came back to kick off after that goal, instead of facing them with the angry clatter of upturning seats.

We hoped to be better against a Fulham side who had been rooted to the bottom of the table, but we hadn't been outplayed, we were still in the game, there was time left. Look at how much happened in the last few minutes at Albion last week - it needn't have been over, but it felt like it was when so many decided they'd seen enough.

On MOTD I noticed they showed Fulham players tweets of appreciation for their '12th man'. In the moment after Fulham's 2nd goal, our impact as a group of supporters was more like having one sent off!

There isn't anyone here who hasn't seen how easily this team's confidence swings, how good they can be when their tails are up, as well as how bad they can be when their heads go down. I don't know why we don't want to try & give them that boost. We do know it can make a difference.

I don't blame anyone for booing them off at the end, of course we should have won that game. I'd prefer people to show their displeasure by doing that rather than giving up before the match is done. (& that exodus really wasn't about beating the traffic!)

I wish people wouldn't get so defensive. It's not about blaming the fans, letting the team the manager, the board off the hook - for me it's about us being a team. I expect them to do their bit, and I am pissed off when they don't, but I expect us to do ours as well. I know we are the paying public, but it's just how I always thought football worked.

Theres a tipping point Amfy, when seeing the same thing week after week for years becomes just about enough. Like being in a shit marriage where the missus makes you miserable and winds you up a first you look way past the bad points and try and move along and keep things going, eventually you get worn down and think fuck it, get up and leave.

4 years and the majority of it has been absolute shit. No coherent plan, no leaders

[Clampy]

'poisonous' is harsh. It's definitely tough to keep singing & chanting when they can leave you feeling so flat - & I did think the crowd had a good go at trying to keep some noise going. However, so many upping & leaving when we went 2-1 down wasn't exactly helpful.

There turned out to be 4 minutes of injury time, those who were left actually managed a bit of a roar of encouragement when it was announced. We needed to have done that as they came back to kick off after that goal, instead of facing them with the angry clatter of upturning seats.

We hoped to be better against a Fulham side who had been rooted to the bottom of the table, but we hadn't been outplayed, we were still in the game, there was time left. Look at how much happened in the last few minutes at Albion last week - it needn't have been over, but it felt like it was when so many decided they'd seen enough.

On MOTD I noticed they showed Fulham players tweets of appreciation for their '12th man'. In the moment after Fulham's 2nd goal, our impact as a group of supporters was more like having one sent off!

There isn't anyone here who hasn't seen how easily this team's confidence swings, how good they can be when their tails are up, as well as how bad they can be when their heads go down. I don't know why we don't want to try & give them that boost. We do know it can make a difference.

I don't blame anyone for booing them off at the end, of course we should have won that game. I'd prefer people to show their displeasure by doing that rather than giving up before the match is done. (& that exodus really wasn't about beating the traffic!)

I wish people wouldn't get so defensive. It's not about blaming the fans, letting the team the manager, the board off the hook - for me it's about us being a team. I expect them to do their bit, and I am pissed off when they don't, but I expect us to do ours as well. I know we are the paying public, but it's just how I always thought football worked.

I think there was just an air of 'here we go again' running round the stadium and it's understandable given how many games we've lost at home this season. Let's face it, we should have been 3-1 down before they even got their winner, you could just see it coming.

[Witton Warrior]

We have had some poor seasons over the last 40 years but have we ever had 4 in a row?

Remember having a poor finish to a season then carrying over to another before an uplift - usually after getting a new manager.

[mrfuse]

I was so depressed I couldn't bring myself to talk about the Villa until Today.

Despite all I've seen I'm still willing to give Lambert more time, Delph was a massive loss to us on Saturday perhaps more than Benteke. I feel with Delph, KEA and Gabby we would have won that game.

Weimann was shown up by Holte and Baker is not good enough neither is Clark.

[UK Redsox]

At least Tonev got a shot on target!

After we're unable to remember Villa's titles past and the glorious goals of the team's history have faded, the day that Tonev actually got a shot on target will live long in the memory.

[not3bad]

Was anyone sitting in the Lower Holte near a guy who was apparently removed by the stewards for swearing during the first half?

[Malandro]

Was anyone sitting in the Lower Holte near a guy who was apparently removed by the stewards for swearing during the first half?

crikey did they eject 30 odd thousand!

[eamonn]

Yeah but what long-suffering Villa fan has the forgivable nature and rationale to rally the team after they have conceded yet another goal likely to lose a home game? The players get more than generous home support.

Me. I do!

I wasn't on my own either. There are a surprising number of Villa fans who don't respond to a late goal by metaphorically conceding one of their own.

Fair do's. Patience is an admirable virtue these days.

[kippaxvilla2]

The lap of honour might be interesting this season.  Poisonous might be an appropriate adjective at that point.