West Ham vs Aston Villa post match thread

[Meanwood Villa]

Exactly what input does Krulak have these days? I doubt that he's set foot in Villa Park  for 3 years. Someone like Graham Taylor would be far more beneficial, a proper football man.

I doubt he's ever had any apart from his brief of keeping us on message. He probably decided he just didn't want to do it any more and retired to the US to do something cosier and that he understood.

Remember that bizarre statement he came out with around the same time as Lerner's shunnamite drivel? Made it sound like Randy was off to spy in North Korea or something. I couldn't believe he was still knocking around given we'd seen hide nor hair of him for about five years.

[brian green]

Sad isn't it?   To think that I am so pissed off with the Villa when my mother carried me in her arms on foot from Ladypool Rd to Aston so that I did not have to have the word "Birmingham" on my birth certificate.   She would be ashamed of me.

[mr underhill]

 the most depressing thing is nothing will change until we have a change of owner. I was clinging to the hope that seven or eight straight defeats would see this imposter off but I'm beginning to think that even relegation won't do it. The next four years will like listening to Leonard Cohen non-stop, on some continuous aural loop from hell whilst reading the Daily Mail.

[Steve kirk]

That's a good point today under the circumstances and west hams rich vein of form. The goals for column though is of massive concern now. Almost a third of the season gone and we've scored a measly 5 goals !!
That's the most shocking stat of all and will be hard to stay up with that goal ratio.

So true, its a damming statistic and if we dont vastly improve goals for we wil be sunk.

[thick_mike]

I am apathetic

[silhillvilla]

Fewest goals scored in a season record is held by Derby 07/08, 20 goals . Lambert is on to smash this with flying colours.

[olaftab]

What a prick Lambert is. Jotting down god knows what on his notepad. I'm sick of the sight of him and that gum munching testicle, Keane.

A point is nice, but a little bit of ambition please Paul, you absolute scrotum.

Some choice words there Nik. Can't disagree with any!

Haha. Hello Aftab, how is life mate? Any planned trips to Tokyo in the pipeline?
Lambert and his tactics are enough to drive me to the brink of insanity. So far, an abysmal season.

We are being ground down in to accepting survival season after season should be good enough for us and there is not much we can do about it and that's hard to fathom.
No plan for Japan until after first quarter next year I am afraid. China and Korea are priority these days.

[john e]

I love Guzan, he's been my favourite player for the last couple of seasons now,
he had a good game yesterday and never put a foot wrong apart from coming out for a ball in the first half and missing it fortunately the header went wide of the post

But he only had to make two proper saves, one of which was truly brilliant at the end of the game, he gained the point for us because of them, but he wasn't pulling off save after save yesterday, a lot of their chances went wide or straight into his arms

I sat with the West Ham supporters yesterday, there pick of our team was Sanchez, who looks like a decent signing, and would be a lot better I feel with a bit more quality around him

[Clampy]

Decent point yesterday considering not many were giving us a chance before the game. It's a shame we didn't test their keep a bit more and that's a concern. I know we're missing Benteke but we can't rely on him forever.

[olaftab]

As a stand alone result a point at away against a team doing well is fine however our manager celebrating that is a sad state of affairs.

[silhillvilla]

Can't believe it's another international break again now .

[aj2k77]

"The goals will come" says the clueless one. When Paul ? Not looking likely any time soon

They will as usual for the other team, he's a complete cock haggis of a man.

[aj2k77]

An example of how we were managed and manipulated as Krulak came on this and other sites.

That patronising tosser with his ''be there through the thick and thin'' bullshit and ''we know what we are doing''. Crazy as batshit the pair of them.

[Lee]

An example of how we were managed and manipulated as Krulak came on this and other sites.

That patronising tosser with his ''be there through the thick and thin'' bullshit and ''we know what we are doing''. Crazy as batshit the pair of them.

He sucked the majority of us in. That  ''we know what we are doing'' quote is actually very disturbing in hindsight, when it's apparently clear that none of them seem to have a Scooby Do

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I love Guzan, he's been my favourite player for the last couple of seasons now,
he had a good game yesterday and never put a foot wrong apart from coming out for a ball in the first half and missing it fortunately the header went wide of the post

But he only had to make two proper saves, one of which was truly brilliant at the end of the game, he gained the point for us because of them, but he wasn't pulling off save after save yesterday, a lot of their chances went wide or straight into his arms

I sat with the West Ham supporters yesterday, there pick of our team was Sanchez, who looks like a decent signing, and would be a lot better I feel with a bit more quality around him

Home too late and hungry to post last night...
There's no doubt Guzan saved us the point yesterday, and some pretty resolute defending and blocking of shots kept the number of on-target attempts down to single figures.
Why the f**k can't we keep the ball? Lost count of the number of times N'Zog had the ball at his feet and it was suddenly with a WHam player, and some really poor passing early on by Westwood and Lowton. Thought Cleverley had his best game for us and at least showed a bit of grit that I hadn't seen in him before...and Sanchez looks the business in a pretty poor side. Still think Gabby can be more of a threat, esp against a hoofer like Collins, and too much pointless running/standing still waiting for the ball by Weimann.
Interesting() that most of their threat came from S Downing esq....other than Song (possibly Noble), without him they created very little. We created less, obviously. Obvious that Sam would refer to route 1 stuff with the big blokes available to him.
With a bit more composure both Gabby and Cleverley could have scored with the excellent chances they had.
Stopped the run of bad results and a valuable point but, call me Barbara, we've got a lot of work to do!
UTV!