Aston Villa v Crystal Palace post match thread

[Villa in Denmark]

Just heard a reporter on the radio say that is 39 out of 96 games we have failed to score in under this clueless idiot .Despite our failure to score,he has refused to give the young kid Robinson a single minute of action since he came back from Preston .He could'nt be any worse than Gabby or Wiemann thats for sure. Just like with young Jack i think he just has'nt got the balls to play them

27 games out of the 57 league games from the start of last season have involved the phrase Aston Villa 0
11 games out of the 57 league games from the start of last season we have scored more than 1.
6 games out of the 57 league games from the start of last season we have scored more than 2.

Not meaning to be pedantic, but isn't the last stat actually '2 or more' so effectively 'more than 1'?!

You're quite right.

[Lastfootstamper]

Just heard a reporter on the radio say that is 39 out of 96 games we have failed to score in under this clueless idiot .Despite our failure to score,he has refused to give the young kid Robinson a single minute of action since he came back from Preston .He could'nt be any worse than Gabby or Wiemann thats for sure. Just like with young Jack i think he just has'nt got the balls to play them

27 games out of the 57 league games from the start of last season have involved the phrase Aston Villa 0
11 games out of the 57 league games from the start of last season we have scored more than 1.
6 games out of the 57 league games from the start of last season we have scored more than 2.

Not meaning to be pedantic, but isn't the last stat actually '2 or more' so effectively 'more than 1'?!

Well, no, cos he's already done the "more than 1"[=>2]. Eleven times.  Six times we've scored three or more? Right now, that seems a lot. They must have been heady days!

[claret and blue blood]

Just got back, booed off Ht and Ft true also the chant I heard from the fee Holte Enders behind me was "boring ,boring Lambert".Strange how people see things ,Bacuna was our  ONLY goal threat from free kicks,Benteke didn't want to know,the woeful Weimann stayed on,while he took Cleverly off who was having his best game so far.This totally unbalanced the side , stupid!

[Ron Manager]

I'd be interested to know if the fans were calling for Lambert to go at all today.  It's way beyond time.

Booing at HT and FT and patches during the game.

That said Randy won't pay a blind bit of notice.

Why should he?. After today we are in twelfth place he probably thinks thats OK. He has no connection to the people who support Aston Villa he just owns the club.

[Olof's Beard]

Just heard a reporter on the radio say that is 39 out of 96 games we have failed to score in under this clueless idiot .Despite our failure to score,he has refused to give the young kid Robinson a single minute of action since he came back from Preston .He could'nt be any worse than Gabby or Wiemann thats for sure. Just like with young Jack i think he just has'nt got the balls to play them

27 games out of the 57 league games from the start of last season have involved the phrase Aston Villa 0
11 games out of the 57 league games from the start of last season we have scored more than 1.
6 games out of the 57 league games from the start of last season we have scored more than 2.

Not meaning to be pedantic, but isn't the last stat actually '2 or more' so effectively 'more than 1'?!

Well, no, cos he's already done the "more than 1"[=>2]. Eleven times.  Six times we've scored three or more? Right now, that seems a lot. They must have been heady days!

It does seem like a lot.  I have Arsenal away, Hull home, West Brom home, Norwich home from last season off the top of my head.  Obviously there are none from this season.

[PeterWithesShin]

Saints away 3-2, Citeh home 3-2

[pooligan]

Another poor gate today .29,047 These sort of gates are the only way i can see Learner getting rid of this totally clueless manager eventually

[papa lazarou]

Highlight of the day was the half time challenge. I thought that guy had bad luck where the ball rolled right over the target and finished just outside

[CJ]

Boring. Just boring. I may take a bucket of ditchwater to the next game to see which is duller. No apparent pattern of play, no guile, no creativity, no intensity, just possession without purpose. First time I've heard 'we want Lambert out' on the Upper Holte after the game. And I'm beginning to think the man is seriously deluded - on WM on the way back he was banging on about how much possession we had, and that we had 5 attacking players on the pitch so the chances and goals will come. Really, Paul? So the worst home record in our history and the paucity of goals are just imaginary blips then?

[richtheholtender]

Highlight of the day was the half time challenge. I thought that guy had bad luck where the ball rolled right over the target and finished just outside

He really did, that x-box should have been his.

[Ron Manager]

Lambert can say anything. His job is totally safe.

[PeterWithesShin]

OS match report

Villa's festive frustrations continued as they suffered a second shut-out in the space of five days.

Having been held to a goalless draw by Sunderland on Sunday, Paul Lambert's men were unable to break down a Crystal Palace outfit who defended doggedly and in depth.

Villa started brightly, but there were few chances at either end after skipper Ron Vlaar had been forced off in the 15th minute after jarring his leg while challenging Wilfried Zaha.

Losing the Holland international almost proved costly for Villa even before he had limped down the tunnel.

Sub Ciaran Clark had barely had chance to settle when Yannick Bolasie caught Villa off guard as he sprinted through from the halfway line and beat the advancing Brad Guzan with a right-foot shot which smacked against the bar.

Maybe the Palace midfielder should have done better, but by then the home side had already created three scoring opportunities.

Less than two minutes had elapsed when Christian Benteke's low shot was parried by Julian Speroni following a fluent move, and then Gabby Agbonlahor scooped his shot well over the bar after another fine build-up had culminated with Alan Hutton providing an excellent cross from the right.

Hutton very nearly claimed his second Villa goal, too, when Aly Cissoko's cross from the left found its way to him via a couple of deflections.

The Scotland international could hardly have struck his eight-yard drive any better, but Speroni spread himself the change the ball away.

Leandro Bacuna wasn't far off target in the 27th minute, curling a 25-yard free-kick just too high, while Carlos Sanchez also sent a long=range effort over the bar.

But there was a scare in the 34th minute when Martin Kelly crossed dangerously from the left and Clark had to be alert to get in a timely challenge as Zaha threatened to capitalise.

It was a move which clearly lifted the visitors because a minute later Bolasie wasn't far off target with a rising angled drive.

The visitors continued their more positive approach after the interval, Jason Puncheon having a shot charged down, although Villa quickly responded, Tom Cleverely's fierce shot taking a deflection for a corner before Benteke's downward header from a Bacuna corner flashed narrowly wide of the far post.

But in the 62nd minute Villa were grateful to Cissokho, whose last-ditch challenge prevented James McArthur from grabbing what looked an almost certain goal following a mix-up in the home defence.

Nine minutes later, the impressive Sanchez cut the ball back cleverly from the right and Benteke's first-time shot flashed just too high from 12 yards.

Bacuna was also unlucky with a powerful cross-shot which cannoned off Kelly and away for a corner.

Four minutes from the end, the Dutch midfielder was cursing his misfortune once again, this time when his 25-yard free-kick was tipped away by Speroni as it headed towards the top corner.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Highlight of the day was the half time challenge. I thought that guy had bad luck where the ball rolled right over the target and finished just outside

He really did, that x-box should have been his.

Can he appeal?

[silhillvilla]

Highlight was FT whistle and the "boring boring villa" chants from the Holte and the boos aimed at Lerner and lambert.

[Walmley_Villa]

According to Tom Toss, he interviewed Tom Fox recently who said they are delighted with the manager, how the team plays, what he says, how things are progressing at the club  and are rock solid behind him and his running of the club. If true, and I've no reason to doubt it, things are much worse than even we could imagine in the depths of our despair. This truly is a ship of fools.

Therein lies the problem.
With regards to today, defended ok, paper mâché Ron will be out for the foreseeable I would imagine. I actually thought Tom C played well first half, always wanted the ball and did feed the fullbacks well. Weimann puts in a shift but is played out of position, only Lambert to blame for that. Gabby was appalling, if there is a player out there with less footballing nous please tell me. Offered absolutely nothing when he should have been stretching their defence. Benteke is well off form although I think some of this is confidence. He needs goals and most of all chances....
Possession means sweet FA if you create nothing. 11 goals this season is an utter disgrace.