West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[VillaBoy_23]

Just been to the game. Thought we were utter, utter garbage. Don't remember us having one clear cut chance and the two players who threw their shirts into the crowd afterwards should be embarrassed. Played like a team who are safe in mid-table. Someone needs to remind the players that they are bottom of the league and part of one of the worst teams in our 140+ year history.

[Monty]

0-0. 0-all. 0 fucking everywhere, like someone tipped over a big vat of 0 and it got on everything.

We were okay but we lack a striker who can do things like work space for Gil and Ayew or kick a ball.

I think Pulis hates the sport. It's like he's got a Freudian grudge against it, like his mum ran off with a football when he was a kid. Baggies were ugly, but not even interestingly ugly, like a grotesque gargoyle - just ugly like a block of flats. We may be going down, but at least I don't think we're actually morally bad - just footballingly bad.

[PaulWinch again]

Can still see progress under Garde, but he's hamstrung by a real lack of quality.

[David_Nab]

100% a pen

Lack of quality upfront cost us, at one point Gil got down the right crossed across the goal would of been a tap in but no one was anywhere near it.Ayew ( not at best today ) is a good player but he doesn't have the striker movement of a Defoe and thats what he badly need now we have shored up the back.

Comments on Richards not getting forward I think this is more a case of tactics where we are staying in shape , remember most of season Hutton at RB has bombed forward but left as brutally exposed at the back.

Veretout was rightlyfully given break after not being great against Leicester but feel he did well when he came on.If only him or the rest of the MF had a goal in them.Gana was great at breaking up play but his shooting is woeful

Probably too much for us to survive now but more like this and we look like we could return quickly next season

[Toronto Villa]

The bitters really are shit, 30% possession at home and 0 shots on target, you're welcome to Tiny Penis the tramp in a tracksuit. 

I'd genuinely rather go down if the alternative was him keeping us up but getting a three or four year deal.

If you look at the post match thread on westbrom.com their fans seem to dislike him too.

That's the thing. We are at our lowest point in 30 years and we still dominated them and were the ones trying to play football. They are stuck that version of football if that's what it can be called, and with him next season and the next etc etc. It's a frightening thought.

I saw enough in the improvement under Garde that with the right additions in the summer we can come straight back up. Much better at the back, better movement and chemistry. We clearly lack quality and a forward is a huge need. We will go down but I will be more confident of the future with Garde in charge.

[in exile]

Just been to the game. Thought we were utter, utter garbage. Don't remember us having one clear cut chance and the two players who threw their shirts into the crowd afterwards should be embarrassed. Played like a team who are safe in mid-table. Someone needs to remind the players that they are bottom of the league and part of one of the worst teams in our 140+ year history.

I'm not allowed to reply to you what I want to or I will get kicked off the site

[devilla]

Although it was a shocking decision not to give us a penalty, we all know the real reason for us not winning this. There's absolutely nothinhg up front and we have nobody who can put in a decent cross or deliver a dead ball without hitting the first defender.

How many times did Richards get the ball on the right and cut back instead of heading for the goal line and trying to get a cross in.

How Bacuna has survived as a professional player I will never know. He's a total disgrace. His "shots" were only on target if he was aiming for row z.

Gestede had a great chance but put it wide. It was a decent cross for a change - isn't he supposed to be good in the air? Oh and he got injured too, not that this was his fault.

For me, our season was summed by four events in this match. Not getting the penalty, Ayew's slip in the box, Gestede's miss and then him getting injured. In the words of the song, if it wasn't for bad luck, we'd have no luck at all.

On the plus side though, the defence looks better. I thought Lescott did well and Okore too, apart from a couple of errors. I would have preferred Veretout to have started instead of Westwood but I can see the thinking in this. He should have come on sooner though.

I'll still be there next Saturday though, idiot that I am because I love our club. I'll still feel the rush as I walk up Trinity Road and do the usual lap of the ground before going in. I'll still feel proud to support my team in the greatest football ground in the country.

One final thing, I'm a supporter Mr Hollis, not a "customer".

Sorry about the rant but I had to get that off my chest.

[aj2k77]

Bacuna is fucking Blues, someone take him on a cruise and throw him over board the useless wanker. Remi bottled today too. Westwood, garbage division 2 player. Veretout should have been on at half time and we need wins not fucking 0-0's. Really negative shite.

[Edvard Remberg]

Shoot me - I thought we footballing wise were good today. We are a much much better team, with solid foundation, today. IF, just IF, we had this team (with the manager) start of the season, we would not be bottom of the table.

Again - sorry for looking at positives.

[brontebilly]

I really think - and I never thought I'd say this - we need Shane Long, or at least a player of his type. We have the predatory instincts of a dead sheep in the penalty area.

Shane Long is anything but that player. A run all day merchant with the occasional highlights package similar to Ayew but five years older.

Has only got more than 10 league goals once in his career, in the championship too.

[Irish villain]

Charlie Austin scores - Man Ure 0 - Saints 1

Tell you what, Garde has got some good results since coming in. He is one striker away from having a side capable of getting the 7-8 wins we need.  It is such a shame the board seem to have thrown in the towel. Otherwise I would say we could beat the drop.

[Chris Smith]

Under normal circumstances we would probably be relatively content with the performance and result. As it is, we need wins so we are disappointed. A decent striker would make all the difference, but we already knew that.

[VillaBoy_23]

Just been to the game. Thought we were utter, utter garbage. Don't remember us having one clear cut chance and the two players who threw their shirts into the crowd afterwards should be embarrassed. Played like a team who are safe in mid-table. Someone needs to remind the players that they are bottom of the league and part of one of the worst teams in our 140+ year history.

I'm not allowed to reply to you what I want to or I will get kicked off the site

Go for it. Let rip. But while you're at it, explain how passing the ball from side to side and then crossing it in to nobody constitutes good football.

[four fornicholl]

Just been to the game. Thought we were utter, utter garbage. Don't remember us having one clear cut chance and the two players who threw their shirts into the crowd afterwards should be embarrassed. Played like a team who are safe in mid-table. Someone needs to remind the players that they are bottom of the league and part of one of the worst teams in our 140+ year history.

I'm not allowed to reply to you what I want to or I will get kicked off the site

same types of feelings from me too villa boy,lack of urgency etc, but I still believe we can stay up

[frank black]

Woeful delivery into the box and not enough numbers in the box when we did. Plenty of the ball, but extremely blunt with Ayew having a bad day along with Gestede and Kozak. Wouldn't have scored if we played all night.

West Brom were worse.