West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Dave Clark Five]

We are useless once the ball crosses the halfway line.

[Risso]

I've only seen the highlights but boy does it show up how poor we are up front. Lots of decent play going on outside the box but as soon as the ball's played in theres no one on the end of it. Just sums up our season really.

And it makes the fact that we haven't signed a striker, even on loan, all the more strange.  We deserved all three points against Leicester and Smethwick, and four more points on the board would make things look a whole lot less bleak than they do now.

[saunders_heroes]

As for the non pen, Jesus Christ it was as clear cut as you will ever see. What the hell was the ref thinking? We were robbed there.

[saunders_heroes]

I've only seen the highlights but boy does it show up how poor we are up front. Lots of decent play going on outside the box but as soon as the ball's played in theres no one on the end of it. Just sums up our season really.

And it makes the fact that we haven't signed a striker, even on loan, all the more strange.  We deserved all three points against Leicester and Smethwick, and four more points on the board would make things look a whole lot less bleak than they do now.

Preaching to the converted here, Risso.

[glasses]

Exactly how I see it, risso & sh.

[adrenachrome]

I've only seen the highlights but boy does it show up how poor we are up front. Lots of decent play going on outside the box but as soon as the ball's played in theres no one on the end of it. Just sums up our season really.

I was at the game and you are right in your summation.  I was bored rigid. Normally the proximity of the Smethwick is enough to stir up old emotions and generate some adrenaline, but I was playing chess on my droid for much of the game while singing fuck the albion.

On a bright note, the Bears have an early trip to Lords in the County Championship.

[ROBBO]

I would hazard a guess that we have approached a number of players and been told no thanks, what's the point of Garde getting players he doesn't think are good enough? haven't we had enough dross to last us a life time. If there are no decent players willing to come so be it.

[Villatillidie1982]

This is a lower mid table Premier League team and may be the best Championship side ever.  We now have a decent manager after all of the previous crap!

[Dave]

Fox said midweek that the manager would tell them who he wanted and then they'd offer him alternatives as well. Who were the alternatives to wide players?

Presumably Traore and Ayew. With the thought that Amavi would be doing his fair share of crossing.

[ROBBO]

I had recorded the game so watched it just to be able to talk about it. The thing that springs to mind is if every Villa player wanted the ball as much as Gil we would be a much better side, he made space wherever he went on the pitch the problem is that all that effort is wasted if
the midfielders don't commit to getting in the box. Thought Richards looked much better at full back and there's no doubt in my mind he was playing to instructions. I hope somewhere on the planet there is a decent centre forward available we so need one.

[brian green]

There is a brilliant centre forward ROBBO and he is on our books. Problem is he has a broken metatarsal.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Penalty all day long having just seen on MOTD

But not given - again

Too little, too late

True but two pens we've been denied would be 6 points and the table would look a lot better

[walsall villain]

Penalty all day long having just seen on MOTD

But not given - again

Too little, too late

True but two pens we've been denied would be 6 points and the table would look a lot better

Both as clear as clear for me. The way we are though I'm not so sure we would have scored them both! We clearly need better options up front now. Garde has seen that Gabby isn't the answer and Kozak and Sinclair are lacking too so we are desperately short and it's costing us dearly.

[The Edge]

On the other hand, if Swansea do lose, we'd have reduced the deficit from 10 to 9 points.

Everything's a long shot at this stage, but if we could shut out West Ham and beat Norwich for 4 points, you never know.

IF my Auntie had a pair of bollocks she'd be my uncle

[Clampy]

Watched this one in the boozer. You could tell 10 minutes in that it had a draw written all over it. We were the better side without looking like scoring. It's a point but we do need wins and it's a kind of missed opportunity because they were the worst team we've played this season, they were truly terrible.