Fulham 3-1 Aston "where do we go from here?" Villa

[KRS]

Our defending at times is painfully embarrassing to watch...out of position, losing their players, not attempting to make a tackle, and then the all too familiar chasing back when they realise that they have fucked up again and the pathetic late attempts to throw their bodies in the way. This is the kind of thing you would expect from Sunday league players not professional footballers. Complete and utter shite.

[rougegorge]

I agree with you Aftab.  The Small Heath game brings the very worst out of the fans.  In recent times it has become a hate fest that reflects badly on both clubs.  When we play them I have to acknowledge that they exist.  I would prefer not to have to.

Back from the game. I think we'd  have lost even with Kodjia on the field.

No pace and little guile, poor selection and no speed of thought or effective movement.

I agree about the game next week.
Today most of the chanting was about them in the hope they'll go down.

We've slipped so low, that we risk becoming as obsessed as they are and bother more that they're doing worse than us,  than focusing on ourselves. It's almost accepting mediocrity.

The fact that that many of the fans will want us to lose at Blackburn says something about where we are.

[Three Spires Villa]

I know that over the last few years it's been bad, but that and Saturday was v poor, is this Aston Villa?

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Our defending at times is painfully embarrassing to watch...out of position, losing their players, not attempting to make a tackle, and then the all too familiar chasing back when they realise that they have fucked up again and the pathetic late attempts to throw their bodies in the way. This is the kind of thing you would expect from Sunday league players not professional footballers. Complete and utter shite.

If only we had a manager who had been a top class defender and been part of a back four who won 3 league titles, 3 fa cups, a league cup, cup winners cup, 3 charity shields and a super cup

Someone like that could really knock the defence into shape

[aj2k77]

If football worked like that then Tony Adams wouldn't be the laughable, carrot chomping managerial donkey that he is.

[auntiesledd]

I agree with you Aftab.  The Small Heath game brings the very worst out of the fans.  In recent times it has become a hate fest that reflects badly on both clubs.  When we play them I have to acknowledge that they exist.  I would prefer not to have to.

Back from the game. I think we'd  have lost even with Kodjia on the field.

No pace and little guile, poor selection and no speed of thought or effective movement.

I agree about the game next week.
Today most of the chanting was about them in the hope they'll go down.

We've slipped so low, that we risk becoming as obsessed as they are and bother more that they're doing worse than us,  than focusing on ourselves. It's almost accepting mediocrity.

The fact that that many of the fans will want us to lose at Blackburn says something about where we are.

Given the pathetic efforts during the last 2 games, I don't think it'll matter whether we want Villa to lose at Blackburn or not. They will.

[SoccerHQ]

What did we expect Hogan today?

How many balls into the channel did we play? None. How many cross did we out in? A handful. How close did the useless Gardner and Grealish get to him? Maybe once for the goal.

It was a chronic display and Hogan must be thinking why he bothered moving as we don't try and play to his strengths in the slightest.

What's worse for me is he'll start next week as lone frontman and we'll play the exact same balls to him that we would if Kodjia was up there.

And then we'll scratch our heads wondering why we can hardly create anything against a terrible team and why Hogan can't beat three men like Johnny K can.

[john e]

So's not to have a had a completely wasted day i visited Madame Tussauds this morning with my family

Tussauds was great, one or two decent footballers in there too which is more than I saw in our colours on the pitch today

other highlights, John Wayne was a big unit Tom Cruise isn't, Kardashian has a big but Shapley Arse, Kylie looks nothing like Kylie but Morgan Freeman looks dead real
Donald Trump still looks a massive twat no matter what he's been made out of

[passport1]

There was probably more movement in the Tussauds footballers.

[Chipsticks]

Grealish goal: https://my.mixtape.moe/txdgva.mp4

Only highlight - what a hit.

[Clampy]

Going back to the sending off, it does make you wonder how the 4th official managed to see what Kodjia did but somehow missed what the Fulham player did which was more obvious. Not only that, he managed to see what the ref and his two linesmen didn't and what took several slow motion replays from different angles on the tellybox. I thought the ref was poor throughout the game to be honest.

[QuintonVilla]

Grealish goal: https://my.mixtape.moe/txdgva.mp4

Only highlight - what a hit.

I can't wait for his next goal, in November.

[maidstonevillain]

Didn't they beat us a couple of times when we were finishing 6th under MON?

We've certainly lost the last three or four times I've seen us there. If it wasn't so nice I'd hate going to Fulham.

My son's first game today. I don't think it did the cause much good.

My son's first game was against Fulham. DOL manager, 3-3.  Remember telling him when walking through the Park afterwards that not all games are that much fun.  Reminded him of it again when as we walked thru the Park this evening.  Surprised he was still with me after the shit he has had to endure the last 12 or so years.

[old man villa fan]

Going back to the sending off, it does make you wonder how the 4th official managed to see what Kodjia did but somehow missed what the Fulham player did which was more obvious. Not only that, he managed to see what the ref and his two linesmen didn't and what took several slow motion replays from different angles on the tellybox. I thought the ref was poor throughout the game to be honest.

At half time, they said on TV that it was reported as being for stamping on the player.  If that is correct, the 4th Official clearly did not see it.  It looked to me as though he stopped short of kicking him but his shin made contact with the player as the player grabbed his leg.  It looked to be one of those aggressive actions but with no intent to follow it up.

[Steve67]

I am sure that the decision will be reviewed and the cheating bastard Fulham tart will get a retrospective ban for kicking out.