Aston Villa v Hull City post match thread.

[Clark W Griswold]

Utter, utter shit.

Except it really wasn't

After a good first 15 mins we were fucking terrible, no improvement on last year. You're kidding yourself if you think it was anything else.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

What the hell was Bruce trying to achieve playing Lansbury as a striker with Gabby dropping back into midfield?  Lansbury has a footballers haircut but there it ends. Shocking second half.

[Jon Crofts]

Quel surprise.

[paulcomben]

Score Surrender Concede Panic. Spend millions. Repeat.

[john e]

'We are a point better off than Newcastle were this time last season and they went up as champs'

I think that's the latest straw we are clutching on to

[cdward]

Started well, took the lead, then let them back into it. We created enough chances to have scored 3 or 4. Should have won.
Hogan needs a goal
I liked Elmo, Green and Onomah. Terry brings a touch of class.
For me there are more positives than negatives.

[Damo70]

Game of two halves yet again, we really miss Kodja.

After this game my new superstition for the season when watching at home is not to pop round to the shop around the corner at half time.

[Nastylee]

And people moaning about Samba upfront. He came on in the 90th min so stop making it out to be more than that. IF we'd won a couple of set pieced in injury time it could have been a different story.

[myf]

I was desperate to see some style today. Exactly the same as last year. Sit back launch it. Can't retain the ball can't pass. Dreadful to watch

[Nev]

I'm not worried, it's a long old schlep is this.

Plenty of time for worrying.

[PeterWithesShin]

Not going up are we?

It wasn't very good today but it's a bit of stretch to say that on day one. Newcastle lost their first game last season.

For some strange reason, that has made me feel a bit better.

After losing the first 2 they went on a run of W13 D1 L1. Struggling to see us do a run like that.

[john e]

I was desperate to see some style today. Exactly the same as last year. Sit back launch it. Can't retain the ball can't pass. Dreadful to watch

there were some good moments in the first half I thought
and I'm Bruce's biggest critic on here

[Mossie Hennebry]

I suppose, once Kodjia is back, Hogan will be benched. I can already see our starting 11 the next day ...it'll be the fucking same. Jesus.

[London Villan]

When you choose to put samba up front in the first game of the season then questions have to be asked.

[jwarry]

Was looking forward to that all week and......