Bristol City v Aston Villa post-match thread

[PaulWinch again]

Yawn. Not good enough again and the stall was set out by the system we started the game with. We don't try to dominate away we try and sneak a result and always fucking fail.

[Malandro]

Bruce's football deserves to be in the shithouse thread. Not for good reasons.

[olaftab]

A f ing draw at Bristol City just not good enough.

[charleeco7]

Plenty of effort and they're no way a crap side but probably a fair result.

[KevinGage]

I haven't seen any team in the Championship either this year or last who were so good that we needed to play 3 at the back to counter them.

Rubbish decision, but we rallied from the switch of formation onwards.

Some nice periods of possession when we looked like we might have actually played together before. Shame Elmo wasn't at the races at all to provide the cutting edge from out wide.

Terry had a Barry Crocker.

[andyh]

He knows the division, he is the person for the job, he will get it right.

My arse!

So, when the fuck is he going to start?

[HK Villan]

Better than the previous away games... but we have to start getting 3 points.

[Rigadon]

You can sense the apathy starting to set in about 'going up'.  We have assembled a Harlem globe-trotting squad for this level.  If we aren't promoted this season automatically it will be remiss.  On that showing, that is not likely.   

[chrisw1]

Bad start.  We were probably the better team second half.  They don't lose many at home.

Given our recent record I'd say a reasonably positive result which will hopefully keep some momentum

[Nastylee]

A f ing draw at Bristol City just not good enough.

We got done 3-1 last season.

Anyway, I thought we looked quite lively at times in the second half especially the last twenty mins. In hindsight the tinkering shouldn't have happened but let's not slit our wrists yet. Thought Davis ran out of steam and Hogan and Birkir looked lively when they came on.

[achilles]

With that squad we really should do better, forget the excuses.

[paul_e]

I haven't seen any team in the Championship either this year or last who were so good that we needed to play 3 at the back to counter them.

Rubbish decision, but we rallied from the switch of formation onwards.

Some nice periods of possession when we looked like we might have actually played together before. Shame Elmo wasn't at the races at all to provide the cutting edge from out wide.

Terry had a Barry Crocker.

I'd largely agree other than I think it took us about 15 minutes once we changed shape for us to start looking like a team.  The last few minutes of the first half and the 2nd half was ok but because we started so badly Davis had run himself into the ground for no reward and Hourihane wasn't getting forward as much as he should.

[VILLA MOLE]

He knows the division, he is the person for the job, he will get it right.

My arse!

lets appoint it please 

[Axl Rose]

Bad start.  We were probably the better team second half.  They don't lose many at home.

Given our recent record I'd say a reasonably positive result which will hopefully keep some momentum

I'd agree with that assessment. Second half, we passed it better.

I want to see more from Green, and someone playing up top with Davis.

Not a bad point. Next two home games are very important.

[Nev]

Apart from the barmy formation and shit first 25 mins, I didn't think it was that bad. At least he changed it and I have the feeling we would've lost that last season.
Small steps and all that.