Aston 'where will it all end' Villa v Middlesvilla Post Match Thread.

[four fornicholl]

'You can't legislate for chances like that.  At this level you have to take your chances otherwise you can be punished.  Thankfully we haven't tonight.  I thought Henris red card looked very harsh.  We were in control and that changes it. It's great that we've managed to keep another clean sheet.  I've said it before but we are the big scalp in this league. We've not been beaten and Middlesbrough will right up there at the end of the season.'

That tells you everything you need to know. He's happy with that result. 'We've not been beaten' is not good enough Steve and will never be at home in this league.

Fake news

Lets wait and see.

[taylorsworkrate]

The first half was garbage, the second marginally better. Why the fuck did it take Bruce until half time to sacrifice a midfielder and go for it against 10 men? Why the fuck does it always take until the second half for us to play with any sort of urgency or tempo?

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

We've been total dog shit for a long old time but we still have the draw (excuse the pun)at this club and I believe we could tempt a lot of good managers in jobs to this football club. Get rid

Check the 'who will replace Bruce' thread. It's sobering

It certainly is sobering. On current form every single person on the list could make a claim to be a better option than Bruce, including the ones who are members of this forum. And I'm not even sure the potato on a stick has been added yet. (I believe the potato is keen on two up front).

[PaulWinch again]

'You can't legislate for chances like that.  At this level you have to take your chances otherwise you can be punished.  Thankfully we haven't tonight.  I thought Henris red card looked very harsh.  We were in control and that changes it. It's great that we've managed to keep another clean sheet.  I've said it before but we are the big scalp in this league. We've not been beaten and Middlesbrough will right up there at the end of the season.'

That tells you everything you need to know. He's happy with that result. 'We've not been beaten' is not good enough Steve and will never be at home in this league.

Fake news

Ah ok fair enough. Regardless results simply are nowhere near good enough. We're probably at least 8-10 points off where promotion favourites should be.

[Ian.]

This is the stability that too many of you were ok with, so be it.

What?

[avfcpg]

The first half was garbage, the second marginally better. Why the fuck did it take Bruce until half time to sacrifice a midfielder and go for it against 10 men? Why the fuck does it always take until the second half for us to play with any sort of urgency or tempo?

Because it's a Steve Bruce side...

[Matt Collins]

I agree we're miles off and it's not good enough

If we can get someone who we're confident can be better then great

[kippaxvilla2]

26.6k there tonight.  Signs that support is dwindling again.

[QuintonVilla]

26.6k there tonight.  Signs that support is dwindling again.

We'll be lucky to get 15k in the cup game next week.

[XXVilla]

26.6k there tonight.  Signs that support is dwindling again.

A wet Tuesday night. Not a good indicator under the circumstances.

[brontebilly]

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/championship/11032852/aston-villa-0-0-middlesbrough

We may have played badly, i don't know

But those highlights absolutely confirm we missed some absolute sitters today.

One was saved....poor old Scott Hogan absolutely nothing going for him....

Snodgrass and Hourihane got into great positions at least, was that Chester who fell over for their own chance?

Lansbury is a creep, a trip or bodycheck even rugby tackle would have been a standard yellow but instead he leaves one high down the back of the guys leg, deserved red. Really need to start promoting the likes of O'Hare and Lyden instead of this clown.

Don't think you can sack a guy off the back of that, reminded me of the misses v Forest last season. Bruce has made a mess of his two transfer windows and the end seems nigh soon anyway. Last chance saloon v Barnsley I'd say.

[ROBBO]

Saying at least we kept a clean sheet, you were playing against ten men for most of the game you moron.

[Matt Collins]

Yeah he won't be sacked before Saturday

I agree on O'Hare. I'd bring him in now. Especially if Onomah is still out

[Steve67]

If we were any good, despite the weather, against a fancied side, with Villa up in the top six, I think there'd have been well over 30k there tonight. 

[Villafirst]

Barnsley beat Derby 3-2 in the League Cup.  That's not going to be easy on Saturday evening! Just saw the Hourihane/ Hogan comedy on SSN - you couldn't make it up! Lansbury deserved a yellow at most for that challenge.