Birmingham City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[AV82EC]

I'm not sure i'd call it the toughest away game - maybe the one we don't want to lose the most. Bruce in fairness did that but jesus, you wouldn't watch that game again, like most of our games since he got here

I know you said most, but I thought our last home game was one of the most watchable games I've seen there in fucking ages.

Yep I’m all for Bruce getting stick when he deserves it I.e Wolves away but the win against Fulham was alright.

[saunders_heroes]

I'm not sure i'd call it the toughest away game - maybe the one we don't want to lose the most. Bruce in fairness did that but jesus, you wouldn't watch that game again, like most of our games since he got here

I know you said most, but I thought our last home game was one of the most watchable games I've seen there in fucking ages.

Yep I’m all for Bruce getting stick when he deserves it I.e Wolves away but the win against Fulham was alright.

Spot on. Fulham at home was a cracking game.

[Ads]

Burton and Barnsley were quite good fun too.

[sickbeggar]

I'm not sure i'd call it the toughest away game - maybe the one we don't want to lose the most. Bruce in fairness did that but jesus, you wouldn't watch that game again, like most of our games since he got here

I know you said most, but I thought our last home game was one of the most watchable games I've seen there in fucking ages.

I thought it was okay but more due to Fulham playing how Bruce wanted them to play. I think a lot of teams will have noted our tactics this season and react accordingly when we play them again

[pauliewalnuts]

I'm not sure i'd call it the toughest away game - maybe the one we don't want to lose the most. Bruce in fairness did that but jesus, you wouldn't watch that game again, like most of our games since he got here

I know you said most, but I thought our last home game was one of the most watchable games I've seen there in fucking ages.

I thought it was okay but more due to Fulham playing how Bruce wanted them to play. I think a lot of teams will have noted our tactics this season and react accordingly when we play them again

If you're saying that when the games are exciting, it's due to the opposition playing how we want them to, then really the manager is on a hiding to nothing, surely?

Don't get me wrong, I am amongst the first to complain when the matches are awful, but that was an exciting match.

[PeterWithesShin]

Fulham was a good game to watch, and there's been a few others but he's right, most of the time we're awful to watch. Which is all the more frustrating as we do see glimpses of how well this side is capable of playing.

[sickbeggar]

I'm not sure i'd call it the toughest away game - maybe the one we don't want to lose the most. Bruce in fairness did that but jesus, you wouldn't watch that game again, like most of our games since he got here

I know you said most, but I thought our last home game was one of the most watchable games I've seen there in fucking ages.

I thought it was okay but more due to Fulham playing how Bruce wanted them to play. I think a lot of teams will have noted our tactics this season and react accordingly when we play them again

If you're saying that when the games are exciting, it's due to the opposition playing how we want them to, then really the manager is on a hiding to nothing, surely?

Don't get me wrong, I am amongst the first to complain when the matches are awful, but that was an exciting match.

I think Fulham played like Bruce hoped they would yes, that's not Bruce's fault, but people learn from their mistakes. What i mean is come feb when we play them again and if they're mid-table and we're up near the top, they are gonna surrender a lot of possession and say " beat us" and we better hope someone can pass in the team.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Burton & Barnsley were pretty good as well.

[Drummond]

Genuine question here to anyone else who was there today, why was our support so poor do you think? It was the same there last season aswell. Very little passion or noise during the game both seasons. Some trying to get songs going and a few were joining in but most just stood there. We sang more today after the game than during it. I just don't understand why you would go to Small Heath away and just stand there, especially when there's thousands of others who would go and sing their heart out.

Is it because of Bruce and the football we play? Is it because of nerves during the game? Is it because a lot of those first 2000 fans are obviously the most loyal but not necessarily the most vocal? A combination of the three?

Were you there? If so then surely you know the answer. If not and you're basing your response on the TV coverage I wouldn't; there were times when our fans were louder and someone at Sky turned the sound down.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'm not sure i'd call it the toughest away game - maybe the one we don't want to lose the most. Bruce in fairness did that but jesus, you wouldn't watch that game again, like most of our games since he got here

I know you said most, but I thought our last home game was one of the most watchable games I've seen there in fucking ages.

I thought it was okay but more due to Fulham playing how Bruce wanted them to play. I think a lot of teams will have noted our tactics this season and react accordingly when we play them again

If you're saying that when the games are exciting, it's due to the opposition playing how we want them to, then really the manager is on a hiding to nothing, surely?

Don't get me wrong, I am amongst the first to complain when the matches are awful, but that was an exciting match.

The Fulham game was great to watch as a result of two teams, two different styles, banging heads together. A proper old school ding dong. Entertaining? Absolutely. Something to build your promotion hopes on? Probably not but at least it was an entertaining game. Today we were as ugly as it gets until Vassell went off and the game opened up for us for 15 minutes. Other than that, we we shockingly poor given the resources, local derby or not.

[OzVilla]

I think we need a bit of perspective on this game.  We know Villa at home is their ultimate cup final and whatever else has gone on in the league they'll raise their game for this one and deny us any space.  In fairness, they're not actually that bad at home either.

Sure it'd be lovely to have an entertaining end to end ding dong derby * (copyright Ron Toss) but that was never going to happen against these.  Not losing to us serves as a moral victory for them and I reckon Bruce will feel the same about grinding out a point away from home in a derby match.

In short, a crap game and a crap atmosphere. 

 

[Deano's Mullet]

Norwich at home was the most exciting I can remember for years.

[Walmley_Villa]

No worries they have their 0-0 win. Fans lived up to their reputation, bullied old men, ran villa everywhere....Paradise for your average nose. There is one on SHA who actually posted that he never saw Villa in town all night. If his idea of a good night out is looking for us I really hope he discovers girls soon, for his own sake. What a plum.

[pbavfckuwait]

Did not lose the Small Heath World Cup final, but Bruce has got to have a mind change, about how he approaches away games, when we did go for them 3 chances came in quick succession, imagine if we had gone at them from the start.
We must not lose Bruce attitude in ways was ok yesterday, as I can imagine the shit he would have got if he had gone for it and we had lost, but away from home from here till May let the guys loose Bruce FFS.

[robbo1874]

The point keeps us going, overall it was bloody poor though. Not a great advert for the 2nd City.

Local derbies are shit basically.
Thought we created the best chances and should have put a couple away. Really pleased to see Jedinak back, we always look a more solid team with him in it. Davis holds the ball up well and we keep possession because of it. I hope they both start on Wednesday.

PS - I hope Small Heath get done by the FA for their scummy fans continually throwing things at our players wether it be those pathetic small time clappers, bottles and coins. They’re the scum of the earth.

if the club bans the chuckers as they should, there may only be 22k for next season’s fixture there (should we not go up). They won’t of course.