Aston Villa vs Preston North End Post-Match Thread.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Disappointing performance. Uninspired by the inclusion of Onomah in starting 11. Even more uninspired when I saw how he and BB lined up. It didn't work against mighty Peterborough in the 2nd half of that game and it didn't work last night. It's worrying that Bruce still doesn't know what to do with those 2 players as evidenced by his half time positional swap of them. Jedinak is suited to some games, last night wasn't one of them. He can't head or pass to a Villa player. I didn't see Axel vs Fulham, but against pne he didn't look any better than players we already have at RB. Definitely a point gained last night. Moving forwards if BB is to play it has to be as DM. In the absence of Grealish it has to be O Hare and not Onomah if we are to keep the same shape. This also might mean changing Hogan for Grabban if only to provide the presence that Hogan alongside O Hare may lack. Adomah's position especially in the absence of Green is the hardest to fill. That's what Bruce gets paid for. I'd be interested to know when Green got injured again because I'm wondering if we missed a trick in the transfer window by not covering that position.

[Nunkin1965]

Disappointed.
Felt like I was watching Aston Villa from the 2016/17 season so to get anything from it was a bonus. Without Jack and Albert we don’t even look like a Play off contender and that’s a worry.
I thought Hutton had won it at the end. If that had gone in then the roof would have come off!!

[kipeye]

I will use my 30,000th post to say "Fuck me that was depressing!"

The game or your posts?

[Tony Erdington]

1 STEP SIDEWAYS -

We were awful within 20 minutes I thought bruce has to change this, but - No. preston were unlucky and were did they find that Callum Robinson, he ripped us apart. we knew before the game O'Hare at best was going to only be on the bench, as he'd played 80 minutes the night before, but to not include him at all.

some one said previously "if" we get promoted , then Xia has to say thank you to Mr Bruce and goodbye, well yes his reading of the game isn't good. we were lucky last night.

[Ads]

Alex Neill's Farage comment about the Wolves made the penalty seem like a bit of cosmic justice, as Preston were diving, time wasting, rolling about and being general snides all game. The fact is, it was a foul, you don't often see them given and it appears to have enraged a silly little xenophobe.

[Edvard Remberg]

I was wondering if the auto correct is still in place? Oh well c*** (edit - not as I expected it  )

[VinnieChase84]

For Saturday I would go with

           Johnstone
Elmo, Chester, Terry, Hutton
                B.B
Snodgrass. Lansbury. Hourihane. O’Hare
                Grabban

[postal]

Hutton showed again that he'll always put a shift in.

It can only get better.... can't it?

Should Grabben start on Saturday?

[AsTallAsLions]

Hutton showed again that he'll always put a shift in.

It can only get better.... can't it?

Should Grabben start on Saturday?

Yes

[Ads]

What a shower of weasels they were about the penalty as well. Fucking foreign bastards.

What's that? They're English. Oh.

[auntiesledd]

What a shower of weasels they were about the penalty as well. Fucking foreign bastards.

What's that? They're English. Oh.

I'm very much liking your work concerning the use of shower as the collective noun for Weasels. Bravo Sir!

ps It sounds like you poor sods witnessed a dire 'display' by Villa last night. I can't say I'm especially surprised - since we'd be lucky to attain mid-table anonymity without Jack & Albert's telling contribution(s). The sooner we get them back: the sooner we get the automatic promotion push back on track. The Wendy's will be rubbing their mitts at the prospect of taking on us at the the moment... 

[SoccerHQ]

Just back in after a lovely drive home. After we got the penalty which looked generous from the North Stand I thought we might snatch it at the death but I stated at half time I'd take a point the way we were playing. As others have stated I'm really not impressed with Onamah..a passenger who offered little. I was surprised he kept him on instead of Hourihane at Half Time. I thought Grabban looked lively and id start him at the weekend.

For Alex Neil to moan about cheating foreigners at the weekend is laughable after watching his team tonight. PNE were constantly whining the whole game especially the little t××ser wearing NO 4 trying to get players booked at every opportunity. Horrible side.

Yes, the number 4 is Ben Pearson. He was a little fucker when we lost up there last season, and scored their first I believe. Came from Man Utd, so no surprise that he's a bit of a cu next Tuesday.

Good player but very niggly, in your face type of midfielder. Reminds me of a poor man's Lee Hendrie.

Their RB Fisher had a massive strop when he didn't get a free kick first half aswell, thought he was going to get himself sent off.

[eddiemunster]

He picked a bad team for the second game running

We simply have to:
- get more pace in the side
- get more creativity in the side
- drop hourihane and probably Onomah
- play Bjarnason deeper
- play a target man whilst grealish is out
- give Jedinak a rest

It just seems really obvious to me

He has the squad to do all of that and more.

He may have the squad, but he hasn't got the tactical nous to make the changes. I fully expect the same team v Wednesday if Grealish and Adomah are unfit. His only change may be to bring in Whelan for Thor. Sorry but I've gone into SB tactics mode!!

[andyaston]

How comically bad was that referee :-) he didn’t even give the pen until lino flagged.  Then he booked one of them for dissent and ran off while number 3 kept up the protest to said lino instead of dealing with him in same way.

Booked Bjarnasson for a cynical foul 30 seconds after not booking one of theirs for the same offence.

We should be grateful to the officials tonight. Very poor decision for the penalty earned us a completely undeserved point. No way we would have scored a goal otherwise,

They got lucky as we should of had a free kick on the edge of their box but the ref failed to see it to the disgust of all of us in P8 who were right on top of play. They broke and got the corner that they scored from. Some of the Refs at VP have been poor and against Burton when we should of got a Pen to make it 3-0, moments later it was 2-1.

[adrenachrome]

M6 is as wank as our midfield.

The omnibus number 7 from Livery Street is as wank as our midfield as well.

Waiting 20 minutes with around 100 other benighted souls, many of whom were screaming sprogs only for a single decker with a broken ticket machine to pull in. Fuck the Birmingham public transport system. Fuck it with a giant fucking dildo.