Aston Villa vs QPR Post-Match Thread

[mr underhill]

It's now just a question of Wolves or Cardiff as champions or runners-up. Shit though last night was, it was no worse than the defeat against Sheffield Wednesday, the draws have done for us in terms of automatic promotion. There's little point having a squad if you don't use it, so I can only assume Bruce hasn't any real faith in the squad players who seldom, if ever, play. The biggest disappointment for me last night was Johnstone - his limitations as a goalkeeper were once again laid bare. So tactically does it matter now where we finish in the play-offs given we are invariably craven at the cottage?

[ChicagoLion]

It's a tactic many managers do, MON did it every game in seasons when we were finishing sixth.

MON did it as an offensive ploy Barry Milner Young that could offer something positive, but Jedi?

[Duncan Shaw]

I just think we'd all (players and fans alike) thought we just had to turn up after Saturday and win our remaining games, whilst our rivals would blow up and fall off their respective wagons.  Maybe it will be a good lesson to us in the long run.  Brucey, use your squad!!

[brian green]

Bruce's reluctance to have any kind of confidence in his full squad has cost us dear all season.  IF we go up and it is a big if, we need a better goalkeeper.

[cheltenhamlion]

We were crap all over the pitch and didn't win a second ball all game. Were they tired? Maybe. They looked complacent to me though. Like they presumed they would just roll QPR over without putting the effort in to squeeze the ball. The young kid they had up front was a handful.

[Proposition Joe]

Bolton are going to get a serious mauling.

But what would be the point if we just then throw the following match away?

Anyway, having time to sleep on it I still haven t got over it. How the fuck could they let this happen? To QP fucking R?

Bolton might get it in the neck now, but that won't undo last night's fuckup.

Soooo disappointed.

[postal]

There are still 9 games, and I'd like to say that this could be a wake up call.... but how many of those do we need?

And I didnt think that we wouldnt lose a game.... but QPR? 

As long as we dont freefall out of the play offs.

[footyskillz]

If we can beat Bolton, and hope Derby beat Cardiff then it's back to 4 points - then the big one against them in April. It's not over yet!

That’s the spirit!

And that's the beauty of the championship football.
Brucey said numerous times there are plenty of twists and turns, it's unpredictable.

These teams with nothing to play for on their day can play with freedom and put in a performance.
I actually feel some teams and players who don't have anything to play for use the competition e on element and that the opposition need to win drives them to compete to beat them (if that makes sense)

Qpr can do favor again on Saturday lunchtime v Fulham please!

Lets see how Bruce plays it v Bolton and hope are rivals fall.

Like to think Cardiff and Fulham will have a less than predictable result or two like this villa one before season is out.

Bruce seems to suggest this occurs in this league so let's hope he is right on that count.

[Villafirst]

I bet Fulham beat QPR on Saturday. Fulham will also have had a full week off. QPR's away record is woeful this season, which makes last night's result even more disappointing.

[JUAN PABLO]

Fair enough if he was thinking about freshening it up since Saturday night then playing the same team , thats up to him , his decision , he is the manager ,   but soon as you are 2 -0 down then change it straight away , do not leave it.  houriane has been pretty average for a while now .

Awful result and performance.

[olaftab]

There are still 9 games, and I'd like to say that this could be a wake up call.... but how many of those do we need?

And I didnt think that we wouldnt lose a game.... but QPR? 

As long as we dont freefall out of the play offs.

Yes just about summed up right. We have had several of these wake up calls  throughout the season.

[Ads]

I bet Fulham beat QPR on Saturday. Fulham will also have had a full week off. QPR's away record is woeful this season, which makes last night's result even more disappointing.

QPR are probably more likely to get a result now at least, but first goal is often always key.

I thought we look tired. Adomah and Snoddy's delivery was off, Jack was over hitting passes and Grabban was none existent.

Thor and Angela for Hourihane and Jedinak may have made a difference with Scotty up top. Just fresher legs to press and run as we did next to nothing off the ball.

[mr underhill]

and when was the last time we coceeded three at home? I think it was Reading last season but too pissed off to do the research

[Legion]

Lowlights

[darren woolley]

I missed the second half the stream wasn't that good after the Wolves game I'm disappointed but we need to beat Bolton on Saturday.