Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa Play Off Final Post Match Thread

[clash city rocker]

Why dress it up.  He has had personal tragedy.  It is what life holds.  Personally I extend sincere condolences.   Professionally he has been extremely well paid to meet a target but he has fallen short.  He has to be replaced for professional and commercial reasons.

Totally agree. I would never attack the man on a personal level as I think he is a decent man. But on his performance as Villa manager I think he has fallen short and an amicable  parting of the ways would be best.

[nigel]

Had a bloke in Block 128 in front of us trying to have a fight with another bloke about 6 seats down because he thought he was a Fulham fan

The alleged Fulham didn't say a word and kept his powder dry but the arsehole kept going on and on. I half wanted someone to knock his lights out to give us all some peace

Then some clearly pissed knuckle dragging types walking through the train barriers at a snails pace and giving grief to anyone that tried to pass them to get on the train

We do undoubtedly have a lot of twat fans. But so do every club i've ever encountered sadly

Had similar outside.
Following four young Fulham fans, they kept quiet and didn't flaunt the win.
This thug twat started having a pop at them. I told him to shut the fk up and leave the lads alone. They thanked me, but, were obviously weary and turned and walked back. He started  to have a pop at me then,  so I just told him to stop being a prick and walked off. Typical bully, dint fancy taking on a grown up! Under no illusions he'd have probably beat the shite out of me 😊

[Sexual Ealing]

We do have a significant number of Herberts.

[Stinkin_Thinkin]

the difference between the two teams was Fulham are able to pass the ball first time without taking a controlling touch. it was like pinball watching them play.

If we had started with a high tempo pressing game and nipped it in the bud early on maybe it could of been different.

Only Kenian Davis can hold the ball up. Grabbon did nothing. He doesn't even press. I would not be considering signing this guy on a perm.
Snodgrass and Adomah were unbelievably poor.
Adomah must have got a rollocking at half time because he did step it up 2nd half but was still poor.

It's the worst feeling in the world to lose a playoff. just heart breaking

[Jon Crofts]

Didn't see or hear any drama in or around the ground yesterday, before or after, went for several (far too many) Guinness afterwards near Paddington and mixed with Villa, Fulham, Liverpool, Madrid and other fans and again no drama. That said we sat and had a few cold ones in the shade around 4pm and there were same absolute states staggering around, clearly been let out for the day and unable to moderate their intake.

My absolute highlight of the day was bumping into Ian Taylor as he walked around the ground at about 3:30 with his wife/partner/girlfriend, made my day that did.

[Nii Lamptey]

Hourihane - Offers nothing. Should have started with Birkir
Grabban - Same. Apart from a purple patch after we signed him, he's been toothless. Wembley would have been a perfect match to bring in the fully fit Kodjia.

[Brend'Watkins]

I seen it kick off between 2 Villa fans by the stairs on the way out of the stadium. It was a very violent exchange between the two of them, thankfully, it was broken up after some great effort to keep them both apart. It all started over the one bumping into the other. Pathetic pair of twats.

[pauliewalnuts]

There was a truly horrible crush outside door K after the match.

[KRS]

Saw a few drunken Villa fighting amongst themselves down the bottom of the hill from the Green Man before the game. Police dealt with them quickly and abruptly. Ridiculous behaviour.

[Lastfootstamper]

As I was walking round to our designated gate, we had to do a "s'cuse us, mate" through the line of people at another. As we did so, a bloke literally fell on me. I don't know, it could have been the sun, but I had to catch him, and with the help of a couple of others, lower him safely to the floor. Some first aiders were thankfully on the scene before he reached the ground, so I let them get on with their job.

[nick harper]

I was worried that Bruce would play the same containing type side before the game despite Middlesbrough and Fulham playing completely different styles. I think he let sentiment take over.

I too would have played Kodija up top as he works the channels well and we would have stretched them more. Grabban on the left as Adomah has been out of form for a while. Bjarneson instead of Jedinak as he is more mobile and he helps us keep the ball. Fulham have little in the way of aerial threat, which is his biggest strength.

The fact he took so long to make any changes was the final nail really. He should have made them at half time.

[martyn ellis]

Just watching the Shrews Rotherham game and notice the number of players slipping over a la Grealish, Adomah and others several times yesterday. What's so different about that pitch to everyone else's?

[amfy]

There was an idiot near us going back down Wembley Way who decided to start on a group of young Fulham fans.

I was really impressed when another Villa fan just flew in, got him his arm round the neck and just took him to the floor ( a proper rugby cloths lining!) and basically sat on him telling him to calm down.

I was really happy to see it was a Villa fan that did it because it send the message that it's not all of us that want to behave like idiots.

[Lsvilla]

My absolute highlight of the day was bumping into Ian Taylor as he walked around the ground at about 3:30 with his wife/partner/girlfriend, made my day that did.
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Lucky man - I have to go to great lengths to make sure my wife and girlfriend never meet.

[footyskillz]

Just watching the Shrews Rotherham game and notice the number of players slipping over a la Grealish, Adomah and others several times yesterday. What's so different about that pitch to everyone else's?

Not sure about today's match can imagine but can't watch any football after villa. Didn't entertain champs league final either.

What I did see is several villa players slip yester second half and think must have watered pitch half time as it was so warm. It provided distinctly tricky for Adomah and Grealish in particularly when dribbling at times.
Dam those boots and dam the watering!