Aston Villa v Reading - Match Thread

[Boz]

Far too slow in moving the ball. You see what a quality passer like Whelan can do to the tempo, as Thor, ok defensively, cannot pass water.

Hutton has been atrocious, Elmo just as bad. The midfield is too deep and it's been far, far too lacklustre.

Very poor.

Can you expect Bruce to recognise that. He'll wait until 10 minutes to go and make changes.

[kippaxvilla2]

Hutton was struggling fitness wise apparently so obviously he started.

[kippaxvilla2]

And snodgrass isn’t coming back with Bolasie signed.

[villadelph]

While Elmo didn't necessarily play poorly against Brentford, or today so far, can we get a proper winger out there? It's getting ridiculous.

[Rigadon]

Far too slow in moving the ball. You see what a quality passer like Whelan can do to the tempo, as Thor, ok defensively, cannot pass water.

Hutton has been atrocious, Elmo just as bad. The midfield is too deep and it's been far, far too lacklustre.

Very poor.

Can you expect Bruce to recognise that. He'll wait until 10 minutes to go and make changes.

Thor does provide energy in midfield and the odd goal.  But I'm not convinced he is a better bet than Whelan. 

[Tom_Mc9?]

Snodgrass starting for West Ham today. He isn't coming back is he.

No, but we've now got plenty of wide men.

[Villa in Denmark]

I think it's safe to say that was our poor half.

We can but hope.

[CT Villan]

Start was decent enough, but lacking a goal. As the half progressed Reading got back into it and our intensity seemed to drop off. It doesn't help that BB and Jedi give the ball away in dangerous places. Jack doesn't seem to be his usual self either.

AVTV is crap, didn't work on Brave, but was ok on Firefox.

[Ads]

Seems a big crowd again. Probably a little less than 34k asbtheres one or two spares and of course the upper away end is as full as the Tilton and the lower a little more populated than the Kop, but a good crowd.

[Edvard Remberg]

At least our new owners are there, seing things in the flesh. The latter part of the first half was very poor, can’t comment on the first part. Thanks AVTV -

[GarTomas]

Bruce will be delighted at that. Bit of quality in the second half and we can nick it.

One paces with zero movement off the ball. No one in the back 4 can pass out so we just pass it along before a hopeful punt in the channel to Kodjia.  He may hold it up, but if he does no one has bothered to make a run and give an option.

Atrocious.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Jack off. Conor on.

[Villa in Denmark]

Grealish gone off. Hourihane on instead.

[Fasth56]

At least our new owners are there, seing things in the flesh. The latter part of the first half was very poor, can’t comment on the first part. Thanks AVTV -

Hope Bruce gets the bullet then

[PeterWithesShin]

Jack off. Conor on.

You can jack off if you want to over that substitution, I doubt anyone else is.