Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa match thread

[cdbearsfan]

Outside of our first 11, we have a championship squad.

Same as about fourteen teams in this division, then.

[SoccerHQ]

Nakamba gone to pot this half, constantly giving the ball away.

[alanclare]

Wesley can only score with his feet from 5 yards.

Has he ever demonstrated this wonderful talent?

[BoVillan esq]

Just get the impression we are slightly more involved in this half, Wolves could feel Thursday's game in the last 15, just might have a chance of getting back into this.

[PeterWithesShin]

We're looking a bit better this half,, although it was a very low bar set.

[Reuben]

Get key players back and avoid suspensions for Newcastle. Yes, as someone said earlier they have pulled off some impressive wins but their record against the bottom half teams is crap.

Still hopeful of an undeserved late equaliser here.

[PaulWinch again]

We have at least been better this half. I don’t think we’ll score, but small positives.

[PeterWithesShin]

Corner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cdbearsfan]

COYVB.

[themossman]

Outside of our first 11, we have a championship squad. Just goes to show how important Grealish is to our team. McGinn has flattered to deceive lately too - the odd little spark, but nowhere near the player he was last season.
Need to scrap to avoid relegation and invest massively in next few windows.

Last season going 3 months without a win without him playing certainly showed that. I guess it's the instant reaction of a match thread but surprised people are just dismissing it and wondering why we are playing s***.

This level is brutal if you play key games without your best players. Despite all the money spent we have nowhere near a competitive end squad for this level in the final third.

I agree but also we don’t have the squad (or maybe the manager) to win a different way. That makes us more vulnerable to losing key players than most.

If we had a different striker, more versatility with options in midfield or a manager who could surprise other teams we’d cope better.

[PeterWithesShin]

Throw in!!!!!!!!

[SamTheMouse]

El Ghazi never beats his man, does he?

[Goldie.7]

This half is actually bearable. It only took us 55 minutes to wake up.

[SoccerHQ]

Outside of our first 11, we have a championship squad. Just goes to show how important Grealish is to our team. McGinn has flattered to deceive lately too - the odd little spark, but nowhere near the player he was last season.
Need to scrap to avoid relegation and invest massively in next few windows.

Last season going 3 months without a win without him playing certainly showed that. I guess it's the instant reaction of a match thread but surprised people are just dismissing it and wondering why we are playing s***.

This level is brutal if you play key games without your best players. Despite all the money spent we have nowhere near a competitive end squad for this level in the final third.

I agree but also we don’t have the squad (or maybe the manager) to win a different way. That makes us more vulnerable to losing key players than most.

If we had a different striker, more versatility with options in midfield or a manager who could surprise other teams we’d cope better.

Well it all comes back to August 31st dosen't it? We have enough to beat likes of Norwich and Brighton but once we get a few injuries in final third we have very little decent options. Games like today show not getting in another forward was a bit of an error.

Good that we have another transfer window left in the season to improve things, doing nothing isn't an option this year.

[Olof's Beard]

At least they aren't having it all their own way this half. We have worked much harder and tried to move the ball a bit quicker. Still don't look like we have a goal in us though.