Pitman_Pod

So by calculation you mean guess right?

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-avl-sale-recon-idUKKCN0YA0W5

Billy Davies?

I desperately wanted Lambert to succeed but it had become clear for quite some time that things just weren't working out. After the Hull game he looked completely and utterly defeated and at a loss of how to right this ship. We were more or less guaranteed relegation if he remained at the helm so I'm glad Fox pulled the trigger to give our new manager half a chance of saving us. Like many I was undecided about Sherwood's appointment. I feared he lacked the experience to weather this storm. However, after what we have experienced in recent times I'll take any positives I can and I thought there were a few in that second half performance. Yesterday was the happiest I've been after a game of football in a long time. Usually watching the Villa results in a bad mood for the remainder of the day! After the Leicester game I was purely elated and can see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Of course the real test starts at Stoke but like a few on here I'm quietly optimistic that we might just pull ourselves out of this mess and possibly have a bright future under Tim. It has been a long time since I had any optimism or hope. I really hope this partnership works out.

I see another Lee Hendrie in the making.

Given 7 - Fulham offered his goal no real threat but as always he did the simple stuff well. Warnock 6 - Defensively he didn't have much to do and as a result I thought he could have offered a little more support going forward. Collins 7 - Good solid game but I just wished he'd pass the ball shorter into feet than lumping it up the field! Cuellar 7 - Great game. Our best defender and most accomplished on the ball. Hutton 7 - I thought he had a great game. Strong in the tackle and great at supporting our midfield. Finally a game where he looked worth his transfer fee. NZogbia 6 - Selfish, selfish, selfish and no end product. Every time he received the ball you knew what was coming. Always tries to beat the man than make the easy pass. Albrighton 6 - He tries and I do like him but it's just not happening for him right now. Delivery into the box was poor. His confidence looks shot to me. Petrov 7 - Lacking in pace, but retained possession well I thought and a couple of decent long range efforts. Ireland 8 - MotM. Ran his socks off I thought. Good going forward and helping out the defence. Our most creative player and the one most likely to create a spark. Gabby 5 - Went missing for large periods of the game. He might aswell not been on the pitch for all he offered to the team. Herd 7 - Solid game. Great tackling and short crisp passing. Worked hard throughout for the teams cause. To summarise, although I thought we played well I didn't think we really looked like scoring. I don't think we created anything clear cut. Fair play to AMC for the substitutions, they paid off and we got the three points.