Ratings and Reactions: Barnsley v Villa

[briny_ear]

12 minutes ago, pacbuddies said:

Only us and Rotherham on 1 win now. Even Derby have managed to get within 1 point of us.

We're actually only 4 points away from  the bottom club now.

But the real red line for me is if we slip below Burton. We are just about staying ahead of them on goal difference. If they get ahead of us, I will explode into thousands of tiny pieces and my disintegrated body will splatter all over Dr Tony's Twitter account.

[Agbonla-score]

Just now, peterms said:

Too much information.

But what are your thoughts on the manager situation?

I'd take Big Sam or Steve Bruce.

[IwishIwasalivein1982]

On the bright side 8 more matches and we'll beat our points tally from last season  

[TRO]

Do they actually do anything at BMH?

most of these managers are frauds

Edited September 27, 2016 by TRO

[Lichfield Dean]

How can anybody say they want the guy who has just embarrassed the entire game of football in this country and left his reputation (such as it was) in complete tatters as our next manager? As if we aren't already an embarrassing enough club.

Anyway. We are rubbish. Another not-good-enough-result. Dr Tony must be fuming right now.

[avfc456]

I just think it's a case of when not if RDM goes, something isn't right there. 

[chrisvilla4]

Maybe we need to do a round of applause from 85 minutes for 5 minutes plus to keep the players awake. 

[Brumerican]

I'd rather lose 2 and win 1 than draw every game. 

This a league where everyone beats everyone yet we have one fracking win in 10 games .

Dont let the hard to beat shit fool you . We are a very poor football team .

[ender4]

Huddersfield - 22 points

Birmingham City - 17 points

Aston Villa - 10 points

Relegation zone - 8 points

 

How is this even possible?

[Agbonla-score]

1 minute ago, Lichfield Dean said:

How can anybody say they want the guy who has just embarrassed the entire game of football in this country and left his reputation (such as it was) in complete tatters as our next manager? As if we aren't already an embarrassing enough club.

Anyway. We are rubbish. Another not-good-enough-result. Dr Tony must be fuming right now.

Because he's a very good manager who has consistently got results with mediocre teams. I don't really care about the stuff he said to the Telegraph guys. I'm sure Pep, Mourinho et al are angels either. Its just he got caught. 

Sure, he sounded a bit of a bell end in the videos, but then I'm sure most would. 

[Zatman]

texted mate about 75 minutes in and said we would conceded 89th minute probably with a Gollini blunder

 

all too predictable at moment

[It's Your Round]

Back home from the game, the fans were brilliant again. Shame about the team. We should have won it but could have had no complaints if we lost. For so much of the match we were second to every ball, where was the fight and want to close them down. Grealish was blowing out of his arse by the last 15 and should have come off. What's up with Jedi too? Isn't he meant to be a midfield enforcer, why is he so afraid to put a tackle in! 

We don't know what to do with the ball, players stood looking for a pass all the time. Poor movement then when there is a good run, it's not spotted. And then to concede at the end, again, just beggars belief. 

Something needs to change, and quick. 

 

[snowychap]

Not read this thread, not read the match thread. I was out and asked my brother to look the score up and saw we were winning with 87 minutes played.

Just got in, just seen the result - exasperation.

[The Fun Factory]

And we are by far the most drawingist team the world as ever seen....

[maqroll]

Had to go to work just after the Ayew goal...just got home to check the result, and I really didn't have to check the result. I knew that we'd concede late again. We are the masters of this trick. It is pure psychology at this point. A team comprised of nervous nellie's is gonna take more than a better manager.

 

[blunther]

8 hours ago, Lichfield Dean said:

How can anybody say they want the guy who has just embarrassed the entire game of football in this country and left his reputation (such as it was) in complete tatters as our next manager? As if we aren't already an embarrassing enough club.

Anyway. We are rubbish. Another not-good-enough-result. Dr Tony must be fuming right now.

It's football, everyone's on the fiddle. Sam just got caught. He'd do better than 10 from 10, and that's all I care about at the moment. 

[AstonMartyn88]

A friend of mine is a Barnsley fan - his brother was at the game (also a Barnsley fan) and this was his impression:

"they have some players who are too good for teams like us. Adomah, Kodija. Jedinak is by far the best mopper-upper in the league and generally an absolute beast. They will kick into gear and start hammering people soon. Grealish should really focus on being good at football and stop moaning. They are fast and powerful, shaky at the back, no confidence"

[avfc456]

We have some very good players just an inept manager. I still have no clue when we set out what we are trying to do, they looked like 11 strangers at times last night.  

[AstonMartyn88]

1 hour ago, AstonMartyn88 said:

A friend of mine is a Barnsley fan - his brother was at the game (also a Barnsley fan) and this was his impression:

"they have some players who are too good for teams like us. Adomah, Kodija. Jedinak is by far the best mopper-upper in the league and generally an absolute beast. They will kick into gear and start hammering people soon. Grealish should really focus on being good at football and stop moaning. They are fast and powerful, shaky at the back, no confidence"

He also said they switched from 442 to 451, scored and then switched back. First time they'd changed formations in a game for 9 months

[Raver50032]

A new ground for me to visit, and felt it was nice to attend a traditional looking football ground still in touch with it's community in a townscape setting. Traditional floodlight towers... Even what appeared to be a dedicated away fan car park - albeit with a difficult queue to get through after the game, but hey ho. Seemed a very friendly club until the last few minutes when even men with impressionable age daughters were doing inappropriate hand gestures at the Villa supporters, and even after their goal, a Barnsley supporter running the full length of the pitch to goad our fans. Quite an unsavoury finish to the game, and I will say this, not impressed by the reaction of our own down at the front responding to it - it really did look like you wanted to kick off against the stewards, the old bill, and that man with the impressionable age daughters. Calm the f**k down guys, seriously.

Anyway, a very tepid first half buoyed only by the singing masses from the B6 supporting end. We did our bit. A busier second half, though I don't believe we touched the ball with any possessive intent between minutes 45 and 50. And then we started creating chances... we looked the more likely to score.

Kodjia went close just before Ayew netted, and Kodjia could have had a couple actually. Grealish made a couple of strange decisions in two minutes, opting to run away from goal when surely a shot at goal would have been the smart move. He had a troublesome few minutes where confidence or fatigue was affecting him.

Defence seemed solid up until that late, late equaliser for them. Could not understand why Tshibola was subbed off. And why bring Rudi on? Genuine question.

Overall, possession was split through the game, though we had more 'on target' shots and chances and marginally deserved better from the game.

15k in the crowd - 5k from us  

To show you how big a scalp we were - look back at how the Barnsley fans suddenly generated an atmosphere when they scored... it was like they had just won the cup. They had just earned a draw with Aston Villa. People have dismissed the risk of this - but it's happening.

Final word to the comedy genius behind me who began a chant all on his own during a quiet moment - 'Have you won the European Cup...' A magical moment of mirth. Fair play sir... I said, fair play!!

 

Roll on Preston, we go again... That game is must win for RDM. If he can't get the players up to see the game out up there (assuming we can actually score again), then I'm done with him and he can do one. I don't care if you call me 'entitled' 1 win in 10 is asparagus. In any league... with any team, established or 'newly gelling.' We're well beyond gelling.