perchman Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Broke Readings unbeaten home form, broke Fulhams unbeaten away form....these are the records I like. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 10 minutes ago, perchman said: Broke Readings unbeaten home form, broke Fulhams unbeaten away form....these are the records I like. Hopefully next week we'll be breaking the hearts of some bin bothering monsters . And Tom Ross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted October 22, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 22, 2016 It was great to see Green on the bench too. Would have been another good direct option to have around - young man playing without fear etc. After having a good preseason he disappeared into the wilderness under RDM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 1 minute ago, TheAuthority said: It was great to see Green on the bench too. Would have been another good direct option to have around - young man playing without fear etc. After having a good preseason he disappeared into the wilderness under RDM TBF RDM gave Green a few opportunities, early in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted October 22, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 22, 2016 Just now, GENTLEMAN said: TBF RDM gave Green a few opportunities, early in the season. Really? I don't remember but I stand corrected. One of the games when we played about 7 strikers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Hated him when he was at the scum... Always managed to get wins and scrape draws against us... Now he is with us and seems genuinely delighted to be here and has gotten off to a great start... Couldn't be rooting for him more! Keep it up Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 10 strikers and Gollini According to Wiki 4 apps in all comps, I remember he coming off the bench early on but against who I couldn't say 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perchman Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Had a few good run outs in pre season too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 I'm a big proponent of maintaining possession and getting our players to be more comfortable on the ball but what we did today was actually very clever. We're still quite mentally fragile and nervous especially at home so it made sense to let Fulham have so much of the ball when they did so little with it. There were more opportunities for them to make mistakes rather than us and that's exactly what led to our goal actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobisher Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 6 hours ago, terrytini said: Terrific performance from Bruce. Suddenly a team that look like they know what they are doing, a defensive performance without any trace of a circus show. Best of all you can already trace the evolution over the three games. And impatient Holtenders please note, that fifteen minutes in the first half when Fulham had the ball, that wasn't us failing to 'get into them' it was top quality Eleven man defending. Said exactly the same as I was watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted October 22, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 22, 2016 If we sacked him now he would have the best average points total ever, just a thought .... I'm chuffed hes doing well, getting the basics right and not over complicating things. There will be blips, the team hasn't changed over night but I'm going to enjoy this strange feeling , winning games mmmmm. UTV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) Like holloway said, what's England's loss is Villas gain. Let's hope they don't try tempt him Edited October 22, 2016 by Demitri_C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted October 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 23, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Don_Simon said: I wanted Steve Bruce and even I think thats an absurd statement. Humble pie after three games? Ridiculous. Its the same kind of short termism that sees managers fired after four games, or Paul Lambert given a new four year contract after a decent start to a season. Just let it play out for a few weeks, months if you're feeling generous, before that question is asked. Just to clarify it was only meant for the worst of the fearmongers, that were claiming that Bruce would get us relegated, or we should hate him for managing small heath. I by no means am calling him a messiah, but he probably deserves a few apologies...... Edited October 23, 2016 by Villan_of_oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 It was a shit game up until they tried to overplay at the back though it also should have ended up finishing as 2 or 3 nil. We still don't know how to close games out, the last 4 or 5 mins were pretty end to end and hectic. 2 wins on the bounce though should give the squad a lot of confidence and it couldn't have been better timed given our next fixture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted October 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 23, 2016 1 hour ago, GENTLEMAN said: 10 strikers and Gollini According to Wiki 4 apps in all comps, I remember he coming off the bench early on but against who I couldn't say We were losing and the game was beyond us.... pointless substitution imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Villan_of_oz said: I by no means am calling him a messiah I should hope not. He's not the messiah. . He's a very naughty boy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted October 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 23, 2016 23 minutes ago, sidcow said: I should hope not. He's not the messiah. . He's a very naughty boy! Haha..... for managing both sides of Birmingham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Fulham came to Villa Park to frustrate, expecting us to be unable to break them down and for the fans to turn and build pressure on the players, so they could snatch a win from a mistake. Those **** got it so wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 11 hours ago, TrentVilla said: With respect mate you are missing the point, their possession was so high precisely because they didn't even try to be productive with it. I wouldn't say didn't try so much as frequently had absolutely nowhere to go, due to excellent team defending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 23, 2016 (edited) 7 hours ago, Villan_of_oz said: Haha..... for managing both sides of Birmingham? Edited October 23, 2016 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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