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Offline ez

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #30 on: August 20, 2011, 05:51:18 PM »
Another 36 points and we'll be safe  ;)

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #31 on: August 20, 2011, 05:59:25 PM »
Solid for the most part.  Gabby's goal was top drawer and worth the ticket.

Thanks to the utter, utter COCK in the seat next to me who moaned at every single misplaced pass and was calling our manager a Blue-nosed wanker for 90 minutes - you sir, are a cnut.

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #32 on: August 20, 2011, 06:05:25 PM »
Warm afternoon at VP today  and a warm display by the team. Yes Bburn are rubbish but we still had to beat them.
This is probably the first time I have agreed with match sponsor's MotM. Yes Delph  was outstanding.  We struggled at the start of the second half but subs helped. Bannan is class and you could see the difference of  added composure is our play when he came on.
Very disappointed with the low turnout .  I know it's  holiday time etc but only 32K?

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #33 on: August 20, 2011, 06:07:02 PM »
Surely we wont be on last on MOTD tonight?

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #34 on: August 20, 2011, 06:12:08 PM »
No we will be just before Swansea v Wigan.

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #35 on: August 20, 2011, 06:25:00 PM »
Brilliant first half, with Gabby at his best. I thought Delph ran the show and this will be his year. A sloppy first fifteen minutes of the second half but we looked comfortable after the third. Given took goal kicks with his left foot all game and he was definitely still nursing his groin.

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #36 on: August 20, 2011, 06:28:17 PM »
Thought they all did well but there are issues. Warnock diving in cost us a goal, stay on your feet should be whipped into him until he is begging for his life, the stupid, stupid man.

The centre of the park is like a great chasm for sides to walk through. Delph did well, and so did Petrov at times, but we were wide open too much.

Good finishing though, and a decent display. Would like to see NZogbia given the Gabby role if he is not fit next week, with Albrighton down the right.

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #37 on: August 20, 2011, 06:30:40 PM »
Just back. I predicted 3-1 but didn't have the right scorers!

Initial thoughts - solid all round performance although we again started the 2nd half poorly. Good to see all 3 strikers score. Heskey did well while he was on and took his goal well but I thought we had much more energy when wee Barry played in that role. Defence pretty solid. Concern that at times there seemed to be huge gaps between defence and attack but having said that Petrov and Delph played the best I've seen them for a while. Gabby took his goal brilliantly, DB9 does what he does best, and we started to see some of N'Zog's skill. Concern about Gabby, Heskey and Young going off with knocks (presumably ?). And also Shay clearly has an injury as Collins ended up taking goal kicks.

Blackburn are a poor side and wouldn't be at all surprised to see Kean as the first manager to get the push this year and/or for them to go down. Walking back to the car I overheard a Blackburn supporter describing Steve Kean as 'wank' and added 'but who would want to take over that shower of players - maybe Martin O'Neill'.

The only thing that was worse than Blackburn today was the ref. I thought we had a stonewall penalty when Robinson flattened Gabby but haven't seen a replay yet. And the inconsistency in bookings was appalling - how David Dunn and Hoilett stayed on the pitch let alone not get yellow cards was mystifying when we seemed to pick up yellows for pretty innocuous first time fouls.

And I have to say it - for them I thought Formica covered a lot of ground but Goodwillie was a bit limp up front.

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #38 on: August 20, 2011, 06:35:57 PM »
Lots of positives.
Yes Blackburn were poor but you can only beat what is put in front of you, and we beat them very well. Without two enforced substitutions we could easily have done them for five.
The ref was bloody awful. 3 yellow cards each of which was more ridiculous than the last. Do some officials think if they get towards the hour mark with no cards they have to start dishing them out to reach their match quota ? The only palyer who should have been booked was David Dunn for persistent twatishness.

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #39 on: August 20, 2011, 06:44:07 PM »
Thought they all did well but there are issues. Warnock diving in cost us a goal, stay on your feet should be whipped into him until he is begging for his life, the stupid, stupid man.

The centre of the park is like a great chasm for sides to walk through. Delph did well, and so did Petrov at times, but we were wide open too much.

Good finishing though, and a decent display. Would like to see NZogbia given the Gabby role if he is not fit next week, with Albrighton down the right.

It was Young and Albrighton who went to ground, not Warnock.

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #40 on: August 20, 2011, 06:55:15 PM »
Was it? I saw a player fly on the floor and automatically thought Warnock had been pulled across. My statement still stands. Add them to my stay on the feet whipping session too please! Only Mark Delaney could tackle better on his arse than his feet.

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #41 on: August 20, 2011, 07:02:54 PM »
Top as long as Baggies keep Chelski under thumb..cum on you Baggies.

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #42 on: August 20, 2011, 07:05:35 PM »
I would prefer Chelsea to beat WBA, as I would imagine we'll be closer to WBA than Chelsea at the end of the season.

Well.............. maybe..

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #43 on: August 20, 2011, 07:07:31 PM »
Chelski need to score 2 more to go top?

Offline brice jovial

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Re: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Post-Match Thread/Ratings
« Reply #44 on: August 20, 2011, 07:11:32 PM »
Given 7
Young6.5 (Clark 7)
Warnock 7.5
Dunne 7
Collins 7.5
N'Zogbia 7.5
Delph 8.5
Petrov 7.5
Bent 8
Agbonlahor 8 (Albrighton 7)
Heskey 7.5 (Bannan8)

 


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