Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: danlanza on March 15, 2014, 02:38:13 PM
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Available after the game. Strange but true.
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I have to say but that was fucking brilliant. By far the best performance of the season in my opinion. Every player was superb.
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Never in doubt.
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Superb.
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I am the happiest man in the world
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Very much justice done for the earlier match.
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I bloody love you Villa
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Tactically outclassed as well. Lambert was superb today as much as the players.
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We're Jose's bogey team for sure :-)
I wish we'd have a real go at teams more often.
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I have to say but that was fucking brilliant. By far the best performance of the season in my opinion. Every player was superb.
I think it was our best under Lambert.
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Get in !
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Fantastic villa performance - every man a hero and credit to paul lambert and his staff too - great night to be a villa fan - enjoy your weekend everyone :)
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Now that's what you call a fucking brilliant performance.
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Top half of the table, best of the shit teams and we beat those dirty chav fuckers.
Oh and the small matter of the first back to back home wins in 4 (four) years!
Huzzah
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I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a game as much as that.
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Safe
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Can we play these wankers every week?
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Amazing result - and performance that.
Delph, Westy & KEA all did very well in midfield. Lambo's subs were actually good too - Alby at the time they lost a man, and Clark on to add extra height late on.
Ramires tackle was horrible. Very nasty.
Up to 10th, 34 points.. happy with that.
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Only hearing that the Chelsea team bus got a puncture on the way home could make this result any sweeter!
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I have to say but that was fucking brilliant. By far the best performance of the season in my opinion. Every player was superb.
I think it was our best under Lambert.
Arsenal away comes close as does Liverpool away, but given how poor our home form has been it would be hard to argue that point Lee
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Stan Collymore ribbing Matterface on talkSport.
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Not usually one for blowing my own trumpet, but I was one I the few to predict a win. Fucking classless hateful wankers Chelsea- fuck off back to Reading.
Lovely goal by Delph too!
It 5.30 a.m. Here, might just have one for the celebration.,,,
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Superb, Fantastic, Marvellous....Lambert didn't get anything wrong the way he set the team up today.
Can't fault any of them, worked so hard and got the goal we possibly deserved as I can't remember Brad having to do anything.
EXCELLENT 3 points....cheers Villa, you have made my evening.
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Safe
Most important fact of the day.
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We're not going down,we're not going down,we're not we're not were not were not,
We're not going down
Brilliant going out tonight for the first time in ages and am really going to enjoy it,, thank you villa
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@StanCollymore: We.Know.What.We.Are.
#AVFC
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Fabian was god like tonight
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A stroll in the Villa Park.
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Safe
Most important fact of the day.
Except for my £1 on Delph next goalscorer at 40-1. Nice.
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Ha ha ha ha ha Ace well done lads!
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You know it's been a great day when Baggies fans on wm are congratulating us!!
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@jonnygould: "11 men, 10 men, 9 men and their dog (spot) got well beat at Villa! #cfc #avfc
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Delph doesn't score many but fuck me when he does they are very tasty
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Perfect side 2 to the first game. YEEEESSS!!
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Lambert out..!
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Delph was absolutely brilliant today.
Villa were magnificent and it is the sweetest victory to beat those classless wankers.
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Lambert out..!
Oh for god sake, enjoy the victory instead of making petty points - tonight is a night for villa fans everywhere to celebrate !
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Safe
Respec'
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"Jose Mourinho is about to face the television cameras. He is already in spiky mood. Asked what he made of the result, he replies " I made it Aston Villa 1-0." - from the BBC
Heh heh heh.
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Lambert out..!
Oh for god sake, enjoy the victory instead of making petty points - tonight is a night for villa fans everywhere to celebrate !
I'm going to assume it was a joke from Mr Stas
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ave it!!!
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Bacuna was excellent today, he's looking like a genuine fullback now. Bennett played really well as well, it made a big difference that we were pretty solid out wide, takes a lot of pressure off.
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Delph was awesome tonight. Loved his backheel for the goal.
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Lambert out..!
Yeah! How dare he get it right tonight. Should have thrown the match.
;)
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Oh a word for Mr Foy, he might have been a stickler but he was consistent.
And based on the yellow cards he had handed out the Willan second yellow was correct.
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Delph MOM for sure.
KEA and Bennett (despite his stupid challenge) also deserves special credit.
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I'd like to say a special well done to kea who I thought was outstanding tonight- his best game for us .
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If Wilian is £30m then I'm at least £25m. Looked well average to me
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Great pull back by Albrighton for the goal,thats what we have been missing!
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The best performance for about 4 years in terms of control. In the Holte suite now great atmosphere more later.
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I'd like to say a special well done to kea who I thought was outstanding tonight- his best game for us .
Yes and I have been one of his biggest critics but I thought he was excellent today.
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Saturday: £107m, nope. England win 6 Nations, nope. World class goal, 1-0, Willian off, Ramires off, Mourinho off. Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yyeess!!!
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Ramires horror challenge
http://gfycat.com/HollowDarkIcelandgull
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The best performance for about 4 years in terms of control. In the Holte suite now great atmosphere more later.
Agree it was just excellent all round, great concentration, we looked a real team today.
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I'd like to say a special well done to kea who I thought was outstanding tonight- his best game for us .
Absolutely right there eastie.
KEA has taken a lot of shit this season (warranted or not), but he gets on with his job, hassling and harassing in the middle, forcing opposition teams into errors and capitalising on them. He was again superb for us and hope he isn't too badly injured from that horror tackle.
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In amongst all the good performances tonight, can I just say well done to Joe Bennett. Looked composed for the most part, and a couple of really important clearances sweeping up at the back post. Whisper it quietly, but he looked like a fullback.
Othe than that top stand out performances from Delph, KEA and Vlarr.
Well done to Baker for making me eat my words over the last 3 games.
Can't think of weak performance tonight.
Good to see Albrighton looking confident, with some good deliveries.
Ramirez, a nasty, totally classless twunt. Not the first time he's made that sort of challenge. Suits them down to the ground.
Can't wait to hear what the arrogant one has to say in the post match interview.
Lambert should just play a recording from August :-D
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@MichaelVaughan: “@BBCSporf: BREAKING: Ramires ordered to take the bus home, after his red card at Villa Park. http://t.co/Dx6x5vc1hC”Lol
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...oh, and in amongst this, Sheffield Wednesday hammers Small Heath 4-1
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Ramires horror challenge
http://gfycat.com/HollowDarkIcelandgull
Dirty fucker
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Hope all the glory hunter's watching worldwide enjoyed that. First consecutive home wins since 2010 and both televised
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Hope all the glory hunter's watching worldwide enjoyed that. First consecutive home wins since 2010 and both televised
Indeed - beware stoke - we are going to make it 3 :)
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39k+ there my gtc predictions suck ???
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I wonder if any other side will beat both chelsea and man city at home?
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After seeing that tackle by Ramires it should have been a straight red
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Chap from Virgin who installed my Internet today was a Chelsea fan and parted with "I'll think of you tonight when your crying". Bearing in mind I have his phone number, what should I text him now?!
Great performance, Delph immense.
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After seeing that tackle by Ramires it should have been a straight red
It was.
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After seeing that tackle by Ramires it should have been a straight red
It was a straight red.
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Well, I certainly picked the wrong day to skip football and watch the rugby
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Have a bit of that, Fatkidinchelseashirtinthepark.
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Performances like that Lambert can stay for life.
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I can't help thinking Jose was so foolish not to play Lampard.
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Chap from Virgin who installed my Internet today was a Chelsea fan and parted with "I'll think of you tonight when your crying". Bearing in mind I have his phone number, what should I text him now?!
Call him out, say your router's not working, then when he arrives, mention that one of the red lights on the box blinked three times...
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Just had the childish ones interview on. After all his bluster about can't discuss anything because he doesn't want to get into trouble, one of the pundits (who usually only wants to talk about the usual suspects) said "typical bad sportsmanship."
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Awesome result, the team deserved it as well, and a great substitution from PL by bringing on Albrighton for Gabby who set up the winner
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Oh a word for Mr Foy, he might have been a stickler but he was consistent.
And based on the yellow cards he had handed out the Willan second yellow was correct.
Definitely consistent. When Baker got the first after Foy seemed to delay and then decide because the player was rolling around, I thought "here we go", but then every slide in was punished the same way. It meant some hairy moments but in the end, the dirtiest team fell foul of it.
Also, Moaniniho was about to sub Willian but decided to change it to Oscar. 2 mins later they were down to 10 men, Hahaha.
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Delph MOM for sure.
KEA and Bennett (despite his stupid challenge) also deserves special credit.
I assumed you meant the booking, he took it for the team as their player would have been through as Vlaar has also gone to ground.
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The Moaning one is blaming the referee. There's a fucking shock. Suck my claret and blue balls you boring whinging twat.
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Fabian was god like tonight
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That is beautiful.
And Terry almost gets his head to it. Almost.
Ha Ha
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The Classless One speaks:
"I don't speak about the decisions. If I say nothing, I am free from this situation [being criticised for it]"
Then goes on to call for half of the Villa squad to be sent off, and insinuates that Chris Foy is biased against his squad.
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Chap from Virgin who installed my Internet today was a Chelsea fan and parted with "I'll think of you tonight when your crying". Bearing in mind I have his phone number, what should I text him now?!
Call him out, say your router's not working, then when he arrives, mention that one of the red lights on the box blinked three times...
Love it.
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I haven't read previous posts.
But THAT goal . Beauty!!!!
And we played well.....
Tears in my eyes.....best result in new era.
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Delph MOM for sure.
KEA and Bennett (despite his stupid challenge) also deserves special credit.
I assumed you meant the booking, he took it for the team as their player would have been through as Vlaar has also gone to ground.
Was listening on the radio. In that case, Bennett joint MOM.
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Chap from Virgin who installed my Internet today was a Chelsea fan and parted with "I'll think of you tonight when your crying". Bearing in mind I have his phone number, what should I text him now?!
Call him out, say your router's not working, then when he arrives, mention that one of the red lights on the box blinked three times...
Ask him if he remembers Stamford Bridge doubling up as a car park / car showroom?
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The Classless One speaks:
"I don't speak about the decisions. If I say nothing, I am free from this situation [being criticised for it]"
Then goes on to call for half of the Villa squad to be sent off, and insinuates that Chris Foy is biased against his squad.
He's a total wanker, just ignore him
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@jonnygould: "11 men, 10 men, 9 men and their dog (spot) got well beat at Villa! #cfc #avfc
Good ole Gouldy!
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The Classless One speaks:
"I don't speak about the decisions. If I say nothing, I am free from this situation [being criticised for it]"
Then goes on to call for half of the Villa squad to be sent off, and insinuates that Chris Foy is biased against his squad.
He's a total wanker, just ignore him
Agreed
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The Moaning one is blaming the referee. There's a fucking shock. Suck my claret and blue balls you boring whinging twat.
But hold on, surely you just have to be mature and know you can't ref the game. I have it on good authority that is what managers should do as someone told me in August last year.
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My son's girlfriend went instead of me - I've told her you'll have to "gooo again" Well done Lambert and the players.
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And as an added bonus, I get to wind my 16 year old nephew up a treat.
Just need them to cock up in midweek for a very enjoyable couple of weeks.
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In a good mood. In a very good mood. I hate those classless twunts.
So much so the Missus asked me just after the match if she can buy a dining set from House of Fraser she saw today - on offer half price. No problem Darling I replied without asking what the original price was. I have now found out I will be £80 lighter tomorrow. Ouch!! Schoolboy error.
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Hahahahaha that was brilliant and nearly makes up for all the home dross this season.
And...if there's one team we deserve a run of decisions against it's certainly Chelsea. Just balances out the Stamford Bridge game imo, not that I actually thought Foy got a lot wrong. Willian is always likely to get sent off in that situation clipping Delph's hells and Ramires went over the ball. Not sure on the handball in the first half but we certainly deserved at least a point 11 v 11.
Great team performance tonight and we were composed in possession which was great to see. Just hope there isn't a return to turgid nonsense v Stoke.
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And as an added bonus, I get to wind my 16 year old nephew up a treat.
Just need them to cock up in midweek for a very enjoyable couple of weeks.
Oh yes - I'll be supporting the mighty Galatasary
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Gary Taylor @Gazolnicfin 11m
@StanCollymore @talkSPORT Nice off John Terry to give the family enclosure a volley of verbal abuse as going of the pitch!! NOT #utv
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They targeted Bacuna rather Bennett, which surprised me. In truth, they had some success in the channel inside him.
Great performance by the whole team. We fully deserved the win.
Celebrate well, all Villa, everywhere.
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Geezer Butler@GZRMusic - Fantastic match - Europe here we come. Delph the new Messi.
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The prospect of this defeat costing Chelsea the title come may is sweet revenge for the unjust defeat at the bridge in August - a classless club Chelsea and its great to hear them moaning :)
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Oh a word for Mr Foy, he might have been a stickler but he was consistent.
And based on the yellow cards he had handed out the Willan second yellow was correct.
watched it with the sound off, because the one-eyed commentary nauseates me. Only watched last 5 mins of the first half and all of the 2nd, but I thought the match officials were stout tonight. Every time Chelsea got a decision they would try and encroach 5 yards.
Much more enjoyable : sound down and some nice Soul out the speakers!
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Lambert took a leaf out of mourinho's book with that substitution.
It's exactly what Jose did at old Trafford when Ferguson had a player sent off against Real Madrid. While ferguson and the mancs were moaning and stamping their tiny feet, Mourinho put that Croat on whose name escapes me, he profited from the confusion and set up he winner.
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The prospect of this defeat costing Chelsea the title come may is sweet revenge for the unjust defeat at the bridge in August - a classless club Chelsea and its great to hear them moaning :)
Correct - as someone stated on here previously. They are a club with zero redeeming features. Zero.
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Think the so called "Special one " must be losing it .Was amazed he never brought Lampard on when you read he has scored more goals against Villa than any other team
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Danlanza needs to monopolise all match threads from now on !!
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Gary Taylor @Gazolnicfin 11m
@StanCollymore @talkSPORT Nice off John Terry to give the family enclosure a volley of verbal abuse as going of the pitch!! NOT #utv
What else do you expect from the king of the classless wankers.
He's a richer, more famous version of Stephen Carr.
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Danlanza needs to monopolise all match threads from now on !!
Indeed, the Lanzarote lion is our very own special one :)
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Apparently that's the first time we've won back to back league games at Villa Park for four years! I know we've been shocking at home but surely that can't be right can it?
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My first visit to VP this season. Can't imagine what you Moaning Minnies have been moaning about all season. Isn't it always like this?
Brilliant.
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Fuck off Chelsea... Just fuck off.
Every result we get against them at Villa Park goes some way to alleviating the pain of Wembley 2000.
Scumbags.
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Lambert interview:
On tactics: "...we knew we had to do a lot without the ball"
On the Ramires tackle: "...you cannot do that in the game"
On Gabby having his hand around the neck of Ramires: "...the fact is, it was a sending off"
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I really hope arsenal or city win the league. I would love it if they win fuck all. From top to bottom the most classless club to ever infest English football.
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:) Up the f'kin Villa!!!!!!!!!! :D
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Chokes in my throat to say it , but Liverpool winning it would be least offensive for me.
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I actually hope their goal should have stood and all the red cards were harsh. Would make it even sweeter in some ways for karma to make an appearance.
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Chokes in my throat to say it , but Liverpool winning it would be least offensive for me.
It really does choke but I agree.
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buzzing.Man that North Stand was rocking like the Blues 5-1
Special mention to Bennett,a real classy performance.
Also the mad Scandinavian Villans who sang and drank like Vikings
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So, for the last two games I haven't worn my Villa shirt to the match. Now I'm stuck with wearing a thick high-necked jumper for the rest of the season!
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Love this from the Guardian MBM (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/15/aston-villa-v-chelsea-live-premier-league-report):
7.23pm GMT
90 min +4: Now Mourinho’s been ordered to the stand! He’s suffering from heat of the forehead, having walked onto the pitch to discuss matters with the referee. (It’s also worth noting that he got a bit animated by the dugouts after Villa’s goal, but quickly flipped into Friendly Mode when Paul Lambert looked at him in a manner which could best be described as Glaswegian.)
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That was the best atmosphere I can remember in a long time. All in all a perfect day for me in more ways than one - great performance, fantastic result and incredible atmosphere; for some reason for the biggest crowd of the season I got off the car park quicker than when we have low attendances, so home in record time; got home to find my new rescue staffie hadn't chewed anything while I was out (a first); and my youngest son whose epilepsy has been out of control (up to 39 partial fits a day) had a fit-free day for the first time in over a month. I'm absolutely buzzing! Be doing some damage to that bottle of single malt tonight for sure!
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First back to back wins for 4 years and SOTC & I missed them both (we also missed the win against Man City).
I feel guilty for saying we'll be at Stoke game.
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Every result we get against them at Villa Park goes some way to alleviating the pain of Wembley 2000.
Only one thing will do that....
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That was the best atmosphere I can remember in a long time. All in all a perfect day for me in more ways than one - great performance, fantastic result and incredible atmosphere; for some reason for the biggest crowd of the season I got off the car park quicker than when we have low attendances, so home in record time; got home to find my new rescue staffie hadn't chewed anything while I was out (a first); and my youngest son whose epilepsy has been out of control (up to 39 partial fits a day) had a fit-free day for the first time in over a month. I'm absolutely buzzing! Be doing some damage to that bottle of single malt tonight for sure!
Only one of those really matters.
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and my youngest son whose epilepsy has been out of control (up to 39 partial fits a day) had a fit-free day for the first time in over a month.
better than anything but, today's result runs it a very close second. I wish him well.
tonight's beer is going to taste very sweet.
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That was the best atmosphere I can remember in a long time. All in all a perfect day for me in more ways than one - great performance, fantastic result and incredible atmosphere; for some reason for the biggest crowd of the season I got off the car park quicker than when we have low attendances, so home in record time; got home to find my new rescue staffie hadn't chewed anything while I was out (a first); and my youngest son whose epilepsy has been out of control (up to 39 partial fits a day) had a fit-free day for the first time in over a month. I'm absolutely buzzing! Be doing some damage to that bottle of single malt tonight for sure!
Hope your son has more days like today mate!
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That was the best atmosphere I can remember in a long time. All in all a perfect day for me in more ways than one - great performance, fantastic result and incredible atmosphere; for some reason for the biggest crowd of the season I got off the car park quicker than when we have low attendances, so home in record time; got home to find my new rescue staffie hadn't chewed anything while I was out (a first); and my youngest son whose epilepsy has been out of control (up to 39 partial fits a day) had a fit-free day for the first time in over a month. I'm absolutely buzzing! Be doing some damage to that bottle of single malt tonight for sure!
Only one of those really matters.
Absolutely - more than anyone could know
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3 wins from last 4 home games...
Great form.
Paul Lambert gets all the credit for the turn around from me.
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Really good news about your son CJ.
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Fantastic day, every Villa player a hero! UTV!!!
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Lovely stuff. I will never get sick of us beating Chelsea, I cannot stand them. They have bought a some good players but they're absolutely classless from top to bottom.
Also how Delph isn't being included in England squads is beyond me.
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I really hope the guy I spoke to before the game who bought a fanzine off me brings his daughter again. The only time she's attended previously was the 3-2 v Money City. With this wonderful 1-0 performance AND victory, his little girl is now definitely a lucky charm.
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2nd on MOTD running order.
2nd.
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Given the quality of the opposition that was by far our best home performance of the season. The team kept a good shape throughout, showed great discipline and thoroughly deserved to win. Every player performed very well but I'd single out our back four for special praise. Nathan Baker's and Joe Bennett's best displays of their Villa careers. Mourinho was whinging on the radio on my way home about the referee but when he calms down and reflects on the game as a whole he'll recall that Chelsea rarely troubled Brad.
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I find it hard to get too worked up about MOTD - not the best show and caters to the audience.
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We won and beat the chav lottery winners. I don't care where they show us on MOTD.
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I wonder if any other side will beat both chelsea and man city at home?
And Arsenal, away...
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The only annoying thing today is I took Vlaar out my fantasy team for Ivanovic. Doh!
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I just hope someone points out to Terry that he conned the ref last year, got Benteke sent off, and they took 3 pts. Tried to tell ref what to do today but failed.
If you can't take it the other way Terry - retire and save us all from your offensive presence.
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Chokes in my throat to say it , but Liverpool winning it would be least offensive for me.
Too far
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Well what a brilliant result AND performance. Beautiful goal from Delph to send the cockneys back to London with a flea in their ears. Brilliant day all round - well done Villa and well done Paul Lambert, you made my weekend!
Come on!
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Well done to every single player and the manager, it's hard to think of any other game in recent years where you could say we hardly made a mistake in the 94 mins.
One question, petty i know, but puzzling - why was the game restarted with a drop ball after Ramires' sending off? Did I miss something?
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The only annoying thing today is I took Vlaar out my fantasy team for Ivanovic. Doh!
I really don't care. Sorry.
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Cracking performance. Chelsea got what they deserved out of the game. John Terry running 50 yards to get Ron Vlaar booked!! Tosser. Bacuna, Delph, Vlaar, Benteke were excellent. If we can replace KEA and Wiemann in the summer with two better players, I think we can forget about relegation scraps next season. Fair play to Paul Lambert. I have not been his biggest fan but he is proving me wrong.
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Just home, planning to read this and the match thread in its entirety.
There seemed to be quite a few people wearing those half and half scarves in the Lower Holte today. Why on earth anyone would want to is beyond me. I assumed they were Chelski fans in disguise, but when Delph scored, I noticed one of them seemed so happy and turned round and was busy filming the crowd's reaction. There was a Chelski fan in front of me, I clocked his attempt at trying to disguise his joy before the goal was disallowed. Also saw his Chelski screensaver on his mobile phone. As we were leaving, to my shame, couldn't resist telling him I knew he was a Chelski fan. Instantly regretted it as the aggression in his response of 'Yes, so what?' actually scared me. For a second.
Also, if anyone whose last name is Savage is wondering what happened to their bank card, I found it at half time and handed it to a steward.
Happy days.
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Something nobody's picked up on yet was the amount of times Chelsea got caught offside. Don't know if it was down to our outstanding defensive line or that Chelsea's forwards were as thick as pigshit.
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Oh and special mention to the ever despicable John Terry. Tried his very best to even out the sendings off count when he desperately tried to get Vlaar sent off. He truly is a horrible, nasty piece of work trying every trick in the book to get his way. Gamesmanship at it's very worse.
You got what you deserved, Terry, absolutely nothing.
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Cracking performance. Chelsea got what they deserved out of the game. John Terry running 50 yards to get Ron Vlaar booked!! Tosser. Bacuna, Delph, Vlaar, Benteke were excellent. If we can replace KEA and Wiemann in the summer with two better players, I think we can forget about relegation scraps next season. Fair play to Paul Lambert. I have not been his biggest fan but he is proving me wrong.
I am a mild mannered chap nowadays but if anyone deserves a Glasgow Kiss on general principles it is John Terry. A complete and utter ******
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I love Villa me, best all round showing for years.
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Top day all round.
Decent weather. Had a pint with a bloke bringing his three grandkids from Coventry and then two old boys before taking my seat.
The match was what I want at VP - incident, endeavour and a little skill with passionate support.
Well done Joe Bennett - well done Leandro Bacuna - well done Vlarr and Baker - well done the midfield - good on Gabby for having a run at them a couple of times - damn you Benteke for making me think it wasn't our day when you shot wide - calm down a bit Weimann use your energy better - thanks for turning the screw Marc - well held Clarky.
But most of all thanks to all the Villans at VP for the atmosphere that grew and grew - it was like the "Old Days" TM
Oh - fuck off Chelsea
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John Terry, we know what you are.
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Something nobody's picked up on yet was the amount of times Chelsea got caught offside. Don't know if it was down to our outstanding defensive line or that Chelsea's forwards were as thick as pigshit.
Also how well we did without Bertrand playing.
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With more performances like that I might review my decision not to renew my ST for next season. My name is Legion. I am fickle.
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There seemed to be quite a few people wearing those half and half scarves in the Lower Holte today.
There were loads of them around. I swear I have never seen so many tourists and day trippers before down VP. Or plastic away 'fans'. Amount of times I got asked where the Holte was was ridiculous.
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2nd on MOTD running order.
2nd.
WTF ! Who's on 1st ?
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With more performances like that I might review my decision not to renew my ST for next season. My name is Legion. I am fickle.
Plastic!
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There seemed to be quite a few people wearing those half and half scarves in the Lower Holte today.
There were loads of them around. I swear I have never seen so many tourists and day trippers before down VP. Or plastic away 'fans'. Amount of times I got asked where the Holte was was ridiculous.
"Are you selling the programme aswell?"
"No."
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2nd on MOTD running order.
2nd.
WTF ! Who's on 1st ?
Hull v Man City
Out of the top teams playing, we only scored one so suppose second is ok.
;D ;D
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2nd on MOTD running order.
2nd.
WTF ! Who's on 1st ?
Are you going to be Abbott or Costello?
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2nd on MOTD running order.
2nd.
WTF ! Who's on 1st ?
Probably the Hull-Citeh game.
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Villa tie to work Monday I suspect
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2nd on MOTD running order.
2nd.
WTF ! Who's on 1st ?
Are you going to be Abbott or Costello?
Haha
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There seemed to be quite a few people wearing those half and half scarves in the Lower Holte today.
There were loads of them around. I swear I have never seen so many tourists and day trippers before down VP. Or plastic away 'fans'. Amount of times I got asked where the Holte was was ridiculous.
"Are you selling the programme aswell?"
"No."
I guess Villa make money out the idiots, I saw a few in Chelsea shirts carrying bags of stuff bought at the Villa club shop.
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Fantastic! Whoever made this, I love you.
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And it's going straight on my FB page.
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Ace. Nicked.
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2nd on MOTD running order.
2nd.
WTF ! Who's on 1st ?
Are you going to be Abbott or Costello?
Whoosh over the top of my head
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Look up satisfaction in the dictionary and it will say Villa 1 Slime 0.
The least likeable team in all my Villa supporting years. Whoever else they play on the day is my 2nd team for that day.
Back 4 were terrific. Midfield competed and got in their faces.
Lambert got the subs bang on.
The atmosphere was fantastic. Place was rocking.
Against a team that are challenging for the title. My kids are wearing their Villa tops since 9am.
Im watching MOTD again!
Proud to be a Villan. Why cant we have more home games like this? We deserve it !!
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2nd on MOTD running order.
2nd.
WTF ! Who's on 1st ?
Are you going to be Abbott or Costello?
Whoosh over the top of my head
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Ha ha brilliant thanks
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GTFI
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According to 606, Sir Chris Hoy's twitter feed is being overloaded with offensive messages from the less intelligent Chelski fans. In a moment of seriousness, it reminds me of newspaper campaigns which resulted in paeditricians being accused of being paedophiles.
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The Moaning one is blaming the referee. There's a fucking shock. Suck my claret and blue balls you boring whinging twat.
But hold on, surely you just have to be mature and know you can't ref the game. I have it on good authority that is what managers should do as someone told me in August last year.
Absolutely. I believe he added that managers who complain afterwards are naive and still have some growing up to do. Today he says Gabby is as bad as Ramires as he was pointing his finger at people aggressively! It was nice that after a string of Chelsea fans rang 606 to complain about the decisions Mark Chapman recalled the reverse fixture. I thought we were magnificent from start to finish today. Every single player. Good football, good organisation and great commitment to the cause.
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That was the best atmosphere I can remember in a long time. All in all a perfect day for me in more ways than one - great performance, fantastic result and incredible atmosphere; for some reason for the biggest crowd of the season I got off the car park quicker than when we have low attendances, so home in record time; got home to find my new rescue staffie hadn't chewed anything while I was out (a first); and my youngest son whose epilepsy has been out of control (up to 39 partial fits a day) had a fit-free day for the first time in over a month. I'm absolutely buzzing! Be doing some damage to that bottle of single malt tonight for sure!
I'm buzzing for you and your son.
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...and, more seriously, those death threats towards Anders Frisk in the Champions League a few years back.
Utter lowlife scum, the lot of them.
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What a joy that was! Great effort and some sterling performances. Bacuna is really growing on me, in fact all of the back four were tremendous. On evenings like that with 40000 in and the crowd rocking VP is a great place to be. Seeing that performance, how the hell did we manage to be so crap so often previously?
Thought we played a much higher line first half which worked really well, there were an awful lot of long balls from Chelsea which we dealt with very well.
I want more, let's see off Stoke next.
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Danlanza needs to monopolise all match threads from now on !!
Indeed, the Lanzarote lion is our very own special one :)
" I prefer not to say anything as i will get into trouble. I cannot comment on the marvelous referee, again i will get into trouble.
I cannot comment on Ramires, the dirty, mask wearing, streak of piss, horrible little tossing stamping fuck pig, because i will get into trouble.
I again cannot comment on the Fabien Delphe goal that was better than anything that Ronaldo has in his locker, or will ever have, if it had of been him scoring that goal it would have been shown WORLD WIDE on thousands of channels.
I cannot comment on our plastic Home Counties fans, who, made the long trip to Villa park today, only to see us totally out classed and out played by a very, very good Aston Villa side who deserved their victory but were lucky bastards because we had another dirty fucker sent off."
Todays performance was the best for a very long time. Solid in every area, a first this season.
Thank you Aston Villa. I fucking love you.
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With more performances like that I might review my decision not to renew my ST for next season. My name is Legion. I am fickle.
Plastic!
Nope. A sugarbag.
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I have to say but that was fucking brilliant. By far the best performance of the season in my opinion. Every player was superb.
Ditto
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With more performances like that I might review my decision not to renew my ST for next season. My name is Legion. I am fickle.
Plastic!
Nope. A sugarbag.
If you do get, then i'm going to get one next to you and keep touching your leg every game.
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John Terry telling the fans by the tunnel to F**k off!!!!!
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With more performances like that I might review my decision not to renew my ST for next season. My name is Legion. I am fickle.
Plastic!
Nope. A sugarbag.
If you do get, then i'm going to get one next to you and keep touching your leg every game.
Decision made. Where's my credit card?
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John Terry telling the fans by the tunnel to F**k off!!!!!
Classless pr*ck.
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Whinging twat.
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Fantastic! Whoever made this, I love you.
Brilliant
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There you are Toby. A birthday present for you. Toby is Damon's oldest boy and 14 today. That was bloody ace.
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I thought the first dismissal was harsh (but as it was Karma Day, tough sh*t) and the second one was well deserved which should be followed up with a further punishment due to the severity of the challenge.
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I will definitely watch match of the day tonight after such a good performance, I will love to see that again ! Delighted to be in the top half and beat Chelski ! Great goal by Delph and great effort done by the lads, even though we have been a little lucky with the referee's decisions to be fair ! Finally two wins in a row at Villa Park and a really happy night for me UTV !
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John Terry telling the fans by the tunnel to F**k off!!!!!
Classless pr*ck.
Safe in the knowledge that he is not shagging my Mrs tonight.
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...and, more seriously, those death threats towards Anders Frisk in the Champions League a few years back.
Utter lowlife scum, the lot of them.
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Bit of a generalisation, there!
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It's hard to believe from that clip it's the same smug, arrogant tosser who so patronised Paul Lambert in his press conference after the game at Stamford bridge.
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Mourinho, a hypocrite in his interview today? Never. Unless of course you compare it to this one from the away game.
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Mourinho might want to look at the post-match interview from the return fixture, when he counselled Lambert to keep as calm and as wise as he after Ivanovic got away with assault and went on to score the winner. The difference is that today's decisions were right, and the ones earlier on in the season were wrong. Sour c**t.
Anyway, Lambo, stop making me want you sacked before you turn into Alf bloody Ramsey! We've been getting better, and the performance against Norwich after going behind is starting to look like a turning point. It's not cleared away all the problems, but this is the second season in a row which has started alright, got absolutely abysmal then - thus far - turned around spectacularly. Tell you what, it's not dull.
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Also how Delph isn't being included in England squads is beyond me.
WBA's own Roy Hodgson has the answer I think.
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It's great to see so many saying how well Joe Bennett played.
I agree with the ones who thought it was a MotM performance. In truth you could take your pick from 5 or 6.
I will say that I though Nathan Baker was excellent, He played for 86 minutes on a yellow card, and was faultless.
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There you are Toby. A birthday present for you. Toby is Damon's oldest boy and 14 today. That was bloody ace.
My daughter was eight today. She is quite happy that Villa first of all changed the kick off time especially for her just so it didn't clash with her ice skating party earlier and then that they won for her.
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Baker and Bennett were brilliant. Delph was my PotM.
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I will never be tired of seeing that goal, what a touch that was !
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There you are Toby. A birthday present for you. Toby is Damon's oldest boy and 14 today. That was bloody ace.
My daughter was eight today. She is quite happy that Villa first of all changed the kick off time especially for her just so it didn't clash with her ice skating party earlier and then that they won for her.
We're definitely the team of the people.
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Always relevant when we play Chelski.
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Also how Delph isn't being included in England squads is beyond me.
WBA's own Roy Hodgson has the answer I think.
Quite happy with his ineptitude and pig-ignorance.
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So happy tonight, well done my beloved Villa, highlight of the day my brother in law Steve (terminally ill with bone cancer) ringing me after the game and laughing and crying with joy.
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Best I've seen Baker play today, second half was a real plus.
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It suddenly dawned on me what Lambert's grand plan is. He has assembled a squad of identical twins. One twin is utterly rubbish and the other one is brilliant. Joe Bennett's twin and Nathan Baker's twin were unrecognizably brilliant today. Perhaps there are two Paul Lamberts. The one today was a top class act.
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I get awoken by bloody Vettel, Hamilton, Ricciardo and co doing practice laps around the Grand Prix track just two kilometres away at farking *7.30am* on the Sunday morning of the GP...
...to find out this result, which makes it all okay. Go for yer life fellas, I'm now happy as Larry!
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Nice result to wake up to. We've evacuated to Apollo Bay for the weekend, more to get away from the f18 fly pasts rather than the cars!
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buzzing.Man that North Stand was rocking like the Blues 5-1
Special mention to Bennett,a real classy performance.
Also the mad Scandinavian Villans who sang and drank like Vikings
Yes the Vikings. We spotted them in the bar at HT. Complete nutters but fantastic.
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My daughter came over, we watched Villa win (well I did, she pissed around on her tablet), we went to the shop and bought some guppies. UTV.
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So happy tonight, well done my beloved Villa, highlight of the day my brother in law Steve (terminally ill with bone cancer) ringing me after the game and laughing and crying with joy.
That's fantastic Steve and hopefully this eases some of his pain.
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Nice one, a trip up to Lake Eildon fell through. Mind the fighter planes were interesting, close to my balcony yesterday arvo.
See a lot of Big 4 club shirts around on Sundays here poncing about. I don't usually do this but think I shall don my '95, AST Computer era shirt today.
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Nice one, a trip up to Lake Eildon fell through. Mind the fighter planes were interesting, close to my balcony yesterday arvo.
See a lot of Big 4 club shirts around on Sundays here poncing about. I don't usually do this but think I shall don my '95, AST Computer era shirt today.
A Good Idea
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So happy tonight, well done my beloved Villa, highlight of the day my brother in law Steve (terminally ill with bone cancer) ringing me after the game and laughing and crying with joy.
That's fantastic Steve and hopefully this eases some of his pain.
Thank you Olaftab, it gives him such a lift when we win, it was such a joy to hear him so happy.
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So happy tonight, well done my beloved Villa, highlight of the day my brother in law Steve (terminally ill with bone cancer) ringing me after the game and laughing and crying with joy.
That's fantastic Steve.
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So happy tonight, well done my beloved Villa, highlight of the day my brother in law Steve (terminally ill with bone cancer) ringing me after the game and laughing and crying with joy.
That's fantastic Steve.
Agreed.
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So happy tonight, well done my beloved Villa, highlight of the day my brother in law Steve (terminally ill with bone cancer) ringing me after the game and laughing and crying with joy.
That's fantastic Steve.
Agreed.
Wonderful
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Fuck you Terry ;D
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Joe Bennett looked so sharp and up for it right from the start.
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Amazing stuff, I can't quite believe it. Delph will steal the headlines but I thought the back four were all superb. I can only remember Hazard getting past Bacuna once, Bennett showed much better positional awareness than usual and Baker was very solid.
I've heavily criticized Lambert pretty much all season but he got things spot on today. Tactics, team selection and subs. Full marks to him and every single player.
The fact that it was against Chelsea who I absolutely detest just makes it even sweeter.
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So happy tonight, well done my beloved Villa, highlight of the day my brother in law Steve (terminally ill with bone cancer) ringing me after the game and laughing and crying with joy.
That's fantastic Steve.
Agreed.
Wonderful
Thank you for the lovely responses.
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Villa, I fuckin' loves ya.
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Fuck you Terry ;D
What's he done ?
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Fuck you Terry ;D
What's he done ?
He's John Terry. Surely that's enough?
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Just watched MOTD and cannot believe Shearers belief Bennett should have been sent off. He even shows the trajectory of the ball which is clearly was at from goal EVEN IF Vlaar is not also in attendance. Shocking punditry.
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If enough people complain, is there any chance Terry could into hot water with the FA.
Gobbing off at the fans when you're getting a bit of stick is one thing.
Telling people in the family enclosure to "fuck off" is something else entirely.
He truly is the King of Classless ******.
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Just watched MOTD and cannot believe Shearers belief Bennett should have been sent off. He even shows the trajectory of the ball which is clearly was at from goal EVEN IF Vlaar is not also in attendance. Shocking punditry.
Correct - he is talking utter utter shite. The ball is going away from goal - a long way based on the final touch.
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Chelsea are incredibly classless, that's what they do. It is their shtick.
Great performance and result today. When we play with real confidence, we are so much better.
Also, noticeable today how hard we worked to close them down and get the ball back when we didn't have it. That, for me, has been the obvious common factor in most of our wins this season. We need to do it more.
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Seems out of character from Terry to gob off at families ?
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Seems out of character from Terry to gob off at families ?
Is that irony, sarcasm or are you drunk with success?
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Lowton should take a long look at Joe Bennett. This is how you deal with falling out of favour. The lads clearly rolled his sleeves up and got his just reward today. Well done to Lambert too for not sticking to a set in stone pecking order. Exactly how it should be.
Wonderful game with as good a finale as there has been for a long time. Incredible goal from Delph, and deserved praise. I guess someone outside of VP was going to notice him sooner or later.
Ramirez should get a lengthy ban. He deliberately shortened his stride to stamp on KEA. It wasn't a bad tackle it was intentional thuggery.
It wasn't quite in Doug's class, but I liked the handshake Lambert got out of Mourinho as he departed for the stands.
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Fan-bleedin-tastic.
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Reading some of the Chelsea forums is comedy gold, Chris Foy isn't popular...I thought he made two poor decisions in Willians 2nd yellow & setting the tone for pedantic reffing booking Baker so early. Matic 'goal' was a handball, Bennett was a yellow not a red & Ramires was an assault, good refereeing.
Great, great performance, can't criticise any of them, more next week please!! Better team won the game, simple!!!
Final thing, Terry!!! Didn't know he had the pace he showed when sprinting 80yds (with Azpiwhatshisname) to snarl into Foy's face. Such an utter pair of scrotes.....
UTV
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I'm a big Jose fan but he was wrong after the game about his own sending off.
Yes, Lambert and Gabby were on the pitch along with Jose in the initial melee. However, Jose was the only one who, after things had calmed down, went back onto the pitch to confront the Ref.
I'm actually disappointed that Matic did handle the ball for the disallowed goal. It would have been even more satisfying to gave won because of a a Refs cock up.
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Brilliant result! Just what we deserved up the villa!!!!
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Marvellous.
Please play like that every week.
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What a good performance. Nobody could say there wasn't one player not to contribute to that.
Delph deserved his MOTM, great game. Thought that both of our full-backs had the best games anyone in that position has had this season. Bacuna looked good defensively and I think Bennett deserves to start next week after that.
I've been very critical of Albrighton in the past (and rightly so in my opinion as he's been very shit), however, the few games he's played recently suggests there could be yet some good times for h at Villa. Has he found a new potential position in the Gabby/Andi role???
Feel harsh not mentioning everyone else because they deserve it. Really happy.
And Mourinhio, Terry and Cheslea once again showed why they are the biggest ******...ever!!!
I think they must go down as the most odious and vile team...ever!
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So happy tonight, well done my beloved Villa, highlight of the day my brother in law Steve (terminally ill with bone cancer) ringing me after the game and laughing and crying with joy.
Steve, whatever time your brother-in-law has left, may the Villa make him as happy as he was today. I sincerely wish him well.
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Lowton should take a long look at Joe Bennett. This is how you deal with falling out of favour. The lads clearly rolled his sleeves up and got his just reward today. Well done to Lambert too for not sticking to a set in stone pecking order. Exactly how it should be.
Wonderful game with as good a finale as there has been for a long time. Incredible goal from Delph, and deserved praise. I guess someone outside of VP was going to notice him sooner or later.
Ramirez should get a lengthy ban. He deliberately shortened his stride to stamp on KEA. It wasn't a bad tackle it was intentional thuggery.
It wasn't quite in Doug's class, but I liked the handshake Lambert got out of Mourinho as he departed for the stands.
Nevermind taking a look at Bennett, Lowton should take a long look at himself in the mirror every morning and be thankful that he's in the Premier League at a club like Aston Villa.
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I thought we were fantastic. It was nice to see us make the extra man count and Delph in the middle seemed to be that extra man. Good to see Bennett having a decent game as well. Actually, it was one of those games where you couldn't really single anybody out for being poor.
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I couldn't name a standout player as all our players put in a shift tonight.
Chelsea have always been a horrible club. I noticed their fans were throwing coins & lighters at the linesman towards the end of the game (even though it was just down to the fact their players seemed to have forgotten the offside rule all game)
They always say a manager's personality matches their teams style of play. You can tell this as Mourinho has turned into a miserable & bitter person.
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They are such a nasty, horrible little club with a lot of questionably attained money, and still have not bought an ounce of class in any of their signings. They are all so similar in their shitty attitudes and shitty ways. Mourinho suits them down to the ground.
Villa were excellent, all the way through, all of the team, but I have to give special praise to KEA and Baker. I moan about them a lot, but they have been excellent last few games, and were so again. Delph was MOM by a street but those 2 deserve a lot of praise.
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So happy tonight, well done my beloved Villa, highlight of the day my brother in law Steve (terminally ill with bone cancer) ringing me after the game and laughing and crying with joy.
That's fantastic Steve.
That's great Steve. Fantastic stuff.
What a great win for us.
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Lowton should take a long look at Joe Bennett. This is how you deal with falling out of favour. The lads clearly rolled his sleeves up and got his just reward today. Well done to Lambert too for not sticking to a set in stone pecking order. Exactly how it should be.
Wonderful game with as good a finale as there has been for a long time. Incredible goal from Delph, and deserved praise. I guess someone outside of VP was going to notice him sooner or later.
Ramirez should get a lengthy ban. He deliberately shortened his stride to stamp on KEA. It wasn't a bad tackle it was intentional thuggery.
It wasn't quite in Doug's class, but I liked the handshake Lambert got out of Mourinho as he departed for the stands.
Nevermind taking a look at Bennett, Lowton should take a long look at himself in the mirror every morning and be thankful that he's in the Premier League at a club like Aston Villa.
I think he'd learn more by looking at Bennett.
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So happy tonight, well done my beloved Villa, highlight of the day my brother in law Steve (terminally ill with bone cancer) ringing me after the game and laughing and crying with joy.
your brothers not Paul is it , used to both go on the Sutton coach , either way sorry to hear about your brother , and glad it made him smile .
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Two things;
Thank you Aston Villa, you've made my week.
And fuck off back to London you classless chavs.
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It does not matter how poorly Villa play, they will ALWAYS out class Chavski.
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That was excellent.
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2nd on MOTD running order.
2nd.
WTF ! Who's on 1st ?
Hull v Man City
Out of the top teams playing, we only scored one so suppose second is ok.
;D ;D
We're first here in the US of A
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@patmurphybbc: Villa Park a classic football theatre tonight. Few grounds in country better for vibrant atmosphere when full & the team's deserving support
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We're first here in the US of A
I take back everything I have said about that country!
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So happy tonight, well done my beloved Villa, highlight of the day my brother in law Steve (terminally ill with bone cancer) ringing me after the game and laughing and crying with joy.
That's fantastic Steve.
Agreed.
Wow that's great.
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So happy tonight, well done my beloved Villa, highlight of the day my brother in law Steve (terminally ill with bone cancer) ringing me after the game and laughing and crying with joy.
Steve, whatever time your brother-in-law has left, may the Villa make him as happy as he was today. I sincerely wish him well.
This. Very well put.
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If at times this season you've asked yourself why you bother, yesterday was the answer. Just beautiful.
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Lovely to see Chelsea, one of the most classless clubs ever to grace the planet, heading down the M6 with their tails between their legs. As for Terry, his attitude stinks and I hope that the police view the video of him gobbing off at the family enclosure. At the very least it is a "Breach of the Peace" and I would love to see him dragged before three beaks and given a dressing down for his pathetic behaviour.
We need to keep performing at that level though - if we do 3 points against Stoke should be a piece of oatcake.
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I'm a big Jose fan but he was wrong after the game about his own sending off.
Yes, Lambert and Gabby were on the pitch along with Jose in the initial melee. However, Jose was the only one who, after things had calmed down, went back onto the pitch to confront the Ref.
I'm actually disappointed that Matic did handle the ball for the disallowed goal. It would have been even more satisfying to gave won because of a a Refs cock up.
Gosh, that's quite the most incredible thing I've seen on here for a long, long time. You are actually a big fan of that wanker? That utter utter tosser? Goodness me...
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Disappointed with Terry if true. I've seen a human side to him in the past (Petrov testimonial as an example) and would have expected better from him.
It's a game of football at the end of the day , he's a lucky man getting paid millions to do a "job" - play football. If he's verbally abused the kids and parents that's disgusting.
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Him being sent to the stands was harsh in isolation, but watching it back on MOTD, he got in the ear of the forth ref before and during the game, waving imaginary cards in the air and squaring up to Lambert.
I believe it was a bit of payback from the ref.
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What's the story behind Terry?
And can anyone find a gif of Delph's goal in it's entirety including the tackle and dribble?
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Best I can find.
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Is the summary on BBC Text about tactically astute Villa beating a team worth 10x more with a world class goal? Don't be naive. It's all about Mourinho slagging off the ref, who had a brilliant match, except maybe the 2nd yellow for Willian was a bit soft. Disallowing Chelsea's goal was superb sharp-eyed officiating by ref and lineo.
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LOOK at the Holte End!! LISTEN to the Holte End - Guy Mowbray, BBC MOTD commentator. Beautiful moment, beautiful commentary. Will live long in the memory.
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Have that Ivanovic for the forearm smash. Have that Terry for the handball. And have that Mourinho ... for just being Mourinho. I know it's only a game but ...
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Seeing the Holte go mental under the floodlights. Don't think there's many better sights than that.
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Have that Ivanovic for the forearm smash. Have that Terry for the handball. And have that Mourinho ... for just being Mourinho. I know it's only a game but ...
Fuck em mate I'm stilling buzzing.
Delphy's goal ;D
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18 pages in and I don't think I've seen the phrase 'papering over the cracks.' Things must be looking up :)
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I thought Chris Foy had an excellent match even though I was annoyed early on as he gave them all 50/50s. He consulted the other officials on their goal and Ramires red card. I was sure he had allowed the handball goal to stand and then changed his decision upon advise from linesman. I also liked the way blew for full time straight away after the injury time sending offs as he was not going to allow Chelsea to benefit from kerfuffle they caused.
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Is the summary on BBC Text about tactically astute Villa beating a team worth 10x more with a world class goal? Don't be naive. It's all about Mourinho slagging off the ref, who had a brilliant match, except maybe the 2nd yellow for Willian was a bit soft. Disallowing Chelsea's goal was superb sharp-eyed officiating by ref and lineo.
Bearing in mind that William went down far too easily whenever he got touched, he can't complain really. Besides, he didn't exactly make any attempt to get the ball.
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Ok , the morning after and all that . Let's not get carried away, this result merely papers over the cracks , Lambert out !!
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Here's Rob Beasley's not at all biased take in The Sun:
CHELSEA’S title hopes were shown the red card by controversial referee Chris Foy at Villa Park.
For Foy took centre stage after sending off Blues boss Jose Mourinho, two of his players and disallowing a Blues goal.
Mourinho followed in the wake of Brazilian midfielders Ramires and Willian on a day of disaster for the league leaders.
Chelsea stay top but there is no doubt the title race is now Manchester City’s to lose.
But even City will not be able to believe the circumstances or the manner of their rival’s reverse.
The Londoners were bossing proceedings from the off, albeit without finding the cutting edge that has been an intermittent problem this term. Lots of possession and play but not enough penetration and invention.
But their hopes of edging home in the end went up in smoke when Willian was dismissed in the 69th minute.
A first-half booking for a foul came back to haunt him when he raced for the ball with match-winner Fabian Delph.
There did not seem much in it but Foy blew for a foul and then quickly reached into his pocket and brandished a second yellow and then a red.
It was a shocker of a decision It was barely a foul, let alone a booking — yet Foy went on and spoiled the game — and possibly this season’s great title race.
Inevitably, Chelsea were stunned and Delph made them pay with the winner.
And there was worse to follow as Ramires was sent off for what appeared to be a stamp.
That brought Villa manager Paul Lambert and some of his bench racing on to the pitch in protest.
When Foy raised his second red, Mourinho walked on the pitch to challenge him.
The Portuguese was then sent off and could not believe it, holding his arms out as if to ask “Why?”
A black day getting blacker by the moment.
And if the Blues do not win the league this season, the man in black will have played a key part in their downfall.
Foy has a remarkable record of red cards against Chelsea — and that is why his performance here will be scrutinised all the more.
Especially with Chelsea claiming the official was nowhere near as harsh on the Villa at equally key and controversial moments of the game.
It was as dramatic a tea-time encounter as there has ever been.
It all started with Manchester City’s lunchtime win at Hull, so the Blues needed to respond on a ground where Mourinho has never won. No pressure then.
Not that Chelsea showed any nerves in the first half as they set about redressing the balance.
First to threaten was Willian, who cut in smartly from the left to fire a right foot shot into the side-netting. Then Oscar played a clever one-two with him but flashed a shot wide of far post.
Villa’s first serious response came six minutes before the break as Christian Benteke saw his scissor-kick fly across Blues keeper Petr Cech but also wide of the far post.
Two minutes later, though, Chelsea thought they had grabbed an all-important lead.
Nemanja Matic squeezed the ball in at the far post after John Terry flicked on a corner.
But the goal was disallowed for handball, with Foy deeming the Serb had used his bicep to control the ball before forcing it home.
And Mourinho’s frustrations boiled over in the 44th minute.
Ramires surged free only to be taken out by last man Joe Bennett. The Blues boss was leaping on the touchline waving an imaginary red card but again Foy denied the Londoners, showing only a yellow.
And what a good yellow it was as Villa keeper Brad Guzan made easy work of the resulting free-kick from Oscar.
So it was stalemate at the break to crank up the pressure further on the table toppers.
But Chelsea were quickly on the front foot again straight from the restart.
A short corner on the hour saw Eden Hazard and Willian combine to carve out a shot on goal for Oscar but he hit it straight at Guzan on the goal-line.
And all the time the clock was ticking down.
Shortly after the game exploded as Willian saw red.
It was a huge decision. Not just in the context of this game but the ultimate destination of the title. City won with 10. Chelsea were now battling to avoid defeat with 10.
The London side threw caution to the wind and Ron Vlaar was booked for an edge-of-the-box foul on sub Andre Schurrle — Chelsea wanting a red to even things up.
From the free-kick Hazard bobbled a mis-hit beyond the far post. Typical of their finishing.
And then Villa snatched it.
Delph’s surging run made the opening, he fed sub Marc Albrighton and then raced for the return, flicking it home in front of the Holte End.
Chelsea’s dismay deepened with the injury-time dismissals of Ramires and Mourinho — but the biggest blow of all could now come in May.
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The most astonishing thing about that article is that it would suggest to anyone who didn't see it that there was some doubt over the Ramires sending off. As others have said, until the Chelsea disallowed goal the ref had given them everything.
I thought Vlaar in the second half looked more like a red than Bennett in the first, and I was convinced it would be given to even things up.
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LOOK at the Holte End!! LISTEN to the Holte End - Guy Mowbray, BBC MOTD commentator. Beautiful moment, beautiful commentary. Will live long in the memory.
I heard the commentary this morning watching MOTD. Brought a lump
to my throat.
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I have no idea what game he was watching but it wasn't the same one as me.
In a nutshell, complete and utter biased bollocks.
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Good report from Rob Beasley of the Sun, taking care to show both viewpoints.
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Excellent team performance all round. Seemed to have sorted out the defending issues (when Vlaar is in the team that is). Thought the midfield three deserved a lot of credit, really got stuck in giving them no time on the ball.
It'll be a different game against Stoke though. We are set up to play well against teams who attack us, something that I doubt they'll do. Just need that clever player in the middle who can open teams up. UTV.
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I agree with OzVilla.
Complete biased bollocks.
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Crap article. A lot of people conveniently forgetting just how badly the reverse fixture was reffed, essentially handing Chelsea an underserved win. Mourinho even made the point that Lambert should have a bit more class and not complain about the decisions...and what of yesterdays game? Yep, we'll be hearing Moaninho bleating on about the ref all bloody week I expect. Fucking tosser.
Well deserved win. Not just based on yesterday but based on the last 3 times we've played those cheating bastards. We were excellent against them at the end of last season but Terry spent the whole game kicking lumps out of Benteke to wind him up and it sadly worked.
We're more than due a victory against Chelsea. On performance grounds, on class grounds and on moral grounds.
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Crap article. A lot of people conveniently forgetting just how badly the reverse fixture was reffed, essentially handing Chelsea an underserved win. Mourinho even made the point that Lambert should have a bit more class and not complain about the decisions...and what of yesterdays game? Yep, we'll be hearing Moaninho bleating on about the ref all bloody week I expect. Fucking tosser.
Well deserved win. Not just based on yesterday but based on the last 3 times we've played those cheating bastards. We were excellent against them at the end of last season but Terry spent the whole game kicking lumps out of Benteke to wind him up and it sadly worked.
We're more than due a victory against Chelsea. On performance grounds, on class grounds and on moral grounds.
Moaninho also said we were just an over physical, long ball team after that game at their place.
There was only one team hoofing the ball yesterday, and it fucking wasn't us !!
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LOOK at the Holte End!! LISTEN to the Holte End - Guy Mowbray, BBC MOTD commentator. Beautiful moment, beautiful commentary. Will live long in the memory.
That was a great bit of commentary, brilliant. He captured that moment so well.
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It's unbelievably satisfying to beat those horrible fuckwits isn't it.
I love all this bleating too, the incorrect sense of injustice they have is almost scouse like.
Warms the cockles of your heart doesn't it.
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I believe Beasley is a Chelsea supporter so no real surprise with his take on the game - it might as well have been written by the Moronic one
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They refer to the disallowed goal as though it were a miscarriage of justice. The bloke caught it and then kicked it in.
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I believe Beasley is a Chelsea supporter so no real surprise with his take on the game - it might as well have been written by the Moronic one
He cannot say much though. Doesn't want to get into trouble. Bless.
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Still grinning idiotically about the Delph goal this morning. A great Villa Park occasion.
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Good report from Rob Beasley of the Sun, taking care to show both viewpoints.
If anything he is slightly harsh on Chelsea and giving us a little too much credit!
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@patmurphybbc: Villa Park a classic football theatre tonight. Few grounds in country better for vibrant atmosphere when full & the team's deserving support
it was fantastic but what I'd say was better was the standing ovation we gave at half time after a spirited first half display.
You see that's what people want, none of us are asking for 80% possession at home or 17 wins, just aggression, pressing and some decent passing and we had all 3 last night which helped us win the game so a bit more of that resulting in more than 5-6 home wins would be welcome.
I'd be interested to see what happens next week. I sincerely hope not but Stoke has the air of an West Ham, Palace type game so really hope we don't go back to the turgid football that is our usuall calling card at VP.
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I believe Beasley is a Chelsea supporter so no real surprise with his take on the game - it might as well have been written by the Moronic one
It is Tattumesque in its lack of balance.
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Good report from Rob Beasley of the Sun, taking care to show both viewpoints.
Beasley is a Chelsea fan, I think he actually broke the Abramovich takeover story years back but think he was based in the midlands for a bit as a reporter so you'd have hoped for a bit of balance at least in his article seeing as Chelsea only had two shots on target with 11 men.
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I really like Mourhinio and would have him at Villa anyday. One thing interested me was that he and Lambert kept talking all through his raging which showed a bit of class from Paul. I prefer Jose's raging to weasley Venger and many of the other sour, two-faced Preeemiership bosses.
Although it was a soft sending off-all the major decisions Foy made appeared correct when watching the replays, and for all their dominance up to Willie's walk they only managed 2 shots on target.
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Some better reports, IMO.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2581546/Aston-Villa-1-0-Chelsea-match-report.html
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/15/aston-villa-chelsea-premier-league-match-report
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/10700118/Aston-Villa-1-Chelsea-0-match-report.html
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It's unbelievably satisfying to beat those horrible fuckwits isn't it.
I love all this bleating too, the incorrect sense of injustice they have is almost scouse like.
Warms the cockles of your heart doesn't it.
Exactly, Oz, you expect petulance from them but this took it to a new level.
We showed a lot of bottle and discipline in that performance and despite Chelsea having a lot more of the ball, overall I think we were the more threatening and defensively extremely well organised.
The Holte End is a great place to be on days like that.
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If Willian hadn't been booked already we wouldn't even he discussing the red. Ref set the benchmark early on and was consistent. Mourinho was sent off for disputing the Ramires red. Unbelievable, Geoff.
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All I want to add is that beating that bunch of classless, chavvy, nouveau riche c*nts is better than beating almost anyone else. UTV
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Only beating Yanited and SHA is more satisfying for me
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I had a fabulous day. That piece by Beasley is shocking. One eyed in the extreme and the suggestion the ref should consider the damage he might do to the title race before officiating correctly beggars belief.
Still, what do you expect when it is written by a Chelsea fan from the Midlands.
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I have no idea what game he was watching but it wasn't the same one as me.
In a nutshell, complete and utter biased bollocks.
Correct and for the record I would not wipe my arse with that dirty scummy lunatic right wing fuckwit of a 'news' paper. I'd rather the shit dry on my arse - it would still be cleaner.
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One of the reasons I have been proud to support the Villa over the years is that the culture of the team not to cheat, for sure there has been the isolated individual ie Young but generally the game is played the way it should be. Chelsea deserved everything they got yesterday as they reflected everything that is bad about the modern game, from their Manager and his arrogance to players seeking to gain advantage by over dramatising very tackle or body contact. The ideology of 'everything is acceptable in order to win' should be Chelsea's strap line and if it come backs to bite you then have hypocrisy in bucket loads ready and available. I was a very proud individual driving home last night, each and every player that wore claret and blue gave 100% and worked for each other, well done and let's repeat against Stoke.
This is Aston Villa Football Club- and it is perfect.
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Chelsea are certainly a team I can't stand nowadays after actually being indifferent to them for the first few years of the Abramovich era.
As I said on the pre match thread it's probably all the ridiculous decisions that have gone against us v them in the last few years so yesterday was perfect.
Finally beating Man. United at Villa park again would top yesterday though, that day has to come sooner or later surely particularly if Moyes remains at the helm for next season.
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There's probably something I could fault if I could be bothered, but felt very proud of the team yesterday.
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The Holte End is a great place to be on days like that.
The next best place is in the Doug Ellis watching the backdrop of the seething Holte End as Villa celebrate under the lights. One of the enduring sights in modern football. Magic
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Patrick Collins (Mail Sports Writer) on Sportsweek on Radio 5 Live this morning summed it up perfectly. Quote: 'people say Mourinho has changed, but he hasn't changed - he gloats when he wins and he sulks when he loses' - now for the Mail that's pretty good.
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Throughly enjoyed yesterdays game. No complaints at all. Nothing further to add.
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LOOK at the Holte End!! LISTEN to the Holte End - Guy Mowbray, BBC MOTD commentator. Beautiful moment, beautiful commentary. Will live long in the memory.
I heard the commentary this morning watching MOTD. Brought a lump
to my throat.
The Holte End is THE best stand anywhere in football. It's an awesome sight when packed and rocking. The Kop at Liverpool is quite simply nothing in comparison and never has been. It's magnificent.
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Classic deflection from the real facts by Mourinho, ref was correct on all the key decisions with the exception of the Willian sending off, which was harsh. He wants to talk about Lambert, Gabby & our bench's reaction to deflect from the real talking point which is the scandalous & deliberate attempt to injure a fellow professional by Ramirez. I have no doubt Terry, Mourinho & Ramirez were making as much effort to get into our dressing room afterwards to make an apology, as they were at trying to confront the ref.
Fully deserved win, Chelsea created nothing, deserved nothing & got nothing.
When they need help, they usually get it, yesterday they didn't. UTV
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One of the reasons I have been proud to support the Villa over the years is that the culture of the team not to cheat, for sure there has been the isolated individual ie Young but generally the game is played the way it should be. Chelsea deserved everything they got yesterday as they reflected everything that is bad about the modern game, from their Manager and his arrogance to players seeking to gain advantage by over dramatising very tackle or body contact. The ideology of 'everything is acceptable in order to win' should be Chelsea's strap line and if it come backs to bite you then have hypocrisy in bucket loads ready and available. I was a very proud individual driving home last night, each and every player that wore claret and blue gave 100% and worked for each other, well done and let's repeat against Stoke.
This is Aston Villa Football Club- and it is perfect.
I think that banner they have at their ground saying 'John Terry, Mr Chelsea or Captain Fantastic' or whatever shit it is sums them up perfectly. Utterly soulless, win at all costs, classless bunch of tossers and I absolutely despise everything about them
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LOOK at the Holte End!! LISTEN to the Holte End - Guy Mowbray, BBC MOTD commentator. Beautiful moment, beautiful commentary. Will live long in the memory.
His commentary for the build up for the goal is tremendous. Something along the lines of "Delph, too fast for Ramirez, too clever for Matic...."
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Wasn't going to go yesterday, but was able to get a ticket thanks to DC5 and VJK - thanks both, that's two wins out of two now :)
What a game. Villa showed fight, commitment and organisation. They played magnificently, all of them. Special mention to el Ahmadi, who was everywhere and played really well IMO; he's taken a lot of stick on here, so its nice to see. We totally deserved it, and Chelsea can have no complaints about the decisions against them.
I've also lost my voice as I went fucking barmy when we scored. Great scenes.
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I can't help liking Mourihno though. I know he can come across as a bit of a twat but he's a character and in fairness a bloody good manager. Man Utd really messed up picking Moyes instead of him.
As for Rob Beasley's match report, he couldn't have been more biased if he'd tried. Hinting that the ref has ruined the title race is arrogant and extremely out of touch but that's tabloid journalists by and large for you.
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Chelsea are incredibly classless, that's what they do. It is their shtick.
Great performance and result today. When we play with real confidence, we are so much better.
Also, noticeable today how hard we worked to close them down and get the ball back when we didn't have it. That, for me, has been the obvious common factor in most of our wins this season. We need to do it more.
I totally agree. We were particularly good at getting a foot in to nick the ball off them and then either the same player or a team mate picking up the ball if it was loose afterwards. The second bit is where we often let ourselves down. Itwas a throwback to our first two games of the season.
As for Terry, what I found amusing was that after trying to referee the whole game from the start, by the time it all kicked off at the end he seemed to have run out of words. There was a great couple of seconds on MOTD showing him looking shellshocked and speechless. Although it would appear that unfortunately he managed to come up with a few more words as he left the pitch.
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LOOK at the Holte End!! LISTEN to the Holte End - Guy Mowbray, BBC MOTD commentator. Beautiful moment, beautiful commentary. Will live long in the memory.
His commentary for the build up for the goal is tremendous. Something along the lines of "Delph, too fast for Ramirez, too clever for Matic...."
Yes that was brilliant description. "Delph had too much skill for Matic"
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I'd like to believe it was due to me starting the Pre-Match thread.
Incredible performance, thoroughly solid in all departments. Can't remember the last time I left a game able to say our entire defence never put a foot wrong.
Much better from us as fans as well, cheering ever tackle. How it needs to be.
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I'm vaguely curious as to what John Terry will do when he can no longer play. Can't see him as a pundit, suppose Chelsea will find him a job. Have vague recollections of a survey of women with questions about football, and in a no sh*t Sherlock finding, he was voted a big turn off. And yes, I do realise if the vote had included men, the findings would have been similar.
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I can't help liking Mourihno though.
Another one? The only thing I like about Mourinhio is he can't beat the Villa. But otherwise he coaches his teams to be dirty and manipulative even when they have the best skill. He is so two faced and just appears to have the English press fawning over him so much. The Italian and Spanish press marked his card early and called him out which is why he wanted out of there. Yet not one of the main Rags here will point out his indiscrepencies.
Outside of football and the spotlight, he is probably a decent man as shown by the story at RM of the South American fan and others, however, as a football manager, I would not want him anywhere near our club.
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Missed the game as I was driving back from 'up north' as I ad been working.
I had to settle for listening to Talksport, when we scored I was flashing my lights and honking the horn, and bouncing around the car hitting the steering wheel and dashboard.
God knows what other drivers were thinking!
Fantastic result, big smiles
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Mourinho's a slimeball and a hypocrite, who only came back to England because he knows we have a feeble press.
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Good slo-mo of Delph's back heel
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That was absolutely brilliant on the Holte yesterday. I don't go to many games and haven't seen us win this season but that made up for all the rubbish.
We got lucky with the first red card but what should always be remembered is how lucky that lot got a decade ago when a billionaire decided he wanted a new toy. So fuck 'em.
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I really can't understand all this super Holte End nonsense. It was the Witton End and specially the Lower that made all the noise yesterday. Holte end is just a myth now days. They are asleep almost for entire 90 mins and sometimes stir into life when woken up by Witton End boys with their endless jihad against away fans!
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Well I couldn't see the game yesterday and I was delighted to hear the result, brilliant stuff. Seen the highlights this morning and what a fabulous goal from Fab! How Mourinho could argue about the Ramires challenge I have no idea. Well done Villa, excellent.
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I really can't understand all this super Holte End nonsense. It was the Witton End and specially the Lower that made all the noise yesterday. Holte end is just a myth now days. They are asleep almost for entire 90 mins and sometimes stir into life when woken up by Witton End boys with their endless jihad against away fans!
As the man said: Look at the Holte End. Listen to the Holte End.
Then you'll understand its power.
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Chelsea are certainly a team I can't stand nowadays after actually being indifferent to them for the first few years of the Abramovich era.
As I said on the pre match thread it's probably all the ridiculous decisions that have gone against us v them in the last few years so yesterday was perfect.
Finally beating Man. United at Villa park again would top yesterday though, that day has to come sooner or later surely particularly if Moyes remains at the helm for next season.
Our best chance of beating United at VP would have been if they had appointed Mourinho!
I should be wound up by things like Beasley's piece and Chelsea's wining but as I'm in a great mood it doesn't bother me. If there is one game where we deserved a couple of decisions it is Chelsea after what happened at their place last August. They should also be grateful that a disallowed goal and soft second yellow card have taken the spotlight off possibly the worst tackle of the season.
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Well I couldn't see the game yesterday and I was delighted to hear the result, brilliant stuff. Seen the highlights this morning and what a fabulous goal from Fab! How Mourinho could argue about the Ramires challenge I have no idea. Well done Villa, excellent.
You say you didn't see the game yesterday. Before catching up with the highlights this morning did you write an article under the name Rob Beasley?
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Well I couldn't see the game yesterday and I was delighted to hear the result, brilliant stuff. Seen the highlights this morning and what a fabulous goal from Fab! How Mourinho could argue about the Ramires challenge I have no idea. Well done Villa, excellent.
You say you didn't see the game yesterday. Before catching up with the highlights this morning did you write an article under the name Rob Beasley?
I don't think so as I was happy with the result.
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Well done lads brilliant result I had a great day out a few drinks and really enjoyed the game happy days.
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Well done lads brilliant result I had a great day out a few drinks and really enjoyed the game happy days.
Careful Daz; live fast, die young.
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So happy tonight, well done my beloved Villa, highlight of the day my brother in law Steve (terminally ill with bone cancer) ringing me after the game and laughing and crying with joy.
your brothers not Paul is it , used to both go on the Sutton coach , either way sorry to hear about your brother , and glad it made him smile .
Hi Sunny, his name is Steven Mathers, he isnt able to go to home games anymore as he gets so tired but watches Villa at home, when we win I cant wait to speak to him as it gives him such a lift which in turn gives me an extra buzz, last night was very special, Up the Villa.
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Fabian was god like tonight
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wht a goal
and Ive never seen CB go so mad about a goal , more than his own
Class yesterday
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Still smiling......off for a celebratory pint or 4 !!
UTV
The Doc
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Everyone should look at that game yesterday and realise we're too good to settle for mediocrity. Just a perfect evening.
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im not Money City's biggest fan but would be great if they win the league by 2 points ;)
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MOTD
MOTD Sunday repeat
MOTD 2
When you watch all 3 you know it's been a good weekend.
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anyone who might have thought Lambert was losing the team because of some poor results a few weeks back might now want to reassess that position. Not only from the outcome of the game, but also in how we stood up for ourselves and each other throughout the entire 90 minutes. There's a real steel emerging in this side, and even though some of these players won't be here after the summer and others will arrive, yesterday hinted at a cultural change at the club. We've been too long the kicked dog. Now we developing a bit of bite and we showed we're not afraid.
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MOTD
MOTD Sunday repeat
MOTD 2
When you watch all 3 you know it's been a good weekend.
MOTD Extra on now, with Guy Mowbray, Henry Winter and Kevin Kilbane - all saying very complimentary things about Villa and Mowbray saying he was trying to keep a straight face when interviewing the chosen one after the game: 'I'm saying nothing' and then proceeding to say everything except directly call the ref a cheat. I hope the FA see through that and don't pillory Foy, who i thought had a good game and worked with his linesmen well (and that's not just because we won).
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anyone got any links to the MOTD highlights?
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http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/aston-villa-1-chelsea-0-motd-highlights/
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Happy happy happy..and it does not take much. Just need a little more irrational happiness. A Villa win is a definite, sure-fire, cure for depression!
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http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/aston-villa-1-chelsea-0-motd-highlights/
many thanks Jimbo
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Mourinho's a slimeball and a hypocrite, who only came back to England because he knows we have a feeble press.
The Man U & Citeh jobs were available but both clubs have more class than to appoint the likes of Mourinho. He may deliver results but little else & he's certainly nothing special. Had either club offered him the job he wouldn't have gone back to his beloved Chelsea. They are a perfect match, I really hope they don't win the league.
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The crowd were fantastic yesterday. The players must have felt 10 feet tall.
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Excellent performance which fully deserved the three points. Thought Chelsea for all their posession were pretty poor to be honest, and Mourinho blundered by not using Lampard given his record against us.
Just found this on Here is the City website.
"Jose Mourinho had a lot he could potentially complain it about last night. No matter what people say it is first and foremost clear that Chris Foy does not like him, and does not like Chelsea.
Whether that impacts on his decision making I am not sure but overall Foy had a poor game.
Joe Bennett should have walked for that foul on Willian, the Brazilian winger should never have been shown a second yellow and if Mourinho did enough to get sent to the stands then the entire dugout should have emptied.
Oh the Ramires tackle? No, Foy did not get that right.
Let me clarify.
Ramires 100% deserved to receive his marching orders. It was a horrendous, potentially career ending and perhaps the most petulant foul of the year so far.
But Chelsea players and their manager cannot disagree he deserved to walk for that - but they can say Foy didn’t see it.
Because he definitely didn’t.
He made the decision based on the reaction of Aston Villa players and hopefully his assistant referee - not from what he saw, so there could be grievance there"
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I've been prompted to come share a pic here (thanks Martyn), couldn't work out which one, i took loads, these might be the best 4. At half time there was talk of a good omen in the claret & blue sunset.
I've said elsewhere, on 1st April I go offline for 4months on Buddhist ordination retreat. I can handle totally missing the World Cup, but I am might grateful to be going into the unknown 'spiritual death' of that of that space (kind of the end of the old me i get a new name, the 'spiritual rebirth') with a bit less relegation anxiety now. That was my last game in a while, just so great to share being in the Holte with my Dad. 3 points next Sunday would be marvelous too.
I've had one or two auspicious signs of late, some pretty miraculous Northern Lights on my birthday over Reykjavik, the day after which I got my invite to be ordained. A fellow buddhist villa fan couldn't make it, we met for lunch in town yesterday as i was up from London for the day, he reckons the Villa have given me a good send off. I'd have to agree, thanks AVFC! 8)
I hope we show some patience in the tougher moments too. :o
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Just watched MOTD. Have to admit that at the time, I did think there was something a bit Weimannesque about the finish for the goal. Maybe the perspective from my seat didn't help. How wrong was I! And with regards to the Bennett incident, did none of these pundits watch Rocket Ron outstripping their attackers all game long? Wouldn't have caught him? Tish and pish.
Can't fault a single player, they were all fantastic for ninety minutes, but I tip my cap to the back four, sirs. Calm, controlled, organized, the stuff of the best Villa defences. Baker may have come of age yesterday, to play virtually the entire game on a yellow card in the manner he did just nudges him up for my Motm.
Still smiling.
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The Holte End is a great place to be on days like that.
The next best place is in the Doug Ellis watching the backdrop of the seething Holte End as Villa celebrate under the lights. One of the enduring sights in modern football. Magic
Witton Lane.
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The Holte End is a great place to be on days like that.
The next best place is in the Doug Ellis watching the backdrop of the seething Holte End as Villa celebrate under the lights. One of the enduring sights in modern football. Magic
Witton Lane.
Sir Doug Ellis.
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I really can't understand all this super Holte End nonsense. It was the Witton End and specially the Lower that made all the noise yesterday. Holte end is just a myth now days. They are asleep almost for entire 90 mins and sometimes stir into life when woken up by Witton End boys with their endless jihad against away fans!
As the man said: Look at the Holte End. Listen to the Holte End.
Then you'll understand its power.
Now, now.... we all know that its the sarcasm and cynicism of the Lower Trinity that was responsible for yesterday's victory.
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Purplepants that claret and blue sky is awesome!-good luck on your retreat
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I really can't understand all this super Holte End nonsense. It was the Witton End and specially the Lower that made all the noise yesterday. Holte end is just a myth now days. They are asleep almost for entire 90 mins and sometimes stir into life when woken up by Witton End boys with their endless jihad against away fans!
You tinker
"Yippee Yi Yay, Yippee Yi Yoooooo - Witton Enders Eating Pies....."
;-)
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What brilliant photos - no filters or Photoshop used?
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Thanks for posting the photographs purpletrousers they're beautiful.
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Villa Park really is such a wonderful stadium. One day when they give us a New North, or whatever it will be called by then, it will only serve to improve things again. I do miss Villa Park, and especially on nights like last night.
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Message to Mssrs Lerner Faulkner Lambert ........the players........the Ticket Office.........Club Shop......
match day stewards ............and yes West Midlands Constabulary - I had a really enjoyable visit to
Villa Park yesterday - more of the same please and I will renew my L6 season ticket without hesitation.
It's days like yesterday that remind me why I support this club through the good and the bad times
Yes Mr Foy did help our cause with the first dismissal but our lads backed by a wall of sound from
every corner of VP won the day and deserved the victory
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What brilliant photos - no filters or Photoshop used?
just my first generation iphone4 nowt else
Purplepants that claret and blue sky is awesome!-good luck on your retreat
thanks, it's quite a serious endeavor, much appreciated :)
i'll wear light blue robes for 4months. as it'll be cold in the mountain valley in spain to start with, the only plain wooly hat I have happens to be 'deep red' :P
I've begun my 6 months employment break from my NHS job too (blessed relief!)
Though I'd love to see the Chelsea supporting psychiatrist I work with tomorrow morning!
Thanks for posting the photographs purpletrousers they're beautiful.
My pleasure to share, I was what's app-ing them about late last night and got told to get on here & share!!!
My nursing-lecturer Chelsea colleague hasn't replied though, but he may be away. He was magnanimous about their lucky win at Stamford Bridge, there are some good Chelsea folk.
There was a Chelsea dad and son next to me in the Holte. They were well behaved and did nothing wrong. As there were two empty seats between us, it was only at the end of the goal celebrations and I turned and noticed his son was looking devastated. I made eye contact with the Dad and he started clapping straight away. I'm sure we've all snuck in the wrong end, I had no problem with them being there. I certainly enjoyed our dominant last 10 mins!!!
I thought after Sunderland and Palace home games we went to, we might have to resort to stadium tours only for joy, I'll save you the pics of me and Dad as we did that on Dec 27th, but thoroughly enjoyed a visit to Villa Park at that point for a change! (Do go on a tour if you haven't...)
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I don't understand why opposing fans would choose to sit in the Holte End. Surely any of the other three stands would be a more logical choice?
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I don't understand why opposing fans would choose to sit in the Holte End. Surely any of the other three stands would be a more logical choice?
Second cheapest tickets in the ground? Not much of a football fan so not knowing it is the staunch supporters end?
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"Plastic Knobbers" is making me chuckle ;D
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On this weekend last season, Villa had played one more game (30), had 4 fewer points (30), had a GD -19 worse (-25) and were 7 places lower (17th). Wigan were P29 Pts 27, QPR & Reading both P30 Pts 23. It is odds-on relegation for Sunderland, Fulham & Cardiff and a 2014-15 to relish for us.
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Fantastic performance and result. I've only just managed to close my mouth which has been wide open since Delph scored. What an amazing goal and where better to score it than in front of the joyous Holte.
Anybody that wants to relive the game whilst listening to 101 excuses can see the game on Chelsea TV at 6pm.
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There's a radio show on here in the morning hosted by Chelsea TV bloke Neil Barnett. As much as the show is meant to be about football generally, you can play a game to see if a Chelsea reference is not made in 5 minutes of listening. It's never happened as far as I am aware. They could be discussing football on Saturn and somehow Barnett gets in a Chelsea related reference. I digress. Anyway, tomorrow should be brilliant because he'll be depressed and given it his best, considering he's employed by the club to defend all things Chelsea. It's possible I might go off the road if he manages to provide us with any credit whatsoever. Still I will take much joy in his misery on my drive to work at 7am.
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Have just read Beasleys match report after lots of people slagged it, he must have been sitting in Jose`s office when he wrote that, typical London bias from the Sun, no suprise there, i will never forgive that shithouse rag for the way they virtually ignored Villa winning the League in `81 and European Cup while almost Jerking off around the clock because their beloved fucking Tottenham Hotspur won the FA cup 2 years on the bounce beating such luminaries as Hull and Carlisle on the way. No, lets not allow some snot nosed little twat from the Sun to ruin a magnificent result/performance, it was DESERVED and they know it, BOTH sendings-off were correct, whether they like it or not, Joe Bennet was not last man, it wasnt a bad foul so he stayed on the pitch, NOTE TO ALAN SHEARER, IT IS NOT THE REFEREES JOB TO DECIDE WHO`S FASTER, Son, you were a great player, but a shit TV Pundit. Yesterday was full of Positives (the aforementioned Joe Bennets performance, being one of them) and virtually no negatives, yesterday we looked a proper handful for any side, long may it continue.
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The agony on John Terry's face. Love it.
Caption contest anyone?
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http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/aston-villa-1-chelsea-0-motd-highlights/
Cheers Jimbo.
How do you do that? Do you need a degree in IT?
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LOOK at the Holte End!! LISTEN to the Holte End - Guy Mowbray, BBC MOTD commentator. Beautiful moment, beautiful commentary. Will live long in the memory.
My brother will be meeting up with him in a couple of weeks, I've asked him to thank him for my favourite piece of commentary this season! I've always liked him, very good commentator.
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The agony on John Terry's face. Love it.
Caption contest anyone?
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I think I've just shit myself trying to think of a positive here lads.
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The agony on John Terry's face. Love it.
Caption contest anyone?
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6897/69ie.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/69ie.jpg/)
Wayne Bridge's hours of practice with his air rifle pay off as he scores a direct hit.
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That was the best atmosphere I can remember in a long time. All in all a perfect day for me in more ways than one - great performance, fantastic result and incredible atmosphere; for some reason for the biggest crowd of the season I got off the car park quicker than when we have low attendances, so home in record time; got home to find my new rescue staffie hadn't chewed anything while I was out (a first); and my youngest son whose epilepsy has been out of control (up to 39 partial fits a day) had a fit-free day for the first time in over a month. I'm absolutely buzzing! Be doing some damage to that bottle of single malt tonight for sure!
good on ya mate !
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Just home, planning to read this and the match thread in its entirety.
There seemed to be quite a few people wearing those half and half scarves in the Lower Holte today. Why on earth anyone would want to is beyond me. I assumed they were Chelski fans in disguise, but when Delph scored, I noticed one of them seemed so happy and turned round and was busy filming the crowd's reaction. There was a Chelski fan in front of me, I clocked his attempt at trying to disguise his joy before the goal was disallowed. Also saw his Chelski screensaver on his mobile phone. As we were leaving, to my shame, couldn't resist telling him I knew he was a Chelski fan. Instantly regretted it as the aggression in his response of 'Yes, so what?' actually scared me. For a second.
Also, if anyone whose last name is Savage is wondering what happened to their bank card, I found it at half time and handed it to a steward.
Happy days.
Anyone whose last name is savage?
Should've shouted the whole of the holte end a beer with it!
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What a joy that was! Great effort and some sterling performances. Bacuna is really growing on me, in fact all of the back four were tremendous. On evenings like that with 40000 in and the crowd rocking VP is a great place to be. Seeing that performance, how the hell did we manage to be so crap so often previously?
Thought we played a much higher line first half which worked really well, there were an awful lot of long balls from Chelsea which we dealt with very well.
I want more, let's see off Stoke next.
belief.
Ya gotta believe.
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Nice one, a trip up to Lake Eildon fell through. Mind the fighter planes were interesting, close to my balcony yesterday arvo.
See a lot of Big 4 club shirts around on Sundays here poncing about. I don't usually do this but think I shall don my '95, AST Computer era shirt today.
A Good Idea
the white one with the claret collar was absolute class. I always give my shirts away when travelling . That one went to a guy from st Helena when I was working in the Falklands.
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I really can't understand all this super Holte End nonsense. It was the Witton End and specially the Lower that made all the noise yesterday. Holte end is just a myth now days. They are asleep almost for entire 90 mins and sometimes stir into life when woken up by Witton End boys with their endless jihad against away fans!
Have to disagree with you there, when there's a lot of noise you can't really say it's not largely from the Holte as it was yesterday.
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Just got back to towie land absolutely awesome performance brilliant result and even though Delph was man of match I thought Nathan baker came of age today never put a foot wrong,villa park was rocking to wasn't it and to finish it off I picked up a copy of children of the revolution villa in the 70s book brand new still in the cellophane from a book shop in Kidderminster result result.
It's gonna be so good working down the Fulham Broadway kings road way next week
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For various reasons I couldn't watch the game so relied on WM. It was Daz Hale and Mike Taylor, so the usual negativity and cynical sneering was notably absent. I was busy doing one thing and another but I was drawn towards the game by the atmosphere, Hale remarked on this a number of times. Even on an old fashioned transistor the place sounded like it was rocking, and the noise when the goal went in had me taken aback, more so than the fact we had scored.
This was then confirmed on here and by Murphy's tweet and the coverage and commentary on MOTD. We all know how special Villa Park can be, it's nice to see it and indeed hear it, and receive the plaudits.
No matter how much money, how much hyperbole, preening, posing, outrageous sportsmanship and media support a club like Chelsea get they can never hope to match the special atmosphere that, on occasion, takes your breath away when the home team take the field at a grand old stadium such as ours.
No wonder they get angry.
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No matter how much money, how much hyperbole, preening, posing, outrageous sportsmanship and media support a club like Chelsea get they can never hope to match the special atmosphere that, on occasion, takes your breath away when the home team take the field at a grand old stadium such as ours.
Indeed.
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Less than 40% possession again. Absolute rubbish!
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No matter how much money, how much hyperbole, preening, posing, outrageous sportsmanship and media support a club like Chelsea get they can never hope to match the special atmosphere that, on occasion, takes your breath away when the home team take the field at a grand old stadium such as ours.
Indeed.
Quite.
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If you want to read delusion beyond that of that knob Beasleys one eyed match report have a look at the post match thread on shedend.com - truly a beautiful thing to read such a bunch of muppets :-)
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For various reasons I couldn't watch the game so relied on WM. It was Daz Hale and Mike Taylor, so the usual negativity and cynical sneering was notably absent. I was busy doing one thing and another but I was drawn towards the game by the atmosphere, Hale remarked on this a number of times. Even on an old fashioned transistor the place sounded like it was rocking, and the noise when the goal went in had me taken aback, more so than the fact we had scored.
This was then confirmed on here and by Murphy's tweet and the coverage and commentary on MOTD. We all know how special Villa Park can be, it's nice to see it and indeed hear it, and receive the plaudits.
No matter how much money, how much hyperbole, preening, posing, outrageous sportsmanship and media support a club like Chelsea get they can never hope to match the special atmosphere that, on occasion, takes your breath away when the home team take the field at a grand old stadium such as ours.
No wonder they get angry.
No matter how much money, how much hyperbole, preening, posing, outrageous sportsmanship and media support a club like Chelsea get they can never hope to match the special atmosphere that, on occasion, takes your breath away when the home team take the field at a grand old stadium such as ours.
Indeed.
And deep down they know that, you can see it in their eyes, even the twats who support them can recognise a soul when they see it and they have none
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No matter how much money, how much hyperbole, preening, posing, outrageous sportsmanship and media support a club like Chelsea get they can never hope to match the special atmosphere that, on occasion, takes your breath away when the home team take the field at a grand old stadium such as ours.
Indeed.
Quite.
I said to someone earlier today- no place on earth better than villa park when the old girl is rocking.
It was ace !!
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Can anyone on here confirm on the offsides that Chelski are all moaning about as well? I noticed it on the BBC text commentary they were moaning at the time. MotD didn't seem to show them (but they didn't show that much really either).
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The agony on John Terry's face. Love it.
Caption contest anyone?
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6897/69ie.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/69ie.jpg/)
Ah shit, is wayne bridge behind me starring?
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The agony on John Terry's face. Love it.
Caption contest anyone?
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6897/69ie.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/69ie.jpg/)
Ah shit, is wayne bridge behind me starring?
No he is giving you the one you deserve!!
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I really like Mourhinio and would have him at Villa anyday.
But our home record would be even worse than it has been last two years as all he can manage is draws and defeats!
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Less than 40% possession again. Absolute rubbish!
Ehem. Piss off ;D
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For various reasons I couldn't watch the game so relied on WM. It was Daz Hale and Mike Taylor, so the usual negativity and cynical sneering was notably absent. I was busy doing one thing and another but I was drawn towards the game by the atmosphere, Hale remarked on this a number of times. Even on an old fashioned transistor the place sounded like it was rocking, and the noise when the goal went in had me taken aback, more so than the fact we had scored.
This was then confirmed on here and by Murphy's tweet and the coverage and commentary on MOTD. We all know how special Villa Park can be, it's nice to see it and indeed hear it, and receive the plaudits.
No matter how much money, how much hyperbole, preening, posing, outrageous sportsmanship and media support a club like Chelsea get they can never hope to match the special atmosphere that, on occasion, takes your breath away when the home team take the field at a grand old stadium such as ours.
No wonder they get angry.
No matter how much money, how much hyperbole, preening, posing, outrageous sportsmanship and media support a club like Chelsea get they can never hope to match the special atmosphere that, on occasion, takes your breath away when the home team take the field at a grand old stadium such as ours.
Indeed.
And deep down they know that, you can see it in their eyes, even the twats who support them can recognise a soul when they see it and they have none
Spot on. On a similar note, not saying Barcelona don't have soul, but have you noticed how bored their fans look when they score? Compare that to 'look at the Holte End, listen to the Holte End'. Makes me ask myself if it's perhaps preferable to be a bit crap (but still the greatest club of course).
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20 years ago less than 9000 turned up for their home league game against Coventry. Not that they attract any glory hunters now. No siree.
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The agony on John Terry's face. Love it.
Caption contest anyone?
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6897/69ie.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/69ie.jpg/)
Ah shit, is wayne bridge behind me starring?
"I am really in trouble if Hazard finds out i have been doing his Mrs as well."
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The agony on John Terry's face. Love it.
Caption contest anyone?
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6897/69ie.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/69ie.jpg/)
Ah shit, is wayne bridge behind me starring?
"I am really in trouble if Hazard finds out i have been doing his Mrs as well."
She says you have a small dick as well.
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Is there a prize? I always used to provide a prize.
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Cech collapses as Terry drops his guts.
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The agony on John Terry's face. Love it.
Caption contest anyone?
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6897/69ie.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/69ie.jpg/)
"I've tried everything, but if I show the ref my best smile and a bit of thigh, maybe he'll disallow it?"
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Great game, great day and great weekend... seeing the ball spin into the net was unbelievable!
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The agony on John Terry's face. Love it.
Caption contest anyone?
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6897/69ie.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/69ie.jpg/)
that sir, is the pain of taking one up the shitter. It's about time you felt what that was like.
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Only just seen Lambert's interview comments on the beeb.
Particularly like this little dig back at José
The manager also criticised Mourinho after the Chelsea boss's scathing assessment of referee Chris Foy's performance.
"I know what Jose's doing - he's been around the block. If you go on about decisions it deflects from the performance. But we deserved this," insisted Lambert.
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It was almost worth enduring the dross we've had to endure for most of the season so far to get a result and performance Like that. The best feeling I've had leaving Villa Park since, since I can't remember. Just wonderful stuff. The defence were magnificent, worked hard throughout and superbly marshaled by Vlaar who is a great leader. I don't know whether it was Chelsea forwards ineptitude or our ability to hold the line but catching them offside as many times as we did made us look a classy outfit. The pressure is off now so we should be really able to express ourselves positively from now till the end of the season.
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The agony on John Terry's face. Love it.
Caption contest anyone?
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6897/69ie.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/69ie.jpg/)
Cech's attempt at a new religion's supplication fails miserably.
or from terry "SHIT"!
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You put your whole self in Your whole self out - It's a dance Peter you prick.
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Villa fans shock at goal. Don't celebrate for 2 more minutes.
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"You stick your right arm in, right arm out, up Terry's arse and move it all about.
You do the Holte End shuffle, make Terry scream and shout.
That's what it's all about.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THE HOLTE END SHUFFLE
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THE HOLTE END SHUFFLE.
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LOOK at the Holte End!! LISTEN to the Holte End - Guy Mowbray, BBC MOTD commentator. Beautiful moment, beautiful commentary. Will live long in the memory.
My brother will be meeting up with him in a couple of weeks, I've asked him to thank him for my favourite piece of commentary this season! I've always liked him, very good commentator.
I like him. I think he likes us. Wasn't it him who commentated on the Gary Cahill/Brazilian passport goal against the noses?
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He did sound as if his voice was full of passion and emotion when describing the Holte End and the goal. It sounded like it meant something to him.
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LOOK at the Holte End!! LISTEN to the Holte End - Guy Mowbray, BBC MOTD commentator. Beautiful moment, beautiful commentary. Will live long in the memory.
My brother will be meeting up with him in a couple of weeks, I've asked him to thank him for my favourite piece of commentary this season! I've always liked him, very good commentator.
I like him. I think he likes us. Wasn't it him who commentated on the Gary Cahill/Brazilian passport goal against the noses?
He is one of us isn't he? I'm sure someone said he used to post on here although apparently not the obvious Guy M username (whatever happened to him?)
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Excellent performance which fully deserved the three points. Thought Chelsea for all their posession were pretty poor to be honest, and Mourinho blundered by not using Lampard given his record against us.
Just found this on Here is the City website.
"Jose Mourinho had a lot he could potentially complain it about last night. No matter what people say it is first and foremost clear that Chris Foy does not like him, and does not like Chelsea.
Whether that impacts on his decision making I am not sure but overall Foy had a poor game.
Joe Bennett should have walked for that foul on Willian, the Brazilian winger should never have been shown a second yellow and if Mourinho did enough to get sent to the stands then the entire dugout should have emptied.
Oh the Ramires tackle? No, Foy did not get that right.
Let me clarify.
Ramires 100% deserved to receive his marching orders. It was a horrendous, potentially career ending and perhaps the most petulant foul of the year so far.
But Chelsea players and their manager cannot disagree he deserved to walk for that - but they can say Foy didn’t see it.
Because he definitely didn’t.
He made the decision based on the reaction of Aston Villa players and hopefully his assistant referee - not from what he saw, so there could be grievance there"
Just wanted to mention that the Here Is The City articles are just clickbait. I don't know who writes for them and who they support but the articles seem to be consistently horrendous, biased twaddle that I made a promise to myself that I will never, ever click on again. The bits you've quoted don't surprise me at all.
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What a wonderful game to get 3 points from!
We came out of this game with dignity and spirit and with a lot of people thinking that we have something of great promise here.
Chavski came out of it looking like spoilt brats and thugs, led by the biggest spoilt brat of all in the Special One! He seemed to be shocked that the ref wouldn't stop the game so that he could talk to him! He immediately deflects attention away from his own team's appalling response to being q goal down to Lambert and Gabby being on the pitch. Has he said anything about their hoofball tactics in the last 10 minutes? Ramires' "tackle"? Foy giving them everything going in the 1st half? His players' constantly berating the ref for not giving them what they wanted?
Complete wanker leading some pretty choice complete wankers!
Hard to find a weakness in our individual performances yesterday. Been critical of KEA in the past. Thought he was immense yesterday, and Delph put the Chavski "stars" to shame!
Proud, proud Villain.
UTV!
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Think Guy Mowbray is from the North east.
Simon Brotherton on MOTD is a villa fan, I was actually speaking to him on the tube back from Arsenal away a few seasons ago, he got onto my carriage at Holloway Road with his BBC jacket on.
Jonathon Pearce is another who isn't a villa fan but is usually complimentary about us when he does our games.
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Think Guy Mowbray is from the North east.
Simon Brotherton on MOTD is a villa fan, I was actually speaking to him on the tube back from Arsenal away a few seasons ago, he got onto my carriage at Holloway Road with his BBC jacket on.
Jonathon Pearce is another who isn't a villa fan but is usually complimentary about us when he does our games.
Although it might have been a bit of a radio share, Pearce used to do commentary on or games for BRMB.
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Think Guy Mowbray is from the North east.
Simon Brotherton on MOTD is a villa fan, I was actually speaking to him on the tube back from Arsenal away a few seasons ago, he got onto my carriage at Holloway Road with his BBC jacket on.
Jonathon Pearce is another who isn't a villa fan but is usually complimentary about us when he does our games.
Although it might have been a bit of a radio share, Pearce used to do commentary on or games for BRMB.
He supports one of the Bristol clubs (he's from there) but went Uni up here when we won the League and was a regular at Villa Park.
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Guy Mowbray supports York City
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I've been prompted to come share a pic here (thanks Martyn), couldn't work out which one, i took loads, these might be the best 4. At half time there was talk of a good omen in the claret & blue sunset.
I've said elsewhere, on 1st April I go offline for 4months on Buddhist ordination retreat. I can handle totally missing the World Cup, but I am might grateful to be going into the unknown 'spiritual death' of that of that space (kind of the end of the old me i get a new name, the 'spiritual rebirth') with a bit less relegation anxiety now. That was my last game in a while, just so great to share being in the Holte with my Dad. 3 points next Sunday would be marvelous too.
I've had one or two auspicious signs of late, some pretty miraculous Northern Lights on my birthday over Reykjavik, the day after which I got my invite to be ordained. A fellow buddhist villa fan couldn't make it, we met for lunch in town yesterday as i was up from London for the day, he reckons the Villa have given me a good send off. I'd have to agree, thanks AVFC! 8)
I hope we show some patience in the tougher moments too. :o
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Thanks for posting, purple trousers
Glad you got to share being in the Holte with your Dad, especially for a match and result like this. My mother's reaction yesterday was, 'oh your Dad was behind this! How brilliant!'
(My Dad died a couple of years ago)
Lovely photos.
Onwards and upwards.
Good luck on your course. UTV.
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Watched the match on Chelsea TV. Commentators were talking like it was just a matter of time before they scored. Then when we scored the best they could say was "you have got to give it to the Villa defence, they have held out well" !! Love it .....
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Loved the whole thing, we won!
Some seriously discombobulated journos and fans around here. Woooh! :P
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Those photo's from purpletrousesrs are amazing!
The real Special One was with us in spirit too!
UTV
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Guy Mowbray is from York and is a York City supporter and by all accounts a great bloke.
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I get a semi every time I see the goal.
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We have got a tendancy to score some good goals, which is odd as we're a bit shite.
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for a team in mid table we score goals that any team at the top of the table would be proud of.
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Chelsea are certainly a team I can't stand nowadays after actually being indifferent to them for the first few years of the Abramovich era.
As I said on the pre match thread it's probably all the ridiculous decisions that have gone against us v them in the last few years so yesterday was perfect.
Finally beating Man. United at Villa park again would top yesterday though, that day has to come sooner or later surely particularly if Moyes remains at the helm for next season.
was just thinking before, beating them at old Trafford would make my season now.
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Garth Crooks team of the week.
MIDFIELDER - Fabian Delph (Aston Villa)
Finally Aston Villa got what they deserved against Chelsea and Fabian Delph was at the centre of everything they did well with his energy and work-rate. I saw Paul Lambert's team play Chelsea off the park at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season and got nothing for all their hard work.
They were even better at Villa Park and Delph was the star of the show. I know Guy Mowbray asked the midfielder in his post-match interview whether he meant his Cruyff flick for his goal. The look of disbelief on Delph's face was a picture - he definitely intended it.
Did you know? Fabian Delph had not scored in any of his 50 Premier League appearances for Aston Villa before this season, but has now scored three in 26 in 2013-14.
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The more I see of Delph's goal, the more I can't work out how he did it. Goal of the season.
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Great win, didn't see the game but fair play to players and management. Things really did seem desperate after the Newcastle game but Lambert seems in a good position re contract extension now.
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Been without tinternet this weekend so a little late but...get in!!!
The Holte End went absolutely berserk when the goal went in. Love it.
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Particularly liked Lambert's (other) dig at Mourinho's antics "He reminds me of myself!" :-)
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Agree with you Billy - goal of the season so far...remember we're playing stoke next up though!
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As Deadly D says in 'Ain't No Bluff', "Goal of the season? Yeah mon"....
(I think I'm still a little tipsy).
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Anyone else enjoying reading the continuous damnation of Foy from Chelsea fan sites. Sooo funny. Some even claim their goal was valid and Ramirez did not deserve a red!!!
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I read a post match thread of theirs yesterday evening and to be fair only one of them claimed Ramires should not have had a red. The rest shot him down pretty quickly and firmly. I read some quotes from Mourinho yesterday. Apparently refs should take the time to speak with "Experienced managers like myself". Be honest Jose, you basically mean they should just take the time to speak to you because your so special and fantastic. The rest was a paragraph on him repeatedly saying he will say nothing, absolutely nothing about the ref and his decisions then a paragraph on him talking about the ref and his decisions.
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Was one of the voters for Villa win, but thats more because I cant find it within my self to "Vote" for anything but a Villa win. I did have a feeling in the waters that we could get something. Absolutely gripping game. I think that is as strong a starting eleven that has come to VP over the last four to five seasons and wow, Hazard is tremendous..... but Bacuna and Bennet were immense and saw off the pressure from the wings. best defensive display by Bennett in his time here. Baker got a soft yellow card early on (which ironically led to Willians second yellow, yup that was soft, but Foy set his prescedent), but from then on with Vlaar rendered that team pretty toothless. Our front three kept their back four working very hard which created space ini the middle for Westwood Kea and Delph to exploit. Not a player on the pitch that didnt graft his backside off. Terrific stuff
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The more I see of Delph's goal, the more I can't work out how he did it. Goal of the season.
Stunning goal. He could take 1st & 2nd, remember his goal vrs Southampton?
I'm sure the Beeb will find a tap in goal within the top six that 'Was better' though ::)
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Anyone else enjoying reading the continuous damnation of Foy from Chelsea fan sites. Sooo funny. Some even claim their goal was valid and Ramirez did not deserve a red!!!
What i found very pleasing about Foy's game was that he never once gave into any of the moaning from the Chelsea players or their obnoxious twat of a manager.
Some refs buckle when they are in charge and seem to favour the so called "Big Teams." Foy didn't bottle it once. It made a refreshing change.
Phil Dowd and others should take note of this imo.
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Anyone else enjoying reading the continuous damnation of Foy from Chelsea fan sites. Sooo funny. Some even claim their goal was valid and Ramirez did not deserve a red!!!
What i found very pleasing about Foy's game was that he never once gave into any of the moaning from the Chelsea players or their obnoxious twat of a manager.
Some refs buckle when they are in charge and seem to favour the so called "Big Teams." Foy didn't bottle it once. It made a refreshing change.
Phil Dowd and others should take note of this imo.
Foy made go his decisions quickly too before Chelsea had chance to badger him - was nice seeing terry sprinting towards him after the Bennett tackle only to see foy immediately flash the yellow card before terry could call for a red.
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I've seen a couple of people suggest the ramires red was harsh, what fucking planet are these people from, that was a leg breaker, KEA is very lucky he wasn't badly hurt, 3 games isn't long enough for me.
As for the 'ball to hand' argument that they seem to be using to suggest their goal shouldn't have been disallowed, his arm was away from his body and there is no chance he could've scored if it hadn't hit his arm, therefore it's a handball.
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Denying a goal scoring opportunity seems to be deliberately vague to allow referees generally to favour the big clubs. According to Poll and Halsey Ramirez was denied a clear goal scoring opportunity, despite being outside the area and a covering defender in attendance. Going back to our League Cup final against Manure though Gabby WASNT didn't have a clear opportunity despite being in the six yard box and drawing back his foot to shoot with no covering defenders - Beats me! All I know is we deserved it and all credit to Foy for not buckling although he will no doubt suffer for it
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Anyone read this.
Mourinho at his arrogant worst.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/9218204/jose-mourinho-calls-on-premier-league-to-stop-sending-chris-foy-to-chelsea-games
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The more I see of Delph's goal, the more I can't work out how he did it. Goal of the season.
Stunning goal. He could take 1st & 2nd, remember his goal vrs Southampton?
I'm sure the Beeb will find a tap in goal within the top six that 'Was better' though ::)
I still think his goal against Albion is the best of the 3
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Chelsea should have had a total of zero points return from playing us this season. The only thing they should have got out of the games is the privilege of playing against us.
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The Bennett one would've been incredibly harsh to give a red, he was going more towards the corner flag than the goal and Vlaar was close enough to have put him under pressure had he carried on. Add in that it was about 25yards out and there is no way you can call that a clear goalscoring opportunity, the ref got it spot on. I also find it a bit rich for the likes of Poll and Halsey to criticise over this when their default position when the big clubs get these against them is to back the ref. They were attention seeking wannabes when they were on the pitch and they're still the same now, pair of wankers.
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Anyone read this.
Mourinho at his arrogant worst.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/9218204/jose-mourinho-calls-on-premier-league-to-stop-sending-chris-foy-to-chelsea-games
So Mournho wants it set in stone that Chris Foy cannot ref, run the line or be fourth official at any Chelsea game. He would therefore not come into any future contact with Mourinho or John Terry. They should organise a petition. I reckon the first one to sign it would be Chris Foy.
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They already have.
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They already have.
Really ?
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Che£sea are very,very quiet at work today and there is a distinct lack on Manure about either....mind you the plastic RedScouse are very happy and out in their Gerrard/Suarez football shirts.
UTV
The Doc
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I also find it a bit rich for the likes of Poll and Halsey to criticise over this when their default position when the big clubs get these against them is to back the ref. They were attention seeking wannabes when they were on the pitch and they're still the same now, pair of wankers.
Totally agree. When it came to giving teams the big decisions, Halsey was the master of it, he was a terrible ref. Besides, he's got a book to flog at the moment.
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They already have.
Really ?
apparently so....so small time the Tory Blue Lottery winners....
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I wonder which petition has the most signatures so far. The one where they don't have Chris Foy as an official any more or the one where they don't ever have to play at Villa Park again.
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They already have.
Really ?
apparently so....so small time the Tory Blue Lottery winners....
Their arrogance is just extraordinary.
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Perhaps Moaninio would prefer a ref like Kevin Friend, who failed to send off Ivanovic and missed a clear handball by John Terry in the last minute, in the match at Stamford Bridge.
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Perhaps Moaninio would prefer a ref like Kevin Friend, who failed to send off Ivanovic and missed a clear handball by John Terry in the last minute, in the match at Stamford Bridge.
That is what the moaning one wants. Total control over any official.
What a pathetic person he is.
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Perhaps Moaninio would prefer a ref like Kevin Friend, who failed to send off Ivanovic and missed a clear handball by John Terry in the last minute, in the match at Stamford Bridge.
That is what the moaning one wants. Total control over any official.
What a pathetic person he is.
Now Fergie's gone there's a vacancy there. All this stink is his way of distracting attention from his team's performance. It is horrible to watch though, he really does come across as spiteful and nasty. Again, Fergie comes to mind...
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Perhaps Moaninio would prefer a ref like Kevin Friend, who failed to send off Ivanovic and missed a clear handball by John Terry in the last minute, in the match at Stamford Bridge.
That is what the moaning one wants. Total control over any official.
What a pathetic person he is.
Now Fergie's gone there's a vacancy there. All this stink is his way of distracting attention from his team's performance. It is horrible to watch though, he really does come across as spiteful and nasty. Again, Fergie comes to mind...
I think we could put Wenger in the same category.
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He wants to be Fergie and wants the officials and press to deify him in the same way. Defend the ref/slag the opposition manager when things go in your favour (the Stamford Bridge game), complain about the ref and act hard done by when you don't get things your way. Having people like Poll and Halsey back him will just encourage him more, I just hope he gets the same level of patience as previous Chelsea managers if they don't win anything.
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Loved watching my son's reaction to the goal, sendings off and full time whistle on Saturday, he was loving it! We didn't get back until late on Saturday and then Billy wanted to watch the highlights that were recorded so by the time he went to sleep it was about one in the morning. Unfortunately he had to be up early to play football on Sunday, I tried to motivate him by saying take inspiration from Villa, he turned in two of the most half arsed, half hearted performances any 10 year old has given! He looked knackered.
The atmosphere on Saturday reminded me of the good old days and the Chelsea supporters we encountered on the train to Aston were the biggest bunch of loud mouthed, arrogant wankers you could imagine. Billy is glad the Stoke match on his birthday was moved now as he chose the Chelsea game to attend instead.
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One thing that did disturb me about Saturday was the amount of adults wearing those terrible half and half scarves, I saw loads of them. As my son said 'why would a Villa fan want a scarf with Chelsea on?'.
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One thing that did disturb me about Saturday was the amount of adults wearing those terrible half and half scarves, I saw loads of them. As my son said 'why would a Villa fan want a scarf with Chelsea on?'.
This alarmed me, also. Surely these people were daytrippers, as no sane Villa fan would want to associate themselves with filth like Chelsea?
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The atmosphere on Saturday reminded me of the good old days and the Chelsea supporters we encountered on the train to Aston were the biggest bunch of loud mouthed, arrogant wankers you could imagine. Billy is glad the Stoke match on his birthday was moved now as he chose the Chelsea game to attend instead.
The Chelsea fans on the way back from Witton station were equally loud mouthed and arrogant... and got a bit of a kicking it seems.
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Having attended the game at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season it was sweet to get the revenge and like someone stated earlier we should have had 6 points off them.
I love the difference between them and us. Of course I'd like a tiny bit of their success but not at the expense of what we have. When they scored their winner in August they waved their silly bloody big flags they have on the touch line, clapped a bit and the flash bulbs went on the mobiles.
Compare that to what even MOTD spotted when Delph scored: Proper footy fans of all ages going barmy.
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Love Bentekes reaction we the ball hits the onion bag.
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Having attended the game at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season it was sweet to get the revenge and like someone stated earlier we should have had 6 points off them.
I love the difference between them and us. Of course I'd like a tiny bit of their success but not at the expense of what we have. When they scored their winner in August they waved their silly bloody big flags they have on the touch line, clapped a bit and the flash bulbs went on the mobiles.
Compare that to what even MOTD spotted when Delph scored: Proper footy fans of all ages going barmy.
They epitomse everything that is detestable in the modern game. The problem is, you cannot even sympathise with the core of support they used to have, as they all seemed to be racist morons.
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Having attended the game at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season it was sweet to get the revenge and like someone stated earlier we should have had 6 points off them.
I love the difference between them and us. Of course I'd like a tiny bit of their success but not at the expense of what we have. When they scored their winner in August they waved their silly bloody big flags they have on the touch line, clapped a bit and the flash bulbs went on the mobiles.
Compare that to what even MOTD spotted when Delph scored: Proper footy fans of all ages going barmy.
That was brilliant. And other clubs fans notice that, first thing a Bolton fan at work said to me this morning is 'you Villa fans love to celebrate a goal, proper mental fans' He then went on to moan about Hutton for half hour... poor lad.
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Having attended the game at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season it was sweet to get the revenge and like someone stated earlier we should have had 6 points off them.
I love the difference between them and us. Of course I'd like a tiny bit of their success but not at the expense of what we have. When they scored their winner in August they waved their silly bloody big flags they have on the touch line, clapped a bit and the flash bulbs went on the mobiles.
Compare that to what even MOTD spotted when Delph scored: Proper footy fans of all ages going barmy.
How very true. The one's who sit in the same stand as the dug out at Old Trafford are the worst. Taking pictures throughout the game and politely clapping when a goal goes in. The Holte on Saturday when the goal went in was just fantastic. It seemed to take ages for the cheers to die down.
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One thing that did disturb me about Saturday was the amount of adults wearing those terrible half and half scarves, I saw loads of them. As my son said 'why would a Villa fan want a scarf with Chelsea on?'.
Good lad. Yes why? Even the tourist should have an allegiance as they are at a football game.
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Anyone read this.
Mourinho at his arrogant worst.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/9218204/jose-mourinho-calls-on-premier-league-to-stop-sending-chris-foy-to-chelsea-games
Go on the Jose - dont you really mean you would like to list the refs that can do your games
I like you a lot, your achievements are incredible especially as you were never a player, but please have some dignity you classless wanker - accept defeat graciously
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The FA should agree to Chelsea's demands, and then award the points to the opposition when he's scheduled to ref them.
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Friggin' amazing result, never expected it in a million years to be honest. Payback for August to be sure and love to see Mourninho moaning about the all the things that went against them, this being the same guy who said Paul Lambert should play it cooler all those months ago. A knob of the highest order, how special can he be if he's never won at Villa Park?
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Thinking of Chelsea of the past, I had forgot about Denis Wise and what a horrible little ****** bag he was.
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The moaning one's comments on the 21st August
Paul has a certain type of personality – he reminds me of myself 10 years ago when I was complaining every decision, when I wanted to coach my team and at the same time have a whistle at my lips. He's a young manager, very intelligent, he will change
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The moaning one's comments on the 21st August
Paul has a certain type of personality – he reminds me of myself 10 years ago when I was complaining every decision, when I wanted to coach my team and at the same time have a whistle at my lips. He's a young manager, very intelligent, he will change
If Lambert did say "he reminds me of myself" post match, then that's a quality slap down to The Patronising One.
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The moaning one's comments on the 21st August
Paul has a certain type of personality – he reminds me of myself 10 years ago when I was complaining every decision, when I wanted to coach my team and at the same time have a whistle at my lips. He's a young manager, very intelligent, he will change
If Lambert did say "he reminds me of myself" post match, then that's a quality slap down to The Patronising One.
he did and it is brilliant because looking back now that's exactly what he meant when he said it. I'd forgotten Mourinho had come out with that gem after our game at Stamford Bridge so for Lambert to drop in that grenade is genius.
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Mourinho only has himself to blame. Playing a semi-fit Torres did nothing for their attack that failed to do much throughout the game. Our defence marshalled by Vlaar were superb, as were the midfield three that dropped deep, limiting the space for Chelsea but given the quality and options he has available, I'd say tactically he got it wrong.
We kept them out for an hour but in the last 30 minutes, before Willian was sent off, we finally started to show signs of intent ourselves. The Benteke effort on 66 minutes seemed to lift both the players and the fans, the sending off raised it further and with the space vacated by Willian, Delph came into his own. Great to see Albrighton switching wings too. It made us a very tricky side to defend against as we attacked from all angles.
Overall it was a great defensive display with a world class goal but I'm still struggling to understand why Benteke is choosing to play out wide and deep far too often. Apart from his one great effort, he never really threatened Chelsea the way we all know he can. If we can get him back in the centre and provide him with more service against Stoke, we should have far too much for them.
Great to see Lambert finally realised that the hoofing is pointless. When we play it on the ground we look a far better team.
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I must say, I haven't posted here much, but I still read the Post-Match threads as often as I can. And I much prefer reading them on the days after a win like this!
And somebody had a gif of Delph's goal ... what I want is a gif of the Holte's reaction to the goal about 5 seconds after. What a sight to see!!
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Anyone read this.
Mourinho at his arrogant worst.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/9218204/jose-mourinho-calls-on-premier-league-to-stop-sending-chris-foy-to-chelsea-games
Go on the Jose - dont you really mean you would like to list the refs that can do your games
I like you a lot, your achievements are incredible especially as you were never a player, but please have some dignity you classless wanker - accept defeat graciously
His motive, I assume, is that next time he does one of their games the spotlight will be firmly on him and any decision he gives against them will be magnified. Just hope he's got the balls not to be cowed by it.
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Mourinho only has himself to blame. Playing a semi-fit Torres did nothing for their attack that failed to do much throughout the game.
That's a good point. I did have a feeling he was going to score before the game but the only time I felt overly worried was when Demba Ba came on.
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I liked Mourinho first time round, probably mainly for the way he used to wind up Fergie and Wenger. But days like Saturday tell me that whatever freshness and charm he may have had have now disappeared by his own arse.
Decisions wise, I'll be big enough to say I thought Will I Am's was harsh, but it's just karma for what happened at their place.
As for us, about as complete a performance as I can recall under Lambert. We get it right tactically, worked very hard and showed ability of our own when we needed to. Bennett had his best game in a Villa shirt, Bacuna had his best game defensively for us and our midfield worked a treat. Delph got MOTM, but if Westwood keeps playing like that he'll be talked about as an England candidate as well.
Now, just don't fuck it up against Stoke!
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Mourinho only has himself to blame. Playing a semi-fit Torres did nothing for their attack that failed to do much throughout the game.
That's a good point. I did have a feeling he was going to score before the game but the only time I felt overly worried was when Demba Ba came on.
I don't know about semi-fit, but Torres has been semi-shit for ages now. I cannot believe they're still persevering with him, I'm glad they are though.
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Coming out of Wembley in 2010, being stuck on the car park as the coaches queued up to get into that poxy industrial estate between the ground and North London, every Villa fan on those coaches had to endure Chelski fans putting up seven fingers, bleating on about nothing and even burning Villa flags. I remember thinking 'you live in London, why the fuck are you still here?'
It always feels good to get one over on these classless wankers.
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The moaning one's comments on the 21st August
Paul has a certain type of personality – he reminds me of myself 10 years ago when I was complaining every decision, when I wanted to coach my team and at the same time have a whistle at my lips. He's a young manager, very intelligent, he will change
If Lambert did say "he reminds me of myself" post match, then that's a quality slap down to The Patronising One.
he did and it is brilliant because looking back now that's exactly what he meant when he said it. I'd forgotten Mourinho had come out with that gem after our game at Stamford Bridge so for Lambert to drop in that grenade is genius.
I honestly think Lambert and Mourinho rather like each other. Also mourinho has always spoken very respectfully towards our club, he did after the game as well.
The ref, not so much :)
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Coming out of Wembley in 2010, being stuck on the car park as the coaches queued up to get into that poxy industrial estate between the ground and North London, every Villa fan on those coaches had to endure Chelski fans putting up seven fingers, bleating on about nothing and even burning Villa flags. I remember thinking 'you live in London, why the fuck are you still here?'
It always feels good to get one over on these classless wankers.
the tube there and back that day was horrible too, throwing vegetables around the carriage signing some stupid song about a stick of celery, had to actually get off the tube at Kilburn and find a pub as it was getting abit hairy..
Classless bunch of tossers that they are...
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I liked Mourinho first time round, probably mainly for the way he used to wind up Fergie and Wenger. But days like Saturday tell me that whatever freshness and charm he may have had have now disappeared by his own arse.
That's my stance on him exactly.
First time around, he was entertaining enough. Had all the faults he has now, but he managed to just about stay the right side of irritating.
This time around, he's just really fucking boring.
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They're the one successful club where you can't even say good luck to their old school fans, because even their old school fans are arseholes.
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I just love the idea that they really hate us, because we've got their number. Yes, they've had a couple of big wins over us in recent years but we've frustrated/beaten them home and away possibly more than any other 'big' club. Horrible, classless bastards.
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Coming out of Wembley in 2010, being stuck on the car park as the coaches queued up to get into that poxy industrial estate between the ground and North London, every Villa fan on those coaches had to endure Chelski fans putting up seven fingers, bleating on about nothing and even burning Villa flags. I remember thinking 'you live in London, why the fuck are you still here?'
It always feels good to get one over on these classless wankers.
the tube there and back that day was horrible too, throwing vegetables around the carriage signing some stupid song about a stick of celery
They were singing the celery song at Witton station as well.
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Chavski are a club with not a single redeeming feature.
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Coming out of Wembley in 2010, being stuck on the car park as the coaches queued up to get into that poxy industrial estate between the ground and North London, every Villa fan on those coaches had to endure Chelski fans putting up seven fingers, bleating on about nothing and even burning Villa flags. I remember thinking 'you live in London, why the fuck are you still here?'
It always feels good to get one over on these classless wankers.
the tube there and back that day was horrible too, throwing vegetables around the carriage signing some stupid song about a stick of celery, had to actually get off the tube at Kilburn and find a pub as it was getting abit hairy..
Classless bunch of tossers that they are...
It was quite a surreal sight that day to see a load of them on an open top bus shower another lot stood outside a pub with the stuff. I just hoped that it had previously been used as described in the song.
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When we played Man U at Wembley and to a lesser extent Leeds there was good pre-match banter e.g outside the Greyhounds. Against Chelsea they were just intent on giving it large and being tossers.
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Chavski are a club with not a single redeeming feature.
Zola ?
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When we played Man U at Wembley and to a lesser extent Leeds there was good pre-match banter e.g outside the Greyhounds. Against Chelsea they were just intent on giving it large and being tossers.
1994 was a pretty moody.
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When we played Man U at Wembley and to a lesser extent Leeds there was good pre-match banter e.g outside the Greyhounds. Against Chelsea they were just intent on giving it large and being tossers.
1994 was a pretty moody.
Really? Not where I was, we were having a great laugh until the rozzers came and moved everyone on.
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Chavski are a club with not a single redeeming feature.
Zola ?
That is before they won the lottery. And they still had Dennis Wise to negate anything good about Zola.
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Wise is the anti-Zola
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When we played Man U at Wembley and to a lesser extent Leeds there was good pre-match banter e.g outside the Greyhounds. Against Chelsea they were just intent on giving it large and being tossers.
1994 was a pretty moody.
Really? Not where I was, we were having a great laugh until the rozzers came and moved everyone on.
Our hotel was like a battleground at one stage. There was some good 'banter' with some of them, spent a few hours talking to some with zero problems. There was plenty of trouble though as well.
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They're the one successful club where you can't even say good luck to their old school fans, because even their old school fans are arseholes.
The complete opposite of Man City fans, who are still mostly pretty likable. I was among their away fans at Spurs in January (don't ask) and most of them still felt like they couldn't believe that they had got this lucky and were just enjoying the ride for as long as it lasted. The look of glee on the old boy's face next to me was an utter joy.
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Mourinho only has himself to blame. Playing a semi-fit Torres did nothing for their attack that failed to do much throughout the game.
That's a good point. I did have a feeling he was going to score before the game but the only time I felt overly worried was when Demba Ba came on.
I don't know about semi-fit, but Torres has been semi-shit for ages now. I cannot believe they're still persevering with him, I'm glad they are though.
Rule no. 1
Gifts from the emperor must always be displayed in a prominent position, just in case he looks in.
See also Shevchenko. A.
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It's been a great 48 hours with lots of compliments from friends and colleagues who support other teams. Ok some are Citeh and Liverpool so have a vested interest in Chavski being beaten, but plenty of others who said we thoroughly deserved it.
I love the Villa when they make people who haven't text me for a bit get in touch for the right reasons!
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I'm on Holiday in Dubai at the moment and the general guffaws and back slapping that greeted the last 10 minutes after we scored were brilliant. Fair play to the several fans of other club who joined me in a victory lap around the hotel bar on the final whistle and the cheerio waves to the 3 Chelsea fans who scarpered on the final whistle. Still smiling.......
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Anyone read this.
Mourinho at his arrogant worst.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/9218204/jose-mourinho-calls-on-premier-league-to-stop-sending-chris-foy-to-chelsea-games
Go on the Jose - dont you really mean you would like to list the refs that can do your games
I like you a lot, your achievements are incredible especially as you were never a player, but please have some dignity you classless wanker - accept defeat graciously
His motive, I assume, is that next time he does one of their games the spotlight will be firmly on him and any decision he gives against them will be magnified. Just hope he's got the balls not to be cowed by it.
Listening to the Sunday Supplement podcast today it was surprising that they were a little less Mourinho is great at everything then I thought they would be. However it took the Sun's foreign football correspondent (Spanish I think so is not swayed by him) to mention the obvious things.
Although Lambert and Gabby were on the pitch, only Moanihio went across to speak to the ref. And Foy might have sent off 6 Chelsea players previously but it might be worth checking to see if they deserved it. Well these are two from QPR in 2011. (http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2011/10/23/qpr-vs-chelsea-1-0-highlights-video-2011-bosingwa-drogba-red-cards/) You can see why both was given and the first although harsh, as he decided it was a foul, it was a red.
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Watching the bame again. This time with volume and it's a great sound coming from us. Great atmosphere. And how well we're playing second half. Even before the sending off we were getting on top and tearing into a team who, before Saturday, we're being described by many as nailed on champions. And we're tearing them a new one. Keeping the ball and playing well. Lose the ball and harry harry harry until we get it back. It really is a joy to watch. And something I couldn't fully appreciate through nerves the first time round.
Interestingly, listening to David Pleat as the co-commentator, and he is someone who usually speaks of highly as a club even referring to us as The Villa, he immediately called the Willian red card as a foul because he nudged him from behind when Delph was in full flow. Even after replays he was just saying that it was a shove.
As for the Vlaar challenge that just sounds like looking for a reason to blame anyone else but yourselves. It was always a yellow.
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David Pleat seems to have a bit of a soft spot for us similar to Cloughie back in the day. I always get he same impression from Gary Birtles too.
He called every decision Foy ade as being correct - largely because they were - and at the end said "this is where Chelsea lose friends". Again spot on.
I still feel great. May this thread never end.
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Chavski are a club with not a single redeeming feature.
Zola ?
I liked him until on Saturday before the game on Sky SNF they were talking about Benteke and he said something along the lines of "I'm surprised he's not at a big club"
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Good news that despite his worst efforts Ramires didn't manage to inflict any damage on Karim according to Paul Lambert. Hopefully he will get more than 3 from the FA panel if there is any justice.
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Hopefully he will get more than 3 from the FA panel if there is any justice.
Been saying the same thing myself since Sunday.
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Chavski are a club with not a single redeeming feature.
Zola ?
That is before they won the lottery. And they still had Dennis Wise to negate anything good about Zola.
true enough
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As well as Vinnie Jones.
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Hopefully he will get more than 3 from the FA panel if there is any justice.
Been saying the same thing myself since Sunday.
He's an odious little shit who's got previous for this type of assault, not to mention picking up god knows how many needless bookings in general.
I'm not normally a big fan of the hard nosed US take on justice, but in this case I'll make an exception. Three strikes and out.
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Chavski are a club with not a single redeeming feature.
Zola ?
That is before they won the lottery. And they still had Dennis Wise to negate anything good about Zola.
As well as Vinnie Jones.
And then as they disappeared they brought through Jody Morris and John Terry.
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It's clear that Mourinho is merely trying to distract the attention away from his teams performance which is annoying to a degree because so many of the media have gone with the controversy over the winning team's performance. But, in a funny way it could be good for us. Focus on Mourinho rather than having the team being under the spotlight after such a good win and performance. It will allow them to concentrate fully for Stoke whilst maybe thinking they've got something to prove because of the lack of full credit.
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Was it Morris or Terry that got done for assaulting a nightclub bouncer just as they were starting to break through?
I'm sure one (or maybe both) got turned away from a nightclub and starting giving the big "don't you know who I am" which quickly escalated into fisticuffs and assault charges.
Anyway it's not always bad news for them.
Here's a picture of JT in Moscow 21st May 2008 about 5 to 12 local time :)
(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02348/terryreu_2348779k.jpg)
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They both decided to abuse Americans on 911 (the day it happened rather then an anniversary) whilst drunk in a bar in Heathrow watching it unfurl on the news. However I think it was Terry with the bouncer thing.
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And finally, just been announced FA have charged Mourinho with improper conduct following the match on Sunday. About time to, not that it will amount to much.
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Jody Morris was an odious little shit as well. That fucking stupid trumpet celebration he did. I for one was amused he was washed up by the time he was about 25.
His Wiki entry includes
Morris has had a bad image over several legal and ethical issues. Chronologically, these include allegations that: he was one of a group of Chelsea players who drunkenly abused American tourists at Heathrow Airport within hours of the 9/11 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon;[20] that he was involved in a drunken brawl (in 2002);[21] that he was involved in a sexual assault (in 2003).[22][23] He was also arrested for drink-driving on 1 November 2006, after driving the wrong way down a one-way street. Morris, who had one previous conviction for drink-driving, was disqualified from driving for four years, given 80 hours community service and a two-year suspended jail sentence.[24]
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26677907
Mourinho to contest FA charge! No surprise there then!