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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Chris_Jephcott on May 28, 2023, 06:32:10 PM
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Yeeashhhhhh we did it.
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Get in, brilliant achievement and we had to beat a bloody good side to do it.
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A wonderful day
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How good is that! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥰🥰🥰
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Brilliant result, not an easy game but we created the majority of the decent chances.
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Fucking get in there!!
Europe here we come
Thank you unai
GOD
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What a simply magnificent end to the season. Thank fuck Unai Emery
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Fair play to Brighton, certainly not on the beach but we did it, what a great achievement from where we were in October!
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I want to hug Unai.
I want to kiss Unai.
Thank you.
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It's done, It's done It's fucking done....Great!!
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I cant believe it! I'm so happy!
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Now the thread is created, it’s totally unthinkable as to where we ended up this season.
When we lost to Fulham 3-0 and Gerrard got fired, it was a sliding doors moment. If we had kept going for longer, we would have been down in the mix. What has actually happened is simply incredible. Emery’s appointment was a stroke of genius. What form, what a run, what a team - and we have pulled off what many of us would have thought was unthinkable 6 months ago.
Our mentality was very strong today - Brighton are no fools and deserve their position. And they made a game of it too. But we defended that game excellently. Watkins huffed and puffed and glad he got a tap in.
But my goodness… what a season! UTV!!!
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On another day we’d be rueing the chances missed (that Ramsey one!), but all is well that ends well
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Truly remarkable achievement.
Well done to all there, the bits I managed to sneak a watch of sounded amazing x
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Congratulations to all involved from NWSE to Unai and his staff to the players to the supporters!!! What an accomplishment!! Amazing!!
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That must have been a great game for a neutral to watch, but not good for the blood pressure for us lot! Brighton are a very good team and our high line in the first half was a bit mad. Fair play to Unai for making the necessary adjustments. Thought we deserved the win in the end through the quality of chances we created.
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Well done lads, a great result against a very good side.
What a season.
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Why is every channel at Everton !!!!
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Never in doubt.
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Been travelling and unable to follow the game properly, but...
FFUUUUUCKIN GETINNNNNNN!
Can't quite believe we're returning to Europe after all these years. Feeling a bit emotional. We're properly back! The natural order is being restored.
Unai Emery is a cast iron, bona fide, stone cold fucking genius.
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Why is every channel at Everton !!!!
Because its a bigger story.
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Why is every channel at Everton !!!!
Because its a bigger story.
bollox, we’re in Europe, not everyone wants to watch scallys on the pitch
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Now it’d be nice if Spam lose to Fiorentina.
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It's even better to leave Tottenham behind...
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Seriously can’t remember being that tense for years.
The Sky ****** switched to the Everton game after we won so missed most of the celebrations.
Pack your bags ladies and gents.
We are going on an adventure
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Now the thread is created, it’s totally unthinkable as to where we ended up this season.
When we lost to Fulham 3-0 and Gerrard got fired, it was a sliding doors moment. If we had kept going for longer, we would have been down in the mix. What has actually happened is simply incredible. Emery’s appointment was a stroke of genius. What form, what a run, what a team - and we have pulled off what many of us would have thought was unthinkable 6 months ago.
Our mentality was very strong today - Brighton are no fools and deserve their position. And they made a game of it too. But we defended that game excellently. Watkins huffed and puffed and glad he got a tap in.
But my goodness… what a season! UTV!!!
Sums it up nicely for me.
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Incredible achievement given where we started, just incredible. What a manager we have.
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Yep we've cheated again according to Brightons forum. Jesus.....
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From relegation candidates under the useless Kopite Gobshite to a European place with a decent manager. All in the space of a few months. Lovely.
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Fucking hell that was tense. I think the players felt the tension just as much as the fans. great win though. Brighton weren't just going through the motions. They wanted to win that.
And I couldn't give a monkeys if it's the Conference League. I'm glad we're in it and I want us to go balls out to win the thing.
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Apparently eveton just avoiding the drop is are more newsworthy than our incredible season. Sky really are twats.
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Up the fucking VILLA!
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This is ridiculous switch back to Villa park!!
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This is all very well and good but I would appreciate if next year you could all refrain from ticket purchases abroad until I have mine. To think, I’ve got more chance of watching us in Minsk than Aston!
Very excited and to whoever said it was some Mickey Mouse compromise tournament, learn to enjoy yourselves!
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Yep we've cheated again according to Brightons forum. Jesus.....
Honestly. Who cares what Brighton think. They're a really good team and deserve respect for that but otherwise, who are they really.
Villa were magnificent again today. The second half in particular, we were so dominant. To qualify for Europe after the start we had - has any team done that, ever? Just incredibly proud and excited for Villa's future.
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The beauty of it, is we had to do it ourselves, no thanks to Leeds or Man City. Given where we were when Unai came in, we have been brilliant and I hope we take every cup competition seriously next season. I can't remember Emi having a save to make, for all of Brighton's possession. We made far better chances and JJ, happy birthday son, was immense. What a fantastic player. We can now turn our attentions to upgrading certain players and making us even stronger. Fantastic win. Tense, but John McGinn's bum is a thing of beauty!!
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When was the last manager we had that would have delivered what we needed today? It's been so typical of us to always fall at the final hurdle or just fall short. We'd go into games like today and not be up for it, or not quite have the composure.
Emery really has addressed a number of issues (curses?) that have long aflicted this side. Every other game relevant to us ended up pointing to us getting Villa'd, but Unai delivered, and even at 2-1, without too many worries. Brighton to be fair as well, didn't just come for a day out. They were up for it.
Fantastic. I think we're gonna see silverware under Unai.
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Douggie was immense really. 2-1 flattered them too. Back where we belong. Enjoy the summer one and all.
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Wow, we never won more league games in a season under Sir Brian, Gregory or O'Neill.
The noise inside Villa Park remains incessant. Bruce Springsteen himself will struggle to be louder than this in a few weeks as the players emerge for a lap of honour.
Villa’s victory today was their 18th of the season, only registering more in a Premier League campaign once before (21 in 1992-93).
Their seventh place finish is their highest in a Premier League season since 2009-10 (6th), while next season will be their first in European competition since 2010-11.
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey: "It's unbelievable, when I woke up on my birthday this morning this is all I wanted. Two assists, three points and European football again.
"It's tough to put a finger on what the manager has changed. We had talent in the squad but since he came in he has put his foot down and put pressure on us. They have brought in their own identity and style of play."
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As has been said by many...Last October, who'd-a-thought it? Well done Villa you wonderful club.
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Unai Emery, manager of the Season.
It's going to take a little while for my blood pressure to return to normal, but that was incredible. What a team !
There will be a few scum 6 teams worried about us now. Hopefully Spurs go bankrupt and we can offer Levy two buttons and a spider for Son.
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Fuck me this cider’s cold.
Thank you Unai and the lads.
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Let's offer them £5m for Kane.
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Fabulous!
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Apparently eveton just avoiding the drop is are more newsworthy than our incredible season. Sky really are twats.
Don't worry mate, when this settles down and it's a slow news day, someone in Sky will realise over his cornflakes that the real story of the season is the job Unai Emery has done with Aston Villa.
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I love me some positive stats.....
Only two points less than Sir Brian's 4th place in 1996. Level on points with Sir Brians 5th place in 1997 but one win more. The only Villa side to win more Premier League games is BFRs 1993 runners up team.
This is a better season in terms of wins and points than anything achieved by ONeill.
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We're on our way to Vladivostock, we shall not be moved ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I’m more bothered by these upstarts, who TF do they think they are!
“Dreadful performance from the referee, clearly not up to it. Couldn’t handle all the fouling out there and his decisions were totally random at times. Not a good performance today, we looked sluggish at times, we really need to find a way to overcome these teams like Villa, Newcastle, Everton and Forest who play dirty, direct football roared on by a ferocious crowd, we seem to crumble in these type of games.”
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Actually I'm wrong, ONeill managed more in his last two seasons but barely - 62 and 64. This has been more enjoyable though.
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McGinn was immense out there today.
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What a magnificent day. I’n speechless.
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I’m more bothered by these upstarts, who TF do they think they are!
“Dreadful performance from the referee, clearly not up to it. Couldn’t handle all the fouling out there and his decisions were totally random at times. Not a good performance today, we looked sluggish at times, we really need to find a way to overcome these teams like Villa, Newcastle, Everton and Forest who play dirty, direct football roared on by a ferocious crowd, we seem to crumble in these type of games.”
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Who said that?
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I’m more bothered by these upstarts, who TF do they think they are!
“Dreadful performance from the referee, clearly not up to it. Couldn’t handle all the fouling out there and his decisions were totally random at times. Not a good performance today, we looked sluggish at times, we really need to find a way to overcome these teams like Villa, Newcastle, Everton and Forest who play dirty, direct football roared on by a ferocious crowd, we seem to crumble in these type of games.”
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Who said that?
An idiot.
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Diddums. Off to Beachy Head with you!
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We're on our way to Vladivostock, we shall not be moved ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
We could draw Astana which would be far enough.
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Apparently eveton just avoiding the drop is are more newsworthy than our incredible season. Sky really are twats.
Don't worry mate, when this settles down and it's a slow news day, someone in Sky will realise over his cornflakes that the real story of the season is the job Unai Emery has done with Aston Villa.
Got plenty of coverage on Final Score including a pitch side interview with SJM.
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Last October I thought we’d be where Everton were today regardless of who our manager was. The appointment of Emery was a master stroke and the Villa are back!
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Well done Villa superb stuff, once again we have seen the game out, under Unai. something we often didn't do in the past. JJ MOTM quality today, best performance of the season, mentions also for Dougie and SJM excellent. Only criticism I had was Digne should be first choice, when it comes to free kicks.
UP THE VILLA
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https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/12892107/aston-villa-2-1-brighton-premier-league-highlights
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What a difference a proper has made. So fcukin' happy!
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Fantastic accomplishment from the manager his staff and the players, who cares what Brighton fans think they are the new Norwich, have a couple of good seasons and think they are Real Madrid.
In a few years they'll be back supporting the pricks from old trafford & anfield.
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What a difference a proper has made. So fcukin' happy!
proper manager....
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I’m more bothered by these upstarts, who TF do they think they are!
“Dreadful performance from the referee, clearly not up to it. Couldn’t handle all the fouling out there and his decisions were totally random at times. Not a good performance today, we looked sluggish at times, we really need to find a way to overcome these teams like Villa, Newcastle, Everton and Forest who play dirty, direct football roared on by a ferocious crowd, we seem to crumble in these type of games.”
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A club with ideas above their station, players surrounding the ref like they're Man United 1999.
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I can’t wipe the smile off my face. So thankful to Emery and his staff, and what they’ve done for the club in such a short time. His tactics today were clearly thought out and executed properly by the squad. There were times when our entire midfield were so compact that it was near impossible to play a ball vertically through the middle. The high line can be a trigger for a heart attack, but when the midfield and defensive line are all on the same page it’s a thing of beautify.
Jacob Ramsey, what a player. He could’ve had 2 or 3 goals today and a handful of assists. His confidence going forward and carrying the ball is more pronounced than ever.
On the whole, I thought everyone was great today. The amount of smart and dedicated tackles, quick link up play and chances created with so much on the line, just goes to show we deserve to be where we are.
Pack your bags and get those passports ready, it’s a proud day. UTV
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Have only just managed to see the abridged Sky highlights but it seems that Bailey played well?
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I shed some tears. I know it's only the Europa Conference but I'm a soppy sod.
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Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton: Unai Emery's side reach Europa Conference League - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65661853
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From relegation candidates under the useless Kopite Gobshite to a European place with a decent manager. All in the space of a few months. Lovely.
Bit of an understatement if ever I’ve seen one 😂
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Let's offer them £5m for Kane.
He’d have scored 30+ this season with us, once he’d moved back to his favoured position after playing fullback under Gerrard
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Doing the double over Brighton is excellent.
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Ashley Young on his #avfc future: "You'll have to ask the gaffer and the owners, but I want to stay!"
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We could play Szczecin (we have a flat there) or Legia Warszawa ( Sister-in-law and niece live in a flat in the old town).
So if we draw them, whether I have a ticket or not, guided tours from me.
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We could play Szczecin (we have a flat there) or Legia Warszawa ( Sister-in-law and niece live in a flat in the old town).
So if we draw them, whether I have a ticket or not, guided tours from me.
All of us? ;-)
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There might be a bit of saltiness from some Brighton fans, right enough.
But for us - as good as it is to be back in Europe - it's particularly impressive to finish one point off sixth and ten points off fourth despite taking a sabbatical for the first three months of the season.
Brighton have been on it all season. And needed to be, to finish above us.
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It's a very long time since I've experienced an atmosphere like that in B6... Absolutely sensational support this afternoon
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From where we were under the scouse idiot this is nothing short of miraculous - to take a shit defence and zero tactics to actually boss teams and end up in Europe beating spuds who were in a chumps league place at the time. Best performance of the season for me
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We could play Szczecin (we have a flat there) or Legia Warszawa ( Sister-in-law and niece live in a flat in the old town).
So if we draw them, whether I have a ticket or not, guided tours from me.
All of us? ;-)
I think it's already been sorted that we're all round to RCF's if we're playing in Portugal. So yeah, all of us.
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Just got back. Superb all round. What a turnaround of a season. A lot of pissheads today, last match, sun and chance of European football may have helped. But all good! Let the crazy transfer rumours commence...
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The offer of European football is a real pulling card for us. Thanks to all at the club.
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We could play Szczecin (we have a flat there) or Legia Warszawa ( Sister-in-law and niece live in a flat in the old town).
So if we draw them, whether I have a ticket or not, guided tours from me.
About this sister-in-law...
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I'm so pleased we finished the season with a win and a place in Europe.
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The thing about today is that it ended up we had to win. No other result would have sufficed. We did it the hard way no thanks to pricks Leeds or Man City. Seven home wins to end it at Villa Park would have been beyond anything any of us would have dared predict. It’s an unreal achievement.
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Only just really calmed down from it all. What an afternoon. Everything you're a fan for.
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We could play Szczecin (we have a flat there) or Legia Warszawa ( Sister-in-law and niece live in a flat in the old town).
So if we draw them, whether I have a ticket or not, guided tours from me.
All of us? ;-)
Yes!
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We could play Szczecin (we have a flat there) or Legia Warszawa ( Sister-in-law and niece live in a flat in the old town).
So if we draw them, whether I have a ticket or not, guided tours from me.
That's the only place in Poland I've been to.
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Ok, did anyone else get a slightly bit teary at the end or was it just me? Great day, made hard work of it in the way we usually do mind. Mcginn was great, Mings was just solid as he has been of late and the ref was just abysmal.
European Tour anyone?
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Yep, definitely emotional, as was everybody else around me. Not a dry eye in the house.
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I actually lost some sleep last night thinking about today’s match. Not had that for a long time.
Ramsey motm today with McGinn not too far behind. Stupendous achievement to finish up where we have and brilliant to have some sort of European involvement next season. With Emery in charge and a few good additions to the squad, I’m now so looking forward to what Villa could achieve next season.
Have to agree that the referee had an absolute shocker today so, even more pleased that we achieved what we set out to do.
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Did they have anything at half time with Daly and her two season best trophies?
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Fantastic result and European football again. God I love Villa, I'm so happy today.
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Not long got in after being out after the game at Villa Park. No real point going over the game in too much detail as we did what we had to do and that really is all that matters.
It was a pretty nervous ending though, especially as Brighton went up a level as soon as they brought on their usual starters. The atmosphere was great though and the scenes on the final whistle were brilliant.
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Great performance. After Wolves I was wondering if the last three games of the season would be a damp squib but we've fought and scrapped our way to three great results. What a calendar year this has been. I love Unai.
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Well and truly back punching our weight for the first time in a long time.
Very pleased. My lad was born the day before we beat Albion in Play Offs and he is just starting to get a sense of how important Villa is.
Hope to take him to his first match next season.
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What a magnificent day. I’n speechless.
It was nice to hear DLBIA being blasted out again as well.
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I knew Man City B wouldn't be giving us any favours and Leeds fell apart (again); it's one thing to know it's in our own hands but it was a really good performance under pressure.
I haven't heard it that loud in the ground in a long time!
I thought Coote was dreadful, but I guess I could have been biased and influenced by what was at stake.
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Didn’t think he was too bad in terms of his actual decisions, but he gave far too many yellow cards to both sides in what wasn’t a dirty match. But who cares?! We gone done it!! Glorious day.
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What a day, the whole day, just brilliant.
So proud of the boys and so thankful we have a manager of the highest calibre in charge of this club. Give him the keys to the safe.
Thought it was very unfair on Brighton that their players had to play on roller blades which caused continuous falling over and rolling around. The refereeing performance was beyond abysmal and borderline corrupt.
Time to dust off that passport.
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I knew Man City B wouldn't be giving us any favours and Leeds fell apart (again); it's one thing to know it's in our own hands but it was a really good performance under pressure.
I haven't heard it that loud in the ground in a long time!
I thought Coote was dreadful, but I guess I could have been biased and influenced by what was at stake.
Worst referee of the season, shambolic.
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Five years ago this weekend shit was just about to hit the fan after we lost to Fulham at Wembley and it became clear Dr Shitshoes couldn't pay the bills. Administration, winding up orders from revenue and all those fun things soon became hot topics of discussion.
I'd regard myself as pessimistic as anyone when it comes to the Villa, but I never expected to see our name and winding up order in the same sentence.
What a turnaround. Muchos gracias Nas, Wes Edens, Deano, Tyrone Mings, SJM and - ofc - Emery. I'll be charitable enough to say the Manchester City no 10 deserves a fair bit of credit as well. Though I hope Inter crush all their hopes and dreams on June 10th, natch.
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7 wins at home, 2 goals conceded, one a dodgy pen and the other looked a bajillion miles offside.
Fuck EVERYBODY else, it's all about the Villa
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Thought the ref couldn't get any worse after the Spurs game but the Rent-a-Twat referee agency outdone themselves once more. Luckily it didn't matter.
Haven't enjoyed a season this much in years. We've had so many missed opportunities in the 35 years I've been going but this time it feels different. I honestly think we're on the verge of something big.
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Just home after a shit journey on the M5. What an atmosphere, Villa Park you were magnificent.
Jacob Ramsey is going to be better than Joe.
Dougie was magnificent.
Everyone was magnificent.
Thanks Villa.
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David Coote has obviously added the big shoes, red nose and collapsible car since Dean Smith suggested he got juggling balls for Christmas a few years ago.
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I have never seen as many Villa shirts in the city centre and then as many people outside the ground 1 hour before kick off.
What an atmosphere what a team.
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David Coote has obviously added the big shoes, red nose and collapsible car since Dean Smith suggested he got juggling balls for Christmas a few years ago.
He was all over the place.
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A wonderful day, great atmosphere & over the past 6 months we've earned our place in Europe. As Unai said, this is the first step.
Thought we were comfortable in the 2nd half even if it was a bit nervous to watch.
Our midfield were superb & Ramsey was unplayable in the first half.
Unai is entitled to tomorrow off before he starts the next phase.
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The man is a genius...he's the second coming of Sir Ron. He is Saint Unai
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Unai is already creating a comprehensive dossier on FC Urartu just in case we play them rather than relaxing tonight.
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Just home after a shit journey on the M5. What an atmosphere, Villa Park you were magnificent.
Jacob Ramsey is going to be better than Joe.
Dougie was magnificent.
Everyone was magnificent.
Thanks Villa.
I've never had an easier drive home. 5 minutes to get back to the M6, then no hold ups whatsoever on the way home, even through the road works. Just a brilliant day from start to finish.
Got to chat to Steve Staunton at the game too.
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Thoroughly enjoyed the game, atmosphere was great from before kick off.
Douglas, McGinn, Ramsey and Kamara (who tired late on) were immense.
Loved the reactions for Steer & Mellberg
Lap of honour not just appreciation this year
That referee, borderline incompetent, not biased because he was bloody awful for both sides
One look at the Brighton forum, salty much :-) ok they’ve had their greatest season and lots of smoke blown up their asses but some of their comments are comedy, apparently we play filthy, cheating football. They don’t seem to comprehend that they are target number one for clubs to pick off their better players…Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea even Spurs will all be sniffing round & eventually the conveyor fails and you hit the abyss.
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Apologies in advance as I seem to have become rather more refreshed than I’d planned to. I didn’t think I was that arsed about qualifying for that league but I was as nervous as anything for most of the game. As were the players it seemed.
Loved the day out in the sun, everyone seemed to be wearing colours, even me. Loved the atmosphere and especially, that huge gutteral roar from the whole crowd a few minutes from time. Just like at Wembley against Liverpool. Made what’s left of my hair stand on end.
They were really good, excellent, has there been a better opp side at VP this season?
But not quite good enough.
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Just home after a shit journey on the M5. What an atmosphere, Villa Park you were magnificent.
Jacob Ramsey is going to be better than Joe.
Dougie was magnificent.
Everyone was magnificent.
Thanks Villa.
I've never had an easier drive home. 5 minutes to get back to the M6, then no hold ups whatsoever on the way home, even through the road works. Just a brilliant day from start to finish.
Got to chat to Steve Staunton at the game too.
Started off well, M6 northbound in 5 minutes but then a car fire north of Gloucester closed the M5 for about 45 minutes whilst the traffic wombles swept up. Didn’t detract from a fab day.
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Great day. Got back to Cumbria to Mother in Laws in record time. Thanks to all those who will still there half an hour after the end! Unbelievable noise. Even Trinity Upper all on feet in last couple of minutes. Referee crap - that's from my daughter! Just watching highlights now on MOTD
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Unai introduced a new way. The players committed to it, and we have our just desserts.
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I went today knowing we had had a far better season than any of us expected by the end of last October. I would have been happy with that.
But here’s the difference from previous false dawns.
This manager is a winner and now he has a club where he can achieve his ambitions and dreams.
This is such a perfect match let the good times roll 👍
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Today meant something. Felt like another sliding doors moment and we’ve managed to get our foot in the door, it was right up there with 2019. We’re back.
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I've drank a bottle of wine since getting home so this might not be as coherent as I would like but I'll try anyway. I'm not a week in, week out attendee like a lot on here due to location and finances but I was lucky enough to have tickets to our last three matches. Every single one, we could have blown it but every single one we came up trumps. Honestly, this is better than the 10 match run in the promotion season. Fucking brilliant. I love you Villa
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I've drank a bottle of wine since getting home so this might not be as coherent as I would like but I'll try anyway. I'm not a week in, week out attendee like a lot on here due to location and finances but I was lucky enough to have tickets to our last three matches. Every single one, we could have blown it but every single one we came up trumps. Honestly, this is better than the 10 match run in the promotion season. Fucking brilliant. I love you Villa
Only one bottle? Wimp 😉
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Was reading a Brighton forum. They really don't like us our players... a bit rich considering they are a mere footnote in the game compared to us.
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Was reading a Brighton forum. They really don't like us our players... a bit rich considering they are a mere footnote in the game compared to us.
Gutted.
Maybe they'll like some of the opposition players when they're in League One in 2026/7.
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When those 7 agonising minutes ticked over at Wembley just over 4 years ago now and the final whistle blew, I was happy, but also felt off. I wasn't elated and it felt more like a wrong being righted than an achievement.
Today it feels very special again. To follow us in Europe, I couldn't be happier. I've been out to celebrate with a pair of Stripey Filth and now I can't stop consuming every picture, video, comment. This is the universe now corrected. What a long and often tortured road it's been.
The song choices were apt. Reading away, Stoke away...a lifetime ago.
Villa Park is the most special place on Earth when it's like it was today. Deafening at times. Voice gone.
Felt we pressed them incredibly well, with Ramsey and McGinn stand outs. They're a soft bunch and couldn't wait to roll about feigning injury, but they're a good side and 2nd half they didn't lay a glove on us. JJ could and really should have had a hatrick.
But who cares! It's back. Roll on 24th August!
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Just seen De Zerbi's post-match interview. He's officially been promoted to having the status of 'good lad' in my eyes. Not many people attain it, and it can quickly be revoked, but with these words he went up in my estimation.
(I'm paraphrasing) 'Aston Villa is a historic club. Villa Park is an amazing stadium. Emery is one of the most important coaches in the world. To finish one place above Aston Villa is an incredible achievement.' Fucking right it is, mate.
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What a day.
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Just seen De Zerbi's post-match interview. He's officially been promoted to having the status of 'good lad' in my eyes. Not many people attain it, and it can quickly be revoked, but with these words he went up in my estimation.
(I'm paraphrasing) 'Aston Villa is a historic club. Villa Park is an amazing stadium. Emery is one of the most important coaches in the world. To finish one place above Aston Villa is an incredible achievement.' Fucking right it is, mate.
I didn't hear that.
You're not... you're not on the mushrooms again, are you?
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The last place I would put myself if on mushrooms would be in front of a football manager's post-match interview.
It's at the end of this:
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The last place I would put myself if on mushrooms would be in front of a football manager's post-match interview.
It's at the end of this:
"And you've got some wonderfully suggestive hair around your mouth there. Is it because you're a wild-tongued vag-monster, or do you think that thing on your face actually looks okay?"
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Missed the whole second half as no reception. Been working on California but took the family along so have the bank holiday to chill out. Nearly caused a row with my missus trying constantly to get phone signal to check the score. Only Villa can make a bbq on a boat stressful.
Celebrating now on a bar and very much looking forwards to next season.
Btw soccer is really starting to take off here. Lots of people stopped my 9 year old to talk about EMI Martinez when he had his kit on. Plenty of people bugging Villa up which is a change from normal. Come here three times a year an usuallt no one’s ever heard of us.
Watched Jansas City beat Portland 4-1 too (on the tv) standards improving here.
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Anytime else's ears ringing this morning, like you've been to a gig? Never heard noise like that in the Trinity ever.
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I thought the behaviour of the Brighton players was utterly disgraceful all game. Trying to compete and get something out of the match when they knew we needed the win to get into Europe. Bang out of order and I hope the FA come down on them like a ton of bricks.
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I cant remember noise like that at the Villa ever. It’s nor just the Holte it was every stand and that team deserved it. Wonderful performance against a very good team. Unai has got them to a level but he’s also got a togetherness in all the squad that I haven’t seen before.
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Brighton played some lovely stuff going forward, but i always felt we could really get at them when we had the ball ( which we did ). Ramsey looked unplayable at times yesterday . a great day
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The noise when extra time started was phenomenal. The whole ground seemed to be standing up urging the players on. Haven't heard anything like that for years.
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What a bloody fantastic day that was. The culmination of 6 months pure hard graft & dedication from everyone involved. Without any doubt we've earned it. The owners & Unai know what needs to be done now. Everything is now a possiblity.
Special mention to the Brighton fans for the most ridiculous chant I've heard in a stadium when singing "football in a library". Wow, the place was rocking.
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Given it was essentially a free hit for them and the fantastic season they’ve had, the Brighton fans were very subdued.
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The last place I would put myself if on mushrooms would be in front of a football manager's post-match interview.
It's at the end of this:
Always liked him, clearly a man of taste.
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A fitting finale was McGinn shielding the ball with his arse as if his life depended on it.
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He came across there as a very good character i must say. Some lovely words about Villa about Emery at the end; " ... Emery - one of the most important coaches in the world".
Edit: this in response to the post match interview with their manager posted on the side before this.
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Nice to see Mellberg on the pitch before kick off, still a handsome bastard.
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Good grief, had a look on their forum.
Never trust a team with 'Albion' in its name.
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Good grief, had a look on their forum.
Never trust a team with 'Albion' in its name.
Me too, weird that seemingly everyone in the ground thought the ref was shit and biased to the other side. It’s good however that we are disliked, I mean who gives a shit about Brighton? They are so inoffensive they don’t even have a rival team.
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Good grief, had a look on their forum.
Never trust a team with 'Albion' in its name.
Their Japanese fans here are the same. Wankers. I've enjoyed today immensely.
About 150 students crammed into a lecture hall this morning. They know I'm Villa. They usually love to talk about Brighton. Today, they were aloof and silent.
So for the first 10 minutes or so, I just showed the match highlights. Felt wonderful.
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What is it with teams like Brighton who get into the Premier League and immediately think they're important? This attitude of we're really great and clubs like Villa and Everyon with 140-odd years of top-level history are lower than them.
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Good grief, had a look on their forum.
Never trust a team with 'Albion' in its name.
Me too, weird that seemingly everyone in the ground thought the ref was shit and biased to the other side. It’s good however that we are disliked, I mean who gives a shit about Brighton? They are so inoffensive they don’t even have a rival team.
Maybe it's the old thing that if both sides think the mediator is crap then maybe he's got it just about right.
What I find dissatisfying is how the lino got both their goal decisions wrong and VAR overturned his flag on both occasions. Not great
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What is it with teams like Brighton who get into the Premier League and immediately think they're important? This attitude of we're really great and clubs like Villa and Everyon with 140-odd years of top-level history are lower than them.
It's weird - I want to like them! Their story's all grand, they're well run and that, nice football, contributed to knocking Spurs down a peg this season, all good things. But they do seem to have got all bitter about something re us, and I don't get it.
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What is it with teams like Brighton who get into the Premier League and immediately think they're important? This attitude of we're really great and clubs like Villa and Everyon with 140-odd years of top-level history are lower than them.
The town is pretty arrogant and up itself. Sees itself as a trendy London suburb on the sea
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What is it with teams like Brighton who get into the Premier League and immediately think they're important? This attitude of we're really great and clubs like Villa and Everyon with 140-odd years of top-level history are lower than them.
This might be what is called a Complex.
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What is it with teams like Brighton who get into the Premier League and immediately think they're important? This attitude of we're really great and clubs like Villa and Everyon with 140-odd years of top-level history are lower than them.
The town is pretty arrogant and up itself. Sees itself as a trendy London suburb on the sea
Brighton is a great town.
They had fans joining in the singing outside the Holte.
Of course they have some twats, but so do we.
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Good grief, had a look on their forum.
Never trust a team with 'Albion' in its name.
Me too, weird that seemingly everyone in the ground thought the ref was shit and biased to the other side. It’s good however that we are disliked, I mean who gives a shit about Brighton? They are so inoffensive they don’t even have a rival team.
Traditionally it’s Palace.
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What is it with teams like Brighton who get into the Premier League and immediately think they're important? This attitude of we're really great and clubs like Villa and Everyon with 140-odd years of top-level history are lower than them.
The town is pretty arrogant and up itself. Sees itself as a trendy London suburb on the sea
Brighton is a great town.
They had fans joining in the singing outside the Holte.
Of course they have some twats, but so do we.
very true
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A huge amount of bitterness on the Brighton forum.
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The noise when extra time started was phenomenal. The whole ground seemed to be standing up urging the players on. Haven't heard anything like that for years.
Even the beeb match report mentioned a 'raucous' Villa Park in the opening para.
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Possible that they would rock up at Villa Park and stuff the Villa, well that doesn't happen under Emery,
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I wonder if it's because they know they're going to be losing a couple of good players in the summer? Other than that, they've been excellent and should be happy really.
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What is it with teams like Brighton who get into the Premier League and immediately think they're important? This attitude of we're really great and clubs like Villa and Everyon with 140-odd years of top-level history are lower than them.
At a guess, I'd say the fans who have been with that club since they were locked out of their old ground and remember other clubs were holding fundraisers for them aren't such petty barstewards. They're living the dream just being where they are.
But some of the floating voter types - the sort of twats who followed Yanited or Arsenal ten years ago - think polluting forums with top bantz is how you do football.
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I went today knowing we had had a far better season than any of us expected by the end of last October. I would have been happy with that.
Well, we gave it our best shot. Europe would have been nice but in the end the "disastrous" January transfer window did for us. :(
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A huge amount of bitterness on the Brighton forum.
Saw that, a bit odd. The fans in the stadium seemed in good spirits and loads stayed behind after their players had taken their applause, and were joining in with the singing of Sweet Caroline and DLBIA etc. Saw a few had thrown their Europe flags over to the Villa fans as well, which was a nice touch.
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The noise when extra time started was phenomenal. The whole ground seemed to be standing up urging the players on. Haven't heard anything like that for years.
Even the beeb match report mentioned a 'raucous' Villa Park in the opening para.
It really was as good an atmosphere as I've heard for years. Brilliant and stressful at the same time. I think I need the whole of pre-season to recover from it.
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I wonder if it's because they know they're going to be losing a couple of good players in the summer? Other than that, they've been excellent and should be happy really.
Indeed, I’ve got nothing but admiration for Brighton really. Although they didn’t score as much as they should have done under Potter they’ve played good football for a while, it would have been easy for it all to crumble when he left taking all the back room staff with him. RDZ has built on those foundations and made them even better. I’d rather clubs like them shake the league up a bit rather than the media darlings finishing in the top 5/6/7 places each year.
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A fully deserved win and to end up on 61 points is just a miraculous achievement.
I didn’t think this midfield could mix it physically but they do now and maybe that’s another thing Emery has brought to the club. The most important summer in a long time because with 4/5 decent signings we could just move forward again next season. The foundations are there, we have European football and we have a world class coach with owners who are capable of backing him. This could just be the start of something very special.
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A huge amount of bitterness on the Brighton forum.
Saw that, a bit odd. The fans in the stadium seemed in good spirits and loads stayed behind after their players had taken their applause, and were joining in with the singing of Sweet Caroline and DLBIA etc. Saw a few had thrown their Europe flags over to the Villa fans as well, which was a nice touch.
Plenty with us on the train back to London. All decent, and good song banter too. All very respectful and pleased for both teams.
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I watched the game in a bar in Stockholm so it was only befitting to hear that Olof Mellberg walked out on to the pitch.
AN absolutely great achievement. Well done to everyone at the club who made it happen.
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What is it with teams like Brighton who get into the Premier League and immediately think they're important? This attitude of we're really great and clubs like Villa and Everyon with 140-odd years of top-level history are lower than them.
At a guess, I'd say the fans who have been with that club since they were locked out of their old ground and remember other clubs were holding fundraisers for them aren't such petty barstewards. They're living the dream just being where they are.
But some of the floating voter types - the sort of twats who followed Yanited or Arsenal ten years ago - think polluting forums with top bantz is how you do football.
That's more than likely but you look at their crowds then and now and you see that the new fans are the majority.
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A brilliant start to the game, a nerve wracking period towards the end of the first half, sorted out the defensive problems for the second half and only had me worried because "it's the Villa way" to loose/draw after a pretty much dominant second half display*, and elated at the final whistle.
* Yet another "curse" this brilliant manager has put to bed. We finally have someone special at the helm & I'm eagerly awaiting next season.
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Anytime else's ears ringing this morning, like you've been to a gig? Never heard noise like that in the Trinity ever.
The last time I heard a noise like that in the Trinity, I was sat in the OLD Trinity Road stand directly level with the penalty spot at the North Stand end of the ground... against Inter Milan in the UEFA Cup when Phil King rattled in a winning penalty.
Not commented on here since the match, as it still hasn't sunk in what the hell has happened over the last 6 months?! How has it even been possible? 6 months ago we were broken. For Unai to come in and do what he has done is nothing short of a miracle. He has jump started every element of the club.
The best bit about yesterday was with about 10-15 mins to go when the nerves started to set in, instead of fans starting to get at the players, there was a loud, throaty roar, and the whole of Villa Park sang their hearts out to drag us through to the final whistle. Even the Trinity Upper was standing towards the end.... Not seen anything like it in years, and long may it continue.
I'm super pessimistic when it comes to anything Villa, but this feels different this time. Get your passports ready - The lion is wide awake!
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I watched the game in a bar in Stockholm so it was only befitting to hear that Olof Mellberg walked out on to the pitch.
AN absolutely great achievement. Well done to everyone at the club who made it happen.
It was Ian Taylor who sorted it all out.
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Good grief, had a look on their forum.
Never trust a team with 'Albion' in its name.
The best comment on there is the one about the huge gulf between us.
1 point. Huge gulf.
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Anyone know what the attendance was yesterday?
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And we gave them a head start! ;D
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What is it with teams like Brighton who get into the Premier League and immediately think they're important? This attitude of we're really great and clubs like Villa and Everyon with 140-odd years of top-level history are lower than them.
The town is pretty arrogant and up itself. Sees itself as a trendy London suburb on the sea
Brighton is a great town.
They had fans joining in the singing outside the Holte.
Of course they have some twats, but so do we.
And they stood and applauded the HEITS bits, which I thought was good.
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Brighton is a lovely place, agreed, went there for a couple of days last summer, really liked it.
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Good grief, had a look on their forum.
Never trust a team with 'Albion' in its name.
Their Japanese fans here are the same. Wankers. I've enjoyed today immensely.
About 150 students crammed into a lecture hall this morning. They know I'm Villa. They usually love to talk about Brighton. Today, they were aloof and silent.
So for the first 10 minutes or so, I just showed the match highlights. Felt wonderful.
Ace! I do that too. Did they agree that their players' antics were a blight on the game?
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A huge amount of bitterness on the Brighton forum.
I don't get why. Surely the satisfaction of your highest ever league finish and first European campaign are going to dwarf any annoyances you might have with a referee of a game that cannot affect your overall league position?
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I think we piss their fans off because we have that really annoying habit of beating them almost every time we play them. 16 games unbeaten against them I believe. And as Ads said, 1 point in front of us is a hell of a gulf!!
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Probably put this in the wrong place but those two defeats against Fulham really have shaped our future.
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Anyone know what the attendance was yesterday?
Well, it was sold out on the site days ago and presumably Brighton sold out their section, so...
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Good grief, had a look on their forum.
Never trust a team with 'Albion' in its name.
The best comment on there is the one about the huge gulf between us.
1 point. Huge gulf.
And we did the double over them.
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I’m more bothered by these upstarts, who TF do they think they are!
“Dreadful performance from the referee, clearly not up to it. Couldn’t handle all the fouling out there and his decisions were totally random at times. Not a good performance today, we looked sluggish at times, we really need to find a way to overcome these teams like Villa, Newcastle, Everton and Forest who play dirty, direct football roared on by a ferocious crowd, we seem to crumble in these type of games.”
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Mate in few seasons they will go the way of Southampton. Let them enjoy their day.
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I think we piss their fans off because we have that really annoying habit of beating them almost every time we play them. 16 games unbeaten against them I believe. And as Ads said, 1 point in front of us is a hell of a gulf!!
They won at Villa Park for the first time a couple of seasons ago so not sure about 16 unbeaten?
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I’m more bothered by these upstarts, who TF do they think they are!
“Dreadful performance from the referee, clearly not up to it. Couldn’t handle all the fouling out there and his decisions were totally random at times. Not a good performance today, we looked sluggish at times, we really need to find a way to overcome these teams like Villa, Newcastle, Everton and Forest who play dirty, direct football roared on by a ferocious crowd, we seem to crumble in these type of games.”
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Mate in few seasons they will go the way of Southampton. Let them enjoy their day.
I like the ferocious crowd description though
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I think we piss their fans off because we have that really annoying habit of beating them almost every time we play them. 16 games unbeaten against them I believe. And as Ads said, 1 point in front of us is a hell of a gulf!!
They won at Villa Park for the first time a couple of seasons ago so not sure about 16 unbeaten?
Yeah they beat us at home in the lockdown season
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Overall it was the best interaction I have ever witnessed with away fans at Villa Park for a long long time. They applauded us at the end and also supported the HT HEITS memories.
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I’m more bothered by these upstarts, who TF do they think they are!
“Dreadful performance from the referee, clearly not up to it. Couldn’t handle all the fouling out there and his decisions were totally random at times. Not a good performance today, we looked sluggish at times, we really need to find a way to overcome these teams like Villa, Newcastle, Everton and Forest who play dirty, direct football roared on by a ferocious crowd, we seem to crumble in these type of games.”
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Mate in few seasons they will go the way of Southampton. Let them enjoy their day.
I like the ferocious crowd description though
Ooh, it's all so fast and noisy! Ooh...
Wusses
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Overall it was the best interaction I have ever witnessed with away fans at Villa Park for a long long time. They applauded us at the end and also supported the HT HEITS memories.
In the Barton's beforehand they were all saying they wanted us to qualify over Spurs
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I’m more bothered by these upstarts, who TF do they think they are!
“Dreadful performance from the referee, clearly not up to it. Couldn’t handle all the fouling out there and his decisions were totally random at times. Not a good performance today, we looked sluggish at times, we really need to find a way to overcome these teams like Villa, Newcastle, Everton and Forest who play dirty, direct football roared on by a ferocious crowd, we seem to crumble in these type of games.”
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It's just my suggestion, but perhaps they could start by getting their own ferocious crowd.
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What a brilliant day yesterday was. Really special to be there.
A huge well done to everyone involved in the club - the players, many of who had been written off (including by me), the staff, the fans, and Emery. Emery feels like the missing piece in the jigsaw and it was great to see him, Wes and Nas walking around at the end. I love the way that the message coming for Unai was, this is just the start.
So many highlights, but the last 2 minutes of stoppage time, when the whole stadium rose as one to help get the result over the line is something I think I'll never forget.
Other highlights were the pre-match display in the holte, dougie signing to the holte when brigton's first goal was disallowed and the HEITS tribute.
Thought we saw everything about Villa at its best yesterday - and it's been a long time since we could say that. Just very grateful to have seen it!
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Overall it was the best interaction I have ever witnessed with away fans at Villa Park for a long long time. They applauded us at the end and also supported the HT HEITS memories.
I could see a joint singalong going on as they were filing out in the corner, but couldn't hear it. Something about Europe, I assume? It all added to the afternoon.
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I’m more bothered by these upstarts, who TF do they think they are!
“Dreadful performance from the referee, clearly not up to it. Couldn’t handle all the fouling out there and his decisions were totally random at times. Not a good performance today, we looked sluggish at times, we really need to find a way to overcome these teams like Villa, Newcastle, Everton and Forest who play dirty, direct football roared on by a ferocious crowd, we seem to crumble in these type of games.”
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It's just my suggestion, but perhaps they could start by getting their own ferocious crowd.
I remember them complaining after the match at theirs about how noisy our lot were and how much we celebrated. God knows what they expect from football fans.
We were kindly invited into the corporate bit by a Brighton fan and there was no hard feelings or any negativity from them.
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Overall it was the best interaction I have ever witnessed with away fans at Villa Park for a long long time. They applauded us at the end and also supported the HT HEITS memories.
I could see a joint singalong going on as they were filing out in the corner, but couldn't hear it. Something about Europe, I assume? It all added to the afternoon.
“We’re all going on a European Tour”
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I think we piss their fans off because we have that really annoying habit of beating them almost every time we play them. 16 games unbeaten against them I believe. And as Ads said, 1 point in front of us is a hell of a gulf!!
They won at Villa Park for the first time a couple of seasons ago so not sure about 16 unbeaten?
Yeah they beat us at home in the lockdown season
Well there wasn’t a big nasty crowd to frighten their players.
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What is it with teams like Brighton who get into the Premier League and immediately think they're important? This attitude of we're really great and clubs like Villa and Everyon with 140-odd years of top-level history are lower than them.
They’ve had so much smoke blown up their arses they believe the publicity….they think the bigger clubs will let them join their £’s party….they won’t, they will pick off their better players (& coach) one by one…just like when Man City built by weakening their direct competitors which at time was us, Everton & Arsenal by taking Milner, Barry, Lescott, Adebayor, Clichy etc
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They shithoused that win too, we were robbed
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These Brighton keyboard warriors would do well to remember how many points ahead of us they were in October. A full season of Emery would have seen us into the top 6 at least with Brighton firmly in the rear view mirror.
A word about the ref - shit! Brighton players were in his face the whole game, even arguing over throw ins. What happened to bookings over dissent? I don't think Mings should have been booked either.
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I think we piss their fans off because we have that really annoying habit of beating them almost every time we play them. 16 games unbeaten against them I believe. And as Ads said, 1 point in front of us is a hell of a gulf!!
I can say it now it's done! Their record against us is like ours was against manyoo before the very recent bit. I think it was Risso that braved the jinx by saying they'd never won at ours in front of a crowd. Their covid win was also the only time they've mustered more than one goal against us here. In fact they've only once, ever, home or away, managed to score twice in front of a crowd, and that was at the Goldstone in the Third Division, a period of our history when they chalked up 2 of their mere 4 league wins against us.
They might be tricky opponents on the field, but as for results-wise, can we play them every week?
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The big difference for me is that the final whistle had hardly been blown and they were talking about losing players.
We’re talking about who we are going to add and strengthen, they’re talking about who they’re going to lose and hoping they can find someone to fill the gaps. That says everything about where these two clubs are at.
But typically in modern football culture, they really do think they’re beyond us.
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I do not wish to disrespect their club and team and the fans but if your club waited till 2020/21 for your first ever win at Villa park than you are not really a thing in English football history. So stick to your now and then purple patches but always remember where you belong.
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Any Brighton fans slagging us off can get fucked. At their last home game, when they qualified for Europe for the first time and guaranteed the highest finish in their history the ground was half empty by full time. They are just a Poundland version of Arsenal with equally entitled tosspots for support.
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Any Brighton fans slagging us off can get fucked. At their last home game, when they qualified for Europe for the first time and guaranteed the highest finish in their history the ground was half empty by full time. They are just a Poundland version of Arsenal with equally entitled tosspots for support.
To be honest, with all the transport issues they have getting away from the ground, I can’t blame them too much!
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Only seen the one Brighton fan in my town this morning and he eas complimentary. Refreshing compared to the sheer vitriol online.
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Who gives a fuck what they think. It's bizarre how many do and are spending their time enjoying us qualifying for Europe for the first time in yonks by reading another club's forum and then being bitter about them being bitter.
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Who gives a fuck what they think. It's bizarre how many do and are spending their time enjoying us qualifying for Europe for the first time in yonks by reading another club's forum and then being bitter about them being bitter.
Especially when by all accounts those inside the actual stadium seemed sound!
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What a fabulous season it has turned out to be. From anger to adulation. I had some doubts regarding Emery & I voiced them on here a while back. I did acknowledge my error not long after as we gradually showed our form & rose up the table, but I am completely sold. The impact he has had, not just on form & results, but the individual player improvements, over such a short space of time has been phenomenal. J. Ramsey yesterday for example, his second assist showed an improvement & maturity beyond his years. Almost every player has improved & as has been mentioned, the fact that we are talking about adding to the group & not who we are going to lose is a testament to how far we have come as a club. This summer will be huge. And I cannot wait for next season.
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I wish there were more clubs like Brighton at the top. Anyone who does it within their means (relatively speaking given football has seemingly different economics to everywhere else) is good by me. Glad they're getting some reward and long may it continue.
As for the club that should be in the Top 1, yesterday felt so good not simply because it was 7th and the L'eyland DAF*, but because it felt like the end of a decade of shite or the same old shite. It was probably worth going through, even if it didn't feel like it most of the time. This is why I love football.
* In truth, I'm more than happy with the Conference. When we were trying to get past Inter Milan and a referee in 1990/91, no-one was saying Newton Heath should be ashamed of having to face the might of Wrexham. No talk of "third tier" then.
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Who gives a fuck what they think. It's bizarre how many do and are spending their time enjoying us qualifying for Europe for the first time in yonks by reading another club's forum and then being bitter about them being bitter.
Remarking upon something isn’t being bitter about it. Or are you bitter about others being bitter about someone else’s bitterness? If so, that’s a shit way of celebrating too.
I often read other clubs forums out of genuine interest in what’s happening at another club, sorry if that upsets you!
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Good to see you're not sensitive about it.
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Good to see you're not sensitive about it.
;D That old chestnut.
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First time I've looked at the table today and realised if we hadn't won we would have finished 9th. What an important win that was. Well done all.
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I honestly thought it was going to go wrong right at the death. With both Spurs and Brentford winning I was sure there was going to be a nasty late sting in the tale, it's often the Villa way. Thank McGrath we saw it through.
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I’m more bothered by these upstarts, who TF do they think they are!
“Dreadful performance from the referee, clearly not up to it. Couldn’t handle all the fouling out there and his decisions were totally random at times. Not a good performance today, we looked sluggish at times, we really need to find a way to overcome these teams like Villa, Newcastle, Everton and Forest who play dirty, direct football roared on by a ferocious crowd, we seem to crumble in these type of games.”
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A club with ideas above their station, players surrounding the ref like they're Man United 1999.
Yeah that really pissed me off. Virtually every decision was contested and how many times did they have 5 or 6 players haranguing the ref? Who tf do they think they are?
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That’s the big change for me, the mentality. We went into that game to win and knowing we could win.
How many times have we got close to something and bottled it in the last 25 years? As Unai says, they are trusting in the plan, enjoying the pressure, and doing what’s difficult.
That’s how you win.
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First time I've looked at the table today and realised if we hadn't won we would have finished 9th. What an important win that was. Well done all.
Look again. We were just 5 points off 5th place. Liverpool have a lot to thank Slippy Gee for this season. Nine points off 4th..
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Who gives a fuck what they think. It's bizarre how many do and are spending their time enjoying us qualifying for Europe for the first time in yonks by reading another club's forum and then being bitter about them being bitter.
I read other fans forums because I'm interested in what they're thinking and saying about us. I don't think that's unreasonable.
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I wish there were more clubs like Brighton at the top. Anyone who does it within their means (relatively speaking given football has seemingly different economics to everywhere else) is good by me. Glad they're getting some reward and long may it continue.
As for the club that should be in the Top 1, yesterday felt so good not simply because it was 7th and the L'eyland DAF*, but because it felt like the end of a decade of shite or the same old shite. It was probably worth going through, even if it didn't feel like it most of the time. This is why I love football.
* In truth, I'm more than happy with the Conference. When we were trying to get past Inter Milan and a referee in 1990/91, no-one was saying Newton Heath should be ashamed of having to face the might of Wrexham. No talk of "third tier" then.
Well said Simon.
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Has anyone found any decent videos showing the post-game activities ?
If so, pls share the links.
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Has anyone found any decent videos showing the post-game activities ?
If so, pls share the links.
Yes please. Was going to check the vlogs later to see if there's any decent coverage of this.
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Who gives a fuck what they think. It's bizarre how many do and are spending their time enjoying us qualifying for Europe for the first time in yonks by reading another club's forum and then being bitter about them being bitter.
I read other fans forums because I'm interested in what they're thinking and saying about us. I don't think that's unreasonable.
Especially the Small Heath one. It's pure comedy most of the time.
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Great day and a brilliant atmosphere. There's nowhere better than Villa Park when it's rocking like that. Re: the Brighton fans the ones we encountered were bang on. For some reason loads of them had parked near the Villa Tavern which was absolutely rocking all day. Some of them had a bit of banter with us outside the pub which takes some cahones when there's hordes of pissed up Villa fans outside!! Great day all round.
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Who gives a fuck what they think. It's bizarre how many do and are spending their time enjoying us qualifying for Europe for the first time in yonks by reading another club's forum and then being bitter about them being bitter.
Absolutely 100% this
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Great day and a brilliant atmosphere. There's nowhere better than Villa Park when it's rocking like that. Re: the Brighton fans the ones we encountered were bang on. For some reason loads of them had parked near the Villa Tavern which was absolutely rocking all day. Some of them had a bit of banter with us outside the pub which takes some cahones when there's hordes of pissed up Villa fans outside!! Great day all round.
Parked up that way and crossing the Lichfield road and wondered where the singing was coming from
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Great day and a brilliant atmosphere. There's nowhere better than Villa Park when it's rocking like that. Re: the Brighton fans the ones we encountered were bang on. For some reason loads of them had parked near the Villa Tavern which was absolutely rocking all day. Some of them had a bit of banter with us outside the pub which takes some cahones when there's hordes of pissed up Villa fans outside!! Great day all round.
Parked up that way and crossing the Lichfield road and wondered where the singing was coming from
Before the game there was a load of Belfast Villa outside where they have put up a marquee. It was mostly them doing all the singing. Top lads.
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What a brilliant day yesterday was. Really special to be there.
A huge well done to everyone involved in the club - the players, many of who had been written off (including by me), the staff, the fans, and Emery. Emery feels like the missing piece in the jigsaw and it was great to see him, Wes and Nas walking around at the end. I love the way that the message coming for Unai was, this is just the start.
So many highlights, but the last 2 minutes of stoppage time, when the whole stadium rose as one to help get the result over the line is something I think I'll never forget.
Other highlights were the pre-match display in the holte, dougie signing to the holte when brigton's first goal was disallowed and the HEITS tribute.
Thought we saw everything about Villa at its best yesterday - and it's been a long time since we could say that. Just very grateful to have seen it!
UTV
Agree with the all of the above. Never before seen/heard the Upper Trinity like it was in the last !0 mins yesterday.
Been to a few home games since Christmas inc. N'castle and Spurs, but thought this would either be a dead rubber or tense nervy affair. So didn't get a claret ticket when I had the chance.
Regretted it the last few days. So was dipping into ticket site every now and again. A few resale tickets popped up, but were snapped up lightning fast. Then whilst still sitting in my gym kit at home in Maidstone, 11-15am yesterday (Sun)
morning, shopping for tumble dryer parts, refreshed site for about the 5th time in the morning, and managed to land what must have been one of the last tickets sold. Not back home until gone 2.00 am after a curry. Brilliant day out. One of the best.
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I think this “other clubs forums” thing is the single most pointless argument I’ve seen here in years.
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First time I've looked at the table today and realised if we hadn't won we would have finished 9th. What an important win that was. Well done all.
Look again. We were just 5 points off 5th place. Liverpool have a lot to thank Slippy Gee for this season. Nine points off 4th..
The one, and possibly only, game of this season that really annoys me is the Boxing Day loss to Liverpool. They were there for the taking that night.
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I think this “other clubs forums” thing is the single most pointless argument I’ve seen here in years.
Objectively, if you're Brighton and you stumble across even this forum (let alone if you set your affairs in order and decide to brave a slink through VT), you're going to find a lot of stuff you regard as unwarranted and quite inexplicable aggro. Then, when you meet said Villa aggro-doer in real life, they'll probably be really nice about Brighton. I suggest we take all other forums and their posts and their posters in like fashion.
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Has anyone found any decent videos showing the post-game activities ?
If so, pls share the links.
Here you go (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8sCDltKj5o)
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First time I've looked at the table today and realised if we hadn't won we would have finished 9th. What an important win that was. Well done all.
Look again. We were just 5 points off 5th place. Liverpool have a lot to thank Slippy Gee for this season. Nine points off 4th..
6 and 10. We are Aston Villa, not Toney's Brighton.
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Has anyone found any decent videos showing the post-game activities ?
If so, pls share the links.
Here you go (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8sCDltKj5o)
That’s just fantastic, thanks for sharing it
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I think this “other clubs forums” thing is the single most pointless argument I’ve seen here in years.
Objectively, if you're Brighton and you stumble across even this forum (let alone if you set your affairs in order and decide to brave a slink through VT), you're going to find a lot of stuff you regard as unwarranted and quite inexplicable aggro. Then, when you meet said Villa aggro-doer in real life, they'll probably be really nice about Brighton. I suggest we take all other forums and their posts and their posters in like fashion.
I won't be nice about Brighton.
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I think this “other clubs forums” thing is the single most pointless argument I’ve seen here in years.
"There's this bloke on a villa forum who thinks this other clubs forum thing is a pointless argument. What a prick"
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Has anyone found any decent videos showing the post-game activities ?
If so, pls share the links.
Here you go (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8sCDltKj5o)
THANK YOU !
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There used to be a Small Heath Twitter account which consisted of quotes from here, intended to show how delusional we are.
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There used to be a Small Heath Twitter account which consisted of quotes from here, intended to show how delusional we are.
I remember the short lived VillaLeaks.com ran by a nose.
Not sure what happened to that, as the last post ended on a bit of a cliffhanger about an unpaid tax bill.
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Can i add a big well done to all the support for restraint and not trying to get on the pitch. It made the celebrations for everyone to be part of not just some selfish pissed up arseholes
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Can i add a big well done to all the support for restraint and not trying to get on the pitch. It made the celebrations for everyone to be part of not just some selfish pissed up arseholes
I agree with that - would have been a huge shame to miss out on those celebrations
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Has anyone found any decent videos showing the post-game activities ?
If so, pls share the links.
Here you go (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8sCDltKj5o)
Villa on Tour. Last 3 mins.
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What a brilliant day yesterday was. Really special to be there.
A huge well done to everyone involved in the club - the players, many of who had been written off (including by me), the staff, the fans, and Emery. Emery feels like the missing piece in the jigsaw and it was great to see him, Wes and Nas walking around at the end. I love the way that the message coming for Unai was, this is just the start.
So many highlights, but the last 2 minutes of stoppage time, when the whole stadium rose as one to help get the result over the line is something I think I'll never forget.
Other highlights were the pre-match display in the holte, dougie signing to the holte when brigton's first goal was disallowed and the HEITS tribute.
Thought we saw everything about Villa at its best yesterday - and it's been a long time since we could say that. Just very grateful to have seen it!
UTV
Agree with the all of the above. Never before seen/heard the Upper Trinity like it was in the last !0 mins yesterday.
Been to a few home games since Christmas inc. N'castle and Spurs, but thought this would either be a dead rubber or tense nervy affair. So didn't get a claret ticket when I had the chance.
Regretted it the last few days. So was dipping into ticket site every now and again. A few resale tickets popped up, but were snapped up lightning fast. Then whilst still sitting in my gym kit at home in Maidstone, 11-15am yesterday (Sun)
morning, shopping for tumble dryer parts, refreshed site for about the 5th time in the morning, and managed to land what must have been one of the last tickets sold. Not back home until gone 2.00 am after a curry. Brilliant day out. One of the best.
That's the way to do it; who needs a working tumble dryer in this gorgeous weather anyway?
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In fairness, Brighton are right not to like us. We seem to always beat them.
That would annoy you.
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In fairness, Brighton are right not to like us. We seem to always beat them.
That would annoy you.
If social media is anything go by Brighton don't just hate us they seem to hate everyone. Proper spiteful bunch
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I think this “other clubs forums” thing is the single most pointless argument I’ve seen here in years.
Objectively, if you're Brighton and you stumble across even this forum (let alone if you set your affairs in order and decide to brave a slink through VT), you're going to find a lot of stuff you regard as unwarranted and quite inexplicable aggro. Then, when you meet said Villa aggro-doer in real life, they'll probably be really nice about Brighton. I suggest we take all other forums and their posts and their posters in like fashion.
I won't be nice about Brighton.
It was the nauseating rendition of Sussex by the sea in The Bartons that did for them.
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I think this “other clubs forums” thing is the single most pointless argument I’ve seen here in years.
I've been coming here for the thick end of 20 years, we do 'pointless arguments' to Olympic standard, if we can do it for VAT registered snacks, why not other teams forums?
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I think this “other clubs forums” thing is the single most pointless argument I’ve seen here in years.
I've been coming here for the thick end of 20 years, we do 'pointless arguments' to Olympic standard, if we can do it for VAT registered snacks, why not other teams forums?
Post of the week.
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As usual I think there is a big difference between keyboard warriors and fans in the real world. The Brighton fans I met yesterday were chilled, complimentary towards us, the atmosphere and Villa Park in general and basically happy with their lot. They also seemed happy we had pipped Spurs to 7th.
I echo all the comments about yesterday - wonderful atmosphere with some spine tingling moments of raw passion. I was near the back of the Holte and sometimes you can feel there is a brilliant atmosphere and find out it was not the same across all 4 stands. Yesterday was bedlam and the only other place that is better than Villa Park like that is Villa Park for a night game.
Something I really loved about yesterday was that for a game we needed to win Emery didn’t play it tight or cagey, we put them under pressure from kick off and built momentum and belief which helped the crowd maintain its energy. I absolutely loved that guttural roar when Luiz geed up the ground in injury time, and also when McGinn went for the corner flag and won a corner in the last few seconds - he has form here as he did the exact same to end a tight 2-1 v Blackburn in March 2019. What a way to end the game. Bliss 😊
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I think this “other clubs forums” thing is the single most pointless argument I’ve seen here in years.
I've been coming here for the thick end of 20 years, we do 'pointless arguments' to Olympic standard, if we can do it for VAT registered snacks, why not other teams forums?
You're assuming I see that as a bad thing...
;-)
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Villa on Tour. Last 3 mins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVMqhC-RF-Q (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVMqhC-RF-Q)
Awesome, cheers mate.
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On the way from the ground I overheard a couple of Brighton fans talking - they said "it is nice to see the smaller clubs in the league qualifying for Europe"
I suppose most other fans of clubs in the premier league see us as a small club?
Fantastic day, the question of the day is when is a back pass not a back pass?, the referee was woeful.
Hopefully this summer will see us sign 3 - 4 top quality players to improve the side so we can then challenge for the cups and a top 6 place in the league
Mr. Emery is a fantastic manager, hopefully he will be managing us for many seasons.
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What a day it was, was sat above the tunnel so waited in the ground until Unai got all the way round to us. Glad to see Wes and Nas did the lap with him too as they deserve all the plaudits going. Everything has been said about the game, shit ref, nerves, how brilliant we were. The none press at the start is what did it for me, their players were looking at Ollie and McGinn waiting for them to press and we just didn't move, and they didn't know what to do, genius!
As for their fans, not read the forum but those at the game seemed to be OK, joined in with the celebrations at the end. Stopped to charge my car at Cherwell Valley services and their supporters coaches had stopped there, so chatted to a few of them while we were eating and they were all decent, complimentary and thought VP was rocking. Which it was, it's hard to remember it being that loud. It was certainly the best my 23yr old son has experienced (he was in the upper Holte) he was in tears when we met up at the church after.
Watching back, it is refreshing to see how in control we actually were, it didn't feel like that on Sunday!!
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Think I reached a tipping point of alcoholic consumption at half time, as I wasn't nervous at all in the second half
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Think I reached a tipping point of alcoholic consumption at half time, as I wasn't nervous at all in the second half
My only fellow Venetian Villan and I had managed to wangle the game in the back room of the Inishark pub off Santa Maria Formosa, and we were so, er, animated that the poor American family in there with us quietly slunk off, I think to get treated for electricity burns.
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What a brilliant day yesterday was. Really special to be there.
A huge well done to everyone involved in the club - the players, many of who had been written off (including by me), the staff, the fans, and Emery. Emery feels like the missing piece in the jigsaw and it was great to see him, Wes and Nas walking around at the end. I love the way that the message coming for Unai was, this is just the start.
So many highlights, but the last 2 minutes of stoppage time, when the whole stadium rose as one to help get the result over the line is something I think I'll never forget.
Other highlights were the pre-match display in the holte, dougie signing to the holte when brigton's first goal was disallowed and the HEITS tribute.
Thought we saw everything about Villa at its best yesterday - and it's been a long time since we could say that. Just very grateful to have seen it!
UTV
Agree with the all of the above. Never before seen/heard the Upper Trinity like it was in the last !0 mins yesterday.
Been to a few home games since Christmas inc. N'castle and Spurs, but thought this would either be a dead rubber or tense nervy affair. So didn't get a claret ticket when I had the chance.
Regretted it the last few days. So was dipping into ticket site every now and again. A few resale tickets popped up, but were snapped up lightning fast. Then whilst still sitting in my gym kit at home in Maidstone, 11-15am yesterday (Sun)
morning, shopping for tumble dryer parts, refreshed site for about the 5th time in the morning, and managed to land what must have been one of the last tickets sold. Not back home until gone 2.00 am after a curry. Brilliant day out. One of the best.
That's the way to do it; who needs a working tumble dryer in this gorgeous weather anyway?
Shopping For Tumble Dryer Parts is my favourite Beautiful South song by a long way
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Weird on MOTD how before showing the highlights of Villa Brighton they had Ryan Mason expressing his disappointment about not qualifying for Europe despite winning. Revealing that Villa had won before their turn on the show came. Nice for anyone who was doing the score avoidance thing...
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Weird on MOTD how before showing the highlights of Villa Brighton they had Ryan Mason expressing his disappointment about not qualifying for Europe despite winning. Revealing that Villa had won before their turn on the show came. Nice for anyone who was doing the score avoidance thing...
I keep trying to remember when he got a Villa player sent off. He was a right little shit as a footballer and has turned into a whiny little twat as a manager.
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Weird on MOTD how before showing the highlights of Villa Brighton they had Ryan Mason expressing his disappointment about not qualifying for Europe despite winning. Revealing that Villa had won before their turn on the show came. Nice for anyone who was doing the score avoidance thing...
I keep trying to remember when he got a Villa player sent off. He was a right little shit as a footballer and has turned into a whiny little twat as a manager.
He didn't just get a player sent off, he got the only player we had back then sent off.
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On the way from the ground I overheard a couple of Brighton fans talking - they said "it is nice to see the smaller clubs in the league qualifying for Europe"
I suppose most other fans of clubs in the premier league see us as a small club?
Most fans are ignorant to the history of other clubs & every fan sees their club as "big".
I remember having many a discussion with Watford, West Ham, Newcastle & Southampton fans about the relative sizes of our clubs & they all thought they were bigger, back when we were competing for top 4 & cups with that prick O'Neill.
Most were oblivious to our history & just saw whatever selective period or whatever selective statistic that made them bigger in their eyes. When the totality of the situation was pointed out, they pulled out that brain dead classic "historian" nonsense.
Another example of fan cluelessness, I actually had an argument with my Man Utd fan from Devon mate because he was insistent that Villa had never won the European Cup, because he had "never heard about it".
That is the type of fan who argues that Villa aren't a sleeping giant.
Ignorant.
I have nothing against Brighton. I quite like their assault on the status quo. Albeit a few of their fans are getting a bit big headed.
But Im not sure how long term the strategy of continually selling off your best players, then buying cheap replacements in the hope that they can sell them off again. Rinse repeat.
At some point, those cheap transfers will perform at a level of their transfer fee & they will be fighting a relegation scrap. Especially if they have European football to contend with.
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Weird on MOTD how before showing the highlights of Villa Brighton they had Ryan Mason expressing his disappointment about not qualifying for Europe despite winning. Revealing that Villa had won before their turn on the show came. Nice for anyone who was doing the score avoidance thing...
I keep trying to remember when he got a Villa player sent off. He was a right little shit as a footballer and has turned into a whiny little twat as a manager.
He didn't just get a player sent off, he got the only player we had back then sent off.
He seems almost humble as a (fill in) manager. He was a proper little shit as a player, snidy and vindictive which made up for his main contribution to Spurs. What a way to be remembered. I remember nothing about that game but the way he went about getting our player sent off. Like a petulant child he was. A thousand curses on his managerial career.
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I too quite like Brighton as over the last few years I've got to know a few of their supporters quite well on account of my recent departed friend being schooled there back in the 80's. They're having their day in the sun and good for them. I expect they'll go the way of Southampton and Norwich in a few seasons though. Their rapid rise will be balanced out by an equally rapid fall as their excellent recruitment can't be maintained. Still, nice to see a different face among the TV darlings.
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Weird on MOTD how before showing the highlights of Villa Brighton they had Ryan Mason expressing his disappointment about not qualifying for Europe despite winning. Revealing that Villa had won before their turn on the show came. Nice for anyone who was doing the score avoidance thing...
I keep trying to remember when he got a Villa player sent off. He was a right little shit as a footballer and has turned into a whiny little twat as a manager.
He didn't just get a player sent off, he got the only player we had back then sent off.
He seems almost humble as a (fill in) manager. He was a proper little shit as a player, snidy and vindictive which made up for his main contribution to Spurs. What a way to be remembered. I remember nothing about that game but the way he went about getting our player sent off. Like a petulant child he was. A thousand curses on his managerial career.
I think it's safe to say his managerial career is done. Until November when he'll be caretaker again.
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I've forgotten this about Ryan Mason, what did he do?
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I've forgotten this about Ryan Mason, what did he do?
I wouldn't put it all on Mason as this video shows the incident (sort of) and how the Ref was treating the sides with incidents that should / could be reds.
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I've forgotten this about Ryan Mason, what did he do?
I wouldn't put it all on Mason as this video shows the incident (sort of) and how the Ref was treating the sides with incidents that should / could be reds.
That is the most lively he has ever been
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Well, I'm still hanging I don't know about anyone else?
Over the weekend I had a bit of a "Wembley" feeling about Sunday, there just seemed to a buzz about the game even without a trophy on offer. I've never seen so many Villa colours in Town, the sound of singing coming out of the pubs was something unusual as well.
I couldn't watch the last 15 minutes, I paced up and down the concourse, trying to gauge the game via the fan reaction. Post match away from Villa Park it seemed slightly subdued and reminded me of the play off final. After a long hard season we achieved what we dreamed of and everyone almost appeared to be in a bit of a daze.
And now the season has gone. What usually turns out to be a bit of relief is now replaced with a slight sense of loss. Roll on August, roll on some new signings and roll on returning to Villa Park in just 17 days time for Bruce.
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Was that the match where they won it with a massive deflected free kick at the end? Hopefully we're into a 90s type run of beating them all the time.
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Was that the match where they won it with a massive deflected free kick at the end? Hopefully we're into a 90s type run of beating them all the time.
Was Gerry Francis their manager who said "thank god we only have to play them twice a season"?
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Finally sobered up and went (just about) back to work in the city centre of brum.
Wolves fan skulked around and avoided me until lunchtime when I smiled and he rolled his eyes - howse that "gap" coming I used to hear so much about?
The office nose. Ah..the poor sad bastard - 'lots of villa fans think they've qualified for the Champions league the way they're celebrating'. No my dear Neanderthal, its celebrating a win, a victory on a terrific end to the season and a European adventure to come. Did I mention that we've taken points off 18 of 19 Premier league teams this season? Or successive wins at home not equalled since 1993?
I sat with Remy jnr in the Upper Trinity and the noise and singing was all game long. The atmosphere was amazing. The outpouring of happiness at the final whistle. Hi Ho Aston Villa ringing in my ears.
New kit coming
New badge coming
150th Anniversary coming
New Stand coming
New players incoming
Deadwood departing
Long live the 'Emery era' - creating a dynasty. His tenure bookended by a magnificent victory on start off with the shellacking of a Manure side. Then an end game to qualify against a very good Seagull side.
Oh and my goodness, is MOTD absolutely crap in its insight and analysis. I want my fucking tv licence fee back. The passionate vlogs on YT now put this lot to shame.
Popped the radio on the way back to our fav curry house in Handsworth and "Im all emotional.....can't believe it.....how did we concede 5 to Arsenal.....hahahahahaha"
An absolute perfect Villa-at-home- day. Long may days like this continue.
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The custard bowl dweller at work avoided me like the plague today.
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Well, I'm still hanging I don't know about anyone else?
Over the weekend I had a bit of a "Wembley" feeling about Sunday, there just seemed to a buzz about the game even without a trophy on offer. I've never seen so many Villa colours in Town, the sound of singing coming out of the pubs was something unusual as well.
I couldn't watch the last 15 minutes, I paced up and down the concourse, trying to gauge the game via the fan reaction. Post match away from Villa Park it seemed slightly subdued and reminded me of the play off final. After a long hard season we achieved what we dreamed of and everyone almost appeared to be in a bit of a daze.
And now the season has gone. What usually turns out to be a bit of relief is now replaced with a slight sense of loss. Roll on August, roll on some new signings and roll on returning to Villa Park in just 17 days time for Bruce.
I haven't been at the stadium, as I'm in another country, but the closing match of the season is almost always the most interesting one. I've experienced similar emotions too. And I congratulate the Villa fans for the achievement :) I've been watching Villa matches for a long time and I like the team's game. So I decided to register on the forum, hello everyone!
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Well, I'm still hanging I don't know about anyone else?
Over the weekend I had a bit of a "Wembley" feeling about Sunday, there just seemed to a buzz about the game even without a trophy on offer. I've never seen so many Villa colours in Town, the sound of singing coming out of the pubs was something unusual as well.
I couldn't watch the last 15 minutes, I paced up and down the concourse, trying to gauge the game via the fan reaction. Post match away from Villa Park it seemed slightly subdued and reminded me of the play off final. After a long hard season we achieved what we dreamed of and everyone almost appeared to be in a bit of a daze.
And now the season has gone. What usually turns out to be a bit of relief is now replaced with a slight sense of loss. Roll on August, roll on some new signings and roll on returning to Villa Park in just 17 days time for Bruce.
I haven't been at the stadium, as I'm in another country, but the closing match of the season is almost always the most interesting one. I've experienced similar emotions too. And I congratulate the Villa fans for the achievement :) I've been watching Villa matches for a long time and I like the team's game. So I decided to register on the forum, hello everyone!
Hello hello hello
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Well, I'm still hanging I don't know about anyone else?
Over the weekend I had a bit of a "Wembley" feeling about Sunday, there just seemed to a buzz about the game even without a trophy on offer. I've never seen so many Villa colours in Town, the sound of singing coming out of the pubs was something unusual as well.
I couldn't watch the last 15 minutes, I paced up and down the concourse, trying to gauge the game via the fan reaction. Post match away from Villa Park it seemed slightly subdued and reminded me of the play off final. After a long hard season we achieved what we dreamed of and everyone almost appeared to be in a bit of a daze.
And now the season has gone. What usually turns out to be a bit of relief is now replaced with a slight sense of loss. Roll on August, roll on some new signings and roll on returning to Villa Park in just 17 days time for Bruce.
I haven't been at the stadium, as I'm in another country, but the closing match of the season is almost always the most interesting one. I've experienced similar emotions too. And I congratulate the Villa fans for the achievement :) I've been watching Villa matches for a long time and I like the team's game. So I decided to register on the forum, hello everyone!
Welcome!
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Ah here we go. Get into Europe the glory hunters show up.
Kidding KinPer welcome to the party. We are all scarred from the past number of decades of mostly ineptitude. So hopefully your experience is a much smoother and pleasant ride.
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Enjoy Kin Per
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Well, I'm still hanging I don't know about anyone else?
Over the weekend I had a bit of a "Wembley" feeling about Sunday, there just seemed to a buzz about the game even without a trophy on offer. I've never seen so many Villa colours in Town, the sound of singing coming out of the pubs was something unusual as well.
I couldn't watch the last 15 minutes, I paced up and down the concourse, trying to gauge the game via the fan reaction. Post match away from Villa Park it seemed slightly subdued and reminded me of the play off final. After a long hard season we achieved what we dreamed of and everyone almost appeared to be in a bit of a daze.
And now the season has gone. What usually turns out to be a bit of relief is now replaced with a slight sense of loss. Roll on August, roll on some new signings and roll on returning to Villa Park in just 17 days time for Bruce.
Yes Bruce in 17 days!
I'm really looking forward to being on the pitch aswell.
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Must be our best % of wins in Prem era.
Equal to 92/93, but that was over a 42 game season.
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21 is record in 1992-93 but over 42 games.
18 is joint second best with 1995-96 season.
We managed 17 wins in 1997 and again in 1998 and then MONs last two seasons. I think Dean Smith managed 16 two seasons ago.
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Ta DM
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The custard bowl dweller at work avoided me like the plague today.
On the flip side, 2 of my Brighton fan nephews were happy for me despite their team losing, and glad that we'd pipped Spurs to Europe.
Lot of ringing ears after the final whistle from that epic atmosphere, it seems: mine certainly were while queuing for the ladies in the Lower Holte afterwards. Can't remember the last time that has happened.
That 6 minutes of added time made me suffer nearly as much as the 7 at the play-off final, mind!
BTW, hi KinPer!
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The custard bowl dweller at work avoided me like the plague today.
On the flip side, 2 of my Brighton fan nephews were happy for me despite their team losing, and glad that we'd pipped Spurs to Europe.
Lot of ringing ears after the final whistle from that epic atmosphere, it seems: mine certainly were while queuing for the ladies in the Lower Holte afterwards. Can't remember the last time that has happened.
That 6 minutes of added time made me suffer nearly as much as the 7 at the play-off final, mind!
BTW, hi KinPer!
The Spurs must have been very upset ;D
Villa deservedly won that match! A terrific free-kick and a rather odd penalty... I've re-watched the highlights of that match.
Thanks for the cheers everyone :)
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Welcome to our H&V community KinPer and congratulation on picking the most famous Aston Villa as your team. . I take it your comment regarding free kick and penalty is about the match against Spurs?
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What a day!
Had a decent cup of tea in the cafe in the Hall. Walked down to the Trinity then right up to Row Z (no sign of Alan Hansen). Got emotional listening to Jed's farewell appearance. Thought the interviewer could have found more questions to ask Olof, as his interview seemed on the short side.
Fantastic noise from the crowd.
Game starts and Villa get off to a fast one. Leon nearly scores. Jacob had one run (strangely not shown on MotD highlights) where he beat three players, suggesting he might become the player that Grealish threatened to be. Lovely first goal but then Brighton come back hard. Great pass from Leon for the second, LB then almost scores with this right foot. They get one back before Emi makes a really good one-on-one save (again, not shown on MotD)
Second half we stayed back a bit more and a good Brighton side with an awesome bench rarely troubled us. The noise in stoppage time made my hearing cut out for a few minutes!
The relief at the final whistle, followed by Wembley-style celebrations =a great feeling. Well done the lads and Emery -what a manager!!
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Oh, and a special mention to the last few Brighton fans who left after the celebrations were about done.
About a dozen of them were moving to the exits and applauded the Villa fans in the Lower North as they came down the stairs.
Well done to them!
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Been away and just saw MOTD. There looked about 4 Brighton players offside at the freekick (which was a clean tackle). Can anyone explain why VAR overruled this "clear and obvious error"?