Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on December 03, 2025, 09:31:58 PM
-
Never in doubt.
Up to 3rd. 8 wins out of 9 in the league.
-
Nuts
-
Never in doubt
-
EASY WORK.
-
Happy birthday me. Thank you Villa
-
Ace.
-
Fantastic win...brilliant 2nd half performance.
-
Was saving the stat so I didn't tempt fate.
This would be just the third time that Aston Villa have come from 2-0 down away from home to win in the Premier League, and the first time since April 2005 vs Southampton.
-
That’s a terrific result. Welcome back Ollie.
-
Fucking mad. Fucking ace. You fucking beauties.
-
That feels like a big one.
-
Well deserved, we created the better chances and they had a couple of big slices of luck.
Onana was excellent in the 2nd half.
-
Glad Ollie had a good game.
A magnificent effort to come back from two down.
Well done everyone.
Villa 8)
-
Happy birthday me. Thank you Villa
My birthday, too!
-
Brighton have only lost 3 home games in 2025. Two have been against us.
-
Happy birthday me. Thank you Villa
Many happy returns to you. Same date as Ozzy Osbourne (RIP)!
-
Holy fucking shit . What a game.
-
Marco Bizot.
-
Champion performance
-
Happy birthday me. Thank you Villa
My birthday, too!
Many happy returns to both of you
-
Happy birthday me. Thank you Villa
Happy birthday TV. We won on my birthday this year as well.
-
Great fightback.
I have to admit that I muted the commentary when we went 2-0 down. Me of little faith.
Never seen Unai so animated.
-
So glad for the Villans at the ground.Must have been limb city
-
xG 2.76 WTF?
-
Happy birthday everyone!
-
What a fantastic win! And so happy for Ollie to get back amongst it.
-
I've had a shit day and was already in a bad mood, so I turned it off at 2-0 and just checked the match thread occasionally.
I deliberately didn't put it back on or comment as I didn't want to jinx anything.
You're welcome!
Anyway, up the flippin' Villa!!!
-
Excellent, after an exceptionally ropey start got control towards the end of the 1st half and then pretty much controlled it 2nd half. We are to Brighton what Palace are to us, fucking kryptonite. Special mention to Ollie, he was immense tonight.
Bring on the Arsenal.
-
I'm off my tits on AVFC
-
There was a time I always thought we could claw back a deficit - then the dark days came - but now I just relax into it and let SUE and the team sort it out.
-
What a fuckin’ win!!
-
My son said "Never in his lifetime has a team been capable of that away from home"
He's 25!
Incredible team spirit and performance
-
They apparently booed Konsa forgetting straight back up after feigning injury. Not quite the.game I saw.
V v v good 2nd half. We are a better side than last season and Arsenal now is a free hit but they won't fancy coming to Villa Park.
-
I woke up at 5am to prepare for 5.30 kick off. Almost went back to bed 20 mins in….yes superb. Their 3rd was a bit of cockroach but great win.
Now getting ready to travel to The Gabba with a spring in my step
-
Cracking win, hopefully we used all our bad luck up in that first half hour.
Love the Manager's passion which was as much a part of the win as anything that happened on the pitch.
-
A worldie from Bizot at the end?
And in homage the world's greatest shithouser, he even managed a yellow in the 95th minute
-
Nice to see a couple of scrappy tap ins.
-
I'm off my tits on AVFC
I don't care about your tits
They don't care about me
All I care about is A V F C
-
Four goals from inside the box. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, motherfuckers.
-
Happy birthday me. Thank you Villa
Happy birthday TV and UTV
-
Crazy game. Delighted for Ollie Watkins. Credit again to Emery. Backed Ollie publicly, started Maatsen, rotated the team too. Cash's set pieces caused them huge problems!
-
Nice to see a couple of scrappy tap ins.
We score how we want!
-
Happy birthday me. Thank you Villa
My birthday, too!
Many happy returns sir
-
Happy birthday me. Thank you Villa
Happy birthday TV and UTV
Cheers Ian
-
Lovely stuff
-
So pleased for Ollie! Hopefully he'll keep scoring now.
My Brighton 3 nephews won't be wishing me a Merry Christmas now, though!
-
Proper gunfight-at-the-ok-corral game.
Chaotic performance on the surface, but we had much more in our locker.
Well done Ollie, mate. God that must have felt good.
Guessand actually deciding to play second half.
Bizot doing a Greek tragedy in reverse.
Such a shame Brentford couldn't muster an equaliser.
-
What a very strange and wonderful season this.
-
Happy birthday me. Thank you Villa
My birthday, too!
And a happy birthday to you too Top Deck!
Two special gifts on here!
-
brilliant character and result. Pleased for ollie - his second was excellent. Great save by Bizot at the end.
UTFV
-
Third. In.The. Table.
Wonder if we'll get a mention on msm.
-
V v v good 2nd half. We are a better side than last season and Arsenal now is a free hit but they won't fancy coming to Villa Park.
Mosquera went off injured tonight as well, Saliba's missed the last two and Gabriel is definitely out.
Not a bad time for Ollie to rediscover a bit of form.
-
Not an easy place to go to these days. Fantastic win, showed some great resilience. Up to 3rd. Really loving what Unai Emery is doing for Aston Villa.
-
This team eh?!
-
V v v good 2nd half. We are a better side than last season and Arsenal now is a free hit but they won't fancy coming to Villa Park.
Mosquera went off injured tonight as well, Saliba's missed the last two and Gabriel is definitely out.
Not a bad time for Ollie to rediscover a bit of form.
Rice went off too, might be precautionary but had a calf issue.
-
I woke up at 5am to prepare for 5.30 kick off. Almost went back to bed 20 mins in….yes superb. Their 3rd was a bit of cockroach but great win.
Now getting ready to travel to The Gabba with a spring in my step
Root ton to complete your day (fingers crossed emoji).
-
Happy Birthday TV, and make sure you have an enjoyable next few days Olaf.
-
Well that's me not being able to get to sleep anytime soon. What a win.
Over the moon for Ollie, hopefully he can back on track, he usually loves it against Arsenal doesn't he?
-
Just about calmed down. Great win. Did well to see it out.
-
pretty much dominated the 2nd half apart from the later stages
-
They apparently booed Konsa forgetting straight back up after feigning injury. Not quite the.game I saw.
V v v good 2nd half. We are a better side than last season and Arsenal now is a free hit but they won't fancy coming to Villa Park.
It's not a free hit. We play the same amount of games vs everyone else and we're at home, where we very rarely lose. And we want to achieve something.
I hope the players don't see it as a free hit.
-
Proper gunfight-at-the-ok-corral game.
Chaotic performance on the surface, but we had much more in our locker.
Well done Ollie, mate. God that must have felt good.
Guessand actually deciding to play second half.
Bizot doing a Greek tragedy in reverse.
Such a shame Brentford couldn't muster an equaliser.
I thought Guessand did well in the second half. Instrumental in the winning goal.
-
Amazing win. Sometimes games just don’t go
your way and although we were poor at the start of the game everything just fell for them.
It’s just part of football that those games get away from you. Especially against a good and hard working team like Brighton away.
Incredible to drag that back. To do it while rehabilitating Ollie is perfect.
Other results going our way currently too! Dreamland!
-
They apparently booed Konsa forgetting straight back up after feigning injury. Not quite the.game I saw.
V v v good 2nd half. We are a better side than last season and Arsenal now is a free hit but they won't fancy coming to Villa Park.
It's not a free hit. We play the same amount of games vs everyone else and we're at home, where we very rarely lose. And we want to achieve something.
I hope the players don't see it as a free hit.
Bloody hell. I find myself agreeing with Smirker over something. 😉
-
I might watch MOTD tonight.
-
I turned off at 0-2, saying to wifey “I’m not watching this fucking shit”. Lasted about a minute. I was as pissed off with the ref as I was with the Villa.
Turned off again at 4-3 and checked the result on BBC Sport. I just couldn’t take it any more.
What a fucking team.
-
Proper gunfight-at-the-ok-corral game.
Chaotic performance on the surface, but we had much more in our locker.
Well done Ollie, mate. God that must have felt good.
Guessand actually deciding to play second half.
Bizot doing a Greek tragedy in reverse.
Such a shame Brentford couldn't muster an equaliser.
I thought Guessand did well in the second half. Instrumental in the winning goal.
Agreed.Some delightful touches from Guessand.
-
They apparently booed Konsa forgetting straight back up after feigning injury. Not quite the.game I saw.
V v v good 2nd half. We are a better side than last season and Arsenal now is a free hit but they won't fancy coming to Villa Park.
It's not a free hit. We play the same amount of games vs everyone else and we're at home, where we very rarely lose. And we want to achieve something.
I hope the players don't see it as a free hit.
Bloody hell. I find myself agreeing with Smirker over something. 😉
Can't shirk The Smirk pal 8)
-
I'm off my tits on AVFC
Same, this just about sums it up!
-
My favourite win of the season that.
-
No complaints from me about tonight.
We know what to expect from Unai and Villa's game plan.
Keep it quiet and tight in the first 45.
See what they're up to. Review and make changes at HT or from 55-60 mins on.
Run out winners.
3rd in the table having played 9 matches. (I'm not counting the first 5 - we didn't turn up).
3 points
Watkins finds his shooting boots
4 goals from inside the box.
-
Massive result! Well done!
-
This squad and especially this Manager needs a bloody trophy.
The man is a genius.
Just when you think the old Villa are back, the new Villa says "hold my pint this ain't over "
We are in a title race although will not be surprised if the likes of the Guardian only show the top 2 tomorrow
-
Bizot did a good Martinez impression today.
What a result.
-
What a turnaround, hopefully this is the beginning of a Watkins scoring run.
-
Proper gunfight-at-the-ok-corral game.
Chaotic performance on the surface, but we had much more in our locker.
Well done Ollie, mate. God that must have felt good.
Guessand actually deciding to play second half.
Bizot doing a Greek tragedy in reverse.
Such a shame Brentford couldn't muster an equaliser.
I thought Guessand did well in the second half. Instrumental in the winning goal.
To be fair he was a lot better in second half. Close to scoring first and fourth goals. But when he gets the ball with his back to goal near the sideline, he really struggles. That's a problem with Cash far from comfortable on the ball at times too.
-
Proper gunfight-at-the-ok-corral game.
Chaotic performance on the surface, but we had much more in our locker.
Well done Ollie, mate. God that must have felt good.
Guessand actually deciding to play second half.
Bizot doing a Greek tragedy in reverse.
Such a shame Brentford couldn't muster an equaliser.
I thought Guessand did well in the second half. Instrumental in the winning goal.
Agreed.Some delightful touches from Guessand.
Imagine if Guessand and Watkins both found a bit of form and had a decent December.
That would be lovely timing.
-
Proper gunfight-at-the-ok-corral game.
Chaotic performance on the surface, but we had much more in our locker.
Well done Ollie, mate. God that must have felt good.
Guessand actually deciding to play second half.
Bizot doing a Greek tragedy in reverse.
Such a shame Brentford couldn't muster an equaliser.
I thought Guessand did well in the second half. Instrumental in the winning goal.
To be fair he was a lot better in second half. Close to scoring first and fourth goals. But when he gets the ball with his back to goal near the sideline, he really struggles. That's a problem with Cash far from comfortable on the ball at times too.
Cash was excellent.Again.
-
I was watching on my phone and had trouble seeing the run up to the fourth goal. It looked like our player flicked on to Ollie who was in an offside position when he nodded it toward the goal which led to Malen's finish, but was it a Brighton player who got the touch to him?
-
Two Brighton players, take your pick.
-
https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=890498654150046
-
-
I thought we were done at 2-0. Fantastic comeback, absolutely delighted. What a save from Biscuit at the end.
-
Good result. Brighton unbeaten at home before tonight.
Wish we could win these games on the road without gifting the opponents the lead though.
Six straight wins now?
-
6 points against our next 2 opponents,both London teams and, maybe, just maybe we can start to dream!!
-
The last two away teams to win at Brighton were Aston Villa and Aston Villa.
-
We won the midweek stramash, scored a bunch of different goals, got our star striker over his hump and were Villa as fuck about it all into the bargain.
-
great three points, eight wins out out the last ninel eague matches?
-
Really good result against a quality team that is rareley beaten at home.
Was uncomfortable watching at times. but we found a way.
This is a a very resilient team, and it will undoubtedly win a trophy next couple of years.
-
Great win, had to dig in a bit the last 10, but we did and we’re on the march, sets it all up nicely for Saturday. Get in the lads
-
Fantastic comeback Villa, great to see Ollie scoring again, well done Onana and The Don. Bring on the Arsenal no problem.
-
Proper gunfight-at-the-ok-corral game.
Chaotic performance on the surface, but we had much more in our locker.
Well done Ollie, mate. God that must have felt good.
Guessand actually deciding to play second half.
Bizot doing a Greek tragedy in reverse.
Such a shame Brentford couldn't muster an equaliser.
I thought Guessand did well in the second half. Instrumental in the winning goal.
To be fair he was a lot better in second half. Close to scoring first and fourth goals. But when he gets the ball with his back to goal near the sideline, he really struggles. That's a problem with Cash far from comfortable on the ball at times too.
Cash was excellent.Again.
Cash is our Player of the Season so far.
May have been Fulham and City games - 90+4 not giving anyone an inch.
So pleased for him - always been a good player, looks like a brilliant one now.
-
Good result. Brighton unbeaten at home before tonight.
Wish we could win these games on the road without gifting the opponents the lead though.
Six straight wins now?
Unbeaten since we beat them in April. They are a good team. We are currently at least better
-
Hard one to give ratings, we mixed the sublime with the ridiculous. Rogers sums it up
Bizot 6 - nowhere for first but did well at end. Decent distribution. Should be playing him more in EL to keep him sharp.
Cash 7 - solid again defensively and set pieces caused huge problems including for Onana's goal
Konsa 7 - solid display again, unlucky not to score
Torres 6 - started playing after the own goal, very ropey start
Maatsen 7 - similar to Torres maybe, excellent assist and unlucky not to get a penalty. Took ball into contact too often
Kamara 6 - mixed enough display. We got the run around in midfield in the first half
Onana 6 - pretty much hid in the first half but a huge weapon for set pieces in the second
Guessand 6 - much improved after half time, nearly there for a few goals. Getting in right positions anyway
Rogers 7 - seemed to be trying to break a record for losing the ball in the first half. Then launches an inch perfect assist from deep in our half. Simple pass to put Malen through and overhits it. A freak.
McGinn 7 - struggled to get into the game early on, not his best position for me but much more in it after half time
Watkins 9 - a night of redemption. Destroyed them. After a poor miss early on too.
Digne and Bogarde were very good off the bench I thought. Malen scored with his first touch. Tielemans was ok. Buendia only on late.
Emery 9 - an outstanding night. Faith in the squad vindicated and particularly in his main man Ollie Watkins.
-
We can go up a gear or two when we have to. Brilliant win.
Onwards and upwards.
-
Hard one to give ratings, we mixed the sublime with the ridiculous. Rogers sums it up
Thanks for trying though bro.
-
Was saving the stat so I didn't tempt fate.
This would be just the third time that Aston Villa have come from 2-0 down away from home to win in the Premier League, and the first time since April 2005 vs Southampton.
Also Spurs in 2000 - was there for that one
-
A beautiful photo
(https://i.ibb.co/b5GJxRbt/IMG-8466.jpg) (https://ibb.co/b5GJxRbt)
-
A beautiful photo
(https://i.ibb.co/b5GJxRbt/IMG-8466.jpg) (https://ibb.co/b5GJxRbt)
Is that... Garcia?
-
A beautiful photo
(https://i.ibb.co/b5GJxRbt/IMG-8466.jpg) (https://ibb.co/b5GJxRbt)
Is that... Garcia?
Yep. The lesser spotted version.
-
It feels like teams come from 0-2 down quite regularly, especially if you're from Manchester and are playing a Birmingham team. I was trying to think the last time we come from 0-2 down, I was at Southampton in 05, surely not???
-
Morgan Rogers is world class, he worked his absolute bollocks off tonight on top of his sublime skill, like 3 players in rolled into one.
-
It feels like teams come from 0-2 down quite regularly, especially if you're from Manchester and are playing a Birmingham team. I was trying to think the last time we come from 0-2 down, I was at Southampton in 05, surely not???
Southampton was the last time we did it away. It was Everton last season at home in the League. And PSG in the Champs league.
-
-
Get the away fans clumped together at home. The gulf in sound at home compared to away is enormous considering about 10% are making that noise away.
-
On cloud 9. What a match. Superb after a poor start...a bit like our season.
-
I thought squeaky bum time was a thing of the past. We lost a bit of focus for a minute and got punished but as squeaky bums go, it was a mild case. MOTM I'm giving to Rogers, not that he was the best, they all played their part. It was for the massive improvement he showed tonight, completely focused for 96 minutes.
-
That Southampton game in 05 was my lads first ever away game as a six year old. He thought every away game would be like that..
-
Happy birthday me. Thank you Villa
Happy birthday to you….but….
It was my 60th on 27/11 so I’m sharing this with you, if you don’t mind.
Anyway, moment of the match, Unai ripping off his coat and chucking it down the touch line at 2-2.
Incredible scenes.
-
Morgan Rogers is world class, he worked his absolute bollocks off tonight on top of his sublime skill, like 3 players in rolled into one.
Great shout ……..Yes he did.
When you work THAT hard, and are involved that much, not everything is going to come off, but the things that mattered really did.
-
We got really physical 2nd half, won it back countless times, that was really good to see.
-
Not including us (twice), Brighton are undefeated at home since January.
-
Not including us (twice), Brighton are undefeated at home since January.
They must hate us.
-
They do. We also always lose to their "nearest" rivals as well.
-
https://youtube.com/shorts/SVCwMZRD6Nc?si=dW7MY-6E-nqDfC3P
-
Happy birthday me. Thank you Villa
My birthday, too!
Happy birthday, both!
-
Their first shouldn't have been a corner and then Bizot was fouled. Their second was a lucky own goal. Their third was a good strike.
We just found a way to win, 4 good goals (one v scrappy one) inside the box.
We're on fire. We're 4 points clear of 5th and a win on Saturday puts us 3 points off top spot.
-
What a game! Onana was immense today
-
The levels Unai is getting out of this group is incredible. That felt like a big win.
-
Happy birthday me. Thank you Villa
Many happy returns to you. Same date as Ozzy Osbourne (RIP)!
And happy birthday this week to Villa heroes Paul "God" McGrath and Martin "Risso" Rissbrook too.
-
I see Brighton are bellyaching about our second but I can't see why?
-
That Southampton game in 05 was my lads first ever away game as a six year old. He thought every away game would be like that..
Sadly you Can't Control them.
-
I see Brighton are bellyaching about our second but I can't see why?
Offside is the only thing I could possibly think of?
Not saying it was offside, I just cannot see anything else they could whinge about.
-
Their first shouldn't have been a corner and then Bizot was fouled. Their second was a lucky own goal. Their third was a good strike.
We just found a way to win, 4 good goals (one v scrappy one) inside the box.
We're on fire. We're 4 points clear of 5th and a win on Saturday puts us 3 points off top spot.
Bizot was ropey for the first one, he messed-up.
-
Their first shouldn't have been a corner and then Bizot was fouled. Their second was a lucky own goal. Their third was a good strike.
We just found a way to win, 4 good goals (one v scrappy one) inside the box.
We're on fire. We're 4 points clear of 5th and a win on Saturday puts us 3 points off top spot.
Bizot was ropey for the first one, he messed-up.
He certainly did!
-
I see Brighton are bellyaching about our second but I can't see why?
Offside is the only thing I could possibly think of?
Not saying it was offside, I just cannot see anything else they could whinge about.
I've definitely seen some moaning about how long after the 6 added minutes it was. I don't even think it was that much after.
-
I see Brighton are bellyaching about our second but I can't see why?
Offside is the only thing I could possibly think of?
Not saying it was offside, I just cannot see anything else they could whinge about.
I've definitely seen some moaning about how long after the 6 added minutes it was. I don't even think it was that much after.
Ah right. Well boo-hoo, you rock-chomping, deckchair-adorners.
-
Their first shouldn't have been a corner and then Bizot was fouled. Their second was a lucky own goal. Their third was a good strike.
We just found a way to win, 4 good goals (one v scrappy one) inside the box.
We're on fire. We're 4 points clear of 5th and a win on Saturday puts us 3 points off top spot.
Bizot was ropey for the first one, he messed-up.
He certainly did!
He got a judge just as he was jumping. But he should have been stronger too. I forgive him after that save at the end though.
-
I see Brighton are bellyaching about our second but I can't see why?
Offside is the only thing I could possibly think of?
Not saying it was offside, I just cannot see anything else they could whinge about.
Their guy punched the ball just before it. They might be best focusing on how Rogers ball took out three of their centre backs.
Looking back we absolutely destroyed them at set piece time.
-
We got really physical 2nd half, won it back countless times, that was really good to see.
Yes, I thought that was significant and not always something we have seen from this group. It's a sign, perhaps, of a growing belief in what this season could bring .
-
It feels like teams come from 0-2 down quite regularly, especially if you're from Manchester and are playing a Birmingham team. I was trying to think the last time we come from 0-2 down, I was at Southampton in 05, surely not???
Southampton was the last time we did it away. It was Everton last season at home in the League. And PSG in the Champs league.
Was it that long ago for Soton? I should know, I won £1500 on that game. A very, very rare betting win.
-
Great win and another great away day.
-
Brighton fans are having a meltdown about us on sm. Apparently we are diving whinging cheats who influenced the ref to give everything in our favour which is quite a coincidence because that's exactly how I described them on our WhatsApp group last night. But obviously I'm right and they're wrong. I challenged one of them about their first goal not being a corner and he said "that's football sometimes they get it right and sometimes they get it wrong" I didn't reply I just left him to consider that he might just be using double standards in his argument. Oh and they have a strange hatred for Unai Emery. God knows why as he hardly ever complains about wrong decisions and I've always found him to be a likeable chap even when he was at Arsenal.b
-
Brighton fans, just like Bournemouth and Brentford, seem to have bought into the hype that they're something special and it's created a weird arrogance in parts of their fan base that rivals the bullshit from the sky 6.
None of them seem to realise that they're 1 bad season away from being Wolves/Swansea/Leicester/etc.
-
Brighton fans are having a meltdown about us on sm. Apparently we are diving whinging cheats who influenced the ref to give everything in our favour which is quite a coincidence because that's exactly how I described them on our WhatsApp group last night. But obviously I'm right and they're wrong. I challenged one of them about their first goal not being a corner and he said "that's football sometimes they get it right and sometimes they get it wrong" I didn't reply I just left him to consider that he might just be using double standards in his argument. Oh and they have a strange hatred for Unai Emery. God knows why as he hardly ever complains about wrong decisions and I've always found him to be a likeable chap even when he was at Arsenal.b
The Brighton fans I spoke to after the match last night (got the park and ride with them) were all pretty gracious and said they just couldn’t cope with our press in the second half. Suspect there’s a degree of social media w***ery in your encounters 🤣.
-
I dipped into their main forum at half time to have a nose at what they were saying and was astonished by how much they hate Villa. They seem to have almost Blues’ level of hatred for us. Bizarre
-
Brighton fans are having a meltdown about us on sm. Apparently we are diving whinging cheats who influenced the ref to give everything in our favour which is quite a coincidence because that's exactly how I described them on our WhatsApp group last night. But obviously I'm right and they're wrong. I challenged one of them about their first goal not being a corner and he said "that's football sometimes they get it right and sometimes they get it wrong" I didn't reply I just left him to consider that he might just be using double standards in his argument. Oh and they have a strange hatred for Unai Emery. God knows why as he hardly ever complains about wrong decisions and I've always found him to be a likeable chap even when he was at Arsenal.b
The Brighton fans I spoke to after the match last night (got the park and ride with them) were all pretty gracious and said they just couldn’t cope with our press in the second half. Suspect there’s a degree of social media w***ery in your encounters 🤣.
Oh I totally agree. Social media is not a place to judge a fanbase or anything else really. Brighton fans in general are a decent bunch. Went there a few years back and met some good lads. We invited a group of them up to the Villa Tavern a couple of seasons ago and we had a top day from the bits I can remember.
-
I dipped into their main forum at half time to have a nose at what they were saying and was astonished by how much they hate Villa. They seem to have almost Blues’ level of hatred for us. Bizarre
I just think they need a proper rivalry to vent their spleen. The Brighton/Palace "rivalry" is forced and a bit of a joke to football fans of other clubs who have actual proper rivals.
-
I dipped into their main forum at half time to have a nose at what they were saying and was astonished by how much they hate Villa. They seem to have almost Blues’ level of hatred for us. Bizarre
It's because they have "Albion" in their name.
-
I dipped into their main forum at half time to have a nose at what they were saying and was astonished by how much they hate Villa. They seem to have almost Blues’ level of hatred for us. Bizarre
It's because they have "Albion" in their name.
It’s not surprising as we always stuff them and it’s a guarantee Ollie will score.
-
Ha seven goals lightweights!!! Love from FFC
-
I dipped into their main forum at half time to have a nose at what they were saying and was astonished by how much they hate Villa. They seem to have almost Blues’ level of hatred for us. Bizarre
It's a mix of us always beating them and us always rolling over for Palace.
-
Ha seven goals lightweights!!! Love from FFC
Haha, we just decided to not let the opposition beat our 4...
-
Brighton fans, just like Bournemouth and Brentford, seem to have bought into the hype that they're something special and it's created a weird arrogance in parts of their fan base that rivals the bullshit from the sky 6.
None of them seem to realise that they're 1 bad season away from being Wolves/Swansea/Leicester/etc.
They also collude with the Sky 6 as they are happy with the status quo. They know their lane 14th to 7th and a possible cup run. Happy with that and keep the money flowing so they have the advantage over bigger teams in the championship. It inhibits us newcastle and possible Everton moving up a notch.
-
Why are 10 teams playing both their games between Christmas and New Year at home and the other 10 having to play both of theirs away? Doesn't make sense to me.
-
Imagine if Guessand and Watkins both found a bit of form and had a decent December.
That would be lovely timing.
Was thinking something similar, Dave.
Not that Guessand was brilliant, even in the things he did well (still lacked a bit of conviction), but it was much better.
-
Brighton fans, just like Bournemouth and Brentford, seem to have bought into the hype that they're something special and it's created a weird arrogance in parts of their fan base that rivals the bullshit from the sky 6.
None of them seem to realise that they're 1 bad season away from being Wolves/Swansea/Leicester/etc.
They also collude with the Sky 6 as they are happy with the status quo. They know their lane 14th to 7th and a possible cup run. Happy with that and keep the money flowing so they have the advantage over bigger teams in the championship. It inhibits us newcastle and possible Everton moving up a notch.
That's a hell of conspiracy.
FWIW I know several Brentford fans and all are happy and content they are playing top flight football and at this rate probably will be for another 18months at least. And know it won't last forever.
-
One thing I take from this game is that Unai has really got his rotation theory humming in just about every position on the pitch, with the exception of Cash-Konsa-Pau.
It makes us so much stronger.
Fingers crossed those three stay healthy.
-
Happy birthday me. Thank you Villa
Happy birthday TV! What a epic birthday present. Absolutely buzzing with that.
We showed somw heart passion and dug in. Really proud of the players and the performance.
Great see ollie hit some form too as boy will we need him Saturday noon time.
-
Happy Birthday indeed TV.
How is your heart after that one? Not sure mine can take many matches like that!
-
Watkins now has 9 PL goals against this crowd! :)
-
Does anyone else feel that we still yet to hit top gear?
The potential for this squad and Manager is fantastic
As SUE said "there is no limit to our dreams"
Bring on the Arsenal and by the way i see Captain Black has already started to whinge about playing too many games - its the same for everyone you moron
-
I dipped into their main forum at half time to have a nose at what they were saying and was astonished by how much they hate Villa. They seem to have almost Blues’ level of hatred for us. Bizarre
Brighton fans' fury is about as scary as Tom Read Wilson threatening you in a pub.
-
Does anyone else feel that we still yet to hit top gear?
The potential for this squad and Manager is fantastic
As SUE said "there is no limit to our dreams"
Bring on the Arsenal and by the way i see Captain Black has already started to whinge about playing too many games - its the same for everyone you moron
I feel we haven't hit top gear yet but it's coming.
-
I dipped into their main forum at half time to have a nose at what they were saying and was astonished by how much they hate Villa. They seem to have almost Blues’ level of hatred for us. Bizarre
Brighton fans' fury is about as scary as Tom Read Wilson threatening you in a pub.
You should read the POST match thread. They do hate us intensely.
-
They all seem to absolutely despise Unai Emery. From what I can gather, it's because he gets very animated on the touchline.
Of course, they all loved De Zerbi though. I guess all football fans are hypocrites, really, it comes with the territory.
But they're a particularly weird bunch of weirdos.
-
I dipped into their main forum at half time to have a nose at what they were saying and was astonished by how much they hate Villa. They seem to have almost Blues’ level of hatred for us. Bizarre
Brighton fans' fury is about as scary as Tom Read Wilson threatening you in a pub.
Sheep in sheeps' clothing.
-
Funny enough their North Stand Chat Facebook page just popped up on my wall and most of them say it was no disgrace to lose to a class team like Villa. V refreshing.
-
Does anyone else feel that we still yet to hit top gear?
The potential for this squad and Manager is fantastic
As SUE said "there is no limit to our dreams"
Bring on the Arsenal and by the way i see Captain Black has already started to whinge about playing too many games - its the same for everyone you moron
I feel we haven't hit top gear yet but it's coming.
I posted the same on the Emery thread. We're showing flashes of our best football now but haven't really put it all together as much as we can. Last night and Bournemouth we had about half an hour of looking untouchable and if we can get 45minutes-an hour of that a few times in the next moth or so I think we'll start being talked about s genuine title contenders.
-
It will all hinge on whether we can stay injury-free. And this being Villa, we all know the answer to that question.
-
Not including us (twice), Brighton are undefeated at home since January.
They must hate us.
Just had a look at a Brighton forum and they're quite complimentary about our fans and they really rate Rogers but other than that yes, they can't stand us lol
-
Someone earlier gave a 6 for Onana. He was solid first half, and in the second gave one of the all time midfield performances. The disrespect he gets is unbelievable. Genuinely one of the most exciting midfielders in the Premier League, only 24 or so.
-
On of the things this season, I have found refreshing is the number of times we have come from behind to win, it's 4 now in just over a third of season. In past seasons it's usually probably not that many in a full season.
-
I love it when other clubs fans hate us. Hoping that little Arsenal twat with the headphones is having a Sunderland style meltdown on Saturday.
-
I love it when other clubs fans hate us. Hoping that little Arsenal twat with the headphones is having a Sunderland style meltdown on Saturday.
You don't aspire to be everyone's second favourite team, like Newcastle are? Weird.
-
Attila the Stockbroker
Aston Villa are a really good side. We splattered them at the beginning and went 2-0 up, then they absolutely walked all over us for 70 minutes and scored 4, then the Best Looking Dutchman scored an absolute screamer and they managed to hold out. For neutrals, a wonderful game. For, us, well, entertaining bollocks, but another time when I think of the worst of times and reflect on how far we’ve come. 🙂
-
I saw the Atilla the Stockbroker post earlier and thought it was very generous and fair. As usual the Brighton fans I spoke to were all decent and annoyed at their manager for not making other changes. I also didn’t realize they have a few injuries , eg Matoma, Wellbeck.
Support last night was very good and I think the fans chanting Ollie’s name last night after that weak side footed effort at 2-0 helped him.
-
https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=890498654150046
Konsa is brilliant in this clip. Get in!
-
Not including us (twice), Brighton are undefeated at home since January.
They must hate us.
Just had a look at a Brighton forum and they're quite complimentary about our fans and they really rate Rogers but other than that yes, they can't stand us lol
Not very happy bunnies are they
-
Attila performed some of his poems after a H&V outing at the Bartons a while ago. They were excellent and he was a good guy.
-
Agreed, cracking bloke.