Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on May 27, 2019, 04:54:00 PM
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Well played Villa, you beautiful, beautiful club.
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Fucking get in. But Christ that last 10 mins.
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FUCKING HELL YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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YEEEESSSS! GET THE FUCK IN!
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Physically sick
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I'm in tears
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Get the fuck in
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Fucking massive amounts of dust in my eye. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!
Back where we belong.
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Nerves shredded.
I love this team.
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I am welling up with my 2 week old boy - great start to his Villa supporting life
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Let's get Mings and El Ghazi signed up nice and quickly.
Fair fucking fucks to the lot of them.
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I am welling up with my 2 week old boy - great start to his Villa supporting life
Love it.
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Let's get Mings and El Ghazi signed up nice and quickly.
Fair fucking fucks to the lot of them.
Mings has been immense.
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Me for the last 15 mins
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Get in Villa, you magnificent bastards.
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Me for the last 15 mins
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Very apt.
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Absolutely brilliant! Last half hour was a nightmare but the feeling now is unbelievable. I couldn't have taken another year in the Championship. Premier League. Yessssssssssssssssss!
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Yesssssssssss
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13th in March, promoted in May.
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Never in doubt.
I'm lying.
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Magnificent. I love you all.
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Smashed fucking brilliant, ibjectionakku we werent great but ither than lasy 1o mins they had fuck all. Get fuckinh in
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Captain Jack's on pitch interview post match:
"I've just lead my boyhood team back to the Premier League and scored twice against Blues - perfect season."
Brilliant.
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Get T.F in!
Great performance. El Ghazi was excellent. A constant menace.
Mings, magnificent again. Gutted he got injured. The backline did well. Steer just played like a veteran of the game. Pure composure throughout, despite not being significantly tested but compare him to Roos at the other end.
McGinn, non stop as per normal.
Brilliant. Dean Smith has been an absolute McGrath-send to the club.
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Smashed fucking brilliant, ibjectionakku we werent great but ither than lasy 1o mins they had fuck all. Get fuckinh in
Couldn't have put it better myself (winky thing).
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Yessss! C'mon you Lions. Back where we belong. Better team for 80mins. What a run. What a journey since March. McGinn and Mings are legends.
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Champions League trophy in 3 years time.
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Well done, well played you lovely villa!!😂😂
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Need to buy sensibly to keep out of this fucking division.
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Can we take a moment to think of all the people having an horrendous day. Derby, sha, bitters, Wolves, Coventry, Newcastle, Bristol City, Leeds. Alan Biggs. The gimps on the Eve Mail and WM. Kiss our top flight ass bitches.
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I love you all you beautifull bastards
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been crying since full time
fucking hell
its slowly sinking in
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Fuckin get in...
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I'm another with dust in my eyes, just a beautiful result.
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Oh
My
God.
Fucking best day of my life.
Are back where we belong
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Oo-oh oo-oh, Villa are back, Villa are back
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Tony Xia there as well. Dunno if I actually care about him anymore.
Fucking over the moon!
;D ;D ;D
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We love to do it the hard way. Lots of work to be done now but just for today, let us join together and be happy, happy happy!!
Get in there you Villa men!!!!! Pitarch was in tears, Mr Sawiris looked like he was about to throw up. The future King of the world was crazy happy. fucking magic.
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This
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Can we take a moment to think of all the people having an horrendous day. Derby, sha, bitters, Wolves, Coventry, Newcastle, Bristol City, Leeds. Alan Biggs. The gimps on the Eve Mail and WM. Kiss our top flight ass bitches.
Also this
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Good day, I'm going to miss the beautiful Championship though.
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When the whistle went I was like’Yes, we’re fucking promoted’, and I realised it was the first time I’d thought about it all game. Weird.
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everytime they say aston villa are back in the premier league
I blart
ffs man up
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Fucking elated.
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Watched/ listened in 30 second burst in a caravan in Brittany with 1 bar of 3G. Not too stressful then 😩
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https://twitter.com/ESPNFC/status/1133040478222508034
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Did you all spot Dr Tony as we went up for the trophy?
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Wonderful
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Jack gets injured by the trophy
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All a bit quiet on the tube to Uxbridge.
I’m keeping my mouth shut and trying not to grin too much
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https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1133041348716716034/photo/1
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I'm so bloody glad to be out of this division. It feels like for the first time since O Neill fucked off (and even then, after losing twice at Wembley and being unable to make that step beyond 6th again, that we'd peaked) that we're looking up. Obviously going up a division helps that, but I feel the club is going somewhere. I think we've got enough of a spine in place to place solidly in the Prem.
After 9 years of consistent decline and disappointment, and dire management (across the club...top to bottom) it FINALLY feels like we're building a proper footballing ethos. We have owners in place with a bit of clout and they'll now have the freedom from FFP to do some good summer business (whilst keep our best, and hopefully signing up some of these loan stars).
If you run a club properly and get the right management and plan ahead, it'll pay off. This was make or break. I think had we lost today we'd have recovered and Deano would always keep us a decent side at that level (but we'd forever be losing our best players). But winning today is huge. We can go up with Grealish and McGinn. Build around that quality. Next season. Stay up. Whatever it takes. Then grow. Onwards and upwards. I said it before at the end of Randy's reign, but we needed to go down. We were rotting. We made poor choices, and thus the system reboot has taken longer thsn we'd have liked, things work out for a reason, and I really feel like Deano can take us forward and make us a solid premier league side again. If we have to settle for mid-table for a few years, so be it, but I'd hope we'll be playing well in doing that. Below Liverpool and City, there's potential for clubs to close in on the rest. So in the next few years, lets be part of that. It's not just the money clubs like City can spend, it's the work they put in and the clear philosophies they have (yeah the money helps...but spending willy nilly doesn't work anymore...Utd will tell you).
So lets build. Rejuvinate. We've been helped through with a lot of experience who have made some of our younger players really come of age. Now Grealish is skipper, he can help our youngster coming in and younger signings we make. Lets learn from things that work, things that we failed on under and beyond O Neill. Do it right, and just be enjoyable to watch.
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Beautiful, just beautiful.Thanks lads.Well done Dean.UTV
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Had it ended any other way... and the terror that it might during those last 17 minutes.
Now this smile is going to carve some serious permanent dimples in my face and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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This is a team worth all the love !!
Next season we are back where we belong!!!
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Tony Xia there as well. Dunno if I actually care about him anymore.
Fucking over the moon!
;D ;D ;D
I am glad you posted about Dr T being there. I thought I might have just imagined it during all the excitement.
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I'm so bloody glad to be out of this division. It feels like for the first time since O Neill fucked off (and even then, after losing twice at Wembley and being unable to make that step beyond 6th again, that we'd peaked) that we're looking up. Obviously going up a division helps that, but I feel the club is going somewhere. I think we've got enough of a spine in place to place solidly in the Prem.
After 9 years of consistent decline and disappointment, and dire management (across the club...top to bottom) it FINALLY feels like we're building a proper footballing ethos. We have owners in place with a bit of clout and they'll now have the freedom from FFP to do some good summer business (whilst keep our best, and hopefully signing up some of these loan stars).
If you run a club properly and get the right management and plan ahead, it'll pay off. This was make or break. I think had we lost today we'd have recovered and Deano would always keep us a decent side at that level (but we'd forever be losing our best players). But winning today is huge. We can go up with Grealish and McGinn. Build around that quality. Next season. Stay up. Whatever it takes. Then grow. Onwards and upwards. I said it before at the end of Randy's reign, but we needed to go down. We were rotting. We made poor choices, and thus the system reboot has taken longer thsn we'd have liked, things work out for a reason, and I really feel like Deano can take us forward and make us a solid premier league side again. If we have to settle for mid-table for a few years, so be it, but I'd hope we'll be playing well in doing that. Below Liverpool and City, there's potential for clubs to close in on the rest. So in the next few years, lets be part of that. It's not just the money clubs like City can spend, it's the work they put in and the clear philosophies they have (yeah the money helps...but spending willy nilly doesn't work anymore...Utd will tell you).
So lets build. Rejuvinate. We've been helped through with a lot of experience who have made some of our younger players really come of age. Now Grealish is skipper, he can help our youngster coming in and younger signings we make. Lets learn from things that work, things that we failed on under and beyond O Neill. Do it right, and just be enjoyable to watch.
The Supertanker is back afloat and ready to sail, Supertom
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Nice interview with Deano and Chris Wilder (my manager of the season).
Lots in common seemingly
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To all my H&V friends. We deserve this. Absolutely fucking brilliant. 2.30am here and I’m going mental. UTFV.
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I think Lampard did us a favour with his starting XI. Ohdearwhatapitynevermind.
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The Villa are up! Up the villa! That is all. :D
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Speechless here in the West of Ireland. Off to buy some bubbly. Up The VILLA!!!!!
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Welled up...dont know what to say.. .today has killed me but by God I love the villa... we are fuckin back
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Always liked Chris Wilder- impressive bloke
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Always liked Chris Wilder- impressive bloke
He is - still travels to work on the bus. He has been brilliant
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I had to change channel when Derby scored kept checking back to make sure we were still in front. Were back lets make sure we stay there, well done DS but I think you left Abrahams on too long.
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Premier League here we come !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Always liked Chris Wilder- impressive bloke
He is - still travels to work on the bus. He has been brilliant
Chris Wilder has just called us one of the six biggest clubs in the country.
He also said John McGinn owned Wembley today.
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Elated we are back but I must say I did enjoy a lot of moments in the championship.
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We needed to get relegated all those years to clear out the shite. Dean has come in along with a root and branch clean up and clear out of the club and for thje first time in a long time we have a management structure who know what they're doing, owners with cash, a proper footballing manager with nous, a midfield duo around which the team should build, a fan base I would pit against any in this world...and we're back where we belong. Villa...never EVER again find yourselves in that position. We're home.
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Yeah, 2.30am here too. I'm still shaking. Dunno what to do with myself. These occasions are nearly always overwhelming and when you have a win even more so.
I loved seeing Deano take a swig from the bottle in front of the camera, seeing him in front of the faithful arms aloft. I'll be living off that today. Everyone should be proud and played a part but for mine it's Deano.
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Oh god, just fantastic!
I love this team and manager more than any since 1982, hope we can keep it together. Good players, great people who actually care about each other, the club and the fans and know which side their bread is buttered. Can’t ask for more, and a special word about Elmo - struggled badly in Jan and Feb, since then, not a foot wrong, not one foot, what a cross today for the first. Love him.
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Wifey’s message on Facebook to all our Zulu mates:
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Fuck, this is brilliant. Just wish I was with some fellow Villa fans to really celebrate properly. Also, would be less embarrassed about blarting!
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Oh, and get Mings and El Ghazi signed up in the morning. And ffs bring Benteke home.
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Hi bcfc and wba, sorry we won’t be able to see you next season. We’ll be busy elsewhere
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And ffs bring Benteke home.
No thank you.
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Euphoria. This great club is back
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Hi bcfc and wba, sorry we won’t be able to see you next season. We’ll be busy elsewhere
Fuckin ace
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Tomorrow's house move had to take a back seat for a few hours there, packing can wait...
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Grealish can now attain legend status here. Going up means we don't have to wonder 'what if.' This is going to be a big season for him coming up. I think as long as we stay up and look like we're progressing he'll give us a couple of years at least. But progressing as a side is going to be very much based on how Grealish steps up in the Premier League. He's a special player. He'll be in the England side by Christmas. He's a classy player to have and best of all his love for the club is undoubted.
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And ffs bring Benteke home.
No thank you.
No thanks unless they are giving him away. And he takes a massive pay cut.
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Life is good.
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Always liked Chris Wilder- impressive bloke
He is - still travels to work on the bus. He has been brilliant
Chris Wilder has just called us one of the six biggest clubs in the country.
He also said John McGinn owned Wembley today.
He's right.
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Absolutely fucking fantastic
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Elated we are back but I must say I did enjoy a lot of moments in the championship.
Yeh that’s the dilemma isn’t it, but you never know we may step up to play good football in the PL which we haven’t seen since........... er I can’t remember
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SJM was a fucking warrior today.
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Sign-up Axel! Now is the time for Wes and Naseef to flex their financial muscle! Stadium will surely be expanded?
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Elated we are back but I must say I did enjoy a lot of moments in the championship.
Yeh that’s the dilemma isn’t it, but you never know we may step up to play good football in the PL which we haven’t seen since........... er I can’t remember
When did we last play good football in the Prem at Villa Park? O'Neill away we were often good but not consistent at home. O'Dreary's 1st Season?
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Tony Xia there as well. Dunno if I actually care about him anymore.
Fucking over the moon!
;D ;D ;D
In a way I'm happy he was there. He gambled on getting us up and it very nearly fucked us. However, I'll thank him for caring which I genuinely believe he does and most importantly for selling us to two fucking properly minted blokes.
This isn't a time for Xia talk though. It's one when ALL VILLA come together and celebrate. It's been a fucking long, long road back. What a brilliant summer now.
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SJM was a fucking warrior today.
He was brilliant.
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Quality. Thanks for posting
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I'd have taken that any which way, but doing it with supporters as captain and manager really puts the bells on.
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Elated we are back but I must say I did enjoy a lot of moments in the championship.
Yeh that’s the dilemma isn’t it, but you never know we may step up to play good football in the PL which we haven’t seen since........... er I can’t remember
When did we last play good football in the Prem at Villa Park? O'Neill away we were often good but not consistent at home. O'Dreary's 1st Season?
I suspect it might go back as far as Sir Brian’s days
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I love you lot. UTFV.
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Anybody know where I can get a time machine so I can travel back to 23rd May and run the games from Stoke again?
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Anyone else think Axel had a really good game today.
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Will there be an open top bus parade?
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Anyone else think Axel had a really good game today.
He's a good player who is only going to get better. I hope we can secure his services and Mings. Throw in Hause and Chester that is a very decent CB grouping for next season.
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Anyone else think Axel had a really good game today.
Yep not bad at all.
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I have had a bet on all of the play off games in each division and fancied us to win 2-1 today but chose not to back us so as not to jinx us. So I am claiming a share of the credit for todays win. You are all very welcome.
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That’ll do
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Will there be an open top bus parade?
Behave! We're not Small Heath!
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Two stand out moments from a tense but fulfilling afternoon for me.
SJM’s dummy in the centre circle in the build up to the first goal and Emperor Mings disarming Huddleston after the fracas at the start of the second half.
It feels fucking wonderful to be back, for the first time in almost 10 years the mighty Aston Villa are on the way back.
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Best season as a villa fan so far for me. Jack/Dean, watching us actually go for it again, 10 game run, my little girl’s first games and glory at Wembley.
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Mings' tackle that led to his injury was an outstanding moment also.
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Yes, yes, yes a thousand times yes. The Villa Boys From Aston. Glorious.
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Mings' tackle that led to his injury was an outstanding moment also.
I don't think they score if he doesn't injure himself there. Very unfortunate for the big man. He was immense again today. I'll be genuinely gutted if he's not starting next season in a Villa shirt. Don't for the love of god, anyone tell Bournemouth what they're missing!
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I’m so happy right now. A fantastic day so glad to be back where we belong.
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Well that's another trophy for the BCFC diary :)
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Got to say, Connor has come on a lot in the last 6 months. He's always had a lot of quality and produced 'the sexy stats' but I've noticed him getting more aggressive, a bit meaner and just tougher of late and it's making him a better player. It's meaning he's impacting games more, outside of hitting belters or his assists rate. I think he'll do well in the Prem. He'll be an important player for us and he compliments McGinn and Jack well too.
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Highlights (https://www.skysports.com/football/a-villa-vs-derby/407201)
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Well boys ad girls it was fully deserved. Have decided to stay in London tonight. Currently in boxpark Wembley
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Mings' tackle that led to his injury was an outstanding moment also.
I don't think they score if he doesn't injure himself there. Very unfortunate for the big man. He was immense again today. I'll be genuinely gutted if he's not starting next season in a Villa shirt. Don't for the love of god, anyone tell Bournemouth what they're missing!
I think he’s been carrying an injury for a while.
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Although he didn't play today, Glenn Whelan made probably the most important single contribution in the whole season to our promotion.
His last minute penalty miss in the 3-3 draw against Preston was the final nail in Bruce's coffin.
He was sacked 2 days later and .......
Here we are today.
Thanks Glenn.
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Got to say, Connor has come on a lot in the last 6 months. He's always had a lot of quality and produced 'the sexy stats' but I've noticed him getting more aggressive, a bit meaner and just tougher of late and it's making him a better player. It's meaning he's impacting games more, outside of hitting belters or his assists rate. I think he'll do well in the Prem. He'll be an important player for us and he compliments McGinn and Jack well too.
Agreed. I’ve been one of his biggest critics this season, but first half especially, I thought he bossed it and was probably our best midfielder until SJM came into it more in the second half. Congrats for making us eat humble pie Conor 👏🏼
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I've downed 6 beers in the last 2 hours - no effect
I've smoked 20 fags in the last 2 hours - nerves shredded.
Cried like a baby when the whistle went.
For the first time in my supporting history we have 2 x owners that can spend with the big boys.
Villa supporters as Manager & Captain.
I'm ecstatic and will feel like shit tomorrow, couldn't give a toss.
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Congratulations to everybody at the Club. How they have turned this around in such a short space of time, I will never know. Confidence is often underplayed but it is massive in football and it has been turned around by Dean Smith and his coaching team.
I have always been confident of us going up if we played to our potential but I think we have tensed up, the closer we have got to the end of the season.
We are back and I am so happy. All hail the cabbage!!
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Just like to say a big, big thank you to our goalkeeper. Just think, if Potato Head had got his way, Jed Steer may have been elsewhere before we started our unbeaten run. Hope he gets a chance in the PL.
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Dean Smith. .coaching staff and players . Thank you very much.. the villa are backj
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Wept at the final whistle.
Promoted with supposedly the 3rd richest owners in English football, and villa fans as manager and captain. Never thought we’d be in this position even 3 short months ago!
Dreams really do come true. Onto the next chapter.
UP THE VILLA
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I reckon Anwar was our best player over the three play off games. I don't know if he'll be here next season but he's played a massive part in us going up.
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It hasn’t quite sunk in yet, we needed to go this season and to do so with Smith in charge as well as with Jack and SGM in the side feels that little bit more special.
Of the loan lads I hope we sign Mings and Axel as well as El Ghazi, we have the makings of a decent Premier league team but need some quality adding over the summer.
Well done boys, you have made my year!
UTV
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I wonder how that wanker Joe Bryan feels tonight??
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I wonder how that wanker Joe Bryan feels tonight??
Who’s Joe Bryan?
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Ladies and gentlemen, that noise you can hear is the sound of natural order being restored.
Aston Villa, you have shredded my nerves for decades - on days like today I wouldn't have you any other way!
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I love Aston Villa right now
UTV
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Axel was exceptional today.
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This is going to be a long night in smoke😆
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Great job lads.
Wow that transfer speculation thread could be busy this summer .
I just wonder what budget Dean has been given ?
I wonder how many of today’s match day squad will be in the first prem run out ?
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Great job lads.
Wow that transfer speculation thread could be busy this summer .
I just wonder what budget Dean has been given ?
I wonder how many of today’s match day squad will be in the first prem run out ?
It’s important to do it right. Get the likes of Mings and El Ghazi in permanently, and spend the money we have on real quality. Don’t want to do a Fulham and spend lots of money, alienating the players in the core of the squad.
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Oh and a brilliant touch to have James Chester there with Jack to lift the trophy.
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Jesus ch....that last 15 minutes! Just when you think we're going to have our first routine Wembley final win since 1996 they go and give us a bit more torture one last time at this level.
Wouldn't have it any other way even if football matches chip away at your life expectancy.
Thought we deserved it anyway against a tricky team who kept going at 2 down. They deserve the goal although extra time would've been a robbery.
Important after the last decade we just soak this up for the next week. Arguing who should be our left back next season can wait for the start of June.
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Fuck me with the rough end of a ranmans trumpet but we made hard work of that. Nevermind. COME ON YOU VILLA BOYS!!! :D :D :D
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I’m sure the reality will sink in, but all I’m feeling is an enormous sense of relief. TM was magnificent; and we deserved to win the game. Fuck the haters & thank you Dean Smith for pulling promotion out of the hat. Remarkable stuff & a humongous UTV! 😎
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Brilliant, never in doubt we'd go up this season was it?
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Despite Mings and McGinn giving their usual quality performances, MOTM for me today...... Connor Hourahane. If he plays like that every week he'll be good enough for next season as well. Special mention to El Ghazi too, not usually a big fan but played well today and had the biggest impact in the final third.
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It was great to see Whelan and Jedinak so obviously chuffed with what's been achieved. Jedinak's penalty against the Albion was one of the season's highlights, for me.
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just drank a bottle of bubbly and now off for an Indian , curry that is...
what a day
im loving it
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This is going to be a long night in smoke😆
Enjoy every minute. Wish I were there.
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Well that's a relief! :D
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Date for your diaries....
09:00 Thursday June 13th
Premiership fixtures announced 🤣🤣👍🏻💪🏻
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There is definitely work to be done, but today I am going to bask in the warm glow of victory and not dull the promotion high that is coursing through my veins.
We just watched this again and there wasn't a dry eye in the house...
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What a time to be alive. Get in!!!!
I’ve got a fantastic gash on my shin from arguing with the seat in front of me after El Ghazi scores but who cares.
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Best day at Wembley ever.
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Oh my God! due to a long standing commitment I had to take my best mate to the dentist today as he's undergoing dental implants and as he doesn't drive I've been taking him. I had to collect him from his workplace at 3pm and didn't get home until 5:20. I had maintained a media blackout all afternoon as my nerves wouldn't have stood it. As I walked through our door Mrs S asked had I heard the score whilst using a sad face, she couldn't keep it up though and I knew then that we had won. Aston Villa, you have made an old man very happy today.
I've been on the phone ever since, first to my lad over in England, then my daughter and my three grandsons. I'm absolutely elated. My daughter reminded me that I said when we were relegated that it would be at least three years before we got back. Mystic Meg I 'aint.
Well done to everyone connected to the club for all your efforts this season but a very special well done to all you supporters for standing by us through thick and thin, let's hope that the good times are again about to roll.
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So pleased with that, a deserved victory. Keep Ming's, Axel and ElGhazi. Would also keep Hause.
Smith mentioned how wealthy the owners are, I think he will have a big budget next season.
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Date for your diaries....
09:00 Thursday June 13th
Premiership fixtures announced 🤣🤣👍🏻💪🏻
We not away to Luton then?
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I said it before at the end of Randy's reign, but we needed to go down. We were rotting.
Not to pick holes in a day like today, but there can never be an argument for going down.
Lerner was ultimately a duff owner, so what we needed was better ownership in the topflight.
Not the Prince of Polyester turning up in his Burton suit and shoes from Bacons in 2016, trying to take us all for mugs.
Anroad, those things are but a distant memory. Thank Christ.
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Best day at Wembley ever.
Nah. Stuffing Newton Heath 3-1 in '94 was the best day at wembley ever!
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Special mention for the empty Derby seats.
We could have had them.
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That last 15 minutes I thought my old man was going to have to call 999 the speed my heart was beating, so so happy, was in floods of tears at the end. Back where we belong, with a Villa fan in charge, a Villa fan as captain, beautiful.
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Oh my God! due to a long standing commitment I had to take my best mate to the dentist today as he's undergoing dental implants and as he doesn't drive I've been taking him. I had to collect him from his workplace at 3pm and didn't get home until 5:20. I had maintained a media blackout all afternoon as my nerves wouldn't have stood it. As I walked through our door Mrs S asked had I heard the score whilst using a sad face, she couldn't keep it up though and I knew then that we had won. Aston Villa, you have made an old man very happy today.
I've been on the phone ever since, first to my lad over in England, then my daughter and my three grandsons. I'm absolutely elated. My daughter reminded me that I said when we were relegated that it would be at least three years before we got back. Mystic Meg I 'aint.
Well done to everyone connected to the club for all your efforts this season but a very special well done to all you supporters for standing by us through thick and thin, let's hope that the good times are again about to roll.
YOU MISSED THE MATCH - hope you've taped it!
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Oh my God! due to a long standing commitment I had to take my best mate to the dentist today as he's undergoing dental implants and as he doesn't drive I've been taking him. I had to collect him from his workplace at 3pm and didn't get home until 5:20. I had maintained a media blackout all afternoon as my nerves wouldn't have stood it. As I walked through our door Mrs S asked had I heard the score whilst using a sad face, she couldn't keep it up though and I knew then that we had won. Aston Villa, you have made an old man very happy today.
I've been on the phone ever since, first to my lad over in England, then my daughter and my three grandsons. I'm absolutely elated. My daughter reminded me that I said when we were relegated that it would be at least three years before we got back. Mystic Meg I 'aint.
Well done to everyone connected to the club for all your efforts this season but a very special well done to all you supporters for standing by us through thick and thin, let's hope that the good times are again about to roll.
YOU MISSED THE MATCH - hope you've taped it!
Yup. Enjoy your night and if you're travelling, stay safe.
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Best day at Wembley ever.
Nah. Stuffing Newton Heath 3-1 in '94 was the best day at wembley ever!
yep today was relief ..
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Oh my God! due to a long standing commitment I had to take my best mate to the dentist today as he's undergoing dental implants and as he doesn't drive I've been taking him. I had to collect him from his workplace at 3pm and didn't get home until 5:20. I had maintained a media blackout all afternoon as my nerves wouldn't have stood it. As I walked through our door Mrs S asked had I heard the score whilst using a sad face, she couldn't keep it up though and I knew then that we had won. Aston Villa, you have made an old man very happy today.
I've been on the phone ever since, first to my lad over in England, then my daughter and my three grandsons. I'm absolutely elated. My daughter reminded me that I said when we were relegated that it would be at least three years before we got back. Mystic Meg I 'aint.
Well done to everyone connected to the club for all your efforts this season but a very special well done to all you supporters for standing by us through thick and thin, let's hope that the good times are again about to roll.
YOU MISSED THE MATCH - hope you've taped it!
Yup. Enjoy your night and if you're travelling, stay safe.
At home getting steadily sloshed, enjoy the game - won't tell you the result but I think you'll like it.
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Although he didn't play today, Glenn Whelan made probably the most important single contribution in the whole season to our promotion.
His last minute penalty miss in the 3-3 draw against Preston was the final nail in Bruce's coffin.
He was sacked 2 days later and .......
Here we are today.
Thanks Glenn.
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Good point.
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So pleased with that, a deserved victory. Keep Ming's, Axel and ElGhazi. Would also keep Hause.
Smith mentioned how wealthy the owners are, I think he will have a big budget next season.
Abraham? Or have Chav$ki recalled him?
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We always knew Derby were going to throw everything at us, and those last 15 mins were heart in mouth, but makes the win sweeter.
Right, excuse me while I restart my ticker ;D
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Happiest I've been, football wise, in many a year!
Well done each and every man. Special mentions though must go to, the often maligned Hourihane, Taylor, and El Ghazi, who all had really good games.
Finally, John McGinn. What a player!👌
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Get the f**k in Villa. #greyingindiedad
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Best day at Wembley ever.
Nah. Stuffing Newton Heath 3-1 in '94 was the best day at wembley ever!
yep today was relief ..
Nah, today was sweeter
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Admirably swift!
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What a day. We had chaos at the start not getting on the train so had to drive but from there was a special special day.
Very very shocked derby did not start Marriott. Played hugely into our hands.
As for the game very cagey but we were on top. Huge goal just before half time which our pressure deserved. Would liked us to play through the middle a bit more but we got the job done!!! That last 15 mins was sheer hell but tbf I was delighted with 7 mins I thought we were looking at 10!!!
Marks
Steer -8 - did everything asked of him especially those two held crosses. Deserves to play in the premier league
Elmo- 8 - post Leeds at home he got pelters but he has really improved quality cross for the first
Taylor - 7- solid and again has stepped up
Mings -9- we have to sign him over any other player. The guy oozes class
Axel- 8 - superb and is premier league let’s hope it’s woth the Villa
Hourihane -8- a player I slated post the good run but today he really performed broke up play and made tackles good on ball too
Adomah -6- solid and was surprised he was taken off. Not good at prem league level
McGinn- 9- the guy is the signing of the season. So good he got the winner
Jack -7- quieter than normal but calm on the ball and so pleased he will captain his boyhood team in the premier league
El ghazi 9 motm - direct threatening we must sign him
Tammy -6- good on the ball not without it. Huge input across the season but I would not sign him. Hugely controversial but if I had 30m I’d take it to Bournemouth not Chelsea
Dean Smith and staff -10- heroes
Enjoy the night villa fans come on you lions
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Lovely
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My wife booked a holiday in RAMsgate of all places back when I thought we had no chance of making the playoffs. Watched the game in a pub full of derby fans, no idea why. I think I gave an elderly local bloke a heart attack when we scored the first. Never relaxed, even at 2-0, just knew Vila wouldn’t make it easy. Those last 10 minutes were horrible.UTV
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Brilliant day at Wembley. Strange game, pitch seemed a bit dry?, but deserved win. Don't think we were anywhere near our best but we did enough. On a day when the likes of Grealish struggled, lesser lights like Elmo, Hourihane and El Ghazi were superb. McGinn was excellent in second half. We stopped playing for about 10 mins when cruising and Derby got back into it. Strange team selection from Lampard didn't help the Derby cause and they were very poor late rally aside.
Huge job of work over the summer. Mings is a must buy but the club is far stronger now.
Steer 7, Elmo 8, Tuanzebe 6, Mings 7, Taylor 5, Hourihane 7, McGinn 8, Grealish 6, El Ghazi 9, Abraham 6. Green 5, Hause 6.
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7 for Taylor easy played well
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When the whistle went I was like’Yes, we’re fucking promoted’, and I realised it was the first time I’d thought about it all game. Weird.
Uptowm bruv if yer about
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Just read the SHA forum if you want a laugh. Oh the bitterness!
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Tony Xia there as well. Dunno if I actually care about him anymore.
Fucking over the moon!
;D ;D ;D
In a way I'm happy he was there. He gambled on getting us up and it very nearly fucked us. However, I'll thank him for caring which I genuinely believe he does and most importantly for selling us to two fucking properly minted blokes.
This isn't a time for Xia talk though. It's one when ALL VILLA come together and celebrate. It's been a fucking long, long road back. What a brilliant summer now.
More importantly what were his shoes like today??
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What a day. We had chaos at the start not getting on the train so had to drive but from there was a special special day.
Very very shocked derby did not start Marriott. Played hugely into our hands.
As for the game very cagey but we were on top. Huge goal just before half time which our pressure deserved. Would liked us to play through the middle a bit more but we got the job done!!! That last 15 mins was sheer hell but tbf I was delighted with 7 mins I thought we were looking at 10!!!
Marks
Steer -8 - did everything asked of him especially those two held crosses. Deserves to play in the premier league
Elmo- 8 - post Leeds at home he got pelters but he has really improved quality cross for the first
Taylor - 7- solid and again has stepped up
Mings -9- we have to sign him over any other player. The guy oozes class
Axel- 8 - superb and is premier league let’s hope it’s woth the Villa
Hourihane -8- a player I slated post the good run but today he really performed broke up play and made tackles good on ball too
Adomah -6- solid and was surprised he was taken off. Not good at prem league level
McGinn- 9- the guy is the signing of the season. So good he got the winner
Jack -7- quieter than normal but calm on the ball and so pleased he will captain his boyhood team in the premier league
El ghazi 9 motm - direct threatening we must sign him
Tammy -6- good on the ball not without it. Huge input across the season but I would not sign him. Hugely controversial but if I had 30m I’d take it to Bournemouth not Chelsea
Dean Smith and staff -10- heroes
Enjoy the night villa fans come on you lions
Pretty much nails it
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When the whistle went I was like’Yes, we’re fucking promoted’, and I realised it was the first time I’d thought about it all game. Weird.
Uptowm bruv if yer about
Staying in mate, New York on Thursday.
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Its like a massive weight lifted of your shoulders to be out of this division and back at the top, brilliant performance, knew when the 2nd went in it would take a monumental effort by Derby to turn it around, pointers..170ml which increases to 300ml if we stay up, so back in the Premiership and a massively rich club again if we do this right.
Well done everybody at the club.
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Just read the SHA forum if you want a laugh. Oh the bitterness!
Had a quick look, most seemed to be distraught they won 100-300 quid in bets they can spend on home improvements in their Worcs. shires.
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What a fucking day! On the train back with a load of Derby fans. Just phenomenal, and I now consider Mr Sexual Ealing and his cousin as brothers from another mother.
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Just read the SHA forum if you want a laugh. Oh the bitterness!
Had a quick look, most seemed to be distraught they won 100-300 quid in bets they can spend on home improvements in their Worcs. shires.
Or bail money.
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And for everyone heading back to Brum, the weather is lovely.
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I don't really care what they think to be honest.
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So pleased with that, a deserved victory. Keep Ming's, Axel and ElGhazi. Would also keep Hause.
Smith mentioned how wealthy the owners are, I think he will have a big budget next season.
Abraham? Or have Chav$ki recalled him?
This may not be the time or place, but I'd be happy for us not to spend big money on Abraham.
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Mings, El-Ghazi, Hause, straight away, Abraham id leave tbh
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When the whistle went I was like’Yes, we’re fucking promoted’, and I realised it was the first time I’d thought about it all game. Weird.
Uptowm bruv if yer about
Staying in mate, New York on Thursday.
Why are you going to the Rotherham ground on Thursday? Nostalgic for the old Championship grounds we used to play at already? ;)
Word has just reached the Small Heath Alliance site that the Birmingham Central Library will be lit up claret and blue tonight. No prizes for guessing how that news has gone down.
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Wow, what a great day. Didn't get off to a good start - every time we go to Wembley I park at Hillingdon station and get the tube to Wembley Park - got to Hillingdon normal time and it was completely full. Fortunately, for the first time ever, I had a plan B,C and D and got parked at my plan B tube station and from then on it was a fantastic day. Thought Fwank got his tactics wrong - and so did most of the Derby fans on the way back after the game. If he'd started with Waghorn and Marriott it may have been a different result - they threw the kitchen sink at us for the last 15 minutes and we did well to survive the onslaught after being the better team for the rest of the game. The despair when the board went up showing 7 minutes was surpassed by the absolute elation when the final whistle went. Great to see Wills on the big screens celebrating with big John. Back to the land of hype and money!
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I hope we never play Small Heath ever again, and I’m not really interested in what they think either, fuck em
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Maybe it's the beer talking. But I think today is the final purge of MON from our system. We are clean.
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Sitting very happy in a kings cross pub - relaxed first half, though grealish had thrown it away with that cross pass to no one. Otherwise great first half and brilliant 2 saves from steer and it was ours. Thank god for that. Talking to a few derby fans after Marriott got caught on a sickie playing golf - that could have won us the match. I’ll have a few more tonight!
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A great game, which Derby contributed to equally. You don’t enjoy a game like that, it shreds your nerves – you do enjoy the result. I would like to know why the referee played sixteen hours, and not sixteen minutes after Derby scored. Both sets of fans were magnificent with good humour before- and after.
I predicted that a single goal would decide the game, and so it proved.
The lower half of the PL will not be pleased at Villa’s return, the Champ will miss our crowds, and the promotion aspiring teams would rather Huddersfield, Fulham and Cardiff to deal with without Villa in the mix.
Tonight is about celebration. But when the hangovers clear there will be much to reflect upon.
This is a successful Villa side, it has won promotion. However, no-one would claim that this is a great side. We are no match for the Wolves side that won promotion.
Will Grealish stay? Should he stay? Rumour has it that whatever happens Spurs, possible European Champions, certainly offering CL football, offering guaranteed PL football, and with a bigger wage budget ,will sign him. On the pitch, Grealish is a game changer. Yet the team will need changing and the £40m that he will command could be usefully reinvested, as can his PL wages.
Dean Smith has done fantastic a job – but he is a PL novice, will he adapt? Will he be given time to adapt? Should Villa make a pre-emptive move for a PL veteran? I hope he does adapt – but he will not be given time if results are adverse towards Christmas and relegation is on the horizon. Romance is for Mills and Boon. Credit to Steve Bruce for bringing in John McGinn (amongst others), just as important to us as Grealish.
Then there are the loanees. Particularly Tammy Abraham. A Chelsea transfer embargo and /or Lampard going to the Bridge will pretty much guarantee his leaving. However, Tammy likes playing and scoring, if the circumstances are right securing him secures goals, a vital commodity in our first season back. He will also have one eye on England – playing for Villa, is better than not playing for Chelsea.
The rumours are that we will fall foul of EFL FFP rules. But they don’t apply in the PL so best not get relegated!
Strangely, I will be sorry to leave the Champ. We won loads of games, took massive travelling support to some great places, and enjoyed big home gates. Leeds, Blues, Forest and Derby away are much more fun than Bournemouth, Burnley, Palace and Watford. Of course I want to compete with the best, but those last five PL seasons were no fun, the past three have been.
We’re back.
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When passing the Sty on the train into Moor Street station, a beautiful rainbow overhead was putting Bl*es in their place. Disappointed the Wembley arch didn't light up claret and blue, though, after the game :'(
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Spurzzz can do one. Grealish is staying.
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If Carlsberg did days out.
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On the way home now. Probs a more measured post 2moz when I'm sober, but until then UTV!! Enjoy ur night Villans!
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Just home. That last ten minutes was the longest of my life. Absolutely overwhelmed with joy, pride and a feeling of a huge crushing weight having been lifted off my life. There were times in the last few seasons when I thought I would never see us back in the First Division.
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Loved Dean's interview when he spoke about visiting his dad last Friday, and said something about his dad seeming to understand him for once when he was telling him about the match.
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Just home. That last ten minutes was the longest of my life. Absolutely overwhelmed with joy, pride and a feeling of a huge crushing weight having been lifted off my life. There were times in the last few seasons when I thought I would never see us back in the First Division.
The same for me Brian. The younger supporters would really have little understanding of how important to our generation this is, not making light of their sense of importance but, as you get older...
Whilst on this subject, let's all spare a thought for all those HEITS that passed away this season and didn't get to see this today.
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Loved Dean's interview when he spoke about visiting his dad last Friday, and said something about his dad seeming to understand him for once when he was telling him about the match.
Lovely. And for anyone who has had a relative with dementia so relatable (not the Premier League manager bit obviously), those few precious seconds of recognition I mean.
“To be honest, I went to see my old man on Friday and he kept his eyes open for two minutes and I said ‘the next time I come to see you I’ll be a Premier League manager'. And he smiled and nodded, so for me, that’s enough.”
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Spurzzz can do one. Grealish is staying.
Outside of serious injury there is a not a chance in hell Jack Grealish will not be captaining Aston Villa on the opening day of the season.
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Not long home after a simply incredible day. After all the shit of recent years, days like today remind you it's all worth while, even during the dark times. Some very special people follow this club, and I am humbled and happy to be amongst you. Up the Villa!
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Just thrown up over a new pair of Clarks sand desert wellies due to too much Thatchers and no food...……… But who cares WE ARE BACK UTV !!!
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Just thrown up over a new pair of Clarks sand desert wellies due to too much Thatchers and no food...……… But who cares WE ARE BACK UTV !!!
Ace, good lad. On my 6th piece of toast trying to soak up the alcohol. In absolute bits.
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Back where we belong, with a Villa fan in charge, a Villa fan as captain, beautiful.
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This. Beautiful. Lovely. Rare. What every supporter of any club wants.
But also those who have no historical connection with the Villa - the likes of El Ghazi and Elmo, both MAGNIFICENT for two/three months, have bought into what we are, and that’s brilliant management by Deano but also shows that they are professional and nice people who care about team mates and fans. Good times.
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Just read the SHA forum if you want a laugh. Oh the bitterness!
Had a quick look, most seemed to be distraught they won 100-300 quid in bets they can spend on home improvements in their Worcs. shires.
Don’t even look. This is our night.
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Some utter knobs on train from Marylebone...
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Mings, El-Ghazi, Hause, straight away, Abraham id leave tbh
No way. Tammy is part of this, loves the Villa, I want him to stay. Would nonetheless agree we need another striker too.
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Im absolutely smashed so cant articulate this fully but I've loved the mahority of the Championship, if our finances dictated it then id of liked another season here ("on the understanding thst we romped to the title next season) but we all know oue sityatiin and im fucking thrilledthat we did the job and are in a position to sign our loan players and push on.
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OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH yes just home very happy man
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Brilliant day at Wembley. Strange game, pitch seemed a bit dry?, but deserved win. Don't think we were anywhere near our best but we did enough. On a day when the likes of Grealish struggled, lesser lights like Elmo, Hourihane and El Ghazi were superb. McGinn was excellent in second half. We stopped playing for about 10 mins when cruising and Derby got back into it. Strange team selection from Lampard didn't help the Derby cause and they were very poor late rally aside.
Huge job of work over the summer. Mings is a must buy but the club is far stronger now.
Steer 7, Elmo 8, Tuanzebe 6, Mings 7, Taylor 5, Hourihane 7, McGinn 8, Grealish 6, El Ghazi 9, Abraham 6. Green 5, Hause 6.
More or less with you, thought it was a toss up between El Ghazi and Elmo for MOM whilst McGinn was incredible second half. However, thought Hause was a TEN. Brilliant cameo, got his head on the end of every cross and headers went a mile. Commanding stuff, if anything, was even better than Tyrone.
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I have had the privilege of sharing the day with 35 000 of you. I am drinking champagne on my own in an empty house but I can still hear sounds of a truly wonderful day. I cannot remember being kissed by so many people, old and young, Male and female.
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I've been on the wagon for a month. I'm having 8 hours off it, am well-blootered and don't know how the fuck I'll drag myself out of bed at 5:40am tomorrow.*
UTFV!
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Still absolutely buzzing and excited about next season
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Lost count of the number of villa scarves and flags we saw on the way back up the M40 - great day. Kind of felt it was going to be our day but exhausted from the tension especially at the end. My lad (8 in 2 days time) was wearing his McGinn strip and enjoyed the attention. Great crowd in block 533 down the front - also a shout out to anyone who was in The Coach and Horses in Ickenham pre match. UTV - never in doubt was it????
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Wow that was some birthday. Must have aged 20 years in the 7 mins of stoppage time. Brilliant Villa absolutely brilliant.
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Gutted I haven’t been able to see any of our games in the flesh this season due to work commitments and financial restraints but at work today I felt like many others did that we are back where we belong. And dust got in my eyes. I and am currently still in state of disbelief as we have been humbled and humiliated over the last 10 years but there is something about this year that feels like justice has been done. I’m on the beer and feeling euphoric and immensely proud and can’t wait to get back down villa park when I can. And spurs can fuck off. Super jack is one of our own! Now, more beer!
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The most disgusting train journey I have ever endured. We have utter retards as "fans"
Never again.
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The most disgusting train journey I have ever endured. We have utter retards as "fans"
Never again.
What happened mate?
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The most disgusting train journey I have ever endured. We have utter retards as "fans"
Never again.
And here's me regretting the awful drive home. What happened?
I thought the M6 was the worst motorway, but the southern half of the M1 is something else.
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I'm 62 today and I've enjoyed my birthday. Thanks Villa, I love you.
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I'm 62 today and I've enjoyed my birthday. Thanks Villa, I love you.
Very understated. I like it. Happy birthday!
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We always knew Derby were going to throw everything at us, and those last 15 mins were heart in mouth, but makes the win sweeter.
Right, excuse me while I restart my ticker ;D
Not sure if you were at Wembley but I didn’t worry that much. They were well looked after.
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Massive credit to the lads for the 15mins of shithousery, free-kick winning, time-wasting and ‘professional’ closing out of the game after Derby scored. Very grown up. Weren’t dazed by the Derby pressure.
Alan Shearer c 2002 at our place would have been proud.
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When passing the Sty on the train into Moor Street station, a beautiful rainbow overhead was putting Bl*es in their place. Disappointed the Wembley arch didn't light up claret and blue, though, after the game :'(
I can see the Wembley arch from my kitchen. It is definitely claret and blue tonight
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Don’t know where to start, not ashamed to say at the full time whistle it all came out. Relief/Last few years of pure shit - just got totally overwhelmed with it all. We’re fucking back
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Best day at Wembley ever.
Nah. Stuffing Newton Heath 3-1 in '94 was the best day at wembley ever!
Yeah that was a pretty fucking god team we outsmarted that day
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Is it just me, or was Elmo something else today ? Also, love how players like Hause and Jedinak have played crucial bit parts in the play offs. SAYS something 're a team ethos.
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Well done everyone. Brilliant.
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Wrecked emotionally and physically after today but so, so proud and so happy to be back.
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Lovely
Wonderful - love it.
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Just found this on the Derby County Forum - most saying good things about us. Fair play to them. They have sussed out the Small Heath degenerates for who they really are.
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Not long home after a simply incredible day. After all the shit of recent years, days like today remind you it's all worth while, even during the dark times. Some very special people follow this club, and I am humbled and happy to be amongst you. Up the Villa!
The togetherness was incredible UTV
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I agree with everyone hoping we never play SHA again.
With the enormity of the occasion today, since 5pm my mind has only really been able to process the small things in life. Apt, therefore, that my main feeling has been one of relief that we won't have to play those utter scumbags or West Bromwich next season.
Wolves are an irrelevance as I've only ever met a handful of their fans and they've all been 'village idiot of the year' contenders. But the 'shit on the Villa' alliance are just a constant hair in the eye - not worrying or upsetting, but just irritating and uncomfortable enough to stop you enjoying your day - so I'm glad to be leaving them behind.
But today isn't about our insecure neighbours. It's about Dean, Jack, SJM, the rest of the squad and the tens of thousands of fans who did us proud today. Back where we belong. UTV!
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Well done you Villa boys on getting the job done .It is days like today that make it all so worth while .All the expense and travel from living in the shadow of Anfield to Villa every home game is worth it .Also i hope that thug Paul Mitchell enjoyed seeing Jack lift the play off trophy
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Not long home after a simply incredible day. After all the shit of recent years, days like today remind you it's all worth while, even during the dark times. Some very special people follow this club, and I am humbled and happy to be amongst you. Up the Villa!
Who is this? Get a grip Martin ;)
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Just found this on the Derby County Forum - most saying good things about us. Fair play to them. They have sussed out the Small Heath degenerates for who they really are.
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Met a few today and only one pissed woman on the train was a problem.
After the game they pretty much said what we were saying after last year, one team played to win and the other did not until it was too late.
Decent folk Derby fans.
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Is it just me, or was Elmo something else today ? Also, love how players like Hause and Jedinak have played crucial bit parts in the play offs. SAYS something 're a team ethos.
No, not just you, I thought he had a really good game, although Green gave him no help when he came on.
After the disappointments at Wembley in recent years, the last 10 minutes were nerve shredding, but until they scored we'd looked really composed.
Great day, family meet up at Harrow on the Hill, great view today and great result which is all that mattered in the end.
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Some great bits today:
The future King punching the air
Jedinak dishing out instructions from the side of the pitch
Pitarch in tears, Jack getting twatted by the trophy
Wes and Nassef hugging
Every Villa player, in the squad or not, was absolutely chuffed.
Magic. The fallen giant is back on its feet.
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Just got back in at Northfield having left at 7. Absolutely fucking hanging. Beers on train with strangers, beers in boxpark with strangers all great. Game was great. Some unsavoury stuff on way to Baker Street where a group of Derby Yoof basically said to another group of vanilla fans move your Mate from here or we will fuck him up. Other thàn that. Had a great day and fuck loads of beer and have a crush on El Gazi.
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Well that’s it for the season. We go back to some grounds we haven’t been to for a couple of years being Luton, Charlton and Huddersfield. Congrats to Villa but I will miss our trip there and @AVFC_WMP I was in the Tranmere end, Sunderland end and Villa end, the Jinx has gone 👍
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Yes mate and thank you for looking after me today, I will miss you and your fans next season at VP ta rar a bit
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Only just got back in after being at Wembley earlier (traffic, a meal and then dropping people off in various locations) and have to say, that like others, I just feel an overwhelming sense of relief.
As for the game, it is one match where the result is everything and performances don't matter one iota. Like we did on many occasions during our extended winning run at the end of the season, we found a way to win without being spectacular. I thought Derby hardly threatened until the closing stages, but we hung on and got over the line.
Only really downside for me was the behaviour of a minority of our fans that I witnessed before the game. A coach of Derby fans went past that green area and was pelted with a few beer cans at first, but then with bottles and other objects. Some of the windows on the coach were smashed, which was out of order, particularly as there may well have have been families on there. As I say, it was just a minority though and the vast majority of our fans were in high spirits and created a great atmosphere.
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https://twitter.com/retsub12/status/1133171446044344321
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don't care and we don't need ex officers of the club spoiling anything. The future is all that matters.
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What a fucking day! On the train back with a load of Derby fans. Just phenomenal, and I now consider Mr Sexual Ealing and his cousin as brothers from another mother.
What a day. Cousin John and I will a;ways love you.
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Fuck me, I'm having trouble starting my engine this morning! UTV!
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Those last 10 minutes were agony to watch live but watching it back we looked more in control than it felt like. McGinn & Conor were everywhere, Axel & Steer composed and Mings a colossus.
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Those last 10 minutes were agony to watch live but watching it back we looked more in control than it felt like. McGinn & Conor were everywhere, Axel & Steer composed and Mings a colossus.
Big nod for Hause too. Came on unexpectedly and won everything that came his way.
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Absolutely brilliant! Congratulations to the club and the supporters! You all came through loud and clear through my computer speakers and it was beautiful!
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Aston Villa often make a lot of us cry for the wrong reasons. Yesterday they did so in a good way. Now the club have some very tough decisions to make in bringing the right players in, and just as importantly, letting players go, not just those out of contract, but elephants in the room like RM. The new owners seem to have re energized the club and long may it continue, but if we want to stay in the promised land, some very business-like decisions have to be taken. As for yesterday - just marvelous. Some Talkshite presenters were last night asking if Villa are a big club - probably the most rhetorical question ever.
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Just watched the replay in comfort and no thumping heartbeat, couple of observations Hourihane was the most aggressive I've seen him thought Jack had little influence Green was a liability when he came on and I wondered when we were under pressure why he didn't use the last sub.
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Brilliant day at Wembley. Strange game, pitch seemed a bit dry?, but deserved win. Don't think we were anywhere near our best but we did enough. On a day when the likes of Grealish struggled, lesser lights like Elmo, Hourihane and El Ghazi were superb. McGinn was excellent in second half. We stopped playing for about 10 mins when cruising and Derby got back into it. Strange team selection from Lampard didn't help the Derby cause and they were very poor late rally aside.
Huge job of work over the summer. Mings is a must buy but the club is far stronger now.
Steer 7, Elmo 8, Tuanzebe 6, Mings 7, Taylor 5, Hourihane 7, McGinn 8, Grealish 6, El Ghazi 9, Abraham 6. Green 5, Hause 6.
More or less with you, thought it was a toss up between El Ghazi and Elmo for MOM whilst McGinn was incredible second half. However, thought Hause was a TEN. Brilliant cameo, got his head on the end of every cross and headers went a mile. Commanding stuff, if anything, was even better than Tyrone.
Well said. I thought I was the only one who noticed.
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Soz, double post.
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That was my bestest ever birthday - and I have had 75!
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This time yesterday...just getting the train. Brilliant day, just wish we could do it all again,
We were the better team, could not believe how many fans we had in the ground compared to Derby.
That was a long 7 minutes of injury time...
It must be an age thing, because I ache all over!
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That was just perfect yesterday, didn't get home till late and feel like I actually played the game this morning I'm so sore!!
Met several fellow H&Vers in the Swiss Cottage, chatted with strangers along the way.
Shed a couple of tears at the end with my lad. We've been through a lot of shit, for a long time. Our club is back where it belongs.
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Brilliant day at Wembley. Strange game, pitch seemed a bit dry?, but deserved win. Don't think we were anywhere near our best but we did enough. On a day when the likes of Grealish struggled, lesser lights like Elmo, Hourihane and El Ghazi were superb. McGinn was excellent in second half. We stopped playing for about 10 mins when cruising and Derby got back into it. Strange team selection from Lampard didn't help the Derby cause and they were very poor late rally aside.
Huge job of work over the summer. Mings is a must buy but the club is far stronger now.
Steer 7, Elmo 8, Tuanzebe 6, Mings 7, Taylor 5, Hourihane 7, McGinn 8, Grealish 6, El Ghazi 9, Abraham 6. Green 5, Hause 6.
More or less with you, thought it was a toss up between El Ghazi and Elmo for MOM whilst McGinn was incredible second half. However, thought Hause was a TEN. Brilliant cameo, got his head on the end of every cross and headers went a mile. Commanding stuff, if anything, was even better than Tyrone.
Well said. I thought I was the only one who noticed.
I also had moto for El Ghazi or Elmo.
I said to my lad and brother that Hauser was excellent in his 10 minute cameo.
Bit harsh on Green, didn't have a great deal to do as the main bulk of our play came down the left.
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Great day yesterday and quite emotional. Was driven there and back by my son, a provisional license holder (non motorway route only). Breakfast with my family in Watford where my daughter lives. Drinks on the green. Gave up my ticket to my daughter who was absolutely thrilled to receive it and saw Villa win at Wembley for her 1st time. Watched the match in Flannery's Bar with my wife and many fellow Villans. The scenes in there at FT were brilliant. After match drinks in the Holiday Inn preceded my son driving us back home for midnight. Met many great Villans throughout the day. The team were fantastic as were the management, prince Will and John Carew! An unforgetable day for my family and one we will always cherish. UTV!
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My mate and his son were staying in the Wembley Hilton and invited me and another mate back for a drink after the game. Bloody Hell.....the team were there celebrating. They had a private lounge, but loads of the team drifted out to celebrate with the fans in the foyer.Mings was still in full kit 😁.Finally had to leave as had train to catch back to Brum, looked to my left and realised I was stood by Dean Smith, shook his hand , he was very gracious to any fan who approached him.Great end to a great day.
Up the Villa
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Every miserable second of the last 9 years was worth it yesterday. Just a wonderful day. We’ve got our club back and it’s just fantastic.
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Not a great game but Dean tucked them up tactically, with Jack being very closely marked he and Taylor freed up a lot of space for El Ghazi and he used that freedom very well. I thought that we were pretty comfortable all the way through and wasn’t too concerned even in the last 10 mins.
Derby fans all seemed fine although a large group of what I imagine were their more excitable element drinking very close in Kilburn could have had a less calm outcome.
Good atmosphere, great result. Lots to do now.
I wish they’d have given the tannoy music a rest at the end though.
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The most disgusting train journey I have ever endured. We have utter retards as "fans"
Never again.
What happened mate?
Was told there were a load of Villa fans drinking on a green when the players coach went past. Singing, chanting fantastic. A few minutes later a Derby supporter's coach drove past, bottles thrown etc, frightening.
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Great day yesterday and quite emotional. Was driven there and back by my son, a provisional license holder (non motorway route only). Breakfast with my family in Watford where my daughter lives. Drinks on the green. Gave up my ticket to my daughter who was absolutely thrilled to receive it and saw Villa win at Wembley for her 1st time. Watched the match in Flannery's Bar with my wife and many fellow Villans. The scenes in there at FT were brilliant. After match drinks in the Holiday Inn preceded my son driving us back home for midnight. Met many great Villans throughout the day. The team were fantastic as were the management, prince Will and John Carew! An unforgetable day for my family and one we will always cherish. UTV!
what a mad few months. 10 wins in a row to cement the playoffs. Beat the bitter baggies over two legs to reach the final. Cruising at 2-0 and hunting a third, but let Derby back into it, setting up a nerve jangling last 15-20 mins. 7 minutes of injury time. Villa don’t do things by halves do we?
Much as it has been a crazy drama unfolding over the weeks, I don’t think I could physically handle another playoffs!
Not sure what happened with the tickets, but seemed like loads of empty seats in the Derby side bit second half. Villa were very loud on TV. You only really heard and competing singing early on and just after they scored. I’m guessing the atmosphere would’ve been fantastic in the Villa areas. Sounded great on telly.
Thought we dominated Derby without really too much fuss. Their right hand side was the only threat they seemed to carry and we looked a bit suspect, but rarely in serious danger.
Mad scenes with the prince and Carew. Deano, jack and all the players afterwards. Some real good behind the scenes shots with them inside the stand waiting to go up to get the trophy. Got to bed at 2.30 am and up at 6.30 for work. Been spaced all day, but 100% worth it!!
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What a day, great day with my lad even though couldn't get him a ticket in the end - he watched in Flannery's too. The one thing I want to note is that in the ground, we didn't have a single SOTC, My Old man and only one "Birmingham are you listening" from what I recall. So pleased the fanbase saw it as about us not them whilst the game was on.
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In March the guy who sits behind me in the North Stand said he had booked his Wembley hotel. In April he confirmed he had got his train tickets. At half time in the home semi final, and one nil down against WBA, he said we would win 2-1.
Incredible belief. Thank you, Nostradamus.
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Yesterday was just immense. I've got a slight dodgy throat, caught a little bit too much sun and the back of my leg hurts from where I bashed it against the chair after the first goal. (limbs I believe the kids call it). I was really surprised at the Derby team sheet. Not playing one of your best two strikers was a crazy thing to do in a game like that but taking nothing away from us, I thought we played really well overall. I don't think anyone had a bad game. As for those last 10-15 minutes, they were just horrendous. I was sitting down not looking whenever they went forward, I couldn't take it.
We're back!
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What a day, so nervous before and for those added mins, could not watch.
Good to meet some of the H&Vs lot in the Swiss Cottage for a beer.
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We're on our way, we're on our way, to the Premier League, we're on our way.
How we get there? Beat Derby.
How we get there? At Wembley.
Now I know the Villa's on our way.
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I've not posted on here in a long time. But fuck me, it's great to have our Villa back.
The last 3 months have been as much fun watching Villa as I've ever had, the most loveable team I can remember. I couldn't be happier that it's Deano that's taken us up; I had to hold it in a bit when he lifted the trophy yesterday.
I had surgery on Friday and had spent all weekend on the sofa. Dragging myself to Wembley was much more of an effort than expected. But fuck me, it was worth it. (Funny how all the pain wears off after a few beers and a promotion.)
Connor, AEG, McGinn and the back four were monumental yesterday. And watching back when I got in, Jack did more during the game than I'd given him credit for.
Wilder's post-match quotes were great, there's obviously a tonne of respect between him and Deano.
More than anything, I want to hear the inside story of the Will-Carew relationship.
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Just home. That last ten minutes was the longest of my life. Absolutely overwhelmed with joy, pride and a feeling of a huge crushing weight having been lifted off my life. There were times in the last few seasons when I thought I would never see us back in the First Division.
The same for me Brian. The younger supporters would really have little understanding of how important to our generation this is, not making light of their sense of importance but, as you get older...
Whilst on this subject, let's all spare a thought for all those HEITS that passed away this season and didn't get to see this today.
You may not have seen them at Wembley but the HEITS were all there looking down on us with joy in their hearts.
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Difficult to put into words how I feel, the relief at the final whistle was unbelievable followed by an outpouring of emotion, I lost my amazing wife to cancer just under 2 years ago and the journey has been incredibly difficult and still is, our beautiful football club returning to where they belong has given me a tremendous boost and the summer ahead will be wonderful, what does Aston Villa mean to me, it means everything.
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I'm over the moon absolutely ecstatic what a day I'm just glad we have achieved promotion I love Aston Villa football club and it's day's like yesterday that make the hurt we had disappear I'm exhausted emotionally after it and I'm just glad we did it from the owners the management the players and staff and to a truly fantastic fanbase that we have thank you for giving me a most joyful day. UTV
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Well, I guess we are there.
Or thereabouts !
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Great day and promotion against all the odds, gave the division a head start and still got there. One sour note is my Nephews' "Halesowen Villa" flag was nicked from block 130. Every team has low life scumbags evidently.
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Amazing, amazing day yesterday. It feels all the more special as we've done it the Villa way, the bloody hard way! A rollercoaster season ends with us all looking forward to a Summer of transfer speculation in the most positive way for once. Its who shall we buy, not who might we have to sell! If I was the owners I would have had the lawyers back at the Hotel last night with contracts ready to sign for AEG, Emperor, Hause, Tuanzebe and Tammy.
My best day at Wembley ever, tops Liverpool, as it means so much.
Thank you everyone at Villa, dreams are starting to come true....lets be back at Wembley next year now we've remembered how to win there!
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Spreading the joy!!
(https://i.ibb.co/PhsJ8r9/D57-D7-D24-445-D-4-D55-9-AAD-C5738-B271689.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PhsJ8r9)
Sandylands Methodist Church, Kendal.
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What a day.
I've been supporting Villa since 1967, and I've seen us every time at Wembley since the 71 final, but that was the most special day.
The connection between the club, players and fans is back again after several years of bitterness and division, that is the most special part for me.
One can only dream now as to the progress planned by our new owners, and the next few seasons are going to be the best yet I believe.
We have got our Villa back.
Hail, hail Aston Villa...the most special football club in the World.
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I'm feeling rough this morning...
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My overriding emotion at final whistle was relief rather than joy. Relief that we don't have to sell the twin dynamos of Grealish and McGinn, relief we don't have to play the bitters and blues next season, relief that FFP crisis headlines will be written about other clubs. Relief that my three hour coach journey was worth it !
Today has been grand!
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Spreading the joy!!
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Sandylands Methodist Church, Kendal.
Marvellous stuff!
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What a lovely morning!
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I'm feeling rough this morning...
I've been a walking mess all day. Superb!
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My overriding emotion at final whistle was relief rather than joy. Relief that we don't have to sell the twin dynamos of Grealish and McGinn,
It wasn't our greatest ever achievement winning this game but the significance had we not could have been pretty horrific for the club. Losing the two you mention for starters, no realistic possibility of hanging onto the loan players who have transformed us since Dean came on board and add to that the FPP potential punishment hanging over us. We're up, now we need to stay up and build.
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Jesus christ my head hurts today, going to watch the game back at some point today as its all a bit of a blur.
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I've not posted on here in a long time. But fuck me, it's great to have our Villa back.
The last 3 months have been as much fun watching Villa as I've ever had, the most loveable team I can remember. I couldn't be happier that it's Deano that's taken us up; I had to hold it in a bit when he lifted the trophy yesterday.
I had surgery on Friday and had spent all weekend on the sofa. Dragging myself to Wembley was much more of an effort than expected. But fuck me, it was worth it. (Funny how all the pain wears off after a few beers and a promotion.)
Connor, AEG, McGinn and the back four were monumental yesterday. And watching back when I got in, Jack did more during the game than I'd given him credit for.
Wilder's post-match quotes were great, there's obviously a tonne of respect between him and Deano.
More than anything, I want to hear the inside story of the Will-Carew relationship.
More than anything I want to join the Will-Carew relationship. My Grandson met Prince William at Acorns so I am hoping to get a foot in the door that way. When we win the FA Cup next season I will be the bloke in the box celebrating with them both that hardly anyone recognises. ;)
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More than anything, I want to hear the inside story of the Will-Carew relationship.
Well, the official story is that Will met Kate at university. However, maybe it was really at a strip club. :)
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Reading through the posts it brings home how big a part Villa plays in all our lives for different reasons. Bless.
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Making my way to Luton Airport. Great day spent with my brother and nephew. Tired, hungover, happy
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Well done everyone - fantastic. UTV!
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For the first time in a very long time it is wonderful to be able to look forward to the forthcoming season with a sense of optimism. The cherry on top is few quid in my pocket thanks to an inspired bet I placed back in March.
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My best day supporting the Villa. It means everything.
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I have heard that the Future King was advised that he needed a high level of protection at Villa games. The club offered to provide a dozen MI6 plain clothes hitmen or Jonker. The Future King said Jonker will do nicely thank you.
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Good day, I'm going to miss the beautiful Championship though.
Well that’s the Championship (not) for you.
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Just watching the match to see what actually happened yesterday as being at Wembley was a bit of haze for me to tell you the truth. When my friend said great time to score a minute before half time I was genuinely shocked. Time had just flown by and even the the 7 minutes of injury time just disappeared.
Their goal didn’t worry me at all as we had total control and TBT it was an easy match. Met some great Derby fans before the match. Didn’t see many after😊
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I don’t think I’ve ever been more nervous before a game. I’m getting too old for that kind of afternoon but now we’re back where we belong we won’t have go through Championship playoffs ever again. Literally sobbed when we picked up the trophy. Thanks Dean Smith for bringing my Villa back
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Saw Sarkic in the Box Park wearing his shirt with his name on it. I'm at work but feel like death. I suppose that' what happens when you have your first beer at 7am and get to bed at 1 am the following day. I too was hungover on the train home before I'd actually gone to bed.
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I've no idea why I agreed to a 9am meeting this morning.
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The most disgusting train journey I have ever endured. We have utter retards as "fans"
Never again.
What happened mate?
Was told there were a load of Villa fans drinking on a green when the players coach went past. Singing, cheating fantastic. A few minutes later a Derby supporter's coach drove past, bottles thrown etc, frightening.
My brother said that 'Arry Redknapp was also spotted driving past and his car got pelted as well. Not needed.
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I have supported Villa since 1967 and there have been lots of ups and downs but I think this has been the most dramatic season of all.
When you think we couldn't even pay our bills a year ago to getting promoted yesterday and everything that happened in between you couldn't make it up.
I was so nervous before and during the game that I ended up drinking too much.
The game started at 10pm here so I was well juiced up by the end.
I woke up the wife a couple of times and I am in the doghouse today together with the mother of all hangovers.
I haven't watched the game back yet I thought I would wait until I feel less hung over.
Nothing can spoil that feeling of elation at what we have achieved though.
Looking forward to seeing the fixtures when they come out.
UTV
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Good day, I'm going to miss the beautiful Championship though.
Well that’s the Championship (not) for you.
It's a bit like going back to the wife after leaving the mistress, knowing that the wife will be out to make you suffer for the few bits of pleasure you've just had.
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Jesus christ my head hurts today, going to watch the game back at some point today as its all a bit of a blur.
Me too
Its funny that when we win a nervous game, even though I know the result I still jump about as if I did not know they would miss when they shoot when watching the play back at home
Its mad really
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Does Jed Steer also qualify for a Play-Off winners medal from Charlton ?
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William seemed to celebrate the win with Carew like all of us fans, but was that his eldest in the box with him? Anyone know if Woody the Cowboy was there as well?
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The owners in happy mood.
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I know looks can be deceiving but line up Sawris, Edens, Purslow and Smith againt people like Lambert, Sherwood, Xia, Wyness, Faulkner, Fox etc etc and they just look and sound the business. Whereas the laters genuinely looked like chancers or people way beyond their comfort zone and remit.
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I know looks can be deceiving but line up Sawris, Edens, Purslow and Smith againt people like Lambert, Sherwood, Xia, Wyness, Faulkner, Fox etc etc and they just look and sound the business. Whereas the laters genuinely looked like chancers or people way beyond their comfort zone and remit.
That’s exactly what they are.
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I know looks can be deceiving but line up Sawris, Edens, Purslow and Smith againt people like Lambert, Sherwood, Xia, Wyness, Faulkner, Fox etc etc and they just look and sound the business. Whereas the laters genuinely looked like chancers or people way beyond their comfort zone and remit.
That’s exactly what they are.
It's brilliant isn't it. Last seasons play off final was a genuine sliding doors moment. Losing being the ultimate blessing in disguise.
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Dean Smith interview coming up on Sky Sports News.
He's got the cup , looks like it's at Villa Park.
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Morons in action. Ours, unfortunately. (https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/footage-shows-villa-fans-attacking-2914678)
Dickheads.
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Scumbags. Lock them up and ban them for life.
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Villa fan on Twitter is trying to crowd fund to cover the damage and the coach fares for those caught up in it.
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Villa fan on Twitter is trying to crowd fund to cover the damage and the coach fares for those caught up in it.
Unfortunately, while undoubtedly well-intentioned, I think he's going about it the wrong way.
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Shameful exhibition of fuckwittery.
I hope they get to identify some of them and bin them off from Villa Park.
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Still a bit groggy after yesterday so an early night tonight. Must say I have some good times in the championship and met some great fans of opposition clubs but now it's time to move on. Chapter one of the new owners has now ended and it's time for the second chapter. I really hope we dont spunk the money up the wall this time because the real stand out moment for ne in the last couple of months is the team spirit and togetherness of the players.. That added to the relationship with the fans has got us where we are now. Please Dean dont sign any Billy Big Bollocks, just sign players who understand the team mentality, the club mentality, and who understand the relationship players need to have with the fans. So a few weeks rest then premiership here we come... cant wait...Love AVFC
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That Jesus García Pitarch was absolutely loving it yesterday
head completely gone with excitement
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Who's the tubby bloke with the big ginger beard and glasses that's always on the pitch when we win big games?
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Who's the tubby bloke with the big ginger beard and glasses that's always on the pitch when we win big games?
James Collins?
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Who's the tubby bloke with the big ginger beard and glasses that's always on the pitch when we win big games?
one of the physio's/massagers i believe
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Gabby in disguise?
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Villa fan on Twitter is trying to crowd fund to cover the damage and the coach fares for those caught up in it.
Unfortunately, while undoubtedly well-intentioned, I think he's going about it the wrong way.
How do you mean?
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Still feels a little surreal as I was resigned to us being in that league forever. We've had plenty of false dawns in recent times, but the club feels united from top to bottom, having a fan as a manager and captain makes these times feel very special. Though the heart sinks when you see blues type behaviour from our own supporters.
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Villa fan on Twitter is trying to crowd fund to cover the damage and the coach fares for those caught up in it.
Unfortunately, while undoubtedly well-intentioned, I think he's going about it the wrong way.
How do you mean?
He’s apparently been told the cost of the repairs is £20K. Now, this strikes me as being massively overinflated (you can get an entire second hand coach for that), and if he wants to make a nice gesture, all it needs to be is the cost of the insurance excess, an amount for any increase in premiums and a couple of grand to reimburse the Derby fans on there. Trying to get £25K isn’t achievable, and isn’t really on.
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I dunno. Even if it's over the odds, I've no real issue with them getting a bit extra, tbh. Noone should have to go through that shite just to watch a football match. I'll bung in a fiver if someone can point me in the direction of a link to said collection.
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I was told that the daft young lads who were throwing the bottles were fronted by older Villa and they nearly all melted, there were however a few more who continued to be gobby and didnt see what ****** they were being.
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I dunno. Even if it's over the odds, I've no real issue with them getting a bit extra, tbh. Noone should have to go through that shite just to watch a football match. I'll bung in a fiver if someone can point me in the direction of a link to said collection.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/sorry-derby-and-gccl-from-avfc
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Ta.
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Cheers.
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Did Derby actually sell-out? There seemed to be empty seats in top tier corner...
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Met Carl Chinn on the Virgin train on the way down.Lovely bloke.
I kept telling anyone that would listen when we won that we don't need to worry about blose & albion now. My mate did have to tell me after a bit that your the only one talking about them !
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Watching it back last night I now remember turning away in a huff when El Ghazi hit the ball that led to SJM’s - I thought he’d skied it - I’d just about finished my expletive and turned around to the ball trickle over the line.
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I'm still on cloud 9, pulled a sicky today. I'm self employed so it's OK.
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https://twitter.com/chrisbenteke/status/1133043394719178752
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https://twitter.com/chrisbenteke/status/1133043394719178752
If only we could find the next Benteke.
Zapata anybody? 🤔🤔
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Latest Bookies Odds
Villa to survive 5/2
Villa in top half 4/1
To win the league 1,500/1
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Does anybody know what tune they played as Jack and Chester lifted the trophy? Ive seen the footage about 20 times now and that song is in my head.
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I know it is only a play off trophy but it is a trophy and my Small Heath friends will not be able to constantly remind me they were the last side in Brum to win silverware Well done Villa
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Watching it back last night I now remember turning away in a huff when El Ghazi hit the ball that led to SJM’s - I thought he’d skied it - I’d just about finished my expletive and turned around to the ball trickle over the line.
I did exactly the same. I swore and shouted, don't fuckin shoot from there!! What do i know?
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Latest Bookies Odds
Villa to survive 5/2
Villa in top half 4/1
To win the league 1,500/1
We are 4/7 to stay up, not 5/2.
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Watching it back last night I now remember turning away in a huff when El Ghazi hit the ball that led to SJM’s - I thought he’d skied it - I’d just about finished my expletive and turned around to the ball trickle over the line.
I did exactly the same. I swore and shouted, don't fuckin shoot from there!! What do i know?
It seemed to go in in slow motion. I didn’t react straight away because I thought it must be about to be disallowed for some reason.
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Did Derby actually sell-out? There seemed to be empty seats in top tier corner...
There were a couple of blocks that were empty. I’m assuming they unsold, unless they were all kidnapped by aliens on the morning of the match.
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Morons in action. Ours, unfortunately. (https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/footage-shows-villa-fans-attacking-2914678)
Dickheads.
Just as likely to end up injuring our own fans as well. What mentality makes you want to do this? Being drunk is no excuse. Embarrassing
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The owners in happy mood.
That’s damn impressive from all three of them. We seem in very good hands. Let’s the good times roll
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Does anybody know what tune they played as Jack and Chester lifted the trophy? Ive seen the footage about 20 times now and that song is in my head.
It was Theme from an Unmade Silent Movie
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Great day yesterday. Winning is so much better than losing in that horrible, all-or-nothing fixture.
Thought our fans were pretty loud, although perhaps not as loud as I've heard in other Wembley appearances from us, but the Derby fans were dreadful, barely any noise.
Pleasant enough between the two sets of fans, other than those stupid ****** smashing up that coach. What morons.
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Morons in action. Ours, unfortunately. (https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/footage-shows-villa-fans-attacking-2914678)
Dickheads.
Just as likely to end up injuring our own fans as well. What mentality makes you want to do this? Being drunk is no excuse. Embarrassing
I was across the road when it happened and a couple of our fans who were standing on the green did indeed get hurt as well. Just seen on SKY that the police are investigating it.
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Latest Bookies Odds
Villa to survive 5/2
Villa in top half 4/1
To win the league 1,500/1
We are 4/7 to stay up, not 5/2.
You're right, sorry I got the info from that reliable source 'BBC Midlands Today'. We're 5/2 to be relegated.
Bookies have got Sheffield Utd, Norwich and Burnley to go down
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Does anybody know what tune they played as Jack and Chester lifted the trophy? Ive seen the footage about 20 times now and that song is in my head.
It was Theme from an Unmade Silent Movie
Thanks mate, it was the song that played as the silent movie one finished.
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Morons in action. Ours, unfortunately. (https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/footage-shows-villa-fans-attacking-2914678)
Dickheads.
Just as likely to end up injuring our own fans as well. What mentality makes you want to do this? Being drunk is no excuse. Embarrassing
Sadly it was all so foreseeable - allow thousands of people to congregate next to an access point for coaches and buses, allow them to drink bottles and cans of booze and unfortunately this is what can happen - I walked past the area before the incident and spoke with a few of the police officers who were keeping things light hearted - it's pathetic that a few cowards can lob objects towards a coach or bus whose passengers possibly included young kids on the biggest day of their young lives. It happened to me many years ago on a travellers club coach taking us to Newcastle - it's quite unnerving to have Windows being smashed whilst you are sat there totally helpless - as stated many times all clubs have their fair share of idiots it's just when we get big allocations it tends to attract a higher percentage of numpties
Hopefully nobody was injured
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Bump. How wrong! http://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=59417.0
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Villa fan on Twitter is trying to crowd fund to cover the damage and the coach fares for those caught up in it.
Did we do the same for the Fulham fans when their bus got smashed up as well in exactly the same place?
Dickhead, scumbag, cowards, every single one of them.
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The night before the game I dreamt I was buying a Subbuteo Aston Villa special set with a wobbly head bust of Ron Saunders*. I think this was what made the difference on the day.
*Such a thing doesn’t exist in reality. Obviously.
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"A group of Derby County fans including children were left "terrified" after Aston Villa fans smashed windows of the coach they were travelling to Wembley in.
Shocking footage sent to Derbyshire Live shows the moment a young child cried with alarm when the window beside him was smashed by a thug wearing an Aston Villa shirt"
The above is from a Derby newspaper. Is this the Villa? As a Villa fan of over fifty years standing I am ashamed. The sort of thing that you would expect from the other side of the city. VIlla fans are better than this. Who are these morons? Whoever they are they need to be identified and never allowed to darken the doors of Villa Park ever again
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"A group of Derby County fans including children were left "terrified" after Aston Villa fans smashed windows of the coach they were travelling to Wembley in.
Shocking footage sent to Derbyshire Live shows the moment a young child cried with alarm when the window beside him was smashed by a thug wearing an Aston Villa shirt"
The above is from a Derby newspaper. Is this the Villa? As a Villa fan of over fifty years standing I am ashamed. The sort of thing that you would expect from the other side of the city. VIlla fans are better than this. Who are these morons? Whoever they are they need to be identified and never allowed to darken the doors of Villa Park ever again
Without wishing to ruin the best thread of all time, you don't need to look too far for them at any away game.
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The Herberts notwithstanding, yesterday was utterly wonderful. What a club, what a set of fans, what a fantastic performance by Risso!
Fuck the Albion, btw.
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Will there be an open top bus parade?
Behave! We're not Small Heath!
See, it's not just me...
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1133489449478873088?s=20 (https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1133489449478873088?s=20)
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“We’re Aston Villa parades are for when we win league titles and cups not for finishing third”
I love Purslow And I prefer this attitude.
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https://youtu.be/nfkEFwk3SCk
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"A group of Derby County fans including children were left "terrified" after Aston Villa fans smashed windows of the coach they were travelling to Wembley in.
Shocking footage sent to Derbyshire Live shows the moment a young child cried with alarm when the window beside him was smashed by a thug wearing an Aston Villa shirt"
The above is from a Derby newspaper. Is this the Villa? As a Villa fan of over fifty years standing I am ashamed. The sort of thing that you would expect from the other side of the city. VIlla fans are better than this. Who are these morons? Whoever they are they need to be identified and never allowed to darken the doors of Villa Park ever again
Mores the pity. Not been to an away game for many years due to living abroad.But still when I began supporting the Villa back in the 1960's avfc fans would not have done this thing...
Without wishing to ruin the best thread of all time, you don't need to look too far for them at any away game.
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“We’re Aston Villa parades are for when we win league titles and cups not for finishing third”
I love Purslow And I prefer this attitude.
Love it. As it should be.
We're not Small Heath or the baggies.
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“We’re Aston Villa parades are for when we win league titles and cups not for finishing third”
I love Purslow And I prefer this attitude.
To be fair we weren’t even third!
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Absolutely crying at this on the facebook page.
McGinn is on his brother's stag do, Mings is wandering around Bournemouth in his full kit and Jack is still celebrating. It would be a logistical nightmare to organise it anyway!
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https://youtu.be/nfkEFwk3SCk
Love Deano’s answer to question about the target for next season.
Listen and learn Mr.Bruce.
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“We’re going to try and finish first. Twelve doesn’t wash with me”
I f**king love dean
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“We’re going to try and finish first. Twelve doesn’t wash with me”
I f**king love dean
Was just on the verge of posting the very same.
What a man.
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I want to sleep on a pillow that plays Purslow’s voice.
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Christian Purslow comes over incredibly well; there's no comparison between him and other recent incumbents of that role.
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“We’re going to try and finish first. Twelve doesn’t wash with me”
I f**king love dean
Was just on the verge of posting the very same.
What a man.
A bit of a difference from "we want to be in the top 20 of the Deloitte money league".
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“We’re going to try and finish first. Twelve doesn’t wash with me”
I f**king love dean
My reaction on hearing him say that. A little awkward admittedly
(https://media1.tenor.com/images/441df27cad5661ecd7293645ce77c480/tenor.gif?itemid=12298279)
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“We’re going to try and finish first. Twelve doesn’t wash with me”
I f**king love dean
Was just on the verge of posting the very same.
What a man.
A bit of a difference from "we want to be in the top 20 of the Deloitte money league".
Ugh. Was that Wyness, Risso?
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29 hours... still grinning
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It's now 00.03 on Wednesday. I don't have work in the morning. Enough time has passed for me to enjoy Small Heath Alliance.wrong
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Absolutely crying at this on the facebook page.
McGinn is on his brother's stag do, Mings is wandering around Bournemouth in his full kit and Jack is still celebrating. It would be a logistical nightmare to organise it anyway!
Mings is mental. Wears his heart on his sleeve etc...
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I feel for Roos but why the fuck didn't he think he can stand there for the ball to drop into his arms with John McGinn around?
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“We’re going to try and finish first. Twelve doesn’t wash with me”
I f**king love dean
Was just on the verge of posting the very same.
What a man.
A bit of a difference from "we want to be in the top 20 of the Deloitte money league".
So refreshing to listen to people that know what they are doing, the difference between this regime and everything going back to and including the Lerner era is huge.
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I feel for Roos but why the fuck didn't he think he can stand there for the ball to drop into his arms with John McGinn around?
SJM is very good at hiding, Roos did not see him..
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I feel a bit weird.
I enjoyed winning and it was a great day out, but...after walking out of Wembley I didn't feel elated and I haven't at any point since.
I guess the only way to describe the feeling is more a wrong being righted than an achievement. Maybe it's all the pressure and thinking about results, permutations of others, the upcoming fixtures and all of that being lifted.
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13th June to look forward to. 9am.
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13th June to look forward to. 9am.
Yes. Plane tickets to book.
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13th June to look forward to. 9am.
Yes. Plane tickets to book.
Bloody teachers with their excessive amount of holidays.
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I feel a bit weird.
I enjoyed winning and it was a great day out, but...after walking out of Wembley I didn't feel elated and I haven't at any point since.
I guess the only way to describe the feeling is more a wrong being righted than an achievement. Maybe it's all the pressure and thinking about results, permutations of others, the upcoming fixtures and all of that being lifted.
I get what you mean but imagine how we'd all be feeling if we hadn't achieved the result on Monday.
I feel a bit in limbo really and I think I will until the season starts.
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The "Part of the Premier League" range (https://shop.avfc.co.uk/stores/astonvilla/en/c/playoffs) at the Villa shop. "We are Premier League." Erm, no thanks!
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I feel a bit weird.
Of course you do. You’re a lawyer.
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Even though I can't get the "Stop crying Frank Lampard" song out of my head I don't care.
Who would have known that in hindsight losing the play off final last year would have actually been for the best. Who knows how long Dr T could have ducked and dived with the Premier League money only for it to go tits up sooner or later.
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The "Part of the Premier League" range (https://shop.avfc.co.uk/stores/astonvilla/en/c/playoffs) at the Villa shop. "We are Premier League." Erm, no thanks!
It's not for me. I imagine some will buy it to annoy fans of other, less-Premier Leaguey, local rivals.
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I feel a bit weird.
I enjoyed winning and it was a great day out, but...after walking out of Wembley I didn't feel elated and I haven't at any point since.
I guess the only way to describe the feeling is more a wrong being righted than an achievement. Maybe it's all the pressure and thinking about results, permutations of others, the upcoming fixtures and all of that being lifted.
I thought that was how I would feel, but I'm still absolutely on cloud 9.
I'm 51, seen us win the league and the big cup, but this feels every bit as good.
It's two things for me I think....the club I love had been ripped apart, with a poisonous attitude between fans and players/the club and that has been fixed in the most wonderful way so we can fully buy into this group and grow back to the top together.
The second one is far more personal, my lad who has only ever lived in the South East was bought up a Villa fan but never really bought into it will all his mates being Gooners etc., and he drifted that way. The last 2-3 years (right at our low point) he has come back with a vengeance and properly loves it, reminds me of how I was about it at 18, and it was the first successful thing we have been able to properly enjoy and celebrate together.
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I feel a bit weird.
Of course you do. You’re a lawyer.
I didn't think you lot had feelings. 😋
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It was a different kind of day, instead of pitching up at Harrow we went straight to Wembley and drank close to the Green. There were a couple of teenagers with us who enjoy all that leaping around holding Pyrotechnics and to be fair the atmosphere was very good, I could've done without the proliferation of public urinating but there didn't seem to be many public toilets around.
The game itself was disappointing from a spectacle point of view but after last year I'm not complaining. I'm more enthused by promotion than I thought I'd be but Monday was all about us prevailing rather than caving in or not turning up and that's why I couldn't watch those added 7 minutes.
The subsequent reaction of the club and it's staff has been spot on which leaves me hopeful for next season and I will miss the cut and thrust and entertainment value of the Championship but as Deano said, Aston Villa in the top flight? It just feels right.
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It still has not sunk yet. We are out of that league, are we???
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Back at work today and I'm still in absolute delirium.
People keep congratulating me like I'm about to be a father or something, is this what it feels like to support a successful club?
What a brilliant, perfect, magical bloody weekend.
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It's not a success though is it, in the grand scheme of things. We're back where we've spent most of our existence and bar Everton, more time than anybody else.
It's an achievement, it's not success and balance is restored. This is the re-start, nothing more.
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I feel a bit weird.
I enjoyed winning and it was a great day out, but...after walking out of Wembley I didn't feel elated and I haven't at any point since.
I guess the only way to describe the feeling is more a wrong being righted than an achievement. Maybe it's all the pressure and thinking about results, permutations of others, the upcoming fixtures and all of that being lifted.
I'm the same. Monday was the correction of an historical aberration.
We're now back to where we were when Houllier was in charge but with the opposite trajectory!
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It's not a success though is it, in the grand scheme of things. We're back where we've spent most of our existence and bar Everton, more time than anybody else.
It's an achievement, it's not success and balance is restored. This is the re-start, nothing more.
You know I totally understand that argument (and I definitely agree with us no having a bus parade or anything like that), but to be honest I think we have to think of it as a success
We've achieved our primary objective from the last 3 years, and we've given an entire generation of Villa fans their first ever sight of a cup victory.
It's the first trophy I've ever seen Villa lift, and it's easily my best day supporting Villa. At 24, I'm sure many on here had seen much more, but relative to our current situation, this is huge.
Mission accomplished.
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Absolutely crying at this on the facebook page.
McGinn is on his brother's stag do, Mings is wandering around Bournemouth in his full kit and Jack is still celebrating. It would be a logistical nightmare to organise it anyway!
Ive heard about these
Any links for those of us that don't facebook
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It's not a success though is it, in the grand scheme of things. We're back where we've spent most of our existence and bar Everton, more time than anybody else.
It's an achievement, it's not success and balance is restored. This is the re-start, nothing more.
Agreed. I've read people talking about wanting statues built ffs. Let's wait until we've achieved something of note, eh.
I was delighted on the day and the lads should be very proud of what they've done in the last third of a season, but you're absolutely right; normal service has been restored. We shouldn't be acting like we're Huddersfield, excited about being able to have a nice trip out to see big clubs.
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It's not a success though is it, in the grand scheme of things. We're back where we've spent most of our existence and bar Everton, more time than anybody else.
It's an achievement, it's not success and balance is restored. This is the re-start, nothing more.
Monday was great but it was an embarrassment to be in that league to start with, and the several seasons leading up to it were shamefully poor on all fronts.
The club are absolutely right not to consider a public celebration.
That's for tin pot nothing clubs like Albion or Wigan.
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The memories of going mental when El Ghazi scored and the disbelief on the faces of everyone around me when the ball dropped out of the sky and was somehow in the Derby net for the second will never leave me. We don't need a civic reception to keep those kinds of things in our collective memory.
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It was a great day out and nice to see us win something at Wembley. But this is only the first step.
As great as it is to be above the Blues, Albion etc' we have just spent 10 years being a complete basket case of a club, and we now need an equally long period of stability.
We only ever managed a fourth place finish in 3 seasons in the Championship.
Don't look back in anger, it is now all about looking forward again.
Thank God we did it.
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The play-offs do mean something - obviously we're back where we should be, and it's great to see a Villa captain (or two) lift a pot at Wembley. It's no Peace Cup, admittedly, but then what could be?
Joking aside, I view it like Clough talked about the Watney's Cup or whatever it was. That first trophy which convinced Forest they could really achieve. Smith will look at that game as the step which enables a greater climb, and when we're looking at the roll of honour in a decade's time, hopefully we'll see he was absolutely right to do so.
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This is why I love reading and following H&V was it real success or just job done and normal order restored?
Well for me it felt better than all my previous trips to Wembley given it was the first time I have seen us win a final at Wembley!
The great people me and my son met and spent most of the day with will mean friends for the rest of our lives sharing such an important moment.
I have spoken to Derby, Leeds and Sheffield Wednesday fans and believe me they would give everything to swap places.
I thought I would cry at the end, my son did.
The reason I didn't was because the joy was tempered by the frustration of ever having to be in this position in the first place.
So yes on balance it is an achievement and we are back where we should always be.
But let the younger generations revel in the moment after an abysmal decade. They need to be ready for the next chapter of this clubs march back to the top.
UTV
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I appreciate for our young fans it's the only trophy they've seen us win but it's right not to have a parade. Perhaps the club can have the trophy on display at villa park for those who want to see it close up and take photos with it.
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The play-offs do mean something - obviously we're back where we should be, and it's great to see a Villa captain (or two) lift a pot at Wembley. It's no Peace Cup, admittedly, but then what could be?
Joking aside, I view it like Clough talked about the Watney's Cup or whatever it was. That first trophy which convinced Forest they could really achieve. Smith will look at that game as the step which enables a greater climb, and when we're looking at the roll of honour in a decade's time, hopefully we'll see he was absolutely right to do so.
It was the Anglo-Scottish Cup, and I agree with you.
The only work I've done since Monday is a meeting this afternoon. I had to apologise in advance for my voice, which is still fucked.
Monday was massive for us.
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I've just checked and I notice that I have been a member of H&V for almost thirteen years. In all that time; I can honestly say, that I cannot remember a time when the whole forum as a collective were so happy and in tune with each other.
There were hints of what we could achieve in the initial stages of the Lerner/MON era but, the hope the current regime are sending out in their clear-headed, grip-on-reality messages knocks all what has gone before into a cocked hat. Keep smiling people as in the words of D:ream'Things Can Only Get Better'.
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Does anyone know if I'll be able to pick up a Wembley programme at Villa Park next season? Neglected to get one in a mad rush on Monday. They're available online but I don't really want to pay over the odds.
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SE you are spot on with that last comment
Monday was massive
Standing outside Wembley on Monday took me back to Rotterdam - the intense pride of supporting our unique club was back
Unfortunately we failed to push on back in 1982 - this time I get a sense that the new administration mean serious business - it's spine tingling .....please God, no more Ellis,Lerner or Xia
I remember the bad days in the late sixties and witnessed the rebirth from Third Division Champions to European Champions inside 11 years
The Villa are back
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I'm still pinching myself that I not only saw us score a goal for the first time in four trips to Wembley but I actually saw us win a game there! Gives me confidence that I'm not the jona for our next trip to win a proper trophy!
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I think it's the first time we have done something special in the social media age which means for the first time we get to see behind the scenes and see the players celebrating.
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If that does not excite you nothing will.
We have had promises and false dawns before but the way these two custodians of our club speak just oozes confidence in that they know what they are doing and as well as compliment each other are both on the same page.
Strap in folks this going to a great journey
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“We’re going to try and finish first. Twelve doesn’t wash with me”
I f**king love dean
Was just on the verge of posting the very same.
What a man.
A bit of a difference from "we want to be in the top 20 of the Deloitte money league".
Ugh. Was that Wyness, Risso?
No, Lerner era. Think it was Tom Fox.
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Might have been Faulkner.
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No Faulkner never said anything other than “Mum what does totally out of depth mean?”.
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Might have been Faulkner.
It was (along with Randy) last paragraph:
https://astonvilla.vitalfootball.co.uk/season-ticket-holders-thanks-from-randy-lerner/
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I've just checked and I notice that I have been a member of H&V for almost thirteen years. In all that time; I can honestly say, that I cannot remember a time when the whole forum as a collective were so happy and in tune with each other.
Tell that to my Dad, he's pissed off I'm still in London not back in Roscommon despite the Rossies and Villa winning. First proper break in 18 months. Still find myself humming "We've got John McGinn" as I'm on the tube though! :)
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Sweet Caroline is my current earworm and song around the house.
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What an amazing season we've just witnessed. Lows, very lows, highs, lows, highs, very highs and then a "Never-to-be-fForgotten" Bank Holiday Monday, wow! UTV
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Might have been Faulkner.
It was (along with Randy) last paragraph:
https://astonvilla.vitalfootball.co.uk/season-ticket-holders-thanks-from-randy-lerner/
Can't do a quoteathon on my phone (praise Mings) so thanks for confirming to all concerned.
How far we have travelled since those dark and dirty days... That I thought it might have been Fat Keith shows how ingrained that culture had really become at the club and until all too recently to boot.
I'm now just starting to believe that promotion hasn't just been a cruel windup, that the ref isn't going to call us back to disallow AEG or SJM's goals two days after the event, and that our Owners, CEO, DOF, Head Coach, Captain and indeed the entire crew of the good ship Villa are steering a safe passage to a hallowed haven of palm trees, rum and coconuts, and half nekkid dusky maidens.
To quote Douglas Adams on this site for the second time this week, I think I feel good about it.
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Might have been Faulkner.
It was (along with Randy) last paragraph:
https://astonvilla.vitalfootball.co.uk/season-ticket-holders-thanks-from-randy-lerner/
Can't do a quoteathon on my phone (praise Mings) so thanks for confirming to all concerned.
How far we have travelled since those dark and dirty days... That I thought it might have been Fat Keith shows how ingrained that culture had really become at the club and until all too recently to boot.
I'm now just starting to believe that promotion hasn't just been a cruel windup, that the ref isn't going to call us back to disallow AEG or SJM's goals two days after the event, and that our Owners, CEO, DOF, Head Coach, Captain and indeed the entire crew of the good ship Villa are steering a safe passage to a hallowed haven of palm trees, rum and coconuts, and half nekkid dusky maidens.
To quote Douglas Adams on this site for the second time this week, I think I feel good about it.
I think that you, of all people, are hiding your light under a bushel here a bit Rodders. I fully believe that those crumpets/pikelets that you made played a crucial role in our success!
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Aw shucks, your Sexualness.
So if your chronology is correct it was the crumplets - for that is what they will always be from hereon in - that led to the hospital bed that led to the Bitter Olbiyon that led to the outpouring of H&V love that led to Super John McGinn doing a creditable impression of my Norfolk Terrier under Roos that led to Jack blacking his eye while lifting the trophy.
Yer, alright. I'll take that!
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Anyone else still got their flag(s) on display in the house...?
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Yep mines in front garden and will fly all summer long
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Double post
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Anyone else still got their flag(s) on display in the house...?
Yep! Four in total, one in each of the kids' bedrooms. My three year old daughter went to sleep holding it last night, and her teddy had a Villa scarf on.
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I took early retirement end of January and had no intention of ever making a return visit to my old firm to say hello again but I may have to pay a visit, there is one particular bitter bird there who is more of a Villa hater than an Albion fan, he is truly vile, he may have to see my face one last time.
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that hitler clip is bloody brilliant. where the hell did that come from ?
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that hitler clip is bloody brilliant. where the hell did that come from ?
A bloke on Twitter pretending to be Prince William.
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SHA have a new thread about us. Have a read - their inferiority complex is hilarious! Some are glad we've gone up to avoid further beatings and the loss of 6 points. Lovely stuff!
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I casually chucked mine onto the mirror in the hall when I got home. My Mrs freind had a right face on when she saw it last night, the Sandwell drip.
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Not a patch on Panini, but bring on Merlin 19-20!!!! :D
Edit...… Panini are back for 19-20, it was written in the stars all along.
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Spreading the joy!!
(https://i.ibb.co/PhsJ8r9/D57-D7-D24-445-D-4-D55-9-AAD-C5738-B271689.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PhsJ8r9)
Sandylands Methodist Church, Kendal.
Still spreading the word.
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I think that you, of all people, are hiding your light under a bushel here a bit Rodders. I fully believe that those crumpets/pikelets that you made played a crucial role in our success!
The play-off final win was achieved without the appearance of an Orange Dot or Fish Pie
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Anyone else still got their flag(s) on display in the house...?
Yep, after having swapped one with Maidstone Villan I have one claret and one blue, both hanging down the fireplace, unfortunately obscuring the positive affirmation hypnobirthing pic so probably better move them. It’s still sinking in, love that my Dad has been still on a high too!
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I think that you, of all people, are hiding your light under a bushel here a bit Rodders. I fully believe that those crumpets/pikelets that you made played a crucial role in our success!
The play-off final win was achieved without the appearance of an Orange Dot or Fish Pie
Follow the crumplet!
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Anyone else still got their flag(s) on display in the house...?
Yep, after having swapped one with Maidstone Villan I have one claret and one blue, both hanging down the fireplace, unfortunately obscuring the positive affirmation hypnobirthing pic so probably better move them. It’s still sinking in, love that my Dad has been still on a high too!
And as a consequence I have a complete set. I have to confess they are still rolled up in the boot of my car. But ready to be posted to Maidstonevillainjunior, to help spread joy in Plymouth.
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I tried to fly my flags from the balcony in Morecambe yesterday but it immediately started to rain so they are now drying over the bath!
One is being taken back to Birmingham for my little nephew at the weekend. His non-football liking parents surprised me by paying £9 to get Sky sports for the day so he could see it. He video whatapped me as I made my way back down Wembley Way - I couldn’t hear a word he was saying but could see he was bouncing! He had confidently just informed his parents that Aston Villa have won the World Cup!
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I think that you, of all people, are hiding your light under a bushel here a bit Rodders. I fully believe that those crumpets/pikelets that you made played a crucial role in our success!
The play-off final win was achieved without the appearance of an Orange Dot or Fish Pie
There was a lucky orange at the Green Man...
(https://i.ibb.co/4fPs5YG/13-E1-A386-8-B11-4615-86-D2-06-A0-D95-A17-B3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4fPs5YG)
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Spreading the joy!!
(https://i.ibb.co/PhsJ8r9/D57-D7-D24-445-D-4-D55-9-AAD-C5738-B271689.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PhsJ8r9)
Sandylands Methodist Church, Kendal.
Damn - I drove past there last night on way home and missed it! Was pouring down with rain mind!
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I think that you, of all people, are hiding your light under a bushel here a bit Rodders. I fully believe that those crumpets/pikelets that you made played a crucial role in our success!
The play-off final win was achieved without the appearance of an Orange Dot or Fish Pie
Follow the crumplet!
The crumpet is a false idol. Follow the pikelet!
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Look a little more carefully. A crumplet is a cross between a crumpet and a pikelet.
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Sounds pretty heretical to me.
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Last Monday was a fabulous Villa match day with the family, from start to finish. We are all still basking in the glow of it. Currently enjoying the algarve sunshine having flown over Wednesday.
UTV and keep the lion's flag flying!
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Look a little more carefully. A crumplet is a cross between a crumpet and a pikelet.
What nonsense is this. It’s one or the other and can never be both. Outrageous, I shall be writing a strongly worded letter to my MP.
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What a great PR touch to have Deano AND Pursloe interviewed together. I'll bet there's never been such a 'we're on the same page' expression of reasoned ambition in football recent history. Almost brought tears to my eyes. Correction: it brought tears to my eyes. A hands on CEO - what next?
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I keep singing Sweet Caroline and Hi Ho Aston Villa in the office. My colleague is called Caroline and she thinks I am being nice to her.
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This might be the best video I've seen yet on youtube of all the celebrations.....
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Tony Xia milking it....it wouldn't surprise me if he thinks he has a sale and leaseback agreement with the new owners..
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Tony Xia milking it....it wouldn't surprise me if he thinks he has a sale and leaseback agreement with the new owners..
I don't think he was milking it. He was invited to attend by the current owners, he really hasn't claimed victory for this other than the comment he made right after which prompted that fat fuck Wyness to call him a fraud. I don't know that he has really said much more and I don't think he will.
He took over from Lerner when we needed someone to take over from Lerner. I can't remember the bloke at the time who told us how amazing Xia was as the sale was being finalized. He gambled across two years and our failure which I also put very much at Bruce's door nearly crippled us. But he sold us to two completely minted men who now have overseen the rejuvenation of the club. So for that I will say thanks and I hope now he continues to be a fan from a distance.
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Tony Xia milking it....it wouldn't surprise me if he thinks he has a sale and leaseback agreement with the new owners..
Have we got to the bottom of what’s going on with Xia yet? It’s obvious he either ran out of money or didn’t have the liquidity in what he does own to be able to finance us, and as he was in attendance I assume he still has a minority stake? With promotion will NSWE look to buy him out completely?
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That is how I see it aswell.
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Spreading the joy!!
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Sandylands Methodist Church, Kendal.
Damn - I drove past there last night on way home and missed it! Was pouring down with rain mind!
Hi cumbriavilla, did you go to Wembley or were you the other Villa fan in KCC with my son?
The flag is still there but has got caught up in the gutter at the moment.
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Tony Xia milking it....it wouldn't surprise me if he thinks he has a sale and leaseback agreement with the new owners..
Have we got to the bottom of what’s going on with Xia yet? It’s obvious he either ran out of money or didn’t have the liquidity in what he does own to be able to finance us, and as he was in attendance I assume he still has a minority stake? With promotion will NSWE look to buy him out completely?
As far as I am aware he still has a 45% stake. Which now we are promoted is probably worth more than he paid for the club.
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Nope. He's a minority holder, which means he owns less than 25%.
They've diluted his shareholding further a number of times since.
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This might be the best video I've seen yet on youtube of all the celebrations.....
Great stuff there. The fleeting shot of Bjarnason confirms that he's a right effing miseryguts.
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Whatever his current shareholding, Xia is Vice Chairman at Villa.
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This might be the best video I've seen yet on youtube of all the celebrations.....
That is fantastic — thanks!
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Whatever his current shareholding, Xia is Vice Chairman at Villa.
He's a director but he's not needed for quorum and equally his share is so diluted now that he effectively has no voting rights, as he's not required for ordinary or special resolutions.
£35m was allotted on 15th May, diluting his stake further.
Edit: since the notice if cessation of significant control was filed with CH, they've allotted £55m in additional shares. So he had less than 25% in January and it will be far less now.
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As great as Monday was & the celebrations afterwards, it was for me anyway, a little bit hollow. It's a disgrace that a club like ours, through pure mismanagement, got into such a mess & Monday was a correction of that.
I enjoyed the day, with the Mrs & Son, neither of whom had witnessed anything like it.
From the brink of oblivion we're back & with some professionals in charge.
UTV
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I'm glad I had no idea that Xia was at Wembley until I saw him on repeats the day after the final or it would have taken some of the gloss off the day for me. "milking it" is definitely the phrase I'd use to describe his actions at Wembley. If he had any sense of shame, he'd never attend another Villa game. So he managed to find a buyer for us? only because he'd dragged us to the brink of oblivion and run out of cash.... I mean, he "couldn't transfer funds out of China due to new regulations".
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Whatever his current shareholding, Xia is Vice Chairman at Villa.
He's a director but he's not needed for quorum and equally his share is so diluted now that he effectively has no voting rights, as he's not required for ordinary or special resolutions.
£35m was allotted on 15th May, diluting his stake further.
Edit: since the notice if cessation of significant control was filed with CH, they've allotted £55m in additional shares. So he had less than 25% in January and it will be far less now.
The OS has him listed as Vice Chairman
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Have a look at Companies House.
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Surely there will be a decent claim going into the EFL for health and safety negligence
that Trophy was a proper missile could have took jacks eye out,
no risk assessment, no protective hoist, absolute accident waiting to happen on a open stairwell
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My daughter has arrived with the gang for the weekend (It's bank holiday here and her mother's birthday) and she has shown me a couple of clips from Monday that she had on her 'phone, clips I haven't seen on here. One is of Dean Smith addressing the squad in the dressing room after the game and expressing his thanks etc, and the other taken by Ian Taylor of Villa fans outside singing ' There's only one Ian Taylor'. Lovely stuff.
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The Dean Smith one is on our FB Page. Not seen the Ian Taylor video.
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Cheers Lee, I'll check that out now.
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Third post from the top.
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I've just watched the Dean Smith one....goosebumps
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A bit late and might have been posted elsewhere last week but I thought this year review posted before the weekend was clever and poignant with a very very nice touch at the end.
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The Dean Smith one is on our FB Page. Not seen the Ian Taylor video.
Any chance of a link for those of us not on Facebook?
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I can only find it on FB. Sorry.
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The Dean Smith one is on our FB Page. Not seen the Ian Taylor video.
Any chance of a link for those of us not on Facebook?
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1134367126888898560
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Spreading the joy!!
(https://i.ibb.co/PhsJ8r9/D57-D7-D24-445-D-4-D55-9-AAD-C5738-B271689.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PhsJ8r9)
Sandylands Methodist Church, Kendal.
Damn - I drove past there last night on way home and missed it! Was pouring down with rain mind!
Hi cumbriavilla, did you go to Wembley or were you the other Villa fan in KCC with my son?
The flag is still there but has got caught up in the gutter at the moment.
No, it wasn't me - I was watching the game at home - there must be other Villa fans out there in Kendal!
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Hmmm, a Villa fan in Cumbria, who could that be?
*knowing look*
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Not me! I left in 1954, (Silloth)
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Hmmm, a Villa fan in Cumbria, who could that be?
*knowing look*
I used to have a girlfriend from Cumbria who was a Villa fan, nearly 30 years ago. No, it wasn't her.
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Cumbria has the nicest motorway service station in the country at Tebay.
Used to have three football league clubs, now only one.
Stan Laurel was a Cumbrian.
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I've just watched the Dean Smith one....goosebumps
Compare and contrast with Lampard in the dressing room after their semi-final win. I have no axe to grind with Lampard (politics aside) or Derby, but the difference does highlight that a bit of distance from the troops, even in victory, is probably a more sensible approach.
Or I could be talking nonsense again.
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Cumbria has the nicest motorway service station in the country at Tebay.
Used to have three football league clubs, now only one.
Stan Laurel was a Cumbrian.
My ex's cousin did Carlisle United's official song when they played the knuckledraggers in the Autowindscreens whatever it was called cup.
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The Dean Smith one is on our FB Page. Not seen the Ian Taylor video.
Any chance of a link for those of us not on Facebook?
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1134367126888898560
That's fucking marvellous, thank you.
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Cannot let this wonderful thread go without confessing that I was secretly hoping if there was to be a winning goal it would be scored by Tammy allowing me to quote the Holy Bible passage about Abraham slaughtering the sacrificial Ram.
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Last Monday and this past week's been a very strange one for me. I knackered my leg just before the home leg play off so have missed all 3 games. Watching the matches on telly I've obviously been buzzing straight after the game, but then I found myself becoming really depressed, especially after the final, because I wasn't there and have missed out on a special time. Just really looking forward to the new season now.
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Now I know I didn't dream it. We are back in the Premiership on the Internet Football Ground guide.
https://www.footballgroundguide.com/leagues/england.html
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Now I know I didn't dream it. We are back in the Premiership on the Internet Football Ground guide.
https://www.footballgroundguide.com/leagues/england.html
The first pic is of the back of the Doug and it's grubby grey appearance which goes with grey skies making the stadium look dull. Then the video is from some Southampton head introducing his trip to Villa Park, home of already relegated Aston Villa. By the end I wanted to jump into a bath with my favourite toaster.
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“The only disappointment with Villa Park is that the corners of the ground are open”
Fuck off.
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“The only disappointment with Villa Park is that the corners of the ground are open”
Fuck off.
This. Fuck off again.
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“The only disappointment with Villa Park is that the corners of the ground are open”
Fuck off.
This. Fuck off again.
Absolutely this. It’s one of its true redeeming features.
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Yes do fuck off with your Lego stadium that could be anywhere
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“The only disappointment with Villa Park is that the corners of the ground are open”
Fuck off.
This. Fuck off again.
Then come back, and fuck off some more.
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And then when you are there fuck off somewhere even further away. If God had wanted grounds with the corners filled in they would have been.
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“The only disappointment with Villa Park is that the corners of the ground are open”
Fuck off.
This. Fuck off again.
Then come back, and fuck off some more.
Seconded. Thirded whatever.
Extraordinary statement.
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Last Monday and this past week's been a very strange one for me. I knackered my leg just before the home leg play off so have missed all 3 games. Watching the matches on telly I've obviously been buzzing straight after the game, but then I found myself becoming really depressed, especially after the final, because I wasn't there and have missed out on a special time. Just really looking forward to the new season now.
Hope your leg is well on it's way to full recovery Dave. Let's hope for more special times with you there. UTV.
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“The only disappointment with Villa Park is that the corners of the ground are open”
Fuck off.
This. Fuck off again.
Forgive the writer. Probably a Millennium Baby.
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“The only disappointment with Villa Park is that the corners of the ground are open”
Fuck off.
This. Fuck off again.
Then come back, and fuck off some more.
Fuck Off (https://www.someecards.com/usercards/viewcard/MjAxMi0yMDEwMzEwMDk1ZmM4OTcw/)
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“The only disappointment with Villa Park is that the corners of the ground are open”
Fuck off.
This. Fuck off again.
Then come back, and fuck off some more.
Fuck Off (https://www.someecards.com/usercards/viewcard/MjAxMi0yMDEwMzEwMDk1ZmM4OTcw/)
Oh and while you're at it fuck off
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Four cough, FFS.
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I'm with everyone suggesting the fucking off!
Revisiting the glorious game over the weekend again, I'm on the telly clear as day when they zoom in on Deano celebrating the first goal!!
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Villa Park would be much improved with a redeveloped North wrapping round in unison with thebTrinity Road and Witton Lane.
The acoustics and sound would be trapped. The ground would be louder, look better and be more intimidating for away support inside the ground.
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Villa Park would be much improved with a redeveloped North wrapping round in unison with thebTrinity Road and Witton Lane.
The acoustics and sound would be trapped. The ground would be louder, look better and be more intimidating for away support inside the ground.
I would knock the Witton down too though and re-build it with bigger concourse.
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If there was any major rebuild the Alexandra stadium could be used post commonwealth games while it still has 40,000 seats.
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I've just watched the Dean Smith one....goosebumps
Compare and contrast with Lampard in the dressing room after their semi-final win. I have no axe to grind with Lampard (politics aside) or Derby, but the difference does highlight that a bit of distance from the troops, even in victory, is probably a more sensible approach.
Or I could be talking nonsense again.
Think you're right. Given Derby's beef with Leeds starting from January beating them was what they wanted and that felt a mini play off final win with their celebrations.
It was similar to us beating Liverpool in FA cup semi final and mass celebrations after. Yes a brilliant day but we then had the tourist look on cup final day and it showed on the pitch from first minute. Same for Derby although obviously closer game.
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There were a lot of Derby fans there for a big day out. We turned meaning business.
Final day was a long one as I went there and back. Left my house at 5.30am and got home at 2am on Tuesday. I also managed a 2 day hangover to follow.
We were in the North Star on the Finchley Road at 10am before a wander down to Swiss Cottage. H+Vers on show everywhere.
It was good fun. We also had the German and Italian contingents there after the match as well.
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There were a lot of Derby fans there for a big day out. We turned meaning business.
Final day was a long one as I went there and back. Left my house at 5.30am and got home at 2am on Tuesday. I also managed a 2 day hangover to follow.
We were in the North Star on the Finchley Road at 10am before a wander down to Swiss Cottage. H+Vers on show everywhere.
It was good fun. We also had the German and Italian contingents there after the match as well.
Good to briefly meet you!
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There were a lot of Derby fans there for a big day out. We turned meaning business.
Final day was a long one as I went there and back. Left my house at 5.30am and got home at 2am on Tuesday. I also managed a 2 day hangover to follow.
We were in the North Star on the Finchley Road at 10am before a wander down to Swiss Cottage. H+Vers on show everywhere.
It was good fun. We also had the German and Italian contingents there after the match as well.
Good to briefly meet you!
Good that it was brief?
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There were a lot of Derby fans there for a big day out. We turned meaning business.
Final day was a long one as I went there and back. Left my house at 5.30am and got home at 2am on Tuesday. I also managed a 2 day hangover to follow.
We were in the North Star on the Finchley Road at 10am before a wander down to Swiss Cottage. H+Vers on show everywhere.
It was good fun. We also had the German and Italian contingents there after the match as well.
Good to briefly meet you!
Good that it was brief?
There's only one Sexual Ealing, and so many men...
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Some statto at the match reminded me that Villa's Wembley record during the past (declining!) nine years is not too shabby. 6 appearances in 9 years is an average of once every 18 months - fairly respectable outside of the clusterfuck at the top of the Prem League.
And our winning percentage, in that time, is 2 out of 6 or 33%, which compares quite favourably with the right-wing distraction and divide project known by the 'B' word where 36% of the electorate or 26% of the population decided that people in the UK will have their social and economic lives fucked-over - long-term, big-time - even more than before the vote.
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There were a lot of Derby fans there for a big day out. We turned meaning business.
Final day was a long one as I went there and back. Left my house at 5.30am and got home at 2am on Tuesday. I also managed a 2 day hangover to follow.
We were in the North Star on the Finchley Road at 10am before a wander down to Swiss Cottage. H+Vers on show everywhere.
It was good fun. We also had the German and Italian contingents there after the match as well.
I was at the Cottage after the game too but you would only know me as the guy who stood on the table and took the group photo!
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There were a lot of Derby fans there for a big day out. We turned meaning business.
Final day was a long one as I went there and back. Left my house at 5.30am and got home at 2am on Tuesday. I also managed a 2 day hangover to follow.
We were in the North Star on the Finchley Road at 10am before a wander down to Swiss Cottage. H+Vers on show everywhere.
It was good fun. We also had the German and Italian contingents there after the match as well.
I was at the Cottage after the game too but you would only know me as the guy who stood on the table and took the group photo!
Ah yes, I remember you! Any chance of a PM to share the photo?
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Small world innit!
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There were a lot of Derby fans there for a big day out. We turned meaning business.
Final day was a long one as I went there and back. Left my house at 5.30am and got home at 2am on Tuesday. I also managed a 2 day hangover to follow.
We were in the North Star on the Finchley Road at 10am before a wander down to Swiss Cottage. H+Vers on show everywhere.
It was good fun. We also had the German and Italian contingents there after the match as well.
I was at the Cottage after the game too but you would only know me as the guy who stood on the table and took the group photo!
Ah yes, I remember you! Any chance of a PM to share the photo?
Wasn't on my phone but Anthony E's ? He posted it on FB
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I just cannot believe I missed out on this through sheer shite forward planning.
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Thanks for sorting Lee.
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My pleasure. UTV!
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I just cannot believe I missed out on this through sheer shite forward planning.
You missed out Mike. It was good fun. Perhaps you can catch up with us in The Bartons next season.
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Can we get a who’s who on that marvellous picture please?
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Can we get a who’s who on that marvellous picture please?
I will try to sort it later. 3 missing from here that were there are Woodhall, Archie and Richard E so presumably they were inside. In the break with habits of a lifetime, Woodhall purchased a round so it might have been then. Clearly success went to his head.
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I recognise the chap second in on the right. I've seen him a few times and I presume that's Amfy with the red hair in the middle?
Woodhall bought a round?
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Yes that's Amfy. Frank second from the right.
Know about 50% of the others on there.
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Is the full game available online anywhere?
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That’s my husband just to my right - strangling Jane!
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I recognise the chap second in on the right. I've seen him a few times and I presume that's Amfy with the red hair in the middle?
Woodhall bought a round?
Three actually.
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Talking of rounds, the day after Wembley I checked my debit card account ( it acted as a handy record of which pubs I'd been to because I was too pissed to remember) and I saw that I paid £56 for one round in the Black Lion, Kilburn. That was probably about 3 pints....
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Typical! We had to go before the team photo gets taken!!!
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I recognise the chap second in on the right. I've seen him a few times and I presume that's Amfy with the red hair in the middle?
Woodhall bought a round?
Three actually.
I knew I should have come.
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Talking of rounds, the day after Wembley I checked my debit card account ( it acted as a handy record of which pubs I'd been to because I was too pissed to remember) and I saw that I paid £56 for one round in the Black Lion, Kilburn. That was probably about 3 pints....
Thanks. Much appreciated by us all who were there.
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Typical! We had to go before the team photo gets taken!!!
That was taken an hour or so post match!
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Every goal from this season. (https://www.facebook.com/SkyBet/)
Sky Bet vid on Facebook.
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Typical! We had to go before the team photo gets taken!!!
That was taken an hour or so post match!
Keep quoting! We’re all getting thinner!
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Talking of rounds, the day after Wembley I checked my debit card account ( it acted as a handy record of which pubs I'd been to because I was too pissed to remember) and I saw that I paid £56 for one round in the Black Lion, Kilburn. That was probably about 3 pints....
Thanks. Much appreciated by us all who were there.
I was in there, briefly.
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Typical! We had to go before the team photo gets taken!!!
That was taken an hour or so post match!
Keep quoting! We’re all getting thinner!
Haha, excellent.
Thanks for posting the pic
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I was in Derby on Thursday night and chatted to the taxi drivers who ferried me around. Very magnanimous about our victory and reckoned they would have been murdered in the premier league.
I had to put one bloke right as he claimed that Derby had an extra 2-3000 fans there as we hadn't sold all our tickets.
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I don't know everyone or what they post as here but a few for your H+V user guide who haven't identified themselves thus far (going left to right):
Holding the Villa flag - Jon Crofts
Older chap in scarf - Not sure he posts but he lurks a lot is Peter Warrilow, AVST chairman.
Lady in red hoodie - Jane
Bloke strangling her - Mad Ferret (Mr Amfy)
At the back with beard - TheTimVilla
Lady with red hair in front of him - Amfy
Short chap in black coat at the front - occasional poster aevillan
The head above his - Me
Glasses and light jumper next to me - Meanwood Villa
Villa scarf and shirt one in from the right - Frank
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I don't know everyone or what they post as here but a few for your H+V user guide who haven't identified themselves thus far (going left to right):
Holding the Villa flag - Jon Crofts
Older chap in scarf - Not sure he posts but he lurks a lot is Peter Warrilow, AVST chairman.
Lady in red hoodie - Jane
Bloke strangling her - Mad Ferret (Mr Amfy)
At the back with beard - TheTimVilla
Lady with red hair in front of him - Amfy
Short chap in black coat at the front - occasional poster aevillan
The head above his - Me
Glasses and light jumper next to me - Meanwood Villa
Villa scarf and shirt one in from the right - Frank
Bloke in dark top at the back waving the claret flag - me (slightly pissed)
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I don't know everyone or what they post as here but a few for your H+V user guide who haven't identified themselves thus far (going left to right):
Holding the Villa flag - Jon Crofts
Older chap in scarf - Not sure he posts but he lurks a lot is Peter Warrilow, AVST chairman.
Lady in red hoodie - Jane
Bloke strangling her - Mad Ferret (Mr Amfy)
At the back with beard - TheTimVilla
Lady with red hair in front of him - Amfy
Short chap in black coat at the front - occasional poster aevillan
The head above his - Me
Glasses and light jumper next to me - Meanwood Villa
Villa scarf and shirt one in from the right - Frank
Bloke in dark top at the back waving the claret flag - me (slightly pissed)
Is the little fella at the front Mazrim?
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Ha ha. TheTimVilla's nipper Adam. The thin greying chap in the middle, who looks a lot like Chris Jameson, is Andrea from the Italian lot. The bespectacled giant at the back is Christian from the German Villains. I struggle a little with Andrea in terms of conversing as we are both shite at other languages outside our native tongue. Christian is ace. We have had many a beer at various games and he sorted a load of our lot with tickets in the home end but right next to the Villa fans in Hamburg.
As it goes, I haven't had as much to do with the Latin Lions as our linguistic expert Frank (other them bringing Gianluca Pagliuca to The Bartons but that is a story for another day). I have had some rather riotous nights out with the Germans and Scandinavian Villa groups though.
There can't be too many people who have five or six pals in the Faroe Islands, the same in Germany and the same in France like me. The power of the Villa!
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There’s potentially a nice story developing as I’ve asked Latin Lion Archie to get in touch with Gianluca: there is a guy on Facebook who on request, gave his new Platt shirt to the Sampdoria keeper in the Wembley preseason tournament 29yrs ago and only just heard about who that was and that G is a Villa fan who even got a tattoo to celebrate us going up.
If there is a meet up after all this time it’s probably worthy of official site/programme fodder, anybody know who’s best to get in touch with for this?
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I'd imagine Rob Bishop or Lee Preece.
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Lee Preece. I only do photoshoots with Pagliuca....
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There can't be too many people who have five or six pals in the Faroe Islands, the same in Germany and the same in France like me.
And none in Britain.
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There can't be too many people who have five or six pals in the Faroe Islands, the same in Germany and the same in France like me.
And none in Britain.
I want fuck all to do with you racist wankers.
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There can't be too many people who have five or six pals in the Faroe Islands, the same in Germany and the same in France like me.
Indeed. Most of us have a lot more.
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There’s potentially a nice story developing as I’ve asked Latin Lion Archie to get in touch with Gianluca: there is a guy on Facebook who on request, gave his new Platt shirt to the Sampdoria keeper in the Wembley preseason tournament 29yrs ago and only just heard about who that was and that G is a Villa fan who even got a tattoo to celebrate us going up.
If there is a meet up after all this time it’s probably worthy of official site/programme fodder, anybody know who’s best to get in touch with for this?
Archie is an absolute legend. A lovely chap who invited me and my mate to his house in Italy to watch the 2010 Carling Cup final. Lovely family, too!
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Was it not on in Japan?
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There can't be too many people who have five or six pals in the Faroe Islands, the same in Germany and the same in France like me.
Indeed. Most of us have a lot more.
Ha, ha. I wasn't trying to be boastful. But, if it weren't for the football, I wouldn't know anyone abroad bar family and a couple of people who have moved to live in Convict Land.
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I'd imagine Rob Bishop or Lee Preece.
Lee Preece. I only do photoshoots with Pagliuca....
Thanks chaps. I’ve emailed Lee. Randomly tacking on a request to borrow a play off final shirt as have been instructed toaquire by the Mrs - babygrow matching shirt is needed for newborn photo shoot (all being well). Meanwhile must go inflate birthing pool :O
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What a great day!!
Walked from the Travelodge in Watford past Cassiobury Park, where the Watford lads used to train when the Great GT was the manager. saw a Red Kite flying quite low over a game of cricket -obviously an omen, what with that v-shaped tail...
Found a place to eat our sandwiches when who should walk past but Martin Laursen and his three kids!!
Went into the stadium and had a good look round. The Villa fans on the concourse were almost deafening with the chanting that was going on. I was hoping they'd have enough left for the game itself, but I needn't have worried.
Thought we bossed the game without playing anywhere nearly as well as we can do. Smith was positive -Conor as DM, whereas Derby had two DMs, a sign of Lampard's fear of us?
After the game, the singing and celebrations were fabulous, shaking hands and hugging people I didn't even know. Eventually we left -and on our way out bumped into the legendary Ken McNaught!!
Like I said, what a day!
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Was it not on in Japan?
Haha. Have just seen this. Great reply!
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Any links to a video of the full game?
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Cheers Lee. Appreciate that.
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Any links to a video of the full game?
We won 2-1.
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Any links to a video of the full game?
We won 2-1.
Thanks a bunch. You could have put that as a spoiler. I was looking forward to watching it.
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Any links to a video of the full game?
We won 2-1.
I probably should watch the semi-final second leg too.
Getting text updates on a penalty shoot out was not good for my heart, but it was much appreciated Bad English.
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(https://i.ibb.co/7zNp0WP/Screenshot-20190704-091604.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dcJpH2F)
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'were' through. Tsk! How could I?
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Almost slow death by text message.
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Could be worse, you could be the cock who was celebrating and gobbed off at me when he thought they were through on away goals....
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'were' through. Tsk! How could I?
I hate it when you're texting a dog and he has better grammatical skills than you.