Trying to make an issue out of nothing in their usual tabloid journalism way:
http://www.football365.com/

Looks as though this was lifted directly from page 2 of the 'Hope' topic on the General's thread.  Only difference is on there the General says "kick ass", which the media have turned into "kick the crap out of" - which gives a completely different meaning to what the General was saying, and reinforces his caution in posting anything.

On VillaTalk which is still open to anybody to view he says "kick the crap "

So it does.  I stand corrected