Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[KRS]

67 mins: Agbonlahor comes on for Albrighton.
86 mins: Steve Sidwell comes on for Stiliyan Petrov.

...would never have happened under MON.

[pauliewalnuts]

Can't believe that Wolves lad has a broken leg as a result of the Sidwell challenge.

Didn't know he'd broken his leg, sad to hear that.

[London Villan]

For the second game running Gerard/GH/Hou's changes won us the game. As soon a Gabby came on it stopped Wolves playing and having as much of the ball. He also had enough faith to leave Warnock on (who Lichaj was ready to come on for) and Downing, who had a quiet second half.

A draw away from home in a local derby isn't a bad result, let alone a last minute win.

[Hookeysmith]

I like to moan as much as the next fan but FFS - apart from the thrashing of the dog shit when is there evr a free flowing game of football in a derby? They are always tense affairs and yesterday was no different. The game went from us in control to lots of pressure from the home side (but be honest for all thri huff and puff Brad made one rreally good double save and that was it)

As others have said as much as i liked Petrov over recent years i think the realisation is that he is no longer golden bollocks and will play 90 mins irrespective of form.
Get a fit Ireland / Delph in there with Reo's graft and hassling and we will look really good.

I agree i cannot think of a better headed goal for years by anyone

I think we will see a change in personnel for Spurs and i feel we can do them as well

[KRS]

For the second game running Gerard/GH/Hou's changes won us the game. As soon a Gabby came on it stopped Wolves playing and having as much of the ball. He also had enough faith to leave Warnock on (who Lichaj was ready to come on for) and Downing, who had a quiet second half.

A draw away from home in a local derby isn't a bad result, let alone a last minute win.

I was pleased to see GH was preparing Lichaj for Warnock, but then concerned when the change didnt happen. On another day we could have been down to 10 men. He needs to have a word with Warnock as hes picking up too many yellow cards already.

[Somniloquism]

Sidwell managed to put their player out for 6 months with a broken leg.

[VillaAlways]

Sidwell managed to put their player out for 6 months with a broken leg.

That's awful.I thought it looked bad when the lad couldn't put any weight through it

[Somniloquism]

Sidwell managed to put their player out for 6 months with a broken leg.

That's awful.I thought it looked bad when the lad couldn't put any weight through it

They just had it on Midlands Today and replayed the incident and it still didn't look bad. There was no foot the wrong way or any of the other signs of a bad break. Even the physio thought he would be able to stand again as if he thought it was broken he would have stretchered him off instead. I'm surprised they think it will be 6 months.

[Mazrim]

Sounds like a pretty bad stress fracture.
And all the pre match talk was about the Dogheads being ruthless bully boys.

[VillaAlways]

Sidwell will feel dreadful about this I'm sure

[Concrete John]

Sidwell will feel dreadful about this I'm sure

He will, but in fairness he did very little wrong and it seems to just be 'one of those things'!

[PaulTheVillan]

Gabby was pretty gash when he came on.

[Monty]

Sidwell will feel dreadful about this I'm sure

He will, but in fairness he did very little wrong and it seems to just be 'one of those things'!

Well from our point of view I thought it was a very stupid place to tackle as riskily as that.

[Dave Cooper please]

Sidwell will feel dreadful about this I'm sure

He will, but in fairness he did very little wrong and it seems to just be 'one of those things'!

Little wrong except scythe the kid down from behind you mean!

Nah, it was just a badly timed tackle, no malice in it, the Wolves player must have landed badly.

[Concrete John]

Sidwell will feel dreadful about this I'm sure

He will, but in fairness he did very little wrong and it seems to just be 'one of those things'!

Well from our point of view I thought it was a very stupid place to tackle as riskily as that.

I was more coming from the viewpoint of it not looking overly dirty.  As in not two footed, studs not showing, etc.