Aston Villa v The Blues Post-Match Thread

[PaulWinch again]

Also it's not really acceptable from our Captain to behave like that.

[TaxDodger]

Call me Mr Cynical but I'm going to assume that didn't happen.

[Lizz]

I think it's bullshit. Listening to Radio 5 after the game, heard Pat Murphy interviewing Craig Gardner. He was quite complimentary about Villa, and sounded like a reasonably intelligent footballer.

[Ad@m]

Call me Mr Cynical but I'm going to assume that didn't happen.

I'm thinking that too.  Given the amount of press that were at the ground today this would already be all over the internet if it were true.

[hilts_coolerking]

They're talking about it on a SHA forum and have reached the conclusion that it's bollocks.

[Matt C]

Hard to disagree with this assessment:

http://bbc.in/d3SRit

[PaulWinch again]

In fairness in the context of that interview, that's not too bad. He's saying he will lend support, but Ireland has to meet him halfway.

[fredm]

When Emile was left on his own with no one within shouting range of him, then it was always on the cards that the ball was going to come straight back.  Try as he might, he could not overcome Dann and Johnson together without any help - which he did not get.

Personally I would have thought it better to bring Downing inside to play off him and also run at pace at their back two.  Might have made a difference.

If not that, why does Downing have to play for the first 80 minutes on the right wing when 99% of the time he checks back onto his stronger foot?  Why not move him (and Ash) back and forth so the opposition cannot get settled?  At least on the left he could have tried to go outside Carr and then maybe pull a centre back across, thus creating a bit of space.

Todays match also shows up what Pelty said about GH looking at the midfield.  IMO neither Sidwell nor NRC is good enough to take us up to a top 6 challenging position.  Will be intereting to see what happens in January.

[gerags]

Mate has just txt me asking if it was true that Reo broke Gardner's nose in the tunnel? Anyone heard anything?

Please let this be true!

I got the same text from a Nose

[Ian.]

neither Sidwell nor NRC is good enough to take us up to a top 6 challenging position.  Will be intereting to see what happens in January.

We have known this for a while to be fair. I think MON would even admit this one. I love NRC work rate and commitment but its not enough at the top end of the table.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I'm listening to the WM radio phone in, villa fans are honestly calling for Houllier to go!
This is a guy that has not had the opportunity to buy anyone.  Has lost gabby, albrighton and petrov from his first team.

Where is the perspective?

I heard that that Franks'y is a twat, Is he a nose or something? Villa are going backwards etc there were some callers saying the people who were saying that were idiots, I tried to get through.

I have no problem with clark playing defensive midfield he can pass it well, were hardly blessed in the forwards position are we?

Hope gabby comes back soon it was a shit game yeah but it ALWAYS is, last year both derbies were utter shit except we won, if we had won 1-0 in the last min everyone would come on this thread and say it were great

[Legion]

I'm pretty sure that Franksy is a dog-head.

[ez]

Haven't seen any of it but judging by the comments it was back to last seasons home form. bore draw.

[Rigadon]

Haven't seen any of it but judging by the comments it was back to last seasons home form. bore draw.

Nope, it was worse than last season.  This was due to them being a bit better and us missing some players through injury and sale.

[TheBarneyArmy]

Listening to both managers interviews after the game summed up the whole match, both deploying negative tactics and both more than happy with a point. On the whole a very poor match played out by two poor teams, (admittedly we are missing some key players).