Aston Villa v Blackpool Post-Match Thread

[eamonn]

Just watched the interviews on avtc. Christ, Gerard really looks tired, and a lot older than usual. Big bags under his eyes. I can't imagine the game was any good for his ticker either.

Fonzy was also interviewed and came across aswell, he said he's got to work hard to make it hard for Houllier to drop him even if his body-language, to a lot of people, suggests otherwise. I cringed when Woodward asked him if he believed in God (apparently Fonz points to the heavens when he scores. In a cooler way than Franky Lamps obviously). Anyway, Nathan, a little sheepishly, confirmed he did and that he was thankful that he's been given the opportunity to play for Villa.
So, there's one player that deej won't let his kids have on the back of their Villa shirt.

[The Situation]

Apparently that referee is one of the chaps who has been reffing for four or five years and got "fast tracked" to the Premier League.

This is according to the (nice) chap who sits next to me, and is a ref himself, so tends to know said things, but may have been incorrect in saying this.

Under the "Pulis Act 2010" can we have him relegated?

[Legion]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Taylor_(referee)

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[dave.woodhall]

Lets see if he's doing a good job when we don't win any of our next 4 league games and we're hovering around the relegation zone. I'll be surprised if we draw one let alone win any.

I'll be surprised if you ever stop moaning.

[TheSandman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Taylor_(referee)

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[Reality]

Woodward never ceases to amaze me. "Do you believe in God?" 

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

For what seems like the 3rd/4th game on the trot, the kids are doing superb, and the experienced Pro's like Dunne, Ash Young and Warnock are dreadful.

[The Situation]

I cringed when Woodward asked him if he believed in God (apparently Fonz points to the heavens when he scores. In a cooler way than Franky Lamps obviously). Anyway, Nathan, a little sheepishly, confirmed he did and that he was thankful that he's been given the opportunity to play for Villa.

Of course he does... all the best athlete's in the world do

[adrenachrome]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Taylor_(referee)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Taylor_(referee)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Taylor_%28referee%29

[brontebilly]

He very well should have done well against Fulham as they are powderpuff up front. With the exception of against Chelsea he has been rotten all season. Collins deserves more lee way as he has been very good all season APART from tonight.
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Dunne came off after ten minutes against Chelsea 

Thought he was excellent in Sunderland too leaving aside the moment of madness. Collins has been very solid generally though thought he was a little iffy against Fulham and downright poor tonight.

Just think bashing Dunne is a little unfair at present. Especially considering Warnock's form. If Beye is fit, he should definitely be dropped against Man Utd and Young switched over. Buying Nicky Shorey for 5m and selling for 1m while buying Warnock for 8m was disastrous left back business by MON.

Hard to know who will be fit for the weekend, Gabby will start Id be thinking but will hardly last the 90 mins. With Petrov, Reo Coker and even Sidwell out the option to go with three in the middle is hardly there. Carrick and Fletcher could run our two young lads ragged, cant see Albrighton getting any change out of Evra either. I'd happily take a 0-0.

[Chris Harte]

We should be better than that.

I bet Wigan, Newcastle and Liverpool said the same thing. They ended up with nothing.

I bet their manager didn't drop ten of their players before those games.

[UK Redsox]

The biggest worry for me after last night is the form of Dunne. At least twice last night, whilst on the ball in defence, he rejected the option of an easy clearance and turned back into the Blackpool attacker.

On the first occasion, after rejecting a clearance up the line, he cleared across the face of the goal straight to a Blackpool player. On the second occasion he turned straight into the Blackpool player but luckily is was Marlon and the ball bounced out for a goal kick.

[UK Redsox]

Good interview with Holloway after the match. Hope Blackpool stay up.

Olly's post-match interview with Pat Murphy was a classic. I really like Olly and his attitude most of the time (although there's probably some West Country bias) but yesterday he came across as totally paranoid.

However, he was sensible in straight away defending his team selection (in amongst the rant, what he said actually made a lot of sense). The reason that McCarthy got in trouble last year was that he admitted that he was fielding a weakened team.

[UK Redsox]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Taylor_(referee)

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[Matt Collins]

Only saw the highlights. I think ppl need to recognise thathaving 3 complete newbies in midfield, one of them a centre back, and another as our one fwd, would be considered green even by arsenal's standards. It's the form of the defence we should be most keen to rectify. Cuellar wasn't on the bench, is he injured? Would definitely bring him in. I still like warnock, but he has been erratic