Aston Villa v Gloryhunters Post-Match Thread

[Phil from the upper holte]

He was quite respectful for once

[olaftab]

Double post

[Irish villain]

Shame we didn't sell out... 2000 short of capacity today.

Was surprised to see that...very strange this fixture didn't sell out.

[Fin Feds Dad]

Players ages today :

Friedel - 39
L.Young - 31
Warnock - 29
Dunne - 31
Collins - 27
Bannan - 21
Downing - 26
Hogg - 22
Albrighton - 20
A.Young - 25
Agbonlahor - 24

Used Subs

Delfonso - 19
Lichaj - 21
Herd - 21

Fantastic !

       

[darren woolley]

I am proud of the lad's today they were a joy to watch brilliant.

[Legion]

Bottlers. Our defence is shit and have no composure what so ever, 2 balls into the box and 2 goals.

With all due respect, what planet are you on? There is no way any of our players could be called 'bottlers' after that magnificent performance. Yes, the result was disappointing but the performance certainly was not. Our defence are most definitely not shit and looked very composed and assured for the vast majority of the match. Our whole team visibly grew in confidence as the game progressed. There were far more than 2 balls into the box for them to deal with.

[Dave Cooper please]

Hey, Hoggy, we've,  got another injury, you're in for your first league start, don't worry, it's only Man United.

Fucking wonderful, for 30 minutes after half time our yoofs tore Manure a new arsehole, wonderful stuff. Okay so we didn't hold on, so what?

[Risso]

Was watching the game on Sky with my Utd supporting next-door neighbour, and he was mightily relieved second half.  We absolutely battered them second half, and a draw was a travesty.  Well done to the young lads, I was hugely impressed.

[dave.woodhall]

He was quite respectful for once

Over the years he's invariably been respectful towards us.

[davevillan]

It was a performance we can all be proud of. I must admit i was concerned when i saw the team sheets, and would have been happy with a draw before the game. The one fear i had, and i mentioned to a mate at half time, was i felt manure would finish the stronger, as i felt our younger players may tire a bit in the latter stages.
Im going to defend the ref here (not popular i know), he let the game flow, and contributed to a great game, especially in the 2nd half. The one critsicism i had was not booking hernandez in the 1st half for kicking the ball away, wether he would have made the challenge in the 2nd half is open to debate.
Brown was just a yellow as it wasnt an obvious goalscoring opportunity, and with the nani incident with Warnock, he would have to be convinced it was a deliberate elbow, which i doubt he could be from his viewing angle. I think his overall control was good, as there were a few flashpoints, but he handled them well.
All in all, a day to be proud of the team, and to look forward to a promising future!

[Oh Andy]

I was expecting the worse when I saw the side but they were fantastic. It's great to see Houllier having confidence in the youngsters as well. The second half was brilliant. The second goal was sublime. It shows what we can do when we get players forward.
 I think Houllier realised after the Blues game that he was far too negative but today there were numbers filling the box which was great. Gabby made a big difference for us. If he was still on the pitch I'm not sure Vidic would have pushed on for their second.

[damon loves JT]

I am feeling the love for the Villa tonight. It is good

[Sister of Top Cat]

We went with a couple of friends today - one who doesn't do football at all and one who hasn't been to Villa Park since she was a child.  What a game for a first timer.  We've made a convert!  I feared the worst when I saw the line-up - and the bench - but how wrong can a girl be.  I thought they were superb, especially in the second half.  Shame we couldn't hang on for the 3 points but so proud to be a Villa fan tonight. 

[Lizz]

I am feeling the love for the Villa tonight. It is good

Indeed. Let's enjoy it. Normal service will return in due course.

[pauliewalnuts]

I was really impressed with Hogg today.

I saw him in the away match at Vienna and thought the game pass him by entirely, but he was getting stuck in the whole 90 minutes today and did very well indeed.

A few misplaced passes from him, and it would have been easy for him to let his head drop, let it affect his game, but he didn't let it get to him and carried on getting stuck in.

Good stuff.