Liverpool v Aston Villa Match Thread

[Risso]

Hogg is playing like one. NRC cannot get back quickly enough. We need a little bite in the midfield...

Thank the lord we have you to explain it all to us.

Hogg is a baby

Hogg is playing like one. NRC cannot get back quickly enough. We need a little bite in the midfield...

We need bite in the boardroom more than we need bite in midfield from a kid playing his 3rd ever PL game at Anfield. "playing like one" FFS!

Agreed.  Disgraceful comment about someone trying his best.

[Richard C]

And to think we won there last season, makes me feel quite nostalgic for Martin.

[KevinGage]

Baggies and Wigan are huge games now- we need to win those but we look a poor side- these players are not good enough for the pass andover style houllier favours and I expect a lot of INS and outs before next season- I think houllier has to be given time- these are not his players and we have many injuries- give him at least a year before judging him.

If we get through to mid May with 40 plus points on the board I'll be happy.
But if the second half of the season mirrors the first I don't think GH will be putting down any long term roots. At least I hope that would be the case.

[Risso]

What a ball from Hogg.

[TheTimVilla]

Only a couple of minutes to go

[TimTheVillain]

Hey chaps, I lost my live stream, so to pass the time, I got a lump hammer and a bag of rusty six inch nails from the garage and banged them into my scrotum on the kitchen table. I feel so much better now, you ought to try it.

You lucky fucker.

Sounds like fun that.

[Toronto Villa]

Jol suddenly leaves Ajax maybe he knew what was to come at Villa when he turned us down.
Newcastle for him perhaps.
Championship for us perhaps.
Bloody rubbish no will, no desire, no hope.

Jol didn't walk out on Ajax because they were in the Champions League when we had a vacancy. I imagine that he will end up at Newcastle later this week now that he's free.

[Oscar Arce]

Hogg is the only one of a few I would absolve any blame, Collins, Dunne and Warnock should hang their heads.

[Toronto Villa]

Only a couple of minutes to go

a collective cheer goes up

[Fergal]

Hogg is playing like one. NRC cannot get back quickly enough. We need a little bite in the midfield...

Thank the lord we have you to explain it all to us.

Hogg is a baby

Hogg is playing like one. NRC cannot get back quickly enough. We need a little bite in the midfield...

We need bite in the boardroom more than we need bite in midfield from a kid playing his 3rd ever PL game at Anfield. "playing like one" FFS!

Agreed.  Disgraceful comment about someone trying his best.

He is showing a bit more respect for the club than the manager. 
My mistake a fucking hell of a lot....

[itbrvilla]

we are now  in deep shit, it would be too obvious to blame gerrard but his badge kissing attitude tonight has pissed me off,

He's certainly behaving like a prick.  No respect.

[Eigentor]

Houllier went all misty eyed and touched the 'This is anfield' sign at the start.
Then he rolled over and let them tickle his tummy and his time is now up.
We are now officially, as i predicted when he was appointed, in a relegation battle.

I have no prolem with Houllier touching a sign. He was there for six years and nearly died during a match and came back to an emotional return. Maybe most people would get misty eyed.

However, he needs to start proving that the Villa job is more to him than a final fun attempt at managing a club before retirement -- and that it almost doesn't matter whether it's a success or not.

[Matt Collins]

Collins passing is cack. Pires doesn't look able to do anything any more.

When you think Blackpool played their reserves, I don't think we've beaten anyone outside the bottom three this season have we? The performances were initially better than results, but confidence is clearly falling fast.

[JJ-AV]

I want my side back, what the fuck are Ireland, Pires, Warnock, Hogg doing in our shirt.

How far is Nige away now? And dare I say it, even Ivanhoe?

[Kingthing]

Fuck you very much.