Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread

[Bad English]

Petrov you fucking crab!

[VillaZogmariner]

Fuck it - streams keep going down so I'm going back to bed. Have a fun second half people.

[Quiet Lion]

I doubt there is a more wasteful team in the league than us in terms of possession.

[D.boy]

Chance of a break and Petrov stops, holds it up then goes backwards to Friedel who hoofs it. Doh.

[Bad English]

Petrov, good free kick getting!

[Ian.]

good strike, unlucky

[Bad English]

From joe_c via FB: "Villa mascot clearly making filthy lucre gestures in the direction of #garethbarry"

[Jimbo]

Good work. Now let's hang on.

[Mac]

Bloody Hell Villa, please let Man City win you're annoying the ESPN commentators.

[Proposition Joe]

Chance of a break and Petrov stops, holds it up then goes backwards to Friedel who hoofs it. Doh.

That's his problem in a nutshell.  For all us who watch streams, he's the footballing equivalent of the little wheel that goes round with the notice "Buffering..."

[citizenDJ]

That's a thoroughly bloody decent half from us! Not perfect, but pretty good. Chris Waddle on ESPN seems to be under the impression that we are losing!

[Michel Sibble]

Fuck it - streams keep going down so I'm going back to bed. Have a fun second half people.

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[DrGonzo]

I'll take that.  Good 1st half, but we need another goal at least, they have too many players who can score.  We look a lot more solid than our team sheet suggested tho'.

[richard moore]

Glad to be ahead but very shaky at times

Our 4 central defenders are unbelievably useless at defending the high ball

Downing wasted in midfield as is, yet again, Gabby out wide

[usav]

I thought we were a little lucky at times and I would like to see NRC at some point to shore up the midfield, but overall, much improved and let's get the three points.