West Ham United vs. Aston Villa: Post-Match Thread

[garyshawsknee]

Just got back from watching the game behind enemy lines in the West Ham end. Thought we dominated the game for an hour,typical Villa,shouldve made it a lot easier,though Green made three good saves in the second half.

 Well done to the away folk,i could hear you all game from the opposite end of the ground,was suprised by the silence of Upton Park,was expecting it to be more hostile. Thought Collins,Nrc and Downing were great today,Up The Villa.

[PeterWithesShin]

Apologies if already posted.

GH post match interview.

http://tinyurl.com/HotlipsWHU

[WikiVilla]

Good interview by GH

[PaulWinch again]

Still hope sack Houllier after we win next week against stoke and are safe i really hate him

lovely. So you can't see the improvements and you hate the bloke? No pleasing some.

Exactly, we've won a huge game away and yet still look at the negative side.

[PaulWinch again]

What was Ash's reaction to the winner then?

[Kingthing]

Just got in. Ash, walker and Collins were superb, we were terrible first 20 minutes but came out like a team possessed in the second half, there were times when I thought they'd sneak it when we lost momentum but very well deserved win.

The celebration at the end felt like we'd won a trophy, I could get used the excitement of a relegation battle every year.   

[Greg N'Ash]

We tore them a new hoop 2nd half. I was starting to get worried they'd fluke a winner. ok west ham were shit, but that was still a classy performance

[Simba]

Still hope sack Houllier after we win next week against stoke and are safe i really hate him

lovely. So you can't see the improvements and you hate the bloke? No pleasing some.

Exactly, we've won a huge game away and yet still look at the negative side.

Annoys me this. As I said much earlier: Go and have a pint and enjoy the day. The last thing we all need is negative sentiment today. It was a good performance, with passion and intent and even if it was the old guard they worked for each other. Add Bent and it looked very good.

I am not a GH fan either, not yet anyway,  but today it simply does not matter. I think we are safe and I think we have found our fight.

Enough for me. Quite happy thanks.

[The Left Side]

Halsey gave them a soft free kick towards the end and Bent's disallowed goal was fine, the defender didn't jump and Bent got up well.

[PaulWinch again]

We have showed fight and quality apparently, give the manager a chance.

[Toronto Villa]

What was Ash's reaction to the winner then?

he went mental.

[Simba]

Nothing wrong with Bent's first "goal". We were cheated out of that. It would have changed the game too. When it went in I thought we were on a hat load. Linesman was happy as well. Still. Three points.

Now we just need to score six or seven somewhere to get that bloody goal difference sorted.

Where?

[dave.woodhall]

Nothing wrong with Bent's first "goal". We were cheated out of that. It would have changed the game too. When it went in I thought we were on a hat load. Linesman was happy as well. Still. Three points.

Now we just need to score six or seven somewhere to get that bloody goal difference sorted.

Where?

I can think of a place.

[PaulWinch again]

What was Ash's reaction to the winner then?

Good stuff, well as I said somewhere else if he leaves for a title challenging side fair enough. But he's always shown plenty of commitment to our cause.

he went mental.

[Simba]

Nothing wrong with Bent's first "goal". We were cheated out of that. It would have changed the game too. When it went in I thought we were on a hat load. Linesman was happy as well. Still. Three points.

Now we just need to score six or seven somewhere to get that bloody goal difference sorted.

Where?

I can think of a place.

Which is Dave?