Aston Villa v Stoke City Post-Match Thread

[pauliewalnuts]

no ta, just had some dinner.

Cheers for the offer though.

Nice one.

Enjoy your summer, I've banned you.

[WikiVilla]

Arguably the worst away fans of the season today (the few that bothered to come)

Shouty and out of tune and only 1 or 2 abysmal songs

[Percy McCarthy]

no ta, just had some dinner.

Cheers for the offer though.

Nice one.

Enjoy your summer, I've banned you.

Should have left it how it was paulie, I enjoyed that. What did he mean about dinner BTW? Sorry if it's obvious and I'm being thick.

[pauliewalnuts]

no ta, just had some dinner.

Cheers for the offer though.

Nice one.

Enjoy your summer, I've banned you.

Should have left it how it was paulie, I enjoyed that. What did he mean about dinner BTW? Sorry if it's obvious and I'm being thick.

I thought it was a bit over the top, but you're right, it was probably better.

I've no idea what he meant, to be honest, but since they got promoted, their vaguely patronising shtick on here every time we play them has got right on my tits.

Coming on here accusing people of being Sky Sports types and "snobs" is only going to end in one way.

[The Moose]

I thought you were better than posting that crap Bunny! Someone nicked your laptop?

[WikiVilla]

An Honourable mention for The Villa Tavern today also, who made a valiant effort for St Georges Day

[peckvillajunior]

The problem with all this is that it gets portrayed as an attack on Stoke's style of play, when it largely isn't, it's about what is basically cheating and the most extensive level of gamesmanship I've seen in a long time.
How can only one player be allowed to take an age over throw ins, just because it's his 'special move'? I wanted to watch football, not someone towel themselves down for 2 hours. Throwing the ball into the crowd at corners - is that what it's come to? The worst thing is how bloody tedious the whole thing is. Thank god it's only once a season, how their fans put up with that every week is beyond me, I'd rather go shopping.

Why a team with Whelan, Etherington, Jones and Fuller in it has to rely on throw ins is beyond me anyway. Hardly a bunch of honest no-hopers is it.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Bunny has a point though. Rather than blame them for today, we should be looking a lot closer to home. That was the first point they've picked up away since Boxing Day so other teams have successfully managed to overcome their tactics. Oh.. and we had two shots on target all game, one obviously being the goal.

[WikiVilla]

Pulis should be ashamed of himself. Cock

[Greg N'Ash]

crap performance especially given the circumstances - expected a bit more effort. A point is welcome i guess but a big fat meh really

[garyshawsknee]

Pulis should be ashamed of himself. Cock

What for,the cap or his teams tactics,or both?

[damon loves JT]

I had a couple of pints with Bad English before the game, then didn't go. It was excellent.

[Matt C]

What an awful excuse for a football match that was.

[Toronto Villa]

The one thing that made me angry today about our performance is that we kept giving Delap throw in opportunities 18 yards and in from our goal. Why encourage it? I'd rather we punted the ball into their half every time than kick it into touch. It's asking for trouble. Sometimes we really are our own worst enemies.

The overall display for me was more non descript than poor. It was like we just couldn't get going, and the urgency of last week didn't need to be there anymore because we knew we were essentially safe. The GH problems probably deflated everyone heading into the game, so the performance ended up being flat. I'm optimistic about our away games now more than our home ones because I think we are a lot more relaxed and confident on the break. You watch. We'll win next week, and then have another scrappy home draw against Wigan.

[WikiVilla]

Pulis should be ashamed of himself. Cock

What for,the cap or his teams tactics,or both?

The cap I can live with, the way they "play" NO
Just seen Gary Mc's post match interview, very impressed, seems a very composed bloke