Aston Villa v Liverpool Post-Match Thread

[The Man With A Stick]

bet we wont be first match on MOTD tonight, bias bloody BBC !

And for once, I'll have no complaints.

[flybo]

It is on bin-dippers tv tonight at 12

[gervilla]

How the fcuk have we finished 9th.

By being the ninth best team, in the league. The table doesn't lie, as we've been told all season.

Ah come on now Mr. Woodhall. I am well aware that the table doesn't lie. Are u not slightly surprised we finished that high up considering what has gone on at V.P. since MON bailed and the GH one P.R. disaster after another season that we have endured ?

I for one am delighted. Suprised and delighted.

[hawkeye]

The table dosent lie, it shows how ordinary or worse the teams outside the top 6 are.
Walking to the ground today, i was thinking that VP has everything that a top team should have.
Great atmosphere, a full stadium, passionate fans. Its time to get the set up right on the pitch.

[sfx412]

That two point difference between the two managers first seasons is quite interesting - it's not much, is it?

Well actually there is. Not a MON fan myself BUT he took a shambles of a team  and got 50 points. Houllier took  a near CL  team and gave us a miserable season. In short O'Neill over delivered in his first season Houllier has under delivered by  keeping us in relegation mire in his first season up to the last but one game.

A big difference.

 

Did Mon start his season several games in with a disgruntled unfit playing staff. Did he have to sort out a club left totally in the shit by the previous manager who left 5 days before kick off. Did he go off to hospital really ill at a crucial time in the season leaving us manergeless again. Did he manage 9 th in what is generally considered to be the best Premiership season of all?
For a none Mon fan you did ok on his behalf.
In time with reflection 9 th is going to be considered a remarkable achievement. It was. I still can't believe it, the last few games have been remarkable performances and results so is finishing 9 th.
I don't expect any of the media to appreciate that, I don't expect anyone at VP to shout it loud either, but its about time more fans woke up to the fact that from out of a pit of doom and desperation a new Phoenix might have started to form.
Amazing finish well done all those involved and thanks. Top dogs in the W.Midlands and still officially no manager
Makes those so certain we were relegated at Easter look a little inane.
 

[dave.woodhall]

How the fcuk have we finished 9th.

By being the ninth best team, in the league. The table doesn't lie, as we've been told all season.

Ah come on now Mr. Woodhall. I am well aware that the table doesn't lie. Are u not slightly surprised we finished that high up considering what has gone on at V.P. since MON bailed and the GH one P.R. disaster after another season that we have endured ?

I for one am delighted. Suprised and delighted.

No. It was obvious that the way things were going all through the season there would be a small points spread between a few clubs somewhere in the table. It was also obvious there was nothing radically wrong with our team that a couple of wins wouldn't put right.

[Lizz]

Just realised I hardly heard/noticed the Liverpool fans during the game, noticed them more outside the ground than inside. One Liverpool supporting acquaintance of mine was at the game and said Villa fans made more noise when Spurs scored, which is probably a fair comment.

[Somniloquism]

Why did the woman on the news say if you don't want to know the results, look away now, and then proceed to say what the results are. Looking away doesn't make you deaf.

[TopDeck113]

If we're going to use the "the final table doesn't lie" to appraise our 2011-12 season, it is also worth noting that 48 is the worst points haul for 5 seasons and 16 down on last year (and conceding an extra 20 goals in the process).  In my opinion, those figures are of as much, if not more, relevance than a league placing when it comes to an analysis of what has been a twelve months best forgotten. 

[SoccerHQ]

It's been a shite transitional season.

The sort Spurs had the first season, Redknapp was there and also Man. City had under Hughes. Look where both finish in 08/09.

The sort of season we've just had usually results in us finishing 16th so I'll happilly take top 10.

We have a goalscorer at long last so as long as we sort out the defence and central midfield, I'm confident we'll be fighting for the top 6 again next season.

[gervilla]

How the fcuk have we finished 9th.

By being the ninth best team, in the league. The table doesn't lie, as we've been told all season.

Ah come on now Mr. Woodhall. I am well aware that the table doesn't lie. Are u not slightly surprised we finished that high up considering what has gone on at V.P. since MON bailed and the GH one P.R. disaster after another season that we have endured ?

I for one am delighted. Suprised and delighted.

No. It was obvious that the way things were going all through the season there would be a small points spread between a few clubs somewhere in the table. It was also obvious there was nothing radically wrong with our team that a couple of wins wouldn't put right.

Well I must be a complete and utter tool then because i haven't feared for our well being as a club or worried so much about our safety in years....since pug nose was in charge I suppose.
I had resigned to being relegated a few months back due to the utterly spineless performances and the clueless  leadership ( or lack of) that I was seeing.
I'm happy as a pig in shit what with they way we finished .I'm grey enough and I'm  only 36 tomorrow.

[nodge]

Just realised I hardly heard/noticed the Liverpool fans during the game, noticed them more outside the ground than inside. One Liverpool supporting acquaintance of mine was at the game and said Villa fans made more noise when Spurs scored, which is probably a fair comment.

They were quite loud until we scored and I think Stevie Me may have been amongst them?  Someone sat in the North Stand might confirm?

[ozzjim]

He was in the middle of them. Fair play to him.

[Eckybloke]

Just realised I hardly heard/noticed the Liverpool fans during the game, noticed them more outside the ground than inside. One Liverpool supporting acquaintance of mine was at the game and said Villa fans made more noise when Spurs scored, which is probably a fair comment.

They were quite loud until we scored and I think Stevie Me may have been amongst them?  Someone sat in the North Stand might confirm?

Aye, saw him on the Villa Streams feed.

On the VS subject, it was awesome flicking between each game on one website.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Watching Football First, and I could swear the commentator said that the family dog was going to come on for Liverpool...