Aston Villa v Chelsea Post-Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

Well the commentator mentioned the Agbonlahor incident but the pundits saw fit not to.

And, no, I'm not surprised.

Did they mention villa were shit?

No. Because by any stretch of the imagination, we weren't shit.

Rubbish. We were fukin shocking. Young team yes but led by a complete twat of a manager that couldnt lead a circus.

No we weren't. Shit or fukin (sic) shocking is losing 7-1 against Chelsea with pretty much your strongest 11. Losing 4-2 the day after your captain is diagnosed with leukaemia and 12 academy players are in your 18 man squad is slightly different.

So 70 minutes and a scuffed Gabby shot on target is good? Add to that a full 90 mins against Arsenal were we didn't have a shot on target. One thing is certain our defending is fukin shit.

Arsenal has nothing to do wether whether we were or weren't shit today. We were shit there, same as were at home to Liverpool and away to Spurs. Surely you can spot the difference between us being shit in those games and what went on today?

[Dave]

Well the commentator mentioned the Agbonlahor incident but the pundits saw fit not to.

And, no, I'm not surprised.

Did they mention villa were shit?

No. Because by any stretch of the imagination, we weren't shit.

Rubbish. We were fukin shocking. Young team yes but led by a complete twat of a manager that couldnt lead a circus.

No we weren't. Shit or fukin (sic) shocking is losing 7-1 against Chelsea with pretty much your strongest 11. Losing 4-2 the day after your captain is diagnosed with leukaemia and 12 academy players are in your 18 man squad is slightly different.

So 70 minutes and a scuffed Gabby shot on target is good? Add to that a full 90 mins against Arsenal were we didn't have a shot on target. One thing is certain our defending is fukin shit.

Yes, obviously the likes of Weimann, Herd and Lichaj should have easily outplayed the likes of Terry, Mata and Lampard.

[VillaAlways]

Aren't animals banned in circuses now ?

Where's Burt Lancaster when you need him ?

PS sorry I'm pissed

[tarzansbrother]

Well the commentator mentioned the Agbonlahor incident but the pundits saw fit not to.

And, no, I'm not surprised.

Did they mention villa were shit?

No. Because by any stretch of the imagination, we weren't shit.

Rubbish. We were fukin shocking. Young team yes but led by a complete twat of a manager that couldnt lead a circus.

No we weren't. Shit or fukin (sic) shocking is losing 7-1 against Chelsea with pretty much your strongest 11. Losing 4-2 the day after your captain is diagnosed with leukaemia and 12 academy players are in your 18 man squad is slightly different.

So 70 minutes and a scuffed Gabby shot on target is good? Add to that a full 90 mins against Arsenal were we didn't have a shot on target. One thing is certain our defending is fukin shit.

Yes, obviously the likes of Weimann, Herd and Lichaj should have easily outplayed the likes of Terry, Mata and Lampard.

A Swansea team of unknowns outplayed Villa for 90 minutes a few games ago. Might be a fluke season but just shows how inept our current chairman is of appointing football managers. I see the Villa spin machine has got you in its grip

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Well the commentator mentioned the Agbonlahor incident but the pundits saw fit not to.

And, no, I'm not surprised.

Their time is limited, I thought they would have showed Gabby's first half chance that Cech saved with his foot, but in context showing Collins header was probably more sensible for analysis, only they didn't discuss it!

The ref had a shocker, the linesman's reaction to the Gabby incident tells everyone there was no foul, Chelsea were the better team, deserved their win but they did not need the ref's help.

Ref's performance was truly inept. I expected MOTD to feature it!
Not a mention of any of the incidents where ref Mason gave everything that Terry appealed for, including the obvious Gabby one. And Baker getting his head kicked off for their first goal. Or holding up the game while Cahill retrieved his boot and sat down to put it on. A fine example to young players and budding referees everywhere!

[garyfouroaks]

Rubbish. We were fukin shocking. Young team yes but led by a complete twat of a manager that couldnt lead a circus.

Surely leading a circus is quite challenging and difficult ?

Firstly there are all those animals to look after, the vet bills must be enormous, the animals might escape, or not do what they have been trained to do. The acrobats might slip and fall. The clowns might not be funny. The female ringmaster might fall pregnant.Then there is all that putting the tent up and down, and selling tickets in different towns. And you have the animal rights campaigners to deal with, and the different legislation in different local authority areas. If the weather is bad it might affect audiences, and a muddy site wouldn't be very nice, and be difficult to keep clean. The generators might also be vulnerable if there was a shortage of fuel during a fuel delivery crisis.

Just thought that I would mention it...........

[tarzansbrother]

Rubbish. We were fukin shocking. Young team yes but led by a complete twat of a manager that couldnt lead a circus.

Surely leading a circus is quite challengingand difficult ?

Firstly there are all those animals to look after, the vet bills must be enormous, the animals might escape, or not do what they have been trained to do. The acrobats might slip and fall. The clowns might not be funny. The female ringmaster might fall pregnant.Then there is all that putting the tent up and down, and selling tickets in different towns. And you have the animal rights campaigners to deal with, and the different legislation in different local authority areas. If the weather is bad it might affect audiences, and a muddy site wouldn't be very nice, and be difficult to keep clean. The generators might also be vulnerable if there was a shortage of fuel during a fuel delivery crisis.

Just thought that I would mention it...........

Like me you must of thought the game was shit. To be fair what you just wrote was more interesting than the game

[Dave]

A Swansea team of unknowns outplayed Villa for 90 minutes a few games ago. Might be a fluke season but just shows how inept our current chairman is of appointing football managers. I see the Villa spin machine has got you in its grip

We got exactly what I expected we would get out of the game today. You on the other hand seem to think that a team missing eight first-choice players should have just turned up and walked all over one of the best teams in Europe. And apparently I'm the one that doesn't get it.

Looking at the time, is it a fairly safe bet that you're just back from the pub?

[tarzansbrother]

A Swansea team of unknowns outplayed Villa for 90 minutes a few games ago. Might be a fluke season but just shows how inept our current chairman is of appointing football managers. I see the Villa spin machine has got you in its grip

We got exactly what I expected we would get out of the game today. You on the other hand seem to think that a team missing eight first-choice players should have just turned up and walked all over one of the best teams in Europe. And apparently I'm the one that doesn't get it.

Best teams in Europe? I'm with you about expecting anything result wise but the football today was dire. Add to that an inept manager itching to bring on Heskey to beef up our attack. The place is a shambles

[Tony]

Or holding up the game while Cahill retrieved his boot and sat down to put it on. A fine example to young players and budding referees everywhere!

I forgot about that one, even a Sunday league ref knows you can't do that. Really, Chelsea did not need the ref's assistance, they were by far the better side.

[pelty]

How about the fact that Mata was offside for their first goal which also should have been called? Not understanding so me of the decisions today, but if we cannot defend corners more regularly, we do not deserve to win!!!!!

[Stu]

How about the fact that Mata was offside for their first goal which also should have been called? Not understanding so me of the decisions today, but if we cannot defend corners more regularly, we do not deserve to win!!!!!

Its been the same all season and the manager hasn't been able to do anything about it. You'd think they'd have a system in place by now.

[ClarrieBlue]

Soz if I've missed some previous points as I've been out but as mentioned previously we did apparently have eight first team players missing - I haven't counted them. However as we all know, injury pile ups happen from time to time. Indeed it happened to us last season in the run up to Christmas. Maybe the board thought it couldn't happen for 2 seasons running but it has. The decision to consistently sell our best players and hope that the kids would come through and then sell all and sundry so that we have a squad so bereft of depth that when injuries strike like they have recently, we're calling youths up is down to policy. Yes it was probably mad to think we could beat Chelsea today with the team we put out but it wasn't a bit of bad luck, it was down to the policy of the club since MON left. I know I'm going over old ground but we haven't arrived here because of a bit of misfortune, we are just about where we deserve to be.

[Aston Manor]

The problem today is that McLeish has got no brownie points with which to take a defeat like the one we just saw. we are in a lot of trouble and may not get out of it. I also have to say that I thought Ireland was rank rotten today.

[pelty]

The problem today is that McLeish has got no brownie points with which to take a defeat like the one we just saw. we are in a lot of trouble and may not get out of it. I also have to say that I thought Ireland was rank rotten today.

Funny, I thought Ireland was one of our best today! Oh well, different perspectives...