Aston Villa v Stoke City Post-Match Thread

[JJ-AV]

Positives: Weimann, Ireland and Bannan were linking up well.

Baker looks to have got over his shocker v Chelsea well. Herd and Lichaj solid enough again.

[TheSandman]

Some ignorant prick on 'Sunday Supplement' (yeah, I know...) yesterday said we wouldn't accept McLeish even if he won us the league.  If he actually watched the rubbish we've been playing, he might understand peoples' grievances.

that's the kind of bollocks that makes my piss boil. We are not all fucking dimwits who haven't accepted him because he managed that shower of wankers down the road. If he won us the league I'd build a statue of him in my fucking front room.

Mrs TV need not worry about any statues appearing in the front room any time in the near future.

Personally, if Small Heath Alliance had the best manager and best eleven first-team players in the world, I'd love to take them all off their stubby little webbed hands. I'd dance a jig of pure delight to rob them of their most prized possessions. The problem is that Alex McLeish was and is a shit manager. That's why we don't want him. Why is that so hard for some to understand?

I'd have Hughton in a heartbeat.

[Walmley_Villa]

A point is a point I guess. Funny old game as I thought Lichaj played well and do like his touch. Ireland is flattering to deceive, a good footballer but I am still waiting for the killer passes he never seems to make.
My frustration is the sheer lack of chances we make. Keepers must love playing us.

[Somniloquism]

Personally I think that we have gained a massive point today given our second half no-show.  We are fucking dog shit awful under McPrick and so avoiding the drop would be a big bonus given his seemingly relentless pursuit of yet another relegation.  Still, never mind McFuckwit, I'm absolutley certain you'll take us down NEXT seaon.  WAKE UP RANDY FFFS!  Dreadful.

FFFS  What is the 3 rd F for ?

Either For Fuckity Fucks Sake or he is a giant and saying Fi Fo Fumbs sake.

[littlevillain]

Anyone else notice at the end McLeish grinning, clenching fist and saluting someone in the Trinity in a gesture of victory?

Well done Alex. You grabbed a point at home to Stoke.

   that's exactly wot i was thinking when i noticed his fist in the air like we'd just got a great result!   ....FFS

[Holtenderinthesky]

Personally I think that we have gained a massive point today given our second half no-show.  We are fucking dog shit awful under McPrick and so avoiding the drop would be a big bonus given his seemingly relentless pursuit of yet another relegation.  Still, never mind McFuckwit, I'm absolutley certain you'll take us down NEXT seaon.  WAKE UP RANDY FFFS!  Dreadful.

FFFS  What is the 3 rd F for ?

I was being kind to McTwat. There arent enough F's in the World to accurately describe my view of him.  Please Alex (or Alec as you are apparently affectionately known by the media) just F off!

[Walmley_Villa]

Also interesting that a number if the bars in the Upper Holte including Ramsey's didn't open today? Austerity measures?

[ormskirkvillan]

Shows how bad things have become, I now just expect us to turn out that sort of performance every week and have begun to accept it. The one thing I will say is that the youngsters stood up well to Stokes usual bully boy tactics and that will do them the world of good in the future...if there is one.

[Villanation]

Personally I think that we have gained a massive point today given our second half no-show.  We are fucking dog shit awful under McPrick and so avoiding the drop would be a big bonus given his seemingly relentless pursuit of yet another relegation.  Still, never mind McFuckwit, I'm absolutley certain you'll take us down NEXT seaon.  WAKE UP RANDY FFFS!  Dreadful.

FFFS  What is the 3 rd F for ?

Either For Fuckity Fucks Sake or he is a giant and saying Fi Fo Fumbs sake.

I just put it down to a speech impediment.

[Archie]

Ireland is flattering to deceive, a good footballer but I am still waiting for the killer passes he never seems to make.

But he did two fantastic passes for Weimann today!

[pauliewalnuts]

If the presence of 13,000 empty seats could be explained pictorially, it would be by that image of McFuck celebrating his big point at home to Stoke.

That says it all.

[Matt C]

Plenty of positives from the youngsters and a great goal from Weimann. Overall I don't think we were woeful, just - in the absence of any sort of sustained attacking threat - pretty ordinary. Roll on the summer.

[atomicjam]

Just home. I really am not enjoying going much these days. I will be celebrating the day AM is sacked.

[Villanation]

Anyone else notice at the end McLeish grinning, clenching fist and saluting someone in the Trinity in a gesture of victory?

Well done Alex. You grabbed a point at home to Stoke.

   that's exactly wot i was thinking when i noticed his fist in the air like we'd just got a great result!   ....FFS

I thought he was signalling to his misses and saying, cracked it darlin, anther 1 point, it don't get better than this, wait till i get yer home me beauty, of course that only leaves it to your imagination to wonder what the woman must be anticipating should Alex ever pull of a win, then again that's probably something she'll never have to worry about.

[mattjpa]

Hutton and Ireland were shit! Baker, Collins, Weimann excellent.

Gabby cannot play with his back to goal, I actually wanted Heskey on earlier, as Stoke is probably the only game made especially for the big cart horse. As soon as it became clear Ireland had decided to take a day off, he should have been taken off.

Overall, I hope we are last on MOTD, tell your friends to tune out before this game comes on!

I'n glad someone else thinks Ireland is shit. He may run around but he does sweet f.a. doesn't track his marker and if he can't dominate in the midfield against Stoke one is entitled to ask 'what is the point of him?'

You obviously missed the two excellent balls that created great chances for Gabby and Weimann.

It's unbelievable how some people can misread a game so much. Ireland was excellent, he makes us tick. Every player when they get the ball look for Ireland and thank god he is willing to get it off them. He may misplace a few but without him we would be getting relegated, of that I have no doubt. Everything goes through him