Aston Villa v Stoke City Post-Match Thread

[garyfouroaks]

Simply dreadful.

We are edging to safety from relegation, but things have become so bad that I have found myself wondering whether a genuine relegation battle might be more interesting.

[villanic]

Another point towards safety I suppose and the young boys doing well. So frustrating to keep conceding from set pieces and another 2 injurys.

Good finish from weimann and I thought Hutton done well.

[VILLA MOLE]

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.

Yes and it angered me.

Should be grounds for dismissal.

probably family you would thank them if you turned up in this environment to support you

[The Man With A Stick]

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.

[Toronto Villa]

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.

[Risso]

That was abysmal.  Anti-football at its very worst.

[villanic]

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.

Yeah I heard that cock. Never going to convince the top 4 mafia that it's got something to do with the shite we have to watch week in week out.

[VILLA MOLE]

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.

just soundbite superficial clap trap they should concentrate on thier superwankfest sky 4  .  i would rather they didnt talk about us at all than the cack they come out with grrrrrrrrrr

[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.

[Ron Manager]

Their free kick was justified Gardner fouled him and Huth went in hard and scored.
I thought young Baker played very well next to Man of the Match Collins.
Lichaj was very poor at times I cant see him making a Premiership footballer but who knows.

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

How many minutes of the game are lost to the ball wiping antics of Shotton and Delap? The grappling in both penalty areas, as well as the shit refereeing decisions was a bargain for the minimum of £24 a go

[Holtenderinthesky]

How is it in the spirit of the game to allow a team to have towels stitched in to the players'shirts as Stoke do?

[Jimbo]

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?

[VILLA MOLE]

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 ?

[Villa in Denmark]

Had the "pleasure" of seeing that live on the box over here.

As for once it wasn't a game against the sky 4 monkeys or however many there are of them now it was interesting to hear the views of two commentators who quite clearly have no love for either side.

Com1 "When you've got ball players like Ireland and Bannan in midfield and an two novices in defence why would you sit back and let Stoke think they're a ball playing team?"
Com2 "It's what Mcleish does"

A little later.

Com1 "It's disappointing how little ball retention there is from either team"
Com2 "It doesn't look like they do any work on communication and combination play".

Previous games over here have seen several raised eyebrows about selections and formations.  My favourite being for the Spurs game "that's a bit different, I'll think you'd have to say rather special selcetion."