Norwich City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

From a Norwich forum about our fans

they sounded immense

a club who have won:

1 European cup
7 League titles
7 FA Cups
5 League cups

were able to get excited about this, but not our fans who want to finish mid table.

[usav]

I know it's only some twonk on Twitter, but it put a smile on my face:

Aston Villa fans tonight were great, joint best I've seen down here for years. Same amount as celtic and were louder than celtic

If anyone finds the goals online, please let me know haven't found them yet.

[hawkeye]

From a Norwich forum about our fans

they sounded immense

a club who have won:

1 European cup
7 League titles
7 FA Cups
5 League cups

were able to get excited about this, but not our fans who want to finish mid table.

wow that is really scary,  guess it means we should never beat our selves up about wanting to be one of the great teams again

[pauliewalnuts]

Also, Weimanns finishing for both of his goals tonight was brilliant.

[The Laughing Policeman]

Listened to the match on 5Live sports extra  then dashed down to the pub for the quiz.
Has anyone mentioned our  away support yet?
The whole of the second half was a crescendo of Villa chants and songs, even the commentator remarked on it. Ladies and gentlemen I salute you. The twelfth man is alive and well and going to away games.
Oh and by the way the four goals were half decent as well.

[OCD]

Interesting comments from Lambert that he wanted to freshen Weimann up a bit because of how hard he worked in the City, United and Arsenal games.

[olaftab]

Great post match interview by Chris Hughton. A very likeable honest man.
Being as I am in self-indulgent mood tonight here is another one:

Chris Hughton seems to be doing a good job wherever he goes.

Yes pleased for him decent man however his next game to  lose will be in the League cup!

[Somniloquism]

SSN are also showing a rather terrific save by Given. The goals look terrific and Bent was unlucky. It seems that Villa had 17 shots (11 on target) compared to 9 (4?) by Norwich so well done all round.  The 'edge' that was missing appears to have been found!

Yet, when I flicked on WM in the car as I took the missus to work, Franks was saying it was all Norwich with the chances in the game( this was a minute or so before Weeman's first.) I wished we could get a partisan commentator on WM again.

[bilsim]

This looks like the "stuffing" that many of us have predicted for a while. The cynic in me is saying that it probably wasn't a great Norwich performance, but I'm chuffed to bits to be in the Semi's and this will surely be a massive boost. What's going on in the cup this year? 4 games, 15 goals and three away wins.

[dave.woodhall]

SSN are also showing a rather terrific save by Given. The goals look terrific and Bent was unlucky. It seems that Villa had 17 shots (11 on target) compared to 9 (4?) by Norwich so well done all round.  The 'edge' that was missing appears to have been found!

Yet, when I flicked on WM in the car as I took the missus to work, Franks was saying it was all Norwich with the chances in the game( this was a minute or so before Weeman's first.) I wished we could get a partisan commentator on WM again.

An unbiased one would be a start. But on a night like this, fuck them. If anyone ever asks you what makes three thousand people make an expensive seven hour round trip in freezing cold, foggy, horrible weather two weeks before Christmas, tell them about tonight.

[The Laughing Policeman]

This looks like the "stuffing" that many of us have predicted for a while. The cynic in me is saying that it probably wasn't a great Norwich performance, but I'm chuffed to bits to be in the Semi's and this will surely be a massive boost. What's going on in the cup this year? 4 games, 15 goals and three away wins.

Listening to the match on the radio, I'd say that Norwich played very well and there were a few times when they should have scored. I put tonights win down to Lambert's excellent timing in taking a tired Holman off and putting the Zog on.

[Brend'Watkins]

One of my best away games for some time.  We are building something and in a few years time with this attitude team effort we will be back. 

I love the Villa.

[Dante Lavelli]

From my computer based arm-chair I have predicted we would thrash someone for a few games now.  We're either on the cusp of being a great team or this is the worst purple patch in my known history of Aston Villa.

[brian green]

Just home from the game.   

He is better than Frankie Broome, better than Trevor Ford, better than Gerry Hitchens, better than Luc Nilis, better than Garry Thompson, better than Cyrille Regis, better than Dalian Atkinson, better than Andy Gray, better than Alan McInnally, better than Peter Withe, better than John Carew.   He is the best centre forward I have ever seen in a Villa shirt.

[unclefabio]

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but fair play to the Norwich fan with Petrov's name and number on his shirt.

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