Norwich City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[glasses]

That was the kind of swashbuckling performance we haven't been threatening these past few games!

We are on a good run, but last night we were excellent attacking wise and could have had more. I am not sure if Benteke was off side, it looked very close to me.

Bring on Bradford and while we wait, lets give the Dippers a good hammering.

I had a good view, and thought he was clearly offside. Didn't matter in the end

[PeterWithesShin]

Last night against an in form Norwich on their own patch we had a quite magnificent victory. It was fully deserved.

What did we get from the media? At 7.35 this morning on the BBC round up  they spent about 10mins on Arsenal and their defeat. That Nugent woman managed to give our result and that was us dealt with. On Sky Sports news at 8.00AM we didnt make an appearance until 8.15AM.

They should be ashamed of themselves.

I don't want to in any way take away from the performance and result last night, but lest we forget, it was a PL side winning well away to another PL side.

We're not Small Heath, we don't need approval from anyone for managing that.

In fairness it would probably have been the same if we'd lost to a division 4 club and Arsenal had won at Norwich.

[DrGonzo]

Please don't watch the highlights, they are probably illegal, however the phone footage below is well worth a gander, not for the goal as much as the Benteke love in that follows.  What a result I'm still smiling.


http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2012/12/12/norwich-vs-aston-villa-1-4-goals-league-cup-2012-highlights-morison-holman-weimann-benteke-video/

[Brend'Watkins]

I watched the last half of Extra time of the Arsenal game in a Norwich pub with an Arsenal fan.  He was a good bloke but that still didn't dent my pleasure in the manner of their defeat.  It made for an even better night.  The Norwich fans were a good lot as well. 

If you were listening to radio 5 today you wouldn't even know our game took place last night.  But who cares, we know it did and I'm still buzzing.

[berneboy]

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.

Amen Dave.

Paul franks wasnt even there last night, I had the game on and thought the commentary on wm was very good and praised villa throughout , there were times when Norwich had a hot spell and I can only assume you turned on at that point - wm have rightly been criticised in he past but last night they were very pro villa and excellent in their broadcast.

Surely for radio commentary it's better for it to be impartial? Why would anybody want to listen to a pro-Villa commentator saying that we're playing great when we're not?

Well, I would prefer a very biased commentary any time. An odd hint of truth is acceptable.

[not3bad]

On my way back to Reading from Norwich and very happy. I noticed Delph had licence to get forward and run with the ball last night and this suited his game.

[olaftab]

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.

You have left out the best two. Andy Lochhead and, of course, Sammy Morgan! Can't be better than these two  gems.

[mrastonvilla]

Just watched the goals. Benteke looked incredible just from the brief highlights I've seen. He looked really really up for it, collecting the ball from the net after the equaliser and his celebrations after the other goals.

It was also good to see Bent sat with a tracksuit on with all the subs and a massive smile on his face and joking with Lambert after he had gone off. If there is a problem there he's got a funny way of showing it.

[eastie]

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.

Amen Dave.

Paul franks wasnt even there last night, I had the game on and thought the commentary on wm was very good and praised villa throughout , there were times when Norwich had a hot spell and I can only assume you turned on at that point - wm have rightly been criticised in he past but last night they were very pro villa and excellent in their broadcast.

Surely for radio commentary it's better for it to be impartial? Why would anybody want to listen to a pro-Villa commentator saying that we're playing great when we're not?

Well, I would prefer a very biased commentary any time. An odd hint of truth is acceptable.

Wm can be very critical but last night they were very good and gave plenty of praise but were not afraid to criticise as in givens case- Woodward however on avtv goes over the top and is over enthusiastic although he is hardly going to criticise much  as the club pay his wages .

[Simon Ward]

Great result last night! Onwards and upwards I think.
Many sore heads on here today?

[Hookeysmith]

17 attempts at goal, 11 on target , 52% posession - hardly undeserved was it

If there is a God then we will get safe soon in the league, Win the Cup and when the trophy is presented it is Stan who goes up to collect it as club Captain

[Phil from the upper holte]

I went so I knew we would win, I've been to man city and we scored 4, I wonder why is never works in the league but it was fucking magic, I didnt get into bed till 2.45 but it was worth it, what a player benteke is, I said it all along ner ner ner

[He wears a magic hat]

Bit of a shout for the police and stewarding last night (can't say i've said that very often)- it was pretty lively down the front for the 2nd 3rd and 4th goals. quite often there is an over reaction to the jubilation and celebrations with 1 or 2 getting needlessly thrown out. But last night they were pretty calm and let us just get on with it which made a refreshing change

[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.

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.

Amen Dave.

Paul franks wasnt even there last night, I had the game on and thought the commentary on wm was very good and praised villa throughout , there were times when Norwich had a hot spell and I can only assume you turned on at that point - wm have rightly been criticised in he past but last night they were very pro villa and excellent in their broadcast.

My mistake on the commentator. What I heard was that Norwich were the favourites to score next and had all the best chances in the game although Villa were holding possession better. I knew from even the little coverage on SSN that there match was very even throughout with us maybe  just shading it.

[eastie]

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.

Amen Dave.

Paul franks wasnt even there last night, I had the game on and thought the commentary on wm was very good and praised villa throughout , there were times when Norwich had a hot spell and I can only assume you turned on at that point - wm have rightly been criticised in he past but last night they were very pro villa and excellent in their broadcast.

My mistake on the commentator. What I heard was that Norwich were the favourites to score next and had all the best chances in the game although Villa were holding possession better. I knew from even the little coverage on SSN that there match was very even throughout with us maybe  just shading it.

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.

Amen Dave.

You probably switched on in the 2nd half at 1-1 when Norwich had a purple patch for a few minutes - the only real criticism on wm was of shay given who they felt looked very shaky and a shadow of his old self.