Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[ez]

It does say a lot about the way we've played under Lambert. 2-1 up in a vital game in the 90th minute and 4 players go pissarsing up the other end of the pitch by themselves in search of a third.

Pissarsing. There's a word I haven't heard for ages

[Clampy]

I'd completley forgot about Andi's penalty claim.

[Mortimer's Bear]

I will never tire of seeing that goal, it really was tremendous.

[PaulWinch again]

I was out yesterday, and I checked the score just as they equalised and turned the TV off in disgust. When I checked my phone again I assumed we'd be losing, to see we were 3-1 up was just amazing. Brilliant result, need another couple of wins and a draw now. Really glad that Bennett seems to be settling in now, and starting to play well.

[Witton Warrior]

Neither was deliberate handball in my opinion.
Just watched a rerun of football focus from yesterday and Dublin sitting next to savage was asked any regrets about his career - the reply " If I knew how much the fine would be I'd have head butted him a lot harder" - class!

I loathe the way Savage is so hard when he talks about players being "smashed" by others and then weasels about what he means - have always said the only thing I was angry about was Dion didn't hit him hard enough to put him out of the match - did he get his saxaphone out?

[eastie]

Neither was deliberate handball in my opinion.
Just watched a rerun of football focus from yesterday and Dublin sitting next to savage was asked any regrets about his career - the reply " If I knew how much the fine would be I'd have head butted him a lot harder" - class!

I loathe the way Savage is so hard when he talks about players being "smashed" by others and then weasels about what he means - have always said the only thing I was angry about was Dion didn't hit him hard enough to put him out of the match - did he get his saxaphone out?

No savage replied his biggest regret was not getting up and head butting him back.
Seems jovial between them though.

[Mortimer's Bear]

That was a vile incident on a vile night, I don't get why it is celebrated so much. Dion lowered himself and AVFC down to their level with that incident.

[Pete3206]

The match thread is a tremendous read.

[Brian Taylor]

Marvellous win. marvellous goal..feeling marvellous!! C'mon the Villa!

[Damo70]

Everybody on the planet knows what a good signing Benteke was, but I think we have a hell of a player in Westwood too.

[black pearl of inchicore]

Next weeks Fulham game is the last saturday home fixture for the current season.....so lets give it to 'em.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

What a great win!
I am so disappointed in the score though. Predicted it on here last night and someone replied 'get a bet on, it's 25-1'
Well I thought about it but didn't. When I actually bet it never works out.
Oh well

Yes mate that was me. Would of made your day even better. Not to worry the result was massive .......

[rjp]

My thought process as he shaped to hit it. In the space of a few milliseconds it was "wtf you doing" to "that's going to be close" to "yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssss" and then pandemonium broke out and all logical thought vanished.

Me too, I haven't celebrated a goal like that in a long time.  The away end went mental and it's moments like that when you remember why you spend all the time and money.  Finally feeling well enough to post after far too much ale and a night asleep on the landing A special mention to the bloke behind me who at a tense moment came out with my quote of the day 'fucking cat head'.  Maybe you had to be there but it's still making me smile

[eamonn]

Good luck Louzie.

'Great stuff matey. Just going on to one of those sites that we cannot talk about to watch MOTD. Stay safe young lady and all the best with your new venture. UTV to you and your future. Best of the best of luck.' DL

Thanks for the good wishes, Dan and Percy. UTV!
Really, really enjoyed MOTD this week.
Well done to all the away support, you looked and sounded fantastic on the telly.

Just listening to TSM on the radio and he has been complimentary towards the club, the team and PL. He remembers Benteke being scouted for the summer, last year and thinks that Bent, when fit, has found it difficult to get into the team this season mainly because of Benteke, Weimann and Gabby playing together in the fluid and exciting way they do. 'It's clear that the team is playing to suit Benteke - Bent doesn't really add a lot in this system, even if he [started every game] with Benteke.'

When asked, he said that Bent should probably be on his way in the summer, but that Benteke would be a target, of course, so the priority for PL was to hang on to him. Some generous and entirely non-bitter comments from a gentleman, despite attempts by the interviewer to get him to comment about the Benitez situation as a way of getting into his own experiences with the VP crowd.

I still agree that it was best that he went, though, I know the club survived last season in the PL but it was at a cost. Justified, hopefully by PL's new-look team keeping the club up this season and developing onwards and upwards the next.

I'd quite like to listen to that. Was it on 5Live?

[Smirker]

http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb.html

Table is looking much better now Sunderland lost.