Aston Villa vs Sunderland Post-Match Thread

[Dave]

Watching the highlights back, when Westwood's shot is blocked, Vlaar is standing on the halfway line. Three seconds later the ball's in the net.

Reckon he'll be very good for us next season.

[ozzjim]

I think Toronto Villain and apologies if it was someone else, said if tonight was our Bolton game from last season, what a difference. And nothing sums up how far this journey has taken us, despite the same points and league placing, in 12 months than that statement.

Sunderland came into this bouncing on 2 great results, and we stood up and were counted again. We deserve massive credit for the way we handled tonight

Vlaar, for all his failings as a player, and there are more than most would like to admit, Risso is not completely right but not far off in his scathing assessment of him as a player at the moment, he does lead the team and the kids very, very well and does deserve credit for that. All the games we have won we have either gone behind or got pegged back in, and he has not let the heads drop once. Even last week at United we played well second half and got our pride back. I hope he improves player wise to match his leadership skills.

[ozzjim]

We scored from a corner!!!

Lee Probert - omens are there, scored from a corner in the home game against Reading with Probert as the ref

[not3bad]

You know what? I'm happy.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'd also like to say it was great watching Brad in the second half as the goals kept going in. I've said it before and i'll say it again, it's like we have a fan in goal how much he seems to care. I love Brad.

[Jimbo]

Anyone having trouble sleeping?

[berneboy]

Anyone having trouble sleeping?

Moi

[olaftab]

Thank you Villa, thank you.
A must win win, when was the las time we really stepped up to the plate like this?
I love football

At Reading, home to West Ham and  QPR and Stoke away!

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Anyone having trouble sleeping?

Yes big time. I have watched the goals 7 times now and i have to get up at 5am !!!!

[Greg N'Ash]

Trying not to view things with claret and blue tinted glasses and mebbe Sunderland's Di Canio inspired rise from the ashes was over-stated by the media , but we were rather good tonight.

Even with the iffy at times 1st half and the sending off, we thoroughly deserved the win. I've said before if lambchop could get more than 5 players playing well for 90 minutes we'd be scary and he actually managed it tonight.

[PeterWithesShin]

Trying not to view things with claret and blue tinted glasses and mebbe Sunderland's Di Canio inspired rise from the ashes was over-stated by the media , but we were rather good tonight.

Even with the iffy at times 1st half and the sending off, we thoroughly deserved the win. I've said before if lambchop could get more than 5 players playing well for 90 minutes we'd be scary and he actually managed it tonight.

Well it was 4-1 when they went down to 10.

[olaftab]

Anyone having trouble sleeping?

Yes and have to up at 5.30 but fuck it there will be other nights for sleeping.

[Damo70]

Last season and this have been my eleven year old son's first as a season ticket holder. It has been painful to see how hurt he has been by some of the home results in that time. Tonight he is on cloud ten. Also, my old next door neighbour who used to take me to the Villa as a kid even though he had two son's of his own has been poorly lately. He was at the game tonight on his eighty something birthday and it was his first game for quite a while. Three points, big improvement on the goal difference, great performance and players who have had lots of kicks in the teeth who must tonight feel ten feet tall. And a post match thread where the only tension or arguments will be about who was man of the match as there were so many candidates. For me Gabby, Lowton and Bennett were fantastic. Also, since I came back from the game I have seen Benteke's towering header three times on SKY and I swear he jumps higher every time I watch it!

[PeterWithesShin]

Special mention as well for Legion who missed the game and had me texting him updates, including one that ended with this gem! "gabby cert chance imager wife"

Any guesses what it should have read?

[PeterWithesShin]

Anyone having trouble sleeping?

I'll sleep when i'm dead.