Aston Villa v Rotherham United Match Thread

[murfee]

Second Round of the Cup and we have a nearly full strength team out. Much better way to do a Cup Competition.

give it a rest

What's up with you? What have I said wrong?

Actually nothing.. I misread your post, I thought you meant we should do things differently....Apologies 

[eamonn]

The new footballs look like £2 balls from the garage which may not help.

These?  They were 'kin brilliant

[Ian.]

Second Round of the Cup and we have a nearly full strength team out. Much better way to do a Cup Competition.

give it a rest

What's up with you? What have I said wrong?

Actually nothing.. I misread your post, I thought you meant we should do things differently....Apologies 

No worries, I was wondering what I had said wrong! Ha ha, forgiven

[Villa in Denmark]

It almost looks like we're treating it as a more serious friendly, where we're trying stuff like one touch lay offs and little flicks that they probably wouldn't try against Chelsea or the gruesome twosome from Manchester.

It's the kind off stuff we're going to have to master to really progress and develop the fabled "cutting edge" but developing the technique and confidence requires a bit more than a meaningless game against Crewe, and definitely doesn't benefit from an arse whipping in the league if we try it and fall apart.

[PeterWithesShin]

Happy enough so far. Legion keeps touching me though.  HELP! 

[Steve R]

There's some class bitch slapping going on tonight considering that we are 2-0 up. I hope to fuck no-one mentions Savo.

[Mister E]

Wednesday night must me ... Woodw*nk night.
Evenin' all.

[ozzjim]

Benteke and Okore deep in conversation. Probably the 2 most valuable assets in the next 12 months.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

What are these better chances that Rotherham created?

We've had what, two attempts on goal? Two wonderful goals, accepted but in the first 30 minutes they were getting plenty of balls into the box, certainly looked more threatening than us. Last 15 minutes we've finally started to show some composure. I hope that's not too much to ask against lower league opposition or are we going to talk "total bollocks" like we did under MON and not allow to have a bad word said against him.

I'm just calling it as I see it.

[not3bad]

"As Steve Evans, the Rotherham manager waddles to the bench...."

[ciggiesnbeer]

"As Steve Evans, the Rotheram manager waddles to the bench...."

I caught that. Very good.

[ozzjim]

Happy enough so far. Legion keeps touching me though.  HELP! 

Some would enjoy that, stop yer moanin.

[Monty]

Benteke and Okore deep in conversation. Probably the 2 most valuable assets in the next 12 months.

Regardless of form, they both look like they've just Got It, don't they? That thing which top players have, something about the way they make the game look easy. Terrific players.

[pauliewalnuts]

What are these better chances that Rotherham created?

We've had what, two attempts on goal? Two wonderful goals, accepted but in the first 30 minutes they were getting plenty of balls into the box, certainly looked more threatening than us. Last 15 minutes we've finally started to show some composure. I hope that's not too much to ask against lower league opposition or are we going to talk "total bollocks" like we did under MON and not allow to have a bad word said against him.

I'm just calling it as I see it.

So where were these better chances that you mentioned, then?

As for that MON point, come off it, I'm not having that for a second, you know that's rubbish.

[ozzjim]

Have we had a bad Dane? I can't think of one?