Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[berneboy]

At times like this I can scarcely read the papers or come on h&v.

I was amused to find that my copy of the Sunday Times had no Villa report - very sympathetic, I thought.

There are two Newcastle reports so the poor Geordies trying to avoid pain have double the trouble.

[onje_villa]

My concern is that I struggle to think of a manager I want at the Villa who would come.

Yep. Both Martinez and OGS turned us down for (probably) the same reasons.
Until Lerner comes to his senses or sells up more managers will turn us down.

OGS had pressure put on him by the bloke who owns Molde.

Martinez wasn't even interviewed as he felt he still owed Wigan.

We may not be the most attractive proposition right now but we are still Aston Villa and plenty of managers would want the job.

I used to think that. Sadly the thing that's needed to change this in this day and age is money. No manager better than Lambert (not that I want to keep him) will come and work for peanuts, especially seeing how it's gone these past 2 years.

[darren woolley]

We played shit yesterday and Selhurst Park is a shit ground.

[nodge]

We played shit yesterday and Selhurst Park is a shit ground.

They should have used this report in the Sunday Times.

[Jimbo]

We played shit yesterday and Selhurst Park is a shit ground.

They should have used this report in the Sunday Times.

At first I thought it was a quote from the Sol Campbell biog.

[olaftab]

No manager better than Lambert (not that I want to keep him) will come and work for peanuts, especially seeing how it's gone these past 2 years.

What do you mean here? We pay circa £2M a year. So plenty in Holland/Spain better than Lambert who would like to earn that sort of money where the going rate with the exception of couple of clubs is around £500K.

[aev]

Complaints about fan behaviour during the minute's silence?

http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Crystal-Palace-fans-hit-Aston-Villa-supporters/story-20953116-detail/story.html

Didn't happen that way. The usual thing occurred with people singing while walking in late and then bring shushed.

Happens during every minutes silence at footy.

Complaints about fan behaviour during the minute's silence?

http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Crystal-Palace-fans-hit-Aston-Villa-supporters/story-20953116-detail/story.html

Didn't happen that way. The usual thing occurred with people singing while walking in late and then bring shushed.

Happens during every minutes silence at footy.

A similar thing happened to my brother a few years ago. Villa were playing at Bradford (I think) - he had got tanked up in the pub and used the toilets as soon as he got into the ground. As usual on the way to his seat, he joined in the singing of 'what a f@cking sh1t hole' only to realise that it was the middle of the minutes silence for Princess Diana.

Considering the kick off was 3.07 you would think that most fans would realise that it was for a particular reason.

What moral high ground Palace may have held didn't last long however. I was sat in the "family stand" with my 2 boys and the number of retards that spent the 90 minutes gesturing and swearing at the Villa fans was crazy. I'd have thought their parents would have done something about it.

[Brian Taylor]

Quite possibly the worst game of football I have ever seen. Both sides deserved to lose.

True but unfortunately Villa seem to be voluntary sacrificial victims..when will it change?..I'm getting on a bit now!   Come on da Villllaa!

[Lizz]

At times like this I can scarcely read the papers or come on h&v.

I was amused to find that my copy of the Sunday Times had no Villa report - very sympathetic, I thought.

There are two Newcastle reports so the poor Geordies trying to avoid pain have double the trouble.

I was at a family wedding yesterday. Managed a quick look at the BBC page and knew we were losing 1-0. Didn't find out final score until around 8pm and wasn't remotely surprised.

[Toronto Villa]

At times like this I can scarcely read the papers or come on h&v.

I was amused to find that my copy of the Sunday Times had no Villa report - very sympathetic, I thought.

There are two Newcastle reports so the poor Geordies trying to avoid pain have double the trouble.

I was at a family wedding yesterday. Managed a quick look at the BBC page and knew we were losing 1-0. Didn't find out final score until around 8pm and wasn't remotely surprised.

You're reaction was probably like mine. It's a quick look, swear under your breath, carry on doing what you were doing, despite being mad inside. Hoping that the next time you looked we'd turned it around, yet knowing full well there was more chance of it ending 2-0.

[KevinGage]

We played shit yesterday and Selhurst Park is a shit ground.

As always, Darren nails it.

[brian green]

Darren is the Master of Minimalism and very gifted.   If I had tried to write that I would have agonized over using the same word twice six words apart and would have added something trite like "and not a decent chip shop within three miles."

[olaftab]

However I am shocked that Darren used the word shit. Now that really tells us how bad we are.

[Clampy]

However I am shocked that Darren used the word shit. Now that really tells us how bad we are.

He said it twice you know.

[Chico Hamilton III]

I bumped into Darren on the train to the ground. Always a pleasure.