Aston Villa v Manchester United Post-Match Thread

[eamonn]

Have to laugh at Lamberts post-match line that he trots out anytime he wants to make sure people realise he's doing a good job.  "Everybody knows the way the club is at the minute" - not saying there isn't any truth in it but it does jarr how it seems we're the only club ever to have a transitional period that never ends and that it be used to explain away bad results (not that today's was, so there was no need to say it) at will.

Was the result crap today and the performance?

No so why the need for him to bring-up his line on hardship again?

[saunders_heroes]

Good point, and I actually left Villa Park yesterday feeling happy with the performance, which doesn't happen often enough.
Hopefully Gabby's red will be rescinded. Pathetic decision from the ref.

[pbavfckuwait]

Some much needed confidence should come from that draw, we do have the basis of a reasonable side and thou I have wanted Lambert gone, I will gladly eat humble if he gets it right, because that at the end of the day would mean the Villa doing ok, that's all I want.
Plus the fact due to some family problems illness, instead of Dubai for 4 days for Christmas, I am coming back to Brum for a week, so will see live for the first time since Spurs birthday party, my mighty Aston Villa.
Anyone got a spare for Swansea please pm me.. Up the Villa and a Merry Christmas to all us Villians.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

People enjoy moaning.

Bottom half of the table. Lambert still in his job. No doubt next month Blackpool will knock us out the cup making it 58 years since we last won The Cup.  To top it all I have had to give away all my hard earned money to big business to buy things to give to people in return for things from them that I don't want or need and consume food and drink not of my choice that will leave me feeling tired and bloated and ill in the company of people I don't particularly like before being forced to do masses of washing up then collapsing in front of the box to watch shit television programmes. Happy fucking Christmas everybody.   


 

Like fu**in' poetry that is Andy, fu**in' poetry mate!



And everybody knows, poetry's fu**in' shit as well!


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[Witton Warrior]

I enjoyed the game I love it when they throw the urinal bell ends out the holte

Why do they sit in the Holte? Is it so they can sit on their hands for 90 mins, then log on to Red Cafe and tell the rest of the divs on there how they "took the piss"?

There were a couple by my gf in the lower Holte yesterday apparently. She told them fair play for not taking the piss during the game - I would have grassed the pair of them up because I'm a moody little snitch.

There were 4 in front of us in the Upper Holte - the bloke beside me pointed them out 5 minutes before we scored - when Benteke scored The Goal Of The Season there was an unfortunate "tumbling" forwards resulting in them losing their balance in the excitement and being informed that we knew of their origins (Essex from the accents) - they fucked-off at 40 minutes and didn't come back. There were obvious Reds outside asking for tickets and being told what they could do with their money.

I know it is immature but to this day I hate them coming in with us - at the back of the Holte is just suicide...

[VillaAlways]

Very good performance. We are starting to look like a team, long may it continue.

[Ads]

I told a few that they could go through the turnstile for a smoke at half time in the Upper Holte.

[Meanwood Villa]

I digress, I simply wanted to state what an arrogant arsehole LVG is.  His opinions about his employers are on a par with his judgement about his appearance. He looks like a twat. He is a twat.

Brilliant

[LeeB]

Andy I sympathise but all of that is self inflicted. Don't over eat, don't drink too much, stay out of the company of people you don't like, buy and expect fewer presents, turn off the television and go for a walk or listen to the wireless. Christmas has become a horrible, tinsel sprinkled swamp from November to January. Stay on the dry land of normality and walk around it.
I digress, I simply wanted to state what an arrogant arsehole LVG is.  His opinions about his employers are on a par with his judgement about his appearance. He looks like a twat. He is a twat.

Too right Brian. If it looks like a twat and sounds like a twat, it most probably is a twat.

[FrankyH]

Didn't appreciate the full page dedicated to Eric Cantona's acting career in the programme.
It smacks of knowing the ground will be full of day trippers and pandering to the wankers.
It was sycophantic shit .
"You will probably hear the visiting fans offer a festive tribute to Manchester United legend at some stage this afternoon.Four Cantonas..."
Who the hell thinks Villa fans want to read this crap.

[Breezeblock]

Got into an extreme state of refreshment last light celebrating not the draw but the manner of the draw. I thought we played exceptionally well considering the state of the squad and the players missing.  Up in P8 we had a fantastic view of Tekkers wonder goal and it was nice to see the stewards fuck off some prick from the Urinal side who was giving it large with the verbals.  Re the Gabby challenge it looked to us like the bad one was committed by Young and I couldn't believe he sent off Gabby.  That being said though for the 25 minutes he was off we did not look worse for his going.  My old man has had a downer on Gabby for a few years now. He says (with some justification) that a striker who score a maximum of six goals a season isn't worth his place. He also says it's like playing with 10 men when he's on the pitch.  Yesterday confirmed that for me because we WERE playing with 10 men and we looked a better team.  Sorry Gabby but you aint doing it kid!

[dave.woodhall]

Didn't appreciate the full page dedicated to Eric Cantona's acting career in the programme.
It smacks of knowing the ground will be full of day trippers and pandering to the wankers.
It was sycophantic shit .
"You will probably hear the visiting fans offer a festive tribute to Manchester United legend at some stage this afternoon.Four Cantonas..."
Who the hell thinks Villa fans want to read this crap.

You've got to write something about them and that's more interesting than the founded in...won...relegated...famous players...last season...generic shite you get everywhere else.

[saunders_heroes]

Didn't appreciate the full page dedicated to Eric Cantona's acting career in the programme.
It smacks of knowing the ground will be full of day trippers and pandering to the wankers.
It was sycophantic shit .
"You will probably hear the visiting fans offer a festive tribute to Manchester United legend at some stage this afternoon.Four Cantonas..."
Who the hell thinks Villa fans want to read this crap.

You've got to write something about them and that's more interesting than the founded in...won...relegated...famous players...last season...generic shite you get everywhere else.

Agreed. Our programme has always been a bit different when it comes to writing stuff about the opposition team. It's probably one of the reasons it's picked up so many awards over the decades.

[saunders_heroes]

How did MOTD see Agbonlahor's sending off last night, did they mention how harsh it was? When the media gets behind these type of things you often find the FA rescind them.

[Clampy]

With regards to the red card (which it wasn't) when a striker gets sent off, at least you don't have to reshuffle the defence or midfield, which is maybe why he wasn't missed as much as he should have been. I thought him and Benteke were so much better than they were last week.