Aston Villa v Manchester United Post-Match Thread

[silhillvilla]

I'm happy with the point but not with Gabby getting sent off it was never a red card.

It will be rescinded and we may get a little extra leniency in the next game ? You never know

[Pat McMahon]

Great photos PWS. Wonderful Aston sky.

[Matt Collins]

Lambert needs more credit for adjusting the formation when we went down to ten. We were under the cosh but after switching we had the better Chances

[ciggiesnbeer]

Needs to be quoted for a new page. Lovely.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I feel bad about feeling good about a draw against them.

Compared to how pissed off I am after losing to them, last night certainly felt rather strange. No celebrating as they're hardly the team they were a few years back. Granted their fans are still the biggest twats around but not doing the usual last 5 minute collapse, actually looking the more likely to steal the 3 points, breaking their winning streak, seeing the delight on the faces of their players at full time as the ref only allowed 3 additional minutes, knowing that as clubs we're heading in opposite directions certainly gave me a warm glow.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I feel bad about feeling good about a draw against them.

Dont. Any team including the top 3 would be celebrating if they had been reduced to ten men against an expensive side like that and still got a point.

[OCD]

Lambert needs more credit for adjusting the formation when we went down to ten. We were under the cosh but after switching we had the better Chances

He does occasionally get the tactics right.

[hilts_coolerking]

From a Man Utd forum

"El Zoido said: ↑
I'm in the minority but I thought the ref got the red card right. Agbonlahor basically went in as hard as possible. Personally I can't see any justification for ever going in that hard on a ball you don't control. It's dangerous, this is how Ramsay broke his leg. Agbonlahor would have probably won the tackle had he not spent that split second winding up to leather it as hard as he possibly could and nearly snapped Young in half in the process. It's excessive and unnecessary force.

josak said:
Completely agree. He went in with the intention of hurting Young, winning the ball would have been a bonus".

I don't know what it is but there's something about their fans that I just can't warm to.

[OCD]

At least the guy thought he was in the minority. Most of their supporters don't know anything about football, a lot will have never seen a game live and some would struggle to think of a handful of their players' names but still call themselves fans.

[pauliewalnuts]

I don't know what it is but there's something about their fans that I just can't warm to.

I know what it is.

They are all - to a man - absolute ******.

[ciggiesnbeer]

From a Man Utd forum

They can read?

I underestimated them.

[PeterWithesShin]

I fucking love that one angle of the Benteke goal the Beeb have shown where you can see Guzan's face and reaction.

[peter w]

Is LGV auditioning for the part of North Korean leader?

[ktvillan]

The more I watch the sending off incident the more it looks to me as if Young went in with both feet off the ground and at least one set of studs showing. From what I recall the laws say that's a red card offence, regardless of whether the ball is won or not. 

We're starting to get a decent core and spine to the squad with some decent players in Benteke, Delph, Sanchez, Vlaar, Okore and Guzan, as well as the resurgent Hutton.  Problems are that too many of the rest are average at best, and at least two, maybe three  of the aforementioned are likely to be off in the not too distant future.  Shame.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Is LGV auditioning for the part of North Korean leader?

He'll soon have his hackers trying to block Match of the Day and Sky Sports. I love the fact he's their manager. Long may they continue to fuck up. Half their fans will soon move on to another team, the rest will either give up or start following a rugby team.