Aston Villa 2-0 Albion FA Cup Qtr Final post match thread

[dave.woodhall]

It's striking me that there's now two FA Cups. There's the lovely, magic-of-the FA Cup, where plumbers and plasterers can dream of playing at Old Trafford and little children run on the pitch to meet their idols, then there's the real FA Cup when you've only got big clubs left and it becomes a proper tournament watched by proper fans.

[OzVilla]

Mark Lawrenson, a man present at the Heysel Disaster, comparing a pitch invasion to the dark days of the 80's. Pathetic.

Exactly right, he really should know better. Glad a backlash is starting.

[Villa in Denmark]

Some sense and perspective over on Talksport at the mo...

Why do I sense a hint of sarcasm there?

Hah! Surprisingly no sarcasm present. Colin Murray was actually talking sense and Lawrenson got a special mention for his overreaction.

Some sense and perspective over on Talksport at the mo...

Why do I sense a hint of sarcasm there?

Hah! Surprisingly no sarcasm present. Colin Murray was actually talking sense and Lawrenson got a special mention for his overreaction.

And they would be correct.
If Pearce and Lawrenson hadn't reacted to the after match pitch invasion like a couple of pissy girls blouses, then I don't think there would have been much said about it.
Lineker was very nearly the voice of reason, but the damage had been done by that pair of twats.

Now I know we've entered a parallel universe.

1. Villa playing positive football
2. Villa scoring goals.
3. Colin Murray talking sense
4. Lineker the voice of reason.

You'll be telling me next that there's unanimity of HP sauce v Tomato Ketchup on bacon sandwiches next

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Bang on, never stood in the torrential rain at Plough Lane only to see Alan Cork prod home in the 119th minute, 

I was wearing a really heavy Crombie that day. It took on board about five gallons of rainwater. It was never the same after that.

[john e]

I think we did the whole of football a favour on Saturday

Aston Villa, Kings of the pitch invasion

I'm having that printed on a t shirt

[andyh]

Some sense and perspective over on Talksport at the mo...

Why do I sense a hint of sarcasm there?

Hah! Surprisingly no sarcasm present. Colin Murray was actually talking sense and Lawrenson got a special mention for his overreaction.

Some sense and perspective over on Talksport at the mo...

Why do I sense a hint of sarcasm there?

Hah! Surprisingly no sarcasm present. Colin Murray was actually talking sense and Lawrenson got a special mention for his overreaction.

And they would be correct.
If Pearce and Lawrenson hadn't reacted to the after match pitch invasion like a couple of pissy girls blouses, then I don't think there would have been much said about it.
Lineker was very nearly the voice of reason, but the damage had been done by that pair of twats.

Now I know we've entered a parallel universe.

1. Villa playing positive football
2. Villa scoring goals.
3. Colin Murray talking sense
4. Lineker the voice of reason.

You'll be telling me next that there's unanimity of HP sauce v Tomato Ketchup on bacon sandwiches next

now you are just taking what said and spinning it for your own purposes.

I said Lineker VERY nearly !!

:-)

[DeKuip]

Hopefully any backlash also gets directed at the FA and TV people.

Only two sets of fans had any real travelling to do in the quarter-finals - Reading and Arsenal - yet they got the kick-offs that caused most inconvenience.
The game with the biggest rivalry, least travelling, and most potential for trouble was allocated for the slot that allowed the biggest opportunity for a pre-match booze up.

[john e]

Hopefully any backlash also gets directed at the FA and TV people.

Only two sets of fans had any real travelling to do in the quarter-finals - Reading and Arsenal - yet they got the kick-offs that caused most inconvenience.
The game with the biggest rivalry, least travelling, and most potential for trouble was allocated for the slot that allowed the biggest opportunity for a pre-match booze up.

in fairness to the kick of time

if we had a 12.30 KO the atmosphere wouldn't have been as good, so I'm not to bothered about that

[rob_bridge]

Mark Lawrenson, a man present at the Heysel Disaster, comparing a pitch invasion to the dark days of the 80's. Pathetic.

Yep 39 deaths. Same as Saturday.

[rob_bridge]

Lawrenson is an excruciatingly lazy pundit who should be pensioned off. Immediately.

[itbrvilla]

Mark Lawrenson, a man present at the Heysel Disaster, comparing a pitch invasion to the dark days of the 80's. Pathetic.

Yep 39 deaths. Same as Saturday.

Ha!

[andyh]

I think the KO time is a complete red herring.
Had Bradford beaten Reading earlier in the day, I'll bet a pound that their fans would have been on the pitch as well.

The first invasion was by twats who shot their load early.
The second, after the whistle, was to be expected.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Every time I see Lawro on the telly in one of his shirts, I'm instantly taken back to the dark days of the 1980s

[joe_c]

What's this sudden mania to call everything smalltime?

We are supposed to take our example from the true giants of the game, Chelsea and such. When we score the manager should just turn to the bench and nod knowingly, it was all part of the plan. The fans should whip their phones out to capture the moment ready for youtube followed by the applause. Going wild and losing control, balloons, flags, banners.... it's the Quarter final ffs! Not the world cup final, all so small time.

Do you know what is ''small time''. Playing weakened teams to rest players for the battle for 4th. Diving against Preston North End when you are already winning. Threatening fans with bans if they don't buy a ticket for another game. Booing your manager because he didn't spend £100m in the summer and you've just been beaten.

It's the FA cup, some would say still the best and most famous cup competition in the world and there's only going to be 4 bloody teams left in it and we are one of them. We've gone from cheering a shot like the second coming of Christ to believing we can beat a team or two (Albion anyway). So forgive those who turn up and make it a throwback to the 70's and 80's, the only similarity I saw to that era on Saturday evening was a raucous, partisan crowd getting behind the team and celebrating like it meant something. Sorry it didn't make good TV but it was for us and not to suitably entertain  M Lawrenson from wankersville.

*applause*

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Every time I see Lawro on the telly in one of his shirts, I'm instantly taken back to the dark days on the 1980s

Too much acid, Chico?