Tottingham vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[freethinker]

I hate Spurs.

I try not to make enormous generalisations about football supporters, but if i were to scribble down on a piece of paper, how many fans of other clubs I've met in my life, and how many turned out to be absolute bell ends, Spurs would be pretty close to champions.

I'm not going to be popular on here for saying this, but I know a lot of Spurs fans and the ones I know are a decent bunch. I've lived in north London for more than a decade and I drink in a pub which is a mix of Arsenal and Spurs, but predominantly the latter. Many of them have become my friends over the years.

The Spurs fans are nothing like the ones described in this thread. They are very self-deprecating about Spurs and have a pessimistic outlook that you'd more readily associate with Brummies. I have never come across the sense of entitlement attributed to them by most on here. I think that comes from the London-centric media more than the fans themselves.

The Arsenal fans on the other hand...

[Percy McCarthy]

I know a decent Spurs fan in Mile End. His name's Francis as well, and he's still sound in spite of even that.

[Colhint]

I don't think any particular group of fans are more obnoxious or deluded than any other. Every team has plenty of good fans and idiots.
Dad always said

 We're Aston Villa, we hate no one, just love the Villa. That's what makes us special

[Dr Butler]

had a great day Saturday, a couple of beverages in London and then off to the game.....a great 3 points, I got a bit drunk on my return to my village.

and Wembley here we come

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The Doc

[nodge]

I got a little bit pissed at a 2 year old's Birthday party.  It was a family thing and started in the afternoon, by about midnight I was singing Villa songs.  The most enjoyable bit was my brother in law is a nose and was gutted.  If anyone was in any doubt of how obsessed they are, while we were all watching the Grand National he went in the other room to watch the results coming through.  You could tell he couldn't wait for Spurs to equalize.  My other brother in law (Villa fan) said to him you're only in there hoping that you can shout through that Spurs have scored, he didn't argue.  About half an hour after the games had finished, the Villa fan brother in law said to him jokingly that the only blip on the day was that the noses had won, to which he replied "did they"?  He was dead serious, he hadn't even checked their result. He went home soon afterwards.

[Damo70]

I got a little bit pissed at a 2 year old's Birthday party.  It was a family thing and started in the afternoon, by about midnight I was singing Villa songs.  The most enjoyable bit was my brother in law is a nose and was gutted.  If anyone was in any doubt of how obsessed they are, while we were all watching the Grand National he went in the other room to watch the results coming through.  You could tell he couldn't wait for Spurs to equalize.  My other brother in law (Villa fan) said to him you're only in there hoping that you can shout through that Spurs have scored, he didn't argue.  About half an hour after the games had finished, the Villa fan brother in law said to him jokingly that the only blip on the day was that the noses had won, to which he replied "did they"?  He was dead serious, he hadn't even checked their result. He went home soon afterwards.

Years back I was the only Villa fan at a Christening party full of noses on the day Barnsley stuffed them at the sty in the play off semi. I remember it was at The Golden Arrow in Acocks Green. The great thing about occasions like that is you don't have to say a word. That lot would obviously if the boot was on the other foot but I settled for a general air of smugness and a cheery smile.

[brontebilly]

This was our performance of the season for me. Great display. Some good football. But it was particularly pleasing given the state of our squad going into the game, and during it. We had TC, Vlaar and Richardson coming back from injuries in recent weeks. We then lost two players to injury during the game. Bacuna got a knock in the game but played till the end. Weimann took a knock and struggled on till the end. Vlaar and Richardson both looked unfit on tuesday but managed 90 minutes yesterday. Sanchez still struggles past 60 minutes too.
It was a gargantuan effort. Absolutely fucking brilliant display. The players are falling apart physically it seems, but to take on the "Mighty" Spurs. The "pride of London." The side what that Harry Kane fella plays for. The team who bought a 26 million pound striker on from the bench...to come through having given them a good seeing to, in a game we could have won 3-0, where they barely had a chance of note, was fantastic.

Was a great performance alright, Delph should have made it safe long before the end. A lot of character shown by a number of players and Spurs ran out of ideas a bit.

Might be no harm to ease up on the schadenfreude re Soldado and Spurs. Lest we forget our own 20 million pound striker currently burning up the second division and all that

[PeterWithesShin]

Vlaar and Benteke make the BBC team of the week.

[ozzjim]

This was our performance of the season for me. Great display. Some good football. But it was particularly pleasing given the state of our squad going into the game, and during it. We had TC, Vlaar and Richardson coming back from injuries in recent weeks. We then lost two players to injury during the game. Bacuna got a knock in the game but played till the end. Weimann took a knock and struggled on till the end. Vlaar and Richardson both looked unfit on tuesday but managed 90 minutes yesterday. Sanchez still struggles past 60 minutes too.
It was a gargantuan effort. Absolutely fucking brilliant display. The players are falling apart physically it seems, but to take on the "Mighty" Spurs. The "pride of London." The side what that Harry Kane fella plays for. The team who bought a 26 million pound striker on from the bench...to come through having given them a good seeing to, in a game we could have won 3-0, where they barely had a chance of note, was fantastic.

Was a great performance alright, Delph should have made it safe long before the end. A lot of character shown by a number of players and Spurs ran out of ideas a bit.

Might be no harm to ease up on the schadenfreude re Soldado and Spurs. Lest we forget our own 20 million pound striker currently burning up the second division and all that

At least for 2 seasons ours kept us in the league and thus contributed something useful.

[PeterWithesShin]

Theirs cost £8m more and has scored 7 league goals in nearly 50 games. As as Ozz says, Bent paid for his fee by helping keep us up twice. Soldado has done smeg all to pay his back.

[pauliewalnuts]

Spurs spent that Bale money magnificently badly.

Eriksen is a good player, but the rest?

[PeterWithesShin]

Chadli seems ok from what i've seen and as you say, Eriksen is a good player. Over £50m on Lamela and Soldado has to be some of the worst business of all time though. Plus another £17m on Paulinho.

[Richard E]

Vlaar and Benteke make the BBC team of the week.

If they do the same next Monday morning then that will be great.

[rob_bridge]

I don't think any particular group of fans are more obnoxious or deluded than any other. Every team has plenty of good fans and idiots.
Dad always said

 We're Aston Villa, we hate no one, just love the Villa. That's what makes us special

Perhaps you can tell that to some of the yoofs who continue to want to defecate on, in the main, their city of origin

[supertom]

Chadli seems ok from what i've seen and as you say, Eriksen is a good player. Over £50m on Lamela and Soldado has to be some of the worst business of all time though. Plus another £17m on Paulinho.

I've yet to see the fuss with Chadli. I've never been impressed with him. Spurs have rested a lot on what Eriksen and Kane have done this season. Lamela was an odd one. Much was expected but he's done bugger all.