THE MAGNIFICENT ASTON VILLA 2-1 LIVERPOOL FA CUP SEMI FINAL POST MATCH THREAD

[pauliewalnuts]

It was also very interesting to read their observations on that thread about the Villa support, namely that it was younger and a lot more ethnically diverse

Yes I read that but there were loads of young replica shirt clad black and asian Liverpool fans about.

I noticed a lot of asian Liverpool fans in the posh bit where we were.

Were you above Block 128 Paulie?  There were a couple of them in there who were giving it the big one to the Villa fans below from the safety of their Club Wembley seats.
Full on w*nker and c*cks*cker signs, whilst their female partners were with them, and were clearly winding up some our supporters.  I was surprised there weren't any stewards there to have a word with them. Considering you are told not to wear colours up there, I'd have thought screaming verbal abuse wouldn't have been tolerated. 

We were in block 227, six rows from the front, and I couldn't see any of that going on.

Mind you, just had a look and we were a fair way along from you - on the halfway line, pretty much.

There wasn't any badness in our section. There were three Villa fans just to the right of us who were clearly very pissed and getting pretty overexcited, and got asked to calm down a bit four or five times by stewards. Nothing malicious at all, and they weren't rude or owt (they were pretty polite with the stewards). They'd then calm down for about five minutes and start again.

We were wished all the best and told the best team won by some of the Liverpool fans by us. The only obnoxious one was some twat in front of me who, when we were booing out YNWA, shouted "show some respect", and seemed to actually mean it.

That was about it, though.

I didn't see any aggressive or obnoxious behaviour at all day, in or around the ground.

[Dave]

interesting stat that we have the best record of any Prem team at the Emirates. Hopefully we can turn that into an even better stat come May 30th.

I hope not, as it means the coach will have gone the wrong way on joining the A406.

[dave shelley]

Can't talk today. Sore throat, swollen glans, the lot. I'm telling everyone that I've come down with a bout of the dreaded 'Fan Flu'. Still, Mondays don't often feel this euphoric!!

With respect Russell, I'm sure you meant to type swollen glands and not swollen glans.  If not, then then the swollen glans you've got in your throat are probably on the end of someone's enlarged cock!

[Malandro]

Can't talk today. Sore throat, swollen glans, the lot. I'm telling everyone that I've come down with a bout of the dreaded 'Fan Flu'. Still, Mondays don't often feel this euphoric!!

With respect Russell, I'm sure you meant to type swollen glands and not swollen glans.  If not, then then the swollen glans you've got in your throat are probably on the end of someone's enlarged cock!

Oh dear!

[Des Little]

Can't talk today. Sore throat, swollen glans, the lot. I'm telling everyone that I've come down with a bout of the dreaded 'Fan Flu'. Still, Mondays don't often feel this euphoric!!

With respect Russell, I'm sure you meant to type swollen glands and not swollen glans.  If not, then then the swollen glans you've got in your throat are probably on the end of someone's enlarged cock!

BOOM!

[john e]

 When the final whistle went it was like 32000 people all finding out they had won the roll over lottery at the same time
Everyone jumping around like loons hugging anyone and everyone, I kissed the older lady next to me, hugging people like they were long lost friends that I will probably never see again or even recognise

I don't think it would have been the same in the Liverpool end, that can only come with the drought of us not winning big games and the total tosh we have had to endure for the last few years,
If that makes us a bit small time I don't care

I don't know if anything else in life can give you the intensity of the thrill that we had yesterday (apart from the obvious)
If we win the cup I will combust on the spot I reckon, but hey what a way to go

[saunders_heroes]

Seen loads of smiling people with Villa shirts on today. What a difference a couple of months makes!
It's our year!

[silhillvilla]

One of my personal highlights yesterday, driving back after cutting through to Northolt, we had the scarves etc out the car window, a large Asian family all stopped and applauded as went past , we gave them the massive celebratory fist punch in the air and carried on. Superb.

[peter w]

I got home from work at around 3 ish and it's now 10.15. Since I got in I've read every newspaper report, watched highlights, interviews, read facebook messages and liked some photos, read every word on this site and the time has just flown by. A couple of times my mind has wandered towards injuries, man city, and the league run-in. But sod it, that can wait for tomorrow.

[The Left Side]

How lucky we are to be supporters of Aston Villa FC, by far the greatest team the world has ever seen.

[dave shelley]

Back home, on Merseyside after a brilliant weekend - I spent a lovely time with my son VCTM jnr - he now has a fantastic  positive Villa memory to look back on. The atmosphere created by the Villa fans was electric. My pride in the Villa was restored after a brilliant display of attacking football. The atmosphere at the Clay Oven was fun too.
I look forward to another weekend in North London in May
Jnr is looking forward to school tomorrow when they return after half term - I wished I could be there with him as he just gives that knowing smirk to all those who predicted a Liverpool win.
As for me its Karma - I have held a grudge since we lost at Anfield in the Cup around the late 1960`s (1967?) It was my first visit to Liverpool and it was spoiled by Ian ST John scoring the winner at the Kop end despite being a mile off side - up yours Ballotelli and the mighty Kop - thats how it feels to get robbed by the effin linesman!!!!

I was at Anfield for that cup game too VCTM, you are the only person since that has mentioned the fact that we were robbed by that St. John goal.  I've never stopped banging on about it, at least a yard offside when the ball was played.  We were a shit side then but, that day we really put it up to them and, Willie Anderson hit the bar at the Kop end in the first half and, the way we were playing had it gone in, we would have definitely won.  Another example of the top sides benefiting from 'home' decisions.  I'm still steaming about it.

[ozzjim]

Just watched the highlights again. Headers on and Sterling have been hyped beyond belief since Christmas. Delph and Grealish completely outplayed them. Brilliant stuff.

[pooligan]

I was at that game VCTM and remember St John scoring that goal which looked yards offside .It was hard to take as we had lost to them the week before in a league match ,also at  Anfield in which we had played well and deserved a least a draw.

[SW9-VILLA]

Was sat in Club Wembley seats in block 234 but in the West End of the ground. Was a good crack with plenty of Villa there. Loads of 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' day-trippers tbh who all evaporated from the 80th minute. As soon as I found my seat I saw the guys next to us had Villa scarves on I shook their hands and said 'thank God we're next to Villa fans.'

Green Man was a good laugh before the game as well. Took my brother as a boys day out before he moves to LA in the summer and he enjoyed it nearly as a much as me!

[john e]

I wasn't at the game back in 1967
But it was definitely off side