Manchester City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Lastfootstamper]

Just back from the game. I'm sure everything has been said regarding how both teams played and the dodgy decisions...they didn't create many (if any) chances so gifting them the first and 2 poorly defended set pieces have cost us and a draw would have been a fair result.

With regards to atmosphere...that place is like a sanitised corporate morgue for families and day trippers. Apart from a couple of blocks either side of the away section with some half hearted chants there is no singing from the home fans. I'd say there was only about 1400 Villa fans there and were a bit quiet for my liking...it was a strange atmosphere today.

Not sure if there is a typo in your post Lastfootstamper but can't really work out what you're trying to say about the caller...did you mean hear the noise?

Not a caller, Collymore was doing the TalkSport commentary at the ground, and a bloke came over to him to ask him to keep it down. He was not impressed with the request, likened it to being at the opera. Fits in well with your sanitised corporate morgue analogy.

[OCD]

Man City were dreadful. Had our defending been better we would have been deserved winners. I was really pissed off not to be on 35 points after that.

[KRS]

Just back from the game. I'm sure everything has been said regarding how both teams played and the dodgy decisions...they didn't create many (if any) chances so gifting them the first and 2 poorly defended set pieces have cost us and a draw would have been a fair result.

With regards to atmosphere...that place is like a sanitised corporate morgue for families and day trippers. Apart from a couple of blocks either side of the away section with some half hearted chants there is no singing from the home fans. I'd say there was only about 1400 Villa fans there and were a bit quiet for my liking...it was a strange atmosphere today.

Not sure if there is a typo in your post Lastfootstamper but can't really work out what you're trying to say about the caller...did you mean hear the noise?

The fans make the atmosphere, not the stadium. In my humble opinion

Exactly and I completely agree Rudy. There was no atmosphere created by their fans.

With regards to the stadium and facilities at the Etihad...absolutely fantastic. I'm not a fan of the stadium itself but the whole complex is pretty impressive...even if it is clearly designed to be a money making machine.

[silhillvilla]

There's quite a big extension underway to the stand that houses the away fans. It's an odd ground, I don't like it, or the area its in.

[olaftab]

Grealish, Delph and CNZ could have something good going down the left, with the reverse pass.

Not sure Cameron is going to be happy about that😏

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

Just watched the "highlights" on MOTD.  What would have been good, rather than the pundits saying at the end that we were the better side and played really well, is if they'd actually showed us being the better side and playing really well. 

I thought that.

The highlights basically were just anything of interest to those watching City, and no more.

Based on those highlights, your casual MOTD viewer won't even know that Delph played today, even though he was the best player on the pitch - he was everywhere in the second half.  I expect big club bias on MOTD, but that was a ludicrous version of the match I watched this afternoon.

[olaftab]

Man City were dreadful. Had our defending been better we would have been deserved winners. I was really pissed off not to be on 35 points after that.

I was pissed off not being on 35 points in January😌

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Just watched the "highlights" on MOTD.  What would have been good, rather than the pundits saying at the end that we were the better side and played really well, is if they'd actually showed us being the better side and playing really well. 

Exactly what I thought too. They gave the game a few minutes but didn't reflect the game as I saw it at that horrible fu**ing shithole they call a stadium - part of the "Etihad Campus" I noticed when the coach pulled into the car park.
Wish I'd got home a bit later and missed MOTFD!

[django]

There's quite a big extension underway to the stand that houses the away fans. It's an odd ground, I don't like it, or the area its in.

The North-West?

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Just watched the "highlights" on MOTD.  What would have been good, rather than the pundits saying at the end that we were the better side and played really well, is if they'd actually showed us being the better side and playing really well. 

I thought that.

The highlights basically were just anything of interest to those watching City, and no more.

Based on those highlights, your casual MOTD viewer won't even know that Delph played today, even though he was the best player on the pitch - he was everywhere in the second half.  I expect big club bias on MOTD, but that was a ludicrous version of the match I watched this afternoon.

Agreed.
Delph was immense - again!
Also, I've never been a Zog fan but he was excellent when he came on today - caused them all sorts of problems. In the highlights he passed to the ONSIDE Benteke. That's all!

[OCD]

Man City were dreadful. Had our defending been better we would have been deserved winners. I was really pissed off not to be on 35 points after that.

I was pissed off not being on 35 points in January😌

With the way we were playing I was delighted with the points we had and pissed off that Lambert was still around.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Hearing of a coach bricked.Anyone know?

Brick thrown at the window of official club coach 1 as we approached traffic lights not far from the ground.
Couple of guys on board saw exactly who did it and we had to alert the motorcycle cops in front of us who I thought were giving us an escort. One set off in pursuit. The driver seemed satisfied that the inner screen was intact and the passengers ok.
We had to stop twice on the way back so the driver could knock the shattered fragments out as they were breaking off and a potential danger to other vehicles behind us.
Thought all of that brick-throwing shite was done with years ago.
Sort of sums ManCiŁy up for me.
Back home by 11.
We woz robbed!

[Ads]

It's th worst away game of the season. Terrible soulless athletics stadium masquerading as a football ground, devoid of any character or atmosphere, with no decent pubs around.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

It's th worst away game of the season. Terrible soulless athletics stadium masquerading as a football ground, devoid of any character or atmosphere, with no decent pubs around.

100% correct!

I hate the fu**ing place.

[kippaxvilla2]

Maine Road was much better I used to love those long benches we stood on.