Aston Villa 1 Knuckledraggers crawl back under their stones 0 Post match thread.

[aj2k77]

Rowett's only been at the Sty for a few months yet he seems be as bitter as the best of them already.

I get the feeling he's bought in to the Sty shit that he's some kind of tactical genius. I didn't see it myself. One plan that they stuck to rigidly. We were there for the taking first half, with morale low and results going against us and I didn't feel they threw that much at us. On the pitch one of the lowest key derbies for a little while.

[cdbearsfan]

We gave them our team in advance, rested our best player in the first half, came into the game in a ludicrously-poor run of form and they still couldn't beat us.

They really do break yer 'art Tom.

Still, good news for them is there are at least thirty-four more Villa matches this season for them to obsess over.

You never know, one or two of them might even check how Blues have been getting on from time to time.

[adrenachrome]

What exactly happened at the Aston Tavern before the game then? Saw some of their peaky blinder clampits giving it the big un on Twitter.

Nowt, the place was packed with coked up Villa lads, the gaffer asked for the Police to have a van outside, they then closed the place.

Zog is not the only Charlie which is causing us grief. I implore da yoots: Save Yer Septums Innit. 

[Pete3206]

Congratulations Villa!

[phantom limb]

If he knew what our team was going to be shouldn't that have given them an advantage? They sat in their own half for 45 minutes and seemed to think that this constitutes "dominating" a game. We actually went to attack and pass it about in the second half and tore them to pieces.

[Pete3206]

Just watched Rowett's interview. I have to say, what a decent bloke.

[FrankyH]

Job done, enjoy tomorrow , but by Thursday we will all be thinking about the Liverpool game.
They will still be thinking about us all the time , they really are f~cking obsessed.
The only crumb of comfort I can offer those arseholes is that you are our biggest rivals.

[KRS]

Seems to be some rather odd shit flying about in the managers post game interviews...heard Rowett on radio (not sure if it was WM, 5Live or Talkshite) say that he overheard a Villa player at half time say we can't keep playing the direct football we'd been playing in the first half so doesn't credit TS with being the one who changed the tactics. There was also the bit about intentionally playing tactics to get booed off at half time. Bizarre.

[Toronto Villa]

when was the last time you heard a manager (not named Wenger) after a defeat so obsessed with what an opposition (manager or player) did or didn't do?

[PeterWithesShin]

when was the last time you heard a manager (not named Wenger) after a defeat so obsessed with what an opposition (manager or player) did or didn't do?

Mourinho after just about every game they don't win!

[aj2k77]

It's called sour grapes. The usual small time shit you get with them, deflecting away from the result which is of course all that matters, with an array of bollocks to make them feel better about fucking up their world cup final.

They'll never be a better time to beat us and their messiah, the supposed tactical mastermind fucked it up and they didn't have the balls to have a proper go at us. If the first half was the culmination of their plan then there was only ever going to be one result.

[saunders_heroes]

Proper chip on his shoulder has Rowett. They've taught him well at the Sty.

[Toronto Villa]

when was the last time you heard a manager (not named Wenger) after a defeat so obsessed with what an opposition (manager or player) did or didn't do?

Mourinho after just about every game they don't win!

Mourinho's just flat out bitter and it's everyone's fault but his or his teams. I don't think he goes on about the opposition manager or players. Mainly blames the ref, assistants, FA, Allah, the value of the Euro, the curry he recently had etc

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Proper chip on his shoulder has Rowett. They've taught him well at the Sty.

He spent £1.5m this summer on paper round wages. He has a right to compare. You can still tell he loves the Villa. He's fine in my book (providing he either leaves or relegates them).

[Toronto Villa]

It's called sour grapes. The usual small time shit you get with them, deflecting away from the result which is of course all that matters, with an array of bollocks to make them feel better about fucking up their world cup final.

They'll never be a better time to beat us and their messiah, the supposed tactical mastermind fucked it up and they didn't have the balls to have a proper go at us. If the first half was the culmination of their plan then there was only ever going to be one result.

They played us at what I hope will be our lowest point of the season and still couldn't get a result. And in the end by fractions avoided a pasting. It was two bland sides where they shaded the play and chances in the first half. But for the one real second half opportunity which in fairness they should have scored it was pretty much all us.