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

[Kevin_Brum12]

One positive is that this mornings headlines are about the football as they should be, rather than the behaviour of the neanderthal sections of ours and B-lose support.  The world did not end last night.

Bet the Evil are fed up though.  Acres of newsprint and space on website and nothing sensational about a Second City Derby to put in there.  Hahahahaha....

[rob_bridge]

3 Noses here.

One is working at home today. Strange doubt that would have happened with a different result. One conveniently arranged a meeting between 08:00 and 09:00 and the other smell fucker (literally) sits opposite isn't in yet. In that case hope it stays that way.

I've got the high powered Fireman's Hosepipe to given then their annual wash when they surface near my vicinity.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Job done, actually it was probably the most relaxed I've been in a derby, really couldn't see them scoring at all

[Phil from the upper holte]

One positive is that this mornings headlines are about the football as they should be, rather than the behaviour of the neanderthal sections of ours and B-lose support.  The world did not end last night.

Bet the Evil are fed up though.  Acres of newsprint and space on website and nothing sensational about a Second City Derby to put in there.  Hahahahaha....

Apart from them destroying pubs and graffiti on pubs

[Tony Erdington]

SHA ARE GASH, The introduction of the boy wonder (looked real class) and Ayew turned the game, and the second half we were very dominant, I think sha have the same problem as us, in their respective division no natural finisher, cuz in the first half I think it was pretty even and if theyd got any one with a sense of were the goal is they could have possed more problems.

We now have an easy game the week end

[Salsa Party Animal]

Any crowd troubles from SHA or Albion fans in last two games.

[Ads]

Not really. The Mega Firm put through the windows in a pub two hours before kick off and ran away just as quickly, but by and large it was a quiet old affair.

[peter w]

This is why we hate these games though. We win and it's put to the back of the mind. Like a trip to the dentist when you think that little pain you've been feeling will lead to your teeth being drilled but only to be told everything's okay and see you next time. If they had won my 2 year-old would still e hearing about it when he's taking his place on the Holte End in 20 odd years time. They can crawl back to their cesspit and just feel happy when we lose games whilst we'll just keep trying to be the best that we can.

[aj2k77]

The whole day and night was quiet. The game lacked the intensity and hatred of previous derby games I thought. It's almost like they've accepted their lot as a small club and it was a big day out for them. Glad we pissed on their chips. You can tell a shite hawk club from the amount of moral victories they get as opposed to real on the pitch victories.

[peter w]

What did you think of the game Savospit? I suppose the class of the history and £50m team shone through in the end. Did you go? Savo? Savo? Where has that lad gone?

[ciggiesnbeer]

Finished watching the game. Very enjoyable. Jacks commentary made it sound a lot closer than it really was. Honestly most of their "chances" were all due to howler defensive errors on our part and even then they didnt have much.

I am not in brum any more so I could be off here, but it seems to me from a distance West Brom fans have become a lot more bitter and obsessed with us than Birmingham City fans are.  As zj2k77 said, its almost as Birmingham City have accepted the reality, its going to take West Brom being in the Championship for a few years for them to accept their place. I still think their relegation is likely to happen this season. I don't buy the Pulis myth.

[supertom]

Job done really. We were bloody awful in the first half, but thankfully the defence stayed pretty solid. They're a shite side so had we not won this game, serious questions would have been asked of Timmeh.

As it is, his subs turned the game. At least one of Grealish and Gil has to play every time for me. We need that bit of poise and class. Grealish in particular is the one who makes a big difference for us. Of course he can't play well every game, but he plays well in the vast majority.

Ayew. Welcome to Villa son!!! Before today he'd looked like one of the most appallingly bad players to ever rock up at the club. That's not even an exaggeration. Almost every thing the boy tried seemed to go wrong and he was like a rabbit in headlights. Today he looked like a 10 million quid player. He looked worth the punt. Worth the money. He looked like his brother. I really hope he gets some added confidence from this game and kicks on. If he does, then we may well not have a long desperate wait to splurge in Jan.

The first half for me summed up exactly how not to use Gestede. Long hopeful floating balls up to him. Or drilling it up to him and expecting it to stick to him like glue. He's not going to chase the ball either. Players weren't getting close enough to him either. In any case, continual lumping to a big man is a fucking wretched tactic that's about 20 years out of date. That's not to say you can't occasionally use the option when you see an opportunity or use a bit of precision and thought. But hopeless clearences up to him are no good.
Deep crosses. Fuck that shit. No...just....no. Stop it. Again. A hopeful floating cross in the box from deep in the vein hope that he might make something happen is no good.

So how do you use Gestede? Good crosses! We have the ability to get players down the flanks on overlaps. If you don't get beyond the opposing fullback there's little point trying to put a ball in. And don't float them in. Zip them fucking in. Grealish created space. He gave Amavi time to pick out a good cross. Gestede did his bit and finished with aplomb.
I like Rudy. Use him right and he'll be an asset. Use him wrong and he'll be a cart horse that looks like he's trying to find his way to the glue factory.

If a player can't get the space to get a good ball in I'd rather we just kept hold of it and tried to find another way in rather than simply going back and then someone hopelessly skying in a high hanging deep cross that is going to be catching practice and little more.

Gabby weakens the side. Keep him in the stands. We've got to get Ayew settled. He and Grealish seemed to forge a good understanding.

[Dr Butler]

Not really. The Mega Firm put through the windows in a pub two hours before kick off and ran away just as quickly, but by and large it was a quiet old affair.

The Manor Tavern...apparently

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the Doc

[cdbearsfan]

Smashing windows in a pub with children in it, how pathetically cowardly can you get?

[Chris Smith]

Not really. The Mega Firm put through the windows in a pub two hours before kick off and ran away just as quickly, but by and large it was a quiet old affair.

The Manor Tavern...apparently

UTV
the Doc

I guess that is why the Swan and Mitre was shut after the game. For the first time ever we had to pay £2 to get in (to pay for the extra security I presume) so will be asking for a £1 refund next game.