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

[PeterWithesShin]

Don't mock, they took nearly 500 that night!

[Big Dick Edwards]

I haven't contacted a single one of them by phone or text or any kind of messaging. Firstly because I am not as small time as they would be if it was the other way round but also because I know that the only thing worse for them than getting a message from me is not getting one, dreading getting one and every time their phone makes any kind of sound wondering if it is little old me.

That's exactly my policy. In the build up to the game I was getting a stream of emails and texts from Nose mates telling me what they were going to do to us. Today, I refrained from making any contact with them until several of them cracked towards the end of my working day under the pressure of being ignored and wanted my thoughts on the game.

[Villa in Denmark]

Former Arsenal goal machine John Jensen had apparently been talking to some of the walking dead before the game which they were talking about pre match over here.

Most of the conversations had revolved around Enckelman, 03/03/03, 5-1 and the 2010 quarter final and ensuing relegation. Apparently one of them had said that relegation in 2010 had been well worth it.

Not because they won their first trophy in 50 years but because they'd made sure we missed out on the chance of winning a trophy.

As Jensen put it, "strange way to be a fan."

[Kingthing]

[Dave Pountney]

So, the inevitable spin started almost as soon as the final whistle sounded. Small Heath apologists, omnipresent in our local media, talking about a magnificent performance from David against Goliath and how a rag bag assembly of players costing 500,000 quid ran a side costing over £50 million very close. What would the managerial genius that is Gary Rowett do on a budget like that, hey? We'd be talking Champions League, wouldn't we? Look at the subs Villa were able to bring on compared to cash-strapped plucky Blues. It wasn't a fair and level playing field and how bad must Villa be when a side as lowly as poor money-less Blues can play them off the park for 45 minutes. You know how it goes. Blah de blah de blah de bloody blah.

Where do you start with this drivel? Wasn't it only 10 years ago when Sullivan was splashing the cash at St Andrews that they were taking the piss out of our threadbare tranfser kitty compared to the fat wallet of Porno Dwarf? We're the masters now they used to love to crow back then. And why are they bust now? Because they are owned by a crook; a crook, by the way, they couldn't get enough of when he was bankrolling them promotions and Carling Cups only five years ago. Again, they were the big time charlies back then, taking the piss out of Lerner's austerity Villa. All changed now, hey? They can't have Villa both ways, can they? We can't both be an ambition-less, busted flush of a club destined for relegation and then be at the same time, when we play them, a mega-rich club awash with expensive superstars.

Don't these whinging prats understand the contradiction at the heart of their bleating? They're looking for pity at the same time as saying how wonderful they are. Always been the same at Small Heath. A walking identity crisis of a club. They simply don't know who they are.

[Walmley_Villa]

Fuck me they really a sad bunch of green eyed, bitter bastards. Their crumbs of comfort are that their 'firm' took the piss and smashed the Manor Tavern and our 'firm' and that the city can't be ours as their lads were drinking all over the city centre after the game.... In the history books it will say 1-0 and if the city is yours why does no fucker turn up at St Andrews??

[Nastylee]

Sat in DE lower very close to their scumbags. A few observations -

1. Their fans booed a lot at HT no doubt hoping it would make the Villa  fans look bad.

2. Once we scored they didn't make a sound.

3. All the hard knocks that spent the game offering people our had gone home before the  match ended.

4. Lee Hendrie was in a box just above us. If there has ever been any doubts about his allegiances then he well and truly put them to bed. Their fans wanted to kill him as he was giving them loads 

[Percy McCarthy]

Sat in DE lower very close to their scumbags. A few observations -

1. Their fans booed a lot at HT no doubt hoping it would make the Villa  fans look bad.

2. Once we scored they didn't make a sound.

3. All the hard knocks that spent the game offering people our had gone home before the  match ended.

4. Lee Hendrie was in a box just above us. If there has ever been any doubts about his allegiances then he well and truly put them to bed. Their fans wanted to kill him as he was giving them loads 

Good lad.

[Stirchley Villain]

Fuck me they really a sad bunch of green eyed, bitter bastards. Their crumbs of comfort are that their 'firm' took the piss and smashed the Manor Tavern and our 'firm' and that the city can't be ours as their lads were drinking all over the city centre after the game.... In the history books it will say 1-0 and if the city is yours why does no fucker turn up at St Andrews??

I'm not even vaguely interested in football hooliganism... and anyone who is whether Bluesor Villa is beneath contempt as far as I'm concerned.

[silhillvilla]

Top lad Lee Hendrie , no doubt he took dogs abuse and rightly gave a bit back

[Walmley_Villa]

Fuck me they really a sad bunch of green eyed, bitter bastards. Their crumbs of comfort are that their 'firm' took the piss and smashed the Manor Tavern and our 'firm' and that the city can't be ours as their lads were drinking all over the city centre after the game.... In the history books it will say 1-0 and if the city is yours why does no fucker turn up at St Andrews??

I'm not even vaguely interested in football hooliganism... and anyone who is whether Bluesor Villa is beneath contempt as far as I'm concerned.

It's all they have to glorify and cling to, epitomises their existence.

[aj2k77]

Fuck me they really a sad bunch of green eyed, bitter bastards. Their crumbs of comfort are that their 'firm' took the piss and smashed the Manor Tavern and our 'firm' and that the city can't be ours as their lads were drinking all over the city centre after the game.... In the history books it will say 1-0 and if the city is yours why does no fucker turn up at St Andrews??

I'm not even vaguely interested in football hooliganism... and anyone who is whether Bluesor Villa is beneath contempt as far as I'm concerned.

It's all they have to glorify and cling to, epitomises their existence.

And nothing even happens anymore. It's even sadder when you are a historian but not for football honours but for fighting in the street.

[hipkiss92]

They can whinge all they like about the difference in costs of the comparative squads, the three players that kept them quiet and made the the difference in the 2nd half were Gralish, Clark and Richards; two academy graduates and a free transfer.

[rob_bridge]

I haven't contacted a single one of them by phone or text or any kind of messaging. Firstly because I am not as small time as they would be if it was the other way round but also because I know that the only thing worse for them than getting a message from me is not getting one, dreading getting one and every time their phone makes any kind of sound wondering if it is little old me.

This is the correct way you deal with them .
Say nothing, it kills them.

That's what I did today.  Not a peep.  One of them must have been waiting all day for it but I didn't say a word.  I'll give it a week then casually bring it up.

Yep. I had a couple of v quiet and brief conversations with 2 other Villa fans today.

Didn't mention it to The Great Unwashed 3 at work. One of them is a late 20 year old wannabe hoolie because it was all dying down by the time he was being potty trained, the first time.

[PeterWithe]

If they don't like it than other clubs can spend more money on players then they can do something about it, turn up to games, and put money in their coffers. Or campaign to not bother entering the cup.