Aston Villa v Only Rotherham United Post-Match Thread

[aj2k77]

Thought Chester and Elphick looked steady, Bacuna had a good game at right back, wasn't tested defensively but offered a lot going forward. Gealish and Ayew out wide had the beating of them, especially Grealish who got in to a lot of dangerous positions, very good on the ball in areas that matter, should have scored another, McCormack is a very clever player, linked up play up front really well and offered great movement. Gestede, well what can I say, worked the line well, won a lot of headers and knockdowns and actually directed them and cracking little dink for his second. Tshbola put himself about a bit, thought Westwood was a bit missing though.

The atmosphere was fantastic, it didn't matter who we were playing in what division at the end of it all it's still just watching the Villa and that's how it felt, loved yesterday, hopefully there's many more of these weekends.

[Tony Erdington]

if with the upper Trinity open the ground holds just over 42k and the upper trinity holds 6k, then there were around three thousand empty seats yesterday

before yesterdays game yesterday the Villa were predicting 27k for Tuesday, but with a favourable result a crowd more in the region of yesterdays, so whilst its a bit of a disapointment the upper trinity is closed , it does help with atmosphere, giving the impression of a more fuller ground.

btw if we can gain momentum then Trinity A will have to be opened.

heres to bums in seats in the Trinity A

[Somniloquism]

Thought Chester and Elphick looked steady, Bacuna had a good game at right back, wasn't tested defensively but offered a lot going forward. Gealish and Ayew out wide had the beating of them, especially Grealish who got in to a lot of dangerous positions, very good on the ball in areas that matter, should have scored another, McCormack is a very clever player, linked up play up front really well and offered great movement. Gestede, well what can I say, worked the line well, won a lot of headers and knockdowns and actually directed them and cracking little dink for his second. Tshbola put himself about a bit, thought Westwood was a bit missing though.

The atmosphere was fantastic, it didn't matter who we were playing in what division at the end of it all it's still just watching the Villa and that's how it felt, loved yesterday, hopefully there's many more of these weekends.

As someone pointed out earlier, is he now directing them or dowe just have someone with a footballing brain who can read them sooner and gets on the end of them?

[aj2k77]

Thought Chester and Elphick looked steady, Bacuna had a good game at right back, wasn't tested defensively but offered a lot going forward. Gealish and Ayew out wide had the beating of them, especially Grealish who got in to a lot of dangerous positions, very good on the ball in areas that matter, should have scored another, McCormack is a very clever player, linked up play up front really well and offered great movement. Gestede, well what can I say, worked the line well, won a lot of headers and knockdowns and actually directed them and cracking little dink for his second. Tshbola put himself about a bit, thought Westwood was a bit missing though.

The atmosphere was fantastic, it didn't matter who we were playing in what division at the end of it all it's still just watching the Villa and that's how it felt, loved yesterday, hopefully there's many more of these weekends.

As someone pointed out earlier, is he now directing them or dowe just have someone with a footballing brain who can read them sooner and gets on the end of them?

Good point, the front 4 actually played like they knew each other and hadn't been dragged in off the street 10 minutes beforehand, the one touch passing between each other was the first time I've consistently seen us do that for a number of years, particularly McCormack who looks top notch at this level. Movement as well, bloody movement, I saw our players moving in to space.

[Clampy]

I quite liked the run out music as well, it sounded good. It was way better than those bloody wailing opera singers.

[Stirchley Villain]

I quite liked the run out music as well, it sounded good. It was way better than those bloody wailing opera singers.

Fanfare for the Common Man by ELP. A prog classic.

[PeterWithe]

Fanfare for the Common Man wasn't it?

[Clampy]

Yes, it was. I couldn't place it at the time though.

[DB]

They could have chosen something by ELO though, keep the Brum link going.

[Ad@m]

I quite liked the run out music as well, it sounded good. It was way better than those bloody wailing opera singers.

I thought it sounded like a crap 80s sports tv programme theme tune.

[brian green]

Fanfare for the Common Man composed by Aaron Copland as part of the ballet Billy the Kid (born in Peckham, probably a Millwall supporter).

[Hookeysmith]

Carl Palmer is from Birmingham so a small connection

[Monty]

Still think we should run out to Message To Rudy.

[brian green]

Tommy for me.  The Opera version.

[ez]

if with the upper Trinity open the ground holds just over 42k and the upper trinity holds 6k, then there were around three thousand empty seats yesterday

before yesterdays game yesterday the Villa were predicting 27k for Tuesday, but with a favourable result a crowd more in the region of yesterdays, so whilst its a bit of a disapointment the upper trinity is closed , it does help with atmosphere, giving the impression of a more fuller ground.

btw if we can gain momentum then Trinity A will have to be opened.

heres to bums in seats in the Trinity A

I think we had the 3rd highest crowd of the day after Man City and Everton.