As someone said earlier, you put up with years of shit for moments like that, one of your own players curling one into the corner in the last minute to win a game. It was mental in that away end for the next minute so glad I made the effort to go. There’s a video on Twitter of the away end after the goal, I keep looking at it every 5 minutes. Joy just sheer unbridled joy.
Maybe our play was disrupted due to the really narrow pitch - very noticeable when behind the goal. Several times in first half passes out to Albert went astray and Albert himself ran the ball out over the line.I thought Sheffield really played well and pushed us in almost every quarter - if they had had better quality in front of goal maybe they could have punished us.Chester and Terry are rocksKeeper - made some very important saves but his hesitancy on crosses really causes concern and his distribution (apart from one sublime quarterbackesque throw out to jack in first half) was awful. Why he sends a huge punt down the centre is beyond me.Bjorn in DM role could be an inspirational as signing TerryRoll on saturday
That is what I go to the Villa for. To be behind the goal and see the net bulge on 90 minutes. To share the unbridled joy of screaming, leaping, hugging fans of all ages, male and female. Nothing else in the world matters, the universe just consists of Villa fans. To share with the team their passion and – having our Villa back. Whatever happens now, this is the best that it has been for a long time.
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Quote from: saunders_heroes on January 31, 2018, 10:34:05 AMQuote from: fbriai on January 31, 2018, 09:56:23 AMQuote from: Chico Hamilton III on January 31, 2018, 09:32:09 AMAnyone else jumping up and down like a kid in their living room when the winner went in? Haven't reacted like that since Young's winner in the cup at Goodison We don't get Championship matches over here, so are restricted to following text updates. We are an hour ahead of course, so by the time midweek matches finish its as good as 11 o'clock.Last night, the lad had been following the game up until half-time, but had to stop as it was getting too late for a school night. He secretly whispered to me, 'Dad, let me know if anything happens, I won't go to sleep until its over anyway'. I could hear he was still awake and his mom started going on with 'is he still awake!' After about 88 minutes, I said, 'I'll go and check whether he's asleep'. He was still wide awake. '0-0, mate. Just a few minutes left. A good point. You might as well go to sleep'. 'Alright, Dad'.I went and got back into bed, watching the minutes tick by, and then received a Whatsapp message 'Boom! Get in!' I refreshed the updates and saw '90' Snodgrass'. Without a word, I got out of bed again, with the wife moaning, 'Where are you going now?' and showed the phone to the lad. He jumped out of bed and for about 10 seconds we hugged and jumped up and down as though we were on the Holte, although all in total silence. He got back into bed with a great big smile on his face, waited until I gave him the all clear for the final whistle, and was asleep within five minutes.It's great to have a team we can love again!Reading that has put a smile on my face. Me too - brilliant stuff ....similar in this Formby household only the son is now 17 years old - the comparison to the Ashley Young goal is a great one - Ashley celebrated on his knees literally a few feet in front of me and VCTM jnr - on the following Monday my wife was handed Ashley's shirt from the game - I have the match ticket, programme and shirt all signed - ...awaiting framing
Quote from: fbriai on January 31, 2018, 09:56:23 AMQuote from: Chico Hamilton III on January 31, 2018, 09:32:09 AMAnyone else jumping up and down like a kid in their living room when the winner went in? Haven't reacted like that since Young's winner in the cup at Goodison We don't get Championship matches over here, so are restricted to following text updates. We are an hour ahead of course, so by the time midweek matches finish its as good as 11 o'clock.Last night, the lad had been following the game up until half-time, but had to stop as it was getting too late for a school night. He secretly whispered to me, 'Dad, let me know if anything happens, I won't go to sleep until its over anyway'. I could hear he was still awake and his mom started going on with 'is he still awake!' After about 88 minutes, I said, 'I'll go and check whether he's asleep'. He was still wide awake. '0-0, mate. Just a few minutes left. A good point. You might as well go to sleep'. 'Alright, Dad'.I went and got back into bed, watching the minutes tick by, and then received a Whatsapp message 'Boom! Get in!' I refreshed the updates and saw '90' Snodgrass'. Without a word, I got out of bed again, with the wife moaning, 'Where are you going now?' and showed the phone to the lad. He jumped out of bed and for about 10 seconds we hugged and jumped up and down as though we were on the Holte, although all in total silence. He got back into bed with a great big smile on his face, waited until I gave him the all clear for the final whistle, and was asleep within five minutes.It's great to have a team we can love again!Reading that has put a smile on my face.
Quote from: Chico Hamilton III on January 31, 2018, 09:32:09 AMAnyone else jumping up and down like a kid in their living room when the winner went in? Haven't reacted like that since Young's winner in the cup at Goodison We don't get Championship matches over here, so are restricted to following text updates. We are an hour ahead of course, so by the time midweek matches finish its as good as 11 o'clock.Last night, the lad had been following the game up until half-time, but had to stop as it was getting too late for a school night. He secretly whispered to me, 'Dad, let me know if anything happens, I won't go to sleep until its over anyway'. I could hear he was still awake and his mom started going on with 'is he still awake!' After about 88 minutes, I said, 'I'll go and check whether he's asleep'. He was still wide awake. '0-0, mate. Just a few minutes left. A good point. You might as well go to sleep'. 'Alright, Dad'.I went and got back into bed, watching the minutes tick by, and then received a Whatsapp message 'Boom! Get in!' I refreshed the updates and saw '90' Snodgrass'. Without a word, I got out of bed again, with the wife moaning, 'Where are you going now?' and showed the phone to the lad. He jumped out of bed and for about 10 seconds we hugged and jumped up and down as though we were on the Holte, although all in total silence. He got back into bed with a great big smile on his face, waited until I gave him the all clear for the final whistle, and was asleep within five minutes.It's great to have a team we can love again!
Anyone else jumping up and down like a kid in their living room when the winner went in? Haven't reacted like that since Young's winner in the cup at Goodison
Quote from: AV82EC on January 31, 2018, 12:13:47 PMAs someone said earlier, you put up with years of shit for moments like that, one of your own players curling one into the corner in the last minute to win a game. It was mental in that away end for the next minute so glad I made the effort to go. There’s a video on Twitter of the away end after the goal, I keep looking at it every 5 minutes. Joy just sheer unbridled joy.What do I search on twitter to find that?
Quote from: olaftab on January 31, 2018, 02:17:00 PMRead more hate: http://www.dailyheil.co.uk/sport/football/article-5332167/Sheffield-United-0-1-Aston-Villa-Snodgrass-seals-win.html#ixzz55ltrDFQv Follow us: @BileOnline on Twitter | DailyHeil FacebookI've reported this to the mods. ;-)
Think the last time I saw a last minute winner was when Hitzlsperger hit a screamer into the top corner at Bolton.