Aston Villa v Brentford - Match Thread

[KevinGage]

Well if the official wasn't incompetent then feck knows how it would be going as Kod would have been off.

I think Kodj's was more of a brainless centre forwards challenge, if I am being uber generous.

McGinn was already on the deck and the ball was nowhere near when that knobhead raked his studs down his leg.

[aldridgeboy]

Well first home game in years, and despite not expecting much,I thought we played some great stuff. Best half I’ve seen in many a years of coming the last few seasons of premier.

Mginn looks a class act, and has a great eye for a pass. Awesome work for the goal. The right back had a good game and Jack was lively, I think sometime hebwants to walk the ball in the net though.

We do look brittle in defence , I’d rather see a new CH, then Jedi where Whelan is. But going forward we look strong, and have pace. Great goal from Kodj.

Overall very pleased so far

[manic-road]

I hope Malvoy gets a thundering challenge from Jedi to equalise his dirty stamp on John.

[JUAN PABLO]

was there a foul on Albert before the goal too?

[itmustbe_it is!]

To be fair I read this wrong before the game , jack and sJM playing 10 yards higher up the pitch and we're pressing the crap out of them

[Jon Crofts]

Quick chat at HT and nominate someone to go after that dirty bastard.

I’ll do it for free.

[PeterWithesShin]

Kod's was nowhere near as deliberate as that stamp, I still wouldn't have had any complaints if he'd gone and we'd be livid if that Kod  challenge had been one of theirs on him.

[jwarry]

Thank god the ref never sent him off. We're shit against 10 men.

Good half, great pressing, just need Albert and Jack to give Kodja more support in the box. Albert needs to come in more and give himself the option of going wide rather than keeping the linesman company.

Spot on Rudy! 10 men and we are fucked, they need to be encouraged to come at us

[garyshawsknee]

Looking at Tuanzebe, he looks strong and very quick to recover. Can't believe Bruce thinks Jedi is better at centre back.

[itmustbe_it is!]

Was the foul on mcginn as bad as it looked from the Holte ?

[Richard E]

Was the foul on mcginn as bad as it looked from the Holte ?

Worse. Both feet off the ground and clear intent.

[PeterWithesShin]

Was the foul on mcginn as bad as it looked from the Holte ?

The stamp was. Deliberate and cowardly.

[jwarry]

The future is looking good chaps, thank God we are not Stoke!

[PaulWinch again]

Was the foul on mcginn as bad as it looked from the Holte ?

The stamp was. Deliberate and cowardly.

And just nasty, he wasn’t even the player making the tackle.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'd love it if challenges assaults like that were an automatic 10-15 game ban, and i'd say the same if one of ours did it. I hate players doing that.