Stoke City vs Aston Villa match thread

[Toronto Villa]

A tackle from Hourihane.

Surely a sign that's it's nearly the end of days!

I think I saw a frog land on my lawn from a cloud

[Edvard Remberg]

Mother fucker! NO 14 did a crunching tackle!!! I LOVE HIM NOW

If he adds this to his set plays - then he is an asset!!

[Steve67]

Mother fucker! NO 14 did a crunching tackle!!! I LOVE HIM NOW

If he adds this to his set plays - then he is an asset!!

Better that than him being an asshole!

[Toronto Villa]

Andre Green on for Albert

[Risso]

Mother fucker! NO 14 did a crunching tackle!!! I LOVE HIM NOW

If he adds this to his set plays - then he is an asset!!

Something about swallows and summer Edvard!

[Villa in Denmark]

Green on for Adomah

[Toronto Villa]

Mings is so solid at this level

[Edvard Remberg]

Mother fucker! NO 14 did a crunching tackle!!! I LOVE HIM NOW

If he adds this to his set plays - then he is an asset!!

Something about swallows and summer Edvard!

Martin - please  - I am in my "trying to be positive" period

[Toronto Villa]

Two piss poor corners from Conor

[Steve67]

Green on for Adomah

A sub, subbed. One for the historians, when did that last happen at Villa?

[Edvard Remberg]

Mings is so solid at this level

Best player in the squad bar Jack and the other guy from scotland whom i forgot name of

[ChicagoLion]

2 corners from our free kick specialist both don’t beat the first man and how many useless free kicks today?

[Tayls_7]

Mings is so solid at this level

Best player in the squad bar Jack and the other guy from scotland whom i forgot name of

Hutton.

[TopDeck113]

if it really is true that certain players were told they were going to be surplus to requirements in January then it was the most staggeringly inept piece of man management ever.

A CEO stating on national radio that promotion this season wasn't a necessity doesn't set the aspirational bar very high.  I wonder if that has been a factor in altering the winning mindset inside the club.

From the day MON left I can't actually recall a 'winning mindset' at the club. I also think the often trotted out quote regarding promotion not being a necessity has been mistaken for a lack of ambition whereas I think the comment was made to calm any fears of financial problems if we don't go up this year. So far the powers that be have stopped us from going bust, given the manager they inherited a reasonable shot, appointed the guy so many fans wanted and are now giving him a reasonable shot. Cherry picking certain quotes to back up our current frustration regarding results is unfair in my opinion.

Point accepted.  I just don't think it was a particularly helpful comment because if fans can interpret it in one of two ways, you can bet those on the playing side have done as well.

[CT]

Green on for Adomah

A sub, subbed. One for the historians, when did that last happen at Villa?

Angela at home to SHA