Promoted Aston Villa post match thread

[Villa75]

Happiest I've been, football wise, in many a year!

Well done each and every man. Special mentions though must go to, the often maligned Hourihane, Taylor, and El Ghazi, who all had really good games.

Finally, John McGinn. What a player!👌

[tinybutmighty]

Get  the f**k in Villa. #greyingindiedad

[AlexAlexCropley]

Best day at Wembley ever.

Nah. Stuffing Newton Heath 3-1  in '94  was the best day at wembley ever!

yep today was relief ..

Nah, today was sweeter

[German James]

Admirably swift!

[Loxton01]

What a day. We had chaos at the start not getting on the train so had to drive but from there was a special special day.

Very very shocked derby did not start Marriott. Played hugely into our hands.

As for the game very cagey but we were on top. Huge goal just before half time which our pressure deserved. Would liked us to play through the middle a bit more but we got the job done!!! That last 15 mins was sheer hell but tbf I was delighted with 7 mins I thought we were looking at 10!!!

Marks

Steer -8 - did everything asked of him especially those two held crosses. Deserves to play in the premier league

Elmo- 8 - post Leeds at home he got pelters but he has really improved quality cross for the first

Taylor - 7- solid and again has stepped up

Mings -9- we have to sign him over any other player. The guy oozes class

Axel- 8 - superb and is premier league let’s hope it’s woth the Villa

Hourihane -8- a player I slated post the good run but today he really performed broke up play and made tackles good on ball too

Adomah -6- solid and was surprised he was taken off. Not good at prem league level

McGinn- 9- the guy is the signing of the season. So good he got the winner

Jack -7- quieter than normal but calm on the ball and so pleased he will captain his boyhood team in the premier league

El ghazi 9 motm - direct threatening we must sign him

Tammy -6- good on the ball not without it. Huge input across the season but I would not sign him. Hugely controversial but if I had 30m I’d take it to Bournemouth not Chelsea

Dean Smith and staff -10- heroes

Enjoy the night villa fans come on you lions

[john e]

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Lovely

[Taylor]

My wife booked a holiday in RAMsgate of all places back when I thought we had no chance of making the playoffs. Watched the game in a pub full of derby fans, no idea why. I think I gave an elderly local bloke a heart attack when we scored the first. Never relaxed, even at 2-0, just knew Vila wouldn’t make it easy. Those last 10 minutes were horrible.UTV

[brontebilly]

Brilliant day at Wembley. Strange game, pitch seemed a bit dry?, but deserved win. Don't think we were anywhere near our best but we did enough. On a day when the likes of Grealish struggled, lesser lights like Elmo, Hourihane and El Ghazi were superb. McGinn was excellent in second half. We stopped playing for about 10 mins when cruising and Derby got back into it. Strange team selection from Lampard didn't help the Derby cause and they were very poor late rally aside.

Huge job of work over the summer. Mings is a must buy but the club is far stronger now.

Steer 7, Elmo 8, Tuanzebe 6, Mings 7, Taylor 5, Hourihane 7, McGinn 8, Grealish 6, El Ghazi 9, Abraham 6. Green 5, Hause 6.

[waynejames]

7 for Taylor easy played well

[LeeB]

When the whistle went I was like’Yes, we’re fucking promoted’, and I realised it was the first time I’d thought about it all game. Weird.

Uptowm bruv if yer about

[Villafirst]

Just read the SHA forum if you want a laugh. Oh the bitterness!

[GarTomas]

Tony Xia there as well. Dunno if I actually care about him anymore.

Fucking over the moon!
 

In a way I'm happy he was there. He gambled on getting us up and it very nearly fucked us. However, I'll thank him for caring which I genuinely believe he does and most importantly for selling us to two fucking properly minted blokes.

This isn't a time for Xia talk though. It's one when ALL VILLA come together and celebrate. It's been a fucking long, long road back. What a brilliant summer now.

More importantly what were his shoes like today??

[aldridgeboy]

What a day. We had chaos at the start not getting on the train so had to drive but from there was a special special day.

Very very shocked derby did not start Marriott. Played hugely into our hands.

As for the game very cagey but we were on top. Huge goal just before half time which our pressure deserved. Would liked us to play through the middle a bit more but we got the job done!!! That last 15 mins was sheer hell but tbf I was delighted with 7 mins I thought we were looking at 10!!!

Marks

Steer -8 - did everything asked of him especially those two held crosses. Deserves to play in the premier league

Elmo- 8 - post Leeds at home he got pelters but he has really improved quality cross for the first

Taylor - 7- solid and again has stepped up

Mings -9- we have to sign him over any other player. The guy oozes class

Axel- 8 - superb and is premier league let’s hope it’s woth the Villa

Hourihane -8- a player I slated post the good run but today he really performed broke up play and made tackles good on ball too

Adomah -6- solid and was surprised he was taken off. Not good at prem league level

McGinn- 9- the guy is the signing of the season. So good he got the winner

Jack -7- quieter than normal but calm on the ball and so pleased he will captain his boyhood team in the premier league

El ghazi 9 motm - direct threatening we must sign him

Tammy -6- good on the ball not without it. Huge input across the season but I would not sign him. Hugely controversial but if I had 30m I’d take it to Bournemouth not Chelsea

Dean Smith and staff -10- heroes

Enjoy the night villa fans come on you lions

Pretty much nails it

[Percy McCarthy]

When the whistle went I was like’Yes, we’re fucking promoted’, and I realised it was the first time I’d thought about it all game. Weird.

Uptowm bruv if yer about

Staying in mate, New York on Thursday.

[BoVillan esq]

Its like a massive weight lifted of your shoulders to be out of this division and back at the top, brilliant performance, knew when the 2nd went in it would take a monumental effort by Derby to turn it around, pointers..170ml which increases to 300ml if we stay up, so back in the Premiership and a massively rich club again if we do this right.

Well done everybody at the club.