MOTD

[Brazilian Villain]

How you know we've replaced Spurs in 4th. https://twitter.com/walshcat1/status/1758993064930992442

[olaftab]

Danny Murphy stating it is "out of their hands now" of Citeh, who still have a game in hand that can put them above Arsenal and still having to play Plop at Anfield to get above them. It is the definition of "still in their hands now".

Remember this is the same bloke who couldn’t understand why shots hitting post/bar were not counted as “on target”.

[ventnorVillain]

I'm not sure whether I'm overthinking this, but I noticed that when Jonathan Pearce was introducing coverage of our match last night he pointed out that Villa were "forced" into making a change at centre back with Pau Torres coming in to replace Diego Carlos, almost as if PT was a back-up centre half and not the top class, first-choice centre half that he is. It sounded to my ears that he doesn't know who our players are and is symptomatic of how little the MSM know about our team/club. As I say, perhaps I'm being sensitive and was slightly pissed off at the fact that Forest/WHU was regarded as a more significant game and was on before us.

[LeeB]

Pearce is one of the few that does generally have a handle on us, I'm sure he said he used to come to Villa Park when he as at uni.

[Simon Page]

And we were forced into the change. We might have done it anyway, or had Lenglet make way, but we didn't have the option of keeping the same back four.

[edgysatsuma89]

Danny Murphy stating it is "out of their hands now" of Citeh, who still have a game in hand that can put them above Arsenal and still having to play Plop at Anfield to get above them. It is the definition of "still in their hands now".

Remember this is the same bloke who couldn’t understand why shots hitting post/bar were not counted as “on target”.

I can never understand this view, either, but he's not the only who thinks it. I feel like I'm going a bit mad when people are convinced it is.

[Nev]

Kamara has a "knee injury".

[olaftab]

I'm not sure whether I'm overthinking this, but I noticed that when Jonathan Pearce was introducing coverage of our match last night he pointed out that Villa were "forced" into making a change at centre back with Pau Torres coming in to replace Diego Carlos, almost as if PT was a back-up centre half and not the top class, first-choice centre half that he is. It sounded to my ears that he doesn't know who our players are and is symptomatic of how little the MSM know about our team/club. As I say, perhaps I'm being sensitive and was slightly pissed off at the fact that Forest/WHU was regarded as a more significant game and was on before us.

I think you are being OS in both cases. Pau has been sitting on the bench for last 3 games so he’s correct in saying what he said.
Forest were a couple of points above relegation zone so a more crucial game for them and therefore correctly scheduled before ours.

[Brazilian Villain]

Pearce is one of the few that does generally have a handle on us, I'm sure he said he used to come to Villa Park when he as at uni.

Yeah, don't mind Pearce and think he has a soft spot for us.

[PaulWinch again]

Kamara has a "knee injury".

That’s right isn’t it?

[baddowvillans]

Will still never understand why Neville and Spitty are allowed to commit commentate their own clubs matches.  Is it really that difficult to find an alternative.  They don't even attempt to be neutral and inevitably wind up the opposition fans

[VillaTim]

Let's see where we are on MOTD2 running order. When we beat Brighton 6-1 they put us on last and clearly didn't really want to show it again at all

[danno]

Will still never understand why Neville and Spitty are allowed to commit commentate their own clubs matches.  Is it really that difficult to find an alternative.  They don't even attempt to be neutral and inevitably wind up the opposition fans

It rankles with me, but they are so closely associated with one club, they could potentially be accused of negative bias whichever game they commentate on. Neville commentating on Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal games for example.

[VillaTim]

Neville is often quite critical of Man Utd, quite like him as a pundit. Carragher is an absolute disgrace .

[baddowvillans]

No I absolutely agree.  In most other jobs if you start giving your mates the special treatment and pissing off those you don't like you'll get the sack but.  ...........