West Ham United vs Aston Villa STAYING UP!!!! - Post Match Thread

[LukeJames]

If Sheffield United would definitely have beaten us if not for the dodgy decision, then we would definitely have drawn with Man U if not for their ludicrous, VAR-endorsed, penalty. Add the Palace and Arsenal decisions, and I don't think sensible people can exactly moan that we stayed up by good fortune.

Bitter, obsessed thickos still will, though, of course.

What was the Arsenal decision, from the 3-2 in September I presume?

We should of definately had a penalty for a handball.

[eamonn]

Would this be the greatest of the so called 'great escapes'?

Probably up there. Think I'd still have Fulham in 2008 (2-0 down after 70 minutes and winning 3-2 in a game that they had to win or they were mathematically down) ...

So, what you're saying is that we DID actually do a Fulham??!!!

Oh brother!

[Damo70]

Stiliyan Petrov interview coming up on Talksport.

[cheltenhamlion]

Fuck me, I have a bad head this morning. Red wine doesn't agree with me.

[Damo70]

Stiliyan Petrov's answer to Roy Keane's criticism of Villa players celebrating survival - "I hope they drank a lot yesterday and I hope they are still drinking today"!

[JD]

Brilliant stuff, I've been very happy today.

Fingers crossed we can keep all our better players and improve the squad for next season. We have the makings of a very good side if we add three or four quality players.

[wince]

I was ecstatic last night but knowing we’ve upset supporters of Coventry City has just taken all the shine off it, to be honest. I think we should offer to submit to voluntary relegation. It’s only fair.

The same cov promoted when league one was cancelled? Boo boo. They have their we hate the vile more than you derby to look forward to.

[Damo70]

Danny Murphy saying Stiliyan Petrov was one of the toughest opponents he ever faced.

[cheltenhamlion]

I was ecstatic last night but knowing we’ve upset supporters of Coventry City has just taken all the shine off it, to be honest. I think we should offer to submit to voluntary relegation. It’s only fair.

The same cov promoted when league one was cancelled? Boo boo. They have their we hate the vile more than you derby to look forward to.

Twice at the same ground as well.

[pauliewalnuts]

Danny Murphy saying Stiliyan Petrov was one of the toughest opponents he ever faced.

Petrov is *exactly* the sort of player we really, really needed this season.

[The Edge]

It does seem strange that it's WHam fans are making more fuss over 'Bournemouth' should sue over the SheffUtd goal that wasn't - on their KUMB site they have a 35 page thread on it!
On the Bournemouth site, they briefly mention it, but realise they would see petty if they did.

WHam fans, strange lot, aren't they?

I can't understand the fuss. If that goal against SheffU had counted, we would still have stayed up on goals scored.

No we wouldn’t as goals scored only used when GD is the same and it wouldn't have been which is why we were down if Spam had won.

However we potentially would have had two extra points if the ref had decided to play on and not imagine a dive or another had decided Mane’s persistent fouling deserved a yellow so he probably would not have been on the pitch for the scouse to get the last minute winner.

And no one seems to mention Bournemouth not having a pen given against them against Spurs which would have cost them a point.

Or the pen we should of had at Bournemouth when their keeper smacked Engels in the face.

[Damo70]

What an exhausing afternoon.  So pleased for Smith and the lads, an excellent achievment and well deserved.  We have a real opportunity to kick on from here, lets hope we take it.

As for Wolves, they deserve all the plaudits they are getting but to suggest they are anywhere near the size we are is laughable.,

My thoughts!

The last time anyone outside of Wolverhampton or West Bromwich gave a toss about Wolves was in the 1950's.

[Ads]

Or Billings committing 4 bookable offences in 45 minutes back in August. Hard luck Bournemouth.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Yeah, I did think Billings deserved to go down for getting away with murder against us

[WRVilla]

That was so hard to watch. The tension and nerves all the way through gave me a huge headache so ended up going to bed early but it feels so good this morning talking about it with friends and family.

My 7-year old had no such problem - he spent the hours leading up to it in his room making flags and drawing pictures of lions to stick around the house and said all the way through that we’d be ok. Wish I had been that cool about it!