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

[dave shelley]

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

HUR, HUR!

[dave shelley]

This is quite funny:

https://www.molineuxmix.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/aston-villa-rip.285230/

Wow, check this one out:

I have no doubt that we're a bigger club than Villa nationally and definitely worldwide. The Midlands spread might be a bit different and in favour of Villa, but once you're out of the immediate catchment areas I'll be honest I think we're way ahead

Do they really believe this sort of nonsense?

Quite simply incorrect. I’d say in Australia, hazard a guess we’d outnumber them 10:1 maybe more. I’ve seen about three personalised Villa number plates on cars here in Melbourne. They’re absolutely nowhere near it, internationally, regionally and in the Brum vs Wolverhampton capacities.

Thinking otherwise is utterly delusional.

In Australian terms, our big representative was Bosnich, their’s was Super Kevin Muscat. What does that tell you? I was on board before Bossie but he brought a few Aussies with him in the 90’s.

And there's barely a Wolves fan in the whole of Ireland. Can't imagine many in the Americas either. Who do they think they are?

There are three in town here, a solicitor and his twin sons.  I think I posted before but the solicitor attended Wolverhampton University so that's where his affinity comes from.

My sister-in-law is a retired schoolteacher that taught in St. Gerard's school on Castle Vale, one of her kids was former Villa player Mark Burke who went on to play for Wolves, she also taught the solicitors boys here.  When I told him this little story; on his next visit over he looked up Mark Burke, told him where he was from and then related the coincidental story about his boys being taught by the same teacher at different times in different countries.  He told me that Mark Burke remembered my sister-in-law with fondness and I think he said Mark gave him a quick tour of Molineaux. 

[ktvillan]

For those calling us jammy here's the main things I recall from poor decisions by refs and VAR:


In our favour

Liverpool goal disallowed by VAR for very marginal offside
Palace goal disallowed for handball when off the shoulder
Sheffield United’s goal not picked up by goal line technology

Against us:
Kevin “Friend” disallowing a goal for a player diving who had been fouled twice in the build up
Blatant handball at Arsenal denied by Jon Moss – VAR fails to overturn it.
Blatant interference by Arsenal players in the wall not penalised by Jon Moss or VAR allowing Arsenal to score their second
Perfectly good goal against Brighton disallowed for a supposed foul on the keeper, who jumped into Wesley.
Penalty awarded against Mings at Leicester when the ball hit his shoulder
Shocking penalty decision by Jon Moss against Man Yew, again VAR fails to overturn a clear and obvious error confirmed later by the PL.
Blatant penalty for Spurs against Bournemouth not given by VAR later declared another error.
Mane not being sent off before he got Liverpool's winner.

I can't recall much else but there's probably a few more that have gone against us- on balance, jammy is not the word I would use.

As for Wolves fans,  I knew just one growing up in Smethwick,  and can't recall meeting any at all while living in London, Norwich, Hertfordshire, Sussex, and various parts of Europe.  Nor on my travels.  I've met loads of Villa, a surprisingly large number of bluenoses and and a fair few Albion, but no Wolves that I can recall. 

[andyh]

I love that everything against us was ‘blatant’.

Made me chuckle.

[dave.woodhall]

You do get a few Wolves fans in Ireland - mainly it's the fifties connection. However, the best way to tell national/international support is to look at BHX on a matchday. You'll see a couple of Stripeys, the occasional Nose and to be fair, a fair few Wolves fans. You'll also, most home games, see a veritable trail of claret & blue despondency leading to the Ryanair Dublin gate, and a good number off to Edinburgh & Belfast. We really are in a different league.

[Ads]

I would suggest we're ome of the best supported clubs in Ireland.

[dave.woodhall]

I would suggest we're ome of the best supported clubs in Ireland.

Given our links over the past seventy years I would hope so. The trouble is that there's a massive gap between 'one of' and the best two or three.

[Rory]

I would suggest we're ome of the best supported clubs in Ireland.

Given our links over the past seventy years I would hope so. The trouble is that there's a massive gap between 'one of' and the best two or three.

Yes, from my experience in Cork and the South West, we're behind only Liverpool, Man Utd and Celtic, though we are a long way behind.

[Chris Smith]

I would suggest we're ome of the best supported clubs in Ireland.

Possibly but light years behind Liverpool and Manu.

[Brazilian Villain]

You do get a few Wolves fans in Ireland - mainly it's the fifties connection. However, the best way to tell national/international support is to look at BHX on a matchday. You'll see a couple of Stripeys, the occasional Nose and to be fair, a fair few Wolves fans. You'll also, most home games, see a veritable trail of claret & blue despondency leading to the Ryanair Dublin gate, and a good number off to Edinburgh & Belfast. We really are in a different league.

TBH I've never met a Wolves or Albion fan in Ireland and just one Blues fan at a house party about 30 years ago. There's a good few Villa fans here in comparison. My impression is that most of the Irish that went to Brum (like my dad in 1959) chose Villa apart from some of those from the less salubrious parts of Dublin.

[rob_bridge]

Worked at a very large company in Nottingham for 10 years. Many were Forest or Derby fans.

Villa fans 9 or 10
Blues fans 5
Wolves fans 2
Albion fans 1.

[astonvilla82]

Hi

[darren woolley]

I'm over the moon and my nerves are back to normal I'm so happy right now.

[Brazilian Villain]

This is quite funny:

https://www.molineuxmix.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/aston-villa-rip.285230/

Wow, check this one out:

I have no doubt that we're a bigger club than Villa nationally and definitely worldwide. The Midlands spread might be a bit different and in favour of Villa, but once you're out of the immediate catchment areas I'll be honest I think we're way ahead

Do they really believe this sort of nonsense?

In a sea of Stevie Bullshit that was the post that stood out to me too.

In Cayman there's only one Wolves fan (from Manchester but his Dad was Wolves). There were 17 Villa fans there for the game in the Irish bar yesterday which has become a de facto Villa pub. Was always amusing when the local plastics came into watch Man U or Liverpool in the CL only to be informed the likes of Rotherham-Villa was on the main screen.

[VinnieChase84]

My hangover today is next level bad