Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace Post-Match Thread

[eamonn]

Yeah, that 3-0 against Sheff Utd. in May 2007 saw us play some great stuff as I recall. We needed Coutinho to be at his Patrik Berger best yesterday.

[Percy McCarthy]

What would be the point of giving SG money to spend.
He can’t use the players he already has.
Not starting Buendia is truly stupid.
And then waiting for 71 minutes to put him on is even more stupid.
I suspect we will have to put up with him until around October when the penny drops for the owners.

I think the penny needs to drop that the current group are not good enough to take us any higher then we are at the moment. If the money isn’t forthcoming then stand by for more of the same next season

My worry is Gerrard gets a lot of money and gets to spend bucketloads on higher wages and incrementally improves us as per MON

It’s my worry too, but if it does happen hopefully we won’t follow it up with such a procession of insane managerial replacements as followed MON.

[aj2k77]

We control games with a better centre of the park. McGinn, Luiz and Nakamba are not good enough to progress beyond where we currently are. We need 2 of the 3 to be at best squad players next season.

[Clive W]

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[wittonwarrior]

Really odd game, we deserved to lose completely bullied by a much more physical Palace side, should have won but happy with the point.  Football shows all emotions.

[danno]

Mings looked erm ropey? in the first twenty minutes of the first half but settled down.

Taking Danny Ings off by the end was a kindness, he missed two chances, then his touch seemed to desert him, then he started falling over.

As with the Norwich game, the tempo was upped by the introduction of Buendia, who made about three half opportunities and one great chance in space of 15 minutes.

Think we finished with a stronger line up than the one we started with.

I don't know whether to be encouraged by us matching Liverpool for large periods or disheartened by our largely rank display against Palace.
 

[eamonn]

How did Mings grapple with Zaha? The bugger got him sent-off last season.

[Clark W Griswold]

Wish i'd have been a bit quicker off the mark as the 2 minibuses with the Villa legends turned up on Trinity and stopped about 5 meters from where we were standing. Should have tried to get a photo as they got out. Could have had a pic with Lee Hendrie outside the North Stand as well, we walked past him.
Good pre match atmosphere all round, nice day and live music to boot. They weren't too great mind, a bunch of early 50s guys singing blink 182's 'All the small things' didn't quite fit somehow. Pretty amusing to be fair.
Shame the match was a bit shit.

[pauliewalnuts]

Zaha is such a chunt.

However, his shit-housery is quite entertaining (cupping ears to the crowd, for example) and let's be totally honest, we like a bit of that ourselves (Emi most weeks but particularly post penalty save at Man United, even SG walking across the pitch at Goodison and just smiling at the Everton fans).

He's a good player, though.

[cdbearsfan]

I think Zaha got the crowd going and brought a dull game to life. So well done to the moaning shithouse, I suppose.

I confess I quite enjoyed him encouraging the crowd to shout "wanker" at him.

[Tayls_7]

I think Zaha got the crowd going and brought a dull game to life. So well done to the moaning shithouse, I suppose.

I confess I quite enjoyed him encouraging the crowd to shout "wanker" at him.

As if you need a reason.

[Goldenballs]

If I was a half decent Premier league player I'd be a collosal dickhead, smirking and winking to away fans etc, cupping of ears, celebrating in front of them like I was Jesus.

I try and limit that behaviour at work though. Doing the Emi jiggle when I'm proved correct in a meeting wouldn't go down too well.

[Richard E]

Jesus didn’t celebrate in front of opposition supporters…

[WassallVillain]

Zaha is such a chunt.

However, his shit-housery is quite entertaining (cupping ears to the crowd, for example)

Made laugh that did.  As did the “he’s gonna cry in a minute chant”. Sadly all I did enjoy of the afternoon.

[Goldenballs]

Jesus didn’t celebrate in front of opposition supporters…

He walked around giving it the big I Am though.

"Oooh I can make fish out of nothing" Something like that anyway.