Aston Villa v HŠK Zrinjski Mostar Post-Match Thread

[Bully2345]

Did the back 3 shift across after the half time subs? Lenglet LB, Konsa and Carlos CB, Cash RB?

It was a back three of Konsa Carlos and Lenglet. Cash and Bailey nominally as wing backs but they had no need to do the "back" element of that role.

He then removed Carlos for Traore and Cash went back as a third (but overlapping) centre back

Good changes

[olaftab]

They were certainly singing a derogatory song to us and in it referred to us as 'Aston' Seemed to be in Italian though?

Apparently a few of them were doing the nazi salute

Yea brilliant move. They have learnt nothing from the behaviour of their Serb and Croat neighbours.

[Exeter 77]

They were certainly singing a derogatory song to us and in it referred to us as 'Aston' Seemed to be in Italian though?

Apparently a few of them were doing the nazi salute

Yea brilliant move. They have learnt nothing from the behaviour of their Serb and Croat neighbours.

In the old Yugoslav league set up after the Second World War which ran until Yugoslavia disintegrated Zrinjksi were banned from competing because they had played in a league organised by the Croatian Nazi puppet state during the war. Admittedly this was explained to me by a Velez fan. Velez being the other club in Mostar.

[AV82EC]

They are a Croatian ethnic club, doesn’t the HSK stand for Hrvatska Sport Klub, literally translated as Croatian Sports Club?

[Percy McCarthy]

Does anyone know why the No11's were not going down towards the ground last night? Two of them turned left at the lights in Perry Barr and I had to get off.

I don’t know which way round the route you go, but I suspect it’s the opposite to me. I come from the Stechford direction. That one occasionally turns off from that way as well - turns right around Moor Lane just before you get to Witton. Most annoying.

[Sexual Ealing]

Does anyone know why the No11's were not going down towards the ground last night? Two of them turned left at the lights in Perry Barr and I had to get off.

I don’t know which way round the route you go, but I suspect it’s the opposite to me. I come from the Stechford direction. That one occasionally turns off from that way as well - turns right around Moor Lane just before you get to Witton. Most annoying.

The one thing I really miss about the UK when I'm not there is people talking about bus routes. I don't even know Birmingham's bus routes - I would've got the 50 (is that right?) from town to Moseley a few times when I lived there, and the 7 (I think!) to Villa once but that's it. I just really like hearing about bus routes. And if that makes me a sad bastard (and I think it does) so be it.

[Meanwood Villa]

They are a Croatian ethnic club, doesn’t the HSK stand for Hrvatska Sport Klub, literally translated as Croatian Sports Club?

Yes they are the Croat team in Mostar. The Mostar club that conpeted in the Yugoslav league, Velez, are the Bosniak team. There's quite a lot of unsavoury stuff online about Zrinjski as a club and their fans, including evicting Velez out of their stadium and destroying their historical artefacts. We call them a Bosnian team but I doubt many of their fans identify as such.

[pauliewalnuts]

I am not hugely bothered if they consider themselves a Bosnian or Croat team.

What they undoubtedly are is a funeralled team.

[Meanwood Villa]

Chapeau

[ADVILLAFAN]

Could have swore at one point with the rhythm of the chant that they were singing ‘just a small town in Walsall’ - made me chuckle as no doubt they weren’t.

Bit like when we play Newcastle. You can kinda guess what they're singing, from the tune, but no idea what words they are saying.

[olaftab]

The one thing I really miss about the UK when I'm not there is people talking about bus routes. I don't even know Birmingham's bus routes - I would've got the 50 (is that right?) from town to Moseley a few times when I lived there, and the 7 (I think!) to Villa once but that's it. I just really like hearing about bus routes. And if that makes me a sad bastard (and I think it does) so be it.

Blimey SE that's brilliant know how. You know nearly as much as I do about Brum bus routes and I reckon I could sit in front of Clive Myrie with my specialist subject being  Number 11 Anti-clockwise bus stops.

[Sexual Ealing]

The one thing I really miss about the UK when I'm not there is people talking about bus routes. I don't even know Birmingham's bus routes - I would've got the 50 (is that right?) from town to Moseley a few times when I lived there, and the 7 (I think!) to Villa once but that's it. I just really like hearing about bus routes. And if that makes me a sad bastard (and I think it does) so be it.

Blimey SE that's brilliant know how. You know nearly as much as I do about Brum bus routes and I reckon I could sit in front of Clive Myrie with my specialist subject being  Number 11 Anti-clockwise bus stops.

Thanks driver!

[Clampy]

Does anyone know why the No11's were not going down towards the ground last night? Two of them turned left at the lights in Perry Barr and I had to get off.

I don’t know which way round the route you go, but I suspect it’s the opposite to me. I come from the Stechford direction. That one occasionally turns off from that way as well - turns right around Moor Lane just before you get to Witton. Most annoying.

Yeah, I come in the opposite way. The bus last night turned left where the old Crown and Cushion used to be and headed in the direction of the growlers.

[Percy McCarthy]

Does anyone know why the No11's were not going down towards the ground last night? Two of them turned left at the lights in Perry Barr and I had to get off.

I don’t know which way round the route you go, but I suspect it’s the opposite to me. I come from the Stechford direction. That one occasionally turns off from that way as well - turns right around Moor Lane just before you get to Witton. Most annoying.

Yeah, I come in the opposite way. The bus last night turned left where the old Crown and Cushion used to be and headed in the direction of the growlers.

Ridiculous. I think the reasoning is it’s too busy by the ground to take their passengers where they want to go - the ground. But they don’t tell you anything in advance.

[VillaTim]

I am not hugely bothered if they consider themselves a Bosnian or Croat team.

What they undoubtedly are is a funeralled team.

What an offensive term .