Aston Villa v Wolves Post-Match Thread

[dicedlam]

He's a horrible little prick as well.

Plus he spells O'Neill incorrectly.

Correct.

[London Villan]

Good win again today. Just wish some of the 30,000 on our waiting list would make a bit of an effort to fill the empty seats!

Harsh on them if the only option is £150+

I bet the vast majority were unsold hospitality or GA+ stuff. I think I read that they'll only re-sell seats from season ticket holders who can't go until they've shifted all the hospitality? (or as much as they thing they can, before releasing them at short notice) I could be wrong though.

It’s what they are doing. I think they are holding GA back as well.

Over 300 GA seats in the Upper Trinity unsold. Total tickets available 900…

[Percy McCarthy]

Good win again today. Just wish some of the 30,000 on our waiting list would make a bit of an effort to fill the empty seats!

What a load of bollocks.

[Villan82]

Good win again today. Just wish some of the 30,000 on our waiting list would make a bit of an effort to fill the empty seats!

Harsh on them if the only option is £150+

I bet the vast majority were unsold hospitality or GA+ stuff. I think I read that they'll only re-sell seats from season ticket holders who can't go until they've shifted all the hospitality? (or as much as they thing they can, before releasing them at short notice) I could be wrong though.

It’s what they are doing. I think they are holding GA back as well.

Over 300 GA seats in the Upper Trinity unsold. Total tickets available 900…

Thank you Mr Heck for your wrong headed, idiotic strategy

[Dave]

Apparently Wolves have now scored none and conceded seven in the second half of matches this season.

We probably didn't need to sweat too much at half time after all.

[Risso]

Apparently Wolves have now scored none and conceded seven in the second half of matches this season.

We probably didn't need to sweat too much at half time after all.

Nearly, it was seven before they played us, it's now ten.

[rob_bridge]

Gary O'Neil's side have just one win across their past 15 Premier League matches - including 11 defeats - their worst run for more than two years.

Next 4 league games
Liverpool H
Brentford A
Man City H
Brighton A

Can't be long before a tumbril shows up outside Molineux.

It'll be good riddance to his anti football style.

That Brentford game looks huge for them.

[SoccerHQ]

Was a bit like the Palace game early last season which was crucial to our mentality up to Xmas so hopefully same again.

Sam Johnstone wasted time in that game too when we conceded the opening goal.

I keep on forgetting he's in goal for them, genuinely thought it was still Jose Sa.

The ref was very pro us today aswell. Was booking Wolves players for everything and letting shirt tugs by us go unpunished (Rogers did a very clear one second half when they were breaking and wasn't booked). Also Onana got away with a pretty late challenge.

Shows we've made it as no double on Molineux misery forum they'll be crying about bias and all that.

Dunno about that. Ait Nouri got away with twatting Bailey in the face even though he’d already been booked.

That was completely unintentional. Football has really gone downhill if people at the ground were calling for a second yellow for that. Bailey turned as he does, Ait Nouri turned his body to react and his hand has just gone up and made contact where Bailey is moving into.

[tomd2103]

Was at the game earlier.  Thought we started brightly, conceded a poor goal and then just fell into a lull with the attacking part of the team not really functioning.

Thought the strengthening of the squad in the summer really showed in the second half though and Maatsen and Barkley did really well when they came on.  We just overpowered them in the closing stages and they got blown away.  A performance that was a fitting tribute to Gary Shaw.

I know we’ve had our moans about the corporate nature taking over the game (disappointing to see blocks of empty seats in the Trinity and Doug Ellis), but then there are little moments that make you remember why you fell in love with the game in the first place.  There was a little lad with his Dad sat in front of me in the North Stand Lower with a full Martinez kit on.  He’d made a sign with an Argentinian flag on something in Spanish that I couldn’t understand!  He stood at the front with his sign before the game and looked really disappointed when Emi made his way down the tunnel after his warm-up.  I said to them both to go down the front after the game as he does come over sometimes. 

The lad spent most of the game shouting to Martinez and waving at him, and needless to say was straight down the front after the game with his sign.  I was watching from my seat as Emi did come over but he went to another group of kids and gave them his gloves.  Just as he was off to make his way down the tunnel, he saw the kid’s sign, stopped, came over, took off his shirt and gave it to him.  I’ve never seen a kid look so chuffed and he got loads of pats on the back as he made his way up the steps.  A little gesture from Emi that kid will probably cherish for years to come

[Dogtanian]

Was a bit like the Palace game early last season which was crucial to our mentality up to Xmas so hopefully same again.

Sam Johnstone wasted time in that game too when we conceded the opening goal.

I keep on forgetting he's in goal for them, genuinely thought it was still Jose Sa.

The ref was very pro us today aswell. Was booking Wolves players for everything and letting shirt tugs by us go unpunished (Rogers did a very clear one second half when they were breaking and wasn't booked). Also Onana got away with a pretty late challenge.

Shows we've made it as no double on Molineux misery forum they'll be crying about bias and all that.

Dunno about that. Ait Nouri got away with twatting Bailey in the face even though he’d already been booked.

That was completely unintentional. Football has really gone downhill if people at the ground were calling for a second yellow for that. Bailey turned as he does, Ait Nouri turned his body to react and his hand has just gone up and made contact where Bailey is moving into.

I didn’t see it at all clearly and haven’t seen a replay, but it was a definite red and most likely an actual hanging offence in the eyes of the law.

[Goldenballs]

What happened to their bloke who got stretchered off? Look like a nothing tangle with Watkins.

[Rory]

Was at the game earlier.  Thought we started brightly, conceded a poor goal and then just fell into a lull with the attacking part of the team not really functioning.

Thought the strengthening of the squad in the summer really showed in the second half though and Maatsen and Barkley did really well when they came on.  We just overpowered them in the closing stages and they got blown away.  A performance that was a fitting tribute to Gary Shaw.

I know we’ve had our moans about the corporate nature taking over the game (disappointing to see blocks of empty seats in the Trinity and Doug Ellis), but then there are little moments that make you remember why you fell in love with the game in the first place.  There was a little lad with his Dad sat in front of me in the North Stand Lower with a full Martinez kit on.  He’d made a sign with an Argentinian flag on something in Spanish that I couldn’t understand!  He stood at the front with his sign before the game and looked really disappointed when Emi made his way down the tunnel after his warm-up.  I said to them both to go down the front after the game as he does come over sometimes. 

The lad spent most of the game shouting to Martinez and waving at him, and needless to say was straight down the front after the game with his sign.  I was watching from my seat as Emi did come over but he went to another group of kids and gave them his gloves.  Just as he was off to make his way down the tunnel, he saw the kid’s sign, stopped, came over, took off his shirt and gave it to him.  I’ve never seen a kid look so chuffed and he got loads of pats on the back as he made his way up the steps.  A little gesture from Emi that kid will probably cherish for years to come

Lovely to hear.

[rob_bridge]

Good win again today. Just wish some of the 30,000 on our waiting list would make a bit of an effort to fill the empty seats!

What a load of bollocks.

Agree.

[PaulWinch again]

We do need to start improving defensively, so we’re not making it difficult for ourselves. But very satisfying that we clearly believe in ourselves.

[passport1]

They came to spoil delay foul and use any underhand tactics they could come up with to nick points. Even their manager looks like a car thief.
We were asked a question and gave them an answer. Onwards and Upwards!