Aston Villa vs West Ham Post-Match Thread

[PaulTheVillan]

I thought Reina was a great signing as cover and he did really well for us. If we hadn't gone and signed Emi I'd have been happy giving him another year whilst we found a long-term option.

I'm sure somewhere I read that he said helping us survive was up there with the best achievements of his career.
He seemed to really take to the club.

[cdbearsfan]

I think it turned out afterwards that Reina had Covid during that Leicester game.

[Olneythelonely]

I think it turned out afterwards that Reina had Covid during that Leicester game.

What was he doing? Trying to run away from it?

[cdbearsfan]

Social distancing from the ball.

[Stinkin_Thinkin]

I thought at the time Smith had dropped a bollock going with Nyland for the league cup final when we had Reina with the big game experience.

[Brend'Watkins]

One of my favourite photos of recent years is the winner against Watford by Mings showing him running off to celebrate.  In the background you can see a blurred Reina celebrating the goal with his arm raised aloft.

[Sexual Ealing]

Doesn't Reina have some pretty dodgy politics?

[Brend'Watkins]

Doesn't Reina have some pretty dodgy politics?

You mean is he a fascist? I believe so.  We didn't know when he signed or when Mings scored that goal.

[pauliewalnuts]

Doesn't Reina have some pretty dodgy politics?

I think you might be thinking of Buffon

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Who was the Villa manager that gave a 35 year old Shay Given a five year contract?

For the record Given made 37 appearances between 2011 and 2015.

[Dave]

Doesn't Reina have some pretty dodgy politics?

I think you might be thinking of Buffon

Reina is bit iffy too. Very anti-lockdown, supporter of Vox and has suggested that players shouldn't be that bothered if they get racially abused.

[rob_bridge]

Who was the Villa manager that gave a 35 year old Shay Given a five year contract?

For the record Given made 37 appearances between 2011 and 2015.

Paul Faulkner CEO and Alex McLeish Manager.

Had it been 5 years earlier it would have made a lot of sense.

Surprised he made so few appearances. Lost his place to Guzan IIRC. Got it back under Sherwood

[Pat McMahon]

I don't think he was as poor as his post-Blues reputation warrants, but nor did he really show enough before to justify trying to rehabilitate him.

I think he had the ability to be a good keeper but was mentally too weak, which meant that he crumbled under pressure.

Around 2008 his girlfriend was working at the company I was at. She said that he never felt he got support from the club after the Blues game which possibly ties in to what paul_e says above. No idea if we had a sports psychologist with us back then. Apparently Schmeichel was vey good and messaged him with advice to get over it

[cdbearsfan]

While we are on the subject of footballers with odious views, what's the name of that Blose twat with the Le Tissier-like opinions? Baldy bloke.

[Drummond]

While we are on the subject of footballers with odious views, what's the name of that Blose twat with the Li Tissier-like opinions? Baldy bloke.

As if that narrows it down much.