Aston Villa v Celtic Post-Match Thread

[tomd2103]

I was at the game tonight. Was I happy to see a Star of David flag in the Holte. No I wasnt. But there you go we can all express ourselves however we wish. Great Result. Top 8. Amazing

Star of David flag is a Rangers thing. Seen a few Union Jacks on display in the Holte too. I suppose if “they” have their tricolours some fans must think they need counteracting. 

The trouble in the witton upper was reminiscent of the 03.03.03 night in its location but not its ferocity.

Note to the ground staff. If its been chucking it down for the previous 48 hours or so are the sprinklers really necessary?

Really? Can't say I've seen that before, personally.

This explains it quite well:

https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=Northern+ireland+flags

[Rory]

I was at the game tonight. Was I happy to see a Star of David flag in the Holte. No I wasnt. But there you go we can all express ourselves however we wish. Great Result. Top 8. Amazing

Star of David flag is a Rangers thing. Seen a few Union Jacks on display in the Holte too. I suppose if “they” have their tricolours some fans must think they need counteracting. 

The trouble in the witton upper was reminiscent of the 03.03.03 night in its location but not its ferocity.

Note to the ground staff. If its been chucking it down for the previous 48 hours or so are the sprinklers really necessary?

Really? Can't say I've seen that before, personally.

This explains it quite well:

https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=Northern+ireland+flags

"My enemy's enemy is my friend."

Pretty good summary, to be fair

[Pat McMahon]

Before and after the match every Celtic supporter I spoke to, without exception, was great. Inside they were scum.

In what way?

About 89 1/2 minutes singing about the IRA.

Oh. I was in The Holte so couldn’t really make out what they were singing about when I could hear them.

To be honest I didn’t think they were great. I could see about 100 of them singing in the first half but couldn’t hear them from lower Holte. I could only hear a drum. They all seemed boisterous after their goals and that last 10 minutes of the first half was the only time I could hear them.

I met a few groups in town and they were very friendly and chatty and all had been here at least one day. They were just like us in Monaco last week to be honest.

[Gareth]

Before and after the match every Celtic supporter I spoke to, without exception, was great. Inside they were scum.

In what way?

About 89 1/2 minutes singing about the IRA.

Oh. I was in The Holte so couldn’t really make out what they were singing about when I could hear them.

To be honest I didn’t think they were great. I could see about 100 of them singing in the first half but couldn’t hear them from lower Holte. I could only hear a drum. They all seemed boisterous after their goals and that last 10 minutes of the first half was the only time I could hear them.

I met a few groups in town and they were very friendly and chatty and all had been here at least one day. They were just like us in Monaco last week to be honest.

Not a patch on Hibs

Never trust any club that has a drummer

[Tuscans]

A bit about the game and outgoings.

[ROBBO]

Seems Emery has noticed a drop off when we go ahead ala West Ham and last night.

[LukeJames]

I was at the game tonight. Was I happy to see a Star of David flag in the Holte. No I wasnt. But there you go we can all express ourselves however we wish. Great Result. Top 8. Amazing

The trouble in the witton upper was reminiscent of the 03.03.03 night in its location but not its ferocity.

There's videos of a few of them getting a kick in in the Upper Witton and a couple of them gets knocked down the stairs from the upper tier and 03.03.03 is all I could think of. I fucking hate seeing it but its morbidly comical in a way how he slides down the barrier in the middle of the stairs for around 15 steps.

[Toronto Villa]

Gabby interrupts Cundy and O’Hara on TS to celebrate the win

From 2 minutes

[Perthvillan]

That was a lot more difficult than it should have been but it's great to go straight though to the RO16. Hopefully by the first week of March we will be better off injury wise.
We can also hopefully field a strong team against Spurs in the FA Cup tie.
UTV

[sid1964]

I would imagine at every European away game this season Villa fans have been in the home fans areas.

Great night, should of won more convincingly. They were okay going forward, but defensively they were awful.

Kamara did well at Centre Half, and you can see why Unai wanted him in that position with his passing ability.

I understand why Rodgers will get MOTM, but for me I thought Tielemans had a excellent game,

[AV84]

I was at the game tonight. Was I happy to see a Star of David flag in the Holte. No I wasnt. But there you go we can all express ourselves however we wish. Great Result. Top 8. Amazing

Star of David flag is a Rangers thing. Seen a few Union Jacks on display in the Holte too. I suppose if “they” have their tricolours some fans must think they need counteracting. 

The trouble in the witton upper was reminiscent of the 03.03.03 night in its location but not its ferocity.

Note to the ground staff. If its been chucking it down for the previous 48 hours or so are the sprinklers really necessary?

Really? Can't say I've seen that before, personally.

Really? I don’t watch a great amount of Scottish football but will watch the odd old firm game. Rangers fans (some of them) have the Star of David, Celtic fans (some of them) have the Palestinian flag.

It's definitely a Unionist thing. They burn the Palestinian flag alongside the Irish tricolour on their  12th of July bonfires, and fly the Israeli flag from lampposts next to Union Jacks. You could drive through any random small village in Northern Ireland and there's a good chance you'll see the Israeli flag flapping around. There was a massive increase in them around October 2023, but it does appear some have seen a bit of sense in that regard lately, at least in their street decorations, if not at distantly connected Scotish football clubs.

[Rigadon]

Brilliant achievement to have made top 8.  The BBC news leading on Manchester City qualifying.  That, and ‘bids from Arsenal.  Fuck off you absolute wankers. 

[manic-road]

Brilliant atmosphere last night, and a deserved win. I know Morgan will get the headlines, but Ollie stretched the centre half’s all night and they looked physically knackered before 80 minutes, probably because they are a team playing in a league where they have most of the possession.

[Chris_Jephcott]

I have my morning coffee and I can finally pull some thoughts together:

1/ Defensive frailty - the turning point in the first half was Cash going off injured. It disrupted our rhythm and exposed a weak point. Very soon after, we conceded 2 goals from attacks down that side. Injuries are not helping us at the moment. We would have been better balanced with Ned taking Cash’s place.

2/ Defence after half time - I suspect the team talk helped here. We looked a lot more assured in the 2nd half, more organised and didn’t fall into the same traps again. So whatever was said, the first half was more of a “plaster” on a wound, and then the 2nd half, the stitches were applied.

3/ Morgan Rogers - a first hat trick in the CL for a long time! Well played. Can Roger’s be a new no9 if Watkins goes?

4/ Ollie’s workrate. Awesome. Never let his head drop even after misses and one of the most spectacular penalties that I’ve ever seen go wrong. Very unselfish. “If” he does go, we will miss what he brings to the team the most. There are more natural finishers out there, but Ollie is much much more than a No9. He defends, he runs, he harries and he creates. I really don’t want him to leave.

5/ Mentality. Much less frail. We could have retreated into our shell, instead we pushed and pushed. And created. 4 goals is a good return and shows what this team is capable of with its creativity.

6/ Up the Villa!! Into the knockouts of the CL we go. I don’t care how far we go now, this is brilliant to have witnessed. “Do you want to bet against us?”

7/ Bailey. He was looking a decent bit more at his creative best last night. Still too many misplaced passes and poor decisions. He’s in there, he just needs time. But at the moment, he’s just not looking how we all hoped he would be this season

What a night!

[itbrvilla]

Brilliant atmosphere last night, and a deserved win. I know Morgan will get the headlines, but Ollie stretched the centre half’s all night and they looked physically knackered before 80 minutes, probably because they are a team playing in a league where they have most of the possession.

they had 3-4 players chasing everything do. No wonder they tired.