Aston Villa v Bologna Post-Match Thread

[brontebilly]

Stamped our class all over them from the first minute. Much needed goal for Rogers. On we go

[Rigadon]

Got the first goal (and what a goal it was), an from there it was a very easy night.  Forest will be more tricky, but they are where they are for a good reason. 

[Duncan Shaw]

Oh what a night.....

Really enjoyable, and a cracking atmosphere, constant singing in the 2nd half where in the past we may have gone complacently quiet.  It's just a crying shame - and this is no criticism of anyone - that a top performance like that plays out with a third of the crowd gone, it's understandable, but a shame all the same.

Nailed on we'd miss the first pen we've had all season - but good to get that out of the way in a dead rubber!

MOM - hard to say really, but I'll give it Ollie for constant running and 100 goals. 

[Richard]

Oh what a night.....

Really enjoyable, and a cracking atmosphere, constant singing in the 2nd half where in the past we may have gone complacently quiet.  It's just a crying shame - and this is no criticism of anyone - that a top performance like that plays out with a third of the crowd gone, it's understandable, but a shame all the same.

Nailed on we'd miss the first pen we've had all season - but good to get that out of the way in a dead rubber!

MOM - hard to say really, but I'll give it Ollie for constant running and 100 goals. 

Not the first pen this season, we've still not had one in the PL though which is crazy.

[Dave]

Oh what a night.....

Really enjoyable, and a cracking atmosphere, constant singing in the 2nd half where in the past we may have gone complacently quiet.  It's just a crying shame - and this is no criticism of anyone - that a top performance like that plays out with a third of the crowd gone, it's understandable, but a shame all the same.

Nailed on we'd miss the first pen we've had all season - but good to get that out of the way in a dead rubber!

MOM - hard to say really, but I'll give it Ollie for constant running and 100 goals. 

Not the first pen this season, we've still not had one in the PL though which is crazy.

To be fair, we did also miss the first one that we had.

[Duncan Shaw]

Ah yes, my bad!  It's just been so long!!

[PeterWithe]

Who missed that?

[PeterWithesShin]

We've had 4 pens this season I think

Rogers miss
Malen v Maccabi scored
Buendia v GA Eagles miss
Ollie v Bologna miss

[PeterWithe]

Yup I kind of remember Emi’s miss but thought it might have been last year.

[PeterWithe]

The Bologna fans seemed to travel in big numbers, the ones about the ground all seemed a civilised, decent lot. They kept behind their team to the bitter end which does them immense credit. But I’ve never seen such a big following make so little noise, I could see them clapping away but no sound. Like they were on mute.

Some of the other teams we’ve played have bought 10% of the numbers but made 90% more noise.

[UK Redsox]

Would have preferred Porto but bring on Nottingham Forest.

Ain't right to play a European away game somewhere you can get to for 8 quid on National Express

[PeterWithesShin]

I'm a lot more confident of beating Forest over two legs than I would be in a one off final. And if we were to be in a final, of the 3 other teams Forest are the ones i'd least want.

[UK Redsox]

The Ref was a bit weird early on. At one point he got right in Konza's face

[Villa Lew]

8 v Hibs.

Of course silly me

[Nev]

The Ref was a bit weird early on. At one point he got right in Konza's face

That was crackers, I thought he was going to drop the nut on him.