murfee

fonz!!

Ref to Guzan: Get another lighter thrown at you and you're off.

who is the word removed of a co commentator???

ian dowie...twunt

ffs downing..he put it on a plate for you!!!

In a strange sort of homage to O'Neill, today we've played some nice football at times but been shit on set pieces. Is this football as irony?

We've also been playing a right back out of position as CB, which is the bit I like most.

(Well, actually, on reflection, I don't like. Don't like anything about the defence at all.)

Beye played centre half for newcastle loads of times

Think its about damage limitation now. If we finish this game 2-1, I will be happy.

nah! we will score again

good half overall from the villa yoooff !

yea you are right westy he is bound to fly in again at some point

good save!

ffs!!!

shouldnt have been carded tho..got the ball

shit

albrighton has got everything milner has, but more of it!

ireland werent signed in time was he?

this team is similar to the one that won the peace cup,experienced euro campaigners

albrighton done him up like a kipper!!!

yess

gav we are the only ones watching lol

i hate thursday night football and sunday 3pm kick offs as a result!!

I've been going to the villa for nearly 40 years and been to all of our most recent wembley appearances.I can honestly say that todays support was the best i've ever witnessed....man we were loud!! I can barely talk ,I'm proud of all of ya!!

Villa till i die!!!

Just got back in. I'm feeling completely gutted right now and am not sure where to begin. The lads really did give it their all and in all honesty we deserved something from that match. However, I just want to sum up a few of my opinions of today and the match:

1) Our support was brilliant. The rendition of "My Old Man" that went on for about five minutes was brilliant. Plus the crowd were going absolutely mental where I was sitting and we were all singing our hearts out.

2) The Chelsea supporters were a disgrace. Quiet throughout 95% of the game and they really are part-time supporters. I also noticed quite a few Chelsea supporters trying to cause trouble after the match. One came right up to my face (for no apparent reason) and started singing "Chelsea Chelsea". I replied with a smile and by asking where this support was in the ground. They really are a smug bunch and don't have a bloody clue....

3) The pitch was bloody awful, again.

4) The ref cost us once again. I'm not putting the entire blame for the result on the ref. However, he did play a big part in my opinion. It was a clear penalty. Plus both Deco and Terry were extremely lucky to have remained on the pitch. Poor officiating in our two trips to Wembley this season has cost us dearly. Will anything be done about it? Not a chance in my opinion as we were playing members of the 'big four'.

5) We are still lacking that cutting edge upfront. Other than the ref, the main difference between us today was that extra quality that Chelsea had. They get chances and put them away. We struggled to create and on the rare occasions we did, there wasn't anyone there to put the ball in the back of the net. Our lack of movement at times still amazes me.

6) Despite this lack of a cutting edge, I thought we matched Chelsea for most of the game. Infact, I would go as far as saying that we were the better side in the first half.

7) MON once again showed that he has no plan B. The only change he could come up with was Heskey coming on. Poor decision and I'm still not sure why he took Carew off. Despite looking a bit tired, Carew was still holding the ball up quite well and winning little flick-ons. Not sure why he didn't use Delph and Delf to inject a bit of life into the team.

8 ) One more thing regarding the Chelsea supporters. There were Chelsea supporters in the Villa end up in the middle stand (club Wembley seats are whatever they are) that were giving stick to us Villa supporters. This really needs to be sorted out. It won't be though as all the FA cares about is money...

I think those points pretty much sum up my feelings on todays match. I am proud of the lads today and feel that we were unlucky. However, we still lack that extra bit of quality. This summer needs to be a big one in the transfer market for us, or we could start slipping backwards.

Anyway, it was another nice day out at Wembley, although as with the last one it all ended on a sad note. We will bounce back though and hopefully go on to bigger and better things. I'm proud to be a Villan today. Despite not having endless sums of money we have a club and team to be proud of. With slight improvements we could see brighters times in the future.

Despite the fact that I don't like the new Wembley I was becoming fond of our new home. We'll be back next year. UTV!

good post D

Found a way down in car with mate but they are all stopping over and I can't afford it,so will need to come back same night. Anyone driving back I could tag along with for a bit of petrol money or know of a coach that will let me go back with them one way for half the price or anything else fairly cheap ?

PM me or reply to this asap please if you know of anything

You have a pm if you still need a lift

I have 6-8 seats available on a mini bus leaving from kings norton at 10 am

cost if full £25, maybe a little less.If interested PM me

Seems to be a few of us on here going to the Silver spoons, how about using this thread to put names to faces on the day?

i'll be the one outside smoking a fag

Chiltern Railways are the way foward, i've got a super off peak return that gets to Wembley Stadium at 11.29 for just £38.80.

Hopefully they've got plenty of toilets on the trains!

Comes up at £19.50 rtn for me

Not sure about this one as been on Chiltern before and its rare you get a seat on a normal day and dont fancy standing for 2 1/2 hours

Oh shit, have i bought two returns then?!

No but if you buy 4. 2 go free