FinnVillan

On the topic of European football, HJK Helsinki of Finland dumped Villa's arch European nemesis, Rapid Vienna, out of the Europa League last night, drawing 3-3 at Vienna (aggregate 5-4) and advancing to the group stage as the first Finnish club ever. Semi-sort of revenge exacted!

By all accounts we should've gone down last season. But we didn't, and I reckon that's the closest shave we'll have to endure for the foreseeable future. Comfortable mid-table finish for me, 9th - 13th.

Kinda like the same lame people who will moan as per usual with their childish agenda of slating the club at all costs no matter how much of a prick it makes you look?

My sentiments exactly Especially pleased to see Gabby back to his old self.

Now on 101greatgoals.com, too

Half-time assessment: Mr. Dowd, get a grip. Not even carding Vidic for the tackle on Gabby? WTF?! Numerous "No more fouls" to Man U players but instantly booking Villa players?! I hate to blame the refs but more often than not the standard of refereeing has been dire this season... Reckless passing (Cuellar, Collins - I'm blaming you) almost cost us dear. And Dunne's error did that just. Saying that, Man U has made errors, too - we just have to put more pressure on them. Kuszcak is bound to mess up at some point.

I'm one of them. Hear hear! After coming on, Carew posed loads more goal threat than Heskey. Hell, he was closer to scoring almost straight after coming on than Heskey was in the entire 1st half. Granted he didn't score and that's what strikers are supposed to do, but, using the cliché, on another day he could've bagged a couple. All in all, a better performance from him than recently, though that isn't too much to ask really