TheStagMan

This late flagging for offside really needs to f**k off

Shut-up Carragher. Not a penalty 

Dirty shirt pulling bastards

Oh look, Saka is rolling around

Surely that's a yellow on Tielemans there. Nearly ripped his shirt off

Beautiful. Beautiful goal.

3 hours ago, villan-scott said:

One John Eustace… mate

I see that care in the community is working well.

17 minutes ago, TrinityRoadSteps said:

Just updating my computers anti virus software then I'm heading to the small heath forum for giggles 

Safer just to burn it afterwards, mate.

1 hour ago, Brumstopdogs said:

Indeed, all his facial features in the right place, the correct number of fingers and toes, eyes that both point in the same direction and a full set of teeth.

I can understand why they don't like him.

I wasn't surprised to win, as I thought we could get something out of the game, especially at home, but the manner of the victory, to utterly destroy them.like that was something else.

Also noticed lots of comments about City being depleted, but the team they fielded still cost many multiples of ours and most other prem teams, and no mention of our injuries (Two of our best players in Mings and Buendia out, and Moreno only just coming back to fitness) and our record signing on the bench (although MON did mention the last bit)

Oh my god.

The noise from Villa Park

Intoxicating.

Well done everyone, players, staff and fans. What a night.

2 minutes ago, TheAuthority said:

YES dncnndndjdnxnydhdnd

Is that our new signing. Not getting that on my shirt - would cost a fortune!

1 minute ago, rjw63 said:

Wank ref will probably add ten minutes now

Excellent - will give us chance to win it.

54 minutes ago, Follyfoot said:

Yes mate, but he is proper got a proper peaky blinders hat, drinks in town. Works at JLR, happily married to his sister. Achieved all that without any help from them lot up the road. KRO SOTV Zulus  is going to get you

 

Mate

Works?

How did Baileys shot stay out? Unbelievable Jeff!

Wish we could have sealed it with another goal tonight and then send the kids to Bosnia, but wins breed confidence. 

Good start!

On 28/11/2023 at 15:44, Vive_La_Villa said:

If we had 6 starters out which included 2 centre halves, our best DM and our best play maker I don’t think we’re getting anything from the Spurs game. But that’s football. I’m sure we will have these kind of problems at some stage too during a very long season.

So a bit like having Mings, Carlos, Boubs and Buendia out then??

23 hours ago, PaulC said:

You have to give credit to Spurs first half. The intensity of their play was something we couldn't cope with.  Also Cash was a liability which didn't help. Its no fluke we are 4th though. The form.has been there for over a year. If we can keep doing the  business at home and pick up our fair share of points away we are definitely in the mix for top 4. 

We have shown real character by coming back from defeats at Newcastle, Liverpool and Forest. 

Their intensity was the only way they could get to us, if they hadn't had that intensity we would have kept the ball and controlled the game from start to finish. The only way they could see to beat us was to throw everything at us to get ahead and then hope to hold on as they tired. No team could keep that intensity up and by 10 mins into the second half you could see their entire team was dead on their feet, allowing us to play our game the way we wanted to. We could and should have been better at the start but I am sure Unai will learn from that.

So who has said that we will be selling  Doug, and who has confirmed it will be without a fight?

It's all tabloid bollocks. If we do sell, it will be on our terms if Nas, Wes and Don Unai feel it is in our best interests.

7 minutes ago, oishiiniku_uk said:

Exactly. If an established big 6 side makes changes in a game where they're being outplayed and finds a way to win = 'that's what good teams do'. When it is us though, we just got lucky and our good fortune will soon run out etc. Jenas is a dullard with the beigest of opinions though, so I'm happy to disregard his 'analysis'.

He's just bitter that he only managed three games for us before giving himself a season ending injury by tripping over his own feet.

5 minutes ago, Pinebro said:

We are here because Emery is a manager who goes for it every game. Hence almost zero draws.

Always felt draws were worthless. Have to stack up on them wins, not play not to lose.

True to an extent, whilst I would of course prefer a draw to a loss, I would prefer 2 wins and a loss to a win and 2 draws....

2 hours ago, briny_ear said:

See your point but actually we have Ramsey and Moreno back - Ramsey came on as a sub on Sunday.

They aren't really back yet, and certainly aren't match fit. Ramsey's 10 min cameo does not mean he is back fully.

Hopefully they will both be able to get some minutes under their belts over the next couple of games and be fully fit by the time we hit the festive period.

The point stands that we have gone 13 games without 4 key players, and at least half of those without another (Carlos) and Mings & Buendia will not really be back before the end of the season, with those replacing them being new and on a very steep learning curve. 

To be where we are with the injuries and disruption we have had is remarkable and our injury situation is being massively overlooked by the media. Kamara was also out for a few games with injury as well wasn’t he?

On 25/11/2023 at 20:13, cheltenham_villa said:

But we play a high line in order to apply attacking pressure high up the pitch and we score more goals than we defend. So our attackers benefit more than our defenders suffer. 

Agreed - under this rule, Ollie would be into 30+ goals most seasons!

22 hours ago, turvontour said:

Not really. We've won more games than Newcastle and Liverpool and got hammered by both of them.

Even man city and Arsenal lose to eachother. 

Extenuating circumstances in both games. I don't think either will be doing that to us again this season.

Great win lads 

Just don't look in the match thread, it's a dumpster fire in there.