Mantis

Row E ...Seat 198. Sounds like we were VERY close. @sellyoakvilla: Under DOL we would not have made it to the QF we would've lost at Palace.

Wha? I'd consider myself middle class but I sing a lot. My throat is still sore from today. Don't like Chelsea though. Probably my least favorite of the "big 4" but they're still plastic and as you rightly said, mutes. UTV!

Top post, 2 guys next to me left at half time, bet they feel a bit stupid now. Glad the team didn't give it up like some of our fans did. Oh wow, I bet they're kicking themselves right now. Me and my step dad said we would leave IF and only IF Reading got another goal in the second half. I wasn't wild about it but I could see his point. We had to drive a fair bit to get to Reading and I couldn't see us coming back from 3 goals down. I also said whoever scores next will win - and I was right. Thank God.

I recorded it on Sky+ as well. Gonna watch the whole game through tomorrow. Might see myself on TV since we were right by the corner flag.

Were you the guy who said they were sitting in block R42 row D? I know somebody with a username connected to Carew said it in the tickets thread. They usually put the highlights up on the ITV website about a day after the match.

Yeah. I was down at the bottom so I didn't know exactly what was going on but I think he was aggregating some of our fans. Watching his team **** up a 2-0 lead like that probably sent him over the edge and he must've got angry. The stewards eventually escorted him out and everyone was laughing at him. Anyway, I nabbed a picture of him because he was pretty fat and it was funny watching him get kicked out.

Wait, where abouts were you sitting? Next to the fat bastard or down below? What a game. I was feeling pretty bad at half time but still had a bit of confidence. The atmosphere was amazing. Almost got knocked over into the row in front of me and I got hugged by some random guy. Think I might have been sitting directly behind a VTer. Was towards the back with the Reading fans to my right, row aa. Some little shit infront was trying to instigate some post match violence. I always wonder if I'm sat near a VT'er but there's no easy way of knowing. Ah, so you were right on the other side. I wonder if the guy who got arrested posts here. I was sitting right down by the left (our left) corner flag. The Batman and Robin guys were pretty hilarious too. It was absolute chaos down there when we scored the first and second goals.

Wait, where abouts were you sitting? Next to the fat bastard or down below? What a game. I was feeling pretty bad at half time but still had a bit of confidence. The atmosphere was amazing. Almost got knocked over into the row in front of me and I got hugged by some random guy. Think I might have been sitting directly behind a VTer. He was wearing an away shirt with Milner on the back.

Not being from Birmingham, I probably don't have as strong a hate of them as the rest of you. Still don't like them though, but a part of me was disappointed they didn't win today. I think watching them get knocked out by us in the SF or final would've been 10 times better than watching them go out to Portsmouth. What's the deal with SHA (as you brummies call them ) anyway? Everything about them just seems so much of a dive compared to Villa. Their stadium, their players, their fans...

What will the atmosphere be like? My theory is that it'll be pretty good since we seem to be pretty resilient as a club and will no doubt want to get back to Wembley. I thought it was great at Palace (my last game). I'll be singing my heart out anyway.

I'm tipping Gabby for a couple of goals along with a superb Milner strike from 30 yards out.

Could you be anymore pessimistic? I think we can really bounce back in this game. Players know that they will be back at Wembley if we win this.

Well it didn't mean much to them did it? I watched it on TV and when Evra lifted the cup the Manure fans all looked like they were just standing there letting out a few pathetic cheers. Anyone else would've at least shown a bit of enthusiasm.

What did he say? Implied that oneill is overrated and that his teams have never been able to play football. O'Neill overrated? He hardly gets any recognition despite being one of the best managers in the league.

I hate how some people are always quick to call for MON's departure whenever we lose or draw.

What did he say?

Rooney better play out of his skin in the world cup and score a lot of goals. I will be pissed if he doesn't.

Some people are being really harsh on MON and the team I think.

I expect a positive reaction So do I actually, just wondering what everyone else thought.

What kind of effect will this have on the players? Good, bad? Will they be utterly demoralised or will they want to do even better and make up for it? (not like there's anything to make up for).

Milner got it for me. Thought Petrov did really well too though. I feel it would've been a completely different game had Vidic been rightly sent off. Manure played well for most of the game but we certainly played well too minus the odd mistake. I can see this galvanizing us. Bring on Reading. Even though we lost I still think we're on the up.

Look at that, Manure fans don't even look like they care.

They (Manure) didn't deserve it.

I think you might be a little mixed up in your excitement Woops, meant to say not

This place is eerily quiet. I guess the only people on here are the ones unlucky enough not to get tickets. COME ON VILLA!