What with the penalty decisions, lousy finishing, lacklustre play, disappointing score and TV strobe effects, rarely has an eagerly anticipated evening turned to so much shit. Other than for Villa fans, where all we usually miss is the flashy lights.
World Cup inspired drinks & snacks: Germany v Mexico - lager & nachos; Brazil v Switzerland - Cachaca & cheese; Costa Rica v Serbia... nope, I got nuffin’.
Friday 5 August, 1945 KO, Aston Villa teamsheet at home to Stoke City on Sky TV: Steer, Bree, Suliman, Dean, Roberts, Whelan, Hourihane, Lansbury, Adomah, O’Hare, Hogan. Manager Dean Smith.
Oh the horrible irony of the Liverpool keeper making the massive error I predicted, only for them to equalise immediately from a corner. Why can’t Villa ever do that? And also, bang goes Jimmy Rimmer’s record of ‘only player to leave a European Cup Final with a shoulder injury in the first half.’