Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Blackburn

[Raver50032]

A weekend to feel proud to be a Villa fan. It all started on Friday night... at the Poorthorns. Local Derby... WBA versus Birming-HAM. Empty seats. WTAF? A local derby. Albion at home... 4th in the league... decent season... against local rivals. Tramps.

Then we move on to Saturday... Other than a handful of seats, and a half full Blackburn allocation, we have 39.5k turn up... against mid-table Blackburn. Proper club. Proper atmosphere... a sense of something special just around the corner, whether this season or next. That opening 20 minutes was fantastic... orgasmic. Triangles of quick passing... dribbles... an early goal to settle the nerves. Crikey, we could have been 3 up at half time, easily. Not because the Blockburn Ravers were poor, but we were mint. Super John McGinn has been a revelation... tireless runner without the headless chicken act. Whelan - a man recently possessed by alien intelligence?? Where have these performances been hiding over the last season or so? He's been like a new signing himself in the last month. And what of Mings... Majestical Mings. My MOTM.

Second half was a bit of a stagger, though I always got the impression that we could go full basketball and go end to end to keep the score in our favour. Fair play to Blackburn, they didn't cave in and gave us a very stern test in the final twenty minutes. I felt a little for Green. I am desperate to see him do well... On a pitch of heroes against Blackburn, I think he had the look of a 'toiler' the most. Hope he can improve - one of our own.

Well done to Mr Smith... and the ref didn't have a stinker either. I enjoyed that... in the sunshine...

So, later on Saturday... Middlesborough (having a decent season again under Tony Pugilist) against high fliers Naaaaaaarch. Curiously wearing their away kit? Anyway... empty seats. Borough showing that they themselves are a bit of a nothing club? Or is it the Pulis effect? If you can't fill your stadium on a Saturday afternoon against high flying oppo, when can you?

Yeah... feels good to be a Villa fan right now.

[hippo]

On 31/03/2019 at 02:20, Vive_La_Villa said:

Mate you sometimes have to realise we are a championship team and also respect there’s an opposition that are playing quite well. If you want perfection every week you are better off supporting Man City.

I honestly couldnt see anything to concern me too much from that game apart from shit finishing, a keeper error, and a motm performance from the opposition keeper.

 

It was Blackburn. 

I didn't think we played that well 2nd half. Not quite sure why that means I should go off and support Man City ?  (you even yourself has said 'Shit Finishing') 

It wasn't so much that we missed chances - it was that we over passed rather than gambling on taking a shot.  Smith said much the same in his post match comments. 

[Vive_La_Villa]

3 minutes ago, hippo said:

 

It was Blackburn. 

I didn't think we played that well 2nd half. Not quite sure why that means I should go off and support Man City ?  (you even yourself has said 'Shit Finishing') 

It wasn't so much that we missed chances - it was that we over passed rather than gambling on taking a shot.  Smith said much the same in his post match comments. 

I wouldn’t be concerned though mate. 

If we were not getting in to good positions or creating chances id be more worried.

[Pelle]

4 hours ago, Ponky said:

Of course if the wheels fall off around that period we'll know who to blame

If that happens I'll run onto the pitch against bristol and knock down one of their players and get a life time ban. As nothing will happen to Villa anyway it's a win win for the club. (Joke)

[dounavilla]

15 hours ago, robby b said:

Woooow that is simply the best most amazing break dancing ever !!! Natural raw talent. What. A. Move.  This guy deserves to be spotted by the National Dance Theatre talent scouts.

And to the right, Adrian Chiles is dancing pretty well there, to be fair, the dark horse.

As for the young man at the back... whoa !  That is just an unbelievable modern day sea shanty electric move!

I personally enjoy the man with what appears to be a grey lampshade on his head, busting out the 'discreet' Justin Timerlake moves.

[Robtaylor200]

I was thinking to myself yesterday

If we keep can keep winning matches, we are going up 

[robby b]

9 hours ago, dounavilla said:

I personally enjoy the man with what appears to be a grey lampshade on his head, busting out the 'discreet' Justin Timerlake moves.

Hahaha! Classic! And fair enough, personally my view is that there's probably nothing wrong with dancing to pop music in public with a grey lampshade on your head. It's a free country. 

Edited April 2, 2019 by robby b

[TRO]

On 30/03/2019 at 19:42, TRO said:

Was it " the mouse who ran down the clock"?

Oops.

Edited April 1, 2019 by TRO