It’s the result that counts, of course and quite simply we got it.
But while I’m elated that we’ve reached the final, it doesn’t necessarily mean I’m happy about the performance.
We started ok and then sat back deeper in the first half, which it seems many of us weren’t happy about.
The second half, we were also very cagey and I thought we were playing a risky game.
Johnstone had had a pretty good game and had hardly had to get his gloves warm, yet he somehow managed to handle outside his area and for me, should have been sent off.
This resulted in a free kick just outside the box, that Downing hit the bar with.
If that had gone in, lord knows what might have happened.
Don’t get me wrong. over the two legs, I think we were more the cleverer side.
And that’s down to experience.
Hutton was excellent again, as were Chester and Terry. How well do they combine?
But I’m listening to the after match chat and they’re saying Boro just didn’t do enough.
Given that they didn’t have a shot on target, I have to agree.
Boro just made too much running of the game for my liking, but I’d expect a different game against Fulham.
I didn’t mention Grealish yet, did I?
He’s really starting to look the part.
But what pleased me more than anything was that this team look like they’re fighting for each other.
And if that’s the case, we have every chance of anything.
Testing
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Yippee.. sorry lads suddenly lost astonvillanewsand views. I’m blaming Nath.šāŗ joking,
B6, still don’t know what’s going on with me losing the site suddenly all them replies from me trying to understand what’s happened, them like button are not showing on posts gone but are now. I owe you a like .
Bill
I have given your tests a like to check it is working as you may not get many on your posts……………UTV
Rocky, your likes are there but not the comments, I got you comment by e/mail
Big like By.
B6, big like…..
yeah your bad.the sweeping statement wasn’t meant for B6, it was aimed at those who have slated hutton from day 1 and then same ppl saying he deserves a new contract which i found hypocritical.
next time i make statements of any generalization, i will make sure i include some exclusions. so no need to get our panties in a twist. no need to deliver fishes in a bulletproof jacket or put a horse severed head in my bed
please like me please not been this unpopular since i had the measles
i think bill has broken the site i am off the brum’s site to play with jvillan
Can i come Nath, please.
Can i come Nath Please.
Can i come Nath.
Sorry about this think I’ve sorted it now. Hopefully.
Test.
Utv.
A true fan Hitch, glad you found it.
what a load of baloney. hutton during the dark days of are relegation, was one of the many who was deemed not good enough. end off,,,,,,not many sang his praise and when fulham beat us at wembley, the told you so clan will emerge. they will rip into this team, worse will be aimed at bruce and those who might be his supporters.
i recall posting about how hutton at least gives his all and if he had more players around him with his desire we would have more of a chance. i only remember the replies to be hostile reminders of his lacking of abiltiy in crossing a ball. so don’t be switching shit to suit, posters now calling for a new contract will be changing their minds when fulham are premiership and we are stuck in championship
Thing is Nath, at that time fans was saying our defence was at sixes and seven, plus Nath the whole team was not as it is now, think that’s the reason we have this site to air the views, I remember me saying Hutton gets caught out of position by going forward to far, that doesn’t mean I’m a Hutton hated person, anyway Nath stop talking to Jvillan he’s a bad influence on you and it upsets me. Was he on the blues site?.
i am glad you admitted that bill. because you were the reason i posted this to start with. i saw you posting about his new contract joys and i remember you where never his biggest fan. i didn’t want to single out individuals, because you were not alone in your views.
as for jvillan i saw what he wrote to giddy and that was not nice. giddy was a decent poster and sounded like a nice guy. they had a disagreement and it got personnel too personnel. insults are not needed i get them and i can dish them in return. its not in my nature to be nasty
to finish on hutton he a honest player and thats it. we have been not the greatest team so when a honest player is stand out then you are in trouble. he was at villa for a few seasons before we got relegated. he was never popular so i find this love overwhelming because he marked a tricky player out of the game. in fact it was as much bruce and his coaches that stopped traore. hutton was just a pawn in the match
I speak as I find Nath, Hutton was at one time the centre of criticism but as I said he’s found his ideal level in the game, only one now trouble me and its Houlahan I don’t think he has that killer edged in the game, then that’s me and I just hope he puts more into his game next week.Nath I never hide from right or wrong I say it as i see it. That’s Bill.
Hourihane is another guy who gets his unfair criticism. with the amount of goals hes scored this season from midfield, i wonder why and what more is it, the fans expect of him. he has had influences on game, he has taken time to adjust and will improve.
in the second leg against boro, Hourihane almost scored the important goal to break boro spirits, but for a last ditch challenge, which was brilliant defending. i think fans might be expecting him to play like grealish. well thats not his game. he isn’t as talented. never-less he is important to the team.
team can’t be all players like grealish snoddy and adomah you need players that don’t take the limelight. but they are not less important they all have jobs to do
Here’s my take on Hutton FWIW. I have defended him since he got slagged off under McLeish. I got loads of abuse but my view has never changed. He isn’t hugely talented, but gives 100% every time he takes the field. If other players had been as committed we probably wouldn’t have been relegated. Lots of teams have what appear to be ordinary players, but they fulfil a role.
As for a new contract, not if we are in the Prem, but fine if we don’t make it. Only a year for me though.
By the way, he kept his mouth shut when Lambert put him in the bomb squad, and didn’t seem to sulk so he’s OK with me.
how the hell did jones not get sent off there. man utd have rules all to themselves. hazard was clean through. same shit happened to us against utd vidic if my memory is correct got a yellow when he last man
new laws say if he makes a good attempt to get the ball its only a yellow. well if he made a good attempt for the ball he would have touched it. sorry its a clear red all day long. he made a last ditch attempt and took hazards down. man utd laws is different to everybody elses
Good call DsVilla, he gives -100%, , Nath you see it different to me, I don’t think he is a player that give a great deal of efforts in the team, when Barry first played for us he was just the same, but Nath he turned out to be a first class player. It’s all about finding their feet in football. Almost in a game is not what’s its about, let’s stop and say we agree not to agree. all we want is to get into the premiership.
you also don’t rate Keinan davis. but he got young player of the year. played 30 games when villa struggled early on in campaign, without him villa would have been further behind than we were, so i am happy we see things differently, tick that lmao
Why are you nit picking Nath, your beginning to get me pissed off, you have to have that last word , you have a attitude that you know everything, I’ve said in the past you know your football, now leave it at that, your the one that drove Giddy off this site along with Langford looking back at previous posts on who said what, now leave please.
i drove giddy off the site well i don’t recall that. i remember he was posting support for the club and their are certain ppl that post shit like jvillan. they got into a argument and jvillan posted insults about his family, i didn’t do anything to the bloke.
since i have been here its always the same, no matter who has been the manager, its always the same posters that are never happy. they post the same shit for each of different managers. talk about me repeating myself. they posted the same insults about mcliesh lamberk shrewoods the french dude and now bruce. they are not even original
they don’t stop at the manager they then attack the posters that support the manager. like its their goal in life to correct them see them,help them reach the promise land of a full blown villa basher, show me one post where jvillan has post anything nice about the club. you can’t because he hasn’t he just types nonsense. or attacks somebody else about their post
as for me driving them away i won’t be posting on here any more after the fulham game. a decision i made ages ago too many john waynes here and they are louder than real posters that have something intelligent to say. so get your party arranged
oh lastly i know my stuff regardless of,,if you say so. i have listened to most of you and i know lots of you know absolutely nothing of the sport you all claimed to know so well. maybe its a internet thing because the same posts on here were on boro website. they were arguing about the same. but at least they seemed to grasp simple tactics of the sport